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c. From 1923
HAZEL / [H over A] / PRESERVE / JAR
HA monogram between HAZEL and PRESERVE; other examples place the monogram on the base.
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Glass
Hazel Atlas marks
Hazel Atlas marks are associated with fruit jars and food and cosmetic containers from Wheeling, West Virginia (headquarters), United States.
- Active years
- From 1902
- Country
- United States
- City / region
- Wheeling, West Virginia (headquarters)
- Products
- Fruit jars, Food and cosmetic containers, Depression glass tableware, Tumblers, Milk glass household ware, Metal closures
- Marks
- 5
Independent corporation 1902–1956/57; Continental division followed, with breakup and transfers during 1964–65. Some Atlas names and H-over-A molds continued under successors, so one final production year is misleading.
What to look for
- Identify the small A beneath the H. Anchor Hocking uses an anchor associated with H, a different design.
- Read the whole jar inscription. ATLAS E-Z SEAL, ATLAS STRONG SHOULDER MASON and HAZEL PRESERVE JAR identify different named designs.
- Check the shoulder, front and base. A jar’s product name and its H-over-A maker’s logo may appear in different places.
Marks & lettering
5 marks
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Undated
ATLAS / E-Z / SEAL
Large arched ATLAS above E-Z SEAL on a wire-bail jar; full product wording distinguishes the design.
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Undated
ATLAS / STRONG SHOULDER / MASON
Three-line product inscription; the STRONG SHOULDER wording differentiates this jar from E-Z Seal and plain Atlas marks.
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About Hazel Atlas
Hazel-Atlas Glass Company formed in 1902 through the combination of the Hazel and Atlas glass businesses with other related enterprises. Its corporate headquarters were in Wheeling, West Virginia, while factories in Pennsylvania and several other states made glass containers and household ware. The earlier Hazel operation had begun with opaque glass liners for preserving-jar lids. Atlas contributed the machine-made fruit-jar business and its established name.
The combined company produced canning jars, food and cosmetic containers, tumblers and tableware. Its inexpensive colored table sets became associated with Depression glass. Bowls, cups and other pieces also reached households as premiums packaged with food products. The Clarksburg factory developed into a major tumbler producer, and the Wheeling metal works supplied lids and closures. Hazel-Atlas therefore marked products used for both packaging and serving food.
Continental Can acquired the company in the 1950s. Antitrust litigation was followed by the division and sale of its operations during the 1960s, including transfers to Brockway. The familiar H-over-A logo and Atlas jar names survived corporate changes on existing molds. A headquarters building completed in 1931 later passed into educational use in Wheeling.
Also known as: Atlas · Hazelware · Hazel-Atlas Glass Company
Look-alikes & how to tell them apart
Anchor Hocking
Its H-and-anchor device has a recognizable anchor rather than a smaller letter A beneath H.
Later Atlas jars made under successor ownership
Atlas was retained on jars after the original company changed ownership. Read the full inscription and examine closure and manufacturing details before assigning a company period.