Manufacturer’s Marks And Other Logos On Glass Containers

Manufacturer’s Marks and Other Logos on Glass ContainersCompiled by the Bottle Research Group(Bill Lockhart, Bill Lindsey, Carol Serr, Pete Schulz, and Beau Schriever)WLogoFirmDate RangeSection*WWhitney Glass Works1880s-1900W:Whitney Glass WorksWposs. Thomas Wightman& Co.1883-1893W:Wightman GlassFirmsWWinslow Glass Co.ca. 1900-1911W:Winslow Glass Co.Wposs. Weeks & Gilsonca. 1853-1873W:Weeks & GilsonW (with arc of dots)Whitney Glass Works1918C:Owens Bottle Co. –Part 2Thomas Wightman &Co.ca. 1873-1883W:Wightman GlassFirms5WWinslow Glass Co.1911-1927W:Winslow Glass Co.5/WWinslow Glass Co.1912-1927W:Winslow Glass Co.W (in Mass. Seal)Winslow Glass Co.ca. 1914-1929W:Winslow Glass Co.5W (in Maine Seal)Winslow Glass Co.ca. 1915W:Winslow Glass Co.poss. Whitney GlassWorksposs. 1880s-1890sW:Whitney Glass WorksW:Other WT.C. Wheaton & Co.1888-1915T:T.C. Wheaton Co.Owens Bottle MachineCo. (Glassboro)1918-1919O:Owens Bottle Co.Wheaton Glass Co.1946-ca. 1996T:T.C. Wheaton Co.Whitney Glass Worksca. 1890-ca. 1914W:Whitney Glass WorksWestmeorland Glass Co.ca. 1910-late 1920sK:Knox GlassW / II425

WARREN GLASSWORKSWarren Glassworks1880-1884W:Walton/Whiteman/WarrenWARREN GLASSWORKS Co.Warren Glass Works Co.1880-1891W:Walton/Whiteman/WarrenWATKINSJ.R. Watkins Co.*1885-ca. 1950s?J:Other JWATERFORDWaterford Glass Worksca. 1822-1880W:Other WWB or WB mongramWitteman Brothers1876-1929W:Other WWhitney Brothers1880sW:Whitney Glass WorksWhitney Brothers1884-ca. 1886W:Whitney Glass WorksW.B.M.CO.Western Bottle Mfg. Co.1901-ca. 1931W:Western Bottle Mfg.Co.W&CoThomas Wightman &Co.1873-1893W:Wightman GlassFirmsW.Cposs. WilsonCunninghamca. 1845-1855W:Other Wposs. West Coast GlassCo.ca. 1918-1920sW:West Coast Glass Co.poss. Cooperative GlassCo.ca. 1919-early 1920sW:West Coast Glass Co.WCDStar Glass WorksW.C. Depauw Glass W1870-18791879-1887W:Other WWCGCoWest Coast Glass Co.1918-1930W:West Coast Glass Co.WCGCoposs. WighmanCooperative Glass Co.poss. 1915-1917W:Other WW.D.&GUnknownUnknownW:Other WWEBERO.J. Weber Co.**ca. 1912-ca. 1920W:O.J. Weber Co.WEEKS & GILSONSouth Stoddard GlassCo. †ca. 1853-1873W:Weeks & GilsonWEEKS GLASSWORKSSouth Stoddard GlassCo. †ca. 1853-1873W:Weeks & Gilson426

WESTFORD GLASSCo.Westford Glass Co.ca. 1857-1878W:Other WWESTERN BOTTLE /MFG. CO.Western Bottle Mfg. Co.ca. 1910-1920sW:Western Bottle Mfg.Co.WESTERN PRIDEShields, King & Co.1875-ca. 1880E:Newark & EverettW.FWilliam Frank1866-1869W:William Frank & SonsW.F.&Co.William Frank & Co.1866-1868W:William Frank & SonsWF&S / MILWilliam Franzen & Son1898-1921W:William Franzen &SonWF&SWilliam Frank & Sons1868-1876W:William Frank & SonsW.F. & SONSWilliam Frank & Sons1868-1876W:William Frank & SonsW.F.G.CO.Western Flint Glass Co.1899-1900W.Western Glass Mfg.Co.W. FRANK & SONSWilliam Frank & Sons1868-1876W:William Frank & SonsWGposs. Western GlassMfg. Co.ca. 1900-1909W:Western Glass Mfg.Co.WGposs. Salem GlassWorks ††ca. 1886W:Western Glass Mfg.W:Other WW.G. / U.D.Co. ‡Whitney Glass Worksca. 1909-1918W:Whitney Glass Worksposs. Whitney GlassWorksposs. 1880s-1890sW:Whitney Glass WorksWGBCOWear Glass Bottle Co.?-1892W:Other WW.G.Co.poss. Wormser GlassCo.1870s-ca. 1918W:Wormser FirmsW.G.Co.poss. Wightman GlassCo.1907-1915W:Wightman GlassFirmsW.G.CO.Woodbury Glass Co.1915-1920W:Woodbury Glassposs. Wightman GlassCo.1907-1915W:Wightman GlassFirmsW.G.Co. / MILWWisconsin Glass Co.1881-1886W:Wisconsin Glass Co.WG&Counknown ‡‡late 1800sW:Other WW.G.M.Co.Western Glass Mfg. Co.1900-1909W:Western Glass Mfg.427

WG&S LTDWilliam Grant & Sons*1887-presentW:Other WWGWWoodbury Glass Works1881-1901W:Woodbury GlassWoodbury Glass Works1885-ca. 1900W:Woodbury GlassHousesWHEAT, PRICE & CO.Wheat, Price & Co.1830-1833W:Other WWHEATONAPOTHECARYPRODUCTST.C. Wheaton Co.ca. 1970sT:T.C. Wheaton Co.WHEATON GLASS CO.T.C. Wheaton Co.1946-1970T:T.C. Wheaton Co.WHEATON, N.J.Wheaton Industries1970-2007T:T.C. Wheaton Co.WHEATON U.S.A.Wheaton Glass Co.1946-1970T:T.C. Wheaton Co.WHEELER FRUIT JARCampbell Glass Works1885W:Other WWHEELING GLASSWORKSWheeling Glass Works1860-1869W:Other WW.H.H.W.H. Hamilton & Co.1880-1918H:Hamilton FamilyW.H. HAMILTONW.H. Hamiilton Co.1888-1898H:Hamilton FamilyWHITEMANA.V. E’S PATENTRochester Glass Worksca. 1868-early 1870sF:F.E. Reed & Co.WHITNEYWhitney Glass Works1870-ca. 1872W:Whitney Glass WorksWHITNEY GLASSWORKSWhitney Glass Works1860s-ca. 1914W:Whitney Glass WorksWHITNEY MASONWhitney Glass Works1880s-ca. 1914W:Whitney Glass WorksWHITNEYPORCELAINE LINEDMASONWhitney Glass Worksearly 1800sW:Whitney Glass WorksWIWilliam Ihmsen1834-1840I:Ihmsen FirmsWheaton Industries1972-2009T:T.C. Wheaton Co.G.G. Wickson & Co.1881-ca. 1905W:Other WWICKSON428

W. IHMSEN’SWilliam Ihmsen1834-1840I:Ihmsen FirmsWILLIAM FRANKWilliam Frank1866-ca. 1868W:William Frank & SonsWILLIAMSTOWNWilliamstown GlassWorks1846-1855B:Bodine Glass FirmsWILLINGTON GLASSCo.Willington Glass Co.ca. 1815-1873W:Other WWILLINGTON GLASSWORKSWillington Glass Co.ca. 1815-1873W:Other WWINSLOWHay & Co.ca. 1870-1884C:Coffin Glass HousesWINSLOW IMPROVEDVALVE JARHay & Co.1870-ca. 1874C:Coffin Glass HousesWINSLOW JARHay & Co.1873-1884C:Coffin Glass HousesWI&P PITTSBURGH PAWhitehead, Ihmsen &Phillips1836-ca. 1837W:Other WWIS. G. Co.Wisconsin Glass Co.1881-1886W:Wisconsin Glass Co.WIS. GLASS Co.Wisconsin Glass Co.1881-1886W:Wisconsin Glass Co.WITTEMAN BROS.Witteman Bros.1876-1929W:Other WW.J. LATCHFORD CO.W.J. Latchford Co.1925-1939L:Latchford GlassWLposs. White’s Labposs. ca. 1940sW:Other WWM FRANKWilliam Frank1866-1869W:William Frank & SonsWM FRANK & SONSWilliam Frank & Sons1868-1876W:William Frank & SonsW McCWilliam McCully & Co.1870s-1896W:William McCully & Co.W McC & CoWilliam McCully & Co.late 1860s-1890sW:William McCully & Co.W McCully & Co.William McCully & Co.ca. 1858-ca. 1890sW:William McCully & Co.Wm McC & Co.William McCully & Co.1859-1896W:William McCully & Co.Wm McCully & Co.William McCully & Co.1859-1896W:William McCully & Co.North Wheeling GlassCo.late 19th centuryW:Other WWalton Druggists’ GlassWorks1862-1879W:Walton/Whiteman/WarrenW.N. WALTON429

WOODWoods Bottle Worksca. 1866-1880sC:Cooper & WoodWOODBURYWoodbury Glass Works1885-1900W:Woodbury GlassWOODBURYIMPROVEDWoodbury Glass Works1883-1900W:Woodbury GlassWorksWOODBURYSTERILIZERWoodbury Glass Worksca. 1890s-ca. 1900W:Woodbury GlassWorksWOOSTERWooster Glass Co.1900-1904W:Other WWPGCoWest Penn Glass Co.1890-1894W:Other WWRW&CoUnknownca. 1899-1900W:Other WWSMCCoWm. S. Merrill ChemicalCo.**ca. 1890s-early 1900sW:Other WW&TUnknownUknownW:Other WW.T.Co.Whitall Tatum Co.1901-ca. 1924W:Whitall Tatum Co. PIIWhitall Tatum Co.1901-ca. 1924W:Whitall Tatum Co. PIIWhitall Tatum & Co.1870s-1901W:Whitall Tatum Co. P IWhitall Tatum & Co.1870s-1901W:Whitall Tatum Co. P IWhitall Tatum & Co.ca 1871-ca. 1879W:Whitall Tatum Co. P IWhitall Tatum & Co.ca. 1924-1938W:Whitall Tatum Co. P IIW.W.VA.S.F.&Co.poss. Frank Glass Co.ca. 1899-?W:Other WWXWoods Bottle Works Ltd.1920-1937C:Cooper & WoodWYETHJohn Wyeth & Brother*ca. 1890s-ca. 1960s?J:Other JYork Glass Co.ca. 1870s-1930WXYZ:York Glass Co.G.W. Kearns & Co.ca. 1852-1863; ca. 1867ca. 1875K:Kearns Glass FirmsW.T.&Co.ZANESVILLE430

“Z” / CB***Kilner Brothers GlassCo.ca. 1857-1900K:Kilner Glass PlantsZKH&CO.Kearns, Herdman &1868-1886K:Kearns Glass FirmsGorsuch* Section Chapter on either the Historic Bottle Website or printed edition of the Encyclopedia ofManufacturer’s Marks on Glass Containers. First letter indicates the chapter (e.g. A chapter on A logos) :name of section with chapter (e.g., American GW-Pitts is the section on the American Glass Works, Pittsburgh,PA.** Used on insulators; possibly on some bottles† Weeks & Gilson operated the South Stoddard Glass Co.†† This identification is very tentative.‡ Whitney Glass Works made these bottles for United Drug Co.‡‡ Possible engraver’s error for WGCo.*** The “Z” is actually a symbol. See the symbols table.Last Updated 10/24/2020431

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Oct 24, 2020 · Whitney Glass Works 1860s-ca. 1914 W:Whitney Glass Works WHITNEY MASON Whitney Glass Works 1880s-ca. 1914 W:Whitney Glass Works WHITNEY PORCELAINE LINED MASON Whitney Glass Works early 1800s W:Whitney Glass Works WI William Ihmsen 1834-1840 I:Ihmsen Firms Wheaton Industries 1972-2009 T:T.C. Wheat