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Anchor Hocking Glass Find when It Rained on Yard Sale Day!
So
my yard sales route was planned in advance. My yard sale supplies were
in tact. I had my GPS, my list of addresses, my tape measure, my
magnifying glass, my Blackberrry with internet access and the car had
bungee cords and moving blankets. But something terrible happened when
I awoke early Saturday morning. It was raining!! Ughh!!
So as the day
went on and I went about my chores, I thought of stopping by the local
church thrift shop just down the block. Oh boy was I excited to find
these!
Bubble, Early American Goblet
I found a whole
set of them in all different sizes and shapes. I just love vintage
glassware. Nothing tastes better in the Spring and Summer than a cold
glass of Iced Tea or Lemonade in Vintage Glassware. Your guests will
love it!!
So, I came home and started Googling about them to see what I could find. This is my favorite part of the hunt. I love to learn about my pieces. I love to learn what it's called, where it came from, how much it's worth, its history and so on. Each piece tells a story. And each treasure has a story of its own. So, here's what I found for you:
So, I came home and started Googling about them to see what I could find. This is my favorite part of the hunt. I love to learn about my pieces. I love to learn what it's called, where it came from, how much it's worth, its history and so on. Each piece tells a story. And each treasure has a story of its own. So, here's what I found for you:
The History of Anchor Hocking
The Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation came into existence on December 31, 1937, when the Anchor Cap and Closure Corporation and its subsidiaries and the Hocking Glass Company merged. The Anchor Cap and Closure Corporation had closure plants in Long Island City, New York and Toronto, Canada, and glass container plants in Connelsville, Pennsylvania and Salem, New Jersey. By this time, total employment had reached 6,000 employees and the company produced a wide range of glass tableware, glass containers, closures and sealing machinery.
In 1940 Anchor spanned the continent by establishing the Pacific Coast Closure Division in Southgate, California.
The Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation came into existence on December 31, 1937, when the Anchor Cap and Closure Corporation and its subsidiaries and the Hocking Glass Company merged. The Anchor Cap and Closure Corporation had closure plants in Long Island City, New York and Toronto, Canada, and glass container plants in Connelsville, Pennsylvania and Salem, New Jersey. By this time, total employment had reached 6,000 employees and the company produced a wide range of glass tableware, glass containers, closures and sealing machinery.
In 1940 Anchor spanned the continent by establishing the Pacific Coast Closure Division in Southgate, California.
In
1941 a subsidiary company, Gas Transport, Inc., was founded. This
company maintained gas pipelines to provide natural gas to several of
the plants. It was also in this year that the closure plant in Long
Island City, New York, was moved to Connelsville, Pennsylvania.
West
Coast expansion was continued with the purchase of Maywood Glass in
1942. Another new market was penetrated in 1944 when the company
entered the toiletries and cosmetic container field with the
acquisition of the Baltimore, Maryland based Carr-Lowrey Glass Company.
Growth
continued during the decade of the 1950's as the first unit of the
Research and Development Center, the Package Research Laboratory, was
established in Lancaster. In 1954 the expansion continued into a new
geographical area with the addition of the Tropical Glass and Box
Company of Jacksonville, Florida.
Anchor Hocking built its first new glass container manufacturing facility in San Leandro, California in 1959, thus providing the company with additional geographical distribution of glass container manufacturing facilities in the Northern California area.
Anchor Hocking built its first new glass container manufacturing facility in San Leandro, California in 1959, thus providing the company with additional geographical distribution of glass container manufacturing facilities in the Northern California area.
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