To be honest, it doesnt really matter much what can be discerned in the center of the diamond and oval mark, since on MANY bottles the I (which is supposed to be there) is frequently absent, smeared, distorted or just halfway visible! Does this mean it was made in 1906? Thanks! Im just curious if you are able to help me determine when my jar was made. APPLD. Adam, from your description it would be either a water bottle (carboys and demijohns are terms used in older glass factory literature for very large bottles) or a pickle jar, depending on the width/type of closure. to the right is a single number 6 and below the logo is the number 7 which I understand to be the mold number. In short, it appears the catalog was put There are a number of them also listed on ebay and I was trying to see some of the base pics (uploaded by sellers) of other examples of that bottle. Near the opposite edge of the bottle is a larger G 11. Can you tell me how old the bottle is? I have found one bottle on the internet that is plain with no shield or the Federal law forbids sale or re-use of this bottle. File #8: Continuation of the "Pharmaceutical and Proprietary Hello T.J., Jonathan, the bottles with the O in a square were made by Owens Bottle Company and date from about 1919-1929. 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. Turning off personalized advertising opts you out of these sales. Learn more in our Privacy Policy., Help Center, and Cookies & Similar Technologies Policy. David Thats the best I can do. linked below. Heres the only info I can be reasonably certain about: Its a liquor bottle, and the numbers 54-51 are: Liquor bottle permit number #54 (which is the number issued to Owens-Illinois Glass Co. plant located at Fairmont, West Virginia) and the 51 is a date code for 1951, the year your bottle was made. 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.. . USD 83.99, USD 167.98 The 56 to the right of the logo is a date code for 1956. David. (25% off), Keep collections to yourself or inspire other shoppers! Thanks for the reminder! Thats what I gather from the numbering in the skirt: 5819, Sean, Im not sure what the F means. Im sure it was a soda pop brand name. (30% off), Sale Price USD 14.70 The Owens Bottle Co. (1919-1929) was part of a series of companies that began with the Toledo Glass Co. (1895-1920), the firm that developed the Owens Automatic Bottle Machine. The left number is a 7 (Alton, IL? from that era. Anyway I have a 1969 Coke Bottle Bank that has the Owens- Illinois trade mark on bottom. I think, however, that the date code 6 on the right of the logo indicates 1936. Best regards, D in a diamond mark on base of cobalt blue Bromo-Seltzer bottle made by Dominion Glass Company (Photo courtesy of Tyler Cazes). https://ibb.co/ynPfcjW (Possible mold number that looks like it says E788) It has half the Duraglas trademark in the center. errors are found on older, handmade items. Etsy Search for items or shops Close search Skip to Content Sign in 0 Cart Holiday Sales Event Jewelry & Accessories the "Tumbler Division" section (16 catalog pages) - More information on closures The first part of that sentence is certainly a (somewhat humorous) reference to the repeal of Can any one help me? Please click here to go to my website Home Page. David. Any help identifying appreciated as I cannot find anything like it with my own research. Perhaps someone out there will have better info and can chime in on this question! Hi Michael, page group links below have that date as part of the URL). Update: (posted October 1, 2019) also check out the base photo of a possible 1978 bottle, shown farther down on this page. pers. Hi.. I just found 2 bottles in Okinawa. File #3: Continuation of the "Pharmaceutical and Proprietary Division" I believe the 5 is a date code for 1935. 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. Hello Ken, OnIzed Clubs." Keep in mind this is NOT the same way that many other types of Owens-Illinois bottles are marked. It appears to be a packer jar (clear glass), possibly for preserves. Hello David, great article here full of info. It is not all-inclusive, but the best list I know of, online: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51379b83e4b02119d184b2a2/t/584a336ee4fcb59adb85c48b/1481257838281/User+Permit+numbers.pdf The bottle was, as you know, made by Owens-Illinois at their Alton, Illinois glass plant (across the Mississippi River from St. Louis). Illinois Glass Company catalogs also posted on this website - one of the Ive been collecting soda bottles for 40 years, and I can tell you every single O-I soda bottle I have ever seen with a period behind the date is from the 1940s. G-94 was the bottle style number. (Rush Hoenig is a now retired, long time engineer Would you be able to email me a photo of this bottle? 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. It has a 14 to the left, 3 to the right and 8 under the logo. So my grandma has this bottle with the Owens-Illinois label on it.. Sorry for any confusion. I would guess either 1954 or 1964. Take care, B in a diamond mark on inside of Star & Dewdrop master salt dish in vaseline glass, made in 1994. 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. 3 is a mold number. The 8 is a mold number. 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. As pictured, it can vary slightly from one container to another. Learn how your comment data is processed. PopScreen - Video Search, Bookmarking and Discovery Engine. Does this mean the bottle is 1936 from Clarksburg, WV? Hi Norman, 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 . Thanks for writing and take care! To the left of the logo is the number 4, to the right, the number 6 and the on the bottom, the number 6. And no, the number has nothing to do with any date, in case you were wondering. "Owens-Illinois became the sales agent for Reilly, I dont know for sure when it was made but, from doing a google search and seeing several different variants of the Rooster bitters bottle, they appear to be intended as decanters or decorative back bar bottles. Any hints or ideas? currently operating company, including the myriad of plants the company used So, any bottle with the I inside an O may date from several years AFTER 1954, but not before. Randy, Im sorry but I dont know anything about these particular bottles. After the merger (1929), I could see a directive for all branches (and) Duraglas page (which was signed by several dozen workers and/or management) "Owens-Illinois became the sales agent for That was my intention for getting them. Antique LYRIC brand medicine bottles. The bottom has large triangle with big c inside. It has a 7 to the left for Alton, IL. I cant say which. Thanks and take care! Free shipping for many products! Sometimes the color of the glass may also be turning toward a very faint purple/amethyst color. Im trying to locate an all-encompassing list of mold numbers for O-I. Captcha failed to load. Hi David, Hi, Duraglas trademark on bottles. Also, the 65 is a date code for the year 1965 which is when your bottle was manufactured. It has a 3 on the left of the diamond over the oval emblem. Des Pat 92901 Screw top with metal cap. perfume types, pantry jar sets, more salt & pepper shakers, and others. VM (MV) logo on CD 642 Gingerbread Man style insulator made by Verreries de Masnieres. I knew that but in my haste to answer Marks post, I forgot the bottle was also marked DURAGLAS. Its fun trying to identify my finds. 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.. 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. Marc Dourdin is drinking a QHuit by Maison DB at Untappd at Home. /Users/owner/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/resources/renders/D/D4884D53-C9F5-42E6-BD88-D07E7B7D083B_1_201_a.heic Bottom is a hexagon shape with 3 markings (left to right) 8, square with an O, and 8. List of Web Links pointing to some other sites / interests ~ (Most of these sites are not glass-related) including Birds, Trees, Fishing, Antiques, Transferware, Blue Willow Pattern Dishes, Coins, Religion, Marine Traffic, VintageAerial, WheresGeorge, Amsterdam, Ohio River info and more! Illinois Glass Company and Owens Bottle Company) to its current manifestation as Hi Brian, It has a 2 to the left of the diamond and a 6 to the right, with an 11 underneath it. (My email address is at the bottom of the page). David. The logo no. Hazel-Atlas H over A trademark on the front of clear Atlas Mason jar. Its brownish and about as long as my finger. 6 was the plant code for their Charleston, WV plant. Tribune, Altoona, PA., December 21, 1936.). Hello, I found an Owens Illinois green glass ointment jar on our property today. available at the following link: (Note: Russ Hoenig is a now retired senior engineer of the. was bound which I thought a bit over the top for a catalog to be shared. Just curious- no cracks or chips on mine! Many British bottles are seen with 2, 3, or 4-digit numbers on the bottom which are style numbers. You can find an online list of liquor bottle permit numbers by doing a google search with those four words. Thoughts? styles bottles have been revived. noting that the catalog was "the first Owens-Illinois Catalogue." Hi David! Duraglas in on the side of the bottle at the bottom. The following also appears around the edge of the base,PROPERTY OF VALLEY CANDLE CO. and PAT APP FOR. The 7 on the left is a plant code for Alton, Illinois where a lot of their large water bottles were made. Thanks for your awesome website!! Was wondering if you had any information regarding plant # 62 including its location. I cant find anything for D89. I have seen one similar bottle for sale in a group of green bottles on ebay but the person had no information. Some possibilities for random items include hunters, fishermen, hikers, surveyors, farmers, nearby landowners, vagrants, ATV riders, or just teens or children out exploring the neighborhood and leaving litter! Thanks you for any help. Take care, In those cases, there may be more than one possible interpretation. Anyone ever see an IP for factory code? 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. I have a Del Monte coffee jar with a 1. date code, which denotes 1941. Of course, this embossing configuration is somewhat different than what is seen on most other types of containers (i.e. Would you be able to email me a pic showing the base markings? 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. John, As you know, the bottle was made by Owens-Illinois. These were made for Coke executives as gifts. Thanks. Hi Duncan, Thank you! Although 56 is not listed in the permit code document you have shared, I read in several of your responses that it was OIs permit number for their Charleston, WV facility. and who may have used it.There is no evidence that any logo in the form of painted, screened, or glued label ever existed. David. I did find a similar bottle (probably not exactly the same, but a similar style) in the Worthopedia site auction listings archives. Any information is greatly appreciated. Hi! I found a brown half gallon Clorox Duraglas bottle. On front side bottom Duraglas. Chris, the 1 is a year date code but we cant be sure what year it would mean. Mike, yes, it is a multi-purpose container. Thank you and best regards, On the bottle listed on ebay, they show the number on their example as 754 (or 154?). The lid also has the Good Housekeeping Seal on it. Sorry I cant be sure which year is correct. If so, how do I determine its age and if possible, what the bottle was originally used for.Thank YouPaula, Hi Paula, many times the I is either too small or indistinct to show up on the finished bottle, or was not engraved in the mold at all, but this has nothing to do with whether or not the bottle is a product of Owens-Illinois Glass Company. The 91 is a date code. Sometimes additional information about the bottle can narrow down the date range. Hello, I am something of a hoarder when it comes to old things including bottles and jars. The 6 on the left does represent their Charleston, WV bottle factory, and the 6 on the right is a date code. Thank you. Thank you. It is a 9 fl oz clear glass bottle, it has raised cursive letters saying sanitary brand and then next to it not in cursive says sanitary bottling works also raised, in the middle of the bottle. Diamond-I mark on bottom of amber bottle made by Illinois Glass Company. Sorry I cannot be sure which is correct. I have recently came across an amber glass bottle with the logo Durables on the base rim. The D 11 is a distiller code number. No material may be copied for The bottom shows the I within the O with a 7 to the left, a 7 to the right, and an 8 to the bottom. According to the reference book The Fruit Jar Works, Volume 2 (Alice Creswick & Steven B. Creswick, published 1987), there are a number of variations of the Presto jars with the marking Manufactured by Owens-Illinois Glass Company and their production period was from 1929 to circa 1946. 1735-EP is probably a code number for that particular bottle style. 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. For other similar examples of your bottle, search google with Sanitary Bottling Works bottle. (It is almost certainly one of those years.) This was not uncommon as indicated by the "1920" and "1926" Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. Your website is so helpful as Im finding old bottles around my house. Google only turns up various whiskey code lists, none of which match. I got it out of my barn in New York which we purchased full of broken and miscellaneous antiques. Heinz Ketchup Bottle #143. Also I cant figure out what is on the symbol but it looks as if the Saturn symbol is like the second photo down. Ali, there is a lot of confusion on the date codes, as you have realized.
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