The Irish Glass Bottle Co., Dublin

[littlealison]

Does anyone know if there is a history of the company - especially the early days?

[Elwyn 1]

Try the National Archives in Dublin. I see 5 references to the company in their papers:

http://www.nationalarchives.ie/search-the-archives/

[littlealison]

I had a look, but these are 20th century, and I am looking for anything from 1871.
Thanks though.
Actually I am sure they must have more than this, but not online....and I am unlikely to be able to get to Dublin, although I would love to.

Surely some one has written or intends to write a history? Large, longlived and important firm!
I have searched the 'Freeman's Journal' by the way, and have been sent some info from the Irish Times.

......anyone have any information from 1870 - 1896?

[LesleyB]

Any use?
http://dublincitypubliclibraries.com/du ... le-company

The Irish Glass Bottle Company started in Ringsend in 1871, making black bottles for porter with sand from Dublin Bay and lime and clay from Clontarf. These was mixed with salt rock and soda and melted in a huge tank furnace.

Making bottles was very hard work. People called blowers shaped the liquid red-hot glass that came out of the furnace into bottles. It was a bit like blowing bubbles with chewing gum. Then the bottles were left to cool for two nights and two days.

In 1880 the Irish Glass Bottle Company made 600 gross of bottles every week; a gross is an old measurement of 144, so they made 86,400 bottles per week!

& - short movie & discussion
http://thedublinforums.com/showthread.p ... y-Ringsend
same short movie & some discussion

[littlealison]

Hi Lesley.
I had seen the first but not the second, and I have just registered there, it seems maybe I can find out something more. - Alison

[littlealison]

PS I've tried twice to put in comments on the first site, and I keep getting rejected as spam!