Kevin, 

I had already sent your mark photo to the webmaster of the site David
mentions below (no response yet), but he is not a 'marks man'...so,
don't know if he can help any.  
I also sent it off to David Whitten who maintains a site on up to date
info on marks: 
 http://www.myinsulators.com/glass-factories/bottlemarks.html

Awaiting his reply also.  [BTW, he also knows a lot about glass
insulators]

Our Japanese employee says it doesn't look like any character(s) he
knows, but... the divided box portion (lower part) does happen to be the
symbol for rice paddy/field.

Please do let us know, if you solve the mystery.  :o)

Carol Serr
Jones & Stokes
CRM Lab Director
9775 Businesspark Ave., Suite 200
San Diego  CA  92131-1642
858-578-8964  *  FAX 858-578-0578
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On 
>Behalf Of David Parkhill
>Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 1:43 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: House Shaped Glass Maker's Mark
>
>Kevin:
>Try this site URL-
><http://www.sha.org/bottle/index.htm
>DP
>
>
>At 11:08 AM 6/28/2007, you wrote:
>>Hello,
>>
>>I was wondering if anyone could identify the maker's mark (at least I 
>>think that's what it is) in the photo at 
>>http://www.ascgroup.net/images/housemark.jpg .  It appears to 
>be house 
>>with a chimney, but I could be interpreting it incorrectly.  I've 
>>looked through Toulouse but cannot find it.  Any help would be 
>>appreciated.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Kevin Gibbs
>