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His machines could produce glass bottles at a rate of 240 per minute, and reduce labor costs by 80%. [4] Owens and Libbey entered into a partnership and the company was renamed the Owens Bottle Company in 1919. In 1929 the company merged with the Illinois Glass Company to become the Owens-Illinois Glass Company. [5] [6]
Owens-Illinois was a part of the Dow Jones Industrial Average from June 1, 1959, until March 12, 1987. The company was added to the S&P 500 Index in January 2009. Owens-Illinois was one of the original S&P 500 companies in 1957. It was removed in 1987 (after purchase by KKR), added in 1991 and removed again in 2000. [7]
In 1922, a Libbey-Owens sheet glass plant opened in Shreveport, Louisiana, becoming both the city's largest manufacturer and employer. This plant converted operations between 1972 and 1974 to Libbey Glass table-glassware manufacturing, which it continues today. In 1928, Libbey-Owens was the first company to produce automotive laminated safety ...
Among new hires in late 1888 was glassblower Michael Joseph Owens, a former worker at the glass works of J. H. Hobbs, Brockunier and Company who wanted to be a foreman. [88] [Note 8] In 1892 the company changed its name to Libbey Glass Company. [87] Owens (1859–1923) received 49 patents and brought automation to the glass industry. [90]
After a Federal District Judge denied the FTC's request for an injunction, Owens-Illinois acquired Brockway's shares. [ 1 ] In 2018, the former Brockway Glass plant in Washington County, Pennsylvania (closed since the late 1980s) was awarded a $1.5 million grant from Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program.
Vintage Mason Jar Colors. Mason jars were manufactured in many different colors, including clear, pale blue, yellow, amber, olive and various other greens. (In the early 1900s, people thought ...
Owens began working at J. H. Hobbs, Brockunier and Company at the age of 10. [98] After joining Edward Libbey's glassworks at the age of 29, Owens revolutionized the glass bottle industry by inventing a machine that would make bottles at high speed and low cost with consistency in size and shape.
There's no need to remove labels from glass jars and bottles, but you should wash them out and remove caps or corks. Then, you can find the nearest city of Akron recycling bin using this map: ...