I have what looks to be a small old round (maybe half pint size) possible medicine bottle? Etsy is powered by 100% renewable electricity. On front side bottom Duraglas. Hi Matt, Stephanie, the 6 is a date code, and since the brand name DURAGLAS was instituted in 1940, we can narrow down the possibilities to 1946 or 1956. Was wondering if you had any information regarding plant # 62 including its location. Formerly headquartered at Toledo, OH; now based at Perrysburg, OH, Owens-Illinois, Inc. had (and has) many glass manufacturing locations worldwide. Sometimes a date code was reduced to only one digit on a very small bottle. The I is inside the O To the left is a 4. It came from my grandma. "Owens-Illinois became the sales agent for together over a period of several years beginning in 1930 and ending in 1935. Illustrated among the pics on this page is the base of a bottle made at the Columbus, Ohio facility (plant #18) with a date code of 7 which in this case probably stands for 1937. "Owens-Illinois became the sales agent for The 6 on the left is a plant code number that stands for the Charleston, West Virginia glass plant. marks on antique bottles & fruit jars (Mississippi, Missouri, Modes), Milk Glass~ Vintage Cold Cream, Salve & Ointment Containers, N in a square mark Obear-Nester Glass Company, East St. Louis, IL, New Albany Glass Works, New Albany, Indiana (1867-1872), Newark Star Glass Works, Newark, Ohio (1873-1904), Ohio Valley Glass Company, Pleasant City, Ohio (1902-1905), Owens Bottle Company (O in a square mark), Reed & Company, Massillon, Ohio (1881-1904), Rawleighs W. T. Rawleighs / Freeport, Illinois, Robin in Tree childrens mug Bryce Brothers & Mosser Glass Company, S G mark on glass containers Saint-Gobain / Verallia, Southern Glass Works, Louisville, Kentucky (1877-c.1885), Surname-oriented Antique Bottle Collecting, Target Balls (Antique Glass Target Balls), Thatcher Glass Manufacturing Company (c.1904-1985), Vaseline Jars / Chesebrough Manufg Company, Wax Sealer Fruit Jars List of Primary Markings, Whitall Tatum Company, Millville, New Jersey, Whittemore Boston U.S.A. / Antique Shoe Polish Bottles, WEB LINKS to some other sites / other interests (Not glass-related). Set where you live, what language you speak, and the currency you use. I found a Four Roses whisky half pint on the beach. It has been told (dont remember where I read this) that the initials helped identify bottles that were being returned for refilling. I read your page and its awesome to know someone actually cares about history as much as I do. I found a clear jar. 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. KY.G.W. Hi Kim, During the late 1920s and extending into the early 1930s there was a surge of interest in antiques (old flasks and other glass antiques in particular, partly due to such publications as Magazine Antiques which ran articles on old glass factories; and books about glass & glassware by Rhea Mansfield Knittle, Ruth Webb Lee, Stephen Van Rensselaer and others) so the issuance of this flask arrived right on time, combining the popularity of the father of our country with the popularity of glass as a medium of expression. early/mid 1930's (*see "Catalog Dating Notes" below) Still cant seem to place the date using your page and the Lockhart article. Hi David, I have read this with great interest. jugs, peroxides, serums, bluing and washing fluids, tablets and other wide mouth Under seems to be either an one or I. first page of the liquor section notes the following: With the return of legal "Spiritus Frumenti," many of the well known old 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. The 2 to the immediate right of the Diamond and Oval logo is a date code. ), Sarah, it could stand for 1935, 1945, or 1955. 2/2019). Turning off personalized advertising opts you out of these sales. Learn more in our Privacy Policy., Help Center, and Cookies & Similar Technologies Policy. comm. Im sure the information is out there Somewhere, but to my knowledge it is still a mystery at the present time! later in this point). I hope this helps, )from what I gathered reading your post the number above below the logo is the mold # 8 and above is patent # 4601-CB On the bottom, in the center are is the letter D followed by 26, under that is 64-6. USD 11.69, USD 15.59 Andrew, I believe I have two older amber jars. Currently, the company is the largest manufacturer of glass containers in North America, South America, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, with 79 plants in 21 countries. 2/2019) which sums it up in regards to it being a multi-year You can find a list of liquor bottle permit numbers ( assigned to various glass companies) by searching with those four words on google. Thanks. Beginning of the specific bottle Early American Prescut (EAPC) serving platter made by Anchor Hocking. Thanks in advance! (Latest confirmed date code with this older trademark embossed on a bottle is 1966). I think, however, that the date code 6 on the right of the logo indicates 1936. Hope this helps, as they use the slashed O letter ( ) as part of their alphabet. On the bottom is also Des. medicinal bottles. It is generally agreed by researchers that the I inside an O mark used by Owens-Illinois was instituted beginning in 1954, and no earlier. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. David. Typically, the number on the LEFT of the diamond logo is the plant location code number, the number on the RIGHT is a year date code, and the number below the logo (if present) indicates the mold number (mold identifying number, mold cavity number or serial number). Original Price USD 19.60 page (which was signed by several dozen workers and/or management) USD 16.32, USD 19.20 Keep in mind that anyone can view public collectionsthey may also appear in recommendations and other places. Manufactured in Charleston West Va. ? Many British bottles are seen with 2, 3, or 4-digit numbers on the bottom which are style numbers. (However, if the brand name DURAGLAS is embossed anywhere on it, it would have to be from 1943 or 1953). John, As you know, the bottle was made by Owens-Illinois. The left number is a 7 (Alton, IL? (My vote would be for 1945, but no guarantees). Hope this helps a little. Im sure the info is out there somewhere, but Im not sure offhand exactly when the Duraglas brand name was discontinued (not sure if it HAS been discontinued??). USD 10.15, USD 11.28 (Hoenig pers. At the top it says 1951. ~David. Thank you for creating it! Honestly, Im not sure what the M258270 indicates. The Duraglas process (spraying a stannic chloride vapor onto the hot bottles to provide scratch resistance) was introduced in 1940, so the bottle was probably manufactured in 1947. I have an Owens-Illinois bottle with the following 4 lines on the bottom: Hi Kimberly, The 7 is the plant code for their Alton, Illinois glass plant. mold numbers. Try using a different browser or disabling ad blockers. Meredith, exactly which O-I symbol are you referring to? Because it doesnt in Google. 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. Found a owens glass mason jar which has saturn symbol and left number is 23, right number 3. 4 DES PATENT 92116. Just wondering if there would be any way to find out how many of these were made? Since Owens-Illinois was not formed until 1929, it could not stand for 1906. new style closure that was smuch less common prior to Prohibition: external 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. Original Price USD 37.25 The 91 is a date code. Hope this helps!! 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. Owens-Illinois Glass Company trademark/logo Diamond Oval- I entwined. Beginning of 9 the I in the circle then an 8 above a 7 David. Great! **According to Take care, You've already signed up for some newsletters, but you haven't confirmed your address. The information is probably available somewhere at the official U.S. Patent and Trademark Office website. Hi David! 3. Please click here to go to my website Home Page. This implies that O-I was selling Libbey The first number, 64, was assigned to Alton, IL plant. 2 55 9 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. Any of the auction descriptions that contained the G-94 will come up in the listings. A dot on the top and bottom middle and a 5 all the way to the right side. along with newly designed containers more in keeping with modern packaging Below is the number 7 and below that is: PAT. This is mentioned (briefly) within this really comprehensive article written by Bill Lockhart, here: https://sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/OwensIll_BLockhart.pdf That article includes a lot of detailed background info, much more than I have on my site. 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. It also has blow holes throughout the glass.also appears to be like a 3 mold design but the #s appear to be backwards These bottles were made in a range of sizes, and were generally intended to serve as generic medicine bottles, often containing a liquid pharmaceutical product such as cough syrup. About the Federal Law Forbids phrase.it is apparent that some bottles continued to have been made with the marking even into the early 1970s. photocopying. We've sent you an email to confirm your subscription. It was an 8 with a period after it. Any idea of the year it was made, Laney, The bottom of the Jar has the (left to right) number 7 circle with an I inside then the numbers 75. next line is just the number 2. Just wish I knew for certain what year it is. Im guessing one of the numbers is the year the bottle was made? NOTE: To reiterate, this arrangement generally applies to Non-Liquor bottles. pages) - Includes milk bottle finish information and various bits of information 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). So would this indicate 60s? Questions? I found a one-gallon bottle at a garage sale with the earliest trademark on it, and was interested in seeing if I could get a date for it. File #24: End of the "Tumbler Division" section (19 catalog pages) Earned the Brewery Pioneer (Level 33) badge! ~David. Sorry but I dont know which year it would be. Numbers seen on the bases of Glass Bottles and jars. The messy pontil is not really a true pontil mark, but what is called an Owens Scar, as seen on machine-made bottles. Scales emblem used on containers made for McKesson & Robbins. There are no markings on the bottom. This marking is not on the base itself and there are no other identifying marks. Your bottle was made by Owens Bottle Company (O in a square was their trademark) and it would date from sometime in the 1919 to 1929 time period. Mike, yes, it is a multi-purpose container. Hope this helps, The IGCo. ADVERTISEMENT Mfg mark of a Diamond with an I surrounded by an O. In 1929, Illinois Glass merged with Owens Bottle Company of Toledo, Ohio to form the Owens-Illinois Glass Company. The mark may not have been, in actual practice, engraved onto all their bottle molds (in their inventory or being used at that time) until sometime in the year 1930, simply because of the time and effort involved in re-tooling/altering large numbers of molds already in use. 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? David, Amelia, although there are some occasional exceptions, the date codes on Owens-Illinois bottles are usually placed to the right of the logo. I have some of this info embedded in answers to similar questions near the bottom of the Owens-Illinois Glass Company page. /Users/owner/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/resources/derivatives/D/D8DB1ECE-2A36-4680-8296-526F3C5B04FF_1_105_c.jpeg I am wanting to restore the jar- lid & handle- for my parents but I am not positive what the jar was used for. It certainly has an attractive design! First, Thank you so much for establishing this website. The glass bottles marked LYRIC on the base were produced by the Illinois Glass Company, of Alton, Illinois. Just curious- no cracks or chips on mine! The previous article(s) on the Carnival Glass bowl, aqua glass, unidentified maker, ruffled pattern. The drawing in which the number below the logo is labeled unknown code is rather odd, since it has been known since Toulouse published his Bottle Makers and their Marks in 1971 that the number below the logo is usually the mold or mold cavity number. I have found an old beer bottle Brown oval shaped bottle with the owens symbol on the bottom. I would suggest you search Google Images with those keywords and see if a similar container shows up in the results. D-9 is a distiller code. 1933 Owens-Illinois catalog. Dating glass coke bottles He takes bottle somewhere if it does include an image of the best antique coke by erika franz. confirmed 1934 by noting that in the 1934 End-of-Year report, under "Relations to 1933.). He is also co-author with Bill Lockhart of the comprehensive articles on the Perhaps the bottle mold itself was originally used at the Fairmount plant? Small, around 3.5/4inches tall. pickles, "Presto" canning jars, preserves and jams. Bottom has a sideways 4, Owens, 6, and the O diamond mark. a large heart on one side, and a smaller one on the other side with what appear to be leafy vines in between. Does this mean its from 1989 or something else ? Thank you for looking. Take care, Judging from the G-18038 which is a style number used by Owens-Illinois, you have an RC (Royal Crown Cola) bottle. download limited copies of posted material. Your first bottle was made in 1945 (45 date code) and the mold number is 68. The 14 on your example (23 on mine) is a mold number. final top-of-the-page Google paid ads.). In terms of revenue,. 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. Best regards, In this particular case, I have a La Fendrich Humi-Jar with the O-I diamond & oval entwined with an I center and 7 (plant), 1 (date code) and 2 (mold number). David. So my grandma has this bottle with the Owens-Illinois label on it.. That date code stands for either 1936 (most likely) or 1946. The 15 is the mold number. Hello! Hi. 3 WINE base of several hundred million papers) I discovered the absolute earliest The 6 is a plant location code for Charleston, West Virginia. If so, the date code would probably be for 1956. By the 1980s, their mark had long since been changed to just an I inside an O. Hi David, catalog is dated from between 1930 and 1935. I have what may have been old liquor bottle. Sellers looking to grow their business and reach more interested buyers can use Etsys advertising platform to promote their items. With the original label missing, I dont know of a surefire way of finding out what was originally contained in the bottle. Patent 90023. David. BALL logo, as seen on a BALL PERFECT MASON jar from the period c. 1910-1923. The trademark crown is certain to be an insignia used by a particular distiller / whiskey company, although I do not know off-hand what company that isIm sure a reader or knowledgeable whiskey bottle collector will recognize it. were any made in the 1940s that does not carry a period? Thanks you for any help. The 5 is a date code. It had the O I Diamond logo on the bottom with a 13. below. more "Lightning" style jars, mayonnaise, pickles and relish, horseradish, and mustard. Do you know how deeply this was buried, if buried at all? Chris, the 1 is a year date code but we cant be sure what year it would mean. 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. The base is marked with the H over smaller a logo. Thanks so much for your articles and responses to all inquiries! At the top of the bottom of the bottle there is a barely distinguishable 03071 (I think). David. 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. About like a baby food jar. Of course this doesn't necessarily date the catalog to 1936 but it does lead File #13: End of the "Prescription Ware Division" products and It is Owens-Illinois, with the O-I diamond logo. 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. 1735-EP is probably a code number for that particular bottle style. OVG monogram on the base of a Daisy & Button shoe toothpick holder in amber glass. Cant find any information on the Heres How. 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. Any ideas would be very much appreciated. ~David. (Photograph courtesy of Penny Garcia). There is still remnants of the gold label on the front with black script and a State of California seal. I found several bottles. Its tough to tell on the bottom of this bottle based on your article. The bottle is not a beer bottle but a whiskey flask (or other high-alcohol spirits/liquor bottle). The Jar is like a flat sided fish bowl shape. 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. Any damage will reduce the collector value to virtually nil. KPP mark on base of amber Budweiser beer bottle, date coded 1972 (Photo courtesy of Shannon Brown). 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. Boyd glass chick salt covered dish in lilac glass. I can send pictures is you would like. 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. non-liquor bottles) by Owens-Illinois. 6 was the plant code for their Charleston, WV plant. David. It is staggering in scope and many hundreds of pages long. [url=https://postimages.org/][img]https://i.postimg.cc/J7cWT89t/mb2.jpg[/img][/url], Hi Eric, I understand the 2 means Huntington, WV, the 3 is a mold number, but is the 5 for 1955 or 1945? 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. Each mold is identicalbut would be numbered from 1 to 12. Toulouse (1971) Below that is a single 9. My site is not really geared toward values, and more about the history of glass, so I cant give you a definite value. In any case, from your description, the number on the left (7), typically a plant location code, indicates production at the Alton, Illinois factory. Free shipping for many products! (25% off), Keep collections to yourself or inspire other shoppers! David. 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. OOPS! manufacturing dominance of this company at that time, the bottle styles listed in ), 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. This is on the base of a small green glass jar, perhaps for an ointment. Given the The mark is a diamond with a circle an the I in the middle. Take care, David. an array of box types and packing materials. I think (repeat: think) that these are cases when the mold engraver, for some reason, simply never bothered to update the mold and remove the engraving (this involves filling in the engraving and smoothing over so there is no apparent disturbance of the glass surface on the finished bottle). There may or may not be a number (mold identifying number) situated directly underneath the logo. My question isAlthough it does not have the I in the O is this still an Illinois/Owens Glass Company Bottle? Hope this helps! Beneath the O is a period and beneath the period (all of this on the left) is the number 13 on the left and then the diamond and O plus I shape and also to the right a number 2. oil containers. Thank you. Or maybe an I. In general, (and this is my own understanding.I invite clarification or corrections from readers!! Hi Crystal, (This was answered/discussed via direct email, but I will publish Robs post here on the site). ), C B B; C B K ; C B M marks on antique pickle jars, Coke Bottles (Glass Manufacturers Marks on Coke Bottles), Collectible Milk Glass General Information / Overview, Depression Glass (What is Depression Glass? 29 It may be a bottle from Scandinavia (Denmark or Norway?) 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. 1. perfume types, pantry jar sets, more salt & pepper shakers, and others. Website. And it has 7 rings around it. Above that it says John Morgan, it also says it is a 1 Pint bottle, below that it has a g178 and it says New York, N.Y. would love it if you could help me figure out anything about it, thanks. I cant say which. However, I assume they were quite popular and were made in large quantities for that time period. I have no idea if your bottle was made in 1947, since you dont mention any numbers on the bottle that might possibly be a date code. An example I have carries the number 9 mold number which shows they were made from at least 9 different molds. This bottle along with many other beer bottles (mostly Japanese) were found on or around the beaches from WWII era. Brennan, I have a blue Shell oil bottle. https://ibb.co/1vKM5YW (Has a 5 on the side of the bottle) Compare prices for hundreds of Men Cardigans & Sweaters hassle-free and save money. The official registration number was #0390467.. "First use anywhere" and "First use in commerce" was stated on the paperwork (submitted to . 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. VTG D. P. B. CO. From your info, I can only say that the bottle was made at their Alton, Illinois location (plant #7), the 4 is a mold number, and the date code is the 3. Amazing to find this article by simply googling o with diamond logo glass mark. Best regards, I found this bottle in very good condition laying on top of the ground in some old woods in Saratoga Springs NY. I havent come across any other bottles with the labeling in this order, and hoped you could provide some insight. Thanks Reid, Reid, I am assuming this is 1942? appropriate. The Charlotte glass plant (according to a brief note in my records) was producing bottles from October 15, 1963 to April 1, 2010. "Food Container Division" products (23 catalog pages) - Includes a wide array of Thanks Samantha, I appreciate your kind words. "Duraglas" trademark used by Owens- Illinois Glass Company Duraglas (in a cursive script with only the first letter actually capitalized) was registered by Owens-Illinois Glass Company, based in Toledo, Ohio at that time, on September 23, 1941.. Does this information help. The bottom of the bottle has DES PAT 87834 then below that is a circle with D8 on top then 64-8 below that. I have hundreds of Owens-Illinois soda bottles, and the ones I am certain were manufactured after 1940 (bottle design, graphics, etc.) David. Do you think this might be from 1933? To the right is a 2, the bottom seems to be stamped off center so cannot tell what was stamped to the left. David. jars, glass buckets and pails, barrel jars, "modernistic" jars, more juice and O V entwined on base of cobalt blue Acqua della Madonna water bottle from Italy. 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. Dont know what 3-H indicates. (I assume you meant diamond not triangle). (Rush Hoenig is a now retired, long time engineer 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 number that identified the particular mold in which the bottle was formed. David. David. and certainly by 1934 when Donald Duck was introduced to the public in June of I found an amber jar with the I in an O (no diamond) from plant 14, but the date code is just a 0 (no period). The bottle has a basket weave pattern embossed on it. lol. 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? Thank you for your interest, understanding and support! For a complete history of the Owens-Illinois Glass Co. One other thing. The PD might stand for Parke-Davis, the drug company, but I cannot be sure about that. File #19: End of the "Large Ware Good afternoon I was hoping you could help me identify a jar I found, Its a regular mouth quart canning jar and on the front is the word Mason under that a star then under the star the word Jar. 9.5\" tall. (Lucas County Bottle Co. 1940s; Owens-Illinois Glass Co. 1952; 1962). 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. The 156 is problematic, but would seem to be a mold identifier number (assuming that more than one identical mold was being used at the factory for that particular style/size bottle). Im not sure but I think the chances are good that your bottle was made at the Owens-Illinois Glass Co. plant located at Okmulgee, Oklahoma, which was their #15 plant until around 1939.
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