6/11/2023 0 Comments Anchor gpass![]() ![]() In recent years it has been known as “Anchor Hocking, LLC”Īnchor Hocking has produced tremendous quantities of both utilitarian container glass (soda bottles, liquor and other beverage bottles, food containers and bottles for many other types of products) and a great variety of glass tableware and cookware for home use (including such popular product lines as “ Ruby Red“, “ Forest Green” and their “ Fire-King” semi-opaque glassware featuring many “fired-on” surface colors).Įarly American Prescut (“EAPC”) serving platter made by Anchor Hocking. Later the name was changed again slightly to just “Anchor Hocking Company”. Anchor Hocking mark as seen on base of orange Fire-King mug, circa 1970s.Īnchor Hocking Glass Corporation became “Anchor Hocking Corporation” in 1969, as the word “Glass” was eliminated from the official company name as they were expanding worldwide and diversifying into the production of many other types of products. That facility is currently (2020) primarily used for producing wine and spirits bottles. In 1970, the former Phoenix Glass Company plant located in Monaca, Pennsylvania was acquired by Anchor Hocking. ![]() plant) Connellsville, Pennsylvania (former Capstan Glass Company facility which closed down on November 5, 2004- thanks to info provided by Tamara Garza) Jacksonville, Florida San Leandro, California Los Angeles, CA Waukegan, Illinois and Houston, Texas. Over the years, a number of glass manufacturing plants in the US were involved including locations at Salem, New Jersey Winchester, Indiana (former Woodbury Glass Company, later, Turner Glass Corp., later General Glass Corp. If anyone has info on the years this pattern was being manufactured, please let me know!Īnchor Hocking Glass Corporation was formed in 1937, a result of the merger of the Hocking Glass Company of Lancaster, Ohio (which began in 1905) and the Anchor Cap and Closure Corporation, Salem, New Jersey (began in 1913). I don’t know the exact dates these were made, but I bought this one new at a Target department store in about the year 2000. For more information, visit their website here.Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation Anchor Hocking Corporation Anchor Hocking Company Lancaster, Ohio and Monaca, Pennsylvania (1937- to date).Ĭobalt Blue Sundae glass or Ice Cream Soda tumbler, marked on base with their second primary trademark “Anchor inside a rectangle” (6 & 3/4″ tall). He will create long term value by keeping our focus on strategic pillars of safety, providing flawless customer experience and reducing our industrial costs”.Īnchor Glass is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of glass containers for beer, food, beverages and liquor. With Consolidated Container Company as their Vice President of Operations, Sims improved underperforming facilities through team building and leadership development and increased productivity exponentially.Īnchor Glass CEO, Nipesh Shah welcomes Sims stating, “Sims is an accomplished leader with a track record of building operational capabilities. During his time as Vice President of Quality at The Freedom Group, Sims led a major footprint strategy for the company that greatly reduced costs. As Director of Operations with Franke Kitchen Systems, Sims transformed company culture and improved productivity across a majority of plants. Over the past 10 years, he has worked with companies to improve their reputation as well as customer satisfaction. in Management from Walsh Business College. in Product Design Engineering from Ferris State University as well as an M.S. With over 10 years of experience as an accomplished leader, Sims will build upon Anchor Glass’ strategic focus on safety and work to provide the same flawless customer experience Anchor Glass is known for. Sims, along with his wife and three children, have relocated to Tampa, FL from Atlanta, GA. Anchor Glass Container Corporation is excited to welcome Arlo Sims as their new Executive Vice President of Operations. ![]()
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