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Bottle Makers and Their Marks by Julian Harrison Toulouse, 1971

By Julian Harrison Toulouse · 1971 · Thomas Nelson Inc., Camden NJ / New York

Bibliographic detail

  • Title: Bottle Makers and Their Marks
  • Author: Julian Harrison Toulouse
  • Year: 1971
  • Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc., Camden, NJ / New York
  • ISBN: TBD — to be confirmed in-hand (1971 publications often have pre-ISBN or early-ISBN imprints)
  • Pagination: TBD — to be confirmed in-hand (Toulouse 1971 is a substantial reference, typically ~600+ pp)
  • Format: Hardcover; standard reference-book trim

Physical description

Substantial hardcover reference book. Toulouse organized decades of bottle-mark observation into a lookup-oriented guide. The book functions as a working desk reference (frequent consultation expected). Cumulative wear, marginalia, or bookmark tabs would be informative use-evidence to verify in-hand.

Provenance

Physically in-hand prior to formal library accessioning; registered to the library 2026-05-24. Accessioned as HH-BOOK-2026-0003.

Why it matters

Bottle Makers and Their Marks is the standard reference for identifying glass bottle makers from mold marks — the lookup tool for embossed initials, symbols, and plant codes on bottle bases and heels. For the H and H research corpus, the book is the working desk reference for the Three Rivers Glass Co. / H and H Crystalvac attribution thread plus all the regional bottle threads connected to it.

Specifically:

  1. Three Rivers Glass Company marks — Toulouse documents the 3 RIVERS and TRGC-attributed marks; cross-reference for the cover image on Texas Glass (Smith, 1989) and the field-attribution of all Three Rivers-marked bottles in the H and H bottle research thread.
  2. Owens-Illinois marks (likely H and H Crystalvac second-supplier era, post-1937 after Three Rivers Glass closed) — Toulouse documents the I-in-an-oval mark and date codes; central to dating any Crystalvac jar found in the field.
  3. Six-bottle Three Rivers lot acquired in 2014 (Diamond K, Shiner-era clear crown-top, City Bottling Works, Milwaukee Drinks, Trinity Bottling Works, Dragon Bottling) — Toulouse provides the maker-mark backbone for each.
  4. Goodie Box bottle lot (Three Rivers regional, 2014-06-14) — same lookup utility.

Pairs in the library with Fruit Jars (Toulouse, 1969) as the Toulouse glass-attribution reference pair, and with the Texas Glass (Smith) Three Rivers monograph triple (Smith + Lockhart + Hinson).

Notable contents

  • Lookup-organized table of mold marks: initials, symbols, plant codes — with firm names, locations, and date ranges.
  • Coverage of major American glass houses (Owens-Illinois, Ball Brothers, Anchor Hocking, Hazel-Atlas, Three Rivers, etc.).
  • Period photographs and line drawings of marks as found on bottle bases and heels.
  • Historical context paragraphs per firm — useful comparandum for company-history pages.

Open questions

  • Specific Three Rivers Glass Company marks documented in Toulouse — page references needed.
  • Owens-Illinois date-code system — page references; useful for any Crystalvac jar dating work.
  • Hoffmann-Hayman-specific entries — unlikely (Toulouse covers glass makers, not their buyers), but worth confirming.

Related: Fruit Jars (Toulouse, 1969) · Texas Glass (Smith, 1989) · Three Rivers Glass Company · H and H Crystalvac Jar · Library