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

[SODAPOPBOB]

Here's another Glenshaw seltzer bottle on eBay and is the first solo G I have seen on any type of Glenshaw bottle. Based on what I've been seeing, my guess is this bottle is a ... G-12 = 1935 But still not confirmed yet and still not sure what the numbers represent - but could possibly be a month designation. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-David-Boyle-Co-Paterson-NJ-White-Cross-Sparkling-Water-seltzer-bottle-/141430559817?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20edeb1449

 

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P.S. If a Solo-G exist on a Glenshaw seltzer bottle, then its highly possible that a Solo-G exist on one of their soda bottles. ???

 

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Here's another Glenshaw seltzer bottle on eBay and is the first solo G I have seen on any type of Glenshaw bottle.

Clarification ... ... is the first solo G I have seen on any type of Glenshaw bottle that coexist with their G-in-a-square logo.

 

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I forgot to mention an important aspect of the G-12 Glenshaw seltzer bottle. Not only does it have the Solo-G mark as well as the G-in-a-square logo on the base, but it's also an ... ACL / APPLIED COLOR LABEL BOTTLE

 

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Just for the record ... I discovered during the Supreme Court case that Mr. Hendrickson was the Counsel/Attorney for the Glenshaw Glass Company. By doing some additional research I was also able to determine that his full name was Bert W. Hendrickson who apparently was from Pittsburg, PA. I'm still searching to see if the various descriptions of the syphon bottle include any mention of a letter code along with the G in-a-box and the number 10, but so far I have not been able to find anything specific. What I'm attempting to do is either prove or disprove whether the letter date codes began in 1935 or possibly earlier. The attachments are snippets of the pages indicated from the document ... 1. Page 782. Page 6273. Page 643

 

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P.S. This link should take you to an access for Page 342 of the document where the most detaileddescription of the syphon bottle begins. Just click where Page 342 is highlighted in blue andit should take you directly to that page. Start there and keep reading where you will discover a great deal of information about the syphon bottle including some stuff I'm still trying to make sense of myself. It mentions some other words that were on the bottle but I'm not sure if theywere on the base or on the side. Nor am I certain if the other words were embossed - etched - or possibly even applied color. Check it out and see what you come up with. http://books.google.com/books?id=krghw6_hn7wC&pg=PA643&dq=glenshaw+glass+company+1932&hl=en&sa=X&ei=4UM8VK2LO9P7yATOroL4Cg&ved=0CFoQ6AEwCTgK#v=onepage&q=342&f=false

 

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P.S. I've read that portion of the document several times but just now discovered on Page 349 where Mr. Myer said his company name was "sand blasted" on the side of the bottle, which is what I think of as "etched." Which means the 1932 Glenshaw syphon bottle was not an acl / painted label bottle.

 

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~ TREASURE HUNT ~ Consider this your personal invitation to join me on a treasure hunt. From page 349 of the document I discovered the syphon bottle in question was etched on the side with ... Myer Products, Inc. New York, N.Y. I have only done a quick search but so far have not found one. I invite others to join in the search and see if we can find a picture of not only the exact bottle but also of the base to see exactly how a 1932 Box-G Glenshaw bottle was actually marked. Thanks in advance to those who participate - especially to the individual who finds one. Note: The "A" stands for "Answer" and is not a part of Myer Products, Inc.

 

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This is all I have been able to find so far - but no date, description, or mention of Glenshaw ...

 

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Cutting to the chase!
Based on the recent findings involving Glenshaw syphon/seltzer bottles and their apparent consistency of single letters found on the base, which currently include G through N (J still unknown), it seems to be more than just coincidence that the letters would represent anything other than the year the bottles were produced. Even though more research and examination of the syphon bottles is required to fully establish the letters as date codes, I feel the evidence presented thus far aptly warrants the revised version of the codes as follows, which is subject to future revisions if necessary ...






Revised ...


Glenshaw Glass Company Bottle Codes
Codes referred to are on the bottle lip/reinforcing ring*

*Syphon/Seltzer type bottles have single letter codes on the base

G-Solo ... Possibly used as early as 1927 or earlier. G stands for Glenshaw

(Box-G logo most likely introduced in 1932)

(No Solo-G code currently known to coexist with Box-G logo on a soda bottle)


~ Known Syphon/Seltzer Bottle Codes ~


(All of which have the Box-G logo on the base)


As of this revision, the known single letter codes on syphon bottles are as follows ...

G = 1935 H = 1936 I = 1937 K = 1939 L = 1940 M = 1941 N = 1942


The G = 1935 code has been found on an ACL/Applied Color Label syphon bottle*

*(Which might be one of the first ACL bottles produced by the Glenshaw Glass Co.)


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~ Known Soda Bottle Codes ~

G-Solo ... Currently not known to exist on a soda bottle*

*(With the exception of a G-on-the-lip / 1927 on-the-base which still needs confirmation)

H & GH .. First known codes to coexist with Box-G logo ~ both represent 1936*


*1936 is earliest known code on an ACL soda bottle

I & GI ... Both represent 1937J & GJ .. Both represent 1938

(Double letter codes apparently cease in 1938)

K-Solo ... Represents 1939
L thru Z . Solo codes continue with an L for 1940 to Z for 1954

(After 1954-Z the codes continue with ... )

A = 1955
B = 1956
C = 1957
D = 1958 ... Last lip code used and practice is discontinued