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The Knox Glass Bottle Company was a former American glass manufacturing company based in Knox, Clarion County, Pennsylvania.^[1]

The great majority of the company's production was in the form of glass bottles many of which were beer bottles, milk bottles, and many glass medicine bottles in a variety of standard sizes. Bottle collectors identify the company's products through the mould numbers and distinctive letter-in-a-keystone mark on the base of the bottles.^[2]^[3]

History

The founder of the Knox Glass Bottle Company was Roy Underwood (1887−1951).^[1] During its operations, from 1917 to 1968, the company acquired 16 other glassmaking companies−plants in the United States.^[1]^[4]

A lawsuit between the company and a former executive (Knox Glass Bottle Company v. Underwood, 89 So.2d 799 (Miss. 1956)) "was the first Mississippi Supreme Court case to define in detail the fiduciary duties of a corporate director and officer," according to a law firm that represented one of the parties.^[5]

The company was acquired by the Glass Container Corporation in 1968, which filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in Delaware in 1999.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c SHA.org: History of the Knox Glass Bottle Company . accessed 20 November 2016.
^ BLM.gov, Bottles and Extras: "Knox Glass and the Marks Toulouse Missed" (Winter 2004) — discusses the company history, and the T-in-a-keystone mark used by the company's Palestine, Texas plant.
^ Palestine (Texas) Herald: "Knox Glass plant marker dedication planned Saturday" — discusses the Knox Glass Bottle Co. of Mississippi branch plant in Palestine, Texas (1941−1985) + Texas Historical Marker at site.
^ Eccles-Lesher Memorial Library, Local and State History Books Collection: "March of Progress, 1775-1933" - section on the history of the Knox Glass Bottle Company, L. W. Hulings, 1933.
^ "Butlersnow.com: Knox Glass Bottle Company v. Underwood". Archived from the original on 2006-11-14. Retrieved 2006-10-13.
^ WCC.state.ct: Glass Container Corporation bankruptcy

External links

Society for Historical Archaeology: "History of the Knox Glass Bottle Company"

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[sha-1] SHA.org: History of the Knox Glass Bottle Company . accessed 20 November 2016.

[2] BLM.gov, Bottles and Extras: "Knox Glass and the Marks Toulouse Missed" (Winter 2004) — discusses the company history, and the T-in-a-keystone mark used by the company's Palestine, Texas plant.

[3] Palestine (Texas) Herald: "Knox Glass plant marker dedication planned Saturday" — discusses the Knox Glass Bottle Co. of Mississippi branch plant in Palestine, Texas (1941−1985) + Texas Historical Marker at site.

[4] Eccles-Lesher Memorial Library, Local and State History Books Collection: "March of Progress, 1775-1933" - section on the history of the Knox Glass Bottle Company, L. W. Hulings, 1933.

[5] "Butlersnow.com: Knox Glass Bottle Company v. Underwood". Archived from the original on 2006-11-14. Retrieved 2006-10-13.

[6] WCC.state.ct: Glass Container Corporation bankruptcy

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+{{Short description|American glass manufacturing company}}
-The '''Knox Glass Bottle Company''' was a [[glass]] manufacturer based in [[Knox, Pennsylvania|Knox]], [[Clarion County, Pennsylvania|Clarion County]], [[Pennsylvania]], with several plants throughout the [[United States]]. The great majority of the company's production was in the form of glass [[bottles]], many of which were beer bottles, milk bottles, and a large number of glass medicine bottles in a variety of standard sizes.  Bottle collectors identify the company's products through the mould numbers and distinctive letter-in-a-keystone mark on the base of the bottles.
+The '''Knox Glass Bottle Company'''  was a former American [[glass manufacturing]] company based in [[Knox, Pennsylvania|Knox]], [[Clarion County, Pennsylvania|Clarion County]], [[Pennsylvania]].<ref name=sha>[https://sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/Knox2_BRG.pdf  SHA.org:  History of the Knox Glass Bottle Company] . accessed 20 November 2016.</ref>
+The great majority of the company's production was in the form of glass [[bottles]] many of which were beer bottles, milk bottles, and many glass medicine bottles in a variety of standard sizes. Bottle collectors identify the company's products through the mould numbers and distinctive letter-in-a-keystone mark on the base of the bottles.<ref>[http://www.blm.gov/historic_bottles/pdffiles/KnoxGlas.pdf BLM.gov, ''Bottles and Extras'': "Knox Glass and the Marks Toulouse Missed" (Winter 2004)] — ''discusses the company history, and the T-in-a-keystone mark used by the company's Palestine, Texas plant.''</ref><ref>[http://www.glassonweb.com/news/index/4486/ Palestine (Texas) Herald: "Knox Glass plant marker dedication planned Saturday"] — ''discusses the Knox Glass Bottle Co. of Mississippi branch plant in [[Palestine, Texas]] (1941−1985) + [[Texas Historical Marker]] at site.''</ref>
-The company's founder was Roy Underwood (died 1951).{{Fact|date=February 2007}} <!-- how is this consistent with the ref below 1775-1933?-->
+==History==
-A lawusuit between the company and a former executive (Knox Glass Bottle Company v. Underwood, 89 So.2d 799 (Miss. 1956)) "was the first Mississippi Supreme Court case to define in detail the fiduciary duties of a corporate director and officer," according to a law firm that represented one of the parties.[http://www.butlersnow.com/practices/practice.phtml?practice=31]
+The founder of the Knox Glass Bottle Company was Roy Underwood (1887−1951).<ref name=sha/> During its operations, from 1917 to 1968, the company acquired 16 other [[glassmaking]] companies−plants in the United States.<ref name=sha/><ref>[http://www.eccles-lesher.org/Collections.html  Eccles-Lesher Memorial Library, Local and State History Books Collection:  "March of Progress, 1775-1933" - section on the history of the Knox Glass Bottle Company], L. W. Hulings, 1933.</ref>
+A lawsuit between the company and a former executive (Knox Glass Bottle Company v. Underwood, 89 So.2d 799 (Miss. 1956)) "was the first Mississippi Supreme Court case to define in detail the fiduciary duties of a corporate director and officer," according to a law firm that represented one of the parties.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.butlersnow.com/practices/practice.phtml?practice=31 |title=Butlersnow.com: Knox Glass Bottle Company v. Underwood |access-date=2006-10-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061114011239/http://www.butlersnow.com/practices/practice.phtml?practice=31 |archive-date=2006-11-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
-The company was acquired in 1968 by the [[Glass Container Corporation]], which subsequently filed a [[Chapter 11]] bankruptcy petition in Delaware.[http://wcc.state.ct.us/CRB/1999/3753crb.htm]
+The company was acquired by the Glass Container Corporation in 1968, which filed a [[Chapter 11]] bankruptcy petition in Delaware in 1999.<ref>[http://wcc.state.ct.us/CRB/1999/3753crb.htm WCC.state.ct: Glass Container Corporation bankruptcy]</ref>
 == References ==
+{{Reflist|30em}}
-* March of Progress, 1775-1933: a history of the Knox Glass Bottle Company. L. W. Hulings, 1933. Eccles-Lesher Memorial Library holds a copy which is listed under "Local and State History Books" at http://www.eccles-lesher.org/Collections.html
-* [http://www.blm.gov/historic_bottles/pdffiles/KnoxGlas.pdf Bottles and Extras, Winter 2004: Knox Glass and the Marks Toulouse Missed] Discusses the T-in-a-keystone mark used by the company's Texas plant, together with the history of the company as a whole.
+==External links==
-* [http://www.glassonweb.com/news/index/4486/ "Knox Glass plant marker dedication planned Saturday" from Palestine (Texas) Herald].  Discusses a former branch plant of the company in [[Palestine, Texas]] which operated from 1941 to 1985 and the [[Texas Historical Marker]] erected there.
+* [https://sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/Knox2_BRG.pdf  Society for Historical Archaeology:  "History of the Knox Glass Bottle Company"]
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-[[Category:Companies based in Pennsylvania]]
+[[Category:Manufacturing companies based in Pennsylvania]]
 [[Category:Clarion County, Pennsylvania]]
-[[Category:Bottles]]
+[[Category:American companies established in 1917]]
+[[Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1917]]
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+[[Category:1917 establishments in Pennsylvania]]
+[[Category:1968 disestablishments in Pennsylvania]]
+[[Category:Defunct manufacturing companies based in Pennsylvania]]
+{{-}}
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