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

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Albert C Meyer ... 1. 1920 Census ~ Glenshaw, Pennsylvania2. John Jacob Meyer 60 years old ~ Albert C Meyer 36 years old3. John = Manager Glass Works ... Albert = Foreman Glass Works

 

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Albert C Meyer ... 1. 1930 Census ~ Glenshaw, Pennsylvania2. Moulder Bottle Factory3. Name w/ Spouse and children

 

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I have yet to see Albert listed as an executive in the company. Apparently he was content in the mold department. 1. 1940 Census2. Albert C Meyer ~ 56 years old3. Supt. Mold Dept. Glass Bottle Co. Mfg.

 

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Family Photo ~ October 1915 ~ Albert is the last man on the right

 

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I don't want to jump to conclusions, but if the idea for the bottle dating lip codes originated from a single individual in the Glenshaw Glass Company, my guess would be that it was most likely Albert C Meyer who came up with the idea. Not only did Albert design the Hires bottle, but he designed and patented numerous other bottles as well. He also designed and patented several machines related to bottle handling, etc. (To be continued)

 

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This link shows the same Hires Root Beer bottle patent plus some information which leads me to believe the Glenshaw Glass Company was one of the very first glass houses to produce ACLs ... http://www.bottlebooks.com/designer%20sodas/designer_soda_bottles1930.htm

 

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This is some more of the ETC. stuff ... Circa 1880 Christian Meyer Sr., seated in centerFrom left to right, seated John Jacob < Co-Founder of Glenshaw Glass Company
Standing to right Christian Meyer Jr.Next to him standing John BechtoldAnd seated on right is Samuel Meyer

 

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I thought I'd start with something easy to help move this thread into the bottle codes category!

If you enjoy a good mystery, especially a bottle related mystery, then I invite you to read the following 877 page Supreme Court document in which the Glenshaw Glass Company was accused of producing a defective syphon bottle in which an individual was injured and sought damages in the amount of $7,000.00.

Just kidding, I really don't expect anyone to read the entire document. However, it might require doing just that in order to solve the mystery I'm referring to, as follows ...

1. The accompanying link will open to Page 643 where a Mr. Hendrickson says ...

"I will concede that this bottle was, as I have already done, made in 1932."

2. Now back scroll to Page 626 and then read through to Page 627 where they describe one aspect of the syphon bottles as ...

"Exhibit B: A piece of glass, consisting of the bottom of bottle herein and which contains thereon a box with the letter G therein, and also on said piece of glass appears No. 10."

Note:

1. The syphon bottle was delivered to the injured party in late 1933
2. The accident and resulting injury occurred in early 1934
3. The original court case was in 1935
4. The appeal (which involves the 877 Pages on the link) began in 1937


Here's the mystery I'm trying to solve ...

How did Mr. Hendrickson know for a fact that the syphon bottle was made in 1932?

I'm still reading the document myself but so far I have been unable to find a precise answer to my inquiry other than the syphon bottle had a Box-G and the number 10 embossed on the base. But other than that I'm clueless as to what and/or how Mr. Hendrickson knew what year the bottle was made. Was it the presence of the Box-G logo, or something about the number 10?

Anyhoo, when you have nothing better to do, check it out and see if you can find the answer. If nothing else, this will at least help us establish that the Box-G logo was definitely used as early as 1932. And for those who feel we already knew that, I can only respond by saying that I for one have never seen an actual Glenshaw bottle that I could positively say was from 1932 that had the Box-G logo on it. That's one of the reasons I'm sharing this document, which is to confirm the connection between the Box-G logo and 1932. After all, if the Supreme Court says its true, then it must be so! Not to mention Mr. Henderson's expert testimony.

I'm posting the link to the document in my next post because its another one of those long one's. By the way, at the very end of the document there are several briefs explaining in detail who won the appeals case.

This first link is associated with the attached picture which is described as a Glenshaw syphon bottle marked with a Box-G and a H-9 for 1936. ( I wonder if the H-9 is on the lip or the base? I also wonder what the 9 represents? )

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-green-glass-seltzer-bottle-408899988

( I'm still searching for a picture of a bottle marked with the Box-G logo that's from 1932 )

 

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And here's the long link to the 1937 Supreme Court document. By the way, the bold numbers you see on each page are reference points and not dates. 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=glenshaw%20glass%20company%201932&f=false

 

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P.S.
In other words ... and because I'm trying to figure out how to date 1932ish Glenshaw bottles ...

If the bottle was "delivered" in late 1933 (as the testimony revealed) then what was about the bottle that made Mr. Hendrickson so sure it was made in 1932? If he didn't know something specific about the bottle, then it seems to me it could just as easily have been made in 1933 and delivered that same year.

To find the testimony regarding the "delivered in 1933" date, scroll to the very, very end of the document and read the various briefs. That's also where you will find the court's final decision.