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The A.E. Hull Pottery Company in Crooksville, Ohio, made the earliest containers for Shulton from 1938 until 1944.  And, up until the mid 1940s, all pottery products bore the Ship Grand Turk. The ship appeared on the bottles between the words "Old" and "Spice", which were in red script. Beneath the ship, the words "Ship Grand Turk" appeared in a banner. On the back of the containers in blue appeared the contents: "After Shave Talc," "After Shaving Lotion," or "Cologne for Men."  Over the years, the Grand Turk has taken on a more stylized appearance.

By the 1940s, the demand for Old Spice After Shave and Talc had risen to the millions of bottles.  Shulton was forced to adopt automatic filling and closing processes making the pottery bottles a thing of the past.  In reality, both Hull Pottery and Shulton were pleased with the introduction of the glass bottles.   Controlling the neck opening and capacity tolerances of the pottery bottles demanded by Shulton's machine operations was virtually impossible, and was fast approaching a profitless operation for Hull.  The large percentage of leakers, the porosity of the pottery and the inaccurate filling of the containers made handling and costs of the pottery containers prohibitive on a large-volume basis.

The first glass bottles were manufactured by the T. C. Wheaton Company in Millville, New Jersey.  The "pottery-glass" containers are similar to opal glass, but are manufactured in a clay color with a luster very close to pottery.   Developing this glass required several months of research and several thousand dollars to determine the right blend of ceramic materials to give a realistic pottery appearance. For some bottle styles I may only show an after shave or a cologne example.  The styles are generally the same but for the words "After Shave" or "Cologne."