Cannington, Shaw and Co were a St Helens firm and Hampson were a Salford
firm (same NW region). I don't know of any archaeologists who have a good
knowledege of this period of bottle making- I am much better on 16th century
Venetian goblets. I suggest you try the World of Glass at St Helens (Once
the Pilkington Glass museum). There is a link page to their curator
http://www.worldofglass.com/museumcurator.htm


paul courtney
Leicester
UK


From: "LOCKHART BILL" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 8:50 PM
Subject: British Glass Factories -- Help!


> I am seeking British sources about two glass factories that may have
> exported glass to the United States during the ca. 1875-1900 period. Both
> would have made amber, green, or aqua beer bottles of the 26-ounce "quart"
> size with slightly "swelled" necks.
>
> Several US sources claim these two plants produced and exported these beer
> bottles, but most can be eventually traced to Toulouse (1971), the major
> source for makers' marks found on bottles in the US. What I am seeking is
> English sources.
>
> The first company is Cannington, Shaw & Co., and I have two research
> questions (one with several ramifications) about the company. First, marks
> appear on US bottles in both C S & Co and C S & Co LD forms (with the "D"
> in both full size and superscript). I assume the "LD" refers to a limited
> partnership. This actually brings up several questions:
>
> 1) When did Cannington, Shaw & Co. reach a limited partnership and begin
> using the abbreviation LD?
>
> 2) Who was the limited partner in the agreement?
>
> 3) Is there any temporal difference in the abbreviations Ld versus Ltd?
>
> My second research question revolves around the bottle style. Do any
> English sources indicate that Cannington, Shaw & Co. (with or without the
> LD) exported any bottles to the US? Sources here show both beer bottles
> and fruit jars with C S & Co or C S & Co LD marks on the bases. Were these

> marks also used by the company on English bottles?
>
> The second company is the Frederick Hampson Glass Works. US sources
> suggest that the factory began making bottles in 1851 but suggest no
> closing date. The mark F H G W appears on beer bottles from the 1875-1900
> period as described above and groove ring wax sealer fruit jars. My
> research questions about this company are:
>
> 1) Did such a company actually exist? At present, we have only Toulouse's
> unsupported word for this.
>
> 2) What were the company's dates in operation?
>
> 3) Did the company make groove ring wax sealer fruit jars?
>
> 4) Is there any record that Frederick Hampson Glass Works exported beer
> bottles and/or fruit jars to the US during the 1875-1900 period?
>
> 5) Did the plant emboss F H G W marks on its bottles in England?
>
> If any British archaeologists or historians can help me, I would greatly
> appreciate it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill Lockhart
>
>
> Bill Lockhart
> New Mexico State University
> Alamogordo, NM
> (505) 439-3732
>