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Owens AR Bottle Machine
Society: ASMEMain Category: MechanicalSub Category: ManufacturingEra: 1900-1909DateCreated: 1912Item no longer existsCountry: USAWebsite: https://www.asme.org/about-asme/who-we-are/engineering-history/landmarks/86-owens-ar-bottle-machine, https://www.asme.org/getmedia/a9e54878-05b1-4a91-a027-fe3b7e08699e/86-Owens-AR-Bottle-Machine.aspxCreator: Owens, Michael J.

Only since 1912 have glass jars and bottles been in cheap and plentiful supply for pharmaceuticals, household products, food and beverages, and an endless variety of uses. The bottle-making machine introduced the safety, standardization, quality, and convenience of glass containers. Not only did they revolutionize the industry, the Owens machines ended child labor in glass-container plants. In 1913, the National Child Labor Committee of New York City said the rapid introduction of the automatic machine did more to eliminate child labor than they had been able to do through legislation.

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1983
Image Credit: Courtesy ASMEImage Caption: Owens AR Bottle MachineEra_date_from: 1912
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Owens AR Bottle Machine

Only since 1912 have glass jars and bottles been in cheap and plentiful supply for pharmaceuticals, household products, food and beverages, and an endless variety of uses. The bottle-making machine introduced the safety, standardization, quality, and convenience of glass containers. Not only did…

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