It is difficult to figure the date, since everything I have read states that the I inside an O is after 1954. Can you give me any info. Viewers are encouraged, for personal or classroom use, to 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 . Code to left, 2. I have read that plant # 62 has been recorded by others on liquor bottles but can find no information about the plant itself. base of several hundred million papers) I discovered the absolute earliest Below that is the word duraglas. Is this bottle unique or why did this happen? The weird 3 is a symbol that means ounce, so your bottle held 3 ounces. The 56 is a liquor bottle permit number, which in this case was the number assigned to Owens-Illinois Glass Companys plant at Charleston, West Virginia. David. Thanks so much for that link! Historic Glass Bottle Identification & Information I cant find anything for D89. lol. 2/2019) also I dug up multiple old bottles. Virtually all of the LYRIC bottles are machine-made, and were made in very large numbers, being found frequently in trash dumps of the period. Set where you live, what language you speak, and the currency you use. Heinz Ketchup Bottle #143. For an informative, in-depth discussion on the Illinois Glass Company and the various identification marks they used on their glass containers, please see this web article by Bill Lockhart and others. 3. Introduction to the liquor and wine bottles section. Earned the 99 Bottles (Level 49) badge! With a 3 date code and the later I inside an O mark, your jar may date from 1963. Send me exclusive offers, unique gift ideas, and personalized tips for shopping and selling on Etsy. dating, and in particular, bottle typing - i.e., what a bottle likely contained and illustrations and descriptions of various molded decorative elements and embossing available for milks. Owens Bottle Antique - Etsy 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. Yes, I was able to view your photo of the bottle base. Im guessing the 39 is the date, however wasnt sure what the SB stood for. Based on the above, and The bottle is not a beer bottle but a whiskey flask (or other high-alcohol spirits/liquor bottle). I feel I have started a hobby that my Father also shares a passion for, collecting glass bottles. In March 2017, Bob Brown (a San Diego Hi David! 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. Dating gordon's gin bottles Gordon co gin carries a gordons sloe gin bottles, has been the drink contains the 1950's to date and our export rest of interest. The exact cursive style changed slightly several times over the years. Hello, Hi Lisa, I have a bottle that has a 7 to the left of the diamond I oval mark and a 78 to the right of the mark. 4. Best regards, David. Great! But Im sorry I cannot be sure! If (REPEAT: IF) that is true, that would mean Atlanta, Georgia as the factory where the jar was made. (Probably 1937). Original Price USD 6.31 USD 5.40, USD 6.00 (Latest confirmed date code with this older trademark embossed on a bottle is 1966). 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. Those partners may have their own information theyve collected about you. looks like a diamond in an oval with 0 9 on either side. Learn more. then on the lower part of the bottle it says indiana harbor IND. My email address is listed at the bottom of the website page. See this page on Illinois I in a diamond trademark. Round. Clover-like logo seen on base of French pharmacy bottle (photo courtesy Lynne Wertz), O-I mark currently used by O-I (Owens-Illinois, Inc). ~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. The diamond looks too small to add anything inside of it. view an enlarged and of relatively high quality (a bit over 2 MB's per file) scan of What can you tell me about it? Im just curious which year the 5 stands for. Hi Ken, The numbers were 17 on the left of the logo and 47 on the right. I found an old brown glass gallon jug with this diamond and oval with an I inside symbol on the bottom of it. Any idea what would have been in this jar? Eventually assembled to what we have." the O-I offerings (or vice versa). Coke bottles is determined, check out the flea market. It certainly has an attractive design! Duraglas trademark on bottles. Id like to know a little more of the history of these items. You are correct, although I am thinking the 4 most likely stands for 1944. Hi Tifanni, Logos and Codes. Underneath in an arc formation is DES. FOR SALE! I am under the impression that on most, if not all, liquor bottles, when the liquor bottle permit number is present, (and is placed to the left of the date code, as they usually are), the actual plant code number is not used. There are lots of questions and anomalies concerning Owens-Illinois date codes. The base is marked with the H over smaller a logo. 1926 "B" catalog being the update to the 1920 "A" version which was an update of [Readers, Duncan emailed me with a base photo of this mark. The 29 is a mold number. The 6 to the left of the diamond logo is a plant location code for Charleston, West Virginia, but if the number that was placed to the right of the logo is missing, I cant say when it was made since that would have been the date code. Thoughts? USD 2.35, USD 6.68 duraglas green bottle for sale | eBay (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. ~David. The middle of the diamond is messy, similar to the the green bottle photo above. comm. Im just curious if you are able to help me determine when my jar was made. The beginning of the "Beverage Division" products includes an Can you give me any information so I may find the value of this bottle. Also, on the bottom of many O-I liquor bottles, a liquor bottle permit code number was placed on the left, separated by a dash, and then with the date code on the right. Hi Zac, 4) Do all soda bottles made in the 1940s carry a period after the number, or just some percentage of them? I am near Alton Illinois. Best regards, David. Under the diamond/oval emblem is the number 18. Hope this helps, I found a Dads Root Beer 10-oz. Both articles follow and are part of the above noted Thank you David! I found a small 3 in tall glass bottle. Under that is the Duraglas Script and below that is a 1. I believe either the 55 or the 65 is a date code, but I dont know which is correct. (Remove underscore within first part of address). appropriate. ~David, How ironic I too just found a glass green bottle(champagne?) jars, glass buckets and pails, barrel jars, "modernistic" jars, more juice and Can this be chalked up to a manufacturing difference? Broad shoulders and a distinctive heel design featuring a customized brand mark and embossed writing. On most older bottles, when the original label is still intact that usually adds value to antique bottles (because labels equals more information, more background, more provenance, more interest as far as colorful contemporary graphics, etc.) There are 16 horizontal embossed rings going from the neck to the body transition, and at 4 places around the neck transition within the horizontal bands, a logo similar to a portly child holding an oversized baseball bat or perhaps some sort of hobo sack or even an over-sized bottle. File #4: Continuation of the "Pharmaceutical and Proprietary Division" something that would have be highly unlikely to exist prior to 1933 (a note SHELL-PENN GLASS 1 QT MOTOR OIL BOTTLE, its 14 1/2 tall. On Owens-Illinois LIQUOR BOTTLES (different code configuration than on their other bottles) normally there are two code numbers, but the first one is a Liquor bottle permit number and the second one is a date code. The markings on the bottom are D9, 56-42, M-899A. and a 65 to the right of the logo. (Im sorry but this site is not set up to accept pictures uploaded by readers). nursing bottles, citrates, dropper and iodine bottles, bathroom bottles, various Benoit Koralewski is drinking a La Renomme IPA by Brasserie du Goulot at Untappd at Home. If there is a diamond as part of the logo, the date would be 1946. David. 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. Im guessing it would be a generic gallon jug used for liquids such as bleach or other cleaning / chemical products. Take care, David, If it is a 9 w/o a period it was probably made in 39. Questions? (Although, I think the most prolific maker of those types of vials is Wheaton, using their W in a circle or T. The 2 is a mold number. Owens-Illinois Glass Company made huge quantities of emerald green salve and ointment jars of many different designs and sizes. The official registration number was #0390467.. "First use anywhere" and "First use in commerce" was stated on the paperwork (submitted to . Mold makers spelling errors are fairly common on glass items such as bottles, fruit jars and insulators, and those errors are sought by collectors. David. Best regards, David. Oh it also has a screw top, but it has a small wire handle (not bale fastener) that doesnt clear the zinc lid I put on it by much. Thanks again! Such beer brands as Heineken are bottled in green glass. No material may be copied for The number identified a specific shape or style of bottle, irrespective of the exact glass color or markings on the bottle. VINTAGE 1950'S COLDREX Medicine bottle - Duraglass Bottle - Raleigh, NC - $32.67. Russ!) BTW, that appears to be some kind of food bottle, perhaps for a condiment of some type. David. 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. Camp Bros Pharmacy vintage medicine bottles 1887 Council Bluffs, IA reference to "marketing conditions have changed greatly since 1920." This implies that O-I was selling Libbey I found the bottom of a jar washed up on the shore of lake Michigan. My question is what was this jug used for? This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. The C2989 would almost certainly be a code number for that particular bottle style (i.e. ~David. In any case, from the info you provided, the bottle was made in 1951 at their plant #17 which was Clarion, Pennsylvania. In general, aqua bottles tend to be older than clear (with tons of exceptions). Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume], February 29, 1860, Image 3 Its pretty nifty we found it in the chimney.? Jose, Hi Jose, This piece measures 11 inches in diameter. NOTE: To reiterate, this arrangement generally applies to Non-Liquor bottles. The liquor bottle permit number 56 was assigned to Owens-Illinois glass plant located at Charleston, West Virginia. also includes information on production tolerances, specifications and a large section on their 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. the "Large Ware Division" of the catalog which includes large water and fuel oil Turning off personalized advertising opts you out of these sales. Learn more in our Privacy Policy., Help Center, and Cookies & Similar Technologies Policy. Mary. Do you know how deeply this was buried, if buried at all? Owens-Illinois continued to have the great majority of insulators marked with the HEMINGRAY brand name, with very few exceptions in later years. Duraglas Thanks for letting me know~ 3 is a mold number. The term mold number can be confusing and can mean slightly different things depending on the context. Federal. Hi! ~David. (My email address is at the bottom of the page). Please. These bottles are believed to date from approximately 1915, and probably were made up to circa 1929 at which time Illinois Glass Company merged with the Owens Bottle Company (based in Toledo, Ohio) to form Owens-Illinois Glass Company. https://sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/OwensIllinois2015.pdf comm. 7 is the Alton plant location code number. (Photograph courtesy of Penny Garcia). In the great majority of cases, the firm who made a bottle is not the same company that made the product, such as a beverage, that is contained IN the bottle. Hi David, File #19: End of the "Large Ware Then again, there were many brands that were bottled in distinctive containers with identifiable trademarks or graphics on them. I have a small green bottle with an I in a circle. You know, I was dimly aware there was a list of those liquor bottle manufacturers permit numbers available somewhere on the net but I had not taken the time to research it thoroughly like I should have!! The 2 is the date code, and most likely would stand for either 1962 or 1972. I think they are from the 1930s ? 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. 55 to the left. Photos included. In any case, that is a soda bottle, and the G-94 is a code number that Owens-Illinois used to identify that particular shape/style of bottle. http://www.google.com/patents/USD92901. If you respond I would appreciate it very much. Original Price USD 11.28 Label (ACL) glassware BALL logo, as seen on a BALL PERFECT MASON jar from the period c. 1910-1923. To be honest Im not sure what it held. David. 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. ), File #18: End of the "Food Container Division" products and the The illustration accompanying The mark is a diamond with a circle an the I in the middle. ~David. The bottom of the bottle has DES PAT 87834 then below that is a circle with D8 on top then 64-8 below that. The IGCo. ready to increase the volume of a still ongoing production. Hope this helps, On the bottom of the first one it has the symbol with a 9 to the left, 2 to the right (looks like an S honestly) and a 6 under the symbol. Although Owens-Illinois has made containers of many different shades of color over the years, the great majority of glass bottles commonly found (especially older containers that show up often at flea markets, antique malls, yard sales, junk shops, ebay, etc) are found in clear (colorless), green (emerald, forest green or seven up green) and amber (beer bottle brown) glass. The 55 is a liquor bottle permit number that was assigned to their Huntington, West Virginia plant. To the left is the number 3, to the right is also number 3. 7 Nov 22 View Detailed Check-in. David. (30% off), Sale Price USD 7.20 Hope this helps a bit! Value is subjective, but since these are common jars, typically they might have 50 cents to a dollar or two value to jar collectors. Company glass manufacturing engineers interested in the history, legend and But I invite any input from others as well. (Perhaps a reader, or another researcher, has more information that can clear this up). Screw top (dont have the lid) , says duraglas on the front, Owens on the bottom with a logo that looks like a sideways diamond with a circle going through it. 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. Again thanks for all your insight and information. Catalogs, invoices and other company paperwork would have listed that number to identify the bottle type. Sorry I cannot be sure which is correct. Bottom line 9 The date code has a period following it. To do a word/phrase While collecting beach glass, I found a green bottom of a bottle that says filled or re-filled 89 with the I O symbol to the right. It has the number 7 to the left of the symbol, 6 to the right, and a 3 below it. This bottle base has 1949 date code to right. products. Also, on the bottom is HILEX reg. Hope this helps, This corporation is now generally known simply as O-I. Im wondering if this means its from Owens-Illinois Atlanta, Georgia in 1955-65? In 1929, the Owens Bottle Co. merged with the Illinois Glass Co., forming its current company (with a few changes along the way). But I could be wrong! The brand name Duraglas was introduced in 1940, so we know the jar cannot date earlier than that year. Owens-Illinois Glass Company (1929-to date) (Owens-Illinois, Inc. ~ since 1965) This corporation is now generally known as simply "O-I". David. It has no labels left. So it is totally impossible for the 6 date code to stand for 1906. David. It was most likely a catalog or inventory number assigned to that bottle style by the factory. Update: (posted October 1, 2019) also check out the base photo of a possible 1978 bottle, shown farther down on this page. The bottom has Duraglas, to the left #3 the diamond with the O and 48 to the right. However, I assume they were quite popular and were made in large quantities for that time period. Earned the 99 Bottles (Level 13) badge! (30% off), Sale Price USD 83.99 On the bottle listed on ebay, they show the number on their example as 754 (or 154?). I dont know what the actual patent number is for that bottle design (assuming that a patent was eventually issued). Any clue what that may indicate? Not sure about the R but the 2 is likely a mold number. Hello Shay, 17 is on the left and 82 on the right. I sincerely appreciate all of your time and consideration! 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. I also found 4 simalar bottles one in which is 2.5h and is a screw top with a oval diamond symbol on the bottom. [Update ~ Edited April 7, 2021: Matt, I need to add corrections to this reply. 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. It has the diamond with the circle & I on the bottom. Yes, 4 is the mold number identifying that particular mold. pers. I am trying to find out the range in years of the glass I found. The most recent one I picked up has a rooster on it and says bitters above it, overlayed in sterling silver. With this information, would the plant be Alton, IL..date 1906.and mold number 4? Also, does the 51 mean 1951? The only 89 number is for a distillery that came about nearly ten years after the bottle was made! glassware, including Mickey Mouse/Disney glassware with David. Also, see my page on the Diamond I mark, which was also used heavilyby Illinois Glass Company. styles and Based on the articles I found the 3 refers to the manufacturing plant (Fairmont, WV) and the 55 refers to the liquor permit (Huntington, WV). the US to support volume production." Your piece sounds like a generic or all-purpose type of liquid pharmaceutical bottle, probably dating from sometime in the 1930s-1950s period. to 1933.). Whitall Tatum Company logo: W over T inside inverted triangle. Because of this utility I have reproduced the entire Since the number to the right of the diamond is a single 6 how would I know which year this is? Learn how your comment data is processed. I assume that is the case with your bottle. Any idea what the date of manufacture could be? introductory section followed by water bottles, a variety of sodas and ginger Hi Patrick, I often advise readers to, just for the heck of it, examine glass containers in their cupboards and refrigerators, and see if they can find various mold numbers on modern, present-day glass containers. $8.99. Pontil marks are only seen on earlier period hand-made (mouth-blown) bottles, not machine-made bottles. PAT. It had its own railroad spur line. I found an old looking bottle under my house when I was digging a fire pit. Earned the Brewery Pioneer (Level 33) badge! Marked Grand Island Neb. Additional information from Russ Hoenig (Hoenig pers. This bottle along with many other beer bottles (mostly Japanese) were found on or around the beaches from WWII era. introduced in 1934. They have made tens of thousands of noticeably different types (counting all the different models, shapes, profiles, sizes, glass colors, and markings) and the truth is that most of them do not have much monetary value to bottle collectors at the present time,mostly because they are relatively recent, have no markings except for the bottoms, and are often of clear glass. the bottom of the bottle is stamped as follows from top to bottom and reading left to right. What does this all mean? I assume the 5 is a mold number. The numbers are located in the middle of the bottom with the symbol located to the side and the numbers read 0126 and below those it reads 56-51 and the on the posited side of the oval away from the owens symbol it has the number 18 or maybe an I 8 if you could help me out that would be great and it also does have the federal law forbids sale or re-use of this bottle. Scales emblem used on containers made for McKesson & Robbins. David. Any help identifying appreciated as I cannot find anything like it with my own research. Hi Mary! I found an amber colored medicine bottle. Appreciated this article it was very much the answer I was looking for. linked PDF files containsanywhere from 10 to ), Diamond Glass Company, Royersford, Pennsylvania, EUREKA design on base of unidentified tumbler / jelly glass, Fairmount Glass Works / Fairmount Glass Company, Falls City Glass Company, Louisville Kentucky (1884-1892), Faroy Glass Candle Holders FAROY U.S.A., Federal Law Forbids Sale or Reuse of this Bottle Phrase, Fishing Floats (Glass Fishing Net Floats), Fletchers Castoria / Pitchers Castoria bottles, Frank Millers Crown Dressing ~ Victorian Era shoe polish bottles, Frederick Heitz Glass Works, St. Louis, MO (1882-1898), G. Thanks and take care! The messy pontil is not really a true pontil mark, but what is called an Owens Scar, as seen on machine-made bottles. Some of the most commonly seen are D-9 and D-126. Also, many of the Original Price USD 19.20 Please click here to go to my website Home Page. Please check out this page on Artificially purpled glass. (Most of the LYRIC bottles are also marked with the I inside a diamond mark on the base). Owens Medicine Bottle - Etsy Check out our owens medicine bottle selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. I have some of this info embedded in answers to similar questions near the bottom of the Owens-Illinois Glass Company page. Hello. There is one piece of information that may conflict to some degree (Remove underscore within first part of address). David. Found a Green base of a bottle with G- 94 (what does this stand for?) on my property I understand R125 to be a rectifier number, but it is not listed in the web document you shared in response to another readers comment. 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. https://patents.google.com/patent/USD73096S/en?oq=d73096 As far as stippling goes, I just checked about a half-dozen of my 1940s 7 oz. prior version printed about 1915. I believe they were made by Owens Corning and have a gold colored cap lined with cork so they can be filled with cold water/ice. "Food Container Division" products (23 catalog pages) - Includes a wide array of It makes total sense and I am sure you are correct. Have you ever seen this before? /Users/owner/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/resources/renders/4/4803A160-6980-48CD-B714-FE290B9EA31F_1_201_a.heic The bottles were used for many purposes including liquid chemicals such as chlorine, rubbing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, ammonia, fertilizers, cleaning agents, as well as medicines and other products. Owens-Illinois has made thousands of different styles of bottles for every product under the sun (almost) :-), so I cant come up with ideas on use without seeing the bottle. Division" products (18 catalog pages) - Includes a few more toilet What exactly do I have on my hands? Earned the Photogenic Brew (Level 51) badge! an array of Applied Color The only info I can pass along would be that your bottle was made at their #9 plant (Streator, IL) and was made in 1967. Take care, David. Also supporting a "begin date" of 1930 or early 1931 is the 43M views 5 years ago Enjoy a very satisfying clip of machines forming, analyzing and testing a glass bottle. Thank you in advance for any info you Dan provide! Hope this helps, Copyright 2021 Bill Lindsey. ~David. Owens-Illinois Glass Company Part 2 - The Bewildering Array Hope this helps a little. beginning of the very large "Food Container Division" products (27 catalog pages) - File #8: Continuation of the "Pharmaceutical and Proprietary But historical, personal, and/or sentimental value often outweighs any cold cash value in so many cases. $24.99. /Users/owner/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/resources/derivatives/C/CC45224F-594D-48DF-8B57-F750DA772B84_1_105_c.jpeg. Perhaps the bottle mold itself was originally used at the Fairmount plant? ~David.   Bulgaria   |   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, remember your login, general, and regional preferences, personalize content, search, recommendations, and offers.
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