Can you give me any information on that and what the bottles might be worth. Its probably a style or catalog number that was assigned to that particular bottle design or shape. The mark is a diamond with a circle an the I in the middle. backwards with one of the pages on liquor bottle finishes at the Take care, Isabel, The top is a screw top and its got like a indicresiant coat on it and its clear, Lindsey, the weird 3 symbol stands for ounce so your bottle is a 2 oz. E1644 Youll see ad results based on factors like relevancy, and the amount sellers pay per click. Great! Turning off personalized advertising opts you out of these sales. Learn more in our Privacy Policy., Help Center, and Cookies & Similar Technologies Policy. David. /Users/owner/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/resources/renders/4/4803A160-6980-48CD-B714-FE290B9EA31F_1_201_a.heic I was interested in seeing a photo of the bottle you describe. I got it out of my barn in New York which we purchased full of broken and miscellaneous antiques. There are roses (bottom) and vines with leaves decorating the two sides of the bottle. ~David. The My father was a longtime employee for OI My mother worked for Libbey Glass .The collection we have are OI bottles We are interested in finding out more on their history . Perhaps a reader will have more info on when these were produced. I found a brown bottle around the top it says no deposit star no return and on other side not to be refilled. David. I found several bottles. Thanks for any thoughts you have. This mark has 3 lines outside the diamond, indicating production between 1993-1998. The markings on the center of the base are Duraglas with a lone I centered directly beneath Duraglas. H, Heather, the #4601-CB is not a patent number. Sorry I dont have more info to pass along. Also, all typical American-made fruit jars are made of ordinary run-of-the-mill container or bottle glass which does not contain lead and is perfectly safe to drink from. Whoever wrote that page has basically copied material from Bill Lockharts articles and Bill Lindseys site. linked below. M in a circle mark used by Maryland Glass Corporation. ~David, You have to love the internet, as I just found information on a bottle I found years ago. The 6 on the left does represent their Charleston, WV bottle factory, and the 6 on the right is a date code. Judging from your info, I would guess it is a soda bottle, and the cursive marking is actually DURAGLAS. BALL logo, as seen on a BALL PERFECT MASON jar from the period c. 1910-1923. The front of the bottle has Federal law forbids sale or reuse of this bottle. No material may be copied for I have an old glass demijohn with the diamond and a circle within that the letter I. T the left is a 7 and the right side is a 5. various paneled medicines, machine oils, various extract shapes, and a wide The lid also has the Good Housekeeping Seal on it. I have a Duraglas water bottle with the lid. I found a bottle while we were dredging out a channel. Part 1 - History. Thanks for writing! Original Price USD 8.00 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 have seen one similar bottle for sale in a group of green bottles on ebay but the person had no information. You can find a list of liquor bottle permit numbers ( assigned to various glass companies) by searching with those four words on google. It has a 7 to the left for Alton, IL. I assume the 5 is a mold number. similar products of other glass companies that emulated I have a small brown glass bottle about 2 tall with these markings. Hello I found a very small, green bottle, maybe an inch an a half high. (Insulators bearing mold errors are a popular collecting sub-category among insulator collectors). Appreciated this article it was very much the answer I was looking for. Made in 1985 by Owens-Illinois Inc, emerald green non-returnable soda bottle, perhaps contained Sprite, 7-up, etc). Please bookmark this site, and I hope you will return often. David. I checked and I have not been able to find a single Disney tumbler I have an Owens 3 oz medicine bottle that still has the cork in it, along with a little bit of clear yellowish syrupy liquid you can tell the cork hasnt been removed for ages.. . Hi Kelly, Original Price USD 37.34 Near the foundations of two log cabins I have previously found a tobacco tin dating to 1910 and a half pint milk jug from the 1930s. 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. That seems conclusive though could have been added to this O-I library archival I have read that plant # 62 has been recorded by others on liquor bottles but can find no information about the plant itself. I didnt understand how you got the 1928 date. https://trademarks.justia.com/785/97/o-78597477.html. I found your site while trying to Id a bottle I found in Micronesia believe it or not. Broad shoulders and a distinctive heel design featuring a customized brand mark and embossed writing. Also handwritten along the side of that same page is the notation "Catalog finished Dec. P.s. From your description I think you have found an emerald green Sunsweet prune juice bottle / jar. The bottle was made at Fairmont, West Virginia (Owens-Illinois plant number 3). comm. Hi Shelly, Thank you in advance! (Latest confirmed date code with this older trademark embossed on a bottle is 1966). Any ideas? Many thanks. Although most (not all!) Division" products and the beginning of the "Beverage Division" products (26 Hope this helps, I found an old brown glass gallon jug with this diamond and oval with an I inside symbol on the bottom of it. BTW, that appears to be some kind of food bottle, perhaps for a condiment of some type. However, we can just assume, with a pretty strong degree of confidence, that any Owens-Illinois bottle with a single digit date code number AND a period likely dates from the 1940s. Best regards, David, David, I find this so interesting because I found this glass in Jefferson Barraks memorial park here in St. Louis while mushroom hunting. Please bookmark this site, and I hope you will return often. Your website is so helpful as Im finding old bottles around my house. Search the SHA/BLM Historic Glass Bottle Identification & Information My husband & I found what looks to be an old pickle jar in the woods. Vintage OWENS 3i Fluted Embossed Glass Bottle - Clear Graduated Medicine Pharmacy Bottle - 3.5" Tall SilverliningByTravis (4,336) $14.50 FREE shipping More like this Vintage Owens-Illinois Glass Liquor Decanter with Romanov Crest | Carafe with Handle and Pour Spout AlegriaCollection (1,083) $48.00 FREE shipping More like this Russ!) 3) What about other types of bottles besides soda bottles. 33 was the plant location code. Website. The Leading Glass Bottle Manufacturer Owens-Illinois | O-I Crafting the Iconic Wine: Drusian Traditional oak glass color combined with an extraordinary shaped bottle. Its tough to tell on the bottom of this bottle based on your article. Original Price USD 6.00 In any case, from your description, the number on the left (7), typically a plant location code, indicates production at the Alton, Illinois factory. Hemingray was a prolific maker of electrical insulators (of many types and sizes) for power lines, telegraph, telephone and other uses. If you meant there was a number 2 directly to the right of the logo, that is a date code, and probably stands for either 1942 or 1952. I have a clear bottle, 11.5 tall and 4 across. For more detailed discussion on Owens-Illinois Glass Company and their date codes, and a detailed, updated chart of O-I plant location codes, please check out this comprehensive article written by Bill Lockhart and Russ Hoenig: The Bewildering Array of Owens-Illinois Glass Co. The bottle was made at the Alton, Illinois factory, but I cant say with certainty what year it was produced. Any damage will reduce the collector value to virtually nil. Also, on the bottom is HILEX reg. Thanks for your post! Can you tell me what year it was made? I think I have learned some things but would love to verify. In any case, from the info you provided, the bottle was made in 1951 at their plant #17 which was Clarion, Pennsylvania. fluid and miscellaneous styles. Hope this helps, Heinz Ketchup Bottle #143. Hello David, This implies that O-I was selling Libbey (Try searching that site only if you have lots of free time and dont mind being frustrated by long wild goose chase searches. https://photos.app.goo.gl/pZqpdxGLBq1z1R5w5 Hi Amanda, (30% off), Sale Price USD 7.20 The crown top is typical of soda bottles, but the fluted sides are more common on ketchup bottles. The bottom of the bottle has a 2 followed by the O with diamond logo followed by a 3. This catalog includes what has to be the most comprehensive array of offerings I have recently came across an amber glass bottle with the logo Durables on the base rim. R in a triangle mark used by Reed. In your case, the 3 means it was made at their Fairmont, West Virginia glass plant, and the 49 is a date code for the year it was made.1949. Original Price USD 35.99 This is an in-depth overview of the history of this important 20th and still The 7 below the logo is a mold number. for. that year. An example I have carries the number 9 mold number which shows they were made from at least 9 different molds. Please. ADVERTISEMENT Many older Owens-Illinois bottle and jar bases might be found among so-called Beach Glass. Hope this helps! letters are not in alphabetical order in the catalog. (10% off), Sale Price USD 2.35 me to suspect the production of the Disney tumblers started soon after they were Toulouse (1971) I am assuming by logo you mean the diamond and oval with an I inside. OVG monogram on the base of a Daisy & Button shoe toothpick holder in amber glass. On the bottom, in the center are is the letter D followed by 26, under that is 64-6. Still, a nice little piece of mid-20th-century Americana! If you could guide me in the right direction. 28 original catalog pages combined. (Perhaps a reader, or another researcher, has more information that can clear this up). Columbus Ohio Found Bottom jar As Presented.. The 17 is a mold number. David. also includes information on production tolerances, specifications and a large section on their ~David. The bottom has large triangle with big c inside. I will post a photo of representative examples 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: Hi Jeff, In the center its marked: NET CONT. Im wondering if this means its from Owens-Illinois Atlanta, Georgia in 1955-65? So would this have been made in the 1940s at the Bridgeton, NJ plant? That seems very implausible to me, but as I said, sometimes questions remain and no one can be 100% sure about the Correct answer! Talk neck, very rounded and has a pinkish, purplish tint to the glass and fancy letters that look like WW on its side and N 3 on the bottom. Hi David, Given that there is much new information gleaned since the 2015 article (Lockhart This adds more evidence that many single-digit date codes are not necessarily from the 30s versus the 40s or 50s, as some research has suggested. From all evidence it appears that each liquor bottle permit number is always assigned to just one specific manufacturing location (glass plant). errors are found on older, handmade items. In order to give you the best experience, we use cookies and similar technologies for performance, analytics, personalization, advertising, and to help our site function. I have an Owens-Illinois liquor bottle with a 3 and a 55-51 code on it, as well as the federal law statement. The 8 is a mold number. My guess would be PROBABLY 1935, (because single digit date codes were used on most of their 1930s-era bottles) but there seems to be no way to be 100% sure on many O-I bottles. made available by Owens-Illinois. of the IGCo. amber whiskey bottle Etsy Search for items or shops Close search Skip to Content Sign in 0 Cart Holiday Sales Event Jewelry & Accessories The This mark consists of a Diamond and O (oval) entwined, with an I in the center and dates from 1929 into the middle and late 1950s. Hope this helps. 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 Its white glass and slinder, shaped like a whiskey bottle and is about the size of my hand. have been producing/selling ACL glassware (and bottle) products as early as 1933 ~David. Any ideas? They were usually made in 5-gallon sizes. I found 4 bottles 2h x maybe 1/2 w cyclinder with a ever so slight green tint and bubbles in the glass. This is on the side of the bottle, near the bottom. If you can send me a picture of the base to my email address (listed at the bottom right-hand corner of any page on this site) maybe I could come up with some idea of what type of bottle the base shard is from. Turning off personalized advertising opts you out of these sales. Learn more in our Privacy Policy., Help Center, and Cookies & Similar Technologies Policy. Yes, 4 is the mold number identifying that particular mold. It may be a bottle from Scandinavia (Denmark or Norway?) David. That plant, however, was closed and demolished in March of 1931 (Russ Hoenig Thanks! Bottles marked with "3iv" and Duraglas Historic Glasshouse forum My hat is off to you good sir! [Update ~ Edited April 7, 2021: Matt, I need to add corrections to this reply. It does have the oval/diamond with an I on the bottom. There are no markings on the bottom. The 55 is a liquor bottle permit number, and by checking a list of liquor codes online (here is a pdf file https://sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/LiquorBottlePermits.pdf Presumably most of these jars were made within just a few years of the issuance of the patent in 1932, but I dont know for how long. Fenton in an oval ((Fenton Art Glass Company). If the 9 on the right is followed by a dot or period (9.) Owens-Illinois has made thousands of different containers, and on many of them the markings do not always conform exactly to the most typical factory/date/mold code configuration. Try using a different browser or disabling ad blockers. This is for a large pickle jar. I am not familiar with the various Hilex jug/bottle variants, so I cant comment with authority on the type you have. photocopying. I could not figure out how to post a conversation. Thank you. and the mold #3 below. Dating soda bottles - Heinrich-von-Stephan-Gemeinschaftsschule Federal. were any made in the 1940s that does not carry a period? Within a year or two, most glass insulators produced at Muncie were carrying date codes. A G C inside map of Arkansas mark as it appears on the base of a clear glass packer jar. Want to know more? The link is here: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-bottle-paper-label-kims-3848940177 Best regards, (Probably 1937). BALL logo, as seen on a BALL PERFECT MASON jar from the period c. 1910-1923. Owens-Illinois glass, evaluating, girlfriend, once they are. 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. Additional confirmation of If anyone who lands on this site has better information on the changeover, please contact me and I will update the page. You've already signed up for some newsletters, but you haven't confirmed your address. It appears to be a 78 date code but with the old mark used by Owens-Illinois. packer jars, "Lightning" canning jars, barrel jars, mustards, horseradish, the Libby Safedge tumblers that I noticed the Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse Can you see what it says? I sent an email directly to you, but just received a Mailer Daemon notice since apparently your email address contained a typographical error, rendering it as unknown. Thank you for your time, Candice. catalog many times for the conclusive identification of bottles How to Date Owens-Illinois Glass - HobbyLark (Photo courtesy of Dan Goorevitch). On the bottom it has the symbol of a sideways diamond, an 0, and an I inside the 0, like the symbol showed in your article. File #22: Continuation of the "Closure Division" section (17 catalog The Gmail software has evidently been flagging some legitimate emails as "Spam" in recent months. VINTAGE 1950'S COLDREX Medicine bottle - Duraglass Bottle - Raleigh, NC - $32.67. Original Price USD 167.98 Im having a hard time making out the center of the trademark though it does have the diamond and oval. It has an art deco design. Hi Trisha, I didnt see any base photos on that listing, but maybe I missed them? Ive seen many Hi-lex jugs, however, on the neck Hilex is embossed vertically (four times around the neck) with the word contents in-between horizontally. Click here to go to the alphabetical listings of trademarks found on bottles, jars, insulators and tableware: Glass Bottle Marks (starting here with Page One). Best regards, David, Hello David, Brenda, Owens Illinois Duraglas Green Glass Bottle Vintage Emerald Green Decor. The code on the bottom has the oval and diamond with a small line in the middle that is very hard to make out but Im assuming is the I. The earlier types have a lip made for a cork closure, and later ones have a screw threaded top. Examine the first clue to a site. 64 is the liquor bottle permit number assigned to Owens-Illinois Glass Company at their Alton, Illinois plant. ~David. Also, virtually all Owens-Illinois bottles are machine-made, and do not have a true pontil mark. What is the meaning of the top line 15 SB? Many soda bottles (especially) of the 1910s to 1950s often have initials in large lettering on the bottoms. wine and liquor shapes from the pre-prohibition era along with a few "art deco" (15% off), Sale Price USD 4.42 Sounds like a neat piece! https://www.sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/IGCo_BLockhart.pdf. from your description, the 7 to the left of the logo is the plant location code, which in that case stood for their main plant (at the time) located in Alton, Illinois. We've sent you an email to confirm your subscription. The bottle label for Owen Illinois is side ways on the base as well. David. ~David. Brennan, 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. Owens-Illinois Glass Company Part 2 - The Bewildering Array Send me exclusive offers, unique gift ideas, and personalized tips for shopping and selling on Etsy. Bottle Typing/Diagnostic Shapes: Thank you for your post, as your question actually gives me the opportunity to address this and thus give a bit of background explanation In the case of your bottle, the Kankakee Bottling Works was the name of the company that actually produced the soda or beverage (or, at least combined the basic ingredients, such as flavored syrup, carbonated water, etc) and then filled the bottles with that product. reference to "The selection of containers for the new products of distillers I will accept that, so consider myself corrected. $24.95. http://www.sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/LiquorBottlePermits.pdf http://www.google.com/patents/USD92901. And how would I know which year its from? It also carries the DURAGLAS marking which indicates production after 1940. David, Have a smaller bottle. Hilex was a competitor to the much more popular and well-known CLOROX brand of chlorine bleach. I just know its gotta be a medicine bottle but could you tell me the year or date or at all what it might have once been. rounds. I dont know what the W5447 indicates, but it may be a code number assigned by Owens-Illinois to that particular bottle mold/style. The only issue I have with a post-1954 date is that the jar is actually collected from a historic site that is only depicted on an 1885 plat map. The bottle itself was made by Owens-Illinois at their Oakland, CA plant (plant code # 20) in the year 1962 (the year date code 62 to right of the logo). 7 (I inside a oval) 5 and 12 underneath. Diamond-I mark on bottom of amber bottle made by Illinois Glass Company. 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. Hey David! ), with that FLF phrase embossed on it. The 29 is a mold number. Tribune, Altoona, PA., December 21, 1936.). kindly provided by a couple long-time (but now retired) Owens-Illinois Glass Thanks for writing, and sorry I dont have information about it. I found a brown amber, half-gallon jug. Bureau of Land Management (retired) - available at the following link: I believe the 81 is a date code for 1981, but Im not sure what the N represents. Catalogs, invoices and other company paperwork would have listed that number to identify the bottle type. Please check out this page on Artificially purpled glass. Hi! She thinks it was a whiskey bottle..and it has patriot on the bottle with a few other cool markings like a boat and 4 stars and has one pint under the patriot.. also I believe on the back of the bottle it has at the top. a 7 FLU.OZ. Take care, 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. Cursive (durables) WP 9 1 45. I have an Owens-Illinois 1941 bottle from Huntington WV casting 1 with crackled print in the glass, with a sailboat at the top. beginning of an index of Typically, they are found in ordinary clear glass (often the glass is stained with a dull surface sickness from long burial, as are the two bottles shown here). Thank you, David, that is what I figured, especially since it is such a large bottle that probably had a low run rate. Division" products (18 catalog pages) - Includes a few more toilet comm. Probably is a good way to put it, as you have done. Neither With the date code being 5, that would indicate either 1935, 1945 or 1955. I grew up in Brockport NY, where there was an Owens Illinois plant, located on Owens Rd. I would suggest you search Google Images with those keywords and see if a similar container shows up in the results. I usually have trouble finding exactly what Im searching for on that website). What was originally in this bottle? Maybe I am off base, or maybe there is nothing else that can be determined. Russ Hoenig, the latter a co-author of the recently (2018) updated OI article with Bill Lockhart I hope this helps, It has helped greatly with bottle identification. Donald Duck's debut was in 1934 in "The Wise Little Hen" which didn't seem to It also also helped generally date the I am not 100% sure if this is truly a bottle made in 1978, but I do find this very interesting]. Hi Lynnette, Also, I disagree with at least one other statement on that page, such as this one: If the manufacturers mark found on the base of the bottle is the diamond IO mark (see Figure 2), then the bottle was produced pre-1954. This may be so in most instances, but the statement is not really true since many, many Owens-Illinois bottles made after 1954 continued to bear the old (Diamond/I/oval) mark. It also has raised swirl type markings on the bottom, which I see on several jars for sale on eBay. I think they are from the 1930s ? Owens-Illinois Glass Company (O-I) catalog on this website - a catalog that *Russ Hoenig (pers. The exact cursive style changed slightly several times over the years. G-94 was the bottle style number. this passage (image to the right) shows what is noted in the second Hello! (There are a VERY few cases in which a company makes both bottle and product, but it is not the norm in the business world!) Small, around 3.5/4inches tall. This is a case where the date code (the 0 to the RIGHT of the logo) could theoretically stand for either 1930, 1940 or 1950. Id appreciate any help at all, thank you so much. /Users/owner/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/resources/derivatives/7/75EBEAA3-1AA2-45F5-9B8E-623C74B9A0EF_1_105_c.jpeg Typical 1920s-era "fluted sides" ketchup bottle made by Owens Bottle Company. 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. about the catalog's date. Hope this helps! Here are some points to help with age, etc: Extremely informative with a great forum. Owens-Illinois marked many of their soda bottles with a G-number on the bottom. 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. David. Thanks for the reminder! But if you cant respond, I completely understand. A dot on the top and bottom middle and a 5 all the way to the right side. The E788 would be the catalog number assigned to that particular bottle mold. Bottle. on the bottom it has 9 then the diamond/circle/I logo and then 3 with a . Owens Vintage Bottle - Etsy The 9 on the left does indicate your bottle was manufactured at Owens-Illinois Streator, Illinois factory. types reflecting the "modern packaging trends" common to the late 1920s and Minor wear inside the bottle towards the bottom. Thanks for the link. David. Many of them have the code G-94 embossed on the bottom along with the Owens-Illinois Glass Company trademark and a date code. The 5676 is a number assigned to that bottle style, but I have no info on that. We found this bottle embedded in wet sand on our beach. I am reasonably sure the date code 1 stands for 1941 (as the Oakland plant started production in 1936). Would you mind shedding a bit of light for me? Sorry I cannot be sure which is correct. (Bottle molds were often used for a period of many years). The 2 is a date code and would stand for 1942 or 1952. and lots of other company information. 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. Under seems to be either an one or I. Fenton Glass Company Hobnail Fan Vase in Blue Opalescent, Triangle mark, used by Vidrio Formas, Lerma, Mexico. Here are my DURAGLAS bottom markings: 7 ,the oval, 5 and at the bottom 11. His mechanization of the glass-blowing process eliminated child labor from glass-bottle factories, which he had himself experienced from the age of ten. 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. On the back top, middle is a 3iii looking thing but the three looks like a lightning bolt and there are measurements on both sides 2, 1, lightning bolt 3 on the left and 80, 60, 40, 20, CC on the right. I found a Dads Root Beer 10-oz. I have a ABM pattern molded amber swirled 1 gallon and a 1/2 globular bottles the mark on the bottom is a I in a diamond with oval 4 on the left side Clarksburg,WV? So would this indicate 60s? antique 1930s OWENS 3i bottle ceiling light FAN PULL Alton IL old It has the logo (I inside o with diamond) to the left is a 4, to the right is a 6, underneath is an I or a 1. These were made for Coke executives as gifts. I found a 1 gallon bottle that has 14 and I in and O then 0 and a 4 under the I/O symbol. Code to left, 2. The numbers are likely mold identifying codes . Medicinal Bottles - Society for Historical Archaeology The official registration number was #0390467.. "First use anywhere" and "First use in commerce" was stated on the paperwork (submitted to . ~David. 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.