#owens-illinois
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Did the Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co. switch its Crystalvac jar production to Owens-Illinois before Three Rivers Glass shut down? The evidence — from H&H's own surviving-jar collectio…
Inventory
One Hoffmann-Hayman three-pound Crystalvac jar bears the Owens-Illinois 'Diamond-Oval-I' mark read as plant 7 (Alton, IL) / year code '2' = 1932. A base photograph of the jar now C…
Next: Corroborated by the base photo (plant 7, undotted date code 2 = 1932). Optional: confirm across more examples / an expert bench read before closing.
Michael David Smith's 1989 book identifies a Palestine, Texas glass plant as an Owens-Illinois operation; the SHA/Bottle Research Group's Owens-Illinois plant register lists no Pal…
Next: Locate the exact Smith 1989 passage; cross-check the SHA O-I plant register and Palestine local history.
Raw sources
- Crystalvac jars: Three Rivers vs. Owens-Illinois — Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co. collection pages · 2026-07-26
- Photograph: base of the H&H 3-lb Crystalvac jar showing the Owens-Illinois mark · 2026-07-26
- Owens-Illinois: Texas presence, plant codes, and Diamond-O-I dating (Lockhart / SHA Bottle Research Group) · 2026-07-26