Marion Fruit Jar & Bottle Co.
Description
1888-1904
Boyd’s Genuine Porcelain Liners were patented in 1869, originally in colorless glass, then milk glass in 1871. Marion Fruit Jar and Bottle Company was one of many glass manufacturers to produce these; the company specialized in fruit jars, bottles, and oil cans (as in the 1893 ad below). Marion was acquired by Ball Brothers in 1904.
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Boyd’s Genuine Porcelain Liners were patented in 1869, originally in colorless glass, then milk glass in 1871. Marion Fruit Jar and Bottle Company was one of many glass manufacturers to produce these; the company specialized in fruit jars, bottles, and oil cans (as in the 1893 ad below). Marion was acquired by Ball Brothers in 1904.
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Rights
Public Domain