Manufacturer`s Marks and Other Logos on Glass Containers

Manufacturer’s Marks and Other Logos on Glass Containers
Compiled by the Bottle Research Group
(Bill Lockhart, Bill Lindsey, Carol Serr, Pete Schulz, and Beau Schriever)
M
Logo
Firm
Date Range
Section*
Maryland Glass Corp.
ca. 1913-1921
M:Maryland Glass Corp.
Maryland Glass Corp.
1921-1971
M:Maryland Glass Corp.
unknown
ca. 1895-ca. 1915
M:Other M
Metro Bottle Co.
1949-1981
M:Other M
Victor Jar Co.
1900-1906
V:Victory Jar Co.
Muncie Glass Co.
1899-1900; 1908-1910
M:Other M
Metro Glass Bottle Co.
1935-1949
K:Knox Glass
Midland Glass Co.
1967-ca. 1984
M:Other M
M (in shield)
Monarch Glass Co
ca. 1920s
M:Other M
M (with milk bottle in ctr)
Mannington Glass W ks
early 1900s?
M:Other M
M {letter} (A-D)
Massillon Glass W orks
1881-ca. 1887
R:Reed & Co.
M / {number} (1-9)
Massillon Glass W orks
1881-ca. 1887
R:Reed & Co.
MALLINGER
Samuel Mallinger & Co**
ca. 1897-1994
M:Other M
MANSFIELD
Mansfield Glass W orks
MANSFIELD GLASS
W ’K’S
Mansfield Glass W orks
ca. 1903-ca. 1908
M:Other M
MARION JAR
poss. Marion Fruit Jar
and Bottle Co.
1888-1904
M:Other M
M
1
MARVEL
unknown
ca. 1890s-ca. 1920s?
M:Other M
MASCOT
Mason Fruit Jar Co.
1885-1900
M:Other M
MASCOT IMPROVED
Mason Fruit Jar Co.
ca. 1889-1890
M:Other M
MASCOT IMPROVED
Hazel Glass Co.
1889-1902
H:Hazel-Atlas Glass Co.
MASON
various firms
1858-present
M:Other M
Pennsylvania Glass Co.
1916-1925
P:Pennsylvania Glass
Co.
Imperial Brewing Co.**
1901-1905
M:Other M
prob. Marion Bottle Co.
ca. 1900-1922
M:Marion Bottle Co.
MBCo.
prob. Marion Bottle Co.
ca. 1900-1922
M:Marion Bottle Co.
M.B.&G.Co.
Massillon Bottle & Glass
Co.
1900-1904
M:Massillon Bottle &
Glass Co.
MBMCo
Minneapolis Bot Mfg.Co.
ca. 1886-ca. 1899
M:Other M
M.B.W .
Millville Bottle W orks
ca. 1912-1930
M:Millville Bottle W orks
M.B.W . / MILLVILLE
Millville Bottle W orks
ca. 1912-ca. 1926
M:Millville Bottle W orks
M.B.W . / U.S.A.
Millville Bottle W orks
1926-1930
M:Millville Bottle W orks
MC C or MC C
W m. McCully & Co.
Mid-1870s-ca. 1896
W :W m. McCully & Co.
MCCo †
Mississippi Glass Co
ca. 1878-1884
M:Mississippi Glass Co
MC C&Co.
W m. McCully & Co.
ca. 1870s-ca. 1880
W :W m. McCully & Co.
McC&Co.
prob. McCormick & Co.
ca. 1900
W :W m. McCully & Co.
Mc.&Co.
W m. McCully & Co.
poss. 1960s
W :W m. McCully & Co.
M.&Co.
unknown (prob. ink co.)
unknown
M:M&Co.
John M. Maris & Co.**
late 1890s-early 1900s
M:M&Co.
M&CO / NY
John M. Maris & Co.**
late 1890s-early 1900s
M:M&Co.
McCARTY &
TORREYSON
McCarty & Torreyson
1842-1856
M:Other M
McCarty VACUUM
FRUIT JAR
Frank Glass Co.
1896-1903
F:Frank Glass Co.
Mayflower (cursive)
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McCULLY & Co.
W m. McCully & Co.
ca. 1870s?
W :W m. McCully & Co.
McE&Co.††
W m. McCully & Co.
ca. 1870s?
W :W m. McCully & Co.
McL
McLaughlin Glass Co.
1920-1935
M:McLaughlin Glass Co.
MC L
McLaughlin Glass Co.
ca. 1950s
M:McLaughlin Glass Co.
McLaughlin Glass Co.
1920-1935
M:McLaughlin Glass Co.
McL monogram
poss. McLaughlin Glass
Co.
ca. 1930s-1950s
M:McLaughlin Glass Co.
M C LAUGHLIN
McLaughlin Glass Co.
ca. 1920s-ca. 1940s
M:McLaughlin Glass Co.
MCW
Mallinckrodt Chemical
W orks*
ca. 1880-ca. 1920
M:Other M
MECHANIC GLASS
W ORKS
Mechanic Glass W orks
19 th century
M:Other M
MEYER FRUIT JAR CO.
Meyer Fruit Jar Co.
1897-1898
M:Other M; V:Victor Jar
Co.
MFA
Missouri Farmers
Assoc.**
ca. 1941-1945
M:Other M
MFJandBCo.
Marion Fruit Jar and
Bottle Co.
1888-1904
M:Other M
MFJCo
poss. Marion Fruit Jar
and Bottle Co.
1888-1904
M:Other M
MG2
Michigan Glass Co.
unknown
M:Other M
Madera Glass Co.
1971-ca. 2000
M:Other M
Maywood Glass Co.
1930-1959
M:Maywood Glass Co.
Maywood Glass Co.
M:Maywood Glass Co.
MGCo.
Mississippi Glass Co.
ca. 1878-1884
M:Mississippi Glass Co.
M.G.&M.Co.
Millville Glass & Mfg. Co.
1869-1887
M:Other M
Minneapolis Glass Mfg.
Co.
ca. 1886-ca. 1889
M:Other M
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MGW
Massillon Glass W orks
ca. 1887-ca. 1895
R:Reed & Co.
MID-W EST
Mid-W est Glass Casket
Co.
1917-1918
M:Mid-W est Glass
Mid / W est
Mid-W est Glass Co.
1929-early 1930s
M:Mid-W est Glass
MILFORA GLASS
W ORKS
Milford Glass W orks
ca. 1850-ca. 1856
M:Other M
MILFORD GLASS
W ORKS
Milford Glass W orks
ca. 1850-ca. 1860
M:Other M
MILLVILLE BOTTLE
W ORKS
T.C. W heaton Glass Co.
ca. 1976
M:Millville Bottle W orks
MILLVILLE GLASS
W ORKS
Millville Glass W orks
ca. 1844-ca. 1854
M:Other M
MISSOURI GLASS CO.
Missouri Glass Co.**
1875-1878
M:Other M
MJH&Co
Milton J. Hardy & Co.**
ca. 1882
M:Other M
M&L
Mueller & Lindsay
1870-1871
M:Other M
Rochester Glass W orks
ca. 1867
F:F.E. Reed & Co.
Moderne Oval (cursive)
unknown
1959
M:Other M
M oGCo.
Missouri Glass Co.**
ca. 1860-ca. 1866
M: Other M
MONARCH
poss. Standard
Cooperative Glass Co.
poss. early 20 th century
M:Other M
MOORE BROTHERS
Moore Brothers
1864-1880
M:Moore Brothers
MOORE BROTHERS &
Co.
Moore Brothers & Co.
1864-1880
M:Moore Brothers
MOSLLEY &
STODDARD MFG. CO.
Moselley & Stoddard
Mfg. Co.
early 20 th century?
M:Other M
M. SELLER & CO.
San Francisco Glass
W orks
ca. 1872-1900
B:Baker & Cutting
Modes-Turner Glass Co.
ca. 1899-ca. 1912
T:Turner Brothers
Thatcher Mfg. Co.
1923-ca.1921
T:Thatcher Mfg. Co.
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Thatcher Mfg. Co.
post-1923
T:Thatcher Mfg. Co.
Thatcher Mfg. Co.
1944-1985
T:Thatcher Mfg. Co.
M T VERNON GLASS C O
Mt. Vernon Glass Co.
1824-?
M:Other M
MUTUAL GLASS CO.
Mutual Glass Co.
1869-1888
M:Other M
MURDOCK & CASSEL
Murdock & Cassel
1832-ca. 1835
M:Other M
MUELLER & LINDSAY
Mueller & Lindsay
1870-1871
M:Other M
MYER-BLANKE CO.
Myer-Blanke Co.**
1924-1930s
B:Blanke Companies
* Section = Chapter on either the Historic Bottle W ebsite or printed edition of the Encyclopedia of
Manufacturer’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 W orks, Pittsburgh,
PA.
** Not a glass manufacturer
† Almost certainly an engraver’s error for MGCo – or a misreading of the mark.
†† Probably an engraver’s error for McC&Co.
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