Hi Al & All,
The Bottle Research Group has not yet completed the "Other M" section of the Encyclopedia of Manufacturer's Marks on Glass Containers (the SHA site you noted in your message), but below is what it will eventually be. The monogram on the fruit jars is identical with the one on your soda bottle.
Let me know if you want or need the individual citations.
Bill
Bill Lockhart
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MG monogram (1911-1916)
An MG monogram was embossed on the base of machine-made fruit jars that had “MICHIGAN MASON” embossed on the side. Roller (1983:251) noted that there were also variations with no monogram on the base. He claimed that the jars were made by the Michigan Glass Co., Saginaw, “c. 1910s.” Creswick (1987b:95) agreed but dated the company 1911-1916. She also listed other jars with the MG monogram. The dates we discovered were ca. 1914-ca. 1917 – very close to those of Creswick. The Roller update (2011:375) added historic details (see below) and noted that the jars were made in both shoulder and bead seal versions with three variations:
1. “MICHIGAN MASON” on side; no basal embossing
2. “MICHIGAN MASON” on side; MG monogram on base
3. No side embossing: MG monogram on base
Allen Dart also described a cobalt blue bowling-pin soda bottle embossed “CITRO / THE THIRST QUENCHER / BROOKLANDWOOD SPRINGS CO. / BALTO MD” in a round plate; “REGISTERED” on the front heel; and the MG monogram on the base (Figures ? & ?).
Manufacturer
Michigan Glass Co., Saginaw, Michigan (1911-1916)
Roller (2011:375) noted that the Michigan Glass Co. incorporated in February 1911, with Frederick Buck as president, Fred C. Simon as vice president, and C.H. Brand as secretary and general manager – with a location at 1401 Wheeler St. George Grant, Jr., replaced Simon in 1913. Although the firm was last listed in the city directory in 1916, the Thomas Registers continued it as a fruit jar manufacturer from 1914 to 1917 (Thomas Publishing Co. 1914:3010; 1915:3387; 1916:3782; 1917:4104). It should be noted, however, that the Thomas Registers frequently missed closings. Creswick (1987b:160) agreed with a range of 1911-1916.
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Subject: CiTro Cobalt Blue Bottle
Hi HistArchers,
I'm looking for company and dating information on a cobalt blue,
machine-finished soda (or other beverage) bottle with crown-cap lip and this
embossed label:
CITRO
THE THIRST QUENCHER
BROOKLANDWOOD SPRINGS CO.
BALTO MD.
REGISTERED
(The T in CITRO is about twice as large as the other letters in the name.)
A logo on the bottle base (maker's mark?) is a capital M inside of either a
G or a C (which I can't find in Toulouse's Bottle Makers and Their Marks
book or in the SHA's
http://www.sha.org/bottle/makersmarks.htm#Bottlemakersmarks site), above the
numeral 2.
Photos:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32727110/Citro%201.JPG
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32727110/Citro%202.JPG
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32727110/Citro%203.JPG
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32727110/Citro%204.JPG
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32727110/Citro%20base.JPG
Several of these bottles are listed on eBay but I'm looking for info about
the Citro company and the bottle's age and maker's mark. All help
appreciated.
Thanks,
al
Allen Dart, RPA, Executive Director (Volunteer)
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
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