MICHAEL J. OWENS INVENTOR Automatic Bottle Machine Start Price USD 65.00 Current Price USD 65.00 Time Left 20 days 12 hours 2 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, September 25, 2008 End Time Wednesday, December 24, 2008 Location Latonia, Kentucky See more about 'MICHAEL J. OWENS INVENTOR Automatic Bottle Machine ' Description Bust of Michael J Owens, 1928.  Inventor of the automated glass bottle making machine as well as machines to make tumblers and lamp chimneys - helped to form the Owens Bottle Machine Company - it measures 5 1/4 inches long by 2 3/4 inches deep by 5 inches high - Front reads: M.J. Owens 1859 - 1923 - fantastic detail on this piece - small fleabite on the front bottom - some mold roughness all on the inside or underside - no chips, cracks, repairs or damage.  Own this important piece of history! From the Frank Chiarenza Museum of Glass   --> Pressed glass portrait bust made by the Owens Bottle Company. Owens (1859-1923) was the designer of the first automatic bottle making machine. This used suction to gather the molten glass and formed the bottle in a single operation. Picture Reference: 10304571Subject: TRADE & INDUSTRY > Glass & Ceramics Industries > Inventory No.: 1928-1312 Credit: Science Museum Keywords: 20th Century, Automatic, Bottle, Bottle Making Machines, Commemoration, Company, Decorative, Designers, First, Glass, Glass, Decorative, Machine, Making, Owen, Owens Bottle Company, Portrait, Pressed Glass, Pressed, The 1920s (1919-1929, United Kingdomcorning manufacturing science engineering ceramic ceramics chemist nobel inventor invention inventions glass glasshouse Place a Bid!