Bottle, Soda
Object number2011.7.1
Manufacturer
Glenshaw Glass Company
(1895 - 2004)
Retailer
Tom Tucker Beverage Company
Datec. 1935
OriginGlenshaw, PA
MediumGlass
Credit LineGift of Kelly Powell
DescriptionColorless glass soda bottle. Black and white printed text on one side has product and maker information surrounding and image of a young boy wearing a top hat and bow tie.Dimensions10 x 2.25 x 2.25 x 7.75 in. (25.4 x 5.7 x 5.7 x 19.7 cm)MarksBlack and white print on one side, "Tom Tucker / Tom Tucker / BEVERAGES / TOM TUCKER BEVERAGE CO., PITTSBURGH, PA."
Printed in white on opposite side, "2 FULL GLASSES / 12 FLUID OUNCES / it's / TOM / TUCKER / time".
Embossed maker's marks on base "G [inside box]" and "1479 / 2".
Historical NotesTom Tucker glass bottle bottled by Tom Tucker Beverage Company. Tom Tucker was a local company started by Sidney Harris who left school in 8th grade and started to sell his beverage out of the trunk of his car. 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).
Related person
Sidney Harris
Subjects
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