Wisconsin's first bottle manufacturer - 1880 to 1881
The opening Chase Valley Glass Company marked the beginning of a 30-year era of glass manufacturing in Milwaukee. Although the Chase Valley works operated only one brief season, four successive glassworks operated at the same location. The Chase Valley glassworks also left behind a rich legacy of bottles and flasks for collectors. Many are embossed with the glass company on the bottom or near the base on the side:
C.V.G. Co MILW
C.V. No 2 MILW (sometimes with mold number in the center)
C.V. No 1 MILW (sometimes with mold number in the center)
C Co. 2 MILW
C MILW (with a mold number)
This article describes the history of the two companies that made up the glassworks (Factory 1 and Factory 2) and the bottles and other products they produced.
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Wisconsin's second bottle manufacturer - 1881 to 1886
The Wisconsin Glass Company began when the Chase Valley Glass Companies 1 and 2 reorganized into a single combined entity in September of 1881. The company made various types of bottles, jars and window glass until May of 1886. Typical base embossing found are:
WIS GLASS CO MILW (often with a mold number ranging from 1 to 40 or A to T)
WIS G CO MILW
W G Co MILW
WIS G CO
WIS GLASS CO MILW WIS
The Wisconsin Glass Company would later open as the Cream City Glass Company. This article takes an in-depth look at the company's history, its leaders and the products it produced.
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