Thank you for your time, Candice. The earlier types have a lip made for a cork closure, and later ones have a screw threaded top. Opens in a new window or tab. Your bottle was made at plant # 7 (Alton, Illinois) and the 7 on the right of the logo stands for either 1947 or 1957. /Users/owner/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/resources/derivatives/C/CABDEC66-1E46-429E-A3AA-107FD503FFFB_1_105_c.jpeg The 6 on the left does represent their Charleston, WV bottle factory, and the 6 on the right is a date code. Brad, it is a medicine bottle (and probably held cough syrup or some other liquid medicine). The numbers on the bottom are 7 (oval/diamond/ I ) 5. I dont think there are any records in existence that would shed light on how many of them were made. I forgot to ask in my previous comment I am assuming these amber jars are safe to use as drinking glasses? under the logo there is the number 14 and under that is the PAT. Some Owens-Illinois soda bottles carried a G-number which was a number (G combined with 2, 3, or 4-digits) assigned to a particular shape or style..I think those are more common from the 1940s-1960s. I cant supply an absolute answer. You've already signed up for some newsletters, but you haven't confirmed your address. PopScreen - Video Search, Bookmarking and Discovery Engine. Im guessing one of the numbers is the year the bottle was made? I do not subscribe to the theory that only 2-digit date codes were used after 1960. copy by someone in later years estimating when the catalog was completed? I then read that any dates after 1960 I believe, would be two digit numbers. The logo no. Thanks again and take care, 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). (Photo courtesy Frances Riley, Prince Rupert, BC), 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). It takes one a bit to figure out the page numbers in the catalog since they are
A bit of thanks is in order. On the bottom there is a nine, the letter I with a circle around it, the numbers 62 and below the capital I another nine. I would love to know what the just what I picked up. What year is this jar and do items like these ever have a value? 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. (I assume you meant diamond not triangle). Hi Today I found the bottom of a clear bottle. sauce bottles, fancy vinegars and cruets, more packer and coffee jars, mustard,
Hi Lindsey, 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. Best regards, David. 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. Thanks for writing, My finds are mostly small bottles what look like medication or perfume bottles but I have found several Coke bottles dating 1945-47, and others what appear to be liquor bottles, that most have the single numbers after the OI logo. Hi Hannah, ~David. Also supporting a "begin date" of 1930 or early 1931 is the
I think this is a case where the 55 is actually a liquor bottle permit number, and the 9 is a date code, with the orientation as often seen on their liquor bottles. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Have lived on property 25yrs. Based on my review of aerial images of the location, there is no indication of a structure or disturbance of the site post-1937 (i.e. I live in south eastern Pa and came across this Owens Illinois bottle. Perhaps a reader will have more info. That seems conclusive though could have been added to this O-I library archival
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Instead there is the diamond and oval with an I inside. First, Thank you so much for establishing this website. Many of them are labeled MCKESSONS and often there is an embossed image of a scales on the bottom. It has the diamond with the circle & I on the bottom. 7 Nov 22 View Detailed Check-in. It was most likely a catalog or inventory number assigned to that bottle style by the factory. HOME:
David. The one thing I cant find any information about is the number C2989 located next to the name Duraglas at the bottom of the jar. 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.. . I have inherited what seems to be a large-sized Owens Illinois Glass Company water bottle. jars, clam juice, meat jars, various cruets and jugs, jug packers, catsup
Probably is a good way to put it, as you have done. Hi Judy, One set of vintage glass bottles. Company glass manufacturing engineers interested in the history, legend and
On the bottom back it says manufactured by Owens Illinois glass company. with the following: 1. Bottle is in good used condition. Hi, (BTW, periods seen on some glass insulators made by Owens-Illinois, Whitall Tatum, Kerr and Armstrong CAN indicate years, but this is a separate issue from bottles). This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Thanks again David you lead me to find its match however this Etsy listing does not share markings and its identical based on my markings seems like it was produced in 1928 (not 1930s). If there is a period, then it was made in the 1940s. You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings. *Catalog Dating Notes:
My fathers name Samuel Staunton Owens-Illinois Glass Company Part 2 - Logos & Codes. The patent design looks exactly like the bottle! (15% off), Sale Price USD 4.42 Sometimes additional information about the bottle can narrow down the date range. Or maybe an I. Hazel-Atlas Glass Company made a lot of containers with style numbers on the bottoms. It also says Federal Law Prohibits Sale Or Re-Use of This Bottle. catalog is dated from between 1930 and 1935. Beginning of the specific bottle
It has the diamond with the IO on it on the left is a 12 and on the right is an 8 with a 10 underneath the emblem. Thank you for creating it! But I could be wrong! The 1932, in this case, probably indicates the year the mold was made, or perhaps the jug itself. Please let me know if you are able to pin down the date with their chart. DRUGGIST, EXTRACT & MEDICINE BOTTLES Page 23 - Improved Citrate of Magnesia with a porcelain stopper Page 24 - French square prescription bottles, narrow mouth where can I find information on Owens-Illinois whiskey bottle marks? Anyway, one thing led to another and I started
Many liquor bottles made by Owens-Illinois have the Diamond and Oval with an I logo embossed sideways on the base of the container. In 1929, the Owens Bottle Co. merged with the Illinois Glass Co., forming its current company (with a few changes along the way). I did a search of the patent number on Google Patents. I did a search on ebay and found a couple listings with that number embedded in their item descriptions. [In your case, the 2 is one of these type mold numbers]. Details: the bottom of the jug has the O-I diamond, 23 on the right side and 4 on the left. bottles made by the Clarion, PA. OI plant and "Whether this was normal with
These bottles are 10 quart bottles with a stippled surface and a clear rectagular space at the lower portion of the bottle that has the dairys name etched into it. beginning of an index of
/Users/owner/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/resources/derivatives/D/D8DB1ECE-2A36-4680-8296-526F3C5B04FF_1_105_c.jpeg 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. It has an odd texture and 2 vertical seems running up the sides. https://www.thecloroxcompany.com/company/our-story/bottle-guide/. See link! 20 (I) 62 (The I being in a circle rather than parenthesis). 3 is a mold number. $42.91 . In the case of your jar, the I inside an O trademark dates AFTER 1954. Because it doesnt in Google. There is a 3 to the left of logo, 3 and a period to the right with a 7 at the below then the word Dura glass. ~David, How ironic I too just found a glass green bottle(champagne?) Even though the bottle is marked WINE, the style is very similar to lots of flat liquor/whiskey flasks made during that time period. Just wish I knew for certain what year it is. Russ!) Owens Bottle Company produced tremendous numbers of bottles, jars and other containers with the "O inside a square" or "Squared O" mark which is also frequently seen on bottles from the 1920s. (25% off), Sale Price USD 29.87 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 . the Libby Safedge tumblers that I noticed the Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse
2. I suspect that most of those containers date from the 1930s-1960s but I really dont know for sure. I can send pictures if needed. Hello my son found a brown bottle in a mountain top lake- it has the circle over diamond with the I in the middle left number is 20 (Oakland) right is 2. 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. Your grandmas bottle was made in 1941 (the 41 is a year date code). USD 14.70, USD 19.60 Since in this instance the number to the right of the old Owens-Illinois logo (Diamond and oval with I) is a date code, that indicates the number 5 could stand for either 1935, 1945 or 1955. The first part of that sentence is certainly a (somewhat humorous) reference to the repeal of
Does your Coke bottle have a city name on the base for the bottling plant? Look forward to using your site again as I find more cool bottles. My source for this is an article by Bill Lockhart called The Dating Game, that appeared in the summer 2004 edition of Bottles and Extras. in raised letters along with content 9 fl oz. Draft. In the center its marked: NET CONT. Milt, I dont know of any source for information that specifically discusses Owens-Illinois whiskey bottle marks. Bottle Typing/Diagnostic Shapes:
Vintage Medicine Bottle - Made by Owens-Illinois Glass Company BeaconwoodDettman (404) $22.00 FREE shipping More like this Vintage 1920s to 1950s Small Green Glass Bottle Owens-Illinois Glass Co. Embossed Bottom Medicinal Bathroom/Home Decor Window Sitter No Cap KimsKreations17 (6,839) $15.99 More like this Early American Prescut (EAPC) serving platter made by Anchor Hocking. I dont know how late the word OWENS was embossed as a trademark on the base of those medicine bottles. Yes, since DURAGLAS brand name was instituted in 1940, the bottle is from the 1940s, made at plant #14 which was Bridgeton, New Jersey. The code on the bottom base is D 23 then below is 62-7. or was used for. Some of them may have been packer jars (containing various foods, bought retail at the grocery store) and they were frequently saved to reuse as canning jars or containers for storage (nails, nuts, marbles, buttons, screws, etc.) Hope this helps a little. Other marks include ILLINOIS, a brand name apparently used for a line of prescription bottles (similar to their bottles marked OWENS); DURAGLAS a trademark used after 1940 which is embossed on innumerable bottles of many types; and LOWEX another brand name which was used for their borosilicate glass formula employed especially for power line insulators. Patty, it sounds like an amber beer bottle from 1962. Keep in mind this is NOT the same way that many other types of Owens-Illinois bottles are marked. 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. within all important bottle type categories of any bottle maker at that time. Thanks for anything you can provide!! Thanks for letting me know~ Take care, David. Thanks for your response, I appreciate it! Cork still in the smaller bottle. the 45 is probably a date code for 1945. I dug up multiple old bottles. One more question regarding the distiller code, any leads? The bottom of the decanter shows the circle and diamond intertwined with the I in the middle. commercial purposes. I just found 2 bottles in Okinawa. Fenton Glass Company Hobnail Fan Vase in Blue Opalescent, Triangle mark, used by Vidrio Formas, Lerma, Mexico.
43M views 5 years ago Enjoy a very satisfying clip of machines forming, analyzing and testing a glass bottle. I do think the 2 on your example is a date code for 1932, and the 5 on my piece stands for 1935. Hi Alisa, Please check out this link: But, in general those bottles are considered pretty common (to longtime collectors). What Ive not seen before nor have I found any info online is that twice around the collar of the jug is embossed ONE HALF-GALLON, but one instance is clearly misspelled as ONE HALE-GALLON. Any ideas as to the frequency of typos in the molds? 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. The front of the bottle has Federal law forbids sale or reuse of this bottle. 10 may be a mold number. I have a tall clear glass candle holder with beautiful gold floral art work surrounded by solid satin green, finished by a one inch band of delicate scroll work in the same satin green about an inch below the rim. Helen, catalog (an exception noted for File #11). File #1: Introductory Information (27 catalog pages) - This includes
(My email address is at the bottom of the page). It has a rounded glass (oval depressions on side, flower depression on top) push/pull seal lid. Hi Brian, 2/2019) also
I understand the 2 means Huntington, WV, the 3 is a mold number, but is the 5 for 1955 or 1945? 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. I understand your reluctance to make blanket statements. I found a brown amber, half-gallon jug. 1. I have a small brown glass bottle about 2 tall with these markings. (Please see my webpage on the Hemingray Glass Company for more information on Hemingray insulators.). If you wish, send me a pic of the bottle to my email address, listed in the bottom right-hand corner of any page on this site. There is no way to be sure what was in it unless there is an intact label. To the left is a 0 (I cant find a plant for this), and to the right is a 2, but no period. File #10: End of the "Pharmaceutical and Proprietary Division"
It was an 8 with a period after it. Bottom line 9 The date code has a period following it. On the very bottom of the bottle it has 20 then the diamond, then a 3 with no period. The bottom of the bottle has DES PAT 87834 then below that is a circle with D8 on top then 64-8 below that. Within a year or two, most glass insulators produced at Muncie were carrying date codes.
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