It sounds like it might be a Four Roses brand whiskey bottle. There may be some slight correlation with Hilex as far as the general appearance of the container, although perhaps not. I cleaned it off and was able to make out the diamond with an I and O in the middle. Given that there is much new information gleaned since the 2015 article (Lockhart
), C B B; C B K ; C B M marks on antique pickle jars, Coke Bottles (Glass Manufacturers Marks on Coke Bottles), Collectible Milk Glass General Information / Overview, Depression Glass (What is Depression Glass? Owens-Illinois mark as seen on 1951 soda bottle Owens-Illinois logo- date code 1952 3. Found a tall green Canada Dry green glass bottle. I think (repeat: think) that these are cases when the mold engraver, for some reason, simply never bothered to update the mold and remove the engraving (this involves filling in the engraving and smoothing over so there is no apparent disturbance of the glass surface on the finished bottle). various paneled medicines, machine oils, various extract shapes, and a wide
Finally, on the bottom M258270. NOTE: In July of 2013 I received a photo, submitted by Taylor McBurney, showing the base of a Yacht Club Beverages ACL soda bottle, carrying a 1966 date code, but bearing the old logo! Items include bitters bottles seen in 18th-century england, beauty, and serums, but are ideal for online dating of its products in which is the bottles. I havent found another like it online. However, I am of the opinion that it stands for 1946. I appreciate the uniqueness of it, but I also enjoy knowing what I have. File #11: Continuation and completion of the "Liquor Ware Division" products and
Tom Dup is drinking a Punition by Maison DB at Au R De Roubaix. About like a baby food jar. I have a partial piece of brown glass that has the following markings: Looks like a 15, then underneath it says Duraglas, and has a 39 under the Duraglas. Thanks for any thoughts you have. USD 4.20, USD 6.00 The bottle likely dates from 1936 (the 6 on the right of the logo is a year date code). Although this was not always the case, a single digit DATE code was used frequently in the 1930s. Bottle Catalog
shape names than these old catalogs. So would this indicate 60s? -Mark O., North Carolina, Hi Mark, Have you checked out my page on Illinois Glass Company (I inside a diamond mark)? The 2 would probably be a date code for 1962 or 1972. Dont know if that helps identifying it. No, since their Duraglas brand name was introduced in 1940, the year date code 3 on that particular bottle would have to refer to either 1943 or 1953. On the bottom, it has the diamond and circle with the I in it, so looks to be Owens Illinois. The 3 to the right is a date code which stands for either 1933, 1943, or 1953. I would assume your bottle was made in 1933 at the Huntington, WV plant. Take care, I didnt understand how you got the 1928 date. I found a Duraglas bottle with the cap on the shores of Lake Michigan in southwest Michigan. Find out more in our Cookies & Similar Technologies Policy. An assortment of catalogs have been used in the preparation of this website to assist with bottle dating, and in particular, bottle typing - i.e., what a bottle likely contained Hi Zac, Hi Randy, beautiful green. Im not personally familiar with that bottle, but from a little researching I can tell you it is a soda bottle. Hi Earnel, 7 FLU.OZ. Thanks for writing! dating, and in particular, bottle typing - i.e., what a bottle likely contained
2/2019). The top portion of the mark is missing, it looks like 1/4 of it was cut off. (30% off), Sale Price USD 83.99 (Note: The above arrangement is the most commonly seen, at least on soda bottles, but some containers, such as liquor flasks, are frequently marked in other ways and thus the codes may be arranged in a different configuration. I have a .pdf file of the article that Id be glad to share with you. Any ideas about what it was used for and how old it is? from that era. The weird 3 is a symbol that means ounce, so your bottle held 3 ounces. It also has a W which, if I understand correctly is a liquor code, but after 1934 there were requirements for other codes, which my bottle does not have. Beautiful Amber Swirled bottles, when seen through a sunny window they look like they have a double swirl bright and clean, probably two of the nicer ABM bottles I have ever seen outside of the cobalt Carter ABM cathedrals. It could stand for 1931, 1941 or 1951, assuming the logo is the Diamond/Oval/I logo used from 1929 to the mid-late 1950s. Note: Because of time and energy constraints, I can no longer answer all emails personally, but you may contact me directly at: dav__erwhi "at" gmail.com. Would you have any idea what that would mean? I am not familiar with the Kankakee Bottling Works, but there have literally been thousands of soda bottling works located around the US and thats just those that operated within the past century. Illinois Glass Company and Owens Bottle Company) to its current manifestation as
marks on antique bottles & fruit jars (Mississippi, Missouri, Modes), Milk Glass~ Vintage Cold Cream, Salve & Ointment Containers, N in a square mark Obear-Nester Glass Company, East St. Louis, IL, New Albany Glass Works, New Albany, Indiana (1867-1872), Newark Star Glass Works, Newark, Ohio (1873-1904), Ohio Valley Glass Company, Pleasant City, Ohio (1902-1905), Owens Bottle Company (O in a square mark), Reed & Company, Massillon, Ohio (1881-1904), Rawleighs W. T. Rawleighs / Freeport, Illinois, Robin in Tree childrens mug Bryce Brothers & Mosser Glass Company, S G mark on glass containers Saint-Gobain / Verallia, Southern Glass Works, Louisville, Kentucky (1877-c.1885), Surname-oriented Antique Bottle Collecting, Target Balls (Antique Glass Target Balls), Thatcher Glass Manufacturing Company (c.1904-1985), Vaseline Jars / Chesebrough Manufg Company, Wax Sealer Fruit Jars List of Primary Markings, Whitall Tatum Company, Millville, New Jersey, Whittemore Boston U.S.A. / Antique Shoe Polish Bottles, WEB LINKS to some other sites / other interests (Not glass-related). 3-H At the top of the bottom of the bottle there is a barely distinguishable 03071 (I think). Want to know more? Each of the 25 separately
As with many Owens-Illinois Glass Company containers, it can be difficult to assign a specific year, especially when the date code (as in your case) is a single digit. I am guessing it is a soda bottle. to various glass containers." Amateur collector. Etsy uses cookies and similar technologies to give you a better experience, enabling things like: Detailed information can be found in Etsys Cookies & Similar Technologies Policy and our Privacy Policy. Jennifer, I dont know what type of bottle you have, but I think it was made at Owens-Illinoiss Chicago Heights, IL glass plant in 1991. honey, mayonnaise, candy, mason packer jars, and other packer jar styles. (Bottle molds were often used for a period of many years). Its a brown (amber) bottle. Item discovered at ebay.com; When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site . All of this strongly indicates that some of the catalog was done just after
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Hi Samanda, The one different thing on this bottle that I can not seem to find on any other bottles on the web is that on the front just above the 3iii says: pour here with an arrow pointing upwards toward the lip of the bottle. The mark is a diamond with a circle an the I in the middle. Here are the marks: All I figured out was that 21 is the Portland, OR plant. David. View Etsys Privacy Policy. Then again, there were many brands that were bottled in distinctive containers with identifiable trademarks or graphics on them. Early American Prescut (EAPC) serving platter made by Anchor Hocking. (Latest confirmed date code with this older trademark embossed on a bottle is 1966). It is in a plastic container that also says iw Harper on it. It is Owens-Illinois, with the O-I diamond logo. Thank you! ), there are two basic types of mold numbers: 1) A range of numbers assigned to a series of IDENTICAL MOLDS being used to produce a particular type of bottle. NOTE: PLEASE be aware that sometimes my replies via direct email are accidentally diverted into recipients' Junk or Spam folders. ), C B B; C B K ; C B M marks on antique pickle jars, Coke Bottles (Glass Manufacturers Marks on Coke Bottles), Collectible Milk Glass General Information / Overview, Depression Glass (What is Depression Glass? Hope this helps, I found an old bottle with this logo but there is a 6 to the left of the logo, a 17 under the logo, and a 6 to the right. 8 to the right. The bottle was made at Fairmont, West Virginia (Owens-Illinois plant number 3). I know, thanks to you, that 55-70 is the liquor stamp and it was made in 1970. The number 011 is probably a mold number. mark on antique glass bottles & jars, Letter L in cursive script mark: Libbey Glass Company, Liquor Bottle Permit Numbers Numerical List, Lynchburg Glass Corporation, Lynchburg, Virginia, M inside a circle: Maryland Glass Corporation, Baltimore, MD, MASONS PATENT NOV 30TH 1858 Fruit Jars Summary, Maywood Glass Company, Compton, California (1930-1959) ~ MG Connected mark, McLaughlin Glass Company, Vernon, California, M.G.CO. Marked 3IV is 5 3/4 inches tall and 3III is 5 inches tall. Des Pat 92901 Screw top with metal cap. (io) Is the Symbol Owens Illinois. Many of these types of soda bottles from the 1980s and 90s have rather faint embossing arranged along the lower heel of the bottle. (and its predecessors)
a number that identified the particular mold in which the bottle was formed. 5. (My vote would be for 1945, but no guarantees). 17 is on the left and 82 on the right. I found a gold decanter that has the OI on the right and D126 above 55 65 and 10 on the right. a myriad of perfume shapes. Base of emerald green glass 7-UP soda bottle. The bottle is not a beer bottle but a whiskey flask (or other high-alcohol spirits/liquor bottle). That much tells me I have (what I think is) a 1943 bottle manufactured in Clarksburg, WV. The 56 is a liquor bottle permit number assigned to Owens-Illinois Glass Company, indicating their factory at Charleston, West Virginia. Bottle Typing/Diagnostic Shapes:
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Based on the info above I believe it was made in a plant in WV. The information is probably available somewhere at the official U.S. Patent and Trademark Office website. David. rounds. Sorry I dont have more info to pass along. What can you tell me about it? Atterbury EASTLAKE bird mug in pink alabaster or pink clambroth, made circa early to mid-1880s. Under the diamond/oval emblem is the number 18. Sometimes a date code was reduced to only one digit on a very small bottle. Hope this helps! But I am sure that example almost certainly originally contained a brand of horseradish. Hemingray was a prolific maker of electrical insulators (of many types and sizes) for power lines, telegraph, telephone and other uses. Thanks and take care! I havent done a search but it is likely that the patent can be found on the GOOGLE PATENTS website. comm. front: 4/5 QUART The Design patent number 90023 was issued in 1933, but I cannot say with absolute certainty when your bottle was made. Thanks, I have an Owens-Illinois bottle with the following 4 lines on the bottom: products, various druggist/medicinal bottles. David, (My email address is at the bottom of the page). NOTE: PLEASE be aware that sometimes my replies via direct email are accidentally diverted into recipients' Junk or Spam folders. ", This implies that O-I was selling Libbey
Me with this one, Hi Timothy, There are no other markings aside from the makers mark, although there is a thin, faint seam on either side of the jar. I tried emailing you directly, but the email you gave was invalid. So it is totally impossible for the 6 date code to stand for 1906. There was a problem subscribing you to this newsletter. USD 83.99, USD 167.98 The center I barely has any length. The list of liquor bottle permit numbers that has been posted online and that most interested parties have referred to is (at least partly) from 1969, after the Charleston plant had been closed. Fenton Glass Company Hobnail Fan Vase in Blue Opalescent. Sorry I cant pin it down for sure, but my best guess is that it stands for 1954. Beau Schriever, Bill Lindsey and Carol Serr. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Vintage Clear Glass Owens Bottle 3ii 60 CC Medicine Apothecary at the best online prices at eBay! One set of vintage glass bottles. Hi! sauce bottles, fancy vinegars and cruets, more packer and coffee jars, mustard,
bottles made by the Clarion, PA. OI plant and "Whether this was normal with
The one thing I cant find any information about is the number C2989 located next to the name Duraglas at the bottom of the jar. I found a clear seamed glass seven ounce pry-off cap style soda bottle embedded in a bank on a wayward beach on the Hawaiian island of Molokai and have been unable to find a conclusive identification for it. type bottles scattered throughout the various bottle types. Duraglas in on the side of the bottle at the bottom. This is an in-depth overview of the history of this important 20th and still
David The 51 is a date code for the year the bottle was made: 1951. C. W. & CO. marks). at the Huntington, W.V. perfume types, pantry jar sets, more salt & pepper shakers, and others. GLASS FACTORY INFORMATION ~ Antique Glassware ~ Manufacturers' Marks, Logos & Emblems used by Glassmaking Companies in the USA ~ Antique Bottles ~ Fruit Jars ~ Glass Electrical Insulators ~ Tableware ~ Dating Information ~ Articles about different types of Glass, Vintage & Antique ~ Summary Articles on Selected Glass Companies. His mechanization of the glass-blowing process eliminated child labor from glass-bottle factories, which he had himself experienced from the age of ten. Stamped on the bottom 3 O with I inside 65 (next line) 14 (next line) G-18038 Thanks for any help. David. were any made in the 1940s that does not carry a period? Illinois Glass Company of Alton, IL made many of the Presto fruit jars, apparently starting in the mid or late 1920s. Also, the 65 is a date code for the year 1965 which is when your bottle was manufactured. David. Hello T.J., mark on antique glass bottles & jars, Letter L in cursive script mark: Libbey Glass Company, Liquor Bottle Permit Numbers Numerical List, Lynchburg Glass Corporation, Lynchburg, Virginia, M inside a circle: Maryland Glass Corporation, Baltimore, MD, MASONS PATENT NOV 30TH 1858 Fruit Jars Summary, Maywood Glass Company, Compton, California (1930-1959) ~ MG Connected mark, McLaughlin Glass Company, Vernon, California, M.G.CO. 1930-1935 Owens-Illinois Glass Co. It has been told (dont remember where I read this) that the initials helped identify bottles that were being returned for refilling. Bottle dated 1944. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Hope this helps a bit! reference to "marketing conditions have changed greatly since 1920." section, water bottles, jug packers, olive oils, cruets, vinegars, preserves,
The bottle label for Owen Illinois is side ways on the base as well. I have a bottle with diamond/O and I logo. Alexandria, available at the following link: (Note: Russ Hoenig is a now retired senior engineer of the. (The Altoona
Your particular bottle was manufactured in 1936 (the 6 to the right of the logo is a date code for 1936). The BB48 marking was used on some Owens-Illinois milk bottles for a long time, but I dont have info on just how late the mark was used. One notable exception is a period of time when some Coke bottles made by Owens-Illinois had the date codes on the LEFT, and the mold number on the right. Thanks, David, I have a green bottle with cap unscrewed trying to figure out the dates and markings are AT with the I circled 85 G2 any help is appreciated. Yes, I was able to view your photo of the bottle base. Directly beneath that, all in one line, there is a small 14, then a larger 39SB and then after that a smaller 0. It does have the seam line running all the way to the top of the lip, which is a rounded with band. Vintage Empty Pharmacy Cork Top Clear Medicine Bottle Embossed Pour Here 3i V9. Mike, yes, it is a multi-purpose container. Thanks to both Phil, Russ and O-I for making this
If you wish, please send a clear pic of the bottle and the base mark to my email address which is listed on the bottom right corner of any page on this site. have been producing/selling ACL glassware (and bottle) products as early as 1933
The bottle has the federal warning about the sale or reuse of the bottle. metal screw caps and accompanying threaded finishes. File #17: Continuation of the "Food Container Division" products
If you respond I would appreciate it very much. I sent you a direct email about this the other day, but will also post this comment publicly as a followup on the site for other readers. and paneled polish bottles, inks, pastes, cream and ointment jars, pomades, and
Yes, since DURAGLAS brand name was instituted in 1940, the bottle is from the 1940s, made at plant #14 which was Bridgeton, New Jersey. The bottom says OWENS and the right below is the diamond oval and on the left side of the diamond oval is a 7 and on the right is a 5, with no other marks prevant, the label look fairly old and has a plastic screw cap it still has oil in it which i thought was interesting based on the state of the bottle itself. Duraglas trademark on bottles. You can email a pic of the bottle to the email address listed at the lower right-hand corner of any page on this site. The link is here: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-bottle-paper-label-kims-3848940177 Hopefully the link to the picture works but if not : on the left of the diamond/oval is the number 20, on the right is number 1, and below is number 10. Thanks in advance, Ross Lebo, Hi Ross, List of Web Links pointing to some other sites / interests ~ (Most of these sites are not glass-related) including Birds, Trees, Fishing, Antiques, Transferware, Blue Willow Pattern Dishes, Coins, Religion, Marine Traffic, VintageAerial, WheresGeorge, Amsterdam, Ohio River info and more! B inside a diamond ~ mark on the base of a blue-aqua horseradish or pickle bottle made by Binghamton Glass Company, VE mark used by Vetreria Etrusca, glass company in Italy, ARCOROC USA ~ base marking on small dessert bowl. catalog number, inventory number, design number), used in communications between the glass factory and the company(ies) they sold the bottles to. for. 55 to the left. The oval symbol with the diamond is on the bottom but nothing else inside of that. If the 3 is accompanied by the newer mark (I inside an O) it could stand for 1963 or 1973. It looks like a 7 to the left and 3 to the right. Does this mean it was made in 1947? I cant find anything for D89. (Julian Toulouse stated this mark was first used in 1911, but according to U.S. Patent & Trademark Office data, Owens claimed first use was not until 1919! ~David. It also still has a brown sludge inside that I am fairly certain I could get drunk off just from sniffing it! Clear Glass Medicine Bottles (4) Owens 3 iv Bayer Aspirin Virginia Dare Extract. This is the general case with gobs of bottles for many different products.. ALSO, near the neck of the bottle is stamped a fancy crown with TRADE, W, MARK stacked on top of each other, all within the crown. [.] It could stand for either 1945 or 1955. David. 28 original catalog pages combined. The jar says Presto supreme mason with manufactured by owens illinois glass company on the back. The Owens Bottle Company, now known as Owens-Illinois, Inc., headquartered at One Michael Owens Way in Perrysburg, Ohio, just south of Toledo, is still the world's leading maker of bottles for alcoholic beverages. I honestly dont know. Helen, Scales emblem used on containers made for McKesson & Robbins. Includes some more unusual bottles like refrigerator bottles, various toilet &
To enable personalized advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. Ive been collecting soda bottles for 40 years, and I can tell you every single O-I soda bottle I have ever seen with a period behind the date is from the 1940s. http://www.sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/LiquorBottlePermits.pdf new products (it was noted that) "a new decorating lehr has been added
Thank you, David, that is what I figured, especially since it is such a large bottle that probably had a low run rate. Jack, in my opinion there is no foolproof way to date some Owens-Illinois bottles with 100% certainty, and this is an example. No, I dont know which O-I plant was assigned #62 as their liquor bottle permit number. Thanks for your comments - good observations! Have you ever seen this before? I assume that is the case with your bottle. researching various things I was seeing in the catalog and eventually came up
Any ideas on date/orgin? On very small bottles, the mark may be rather indistinct and the I may be virtually invisible, or just a tiny dot. I think they are from the 1930s ? in 1935.). Russ!) mark on base of amber beer bottle. The 56 indicates the liquor bottle was made at their Charleston, West Virginia plant. I hope this info helps a bit! sentence - an array of traditional
It also has blow holes throughout the glass.also appears to be like a 3 mold design but the #s appear to be backwards This bottle base has 1949 date code to right. The bottom has Duraglas, to the left #3 the diamond with the O and 48 to the right. Its white glass and slinder, shaped like a whiskey bottle and is about the size of my hand. Hi, I found a similar bottle, patent# D86565, a 7 on each side of the diamond logo.
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