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Victorian Glassmakers

Glassmaker Mark:	Embossing:	Company:	Date:
Melbourne Glass Bottle Works Co., which Later Became the Australian Glass Manufacturers which had plants in Sydney & Adelaide as well, and I beleive the base marks were the same for all 3 plants.
	Melbourne Glass Bottle Works Co Full words around the heal	Melbourne Glass Bottle Works Co	1880 to 1888
	M.G.B.W.Co Abbreviated to letters on the heal	Melbourne Glass Bottle Works Co	1888 to 1900
	M On the base	Melbourne Glass Bottle Works Co	1900 to 1915
	AGM Monogram On the base	Australian Glass Manufacturers	1915 to 1922
	AGM larger and curved on the base	Australian Glass Manufacturers	1922 to 1929
	AGM Smaller and straight on the base	Australian Glass Manufacturers	1929 to 1932
	AGM Monograme Large A with G & M inside the A on the base called a skirt by collectors	Australian Glass Manufacturers	1932 to 1948 and used again in the 1960's
The Caledonian Glass Bottle Works.
	The Caledonian Glass Bottle Works. Across The Back at the heal	The Caledonian Glass Bottle Works	1899 to 1905
Moonee Valley Glass Bottle Works.
	M.V. On the base	The Moonee Valley Bottle Works	1896 to 1905

South Australian Glassmakers

Glassmaker Mark:	Embossing:	Company:	Date:
Adelaide Glass Works
	A On the base	Adelaide Glass Works	around 1900 Was purchased by Melbourne Glass Bottle Works in 1907
	F.B.H On the Base	Fredric Boulton Hughes Glass Works	1897 to 1913
	H On the Base	Hendrickson Glass Works	1895 to 1905

New South Wales Glassmakers

Glassmaker Mark:	Embossing:	Company:	Date:
Botany Glass Works
	BGW On the base	Botany Glass Bottle Works Co	1890 to 1910
Sydney Glass Works
	S On the base	Sydney Glass Bottle Works Co	1900
Waterloo Glass Works
	Triangle On the base	Waterloo Glass Bottle Works Co	1890 to 1915
Erskenville Ross Bros Makers, Sydney Glassworks
	Erskenville Ross Bros Makers Around the inside of the base	Erskenville Ross Bros Makers Sydney Glassmakers	1885 to 1900
Vance & Ross, Sydney Glassworks
	Vance & Ross Makers Sydney On the heal at the back	Vance & Ross Makers Sydney Glassmakers	1900 to 1940
Vance & Ross Bottle Makers, Sydney Glassworks
	Vance & Ross Bottle Makers Alexandria Sydney At the back on the Heal	Vance & Ross Bottle Makers Alexandria Sydney Glassmakers	1900 to 1940
Zetland Glass Bottle Works limited
	Z G B W Ltd On the base	Zetland Glass Bottle Works Ltd	1910 to 1940

Western Australian Glassmakers

Glassmaker Mark:	Embossing:	Company:	Date:
Perth Bottle Works
	Horseshoe Stamp On the front	Perth Bottle Works	1913 to 1925
	P On the Base	Perth Bottle Works	1913 to 1925

British Registration Diamond

Between 1842 and 1883 there was a system in place of regestering some British metal, wood, glass and ceramic items, the aim was to show that the item was registered, it now provides collectors with a very accurate way of dating items bearing the diamond.
This diamond could be on glass bottles, or an underglaze stamp on ceramics or carver or burnt into wood.
There are two diamonds in the example graphic image below, the diamond on your left was used until 1868 the one on your right was used from 1868 to 1883.

     

Australian Bottles Made by English Glassmakers

Glassmaker Mark:	Embossing:	Company:	Date:
A.Alexander & Co, Leeds & London
	A.Alexander & Co, Leeds & London On heal at the back	A.Alexander & Co Glassmakers	around 1890 to 1900
Aire & Calder Co London
	Breffit's Patent, Aire & Calder Co London On heal at the back	Aire & Calder Co London Glassmakers	around 1865 to 1885approx
	Breffit's Patent Bottles 'B A & C B Co' Monogram On Base	Aire & Calder Co London Glassmakers	around 1865 to 1885approx
Bratby & Hinchcliffe, Manchester
	Bratby & Hinchcliffe, Manchester Sole makers T.Turner & Co Dewsbury. On an Edwards Patent Bottle. Around the heal	T.Turner & Co Dewsbury Glassmakers	around 1865 to 1885approx
Dan Ryland Codd's Patent Barnsley
	Dan Ryland Codd's Patent Barnsley On Base	Dan Ryland, Barnsley Glassmakers	around 1872 to 1885 approx
Flugel & Co London
	10oz, 28 c/ltrs Flugel & Co London On Base	Flugel & Co London	around 1890 to 1905 approx
	Flugel & Co London On Heal	Flugel & Co London	around 1890 to 1905 approx
Kilner Brothers
	Kilner Bros Makers London Ltd two lines on the heal at the back	Kilner Bros Makers London Glass Works	1885 to 1895 approx
	KBG Mongram On the base	Kilner Bros Glass Works London	1895 to 1900
	K   .   B   .   Ltd In a semi circle on the base	Kilner Bros Glass Works Ltd London	1900 to around the 1940's
T.Turner & Co, Dewsbury
	T.Turner & Co Makers Dewsbury On heal at the back	T.Turner & Co Glassmakers	around 1890's

Australian Bottles Made by American Glassmakers

Glassmaker Mark:	Embossing:	Company:	Date:
W. T & Co, USA
	W. T & Co, USA On the base	W. T & Co, USA Glassmakers	around 1890 to 1940

Potters Impressed & Underglaze Stamps

Potters Mark:	Embossing:	Company:	Date:
New South Wales Potters
Maure Bros & Thompson Pinnicle Pottery
	Maure Bros & Thompson Pinnicle Sydney Impressed in ovel Stamp	Maure Bros & Thompson Pinnicle Pottery	around 1900+
	Pinnicle Brand Impressed in a flat based ovel Stamp	Pinnicle Pottery Sydney	around 1910+
R. Fowler Ltd Pottery
	R. Fowler Ltd 139 Sydney Impressed in flat bottomed ovel Stamp	R. Fowler Ltd Pottery Pottery	around 1900 to 1919
Victorian Potters
The Bendigo Pottery Epsom
	The Bendigo Pottery Pty Ltd Epsom Bendigo Impressed in an ovel Stamp	The Bendigo Pottery Pty Ltd Pottery	around 1890 to 1910
Bendigo Pottery 23 Epsom
	Bendigo Pottery 23 Epsom Impressed in an ovel Stamp	R. Fowler Ltd Pottery	around 1900 to 1920
Bendigo Pottery
	Bendigo Pottery Transfered In a straight line Stamp	Bendigo Pottery	around 1920+