Manufacturer Notes: Frederick Heitz Glass WorksSaint Louis Directories1897 Heitz Frederick, glass. Dorcas, nw. cor Main, r. 176 Dorcas Glass Manufacturers. Busch Adolphus Glass Mnfg. Co., 3d, sw. cor Barton Crystal Plate Glass Co. 105 N. 7th French Window Glass Mnfg. Co. of Mo., St. George, se. cor DeKalb Heintz Frederick, Dorcas, Nw, cor. Main ILLINOIS GLASS CO., Wm, Eliot Smith Pres., 507 and 509 N Levee. Factory, Alton, Ill. Mississippi Glass Co., Manufacturers of Rough and Ribbed Plate-Glass, Wire Glass for skylights, Rolled Cathedral and Patent Rolled Ornamental Glass Main and Angelica Streets, St. Louis, Mo. Edward Walsh, Jr., Pres., St. Louis. E. W. Humphreys, Vice-Pres., N. Y. Obear-Nester Glass Co. 422 N. Main Oriel Glass Co. 107 N 8th PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS CO., F. A. Drew, Local Mngr., 12th se. cor. St. Charles Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. (res. Director's Office), 105 N. 7th Weigelt Glass & mirror Mnfg. Co. 311 Lombard 1898 Heitz Frederick W., foreman, r. 176 Dorcas Glass Manufacturers. Busch Adolphus Glass Mnfg. Co., 3d, sw. cor Barton Hadley-Dean Glass Co. 610 N. 11th ILLINOIS GLASS CO., Wm, Eliot Smith Pres., 507 and 509 N Levee. Factory, Alton, Ill. Mississippi Glass Co., Manufacturers of Rough and Ribbed Plate-Glass, Wire Glass for skylights, Rolled Cathedral and Patent Rolled Ornamental Glass Main and Angelica Streets, St. Louis, Mo. Edward Walsh, Jr., Pres., St. Louis. E. W. Humphreys, Vice-Pres., N. Y. OBEAR-NESTER Glass Co. 422 N. Main Oriel Glass Co. 107 N 8th PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS CO., F. A. Drew, Local Mngr., 12th se. cor. St. Charles 1899 Heitz Frederick, grocer, 1435 Madison Glass Manufacturers. Allison James W. 319 N 4th American Luxfer Prism Co. 415 Locust Busch Adolphus Glass Mnfg. Co., 3d, sw. cor Barton Hadley-Dean Glass Co. 610 N. 11th ILLINOIS GLASS CO., Wm, Eliot Smith Pres., 507 and 509 N Levee. Factory, Alton, Ill. Luminous Prism Co. 520 Olive Mississippi Glass Co., Manufacturers of Rough and Ribbed Plate-Glass, Wire Glass for skylights, Rolled Cathedral and Patent Rolled Ornamental Glass Main and Angelica Streets, St. Louis, Mo. Edward Walsh, Jr., Pres., St. Louis. E. W. Humphreys, Vice-Pres., N. Y. OBEAR-NESTER Glass Co. 422 N. Main Oriel Glass Co. 107 N 8th PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS CO., F. A. Drew, Local Mngr., 12th se. cor. St. Charles STANDARD CO-OPERATIVE GLASS CO. Mnfrs. Flint Prescription Ware, J. W. Allison, Controlling Product, 606 Security Bldg., 4th sw. cor Locust. Tel. Main 321 THOMPSON BOTTLE CO. J. W. Allison, Sec. and Treas., 606 Security Bldg., 4th, sw cor. Locust. Tel. Main 321 1900 Glass Manufacturers. Allison James W. 319 N 4th Busch Adolphus Glass Mnfg. Co., 3d, sw. cor Barton Campbell Glass & Paint Co. Main, sw. cor Gratoit ILLINOIS GLASS CO., Wm, Eliot Smith Pres., 507 and 509 N Levee. Factory, Alton, Ill. Mississippi Glass Co., Manufacturers of Rough and Ribbed Plate-Glass, Wire Glass for skylights, Rolled Cathedral and Patent Rolled Ornamental Glass Main and Angelica Streets, St. Louis, Mo. Edward Walsh, Jr., Pres., St. Louis. E. W. Humphreys, Vice-Pres., N. Y. OBEAR-NESTER Glass Co. 402 N. 3d PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS CO., F. A. Drew, Local Mngr., 12th se. cor. St. Charles STANDARD CO-OPERATIVE GLASS CO. Mnfrs. Flint Prescription Ware, J. W. Allison, Controlling Product, 606 Security Bldg., 4th sw. cor Locust. Tel. Kinlock, A34 THOMPSON BOTTLE CO. J. W. Allison, Sec. and Treas., 606 Security Bldg., 4th, sw cor. Locust. Tel. Kinlock, A34 1901 Glass Manufacturers. Allison James W. 319 N 4th American Luxfer Prism Co. 415 Locust Bobe Peter, 2711 Lamp av. Busch Adolphus Glass Mnfg. Co., Main, nw cor. Dorcas Campbell Isaac W. jr. 920 Locust Davis W. W. 1329 Washington av Drey & Kahn Glass Co. 11th Sw. cor. St. Charles ILLINOIS GLASS CO., Wm, Eliot Smith Pres., 507 and 509 N Levee. Factory, Alton, Ill. Jacoby Herman H. 204 N. 2d Melcher Frederick, 1268 S. B'way Mississippi Glass Co., Manufacturers of Rough and Ribbed Plate-Glass, Wire Glass for skylights, Rolled Cathedral and Patent Rolled Ornamental Glass Main and Angelica Streets, St. Louis, Mo. Edward Walsh, Jr., Pres., St. Louis. E. W. Humphreys, Vice-Pres., N. Y. National Mercury Mirror Co. 1419 Olive Obear-Nester Glass Co. 402 N. 3d PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS CO., F. A. Drew, Local Mngr., 12th se. cor. St. Charles STANDARD CO-OPERATIVE GLASS CO. Mnfrs. Flint Prescription Ware, J. W. Allison, Controlling Product, 605 and 606 Security Bldg., Locust sw. cor. 4th. Tels Bell, Main 321; Kinlock, A34 Standard Mirror & Art Glass Co., 15th, nw. cor Poplar THOMPSON BOTTLE CO. J. W. Allison, Sec. and Treas., 605 and 606 Security Bldg., Locust sw. cor. 4th. Tels Bell, Main 321; Kinlock, A34 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Frederick W. Heitz (usually as Heitz, Frederick) listed under the Glass Manufacturers category. Heitz was located at the northwest corner of Main (Dorcas & Main) from 1883 to 1896. Although little remains known about this company, it fits the time period when bottles marked F H G W are known to have been made. Heitz was listed as a grocer prior to his involvement with the glass business. In the 1898 directory, he was listed as “foreman,” presumably at one of the other glass factories in St. Louis. A Christian Heitz was one of the officers at the Lindell Glass Co. in 1880. Lockart, Bill, Whitten, David; Bottles and Extras, The Dating Game The F. H. G. W. Mark (Federation of Historic Bottle Clubs, Winter 2006) _______________________________________________________________________________________ N 15th Street 1024 99 234 Heitz Fred W M 41 Retail Grocer Prussia -Mena W F 40 wife Keeps House Prussia 1880 Missouri Saint Louis County Saint Louis Census _______________________________________________________________________________________ Madison Ave 1435 144 292 Heitz Frederick Head W M Sept 1836 63 M 30 Germany 1 860 40 NA Grocer -Wilhemena Wife W F Feb 1845 55 M 30 Germany 1860 40 NA 1900 Missouri Saint Louis County Saint Louis Census _______________________________________________________________________________________ North Tenth Street 1729 8 15 Heitz Minnie Head of F W 67 Wd 0 Germany 1910 Missouri Saint Louis County Saint Louis Census _______________________________________________________________________________________ Heitz Frederick, grocer, 1000 N 14th Grocers Heitz Frederick St. Louis Saloons Heitz Frederick St. Louis Glass Manufacturers and Dealers* Crystal Plate Glass Co. Crystal City Berry J & Co St Louis (glass cutters 819 St Charles) Crystal Plate Glass Co. St Louis (n e cor Locust and 5th) Cummings J K St Louis (2311 to 2315 B'Way) Drey & Kahn St Louis (512 and 514 St Charles) Great Western Glass Works St Louis (cor Jackson and Barton) Illinois Glass co. St Louis (506 and 508 N Levee) Lindell Glass Co. St Louis (cor 9th and St Louis ave) Mark Louis St Louis Mississippi Glass Co. (bottles) St Louis (528 N Commercial) St Louis Glass Works J. K. Cummings Propr St Louis (2311 to 2315 B'Way) (501 to 505 N 3d) Missouri Glass Co. Missouri State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1881. Vol. III., (St. Louis, Polk and A. C. Danser, 1881) *Note no listed glass works at Main & Dorcas in 1881 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Building Intelligence We solicit from each and every one of our readers information relating to projected buildings in their locality. and should be glad to receive newspaper clippings and other items of interest. St. Louis, Mo............ Dorcas Ave Main and Second Sts, glass factory; cost, $10,800; o, Fred. Heitz ............ The Sanitary Engineer (New York, New York) May 11, 1882 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Heitz, Frederick glass, Dorcas, north-west corner Main, r. 176 Dorcas 1890 St. Louis Directory _______________________________________________________________________________________ Fred Heitz, the St. Louis beer bottle mfr., has placed his affairs in the hands of a receiver. China, Glass & Lamps (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) May 12, 1897 _______________________________________________________________________________________ TRUSTEE'S SALE --OF-- PERSONAL PROPERTY BEING THE ENTIRE OUTFIT OF THE FREDERICK HEITZ GLASS WORKS North Side Dorcas, Between First and Koskiusco Streets 10 A. M. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10th --CONSISTING OF-- 1127 gro. Quart Beer Bottles. || 2 Pot-setting Wagons. 1310 gro. Pint Beer Bottles. || 5 Trucks. 1500 Boxes for Beer Bottles. || 50 Moulds 50 Barrels Salt. || 3 doz. Glass Blowers' Tools. 30,000 Pounds White Sand. || 14 Batch Wagons. 75 gro. 1-2 gal. Standard Jars || 1 Set Blacksmith Tools. 40,000 Pounds Cullets. || 4 Horses and Harness. 200 Blow Pipes, 6 Glory Holes. || 2 Wagons. 50 Clamps. 1 Oil Truck. || ALSO 6 Iron Kettles. || Office Furniture, 6 Wheelbarrows. || Stoves, Desks and chairs. TERMS CASH. CHAS. H. GROTE, H. L. SUTTON, Trustee. Auctioneer J. HUGO GRIMM and A. H. STILLE, Attorneys, MC LEAN PTG. CO. 615-17 CHESTNUT. Circular from the collection of the Missouri History Museum (circ. 1898) _______________________________________________________________________________________ A. Busch Glass Mfg. Co. (a) Main and Dorcas Sts. manufacturers of green bottle glass. One 20-ring regenerative tank furnace, capacity 50 tons in 24 hours, the largest in the world. (b) Belleville, Ill., 15 miles from St. Louis. Green bottle factory of the Anheuser-Busch brewery. Three continuous tank furnaces, 32 rings: capacity 82 tons in 24 hours, or the eequivalent (sic) of 164,000 bottles. Wheeler, H. A., Ockerson, J. A.; World's Fair Souvenir of the Engineers' Club of Saint Louis (Saint Louis, 1904) _______________________________________________________________________________________ Schmedtje, Johannes, secretary and manager Adolphus Busch Glass Manufacturing Co.; born Holstein, Germany, Oct 23, 1850:...Came from Germany to St. Louis, 1870...became identified with Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association as general clerk 1875 and was in the freight department for fifteen years; when glass works were erected, was put in charge of same by Adolphus Busch in 1891; now vice-president, secretary and manager, Adolphus Busch Glass manufacturing Co., manufacturer of bottles....Office: Corner Main and Dorcas Sts. residence: 2337 S. 13th St. Leonard, John W.; The Book of St. Louisans (St. Louis, St Louis republic, 1906) _______________________________________________________________________________________ Go To North American Soda & Beers Home |