Knox Glass Bottle Company
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The Knox Glass Bottle Company was a glass
manufacturer based in Knox
, Clarion County
, Pennsylvania
, with several plants throughout the United States
. The great majority of the company's production was in the form of glass bottles, many of which were beer bottles, milk bottles, and a large number of glass medicine bottles in a variety of standard sizes. Bottle collectors identify the company's products through the mould numbers and distinctive letter-in-a-keystone mark on the base of the bottles.
The company's founder was Roy Underwood (died 1951).
A lawusuit between the company and a former executive (Knox Glass Bottle Company v. Underwood, 89 So.2d 799 (Miss. 1956)) "was the first Mississippi Supreme Court case to define in detail the fiduciary duties of a corporate director and officer," according to a law firm that represented one of the parties.http://www.butlersnow.com/practices/practice.phtml?practice=31
The company was acquired in 1968 by the Glass Container Corporation, which subsequently filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in Delaware.http://wcc.state.ct.us/CRB/1999/3753crb.htm
Glass
Glass is an amorphous solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives...
manufacturer based in Knox
Knox, Pennsylvania
Knox is a borough in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,176 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Knox is located at ....
, Clarion County
Clarion County, Pennsylvania
As of the census of 2000, there were 41,765 people, 16,052 households, and 10,738 families residing in the county. The population density was 69 people per square mile . There were 19,426 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, with several plants throughout the United States
United States
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. The great majority of the company's production was in the form of glass bottles, many of which were beer bottles, milk bottles, and a large number of glass medicine bottles in a variety of standard sizes. Bottle collectors identify the company's products through the mould numbers and distinctive letter-in-a-keystone mark on the base of the bottles.
The company's founder was Roy Underwood (died 1951).
A lawusuit between the company and a former executive (Knox Glass Bottle Company v. Underwood, 89 So.2d 799 (Miss. 1956)) "was the first Mississippi Supreme Court case to define in detail the fiduciary duties of a corporate director and officer," according to a law firm that represented one of the parties.http://www.butlersnow.com/practices/practice.phtml?practice=31
The company was acquired in 1968 by the Glass Container Corporation, which subsequently filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in Delaware.http://wcc.state.ct.us/CRB/1999/3753crb.htm