Bottle, Soda
Object number2011.7.2
Manufacturer
Glenshaw Glass Company
(1895 - 2004)
Manufacturer
Squirt Bottling Company
Datec. 1935
OriginGlenshaw, PA
MediumGlass
Credit LineGift of Kelly Powell
DescriptionGreen glass bottle with red and yellow printed decoration and text providing maker and product information.Dimensions8 x 1.25 x 1.25 x 7.5 in. (20.3 x 3.2 x 3.2 x 19.1 cm)MarksOn one side, "SQUIRT / SQUIRT / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF."
On opposite side, "SQUIRT / SWITCH TO / SQUIRT / NEVER AN / AFTER-THIRST / CONTAINS 7 FL. OZ. / TRADE-MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / PROPERTY OF / SQUIRT BOTTLING CO. / PITTSBURGH, PA."
Embossed maker's information on base "G [inside box]" and "700 / 34".
Historical NotesSquirt glass bottle bottled by Squirt Bottling Company. Squirt was not a local company, but did have a branch in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The bottle bears the Glenshaw glass mark of a "G" in a square, first used by Glenshaw in 1932. Glenshaw Glass Company later became part of the Anchor Glass Container Corporation, but then was bought by Consumers Packaging Inc, of Toronto, Canada. The Glenshaw plant was closed in November of 2004. In 2007, the Glenshaw glass plant re-opened after extensive renovation and re-organization, and is now producing glass containers and other ware under the name Kelman Bottles, LLC (founded 2008).
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