Brockway Glass Co. Ice Bucket W/Tongs-USA

BROCKWAY GLASS CO. (USA) NO. 1354 (NOUVEAU CLEAR) ART DECO DESIGN HAMMERED GOLD TONE STAINLESS STEEL HANDLE AND TONGS....TEMPERED GOLD-TINTED GLASS....FROSTED AND CLEAR PATTERN BODY.....HEAVY BASE! MADE IN 1980'S!

The Brockway Machine Bottle Co. began production on October 14, 1907, in Brockway, PA. The company made Vaseline jars as its initial product. In 1933, Brockway Machine Bottle Co. became Brockway Glass Co. , in Brockway, PA. Brockway manufactured and sold glass containers and tubing along with plastic products manufactured through wholly owned subsidiaries. In 1964-1972, Brockway added six plants from Hazel Atlas and the tableware division of Continental Can Co. as part of a lawsuit settlement. Brockway decided to close tableware operations in April 1979 and sold it to the Anchor Hocking Corp. in May.
The company changed its name to Brockway, Inc. on April 28, 1982, and even merged with Owens-Illinois. In 1985, the combined plants used 134 machines, making “applicator bottles, household chemical, cosmetics, drug, perfume, baby food, one-way &
returnable beer, one-way & returnable beverage, coffee, food, juice, liquor, ice buckets, packers ware,
preserve jars, wine special shapes: oblong, oval, private molds. In 1987, Owens-Illinois made a bid of $60 per share (worth $750 million) to acquire Brockway, which was met with resistance by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). After a Federal District Judge denied the FTC's request for an injunction, Owens-Illinois acquired Brockway's shares. In 1988, renaming the combined giant Owens-Brockway.
There is no way to tell what plant or in what town this was made because of subsidiary ownership but it is from the USA and one of these Brockway owned or affiliated plants:
1 Brockway, PA Eagle Glass Works 1907-1988
2 Crenshaw, PA none 1941-1988
3 Muskogee, OK De Camp Consolidated Glass Casket Co. 1946-1988
4 Lapel, IN Sterling Glass Co. 1951-1988
5 Freehold, NJ none 1956-1988
6 Parkersburg, WV DeMuth Glass Co 1955-Mar 1984
7 Washington, PA Tygart Valley Glass Co. 1959-Mar 1984
8 Rosemont, MN none 1961-Nov 1984
9 Zanesville, OH Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. 1964-1988
10 Montgomery, AL Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. 1964-Nov 1989
11 Ada, OK Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. 1964-1988
12 Oakland, CA Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. 1964-1988
13 Pomona, CA Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. 1964-Jan 1995
14 Danville, VA none 1978-1988
15 Lancaster, NY unknown unknown
Great Shape-No cracks Or Chipos
In 2018, the former Brockway Glass plant in Washington County, Pennsylvania, closed since the late 1980's, was awarded a $1.5 million grant from Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program.
Weighs 2 lbs 2 oz
Tall 6"
Top Diameter 6"
Base Diameter 4"
Great Shape! See Photos
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