DUPRS_0019 Iron Glue

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Title

DUPRS_0019 Iron Glue

Subject

Iron Glue Glass Bottle

Description

Glass bottle, approximately 6cm wide at the base and 10cm tall. Reads “IRON GLUE McC. & CO.” on the bottom.

Creator

The mark of McC & CO can be attributed to a glass manufacturing company in Pittsburgh, PA, William McCully and Company (1841-c.1909) or McCormick’s Iron Glue of Baltimore, MD. Based on the writing, it is more likely a McCormick’s bottle.

Source

Selective Surface collection, east Stanley Park, Historic Chatham Township (modern Summit, New Jersey)

Publisher

Drew University, Department of Anthropology

Date

Late 19th century

Contributor

Juliet LaVigne

Relation

http://www.myinsulators.com/glass-factories/bottlemarks3.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/flickr-nostalgia-gallery/5737625040/
http://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/m-36719/mpage-1/key-/tm.htm#36736
http://www.mccormickcorporation.com/Corporate/layouts/companyHistory1890_1929.aspx
http://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/m-36719/mpage-1/key-/tm.htm#36736

Type

Glass

Coverage

Iron glue was one of McCormick’s first products beginning in 1889 when the company was founded by chemist Willoughby M. McCormick. The company later purchased a spice company and became known for spices. It is not known when the company stopped producing iron glue, possibly 1920. Iron glue was used as an all-purpose glue.

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Citation

The mark of McC & CO can be attributed to a glass manufacturing company in Pittsburgh, PA, William McCully and Company (1841-c.1909) or McCormick’s Iron Glue of Baltimore, MD. Based on the writing, it is more likely a McCormick’s bottle., “DUPRS_0019 Iron Glue,” Drew University Library Special Collections, accessed April 20, 2024, http://omeka.drew.edu/items/show/673.