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Three Rivers Glass Company
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The subject of this entire wiki. A commercial glassware manufacturer operating in Three Rivers, Texas from 1922 to 1938, founded by Charles R. Tips, incorporated with $50,000 capital, first led by president James Kapp, mechanized in 1925, and lost to a Ball Brothers Glass Company foreclosure in December 1936.
Next action: None — see wiki/topics/three-rivers-glass-company.md for the full narrative; this record is the catalog entry.
organizationthree-rivers-glassmanufacturer
Why Track This
The primary subject entity of the collection. Cataloged here for museum-style authority-file completeness, even though the full narrative lives in the wiki topic article.
Current State
See three-rivers-glass-company for the complete account. Founded 1922, incorporated with James Kapp as first president; mechanized 1925 breaking the Hartford Empire machinery monopoly; peak years ~1926-1931 (75+ collector-catalogued bottle/jar customer marks); lost to foreclosure December 1936; formally dissolved via deed March 1938.
Next Action
None.
Notes
Trademark: “3 Rivers” star cipher, in several variations. See three-rivers-glass-trademark artifact record.