Baltimore, MD. Founded by William Painter, inventor of the crown cap. Has manufactured crowns until the present day. Sign #1 used about 1920-27, 1935-1963, usually at 7:30 position. Sign #2 used after merger with New Process in 1927 until 1934. It appeared on some World War II era crowns in which the printing plates hadn't been used for awhile and still bore the sign (particulary generic sodas with the South Carolina tax stamp). Sign #3 used on Western Crown Cork and Seal crowns from 1942 to 1963, usually at 4:30 position. Signs #4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, along with CCS3, used regionally from about 1945 to 1960. Sign #9 with numbers 10 and 12 used briefly during 1962. Sign #10 used from 1962 to 1964 bearing numbers 4, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 20, and 23 (probably signifying plant locations). Sign #11 with registred mark added used from 1964-1979, with same numbers as Sign #10. MCC 10 and MCC 13 used briefly during 1964 after acquisition of Mundet. Sign #12 used from 1976-1995. Sign #12 used from 1986-2007 on crowns from former hc plant. Sign #13 used from 1993-1999 on crowns from former Kerr plant. Sign #14 used from 2008-present.