DavidW
Well-Known Member
Hi group,
In the interest of posting this on the site just for "documentation" sake, I thought it might be good to post this and to have it archived for future reference.
I figured with a wider audience here, sooner or later someone might eventally run across a tidbit of information that could help clue us in on the enigmatic "S inside a Hexagon" mark.
This shard (of an unidentified clear machine-made bottle base) was found in an archeological excavation in the San Diego area in 2013. (Photo below of the "S in a hexagon shard" is courtesy of researcher Carol Serr).
No one has been able to find out exactly what that mark stands for (possibly a short-lived glass factory?), or even what company or brand name the "FISHMAN" represents. Perhaps a obscure California firm?? The bottle shard is believed to date from *sometime* in the 1915-1935 time period.
Have ANY of you bottle diggers (especially in CA or the Western states) EVER seen ANY bottle of ANY type with an "S in a hexagon" mark on the bottom??? Thanks for any and all feedback!
PS. (Sorry for this plug, but while I'm at it, I will include a link to a page on my site with a number of other "Unknown" marks seen on glass. If anyone can reveal the identity of any of these, please let us know!!!
glassbottlemarks.com
In the interest of posting this on the site just for "documentation" sake, I thought it might be good to post this and to have it archived for future reference.
I figured with a wider audience here, sooner or later someone might eventally run across a tidbit of information that could help clue us in on the enigmatic "S inside a Hexagon" mark.
This shard (of an unidentified clear machine-made bottle base) was found in an archeological excavation in the San Diego area in 2013. (Photo below of the "S in a hexagon shard" is courtesy of researcher Carol Serr).
No one has been able to find out exactly what that mark stands for (possibly a short-lived glass factory?), or even what company or brand name the "FISHMAN" represents. Perhaps a obscure California firm?? The bottle shard is believed to date from *sometime* in the 1915-1935 time period.
Have ANY of you bottle diggers (especially in CA or the Western states) EVER seen ANY bottle of ANY type with an "S in a hexagon" mark on the bottom??? Thanks for any and all feedback!
PS. (Sorry for this plug, but while I'm at it, I will include a link to a page on my site with a number of other "Unknown" marks seen on glass. If anyone can reveal the identity of any of these, please let us know!!!
Some (so far) Unknown / Unidentified Marks on Glass Bottles
A selection of Unidentified / Unknown marks on glass - from the GlassBottleMarks.com website. Do you know what these marks stand for?
glassbottlemarks.com
