Mckinney Westermann

Brookfield does not stand or West Brookfield but for William Brookfield who managed the factory at that time. It dates closer to 1900 than 1880 with a value of around $15. Identifying one particular is uncomplicated it is marked with a single letter B on the skirt right in between the base and wire groove and has the shop number 7,eight,10,11,12…[Read more]

These shop numbers range from 00 to 23, and the shop letters A and B. In recent years it has grow to be apparent that the mark “B G W” was also employed by Bushwick Glass Operates, but only on a mere handful of handblown soda and beer bottles. For instance, a single blob-prime soda bottle is marked “M / MINCK BROS & CO / 45 to 53 BEAVER ST / BROOK…[Read more]

Most insulators are located in some shade of aqua (blue-green) colored glass (typical cheap “bottle glass” or “green glass”) but many, numerous other color shades are found. Hundreds of distinct types have been created more than the years, and insulators are identified with a wide selection of embossed names, initials, patent dates, and other m…[Read more]