Vidrierías del Guadalete S.A.
Vidrierías del Guadalete S.A. advertisements illustrated by Enrique Gil Guerra under the pen name "Nike"; the archive holds 1 piece.
First half of the 20th century; absorbed by Saint-Gobain in 1945
Vidrierías del Guadalete S.A. was one of the main glassworks of El Puerto de Santa María (Cádiz), a town with a glassmaking tradition owing to the abundance of silica and the demand for bottles from the wine industry of the Marco de Jerez. The company produced containers (bottles and jars) and glass fishing floats, the latter marked with the stamp “VG” and the legend “PUERTO STA MARIA ESPAÑA”. In 1945 it was absorbed by the French company Saint-Gobain, which had been consolidating its dominance over bottle manufacturing in the region. Its disappearance as an independent company followed the same path as other local glass industries of the period.
Sources: 2.346. Fábricas de botellas, tarros y vidrios en El Puerto – Gente del Puerto (7 enero 2015)Empresas Antiguas #5.682 – Gente del Puerto (16 octubre 2023)Un siglo de vidrio francés: Saint Gobain en España, de 1905 a la actualidad – Investigaciones de Historia Económica
