ANTIQUE "WISCONSIN GLASS" BOTTLE GALLERY:::.

This gallery focuses on the glass factories in Milwaukee in the Kinnickinnic Valley.  All of these companies operated in the same facilites.  The company started in 1880 and operated continuously until 1920.  The company went through several reorganizations and owners.  The products were mostly bottles but some window glass was also produced.  Following is a listing of the companies:

Chase Valley Glass Factory 1 - September 1880 until May, 1881. For an article on the full history of the company by Peter Maas follow this link: Chase Valley Glass Company article. Bottles are embossed on the bottom "C.V. No. 1 MILW"

Chase Valley Glass Factory 2 - September 1880 until May, 1881. Bottles are embossed on the bottom "C.V. No. 2 MILW" or "C Co 2 MILW"or "C MILW" with a number in the center.

Wisconsin Glass Comapny - 1881 through 1886.  Here in article by Peter Maas on the full history of the company: Wisconsin Glass Company article. Bottles are embossed "WIS. GLASS CO. MILW" or "WIS G. CO. MILW" and often have a mold number in the center.

Cream City Glass Company - 1886 through 1892.  Bottles are marked "C C G Co."

Northern Glass Company - 1892 through 1893. Bottles are embossed "N. G. CO. MILW"

William Franzen & Sons Company - 1893 through 1920. Bottles are marked "W. F. & S."

The galleries that follow show representative examples of items from these companies.  We are always looking for interesting photographs or information.  If you have content you can contribute or have questions please contact me.

Chase Valley Factory 1
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Assorted flasks, mostly Chase Valley Glass Factory 1	Beer - pint mold 3	Beer - pint mold 5
Beer - quart mold 3	Beer - quart mold 5	Beer - quart mold 6
Beer - quart mold 8	Coffin flask - half pint	Coffin flask - half pint
Coffin flask - half pint	Coffin Flask - half pint	Coffin Flask - pint
Coffin flask - pint	Coffin flask - pint	Coffin flask - pint
Coffin flask - pint	Coffin flask - pint	Coffin flask - pint
Coffin flask - pint
Chase Valley Factory 2
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Chase Valley Glass Company No. 2 beer - quart mold 1	Chase Valley Glass Company No. 2 beer - pint	Chase Valley Glass Company No. 2 beer - pint Blatz / Schlitz
Chase Valley Glass Company No. 2 beer - pint mold 7	Chase Valley Glass Company No. 2 beer - quart mold ?	Chase Valley Glass Company No. 2 beer - quart mold 1
Chase Valley Glass Company No. 2 beer - quart mold 7	Chase Valley Glass Company No. 2 beer-bulb neck quart	Chase Valley Glass Company No. 2 beer-bulb neck quart Chas Wohlrab Niles Michigan
Chase Valley Glass Company No. 2 beer-Champaign quart amber	Chase Valley Glass Company No. 2 beer-Champaign quart aqua	Chase Valley Glass Company No. 2 beer-Champaign quart Liginger
Chase Valley Glass Company No. 2 beer-Champaign quart Valentin Blatz	Chase Valley Glass Company No. 2 beer-export quart Mankato, MN	Chase Valley Glass Company No. 2 beer-export quart mold 1
Chase Valley Glass Company No. 2 coffin flask - half pint	Chase Valley Glass Company No. 2 coffin flask - pint	Chase Valley Glass Company No. 2 coffin flask - quart
Chase Valley Glass Company No. 2 fruit jar - wax sealer	Chase Valley Glass Company No. 2 jar - pint (unknown form)	Chase Valley Glass Company No. 2 soda - hutch J. B. Reiter
Chase Valley Glass Company No. 2 soda - quart hutch	Chase Valley Glass Company No. 2 strap sided flask - half pint	Chase Valley Glass Company No. 2 strap sided flask - pint
Chase Valley Glass Company No. 2 utility - pint bottle	Chase Valley Glass Company No. 2 utility bottle	Chase Valley Glass Company No. 2 utility bottle
Chase Valley Glass Company No. 2 utility bottle
Cream City Glass Company
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Cream City Glass Co. flask - pint	Cream City Glass Co. fruit jar	Cream City Glass Co. soda - hutch John Graf
Northern Glass Co
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Northern Glass Co. - Kornburger hutchinson soda	Northern Glass Co. - Trentel & Hietzler NGCo Hartford Hutchinson soda	Northern Glass Co. advertising paper weight
William Franzen & Sons Co
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Beer - pint	Chunk	Crown blank beer bottle with a 14
Hutch with a 206 mold marking	Tooled crown pint beer #2
Wisconsin Glass Company
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Wisconsin Glass Co. Advertising	Wisconsin Glass Co. beer - half pint	Wisconsin Glass Co. beer - half pint Pilsen Brewing
Wisconsin Glass Co. beer - pint	Wisconsin Glass Co. beer - pint mold 13	Wisconsin Glass Co. beer - pint mold 27
Wisconsin Glass Co. beer - pint mold 8	Wisconsin Glass Co. beer - pint mold E	Wisconsin Glass Co. beer - quart
Wisconsin Glass Co. beer - quart	Wisconsin Glass Co. beer - quart mold 11	Wisconsin Glass Co. beer - quart mold 15
Wisconsin Glass Co. beer - quart mold 18	Wisconsin Glass Co. beer - quart mold 20	Wisconsin Glass Co. beer - quart mold 22
Wisconsin Glass Co. beer - quart mold 23	Wisconsin Glass Co. beer - quart mold 34	Wisconsin Glass Co. beer - quart mold 35
Wisconsin Glass Co. beer - quart mold 38	Wisconsin Glass Co. beer - quart mold A	Wisconsin Glass Co. beer - quart mold A
Wisconsin Glass Co. beer - quart mold D	Wisconsin Glass Co. beer - quart mold I	Wisconsin Glass Co. beer - quart mold N
Wisconsin Glass Co. beer - quart Obermann	Wisconsin Glass Co. beer - quart S.M. Eaton Watertown	Wisconsin Glass Co. beer - quart Woodstock, IL
Wisconsin Glass Co. Citrate of Magnesia	Wisconsin Glass Co. master ink	Wisconsin Glass Co. Otto Zweitusch ,Milwaukee (green -quart)
Wisconsin Glass Co. pickle jar - bottoms	Wisconsin Glass Co. pickle jar - gallon	Wisconsin Glass Co. pickle jar - half pint
Wisconsin Glass Co. pickle jar - half pint	Wisconsin Glass Co. pickle jar - pint	Wisconsin Glass Co. pickle jar - pint
Wisconsin Glass Co. pickle jar - pint	Wisconsin Glass Co. pickle jar - quart	Wisconsin Glass Co. pickle jars - assorted sizes
Wisconsin Glass Co. quart Hutchinson soda - blank	Wisconsin Glass Co. quart Hutchinson soda - Kansas City Bottling Co.	Wisconsin Glass Co. soda - hutch
Wisconsin Glass Co. soda - quart	Wisconsin Glass Co. soda - quart mold T