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![]() ![]() Owens-Illinois Glass Company “Diamond / oval/ I” mark, as seen on a green bottle base shard from 1952. Welcome! I’m interested in the history of the glass industry in the United States, especially the manufacturing of bottles, fruit jars, electrical insulators and tableware. On these five pages I’ve attempted to compile a list of glass manufacturers’ marks found on (primarily) American bottles and jars. These glass bottle marks are sometimes called “punt marks”, especially within the container manufacturing industry. (Click here to check another collector’s site that lists a few Australian and English marks). Also included are a number of trademarks, emblems and logos seen on other types of glassware including tableware and industrial glass items such as railroad lantern lenses. Entries on some of the more commonly encountered brand and company names (for instance, Bromo-Seltzer) as seen embossed on antique bottles are also included, as I frequently get questions about them. Note: the picture above left shows the first trademark used by Owens-Illinois Glass Company from 1929 into the mid- and late 1950s. This is a typical example, as seen on the bottom of an emerald green bottle bearing a date code of 1952. As indicated by the number “7” to the left of the logo, it was made at their main glass plant (O-I plant #7) located at Alton, Illinois. ![]()
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