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History Of Glass

A History of Glass Bottles

Back in the 1850's, the West was a bustling, populated area full of rugged and determined people from all over the world looking to start a new life. San Francisco was the center of this new world and one of the new industries that would begin there was the manufacturing of glass bottles. In 1858, Baker & Cutting became the first company to try their hand at producing glass. The most important types of containers in those days were for storing food, and Baker & Cutting decided to make that their priority. They began producing pickle jars and other types of food jars from their meager San Francisco glass house. In just a short time period, Baker left the company, apparently distraught over the inferior quality of glass and little profit that the company was making. Cutting continued by himself, although he discontinued producing his own glass and instead ordered his products outside of the state of California. Very few of the Baker & Cutting bottles have survived the ravages of time because of the poor quality of glass. Today, there is only one known intact example of their work with their name on it. With certainty we can say that there are other products that they made which are in circulation, but they are unmarked and, unless proven otherwise, trade hands as being the product of another glass house.

BIll The Kid Photograph

DENVER – The only authenticated photograph of infamous Wild West gunslinger Billy the Kid was auctioned off to Florida billionaire William Koch for an $2.3 million on Saturday night.
Koch, an energy company executive and well-known collector of art and American West artifacts, placed the winning bid in person before stunned onlookers at Brian Lebel’s annual Old West Auction in Denver.
Lebel said at an auction preview that he expected the tintype image to sell for between $300,000 and $400,000.
Koch told Reuters after the auction that he plans to allow some small museums to display the piece, and after that he will “just enjoy” the iconic piece.
“I love the old West,” he said. “This is a part of American history.”
The metallic photo, taken outside a Fort Sumner, New Mexico, saloon in late 1879 or early 1880, depicts the outlaw gripping the upright barrel of a Winchester carbine, with a Colt 45 pistol strapped to his hip.
The photograph was owned by the descendants of Dan Dedrick, who was given the photo by his cattle rustling partner, Billy the Kid himself.
Born Henry McCarty, but known in New Mexico as William Bonney, the Kid was shot dead at age 22 by lawman Pat Garrett in 1881, months after a jailbreak in which Bonney reportedly killed two deputies.
In the 130 years since his death, Billy the Kid has been depicted, with varying degrees of accuracy, in scores of popular culture movies and books.
Koch’s winning bid was actually $2 million, but a $300,000 “buyer’s premium” was tacked on, bringing the total selling price to $2.3 million, an auction spokeswoman said.

Billy the Kid is pictured in an undated handout photograph

Brian Lebel said he was pleased that the photo wasn’t sold to an overseas buyer.
“I’m happy that it will stay in this country and will be shared with the public,” he said.
Koch is one of the sons of Fred C. Koch, founder of Wichita, Kansas-based energy conglomerate Koch Industries, one of the largest private companies in the United States.