Thus I feel that the “M” mark may indicate the very same manufacturer that made those “M G CO” bottles for Bochart. marks on antique bottles & fruit jars (Mississippi, Missouri, Modes). Bochart, New Albany, Ind” beer bottles have been found with both (either) a “plain M” OR an “M G CO” marking which, in the latter case, almost certainly indicates Modes Glass Company (see my page on M.G.Co.
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pdf article: There is also a good possibility that this “plain M” indicates Modes Glass Company of Cicero, Indiana (1894-c. For in-depth information on the marks attributed to that glassmaker (also known as Reed & Company), see this. Some of the “M” marks appear with numbers or letters (see my “M B” entry on this page). Researcher Bill Lockhart believes that Massillon Glass Works, of Massillon, Ohio (1881-1904) could be the source of the “M” mark on beer bottles. There were a number of bottle factories just in those states with a name beginning with “M”, which shows why it is so hard to know for certain who the maker of those bottles was. That unidentified glass manufacturer was probably located somewhere in the Midwest, i.e. BOCHART, NEW ALBANY, IND” are marked with a plain “M” on the bottom, and those would date sometime between 18, judging from the years that bottler was in business). (For instance, some beer bottles marked “F. 1880-1910, and the glassmaker in those cases predates Maryland Glass and to my knowledge has not been identified with absolute certainty. Maker is uncertain, but possibly either Massillon Glass Works or Modes Glass Company.Īmber handmade salve or cold cream jar) that appear to date c.
“M” on base of amber salve jar, probably circa 1880- 1910.
Most Maryland Glass bottles, if they carry a mark, have the “circled M” on the base (see that entry). Exact period of use is uncertain, but verified on the base of cobalt “Milk of Magnesia” bottle from circa 1940-1950.
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