![]() The glassmaking industry in the United States is a huge field that dates back to the seventeenth century, and covers a vast array of items and applications, including both handmade and machine-made glass.Īccording to historian Rhea Mansfield Knittle ( Early American Glass, 1927), one of the earliest glass manufacturers in the US (not counting the unsuccessful attempts at Jamestown in 16) who may have produced considerable quantities of glassware and actually met with some degree of success, was Johannes Smedes (or Jan Smedes), who operated an establishment - probably making bottles for the most part– sometime in the period of 1654-1664 at New Amsterdam (now known as New York City). Small medicine vial Telegraph line insulator Hobnail votive candle holder Bromo-Seltzer bottle Square ink bottle Bixby Shoe polish bottle ![]() I’m also in the process of adding various research articles to this site, with histories or summaries on a number of glass companies, and information about different types of collectible glass and glass items. My “GLASS BOTTLE MARKS” website attempts to discuss those subjects and more.Ī lot of great information about glass is already available on the web, as well as in many books and magazines, but I’ve tried to gather some of the very best, basic info together onto this site, in particular concentrating on glass manufacturers’ identification marks found on bottles, fruit jars, insulators and tableware. Antique bottles, Fruit jars, Glass electrical insulators, Fishing net floats, EAPG (Early American Pattern Glass), Depression Glass, Milk Glass, antique children’s mugs, and other items are some of the forms of glass I enjoy learning more about. Hi there ~ I’m interested in the general history of the glass manufacturing industry in the United States, especially that of container glass, electrical insulators and tableware (both pressed and blown).
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