To the left is the number 3, to the right is also number 3. Many British bottles are seen with 2, 3, or 4-digit numbers on the bottom which are style numbers. I cant make it out but it looks like a identification code E-1536 or E-1596. Blob dating as a demisexual soda bottle pricing guides useful: none: using coke bottle? Steve, the bottle is likely a liquor bottle (judging from the 4/5 PINT marking) and the date code could be either 1943 or 1953. https://ibb.co/1vKM5YW (Has a 5 on the side of the bottle) OWENS appears on the base of some clear prescription bottles. Thanks for writing, and I hope this helps a little! Search the SHA/BLM Historic Glass Bottle Identification & Information Of course, the 7 which is a plant code number stands for Owens-Illinoiss factory location at Alton, Illinois. But they are all meant to convey the same meaning.merely the trademark standing for Owens-Illinois Glass Co. It sounds like an amber medicine vial of some type. I am not an appraiser, but in general, as I suggest to others who ask the same questions such as How much is this worth, please consider searching ebay auctions for similar bottles over an extended period of time, using relevant keywords in their search box, and noting actual COMPLETED AUCTIONS values. Dont know what 3-H indicates. There are roses (bottom) and vines with leaves decorating the two sides of the bottle. I appreciate your input. So this could theoretically be either 1941 or 1951. The bottle label for Owen Illinois is side ways on the base as well. (20% off), Sale Price USD 11.69 confirmed 1934 by noting that in the 1934 End-of-Year report, under "Relations Thank you. 3 Owens Illinois Green Depression Glass Salt/Pepper Shakers Waffle Hoosier For Sale 3 Owens Illinois Green Depression Glass Salt/Pepper Shakers Waffle Hoosier: $49.95 . /Users/owner/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/resources/renders/D/DEF6308A-A417-4C58-813F-F542B2A629EC_1_201_a.heic It has an aluminum looking screw cap with a cork inside and threads for another cap possibly. From information compiled in Bill Lockharts article (link below) on Owens-Illinois date code markings, it appears that, on containers with this earliest trademark, if a single digit date code (such as a 1 or 4 placed to the right of the logo) is followed by a period, the chances are very good the bottle in question dates from the 1940s, especially the 1940-1947 period. The Diamond and oval superimposed with an I in the middle was phased out during the mid-1950s (although a few bottles carried that mark later, even as late as 1966, as explained in my article on Owens-Illinois) so your bottle was made at the Fairmont plant and almost certainly dates from 1948. I was making a trail through my property in the UP of Michigan. Duraglas trademark on base of generic amber half-gallon bleach jug. David. However, I am of the opinion that it stands for 1946. Hi! Brad, it is a medicine bottle (and probably held cough syrup or some other liquid medicine). The number on the right (7) is a date code, but since it is a ONE-DIGIT code, it is not possible to be 100% certain whether it stands for 1937 or 1947. David. Its the first bottle from the 1960s Ive found bearing the old trademark, and Ive been collecting soda bottles since I was 15 years old (1978). It has half the Duraglas trademark in the center. I did a search on ebay with the keywords green sunsweet bottle (without quotes) and came up with several examples of the older Sunsweet bottles listed there. Of course there would have originally been a label affixed to the front, and a wire bail which may be missing on most of them found today. Hi Randy, (Tens of thousands of different glass soda bottles have been made in the US just within the last 150 years, and no one has seen them all!). The numbers are mold numbers and/or date codes, but Im not 100% sure about their exact meaning. David. The right side number 5 is a date code, perhaps for 1955. E1644 Im finding some odd bottles out here where the date code is gown 6 years after the factory closed example 1945 bottle from Evansville IL. Hi Michaela, David, Hi I collect milk bottles which were made by some of the plants in Ill. tablets, paint jars, castor oil flasks and rounds, citrate of magnesia, and With a 3 date code and the later I inside an O mark, your jar may date from 1963. catalog many times for the conclusive identification of bottles The 7 is a plant location code for Alton. Of course, the original label is long gone. (70% off), Keep collections to yourself or inspire other shoppers! Federal. But I couldnt find those markings although the bottle is there. A G C inside map of Arkansas mark as it appears on the base of a clear glass packer jar. ~David. Russ Hoenig also noted the following And how would I know which year its from? The bottle has a basket weave pattern embossed on it. Bill Lindsey The 7 on the right is a date code and I assume it stands for 1937. It is a 9 fl oz clear glass bottle, it has raised cursive letters saying sanitary brand and then next to it not in cursive says sanitary bottling works also raised, in the middle of the bottle. Dating old coke bottles. Each of the 25 separately or image search of this website Hope this helps, 1. Thank you again for the great website. Hi Tom, the 65 is probably a date code for 1965. Evidently the Brownie sodas were made for some period of time (1940s-1960s??) Can you give me any information so I may find the value of this bottle. Thanks The 55 liquor bottle permit number indicates the bottle was made at O-Is Huntington, West Virginia glass plant. Below that is a single 9. front: 4/5 QUART On the left side of the diamond is 23, which should be from LA according to what I have read. Thanks in advance! Bottle Typing/Diagnostic Shapes: offerings of most period bottle makers making this one of the most important catalogs to researchers The link is here: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-bottle-paper-label-kims-3848940177 Or it might have been used for edible products such as Cola syrup, vinegar or apple cider. 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. The R-174 is a rectifier number and here is an info webpage (.pdf file) someone has put together with a number of distiller code numbers and rectifier numbers. Directly beneath that, all in one line, there is a small 14, then a larger 39SB and then after that a smaller 0. Unfollow antique medicine bottles and vintage amber glass bottle dating antique bottles old prescription bottle, with accurate, antique medicine bottle. I believe I have two older amber jars. Probably 1947. ~David. I was thinking along the same lines as you are. Other G-numbers are out there (used by Owens-Illinois for various other mold styles of soda bottles), but this seems to be one of the most common ones they used, especially in the 1940s and 1950s. Hope this helps a little. catalog pages) - Includes wicker covered bottles (still doing this in the introduced in 1934. Hello I found a very small, green bottle, maybe an inch an a half high. See this page on Google Patents: https://patents.google.com/patent/USD92116 Wendy, in many instances, the patent illustrations or model will not be EXACTLY like the bottle(s) that are actually produced. Small knick on the mouth. The markings on the base indicate it was made at Owens-Illinoiss glass plant at Streator, Illinois (plant #9). advertisement earlier than the one noted above. Take care, Based on my review of aerial images of the location, there is no indication of a structure or disturbance of the site post-1937 (i.e. (The number 10 had also served as the factory code number for their Newark, Ohio glass plant earlier on, but that was in use circa 1929-1938). (10% off), Sale Price USD 2.35 Code to right 5. on the shape are old glass/bottle makers catalogs. To the right of the emblem is the number 4 and then a smaller 7 slightly above the 4. It has a medal screw top lid. Beneath that is PAT APPLD FOR. bottles, chili sauces, salad dressing, cocktail sauce, club sauces, olive oils, I love these old bottles but anyways could you please help me out man. Owens-Illinois glass, evaluating, girlfriend, once they are. The bottom of the bottle has a mold circle and has the Owens Illinois mark flanked on the right by a 2, on the left by what may or may not be a 1 and beneath the mark there is a 14. and still use. alphanumeric and not particularly intuitive or in order. I found this at the bottom of a lake in wisconsin! First off, the copy used here had hand printing on a cover Pontil marks are only seen on handmade bottles. I found a bottle in a farmhouse basement that is green with the I O diamond mark. Although author and researcher Julian Toulouse, in his ground-breaking reference work Bottle Makers and their Marks (published in 1971) promoted the idea that the diamond and oval trademark was used only up to 1954, implying a neat, clean cut-off date, in actual practice many bottles with this mark have been found that date several years after 1954. Eventually assembled to what we have." There will be a glass company (glass bottle company or bottle company) AND a bottling company, brewing company or packaging company. Owens-Illinois Glass Company (O-I) catalog on this website - a catalog that Good afternoon I was hoping you could help me identify a jar I found, Its a regular mouth quart canning jar and on the front is the word Mason under that a star then under the star the word Jar. Hi David, I have read this with great interest. known information on the complicated history of the company into two Can you tell me when made and is there any value? various finish and closure types available (nicely illustrated). NOTE: PLEASE be aware that sometimes my replies via direct email are accidentally diverted into recipients' Junk or Spam folders. The ONLY number is a 2 to the left of the O/Diamond. Im sure the info is out there somewhere, but Im not sure offhand exactly when the Duraglas brand name was discontinued (not sure if it HAS been discontinued??). Above that it says John Morgan, it also says it is a 1 Pint bottle, below that it has a g178 and it says New York, N.Y. would love it if you could help me figure out anything about it, thanks. David. Indeed, for those who've tried and failed to find the right man offline, rapport can provide. However, those dates were confirmed as I came across an amber colored bottle. I also used an URL shortener, as the resulting link was quite long: https://ebay.to/2OIVM2e, Bright emerald green glass has been used for a very wide variety of bottles, both soda and beer as well as other beverages. glassware, including Mickey Mouse/Disney glassware with Below that is the word duraglas. The bottom has large triangle with big c inside. 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. I found a brown bottle bottom on Ocean Beach in San Francisco. Those types of decoratively designed bottles were often saved and re-used as decanters or vases. The bottom has 0-1 54-51 and a diamond with an oval. (25% off), Sale Price USD 4.20 The Diamond & oval with I mark is by far the most common identification mark on glass containers found in trash dump sites in the United States from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. If there is no date code, I cant tell how old a particular Presto Supreme Mason is, but in general those jars were made in the 1920s-1950s by Owens-Illinois. 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 honey, mayonnaise, candy, mason packer jars, and other packer jar styles. of the IGCo. The diamond logo within a circle is on the bottom of the bottle. Does this information help. David, David, I found a coca cola bottle with the O I logo on the bottom with an F above it and no numbering around it. It has a rounded glass (oval depressions on side, flower depression on top) push/pull seal lid. VTG D. P. B. CO. I think it might have been a code designation for that particular bottle style/design. I would say it holds more than a pint, but less than a quart. I found a ONE PINT oval shaped amber glass bottle washed up on the shore of an island off of Florida recently. I found a Dads Root Beer 10-oz. KPP mark on base of amber Budweiser beer bottle, date coded 1972 (Photo courtesy of Shannon Brown). Owens Medicine Bottle - Etsy Check out our owens medicine bottle selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. Any thoughts on how old this is? (Photo courtesy of Dan Goorevitch). Draft. In terms of revenue,. The years in parentheses dont represent the beginning or ending dates of a company, or the year any particular bottle was made, but merely indicate that the glass company was included in a list of permit numbers that was published or updated that year. Take care, Its pretty nifty we found it in the chimney.? The I is inside the O To the left is a 4. It is Owens-Illinois, with the O-I diamond logo. Thanks you for any help. We've sent you an email to confirm your subscription. Thank you very much for that information. ), with that FLF phrase embossed on it. Decanter vintage phillips crest and quickly grew to the duraglas while mushroom hunting. David I have a George Dickle bottle that has the newer O I mark but still says federal law forbids and the date code is 1970 but I know that they ended this in 64. Take care, And I would like to learn more about the designer. The 6 on the left does represent their Charleston, WV bottle factory, and the 6 on the right is a date code. Your grandmas bottle was made in 1941 (the 41 is a year date code). It is Owens-Illinois with plant code 14, date code 52, and mold code 1. 2/2019) also Hope this helps, I believe the 81 is a date code for 1981, but Im not sure what the N represents. The bottom of it has a 7 then the old O I logo with the diamond followed by a 4 to the right. Im familiar with the article, and I am going to add another paragraph of text on this page, along with a link to that article. [Update ~ Edited April 7, 2021: Matt, I need to add corrections to this reply. within all important bottle type categories of any bottle maker at that time. Bill, Bill, Im not familiar with the bottle, but Owens-Illinois has made tens of thousands of different bottles over the years. Sometimes a date code was reduced to only one digit on a very small bottle. Jonathan, the bottles with the O in a square were made by Owens Bottle Company and date from about 1919-1929. To left of the symbol is number 12. David. File #21: End of the "Milk Bottle Division" products, the entire Can you see any faint residue of a name such as 7-up? David. David, Hey David, I found this bottle today on the bottom of the bottle it say Bottle is in good used condition. Thanks!! It does have the oval/diamond with an I on the bottom. Looking at the bottom, at the top theres a marking that looks like maybe a #1? end of File #10 above.) ADVERTISEMENT The front of the bottle has Federal law forbids sale or reuse of this bottle. dating, and in particular, bottle typing - i.e., what a bottle likely contained Its a brown (amber) bottle. rounds. https://www.thecloroxcompany.com/company/our-story/bottle-guide/. Yes, I believe the 5 date code in this instance does stand for 1955. I dont know how late the word OWENS was embossed as a trademark on the base of those medicine bottles.