Lewis Hine Photographs

[Staunton Dan]

RE: When The Bottles Were Young

I found this site which explains how a bottle was blown in a mold. Many of us already know this but I thought that the story would go well with this picture. http://www.talewins.com/help/glassblowing.htm

 

[Ohio Rob]

RE: When The Bottles Were Young

This is picture of the workers at the "Rhodes Glass Works" in Massillon, Ohio at the turn of the century. My Great-grandfather and his two brothers are in the photo. I'll also post a postcard showing 3 of the 4 glass factories located in Massillon.

 

[Ohio Rob]

RE: When The Bottles Were Young

It also gives me a chance to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!

 

[surfaceone]

RE: When The Bottles Were Young

My Great-grandfather and his two brothers are in the photo.

Hey Rob,

That's a great photograph! Thanks for putting it up. Do you know which fellows are your great grandfather & uncles? Man, you really came by the passion for bottles with a legitimate historic antecedent. Do you have many Rhodes Glass Works pieces in your collection. I'd love to see them, if you do.

I found this site which explains how a bottle was blown in a mold. Many of us already know this but I thought that the story would go well with this picture.

Thanks, Dan. They dovetail really well.

Ho-ho-ho, y'all!

 

[RedGinger]

RE: When The Bottles Were Young

Again, this is a great thread. I am enjoying the pictures so much. Rob, did your relatives keep any trinkets from their time in the glass industry?? That is very cool.

 

[Ohio Rob]

RE: When The Bottles Were Young

Yea. Here is the note taped to the back of the picture. My GGrandfather is Adam Weick. Note how young (12 yrs) the kid is that later married the three brothers sister. I have dug bottles from all four glass factories in Massillon. Reeds (R & Co), Massillon Bottle (M. B. & G. Co), Rhodes (R. G. & B. Co) and what I think was the oldest - Massillon Glass Works (M. G. W.). The four factories markings are found on sodas and beers. I have found 5 MGW - all large quart blob beers (aqua and amber). I'll post some pics in the next couple of days of the Rhodes mark. In the next post I'll try to give an excellent website for bottle factories and their marks.

 

[Ohio Rob]

RE: When The Bottles Were Young

RedGinger - I thought there was a glass paper weight that one of them made. I'm not sure who in the family has it but I will try to get a picture. Unfortunately nothing else was passed down.

Here is the bottle factory mark website. Note the site does not list MGW as Massillon Glass Works, but I believe the MGW's I have dug in Massillon are from the local glass works.
http://www.myinsulators.com/glass-factories/bottlemarks3.html

 

[Ohio Rob]

RE: When The Bottles Were Young

Surfaceone- Here are some of the bottles I have from the Rhodes Glass & Bottle Co.; all marked (R. G. & B. Co). All are Massillon, Ohio embossed as well.

 

[Ohio Rob]

RE: When The Bottles Were Young

Bottom mark. Some of the newer crown tops (amber script on left)
had the RG&BCo mark in very small letters on the back side of the bottle near the bottom edge.

 

[surfaceone]

RE: When The Bottles Were Young

Here is the bottle factory mark website. Note the site does not list MGW as Massillon Glass Works, but I believe the MGW's I have dug in Massillon are from the local glass works.
http://www.myinsulators.com/glass-factories/bottlemarks3.html

Hello Rob,

I'd say send them an e-mail with a MGW mark and Massillon embossing by way of provenance, and they would most likely want to amend the site. There are several entries that are "probablies" or "attributed to's," if I remember correctly. That site is a work in progress, I believe. You would be contributing to the greater knowledge...

I'd sure like to see some of your MGW's Thanks for putting up those Rhodies. Beautiful group! I can see why you are "Always looking for nice Massillon, Ohio bottles." What is the embossing on the diagonally scripted crown? The amber blob has an "S.T.B. Co" over "Schuster Branch," what's the story on that guy?