The company we now call Anchor Hocking started out as Hocking Glass Company in 1905. In the 1920s, Hocking purchased the Lancaster Glass Company and the Standard Glass Manufacturing Company. During the Depression Era, the Hocking Glass Company began production of a number of well-known patterns including Cameo, Block Optic, Miss America, Mayfair, Manhattan and others. The name changed to Anchor Hocking Glass Co. in 1937 when Hocking Glass merged with Anchor Cap and Closure Corporation and became the leader in selling both machine-made glassware and bottles.
In the mid-century era, Anchor Hocking continued to develop and produce new patterns and colors. Their most well known color commonly referred to as Ruby Red but called Royal Ruby by Anchor Hocking was patented by the company in 1938 and produced through the 1960’s. A few of the patterns from this period are Bubble, Charm, Sandwich, Park Avenue, Early American Press Cut, Fire-King and many others. Some of these patterns remained in production or were reissued by AH into the 1960’s and 70’s and beyond.
Anchor Hocking Company is still in existence today with Plant No. 1, Lancaster, Ohio, based on the site of the original plant, the "Black Cat," which was destroyed by fire in 1924. The company is a leading producer of consumer glass products with distribution around the world.
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