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Mebius, B. - Bloomfield
« on: February 14, 2012, 08:33:53 PM »
I'm being stonewalled by "subscription only" sites, but I've pieced together enough tidbits to conclude who this is from... Bernard Mebius immigrated here from Germany, having been born there in 1866. It seems in the 1920 census, he was listed with a wife August, and three kids: William, Anna, and Alice. In a fraction of a "Public Health" thing published in 1921, I found this among some other milk stuff... "88.7% Bernard Mebius". Any help getting the whole story is appreciated.

I got this milk from a good friend at the South River show, and it singlehandedly converted me to milk bottles. I still only like slug plate ones, but this mint milk is so beautiful, I'm going to have to find more! It's filled with seed bubbles, and has a "JT & AH 14 2" mark on the heel.

Slug plate is embossed "B. MEBIUS/ 46 SALTER PL./ BLOOMFIELD, N.J."



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Re: Bernard Mebius - Bloomfield
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2012, 11:40:29 PM »
Do you know the glass maker for this mark?  Hint they made beer bottles also.
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Re: Bernard Mebius - Bloomfield
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2012, 07:32:23 AM »
Just looked in Toulouse's book, and it's from James T. & Alexander Hamilton, c. 1884 to 1943... Makes sense.
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Re: Bernard Mebius - Bloomfield
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2012, 07:18:19 PM »
14 is likely a date code for 1914.

From my site:

Hamilton, James T & Albert, (1879-1943),
Pittsburgh, PA, United States, Occurs on 2 bottle, 
Manufactured beer bottles.  James T. and Albert were associated with the W. H. Hamilton glass works until 1879, when they established their own glass works at 26th and Railroad Streets.  Their specialty was flint glass bottles, which included beer, whiskey, and milk bottles in addition to prescription wares.  In 1887 a plant was established at Butler and in 1902 a third plant was opened at Blairsville.  Albert was murdered in 1902 and James continued the works incorporating on December 11, 1916.  The milk bottle business was to be sold to Thatcher in 1920, but Hamilton was advertising machine made milk bottles in 1922 and in later years before the business was sold to Knox in 1943.  At this time the factory was renamed the Seaboard Glass Bottle Co.  The makers mark was filed in 1912 and was issued a trade Marked in 1915.  The application claimed it to be in use in 1900. The markings are on the base of the bottle.
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