Manufacturer Notes: Spring City Glass Works, LimitedDirectory Listings1896 Anderson, George, glassblower, h 401 S Main Anderson, George V, pres Spring City Glass Works (Ltd), h 401 S Main Anderson, William, glassblower, h 401 S Main Beard, George W, glassblower, h King nr Cedar Bennett Glass Co, (David H and Geo S), Bridge nr Church Bennett, David H, (Bennett Glass Co) h Bridge nr Church Bennett, George S, (Bennett Glass Co), h 225 Yost ave Birtschmyer, Wm, glassblower, h Pikeland ave nr S Main Bittle, Andrew, glassblower, h 221 New Bittle, Jacob, glassblower, h 403 S Main Carney, Joseph L, treas Spring City Glass Works (Ltd), h 138 Chestnut Curriden, Charles, glassblower, h 308 Walnut Dericks, George F, glassblower, h 110 S Main Eppehimer, Frank, glassblower, h 251 S Main Farrell, William S, glassworker, h 163 Chestnut Gulock, William C, glassblower, h Heckel ave nr Cedar Hughes, Harry, glassblower, h 459 Broad Keim, William, glassblower, bds 4 N Main Keyser, John, glassblower, h 415 Broad Lloyd, William, glassblower, h Heckel av nr limits Marshall, Joseph H S, glasscutter, bds Bridge cor cedar McKinsey, John T, glass mfr, h 329 Walnut Penniston, Alfred, glassblower, bds 4 N Main Phifer, James B, glassblower, h 341 Chestnut Rakes, Frank, glassblower, h Bridge nr Church Robinson, Smallwood, glassblower, h Heckel ave nr limits Ryan, James A, glassblower, h 314 Walnut Scull, Andrew J, glassworker, h Heckel ave nr Cedar Simpkins, William, glassblower, h Heckel ave nr limits Simpler, Harvey H, glasscutter, bds Bridge cor Cedar Spring City Glass Works (Ltd), P RR bel Pikeland ave, George V Anderson, pres; George M Diemer, sec; Joseph L Carney, treas Stadler, Edwin F, glassblower, h 565 Cedar Stranger, Frederick, glassblower, h 510 Bridge Thompson, Tunnes, potmaker, h Bridge nr Church Towlson, William, glassblower, h 340 S Main Vanhook, Arthur, glass mfr, h 132 Bridge Vanhook, William J, glassblower, h 132 Bridge Westcott, Jacob, glassblower, h 342 S Main Westcott, Josiah, glass mfr, Main, h 233 Yost ave White, John, glassblower, h Cedar cor King Wynocker, Andrew, glasscutter, bds Bridge cor Cedar 1904 Penn Window Glass Co Spring City Glass Works, Ltd 1914 GLASS MANUFACTURING COMPANIES. SPRING CITY Ithaca Glass Mfg. Co. Spring City Glass Works, Limited _______________________________________________________________________________________ A Co-operative Glass factory. Special Telegram to THE TIMES. SPRING CITY, December 20.--A committee from the locked-out glass blowers of New Jersey yesterday met here and accepted an offer from the citizens of this place to establish a co-operative factory. The committee consisted of P. J. Driscoll, Joseph L. Carney, George V. Anderson and Josiah Westcott, and the agreement was at once signed for the erection of a plant to cost $8,000, work on which is to be commenced at once. The concern will be known as the Spring City Glass Works and will be incorporated with a capital of $20,000. The Times (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) December 21, 1889 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Spring City glass works, which has just ended a successful season, went into operation in March of this year. It is strictly a co-operative concern, being owned and worked by 19 glass blowers who came from Salem, n. J., and built the works. They put up $11,400 and the citizens of Spring City loaned them $8,000. The board of managers consists of P. J. Driscoll, Geo. V. Anderson, Joseph L. Carney, John McKenzie and Josiah Westcott, the first being general manager. Besides the 19 glass blowers above mentioned, there are other hands employed making a total of 60. They sold all the ware they made, and at the same rate as heretofore can make and sell $80,000 worth a year. Green hollow ware is their specialty. Spring City is located in the Schuylkill valley in Chester county. The Times (Streator, Illinois) August 25, 1890 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Spring City Glass Works makes a shipment of five carloads of glass a week. The Times (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) February 20, 1891 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Alleged Fraudulent Debtors. An attachment under the fraudulent debtors act of 1869 was yesterday issued from Common Pleas Court, No. 2, by the Spring City Glass Works, Limited, against Andrew Wells and Mark Felters, trading as Mark Felters, to recover $293.84 for bottles, etc., sold and delivered between January 23 and March24 last. The Times (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) July 14, 1892 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Judge Reed has issued a rule to show cause why the attachment under the fraudulent debtors' act of 1869, issued by the Spring City Glass Works, limited, against Andrew Wells and Mark Felters, should not be dissolved. The rule was granted on application of the defendants, who deny the allegations of fraud set up in the petitions for the attachment. Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) July 17, 1892 _______________________________________________________________________________________ --The Spring City glass works have refused an order for two carloads of glass to be shipped to France. Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) January 7, 1893 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Frank Eiler, Jr., Spring City, glass hats, pipes and globes, tortoise shell cabinet holder, hand pained plaque. The Call (Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania) April 8, 1893 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The window glass works of G. S. Bennett & Co., Spring City, the bottle factories of the Spring City Glass Company, the Diamond Glass Company and the Royersford Glass Company shut down yesterday. Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) July 1, 1893 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Spring City Glass works, will resume operations on Monday with sixty men, after an idleness of all winter. Altoona Tribune (Altoona, Indiana) April 28, 1894 ________________________________________________________________ Spring City, Pa., Sept. 26.--There has been much activity at the Spring City glass bottle works this week. The firm has more orders than it had this time last year. Tomorrow fire will be lighted in the furnace and blowing will be begun on Monday, Oct. 8, giving employment to eighty or more hands. Indiana State Sentinel (Indianapolis, Indiana) October 3, 1894 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Verdicts have been rendered in favor of the Spring City Glass Works against Andrew Wells and M. Felhis for $340.72 on a book account. Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) October 11, 1894 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Every one of the various industries at Royersford are now in operation. At Spring City all are running except the paper mill and bloom works. The Spring City Glass Works started up yesterday morning on full time. The Scranton Tribune (Scranton, Pennsylvania) October 12, 1894 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Judge Carrow granted judgments for plaintiffs in the following cases: Spring City Glass Works vs. Lecroy, $99.25; ... Woodbury Glass Works vs. Corbett & Cleary, $141.44; .... Camden Daily Telegram (Camden, New Jersey) June 7, 1895 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Glass Works Start Up. Spring City, Pa., Sept. 5.--Fires have been lighted in the furnace at the Spring City glass works and the plant is expected to be in full blast by September 16. Passaic Daily News (Passaic, New Jersey) September 5, 1895 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Royersford Glass Works have commenced operations, and yesterday the Diamond Glass Works began the manufacture of bottles. The Spring City Glass works will start up its factory next Monday. Standard-Speaker (Hazleton, Pennsylvania) September 13, 1895 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Millville Special to The Inquirer. .... There is no doubt but that the building associations of this city will loan Bennett & Co., the Spring City glass manufacturer, $30,000 to start their plant in this city. The plant will furnish employment to 200 hands. .... Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) September 27, 1896 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Spring City Glass Works started last week on green glass ware. It is a stock company. It will work under the new green glass scale. Bridgeton Evening News (Bridgeton, New Jersey) October 21, 1896 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Name of Factory or Workshop, Street and Number, Goods Manufactured, Numbers of inspections ......... Spring City Glass Works, Spring City, Glass bottles, 1 Spring City Glass Works, Spring City, Glass bottles, 1 Spring City Glass Works, Spring City, Glass bottles, 1 ......... Date of inspection, Number of orders given, Fire escape, Closets, Wash-rooms, Elevator, Guarding machinery, etc, Sections 1, 2 and 3, Miscellaneous, Sanitary condition, Males, Females, Under 13, 13-16, Fatal accidents, Serious accidents, Less serious accidents Dec. 27, .., .., .., .., .., .., .., Fair, 68, .., .., 9, .., .., .. April 10, .., .., .., .., .., .., .., Fair, 75, .., .., 10, .., .., .. Oct. 2, .., .., .., .., .., .., .., Fair, 75, .., .., 8, .., .., .. Campbell, James; Sixth Annual Report of the Factory Inspector of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the Year 1895 (Harrisburg, Clarence M. Busch, 1896) _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Spring City Glass Co., Royersford, Pa., have laid off a shop owing to slim orders. Bridgeton Evening News (Bridgeton, New Jersey) March 1, 1897 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Glass Works Sold The Bennett Glass Works, in Spring City, Chester county, were sold by Sheriff Hayes yesterday for $6,600. The personal property of the plant, which is considered quite valuable, is tied up under a foreign attachment issued at the insistence of the Berwind White Coal Mining Company. Chester Times (Chester, Pennsylvania) March 27, 1897 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Eight shops are now working at the Spring City Bottle Works and business is about fair. There were ten shops on until a couple of weeks ago when two were laid off. The genial W. G. Kline, formerly of Salem, N. J., is still with the above firm. G. W. Clevenger, W. Toulson and S. M. Houck are also with the Spring City Co. Bridgeton Evening News (Bridgeton, New Jersey) April 5, 1897 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Clark Thomas, who has for the past two months been employed at Spring City Glass Works, returned to his family at Roadstown on Thursday. Bridgeton Evening News (Bridgeton, New Jersey) July 7, 1897 _______________________________________________________________________________________ --Work on the new furnace of the Spring City glass works will be commenced this week. Reading Times (Reading, Pennsylvania) July 19, 1897 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Glass Factories Resuming. Fire has been placed under the furnace of the Spring City glass works and Diamond Glass Company's works, at Royersford, and work will be commenced in a few days. The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) September 16, 1897 ________________________________________________________________ Russell vs. the Spring City Glass Works, Common Pleas of Chester county. the judgment is affirmed. The Times (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) December 14, 1897 _______________________________________________________________________________________ JUDGMENTS. In these lists of judgments the names alphabetically arraigned and which are first on each line, are those of the judgment debtor. The letter (D) means judgment for deficiency, (*) means not summoned, (t) signifies that the first name is fictitious, real name being unknown, Judgments entered during the week and satisfied before day of publication, do not appear in this column, but in the list of Satisfied Judgments. 9 O'Reilly, John—Spring City Glass Works (Lim) 380.30 Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide (New York, New York) February 12, 1898 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Glass Furnace to Resume Special to The Inquirer. ROYERSFORD, Aug. 20--This afternoon the pots were set in the large furnace of the Spring City Glass Works and the fires lighted. The firm will start up on September 1 with several orders on hand. Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) August 21, 1898 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Dispensary Purchases. .... Spring City Glass Company, 1 car glass .... Keonwee Courier (Pickens, South Carolina) September 15, 1898 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Spring City Glass Works to Start Special to The Inquirer. SPRING CITY, Oct. 13--Everything is in readiness for the resumption of operations at the Spring City Window Glass Works, which will start up next Monday. Indications point to a prosperous season. Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) October 14, 1898 _______________________________________________________________________________________ A petition has also been filed against the Cunningham Supply Company, by Rogers, Holloway & Co., the Spring City Glass Works, Ltd., and the Whitney Glass Works, who say they are creditors of the Cunningham company in the following respective amounts, $271.09, $1101.80 and 392.88. Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) December 30, 1898 _______________________________________________________________________________________ After a successful season the Spring City Glass Works and the Diamond Glass Company, of Royersford, closed down yesterday afternoon. Newborn & Co.'s glass works closed at midnight and fires were drawn. The work of rebuilding the furnaces will be commenced in a few days. The Times (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) July 1, 1899 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Fire has been placed under the Spring City Glass Works furnace and the plant will resume operations on September 1 with a full force of workman. The Times (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) August 23, 1899 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Pots have been placed in the furnaces at the Spring City glass works and the fires lighted. The works will start September 1 full handled. Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) August 24, 1899 _______________________________________________________________________________________ ROYERSFORD.--The Spring City Glass Works started up yesterday for the season and employed about 86 hands. Diamond Glass Co, of Royersford, started one of their furnaces yesterday, giving employment to 125 hands. Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) September 2, 1899 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Glass Works Resume Operations. Special Telegram to THE TIMES. Royersford, September 1.--The Diamond Glass Company, of Royersford, started one of its furnaces to-day, giving employment to 125 hands/ The pay roll amounts to $1,500 monthly. The Spring City Glass Works started up to-day for the season, and will employ about eighty-six hands. The pay roll amounts to $1,300 monthly. The Times (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) September 2, 1899 _______________________________________________________________________________________ A petition for involuntary bankruptcy was filed yesterday against the firm of A. M. Starkweatehr & Son, No 50 Frankfort street, dealers in housewares, glass globes, and burners. The claims against the petitioners amount to $2,206.05. The petitioners are: The Spring City Glass Works, of Spring City, Pa.; ...The Lippincott Glass company, of Alexandria, Ind.; Dithridge & Co., of Pittsburg. ..... Cleveland Leader (Cleveland, Ohio) March 8, 1900 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Number inspection report, Name of Factory or Workshop, Location, Goods Manufactured .... 197 Penn Window Glass Co., Spring City, Window Glass ..... 200 Spring City Glass Works, Spring City, Bottles ..... Date of inspection, Number of orders given, Fire escape, Closets, Wash rooms, Elevator, Guarding machinery, etc, Sections 2 and 3, Miscellaneous, Sanitary condition, Males, Females, Under 21, Males 13-16, Females 13-16, Fatal accidents, Serious accidents, Less serious accidents ...... (197) Feb 24, 2, .., .., .., .., c, c, Good, 40, .., 8, .., .., .., .., .. ...... (200) Feb 24, .., .., .., .., .., .., .., Good, 77, .., 28, 14, .., .., .., .. Campbell, James; Tenth Annual Report of the Factory Inspector of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the Year 1899 (Harrisburg, William Stanley Ray, 1900) _______________________________________________________________________________________ Judgments. (The name of the judgment debtor is given first.) ....... Brooklyn Glass & Mfg Co: Spring City Glass Works......234.20 ....... The Standard Union (Brooklyn, New York) September 19, 1900 _______________________________________________________________________________________ ROYERSFORD.--Alfred Pennington, President of the Spring City Glass Works, and Miss Priscilla Willauer, both of this place were united in marriage by the Rev. J. M. S. Ischberg, at the Reformed Church parsonage last evening. Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) November 18, 1900 _______________________________________________________________________________________ PASSED AWAY IN SMOKE. Spring City, Pa., glass factory...40,000 Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) February 12, 1901 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The melting of glass in the new seventy ton continuous tank of the Spring City Glass works, at Royersford, was begun yesterday. To-day gas was ignited at the new 400 ton tank furnace of the Penn window glass works. Blowing at both plants will begin next week. Harrisburg Daily Independent (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) September 27, 1901 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The melting of glass has begun last night at the new 70-ton glass tank at the Spring City Glass Works. Blowing will begin on Monday, giving employment to 150 hands. To-day gas will be lighted at the new 400-ton tank furnace of the Penn Window Glass Works at the same place. Evening Report (Lebanon, Pennsylvania) September 27, 1901 _______________________________________________________________________________________ BIG GLASS FACTORIES TO RESUME OPERATIONS ______ Plants Have Been increased and More Men Will BE Employed Special to The Inquirer. ROYERSFORD, Pa., Sept. 26.--The new seventy-ton continuous glass tank at the Spring City Glass Works has just been completed and fire was placed in the furnace this afternoon. This evening the gas was ignited and the melting of glass commenced. Blowing will resume next Monday or Tuesday. Tomorrow gas will be ignited at the 400-ton tank furnace of the Penn Window Glass Works, Spring City and blowing will be commenced in a few days. Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) September 27, 1901 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Spring City Glass Works, Limited, vs. Lorenz Daeche, assumpsit; attorney, W. S. Furst. The Times (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) March 6, 1902 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Spring City Glass Works, limited, a limited partnership, vs. John Eller, account, $30,491. Washington Times (Washington, District of Columbia) March 18, 1902 _______________________________________________________________________________________ BOTTLE FACTORIES TO START OPERATIONS _____ SPRING CITY, Pa., Sept. 7.--The Spring City Bottle Works will start up to-morrow with a full force of workmen. The Diamond Glass Company, at Royersford, will also start up one of its factories, and a few days later will have their whole plant in operation. Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) September 8, 1902 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Close Spring City Water Works Special to The Inquirer. ROYERSFORD, Pa., Sept. 11.--Packers and tending boys at the Spring City Glass Works demanded 15 per cent. increase in wages. The firm considered the demand unreasonable, and closed the works. Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) September 12, 1902 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Spring City Glass works have started up with a full force of working-men. The Diamond glass company of Royersford also started one of their factories. Harrisburg Daily Independent (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) September 13, 1902 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The difficulty between the striking boys and the Spring City Glass works has been adjusted, the boys deciding to return to work at the old rate of wages. Harrisburg Daily Independent (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) September 24, 1902 _______________________________________________________________________________________ SPRING CITY--The Spring city glass works started up Tuesday morning with a full force of workmen. Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) September 10, 1903 _______________________________________________________________________________________ One of the large stones in the tank furnace at the Spring Garden Glass Works slipped out of position yesterday afternoon and molten glass poured forth in a stream. It became necessary to call out the fire department and the fireman worked until midnight. Over one hundred hands will be thrown out of employment until the break can be repaired. Harrisburg Daily Independent (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) March 28, 1904 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Spring City Glass works have completed a large storage tank, which will hold about 9,000 gallons of oil, and the tank furnace is expected to be completed soon. Harrisburg Daily Independent (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) August 27, 1904 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Spring City Glass works will start next week. Keystone State (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) September 26, 1904 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Overcome by fumes from gas producers while constructing arches near the Spring City Glass Works, Cyrus C. Yergey and Harry Wells, Pottstown bricklayers, were discovered by other workmen in the nick of time, and by heroic efforts resuscitated. Reading Times (Reading, Pennsylvania) February 17, 1905 _______________________________________________________________________________________ .. and R. G. Hartman who will probably go back to Spring City, Pa., for another season. Speaking of Spring City--The Spring City Glass Company will begin operating its plant September 15th with excellent prospects of the best year in its history. There are a number of men from this city and Vineland who are engaged at this plant for the ensuing blast. Bridgeton Evening News (Bridgeton, New Jersey) August 9, 1905 _______________________________________________________________________________________ D. H. Bickhart, superintendent of the Spring City Glass Works, made a flying trip to Pittston this week and spent a day with his aunt, Mrs. Jacob Morrisson, of Cornelia street. Pittston Gazette (Pittston, Pennsylvania) September 2, 1905 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Spring City, Pa., Bottle Co. closed down last night. The run has been successful except for the recent shortage of small help. Coffeyville Daily Journal (Coffeyville, Kansas) July 3, 1906 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Spring City, Pa., Glass Co. held their annual meeting recently and elected directors and officers A satisfactory financial statement was read. Coffeyville Daily Journal (Coffeyville, Kansas) August 7, 1906 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Earns $1.50 Per Day-Triplets Born Special to The Inquirer. SPRING CITY, Pa., Nov. 19.--William Schonevel, a laborer, employed at the Spring City Glass Works was surprised on reaching home today to find his family had been increased by the arrival of three small boys. The entire three weighed only eleven pounds. The smallest soon, however, died. Mr. Schonevel was already the father of nine children, supporting them on $1.50 per day. A purse will be raised and donated. Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) November 20, 1906 _______________________________________________________________________________________ After a shut down of two days because of cold glass, the Spring City glass factory was put in operation on Friday. Reading Times (Reading, Pennsylvania) May 20, 1907 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Spring City Glass company has started up its plant full-handed, with an excellent outlook for a steady run of 10 months. Daily News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania) September 4, 1907 _______________________________________________________________________________________ There is every indication of a brisk season in the green glass bottle trade. The Spring City Glass Company, which employs 30 blowers, and the Diamond Glass company, which has 80, have resumed work. They have enough orders to run 10 months. Newborn Brothers, who will start their factory in 10 days, intend to place a night force at work, which will give employment to 130 blowers. the scarcity of boy help has been solved by employing lads from the protectory at Fatlands. Ten blowers are discussing a proposition to establish a factory at Reading. Reading Times (Reading, Pennsylvania) September 5, 1907 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Diamond Glass Co., Royersford, Pa., started their small tank last Tuesday and the large furnace will resume next Monday. The Spring City, Pa., bottle works resumed this week. The officers of the company report and excellent trade outlook. Coffeyville Daily Record (Coffeyville, Kansas) September 9, 1907 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Spring City, Pa., Glass Co. are preparing to place a night shift at work. They have a number of blowers and if a sufficient number of boys are secured the night shift will start in a short time. Coffeyville Daily Record (Coffeyville, Kansas) September 23, 1907 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Losing his temper while skylarking at the Spring City Glass Works, Russell Bowman, a white boy, hurled a newly-blown, red-hot bottle at the head of Nathan Johnson, a negro lad. Young Johnson was terribly gashed and burned on the forehead, and a sinew of one of his fingers, put up to shield his face, was severed. Reading Times (Reading, Pennsylvania) October 4, 1907 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Spring City Glass Works Ltd, Spring City (Pa.). Annuaire de la Verrerie et de la Céramique 1907 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Diamond Glass Co., Royersford, Pa., put out their fires last week, but the W. H. Newborn Glass Co. and the Spring City Glass Co. will operate their factories until June 27 or 30. Coffeyville Daily Record (Coffeyville, Kansas) June 28, 1908 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Spring City Glass Co.'s bottle works, Spring City, Pa. closed down last week after a successful season's run. Coffeyville Daily Record (Coffeyville, Kansas) July 7, 1908 _______________________________________________________________________________________ KNEW BROTHER'S LAUGH AFTER TWENTY YEARS ___ At Work in Glass Factory He Fails to Recognize Stanger's Salutation but Remembers Laugh. PHILADELPHIA. November 21.--Separated for almost twenty years, John McKinsey, of Spring City, and George McKinsey, of Pittsburg, figured in a happy reunion at Spring City. The two men are brothers. It was in 1889 that the brothers parted, George was going West to take a position, and John located in Spring City. Although less than 400 miles separated them the two men had not met in all the intervening time. John was at work in the Spring City Glass Works, where he is employed. As he finished "gaffering" a bottle, a stranger called "Hello, John!" He at first failed to recognize the speaker, but when the stranger laughed he knew it was his brother George. The two men had an interesting reunion. After spending the day in Spring city George McKinsey started for Chester. He will return to Pittsburg at once. San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, California) November 22, 1908 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Forcing an entrance into the office of the Spring City Glass Works, thieves looted the safe, obtaining $21. Lebanon Daily News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania) February 24, 1909 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Spring City Glass Works, Spring City, Pa., resumed operations for the season last Monday after several months shutdown. Bridgeton Evening News (Bridgeton, New Jersey) October 11, 1909 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The tank of the Spring City Glass Co. sprung a leak last Monday and it is thought that the fire will be put out in order to make repairs. Bridgeton Evening News (Bridgeton, New Jersey) January 5, 1910 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Spring City bottle plant, Spring City, Pa., resumed operations last Monday after a shutdown of two weeks, due to the bursting of a tank and a slight fire. Bridgeton Evening News (Bridgeton, New Jersey) January 19, 1910 _______________________________________________________________________________________ PATENTS. ____ ......Polisore Henry, Spring City, glass making machine; .... Harrisburg Daily Independent (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) April 22, 1910 _______________________________________________________________________________________ --Because of a scarcity of boys.....the Spring City Glass Works men...put on and, claiming they were getting..higher wages, 17 of the boys in .. plant struck. Allentown Democrat (Allentown, Pennsylvania) May 23, 1910 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The shortage of small help at the Spring City Glass Works, Spring City, Pa., continues to handicap the management, very few boys having applied for work at the end of the school season. Coffeyville Daily Journal (Coffeyville, Kansas) June 10, 1910 _______________________________________________________________________________________ At Spring City, Pa., the Spring City Glass Co.'s plant resumed operations on the 15th of last month. Bridgeton Evening News (Bridgeton, New Jersey) October 17, 1910 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Operations continue as usual at the Spring City Bottle Co.'s plant, Spring City, Pa., with good glass, plenty of orders and work every day. Bridgeton Evening News (Bridgeton, New Jersey) November 21, 1910 _______________________________________________________________________________________ A serious fire was narrowly averted at the Spring City Glass Works, Spring City, Pa., which might have destroyed the entire plant had it not been discovered in time. Coffeyville Daily Journal (Coffeyville, Kansas) January 11, 1911 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Spring City Glass Glass Co., Spring City, Pa., have enjoyed a prosperous run this season and have plenty of orders. The plant will be idle during the summer months. Bridgeton Evening News (Bridgeton, New Jersey) May 29, 1911 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Spring City -The sun shining on the bottoms of concave-cave shaped wine bottles, very like a magnifying glass, set fire to the paper in which the bottles were packed at the Spring City Glass Works. Timely discovery prevented serious loss. Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) June 23, 1911 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Spring City Glass Works, Spring City, Pa., closed down on June 30, ending a most successful season. Work on the furnace will be started at once in order to resume Sept. 1. Coffeyville Daily Journal (Coffeyville, Kansas) July 11, 1911 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Spring City glass factory resumed operations full-handed and will run a night shift. Daily News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania) September 7, 1911 _______________________________________________________________________________________ SPRING CITY.-Both the Spring City Glass Works and the Diamond Factories at Royersford went into operation yesterday. the Spring City factory will run night and day with a double shift. Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) September 7, 1911 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Spring City Glass Co.'s bottle plant, Royersford, Pa., resumed operations on Sept. 5 with an increased force of blowers. Coffeyville Daily Journal (Coffeyville, Kansas) September 21, 1911 _______________________________________________________________________________________ For the first time in its history the Spring City Pa., bottle factory is being operated double shift this season, 18 shops being on the roster. Good trade prospects are reported. Coffeyville Daily Journal (Coffeyville, Kansas) October 7, 1911 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Having recovered from the shock of the destruction of its plant by fire, the Spring City Glass company has decided to rebuild the plant on the old site, of fire-proof material. Lebanon Daily News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania) November 28, 1911 _______________________________________________________________________________________ FACTORY BURNED. The Spring City Glass Company's works were almost totally destroyed by fire last week. Only the offices, ware sheds and lumber in the yard were saved. In addition to the loss to the firm, which is partially covered by insurance, hundreds of men are thrown out of work, just as the approach of the holiday season. The origin of the fire is unknown. Several members of the Spring City Glass Company are known in this city, where they have relatives, among them being Anthony VanHook, a brother-in-law of of Mrs. Robert Poole and an uncle of H. R. VanHook, who formerly resided here, and Chas. Curriden, son of Mrs. Prudence Curriden, of Dock street and brother of Mrs. H. R. VanHook. Bridgeton Evening News (Bridgeton, New Jersey) November 29, 1911 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Spring City Glass Works, Spring City, Pa., was destroyed by fire last week, entailing damages amounting to about $50,000, partially covered by insurance. The plant will in all probability be rebuilt in the near future. Coffeyville Daily Journal (Coffeyville, Kansas) December 5, 1911 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The management of the Spring City Glass Works, Spring City, Pa., are getting ready to erect an up-to-date fire-proof cement and structural iron plant to replace the one recentl ydestroyed (sic) by fire at that place. Coffeyville Daily Journal (Coffeyville, Kansas) December 1, 1911 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The insurance has been adjusted at the Spring City Glass Co.'s bottle plant and preparations are being made to rebuild as soon as possible. the sum received by the company was $6,018. Coffeyville Daily Journal (Coffeyville, Kansas) December 26, 1911 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Advices from Spring City, Pa. are to the effect that the Spring City Glass Co. are rapidly rebuilding their bottle plant, which was destroyed by fire some time ago. The new plant will be constructed along the most modern lines. Coffeyville Daily Journal (Coffeyville, Kansas) January 30, 1912 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Work has started in the rebuilding of the Spring City Glass Works. Daily News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania) February 3, 1912 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Work on the new factory of the Spring City Glass Co., Spring City, Pa., is being rushed to completion and the management expects to be able to make glass by the middle of March. Coffeyville Daily Journal (Coffeyville, Kansas) February 19, 1912 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Frank Ochs, a bricklayer employed on the new Spring City Glass Works, stumbled over a brick and fell 20 feet, breaking a finger and cutting a deep gash in his head. Reading Times (Reading, Pennsylvania) March 15 1912 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Spring City Glass Works, Spring City, Pa., which was destroyed by fire on November 23, 1911, has been rebuilt and the contractors have turned it over to the firm. It is expected that glassmaking will begin in the new plant within a few days. Coffeyville Daily Journal (Coffeyville, Kansas) April 2, 1912 _______________________________________________________________________________________ After a shutdown since November 23, when the plant was destroyed by fire, the Spring City Glass Works has rebuilt and will go into operations on Thursday. Reading Times (Reading, Pennsylvania) April 3, 1912 _______________________________________________________________________________________ GLASS FACTORY AGAIN AT WORK. The new glass factories of the Spring City Glass Company, to replace those destroyed by fire last Winter, have been completed and are now running night and day, to catch up their orders. The buildings were erected by Lewis Steelman of this city, and the plant is a fine one. Anthony Van Hook, who has many relatives in this city, and is well known here, is a member of the company. Mr. Charles Curreden, son of Mrs. Prudence Currenden, of Dock street and a brother of Mrs. H. R. Van Hook, of Second and Broad street, is also a member of the company. Bridgeton Evening News (Bridgeton, New Jersey) April 18, 1912 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Spring City Glass Works has shut down for the season, but W. H. Newman and Co. and the Diamond Glass Company continue to run. Never before have these factories been kept in operations during July. Daily News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania) July 3, 1912 _______________________________________________________________________________________ At the Spring City Glass Co.'s factory, Spring City, Pa., extensive repairs and improvements are being made and it is thought the plant will resume as soon as the tank can be placed in good shape, as orders are in good volume. Bridgeton Evening News (Bridgeton, New Jersey) September 16, 1912 _______________________________________________________________________________________ After a shutdown of three months the Spring City Glass Works, Spring City, Pa., resumed operations with 18 shops on the roster. The W. H. Newborn bottle plant, Royersford, Pa. was scheduled to start this week. Coffeyville Daily Journal (Coffeyville, Kansas) October 14, 1912 _______________________________________________________________________________________ BOXES AND CRATES, PACKING-Continued Spring City Glass Works, Ltd., Spring City, Chester Simmons, Roger, E.; Wood-Using Industries of Pennsylvania 1912 (Harrisburg, William Stanley Ray, 1914) _______________________________________________________________________________________ A slight fire occurred at the factory of the Spring City Glass Co., Spring City, Pa., recently, caused by sparks from the stack of the engine room igniting the nitro house. A serious loss was only averted by the prompt actions of the employes in fighting the flames. Bridgeton Evening News (Bridgeton, New Jersey) January 29, 1913 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Spring City Glass Works, Spring City, Pa., has installed electricity in all departments with excellent results. The business outlook is good at this plant. Bridgeton Evening News (Bridgeton, New Jersey) February 17, 1913 _______________________________________________________________________________________ After the most successful season it ever had, the Spring City glass plant has shut down for the summer. Reading Times (Reading, Pennsylvania) July 2, 1913 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Spring City Glass Works at its annual meeting to elect the following directors to serve for the coming year: Josiah Westcott, Andrew Keyser, William Kline, John Keyser and George Clevenger. The board then met and elected the following officers: Josiah Westcott, president: Andrew Keyser, vice president; William Kline, secretary; John Keyser, treasurer. Reading Times (Reading, Pennsylvania) July 21, 1913 _______________________________________________________________________________________ GLASS BOTTLES Spring City Glass Works, Ltd., Spring City, Chester Jackson, John Price; First Industrial Directory of Pennsylvania 1913 (Harrisburg, William Stanley Ray, 1914) _______________________________________________________________________________________ Because of a shortage of boy help, the Spring City glass works had to close down Monday evening. Lebanon Daily News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania) April 15, 1914 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Accidentally setting fire to kerosene at Spring Garden glass works, Frank Green badly burned his face and arms. Lebanon Daily News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania) July 22, 1914 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Spring city Glass Company, of Royersford, Pa., has reduced the night shift to half time. About the first of the year the time was reduced to five days a week. Sunday Telegram (Clarksburg, West Virginia) March 7, 1915 _______________________________________________________________________________________ JACOB WESTCOTT Jacob Westcott, a prominent blower of Spring City, Pa., died Wednesday evening, July 28, at 7 o'clock, in the Pottstown Hospital, of pneumonia. He was active in Branch 31, also in Trades Council, up to the time of his death. Mr. Westcott comes from a family of glassblowers His father, Daniel Westcott, of Salem, N. J., is a retired blower and civil war veteran; his son, Daniel, is a blower, as are also three uncles, one of whom, Josiah Westcott, is a member of Spring City Glass Co. ....... Bridgeton Evening News (Bridgeton, New Jersey) August 11, 1915 _______________________________________________________________________________________ At the Spring city Glass Works, Spring City, Pa., conditions are reported favorable. Sunday Telegram (Clarksburg, West Virginia) November 7, 1915 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Aged Bottle Blower Dead. ____ John L. Keyser, for many years treasurer of the Spring City Glass Works, Ltd., and at the same time a blower in the factory, died ten days ago following an illness of over a year. He moved from Salem, N. J., to Spring City 26 Years ago, and soon thereafter became identified with the bottle factory at that place. He was 71 years of age. Surviving are his widow, two sons, W. Collins Keyer, of Buffalo, and Andrew L., of Brooklyn, N. Y., and two daughters, Mrs. Clarence Hunter, of Buffalo, and Mrs. Enos Mowrey, of Spring City. National Glass Budget (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) May 27, 1916 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Anthony VanHook, one of the owners of the Spring City Glass Works, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Poole, Second street. Bridgeton Evening News (Bridgeton, New Jersey) August 23, 1916 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Bottle Blowers Favoring Machines. _____________ The West Chester, Pa., "News," issue of October 17, says: "Spring City glass factories have gotten back into their stride for the season. The Newborn Glass Co. blowers are reported to be showing some indication of favoring machine work. The Diamond Glass Co., in Royersford, is installing several machines at its large tank. The Spring City Glass Works reported to have the smallest stock on hand in its history, and in general the outlook of the glass trade here this season is particularly bright." National Glass Budget (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) October 28, 1916 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Spring City Glass Works, Spring City, Chester. Jackson, John Price; Second Industrial Directory of Pennsylvania 1916 (Harrisburg, William Stanley Ray, 1916) _______________________________________________________________________________________ Josiah Wescott, as president of the Spring City Glass Works plaintiff, vs. Giovanni Puziello, Antonio Luccaro and Giovanni Puziello, co-partners, doing business under the firm name of Puziello, Luccaro & Co., defendants. Application for stay denied with $10 costs. Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) February 21, 1917 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Charged with carrying concealed deadly weapons and threatening John Hurley, a Spring City glass works foreman, James Clark was held for a hearing. Daily News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania) May 17, 1917 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Spring City Glass Blowers' Association will present a handsome wrist-watch to every one of its members who goes to the front. Lebanon Daily News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania) February 7, 1918 _______________________________________________________________________________________ After being idle since June 20, the Spring City Glass Works furnaces were relighted. Daily News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania) December 2, 1918 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Spring City Glass Works, Ltd., Spring City, Chester. Connelly, Clifford B.; Third Industrial Directory of Pennsylvania 1919 (Harrisburg, J. L. L. Kuhn, 1920) _______________________________________________________________________________________ The following is a complete roster of firms and representatives that attended the Atlantic City meeting of the Glass Container Association on July 29: ......Spring City Bottle Co., Inc., C. O. Grander and O. B. Finkbiner;....... National Glass Budget (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) August 6, 1921 _______________________________________________________________________________________ COMPANY GETS CHARTER ____ The Spring City Glass Works, Ltd., Spring City, Pa., manufacturers of bottles and containers, has made announcement of the incorporation of the company and a name change to the Spring City Bottle Co., Inc. The management will remain the same. The Glassworker (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) August 13, 1921 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Spring City Bottle Co., Inc., Spring City, Pa.--"Answering your favor of the 3rd, we contemplate some changes, but will notify you later when they take place. "the Spring City Glass Works, Ltd., after 30 years' successful operation, has been incorporated and is now the Spring City Bottle Co., Inc., with John Keyer, president; C. O. Grander, secretary, and William S. Kline, treasurer." The Glassworker (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) August 20, 1921 _______________________________________________________________________________________ The collapse of a flue will cause a shutdown of four weeks at the Spring City glass works. Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) June 26, 1922 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Spring City Bottle Co., Spring City, Pa., Spring City, Chester. Gottschall, M. Hoke; Fourth Industrial Directory of the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania 1922 (Harrisburg, J. L. L. Kuhn, 1922) _______________________________________________________________________________________ A communication from Thomas Hallman, referee in bankruptcy, advised council that it could not collect on a lein files against J. E. Marsden, for taxes due on the former Spring City Glass works. Mercury (Pottstown, Pennsylvania) May 2, 1933 _______________________________________________________________________________________ POTTSTOWN--Alfred Pennington, 74, one of the organizers of the Spring City Glass Company, died yesterday in his home at Spring City. Evening News (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) September 28, 1933 _______________________________________________________________________________________ FORMER GLASS WORKS IS SOLD AT SALE The former Spring City glass works, once a flourishing industry here, went under the hammer at sheriff's sale at West Chester yesterday.... The former glass works property consisted of three tracts of land owned by J. E. Marsden, Ambler, was sold for a debt of $3793, to Attorney John Haviland, representing the plaintiff, for the sum of $1. Mercury (Pottstown, Pennsylvania) January 26, 1934 _______________________________________________________________________________________ 25 Years Ago Today The Spring City Glass Works was destroyed by fire last night, entailing a loss of $35,000. The palnt employed 130. Mercury (Pottstown, Pennsylvania) November 24, 1936 _______________________________________________________________________________________ COUNCIL MOVES Data requested by a real estate firm as to particulars concerning Spring City Glass company property will be supplied. Mercury (Pottstown, Pennsylvania) March 2, 1937 _______________________________________________________________________________________ S. Norman Mowrey, secretary of the Borough council, said he was familiar with the property, the old former Spring City glass works, South Main street, and the conditions of the community, having been employed in the factory from 1908 to 1918. The buildings were removed about 1928. The sewer line crosses this property. Mercury (Pottstown, Pennsylvania) February 20, 1942 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Go To North American Soda & Beers Home |