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GLASS MANUFACTURERS’ MARKS ON BOTTLES AND OTHER GLASSWARE ~ PAGE 3
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E…………………Uncertain, but on some early (handmade) bottles, this may stand for Edward H. Everett, Newark, Ohio. See “E.H.E.Co” and “” marks. Sometimes it might be just a mold letter.
E (four rectangular strokes, stylized “E” which may actually be intended as an abstract “M”; seen on bottles primarily from the 1970s). See “M -abstract logo” on where a photo of this mark is shown. This may be interpreted as a capital “E” with a space between the one vertical stroke, and the three horizontal strokes………….. Midland Glass Company.
E4 (on milk bottles)…………..Essex Glass Company, Mt. Vernon, Ohio (c.1906-1920).
Ekco……………………Ekco Housewares, Chicago, Illinois. Maker of all types of kitchen-related cookware and accessories. Brand name occasionally seen marked on glass cookware, measuring pitchers, coffee carafes, etc. Most of these pieces date anywhere from the 1950s to the present. I’m not positive what glass manufacturer produced these items. I would hazard a guess (repeat: guess!) that some items were made by , , Indiana Glass Company, Federal Glass and/or Corning Glass.
E.F.B.CO…………….Elk Flint Bottle Company, Shinglehouse, PA (1904-1919). Info on dates of operation from .
EG (along lower heel of bottle, embedded with a brief series of numbers)………..Graham Glass Company, Evansville, Indiana (see Graham). Usually found within a string of letters/numbers, often in conjunction with “G23” or “G26”, or similar numbering). These markings are often seen on light green glass soda bottles of the 1920s.
E.H.E……………….Edward H. Everett (1880-1885). This was the second owner/operator of the . Officially incorporated as “Edward H. Everett Company” in 1885 (also called “Edward H. Everett Glass Works”). The “E H E” mark may have been used after 1885, concurrently with the E. H. E. CO. mark. Please see next entry, as well as ““.
E.H.E.CO…………..Edward H. Everett Company (operating company of the Newark Star Glass Works), Newark, Ohio (1885-1904). Plant merged in 1904 to become part of the Ohio Bottle Company and in 1905 Ohio Bottle became part of the American Bottle Company. American was purchased by Owens Bottle Company in 1916, and in 1929 this plant became part of the merger that resulted in the formation of . Also, see “S. K. & CO” and “” marks.
Ellenville Glass Works………Ellenville Glass Works, Ellenville, New York (1837-1896)
E.O. Brody Co, Cleveland O. U.S.A…………..see more info on
EP (along lower heel of bottle, preceded and followed by various numbers)………..Graham Glass Company, Evansville, Indiana. See Graham. Usually found on pale green glass soda bottles of the 1920s period.
E. P. JR. & CO. …………..E. Packham Jr. & Company, Baltimore, Maryland (c. late 1890s-1900s?)
ES (along lower heel of soda bottles, preceded and followed by various numbers)…………..Graham Glass Company, Evansville, Indiana. See Graham.
E. S. & Co……….Evans, Sell & Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1873-1877)
E.S.& H. ………Ely Sons & Hoyt, Clyde, NY (Proprietors of the Clyde Glass Works during part of the time it operated, this mark was apparently used sometime in the 1880s and/or 1890s).
E. Son & H. …………Ely Sons [or Son] & Hoyt, Clyde, New York. See above entry, as well as “Clyde”.
Everett……………Edward H. Everett Co. (Newark Star Glass Works), Newark, Ohio (c.1881-1904). See “E.H.E.CO.” and “N next to (or within) a star” entries.
E. W. & CO………E. Wormser & Company, Pittsburgh, PA (c.1854-1875). Later known as Wormser Glass Company (1875-c.1927).
Exax……………………………Owens-Illinois Glass Company, Toledo, OH (Kimble Glass Company, division of O-I). Trademark used for borosilicate glass formula, used for laboratory glassware, chemical bottles, etc. circa 1950s.
Eye (Cat’s Eye)…………….occasionally the “diamond/o/i” mark used by has been loosely described as an eye or the planet Saturn. Please see for a variety of examples of this mark.
F…………………Fairmount Glass Works/Company, Fairmount, IN (1889-1906) & Indianapolis, IN (c.1906-1968). See the page.
F in a hexagon… ……..Fairmount Glass Works/Company, Fairmount, Indiana (1889-1906) & Indianapolis, Indiana (c.1906-1968). See .
F in a keystone……….C.L.Flaccus Glass Company, Pittsburgh, PA (1879-1928). General offices in Pittsburgh, actual factory locations included Tarentum, Leechburg, and Beaver Falls, PA. Period of usage of this mark is uncertain. See “C.L.F.” and related marks.
F in a vertical oval, in cursive script…….. (1905-to date). Mark first used in 1983, seen on brightly colored handmade upscale glassware.
F superimposed over a G……….. see “F G” mark (Florida Glass Manufacturing Company, Jacksonville, FL).
F within a shield (shown)……….Federal Glass Company, Columbus, Ohio (1901-1980). This mark was first used in 1932. Maker of a huge variety of tableware, tumblers, shotglasses, toothpick holders, etc. Especially known for their lines of “ tableware so popular during the 1930s and 1940s, most of which is not marked.
F & A………….Fahnstock, Albree & Co., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (c.1860-1869). See next entry.
F. A. & CO……….Fahnstock, Albree & Co., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (c.1860-1869). Glass researcher Dick Roller (Standard Fruit Jar Reference, 1983) reports that this glass manufacturing firm was listed in the Pittsburgh city directories from 1861 through 1869. However, Julian Toulouse promoted the belief that they were in business only for about 2 years (1860-1862), renting the factory of Lorenz and Wightman. I believe it is very probable they were in business during almost the entire decade, since bottles and jars seen with this maker’s mark are relatively plentiful. Roller also states the actual location of their glass manufactory was the Eclipse Glass Works, Temperanceville (SW Pittsburgh), PA. Evidently they made glass at both locations at times during their existence.
F.B.CO…………….Findlay Bottle Company, Findlay, Ohio (1888-1893) . Most commonly seen on the bottom of aqua “wax sealer” style fruit jars.
F. B. & F. J. CO……Fairmont Bottle & Fruit Jar Company, Fairmont, West Virginia (1892-1893). This company was dissolved in 1893, and a few months later a new company (located at the same factory site) was organized under the name of “Johns Bros”. See J.Bros. mark.
F.C.C.CO…………..mis-reading of “F.C.G.CO.”, below. The “G” is often embossed to appear more like a “C”.
F.C.G…………………see “F G C” entry.
F.C.G.C……………, Louisville, Kentucky (1884-1892)
F.C.G.CO………….., Louisville, Kentucky (1884-1892).
“Federal Law Forbids Sale or Reuse of This Bottle”………..phrase commonly seen on liquor bottles. For more information, please click.
Fenton within an oval………. (1905-to date). Mark used since 1970. Fenton has produced large quantities of handmade novelty, decorative and art glassware of every description in many, many colors. See their company website at
F.E.R……………..F.E.Reed Glass Company (Reed Glass Company), Rochester, New York (1899-1956). Mark used from c.1899-1927. For more detailed company chronology, see under “Rochester Glass Wks” entry. Also see next entry.
F.E.R.G.CO…………F.E.Reed Glass Company (Reed Glass Company), Rochester, New York (1899-1956). This and the above mark probably dates from the earlier years, c. 1899-1927. See “Rochester Glass Wks” entry for other marks used by this firm. Foster-Forbes mark (FF inside a circle)
FF (cursive script, letters joined, within a circle, shown)……..Foster-Forbes Glass Company, Marion, Indiana and (later) several other plant locations. (1929-c. 2000). This particular mark was first used in 1942. As far as I understand, all of the former Foster-Forbes glass plants are now either shut down or part of Saint-Gobain Containers corporation (Verallia). Saint-Gobain Containers-made products usually have an “SG” on the heel or bottom (See “SG” entry). Please contact me if you have more current info on F-F and when that mark was discontinued.
F. F .& Co……………………Fox, Fultz & Company, Boston, Massachussetts (c. 1894-1911+). (Date range info courtesy of Taylor McBurney).
F. F. & W…………Fox, Fultz & Webster, Boston, Massachusetts (c. 1885 or earlier-c.1893). This mark was first reported to me (courtesy of Mark Newton) as seen on the base of a colorless druggist bottle from Greenville, NH, probably made circa 1885. Another web correspondent (Shawn) supplied the full name of that business as the virtually certain source of the mark. Taylor McBurney supplied approximate date range from info found in city directories.
F G ………………. Florida Glass Manufacturing Company, Jacksonville, Florida (1926-1947). Julian Toulouse (Bottle Makers and their Marks, 1971, page 199) indicates this mark dates from “circa 1930”. Another minor variation is also pictured: F and G entwined (superimposed over each other) which he writes as dating “circa 1940”. According to Toulouse, Florida Glass Manufacturing Company was purchased by Chattanooga Glass Company in 1947 (See “C in a circle” mark) , then leased by Ball for a year, and subsequently sold to Scalise in 1950 who changed the name of the concern to “Tropical Glass & Box Company” in about 1952.
F G C……………………………………………….Forsters Glass Company, St. Helens, Lancashire, England (United Kingdom), 1902-1966. Forsters was acquired in 1966 by Rockware Glass, and Rockware eventually became part of Ardagh Glass in 2006. This mark is frequently seen on fishing net floats.
Fire-King…………………………… (1937-to date). This has been an extremely popular line of glassware since introduced in the 1940s. Fire-King glassware has been made in semi-opaque or “translucent” colors, as well as fired-on colors over transparent or white milk glass. Fire-King is made of a heat-resistant type of glass, and many patterns and styles of bowls, cake pans, and other items for oven use have been made, competing with Pyrex-brand cookware manufactured by Corning Glass. Tremendous numbers of drinking mugs and cups have been made with the Fire-King brand name logo on the bottom, and these are avidly collected today, especially by the so-called “baby boomers” growing up during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, when so many of these items were in popular use in most American homes. Many of the mugs and bowls have surface-applied color decoration, which sometimes begins to wear off, thus washing them in an automatic dishwasher is strongly discouraged. Vintage Fire-King ware has great nostalgicvalue, and can be seen frequently for sale at antique malls and flea markets. Please see “Anchor with an H superimposed” mark on .
F.L. ……………….Frederick Lorenz & Co, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This mark (and “F. L. & Co.”) was listed by Rhea Mansfield Knittle in Early American Glass (1927:441;444). Some sources give the dates 1819-1840 for the use of one or both of these marks. Knittle notes that “F.L.& CO.” appears on a Union-Clasped Hands pictorial flask, but McKearin & Wilson (1978:651) show that the mark as “L.F.& Co”. In any case that flask would certainly date from the 1860s or 1870s. See “F R L”.
F.L. & Co………………….see above entry.
Fletcher’s Castoria / Pitcher’s Castoria ………. See page
Fleur de Lis design/logo (seen on the base of pressed glass vase)……..Unknown trademark. I suspect this may be of foreign origin, perhaps European?
FN 21 ………………. unknown. Reported by Lee Taylor on base of handmade aqua export style beer bottle, probably circa 1900-1920. The initials might stand for a brewer or bottler?
FORSTERS…………………………………See F.G.C. entry.
Fort Trumbull Glass Co. ………………………….Fort Trumbull Glass Company, New London, Connecticut (1865-1868) . Mark is known on the base of cylinder whiskey bottle.
Frank Miller’s Crown Dressing……….a popular type of shoe polish (“shoe dressing”), especially well-known during the late Victorian era, circa 1880s-1890s. For more information, please see
F. R. L. …………….Frederick R. Lorenz, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (c.1854-1860). Sources disagree on the time period of this particular mark, but empirical evidence from certain blob top soda bottles indicate the mark was definitely in use at least sometime between 1854 and 1858.
FV (connected, as shown) Fábrica de Envases de Vidrio S.A. de C.V., Mexicali, Mexico. (1987-to date). This company manufactures huge quantities of soda & beer bottles (including Coke bottles) for use in Mexico and the United States. Not sure on exact span of time this mark has been in actual use, but I have seen it on a “Mexican Coke” returnable-style bottle which is date-coded 2006.
G (alone, or within a circle)……. On the base of some cobalt blue bottles, such as Phillips Milk of Magnesia Tablets) this “G” probably stands for Gulfport Glass Company, Gulfport, Mississippi (1955-1970). Gulfport was a subsidiary of Maryland Glass Corporation, Baltimore, MD, and was a heavy producer of cobalt blue. Gulfport was acquired by the Dorsey Corporation in 1968.
G…………………Gayner Glass Works, Salem, New Jersey (on some bottles especially in the earlier years). See “G in a circle”.
Hawley Glass Co / Hawley, PA…………….Hawley Glass Company, Hawley, Pennsylvania. (Dates uncertain, perhaps c. 1872-1885). Seen on the base of fruit jars. This was not the same company as the Harloe Insulator Company (c.1902-c.1906) which produced glass insulators marked with an “H I CO” monogram placed above “HAWLEY PA/ U.S.A.”.
