(Since O-I didn't use the ACL process until about 1933, this pretty much dates the catalog I found what appears to be a Snowdrift (name on jar) shortening jar with marking on the bottom that look like the diamond and circle with what could be a I in the middle. Thank you. Sorry I dont know which year it would be. (Photograph courtesy of Penny Garcia). This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. For example, plant code #2 stood for the Huntington, WV plant; 3 indicated the Fairmont, West Virginia plant (that number was used up to 1981, later 3 was used by Muskogee, Oklahoma); 4 was Clarksburg, West Virginia; 7 indicated Alton, Illinois; 9, the Streator, Illinois factory; 12 was Gas City, Indiana; 14 was the Bridgeton, New Jersey plant, #21 is Portland, Oregon; #22 is Tracy, California; #20 is Oakland, CA; #23 is Los Angeles, CA, etc. Probably is a good way to put it, as you have done. Can you tell me more about it and it has a blue tint to it. Any damage will reduce the collector value to virtually nil. Lynchburg daily Virginian. One H.J. The mark is a diamond with a circle an the I in the middle. It is a number which would have been used within the glass factory, such as on inventory sheets, communications such as order forms between the glass factory and the company the bottle was manufactured for. I didnt understand how you got the 1928 date. The 7 stands for their Alton, Illinois glass plant. AB (connected) mark on base of light aqua beer bottle with P 11 code. Here are some points to help with age, etc: Most of the pics show the first and most widely recognized mark used, beginning in 1929. Thank you so much! David. 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. And Finally M.C.A.STO. Sorry I cant be sure what it means! On the bottom is also Des. Since the company was formed under that name in 1929 one would think that the catalog would ~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. I am guessing your bottle may have had the brand name graphics wear off, since it was on the beach for some unknown time. Those types of decoratively designed bottles were often saved and re-used as decanters or vases. Hope this helps, I gathered from the articles youve posted it is an Illinois made container dating possibly 37 or 47. Sounds like it would be a crown lip style bottle. 2) I have a green 4 OZ jar marked with the old trademark and a single digit 1 but with NO dot discernable, although there is a general stippling on the base. Or would there be anyplace to find info on the mold? Viewers are encouraged, for personal or classroom use, to 17 is on the left and 82 on the right. ~David. The 51 is a date code for the year the bottle was made: 1951. **According to Hi Dorian, 2/2019) noted the Brasserie du Goulot - Roubaix, Hauts-de-France - Untappd copy by someone in later years estimating when the catalog was completed? Mark, its a large-size water bottle. David. We found a I.W. mid-1930s heritage at least. I know the 4 means it was produced in Fairmont, WV. There is a lot of confusion on what the differences are. 20 (I) 62 (The I being in a circle rather than parenthesis). 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. One other thing. Can you give me any information about it? William, this is a problem with many Owens-Illinois bottles from the 1930s and later. I checked and I have not been able to find a single Disney tumbler So what can we conclude? The general look of the bottle is also somewhat similar to some bottles used for pickled products, olives, and in some cases, honey. The ABM (Automatic Bottle Machine) might have a set of 12 molds (or mold cavities) installed for making the bottle. I have a clear half gallon presto supreme mason jar. John, As you know, the bottle was made by Owens-Illinois. I think it was manufactured in Oklahoma. offerings of most period bottle makers making this one of the most important catalogs to researchers The 6 on the left is a plant code number that stands for the Charleston, West Virginia glass plant. Same designer as D90023! 1920 Illinois Glass Co. Bottle Catalog - Society for Historical Archaeology Heinz Ketchup Bottle #143. On the bottom it has the O inside the diamond but DOES NOT have an I inside the O. That plant operated up to (I think) around 1962, give or take a year. I am near Alton Illinois. Best regards, David. I found a green bottle with a screw top lid. So I gather plant 7 Alton ill., mold 14, which seems unique. Additional information from Russ Hoenig (Hoenig pers. (Photo courtesy of Michael Aden), D inside a circle mark attributed to Degenhart Art Glass, Cambridge Ohio, W in a diamond used by Westite Glass Company, as it appears on the base of a jade green milkglass vase (photo courtesy of Abby Chovanec), Hobnail candy dish in Amberina glass (Fenton inside an oval mark is on the base), Brockway Glass Company base of 1983 amber beer bottle, Sapphire Blue Eastlake Childrens Mug, made by Atterbury & Company of Pittsburgh in the 1880s. his communications (which has been further edited down from what was here prior OWENS appears on the base of some clear prescription bottles. alphanumeric and not particularly intuitive or in order. Most bottles are in good shape and bearing single digit dates, up to the mid 1940s. Earned the Photogenic Brew (Level 51) badge! Medicinal Bottles - Society for Historical Archaeology Jonathan, the bottles with the O in a square were made by Owens Bottle Company and date from about 1919-1929. Copyright 2021 Bill Lindsey. 2. Some glass companies seem to have used style numbers more often than others. Hi Kim, For other similar examples of your bottle, search google with Sanitary Bottling Works bottle. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=Bottle+%22G-18038%22&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=1&_osacat=0&_odkw=Bottle+%22G-18038%22 Join and search! ~David. A bit of thanks is in order. We found it half-buried in the woods on our land, and were just curious about what it might have once contained. I believe this jar was mostly used to contain pickles, olives, and/or perhaps molasses, honey, or some other food product. Beginning of I've used this 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 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 bottle was, as you know, made by Owens-Illinois at their Alton, Illinois glass plant (across the Mississippi River from St. Louis). array of liquor bottles offered in a section called "Liquor Ware Division" - On the bottom of the jar, there is the I in an oval O, but no diamond. Hi David, I recently found what I believe is an Owen-Illinois glass liquor bottle. To enable personalized advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. the 1940s instead of 1930s). Does anyone have information on this book? Good luck on your search for info. I can say that Owens-Illinois Glass Company has made untold BILLIONS of bottles and jars of all kinds over the last 87 years. 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 you were to find other bottles of the exact same style/shape/type, you might find a different number in the same position as the 10. Found a tall green Canada Dry green glass bottle. Pre-Owned. The 55 is a liquor bottle permit number that was assigned to their Huntington, West Virginia plant. Its brownish and about as long as my finger. Thank you. Great! Thank you =), Hello Nora, I have a bottle with the I inside an O mark with a date code of 1982. 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. Hi. later in this point). Consistently earned 5-star reviews, shipped orders on time, and replied quickly to messages, Looks like you already have an account! I have inherited what seems to be a large-sized Owens Illinois Glass Company water bottle. No one seems to know exactly why, but my take is that it simply wasnt worth the time, effort and expense to retool (erase) markings engraved into the mold. The single-digit codes were used, in some instances, on various bottles and jars of different sizes and shapes over a range of decades. Russ!) How can I find out what the bottle was used for? Choose from the product. than it was probably made in 49. Your grandmas bottle was made in 1941 (the 41 is a year date code). The 15 is a mold number. This mark has 3 lines outside the diamond, indicating production between 1993-1998. I think it might have been a code designation for that particular bottle style/design. Sounds like it may be a 5-gallon water bottle. Learn how your comment data is processed. Take care, David, If it is a 9 w/o a period it was probably made in 39. Also, on the bottom is HILEX reg. From the markings you describe, I would say the jar was made at Alton, Illinois (their main plant, indicated by the number 7) in 1975. USD 29.87, USD 37.34 David. Hi Zac, Bottle Typing/Diagnostic Shapes: Alexandria, In your case the 10 is a mold number..i.e. There may be some slight correlation with Hilex as far as the general appearance of the container, although perhaps not. pages) - Includes milk bottle finish information and various bits of information Although the notice was required up until c. 1964, there was nevertheless no strictly compelling reason for glass manufacturers to immediately erase the engraving from a mold, especially considering that this was time consuming and cost them more money!