Remembering when glass was king
For most of the 20th century, Washington was a glass town, and many of its citizens earned their salaries in factories run by Metro, Brockway, Duncan & Miller and others.
Those days are gone, along with the glass containers so common then.
This week’s Mystery Photo is likely to rekindle memories of those times. All we know about this one is that it was found in a folder marked “Brockway.” We’re thinking it might have been taken at the No. 7 plant on South Main Street in the 1960s or 1970s.
We’re hoping our readers can tell us when this picture was taken, who these people are, about the jobs they performed and what it was like working in a glass factory.
If you recognize these people, email Park Burroughs, retired executive editor, at pburroughs@observer-reporter.com, or call and leave a message for him at 724-222-2200, extension 2400. With a little help, we’ll be able to solve this puzzle and publish our findings next Monday.