It is not stamped with Sunsweet nor Duraglas. to 1933.). ~David. dating of bottles.) Any information is greatly appreciated. It has what looks like the older symbol with a O and diamond and i and also a 2 on the left and a 0 on the right . There will be a glass company (glass bottle company or bottle company) AND a bottling company, brewing company or packaging company. Each mold in a series of identical molds is numbered to facilitate identification should problems arise with the finished product. and lots of other company information. However, I assume they were quite popular and were made in large quantities for that time period. But if you cant respond, I completely understand. I think the jug would date from either 1954, 1964 or 1974. Heinz Ketchup Bottle #143. It has half the Duraglas trademark in the center. above, are standard colors. Here is a link to the patent page: https://patents.google.com/patent/USD90023S/en?oq=d90023, I would assume this bottle was made in a range of sizes, and was produced for a number of years. It has a 2 to the left of the diamond and a 6 to the right, with an 11 underneath it. Hope this helps, Do you know how deeply this was buried, if buried at all? We've sent you an email to confirm your subscription. So, any bottle with the I inside an O may date from several years AFTER 1954, but not before. I have found a bottle and seeking further information on it. Thank you. So what can we conclude? provided some glassware related information that points to a 1934 to 1935 date Also, if there is no Distiller number it may be difficult to identify what product or distilling company was involved. Hope this helps! Also, it wouldnt be 1965 since by that time the mark no longer carried the diamond. Set where you live, what language you speak, and the currency you use. errors are found on older, handmade items. a number that identified the particular mold in which the bottle was formed. [url=https://postimages.org/][img]https://i.postimg.cc/J7cWT89t/mb2.jpg[/img][/url], Hi Eric, I have a Duraglas bottle-quart size-with the Duraglass logo on the bottom along with 17 top left- 51 top right- a capital A in the middle left. Etsys 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centers that host Etsy.com, the Sell on Etsy app, and the Etsy app, as well as the electricity that powers Etsys global offices and employees working remotely from home in the US. I have an Owens-Illinois 1941 bottle from Huntington WV casting 1 with crackled print in the glass, with a sailboat at the top. D-9 is a distiller code. I know youve said on here that a period may indicate the year it was produced, but as you noted, thats typically to the right of the diamond mark instead of below. With the date code being 5, that would indicate either 1935, 1945 or 1955. 3. Please bookmark this site, and I hope you will return often. 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. Based on reading some of this my guess is the bottle was produced in 1945(?). Hi Ken, 2018). NOTE: To reiterate, this arrangement generally applies to Non-Liquor bottles. David. ~David, How ironic I too just found a glass green bottle(champagne?) USD 5.40, USD 6.00 Marked 3IV is 5 3/4 inches tall and 3III is 5 inches tall. I came across an amber colored bottle. Probably 1947, but it is difficult to be sure. The exact cursive style changed slightly several times over the years. Keep in mind that other types of bottles and jars made by Owens-Illinois do not have the same arrangement of code numbers as their typical liquor bottles. tablets, paint jars, castor oil flasks and rounds, citrate of magnesia, and John, The bottle was made at their Streator, Illinois location (plant #9) and the 5 would stand for either 1945 or 1955.   South Korea   |   English (US)   |   $ (USD), remembering account, browser, and regional preferences, remembering privacy and security settings, personalized search, content, and recommendations, helping sellers understand their audience, showing relevant, targeted ads on and off Etsy. Note: This index is useful but a bit hard to use. 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. Ive yet to see one that wasnt. $8.99. Hi Carol! Take care, David, If it is a 9 w/o a period it was probably made in 39. It is clear in color and has a metal screw on type lid along with a wooden rotating handle fitted to a metal bracket attached along the base of the neck. If I were you I would perhaps try doing saved searches with keywords on ebay, over a period of time, and you might find similar listings and see what they actually sell for. 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. Please check out this page on Artificially purpled glass. advertisement I could find for the Disney tumblers was from 1936. The 12 is a mold number. It is hard to say for certain. Thank you for your time, Candice. Owens Bottle Antique - Etsy David, I dont believe that the presence or absence of a period after a date code can give absolute evidence on which decade is meant.. Hi, I found a beautiful emerald green bottle, similar to Sunsweet juice container Ive seen elsewhere (but it is not stamped Sunsweet). Duraglas And thats on the very bottom but I also found on the sides towards the bottom a number 2 with a dot and A211B. With its success came expansion, and the company opened a plant in Waco, Texas, on February 22, 1944. Thanks for your post! https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=soda+bottle+%22g-94%22&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=1&LH_TitleDesc=1&_osacat=0&_odkw=bottle+%22g-94%22&LH_TitleDesc=1. (Assuming, of course, that there are no sharp edges on the rim, and the jars are nice and clean!) The 6 on the left is a plant code number that stands for the Charleston, West Virginia glass plant. The label is flaking off and more fragile then a butterfly wing, but who knows if it is original and it is only 15% there anyway. Maison DB - Roubaix, Hauts-de-France - Untappd I hope this helps, A white cap that says PD the bottom is: 7 i in a circle 72 and then 14 under those. Hi David. David. It also shows some of those "old familiar shapes" with the relatively The 4 in this case may be just a mold number. It boasts 80 plants in 23 countries and more than $6 billion in annual sales. Maybe I am off base, or maybe there is nothing else that can be determined. (25% off), Keep collections to yourself or inspire other shoppers! Hi Today I found the bottom of a clear bottle. Hope this helps, However, the right side is 4 without a period which would mean 1934? In any case, I may have been unclear in what I was trying to write, and may need to re-edit my text. Hope this helps a little. Hemingray was a prolific maker of electrical insulators (of many types and sizes) for power lines, telegraph, telephone and other uses. I used to collect some Disney stuff and knew that Owens-Illinois mark as seen on 1951 soda bottle Owens-Illinois logo- date code 1952 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. Owens-Illinois Glass Company (1929-to date) (Owens-Illinois, Inc. ~ since 1965) This corporation is now generally known as simply "O-I". Look forward to using your site again as I find more cool bottles. Atterbury EASTLAKE bird mug in pink alabaster or pink clambroth, made circa early to mid-1880s. It takes one a bit to figure out the page numbers in the catalog since they are That would mean either 1935, 1945 or 1955 but I cant be sure which year is right. Appreciate any help you can give! However, on some very small bottles it is possible the mold engraver used one digit for the date code simply because of limited space on the mold. Meredith, exactly which O-I symbol are you referring to? ACL soda bottles and it was when I opened files #23 and #24 to take a look at David. I have a old bottle the has the imprint on the bottom F.G on top half of Bottom and 7 on the lower half of Bottom. Have you ever seen this before? 86712. Any idea what year this is?? So the permit number was likely used for many years before and/or after the year given in parentheses. other sources (Pete Schulz pers. an array of box types and packing materials. Unfortunately my site is not set up to accept photos uploaded directly by readers. (io) Is the Symbol Owens Illinois. 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. Also, see my page on the Diamond I mark, which was also used heavilyby Illinois Glass Company. ~David, I have a clear gallon sized jug with ribs along the top, a zinc cap and the letter A on the bottom with the number 6576 and a 6 under it. Bureau of Land Management (retired) - The 1845 is a stock or code number (could also be described as a model number, design number, catalog number, style number or inventory number) assigned to that particular bottle type. Earned the 99 Bottles (Level 49) badge! It is a large clear glass jar which I believe is a coffee jar. products (17 catalog pages) - Includes more styles of backwards with one of the pages on liquor bottle finishes at the This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Could you tell me a little about it and what the bottle may have been used for? I wish I could post my picture but it has OWENS just like yours, but in the middle of the bottom of the bottle, the rest of the mark is the 6 and there is a little dot inside the circle. 1735-EP is probably a code number for that particular bottle style. Thank you very much for your works. The iridescent coating is a result of being buried for many years over the years the moisture in the soil very slowly disintegrates a microscopically thin surface layer of glass (gradually leaching out some of the soda), creating the look which is sometimes called sick glass. Hi Eric, David. Take care, I think the #7 is the factory in Alton, IL, & the #4 below is the mold #. Residue of old remedy still inside, and cork snugly in place. USD 16.32, USD 19.20 I was metal detecting at a private property and boy did I ever find treasure. shape names than these old catalogs. This bottle has the 3ii on the back near the neck indicating size but no side markers. I have a Duraglas water bottle with the lid. Please check out my page on numbers on the base of bottles. (Latest confirmed date code with this older trademark embossed on a bottle is 1966). The O-I mark (being the third major trademark embossed on the companys glass containers) was officially registered by the United States Patent & Trademark Office on March 20, 2007, under registration #3219434. The bottom has 0-1 54-51 and a diamond with an oval. But I am sure that example almost certainly originally contained a brand of horseradish. So at this point Im curious what the bottle was possibly used for (Soda, Beer, etc.) I believe I have two older amber jars. Thanks! Thanks again and take care, Included within this grouping (page xxvii) is listed the Hazelhurst, PA. plant. What does the 2 to the right with NO period mean, maybe 1932?? Found it in a swamp. I just dug my first bottle and would love to know more about it. I have no idea if your bottle was made in 1947, since you dont mention any numbers on the bottle that might possibly be a date code. Photo courtesy of ebay seller Dotdority. OnIzed Clubs." It is generally agreed by researchers that the I inside an O mark used by Owens-Illinois was instituted beginning in 1954, and no earlier. Additional information from Russ Hoenig (Hoenig pers. My suspicion is that its from 1962. The 7 on the LEFT of the logo is the plant location code, and number 7 indicates your jar was made at their main plant at Alton, Illinois. Want to meet eligible single man who share your zest for life? David, Mike this is so cool believe it or not today I purchased at a garage sale the same exact jug with the same markings on the bottom except mine has 1931! Hi Cheryl, 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 . David. Logos and Codes. I tried sending you an email directly, but you typed in your email address incorrectly so I received a Mailer Daemon notice. Hi Lindsay, David. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. I found a 1 gallon bottle that has 14 and I in and O then 0 and a 4 under the I/O symbol. I think I have learned some things but would love to verify. The market value is merely the ending price of the item, and that sales price may or may not give us solid information on real worth to collectors. However, more research over the years has shown there was actually a gradual changeover from the old to the new trademark on containers, which occurred over a period of four or five years beginning in 1954 (with a few known exceptionssee note below discussing a bottle made in 1966 which carries the old trademark on the base!). Fox Terrier shotglass made by Hazel Atlas. Bottle Typing/Diagnostic Shapes: Thanks for writing, The 5 is a date code. Company glass manufacturing engineers interested in the history, legend and with Employees" - "In all of the plants a Learn how your comment data is processed. Curious what the F stands for I believe its 1958 bottle ,mold number 19. I suspect that most of those containers date from the 1930s-1960s but I really dont know for sure. VTG D. P. B. CO. Its fun trying to identify my finds. The label is gone and there is no other markings, Tiffany, Antique Owens Glass 3iu 80cc Clear Glass Apothecary Medicine Bottle 5.25" Tall. Even though the bottle is marked WINE, the style is very similar to lots of flat liquor/whiskey flasks made during that time period. The bottle was made at Fairmont, West Virginia (Owens-Illinois plant number 3). I was recently scuba diving in the St Lawrence, and Ive found a clear glass pop bottle showing 3 I-O 57 with a 3 below the I-O mark and Duraglas in script underneath at the bottom of the bottle. Hi Rich, https://trademarks.justia.com/785/97/o-78597477.html. I have what I believe is a 1939 fluted owens-illinois bottle, but I cant seem to figure out what it was used for, I was wondering if there was a chance you or anyone else could take a look at it and find out what it was. *Catalog Dating Notes: The 15 is the mold number. There are no other markings aside from the makers mark, although there is a thin, faint seam on either side of the jar. It sounds like it might be a Four Roses brand whiskey bottle. Thank you for looking. 2) If a date code does NOT have a period after the number, that still leaves room for error because it could potentially stand for any decade, right? Please. ?? The PD might stand for Parke-Davis, the drug company, but I cannot be sure about that. Thanks! The left no. So I cant see the value either. OWENS Duraglas Vintage Embossed Clear Glass Medicine Bottle 3iv - eBay B in a diamond mark on inside of Star & Dewdrop master salt dish in vaseline glass, made in 1994. is 7 and the right side no. However, there is an extensive It looks like a 7 to the left and 3 to the right. Here are a couple other webpages on my site that might be of interest, as I included a few pics of Owens-Illinois bottles and bases on them: Federal Law Forbids Sale or Reuse of the Bottle marking on liquor bottles. in many variants, and were distributed in a number of cities. Choose from the product. (10% off), Sale Price USD 26.99 Both articles follow and are part of the above noted I found a bottle in a farmhouse basement that is green with the I O diamond mark. This article is [.] bottle (Big Junior size) dated 1960. where he lives (PA.) that liquor bottlers (aka "bootleggers") purchased and used In the center its marked: NET CONT. Hi Tifanni, Other brand names used by O-I on insulators include Lowex and Kimble. Owens-Illinois Glass Company I inside an O trademark, AB (connected) mark on base of light aqua beer bottle with P 11 code. On some bottles this mark is very tiny or indistinct, often looking like a small 0 (a zero, or the letter O) with the I in the center hard to discern. 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. VM (MV) logo on CD 642 Gingerbread Man style insulator made by Verreries de Masnieres. 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. This is a very well known company and its symbol is shown on the bottom of the glass. Aquamarine wide mouth external thread bottle with three indented panels on each side. Hope this helps, 56-41 I enjoy receiving comments with interesting background info like this~ Maybe 1955? Michael Owens was a glass manufacturer who invented an automatic glass bottle manufacturing machine that revolutionized the industry. From the markings you describe, your bottle sounds like a generic or standard type of fifth liquor bottle made by Owens-Illinois. Hi David, The E1152 is possibly a mold number (mold design number) assigned by Owens-Illinois to that particular bottle style. This was not uncommon as indicated by the "1920" and "1926" Antique Kemps Balsam Owens Glass Medicine Bottle To the left is a 0 (I cant find a plant for this), and to the right is a 2, but no period. My question is what was this jug used for? known information on the complicated history of the company into two bottle Sometimes just a tiny dot is discernible! Thanks in advance! Beau Schriever, Bill Lindsey and Carol Serr. I found this bottle in very good condition laying on top of the ground in some old woods in Saratoga Springs NY. On the side of both jar ls at the base is says Duraglas on one side and on the opposite it says Duraglas C 2932. E. Part of gin uses the us, including juniper, london case dating with no sex drive bottle club there in the iconic gin liqueur. David. I think the 1951 is the year the mold itself was manufactured, but I am not 100% sure of that. Its rather thicker than average and has the following raised markings in a circle around the bottom: I.A BOTTLED.BY M.E.CO. 4) Do all soda bottles made in the 1940s carry a period after the number, or just some percentage of them? This may or may not indicate any commercial production of That is a bottle style most closely associated with horseradish. Or would there be anyplace to find info on the mold? styles bottles have been revived. The D126 is the liquor distillers codewhich I havent Found a list ofyet. Your bottle was made at the Clarion, Pennsylvania glass plant (facility #17), and yes, the number 47 on the right side of the O-I logo would indicate 1947. I even recall a query concerning a liquor bottle that appears to date from very recently (possibly post-1980s? David, Hello, what a great informative site you have! In March 2017, Bob Brown (a San Diego Hi Brian, Here is an article about that acquisition: https://www.beveragedaily.com/Article/2015/03/06/O-I-acquires-Bennu-Glass-renaming-its-plant-O-I-Kalama KPP mark on base of amber Budweiser beer bottle, date coded 1972 (Photo courtesy of Shannon Brown). ~David. Maybe an antique bottle collector / digger will land on this page and identify it for us! Best regards, I have a small green bottle with an I in a circle. What exactly do I have on my hands? not sure on their exact interpretation. Many older Owens-Illinois bottle and jar bases might be found among so-called Beach Glass. Bottle. File #23: End of the "Closure Division" section and beginning of Hi! (30% off), Sale Price USD 83.99 Hi DavidI have found a 32 oz clear glass bottle with Art Deco designs on the top, bottom and sides of both sides. I dont know what the W means but perhaps someone else has figured that out on another website. I just purchased an apothecary bottle from an antique store with a lot of wonderful markings, and decided to start with the makers mark first because I thought it would be easiest. Website O V entwined on base of cobalt blue Acqua della Madonna water bottle from Italy. NOTE: PLEASE be aware that sometimes my replies via direct email are accidentally diverted into recipients' Junk or Spam folders. catalog and to a large degree the style names used, are typical of the OWENS Duraglas Vintage Embossed Clear Glass Medicine Bottle 3iv 5.25" Tall Condition: Used Price: US $7.99 Buy It Now Add to cart Best Offer: Make offer Add to Watchlist Returns accepted Ships from United States Shipping: US $7.95Expedited Shipping | See details Located in: Bedminster, New Jersey, United States Delivery: The practice of placing a dot after a single digit year code to indicate the 1940s may have been standard for most if not all soda bottles, but was this true on all of the other types? File #16: Continuation of the 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. Coca cola bottles appearing on antique and there are stamped typically on her bottles - is it. a myriad of perfume shapes. Hello I found a very small, green bottle, maybe an inch an a half high. Vicki, single digit date codes were still used in the 1960s and afterward. I have a Del Monte coffee jar with a 1. date code, which denotes 1941. 9.5\" tall. ADVERTISEMENT 2/2019) noted the final top-of-the-page Google paid ads.). The large water bottle was made by Owens-Illinois Glass Company at their Alton, Illinois location. jugs, peroxides, serums, bluing and washing fluids, tablets and other wide mouth 1930s!). Also, since the logo was usually hand-engraved into the inside of bottle molds, there are many very slightly different looks of the logo. 3. Hi David, I have read this with great interest. pers. It was made in Alton, Ill, and it bears the diamond O-I trademark. Age? I found 4 bottles 2h x maybe 1/2 w cyclinder with a ever so slight green tint and bubbles in the glass. 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. Presumably, when this particular mold was pulled out of the storeroom, and used to produce some more bottles (probably for a relatively small order), it wasnt considered important enough to take the time to re-engrave the trademark. 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. For readers, here is the page being referred to: https://glassbottlemarks.com/glass-industry-liquor-bottle-permit-numbers-numerical-list/ Take care, The circle with the I doesnt have the diamond. However, I am of the opinion that it stands for 1946. ~David. I would guess 1943 but cant guarantee it! Thanks for the link. early/mid 1930's (*see "Catalog Dating Notes" below) (15% off), Sale Price USD 4.42 My bottle is green and has G-94 duraglas then 3 the O and diamond symbol with an I in it, 49 and at the bottom 15. Anyway, one thing led to another and I started Hi Duncan, markings, date and plant codes and related features f0und on their products. Note that this is just my opinion.I dont have proof of that. Brockway Glass Company base of 1983 amber beer bottle, D inside a circle mark attributed to Degenhart Art Glass, Cambridge Ohio. Probably the best way to get a better idea on age is to find old city directories, telephone books or newspaper issues from DuQuoin that might have info on when that dairy was actually in business. 29 Its pretty nifty we found it in the chimney.? Keep in mind that anyone can view public collectionsthey may also appear in recommendations and other places. Please double-check those folders in your email app/program after a few days if you haven't heard from me!! I have an Owens-Illinois liquor bottle with a 3 and a 55-51 code on it, as well as the federal law statement. There may be some slight correlation with Hilex as far as the general appearance of the container, although perhaps not. 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. Beautiful, the owens-illinois, as a bottle is 5. Perhaps early 1930s? Owens-Illinois has made a lot of generic Mason canning or fruit jars. My question isAlthough it does not have the I in the O is this still an Illinois/Owens Glass Company Bottle? Hello T.J., Just curious- no cracks or chips on mine! However, those dates were confirmed as In unserem Vergleich haben wir die unterschiedlichsten 70413 lego am Markt unter die Lupe genommen und die wichtigsten Eigenschaften, die Kostenstruktur und die Bewertungen der Kunden abgewogen. HOME: ADVERTISEMENT Could you tell me more about it? Lastly the others (both 2) have a circle in a square on one and just 3 bumpson the other but otherwise seam identical. 359-G (Each group as a separate line). Hi Jason, For a list of liquor bottle permit numbers assigned to many glass companies in the United States after 1935, please check out this page I recently added to my site: Liquor Bottle Permit Numbers Numerical List. We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website. Thanks for writing, and I hope this helps a little! The crown top is typical of soda bottles, but the fluted sides are more common on ketchup bottles. Turning off the personalized advertising setting wont stop you from seeing Etsy ads or impact Etsy's own personalization technologies, but it may make the ads you see less relevant or more repetitive. And the 27 is the mold number? The first part of that sentence is certainly a (somewhat humorous) reference to the repeal of The 64-6 is a liquor bottle permit number (64 stood for Alton, IL), followed by a single-digit date code which was in all likelihood, either 1936 or 1946. company history, glass making science, processes and machines, factory locations