GLENSHAW GLASS COMPANY ~ PENNSYLVANIA ~ BOTTLE DATE CODES ~ BRIEF HISTORY ~ ETC.

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Man-o-man, I must be losing my marbles. I just looked at the listing for the Jefferson bottle again and discovered the 1592 is a 12 Ounce bottle and not a 7 ounce bottle. I can't believe I missed seeing that the first time but suppose its because I get mushy-brained after looking at so many bottles. The good news is, it appears 1592 represents a 12 Ounce bottle, which in turn means that 700 must represent a 7 Ounce bottle, at least in the case of the Jefferson Beverages bottles. But whether this same formula applies to all Glenshaw bottles still remains to be seen. Hence, now I'm thinking ... 700 is the style code for a 7 ounce Jefferson Beverages acl bottle 1592 is the style code for a 12 ounce Jefferson Beverages acl bottle My apologies for the mix up, but at least it gives us some more clues to work with! Here's the link for the 12 Ounce Jefferson bottle. Check it out! http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1959-jefferson-bottling-works-407589362 (However, this still doesn't solve everything, especially the numbers 56 and 59, which may or may not be date codes)

 

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Confirmation ... I was unable to enlarge the image of the 12 ounce Jefferson bottle, but if you look closely at this cropped enhancement you'll clearly see the 12 FL. OZ. where I placed the red arrow ...

 

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Hey, squirtbob Happy Halloween ~ Trick? or Treat? Now the pumpkin (ball) is back in your court! Find us s'more of the 1592 Glenshaw bottles. I'll bet you a bag of candy they're all 12 Ounce bottles!

 

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Here's one example to get you started ... http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-1960s-solon-springs-12-oz-red-480201857

 

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~ More Halloween Tricks ~ Remember this Glenshaw bottle patent number 111,212 Well, it wasn't used just for Hires bottles http://www.ebay.com/itm/SPARKLING-JOY-BEVERAGES-HERMINIE-PA-QUART-ACL-SODA-BOTTLE-SEVEN-UP-BOTTLING-CO-/281482126862?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4189a4660e

 

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Oh-oh! [:-] What's this? A similar bottle patented in 1936? No wonder the Hires Company didn't use patent 111,212 - it's because they used their own patent 99,839 ...


1. Hires Patent 99,839 ~ 1936

https://www.google.com/patents/USD99839?dq=99839+bottle&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-VtUVMj_BcGtyATu4oCwBw&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAQ


2. Glenshaw Patent 111,212 ~ 1938

https://www.google.com/patents/USD111212?dq=111212+bottle&hl=en&sa=X&ei=M1pUVPP8FtiqyAS0mIHQBw&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA

Hmm ... Talk about tricks! I wonder how the Glenshaw Company got away with that?

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

I can only speak for myself, but these bottles kind of look the same to me ... 1. Hires Patent2. Joy / Glenshaw Patent

 

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Okay, I see the difference now! On the Hires bottle the swirly rings start on the shoulder and progress upwards. Whereas on the Glenshaw bottle the swirly rings start on the shoulder and progress downwards. Yeah, right! If Hires had taken Glenshaw to court, do you think a judge & jury would actually have allowed such a slight difference?

 

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I'm still researching style codes and have found some interesting stuff. Of particular interest are various Mountain Dew bottles made by Glenshaw with the following style numbers on the base. I need to do some more cross-checking to confirm the correlations, but so far have found consistency with ... Note: All of the Mt. Dew bottles listed are, of course, made of green glass and except for the NDNR bottle are ACLs. [G] 2247 = 8 Ounce [G] 2227 = 10 Ounce[G] 1376 = 12 Ounce[G] 3149 = 10 Ounce Embossed No Deposit No Return

 

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I'm in the process of "collecting" pictures of Glenshaw soda bottles that have style numbers on the base and currently have 30 different brands. That may not seem like a lot, but because it takes so long to search and find them, I think its a good start. I categorize them sequentially by number and they appear in my files as such for easy viewing. I have already found common characteristics between many of them and continue to look for more. Unfortunately, because the seller's are not familiar with Glenshaw soda bottles, about 98% of them do no mention lip codes, hence it is impossible to categorize them by date, which is something I'd like to do but will be impossible at this time. The most common style number of all are those marked with 1937 on the base. I have found the following brands marked with 1937, all of which are 7 ounce bottles. The only confirmed lip codes I have for these bottles are the Tom Tucker that I own, which is marked on the lip with an "R" for 1946, and the Champay bottle, which is marked on the lip with an "I" for 1937. However, based on the look of these particular bottles, my guess is they are all from the late 1930s to the mid 1940s.


Style Number 1937 Glenshaw Soda Bottles

All of which have the Box-G Logo [G]

All of which are 7 Ounce Bottles

All of which have ACL/Painted Labels


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Champay ~ Green ~ "I" Lip Code
Fan Beverages ~ Clear
Golden Life ~ Clear
Joe Louis Punch ~ Clear
Old Kerry ~ Clear
Tom Tucker ~ Green ~ "R" Lip Code
Twins ~ Clear


[ Attachments ~ Examples of Green and Clear Glass ~ The solo numbers are mold numbers ]