Brookfield listing
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[Trade Journal] Publication: American Glass Trade Directory Pittsburgh, PA, United States |
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TABLEWARE, BOTTLE and GENERAL FLINT FACTORIES. Below will be found a complete list of pressed and blownware plants in the United States and Canada active or temporarily out of operation or in course of erection. In giving the capacity of a plant, F is used for furnace and P for pots, as: 1 f, 10 p, means one furnace of 10 pots. The letter C appearing before the word "tank" means a continuous tank, and the letter D means a day tank. R is used to designate the number of ring holes, which gives the reader an idea as to the capacity of the plant. The capital A after the capacity of a factory means it makes flint ware; B means green glass and C signifies that amber ware is turned out. The figures after this are to designate in a general way the different lines of ware made at each plant. The figure 1 signifies prescription, druggists or perfumers ware; 2, beers, sodas and minerals or wines and brandies; 3, flasks or proprietary medicine goods; 4, milk jars; 5, fruit jars; 6, packers and preservers ware; 7, machine-made jars or bottles; 8, insulators, or prism lights; 9, turn mold ware. The letter G indicates that a general line of tableware is manufactured; H, general line of blown ware; I, off-hand or paste mold chimneys; J, shades, globes and electric glassware; K, paste mold tumblers, stemware, bar goods, etc.; L, colored ware, decorated ware or novelties; M, cut glass, cutting blanks and artistic glass. X indicates that the factory contains a moldmaking department. A star (*) appearing before the name of a company means that the plant is out of operation. All parties who desire to keep in touch with the changes made in the trade during the year are requested to refer to the columns of the Commoner and Glassworker, the newspaper of the glass trade. All corrections to this list should be sent to Factory List Department, Commoner Publishing Co., Box 555, Pittsburg, Pa. The names of the officers of all glass companies reporting to this office prior to going to press are given. The letter P means President; V P, Vice President; S, Secretary; T, Treasurer, and M, Manager. Our readers will find that this is absolutely the most complete glass factory directory ever before issued in the United States. · · NEW YORK. · · Brookfield Glass Co., Brooklyn, N. Y., and Old Bridge, N. J., 4 c t, 40 r. H. M. Brookfield, P; B. M. Downs, S; F. Brookfield, T; W. Schoerling, Sr., M. B2368X, also battery jars and carboys. · ·
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