Why not contact their corporate offices? Most major corporations have a
pretty good grasp on their own history.
Owens-Illinois Inc
World Headquareters
One Seagate
Toledo, OH 43666
Phone: 1-419-247-5000
or give their email system a try:
http://www.o-i.com/about/corporate/contact.asp
Since Owens Bottle Co merged with Illinois Glass in 1929, your privy
doubtless was abandoned at the latter end of your suspected range.
Nick Smits
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HISTORICAL Subject: Owens-Illinois plant #19?
ARCHAEOLOGY
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ARCHAEOLOGY
Does anyone have any information on Owens-Illinois plant #19?
I'm looking at a 4" ABM clear medicine bottle with 19 as the plant
number, 1 as the year and the diamond-O mark in the middle. The bottle
was recovered from a privy feature dating between 1900 and the 1930s,
possibly into the 1940s. I've checked Toulouse and lots o' websites,
but I can't seem to find any info on the location or dates of operation
for plant #19. A bit of help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Nicholas J. Smits, M.A.
Supervising Archaeologist
Archaeological Investigations Northwest, Inc.
2632 S.E. 162nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97236
Phone: (503) 761-6605
FAX: (503) 761-6620
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