Bottle celebrating the Centennial of Greer

Title

Bottle celebrating the Centennial of Greer

Accession Number

1998.24.4

Accession Date

07/27/1998

Accession Creator

Carm Hudson

Depositor

Lola Barnett

Description

Purple amethyst glass bottle celebrating the centennial of Greer in 1976. This bottle was given to mayor Worth Barnett by J.L. Jones, the man responsible for having the bottle made.

Front: seal of the City of Greer surrounded by text: "Agriculture • Industry • Prosperity • City of Greer • 1876 • South Carolina"

Back: palmetto tree superimposed over an outline of the state of SC. Text: "distributed by Palmetto Enterprises, Greer, S.C. 1976"

Bottom text: "Clevenger Bros. Glass Wks. Clayton, N.J." Also shows mark "1 - 69"

A small order of these bottles were made by Clevenger Brothers Glass Works in Clayton, NJ for a local Greer man named J. L. Jones, a well-known local bottle collector. The exact number of bottles made is not known. Clevenger was in operation from 1930–1999; their factory is now New Jersey Historical Site number 87, located in Gloucester County, NJ. The company got started producing affordable reproductions of early American glass and acquired or copied many molds from prior companies, producing work nearly identical to older historic bottles. Through the years they made many promotional bottles for various companies, cities, and events. This bottle was formed in a standard mold, including the stars rising up the neck and in the bottom corners of each side; only the front and back art changed.

Creator

Clevenger Brothers Glass Works in Clayton, NJ for J.L. Jones

Date

1976

Format

glass

Storage Location

GHM office