DUPRS_0057 Streator Bottle & Glass Company Bottle

DUPRS_0057 Streator Bottle & Glass Company Bottle

Brown glass bottle shard, with SB & G Co maker’s mark on the bottom.

The bottom half or quarter of a brown glass bottle, with the SB & G Co maker’s mark horizontally across the bottom, with the number 30 under it.

Streator Bottle & Glass Company
# “30”

Selective Surface collection, East Stanley Park, Historic Chatham Township (modern Summit, New Jersey)

Drew University, Department of Anthropology, Drew University Passaic River Survey

ca. 1890-1905

Veronica Madrigal (Fall 2021)

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Lockhart, Bill, et al. “Streator Bottle & Glass Co.” The Society for Historical Archaeology, 15 May 2019.

Wowter, et al. “Glass Manufacturers' Marks on Bottles ~ Page Five.” GLASS BOTTLE MARKS, 11 Sept. 2021, glassbottlemarks.com/bottlemarks-5/.

Glass

The Streator Bottle & Glass Company was started in Streator, Illinois, in 1881, before merging in 1905 into the American Bottle Company, before merging again into the Owens Bottle Company, and finally, the Owens Illinois Glass Company, which still makes glass products today. The maker’s mark is most commonly seen on beer bottles, and many private brewers would have their bottles specially made by Streator. Other bottles made by them include pickle bottles, soda bottles, and more.

This shard is dated by the maker’s mark, due to its changes throughout SB & G Co’s history. According to Lockhart et. al, “SB & G Co horizontal at center of base” dates the bottle as ca. 1890-1905. This coincides with the Mold number, as the horizontal in the center mark matches with Mold numbers 1-38, and this bottle is Mold #30.