Hocking Glass - Anchor Hocking

GLASS
HOCKING GLASS
ANCHOR HOCKING
ANIMAL
COVERED
DISHES*
IDENTIFICATION GUIDE
*CHICKENS NOT INCLUDED
JENNIFER PATTON

ABOUT ME
Hi! My name is Jen and this is a little bit about myself. First, I must say this project was a lot of fun.
Like a book from my gradeschool years lol. I don’t know if children today still do book reports, but when
I was in school, they were required and boy did I dread reading the assigned books then having to
summarize them! I loved reading books that interested me and hopefully this will interest you. I created
it for anyone that needs help with identification. For the novice glass collectors that buy animal covered
dishes because they fall in love with the way they look or the type of animals they are, or simply for
their colors. For the avid collectors who enjoy buying a few of each animal regardless of the maker. For
the veteran collectors who may have hundreds of glass dishes who never cease to amaze me with their
beautiful collections. For the people that have inherited or purchased someone’s entire collection or
part of a collection and need help to identify things. For the people like me that are meticulous about
every detail needing to label things and just absolutely need to know the whats, whens, whos, hows and
whys of the animal dishes they own. For me, what started with one Asian yellow stained glass bunny on
a nest, has flourished into a full blown collection of hundreds of mixed and matched animal covered
“candy” dishes of all glass types and colors. No particular glass maker, just everything I can’t live
without. LOL. Anyone that knows me would tell you that I stop at nothing, studying book after book
searching for answers about my own glass animals until I find them. I have never been satisfied with a
mystery….unless it involves me watching Columbo, my lifelong favorite television program! I am a
mystery solver... a true detective. I get this from my Mother, Cindy -Sultana- Wheatley. I need to get to
the bottom of a piece of unidentified glass. It drives me bananas not to know everything I can about
each piece that I own. Next, I will tell you that the monetary value of my glassware means nothing to
me. I collect it because I love it. However, unique and rare is always a find! Sure, like every collector, I
love a bargain and have had to pass up many pieces that I could not afford. Ooooh the ones that got
away. They haunt me. I can assure you that when I get a new addition to my collection, it has found its
forever home. Someone before me and usually possibly before them owned these animal covered
dishes making a kind of history that I can only imagine in my mind, its importance to each person. There
is a reason behind every single glassware in every single dwelling. Glass symbolizes many things. It is
proudly displayed. It is important to the person who owns it. I enjoy seeing the happiness glassware
brings to people, especially these animal covered dishes. Who doesn’t love animals? I also enjoy seeing
my collection knowing these pieces of history live on and hope that when I am long gone, they will be in
other homes. My glass brings me peace; most peaceful in the evenings when the cabinet lights are on
and the glass does its natural thing; what it was intended to do since the day it was made...look pretty!
To me, it is reminiscent of having a year round Christmas Tree. Glass is AMAZING! I am a country girl
through and through. I love all things nature. I am an avid bird watcher and an all around animal lover. I
live in the beautiful state of Kentucky with my husband and our two dogs, Monkey and Johnnie, who by
the way, is named after my all time favorite singer, Johnny Cash.

glass animal covered dishes
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hocking glass/anchor hocking
Hocking Glass Company was started by 7 friends who purchased the old Lancaster Caron
Company in Lancaster, Ohio. With further financial help by E. B. Good, Hocking Glass
Company began operations in 1905. The Hocking River nearby was the inspiration for
the name of Isaac J. Collins' new glass company. The building had a nickname of "Black
Cat" due to previous carbon dust emissions. For the next 21 years, Hocking Glass did well
and expanded glassware productions. In 1924 "Black Cat" burned to the ground. It was a
total loss. Isaac and his associates rebuilt and this time around, the building was named
Plant 1 and was solely used for glass productions. During 1924, Hocking Glass bought
controlling interest in Lancaster Glass. This became Plant 2. They also bought
controlling interest in Standard Glass Co. with glass plants in both Canal Winchester,
Ohio and Bremen, Ohio. In 1928, Hocking glass began producing over 30 items a minute
using an automated glass pressing machine. Even smarter, during the stock market
crash, Hocking glass developed a machine capable of producing 90 pieces of blown glass
a minute which saved them during the Great Depression of 1929. The company survived
by producing glassware quickly and in turn sold more glass.
In 1931 Hocking glass bought 50% of General Glass Co. stocks and acquired Turner
Glass Co. in Indiana. In 1934, along with General Glass Co., Hocking glass developed
some of the first non returnable, one-way, beer bottles. The beer industry was the
first to switch to non-returnable containers. This was convenient because people no
longer needed to return the bottles. During World War II, because of material
shortages, bottle deposit systems were common for beer and soda bottles in the U.S.
After World War II, America's consumption patterns changed and nonreturnable
containers gained in popularity. The environment quickly became littered with
bottles. To solve this problem, recycling programs began.
In 1937 Hocking glass company merged with the Anchor Cap and Closure
Corporation to become Anchor Hocking Glass Company. From 1937-1983 the
company operated the oldest glass manufacturing facility in the United States.
In 1969 Anchor Hocking Glass Company dropped the word Glass from their name to
become Anchor Hocking.
New acquisitions, new locations and new products spanned over the course of the next
few decades until The Newell Corporation acquired the Anchor Hocking Corporation on 2
July 1987. In 2001, Newell Corporation sold several of its businesses, including Anchor
Hocking Glass Corporation, to Global Home Products. GHP specialized in turning around
poor performing brands. Despite all cost-cutting efforts, Global Home Products and
Anchor Hocking filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in April 2006 and the Anchor
Hocking assets were sold to a unit of Monomoy Capital Partners, a New York-based
private equity firm.

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Hocking glass Pachyderm (elephant)
Hocking Glass Elephant two piece dish was produced in the 1920's. The Elephant
colors were: Crystal, Crystal Satin, Rose, Green and Vitrock. Vitrock is an opaque
glass with fired-on colors made by Hocking Glass Co from 1934 to 1937, usually White
opaque with Red, Green or Blue fired-on colors. The entire Elephant dish is lined or
striped and shows an unusually thick, long tail that hangs against its right rear leg.
Originally the Elephant dish held Vernafleur bath salts and were produced in 1928 to
give as gifts to top Avon sales reps. Vernafleur bath salts were created in 1927 by
California Perfume Company Avon Products, Inc. Hocking Glass continued making
the Elephants and marketed them as candy dishes. Though the Elephant was created
10 years before Hocking Glass would become Anchor Hocking Glass, the Elephant
can also be considered an Anchor Hocking item. 4 1/2" high x 6 1/2" long.
Rose and Green Pachyderms
Denise Brouillette

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ANCHOR HOCKING FISH, pIG & turtle
Anchor Hocking Company produced these covered dishes as part of a set of Curio
Collectables. The Fish and Turtle are commonly found in Crystal and would have been
produced between the 1940's-1950's. The Fish has been seen in Amber and Laser Blue. Laser
Blue was a color in the 1970's, meaning there was a colored set of animals produced later.
The Pig has only been seen in Brown. The Fish, Turtle, and Pig dishes are similar in shape and
size. Fish is 3 1/2" high. Turtle is 3 3/4" high. Pig is 3 1/2" high. All measure roughly 3 1/2"
around. Any color other than Crystal is very scarce to rare. Anchor Hocking also made a Hen
in this round style which has been seen in Green and Laser Blue. All have the Anchor Hocking
logo on their base along with U.S.A. Fish and Pig have circle marks on their lids.
Amber Fish **RARE** Laser Blue Fish **RARE** Brown Pig **RARE**
These 3 are examples of Anchor Hocking's possible sample items. It is rumored they
were made for Avon in the 1970's but was never verified.
Turtle, Fish and Pig in these colors are rare: Amber, Blue*, Brown and Green**.
Photos by Shelly Broeker, from the Collection of Barbara Leach
Clear Fish
photos by Bryan Gebhardt of Oregon
Original Fish Box
photos by a private contributor
*Shades of Blue: Ice Blue 1931-'38, Sapphire Blue 1937 and Laser Blue 1972-'73
**Shades of Green: Green 1929-'43, Forest Green 1937, Avocado Green 1972-'76
Hens have scarcely been seen in Green. Animals would be ***RARE*** in Green.

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Anchor Hocking Fish, pig & Turtle
Anchor Hocking Logo 1937-1976
Crystal Turtle
Photos by Kelly Twin

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hocking glass/anchor hocking
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Hocking Glass/Anchor Hocking:
Online: www.anchorhockingmuseum.com/history -BIO
Online: Wikipedia: History of bottle recycling in the United States
Book: Glass Hen on Nest Covered Dishes Identification & Value Guide
Second Edition Volume 1 by Shirley Smith, published by Glass Flakes
Press, copyright 2015 Page 13-YEARS COLORS MADE
Book: Glass Animals INCLUDING ANIMAL & FIGURAL RELATED ITEMS
IDENTIFICATION & VALUES, SECOND EDITION by Dick & Pat Spencer,
published by Collector Books, copyright 2004 by Dick and Pat Spencer
Page 109-COLORS,PACHYDERM (ELEPHANT)
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