The Evolution of a Small Glass Bottle Factory

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I well remember being fascinated by the revolving “Owens” bottle making machine which I saw working at Trafford Park, and my mind began to work on the idea of our bottles being placed by the blower into a revolving machine, melting the neck, and afterwards using a tool to put on a lip or brim. I remember chalking a ring on a bottle stand and asking a blower to knock off his bottle within that ring, which he was able to do every time he tried. This was the start of the evolution of our small factory.

Herbert A. Bateson