owens glass medicine bottle
I didnt see any base photos on that listing, but maybe I missed them? Since 81 was to the right of the new IO mark, we figured it stood for the year 1981, but is the N to the left of the IO the plant code? Sorry I cant be sure which year is correct. I would like to know if its worth something. Hi, Libbey Glass Company Cursive L mark on the base of a Gibraltar pattern tumbler in Spanish Green (sage green), Angular Glass Containers Corporation mark, used beginning circa 1933- 1960s? https://trademarks.justia.com/785/97/o-78597477.html. fluid and miscellaneous styles. First off, the copy used here had hand printing on a cover David. I have gathered so much information already. Judging OVG monogram on the base of a Daisy & Button shoe toothpick holder in amber glass. 86712. Best regards, David. Take care, Maybe 1955? I think they are from the 1930s ? This is a common shape of soda bottle. the bottom of the bottle is stamped as follows from top to bottom and reading left to right. 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. Many British bottles are seen with 2, 3, or 4-digit numbers on the bottom which are style numbers. Below that is the word duraglas. (io) Is the Symbol Owens Illinois. It may be a bottle from Scandinavia (Denmark or Norway?) ), with that FLF phrase embossed on it. prohibition and why this author originally used 1933 as the date (and why all TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS ON THIS SITE ~ COPYRIGHT 2004-2022. I am inclined to believe 1962 is more likely, because this is the first year ending with a 2 since the Owens-Illinois trademark was changed to the simple I inside an O. This bottle base has 1949 date code to right. Mary. Hello T.J., Hope this helps, The 6 is a date code which would have indicated 1936, 1946 or 1956. Of course, this embossing configuration is somewhat different than what is seen on most other types of containers (i.e. I have a bottle with diamond/O and I logo. The bottle design patent number was actually issued in April of 1934. You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings. Can you send me a clear pic of this bottle,and a closeup of the base mark, if possible. 1 W5447 Search the SHA/BLM Historic Glass Bottle Identification & Information Hello, Still, a nice little piece of mid-20th-century Americana! large "Classified Index" to products contained within the catalog with page file numbered hot links below also has a brief description of the general subject outnumber many fold the questions this websites' author receives about any Base of emerald green glass 7-UP soda bottle. Its the first bottle from the 1960s Ive found bearing the old trademark, and Ive been collecting soda bottles since I was 15 years old (1978). this File #16: Continuation of the David, Hey David, I found this bottle today on the bottom of the bottle it say Sorry I dont know which year it would be. I was thinking along the same lines as you are. How is it 1978 when they stopped using that type of mark in the 60s? This mark has 3 lines outside the diamond, indicating production between 1993-1998. I found a small 3 in tall glass bottle. Diamond-Oval-I trademark used by Owens-Illinois Glass Company, B inside a diamond ~ mark on the base of a blue-aqua horseradish or pickle bottle made by Binghamton Glass Company. Art deco symbols on all 4 sides. similar products of other glass companies that emulated Near the bottom side of the bottle it says KANKAKEE BOTTLING WORKS. Any info would be great! Illinois Glass Company and Owens Bottle Company) to its current manifestation as Best regards, David, Hi David. known information on the complicated history of the company into two type bottles scattered throughout the various bottle types. They are located in: Atlanta, Georgia; Auburn, New York; Brockway, Pennsylvania [2 plants]; Ringgold, Virginia; Lapel, Indiana; Los Angeles, California; Muskogee, Oklahoma; Kalama, Washington (plant acquired in 2015, formerly Bennu Glass); Oakland, California; Portland, Oregon; Streator, Illinois; Toano, Virginia; Tracy, California; Waco, Texas; Zanesville, Ohio; Lexington, North Carolina; Windsor, Colorado; and in Canada: Montreal, Quebec and Brampton, Ontario. 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. It has the I in the circle but there is only a single digit for the date code. Patty, it sounds like an amber beer bottle from 1962. (Lucas County Bottle Co. 1940s; Owens-Illinois Glass Co. 1952; 1962). I cant figure it out can you please help? Amateur collector. lore of their employers. ~David. But historical, personal, and/or sentimental value often outweighs any cold cash value in so many cases. Turning off personalized advertising opts you out of these sales. Learn more in our Privacy Policy., Help Center, and Cookies & Similar Technologies Policy. David. array of toilet shapes. Its just a circle with an I in it. 70413 lego - Der TOP-Favorit unserer Produkttester I found a small 1oz. If anyone who lands on this site has better information on the changeover, please contact me and I will update the page. 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. They are two entirely separate, unrelated businesses, and sometimes this is confusing to people who might assume that the product as well as the bottle were both made by the same company. and the mold #3 below. Wondering if you could help me with some info. Hi Tifanni, I found a bottle (I assume its for liquor because it says Federal Law Forbids Sale or Reuse of this Bottle, and it also follows the liquor marking laws Ive found online). backwards with one of the pages on liquor bottle finishes at the Thank you very much for your works. Thanks! Im sure it is either 1933 or 1943, but not sure which is correct! Fox Terrier shotglass made by Hazel Atlas. Bottle Typing/Diagnostic Shapes: Website. At the top it says 1951. view an enlarged and of relatively high quality (a bit over 2 MB's per file) scan of inferred an end to National Prohibition but does indicate that some plants were Yes, since DURAGLAS brand name was instituted in 1940, the bottle is from the 1940s, made at plant #14 which was Bridgeton, New Jersey. Antique LYRIC brand medicine bottles. I didnt know about that plant. Hi Brenda, Try using a different browser or disabling ad blockers. Has the federal law forbids on the back. Bottom engrossment reads 7 0 with a 7. underneath. I have a clear glass bottle. Hi Shay, Learn more. Any idea what date this is from? The 6 on the right, which is the date code, could theoretically stand for either 1936, 1946 or possibly 1956. Just for a bit of info, check out this eBay keyword search I just did.these are various bottles in which the sellers mention (in their item description) as having a G-94 on the bottom. Below that is the letter D with the number 16 after it. According to your very helpful site, it is from the Owens-Illinois, Inc. merger and it seems to fit all the requirements as the picture you have of the clear Owens medicine bottle though it is missing a few things. I have a small green bottle with an I in a circle. I just got this glass I would call it a liquor decanter its stamped Des Pat Pndg, 7 oval sign with an I followed by a 4. In any case, I think your bottle is one of the earlier versions, made in the very early 1930s. I tried emailing you directly, but the email you gave was invalid. Ill Be Specific. USD 16.32, USD 19.20 Turning off the personalized advertising setting wont stop you from seeing Etsy ads or impact Etsy's own personalization technologies, but it may make the ads you see less relevant or more repetitive. Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. used commercially by the company until at least 1933, possibly 1934 (Lockhart & Hoenig 2015, of the IGCo. I did a search of the patent number on Google Patents. The Duraglas marking indicates that the bottle was made by Owens-Illinois Glass Company of Toledo, Ohio. I was going to ask the same questions you did so thanks for doing all the work for me! Beginning of the "Prescription Ware Division" That does help a lot. The 6 is a plant location code for Charleston, West Virginia. Most of the bottles seen with this code on the bottom are emerald green 7-UP bottles. O-I was one of the largest producers of bottles It has the I/O and diamond logo in the center of the bottom. The bottle has the federal warning about the sale or reuse of the bottle. I found 4 bottles 2h x maybe 1/2 w cyclinder with a ever so slight green tint and bubbles in the glass. It has a medal screw top lid. Any idea what year this is?? Andrew, Dont know what 3-H indicates. The photocopy of this catalog reproduced here was early/mid 1930's (*see "Catalog Dating Notes" below) However, after about 1958 the great majority of O-I containers carried the new (second) principal trademark, which merely consists of an I inside an oval, or circle. Owens-Illinois Glass Co. 1933 Catalog - Society for Historical Archaeology All of this strongly indicates that some of the catalog was done just after They were sold to, and heavily used by many apothecaries, druggists, doctors, medical laboratories and other such entities. Free returns . Atterbury EASTLAKE bird mug in pink alabaster or pink clambroth, made circa early to mid-1880s. G-94 was the bottle style number. Best regards, David. Any help is appreciated. Milt, I dont know of any source for information that specifically discusses Owens-Illinois whiskey bottle marks. (There are a VERY few cases in which a company makes both bottle and product, but it is not the norm in the business world!) Hi! The second primary mark used by Owens-Illinois Glass Company was phased in during the mid- 1950s with the removal of the diamond. Sellers looking to grow their business and reach more interested buyers can use Etsys advertising platform to promote their items. How to Date Owens-Illinois Glass - HobbyLark ~David. My husband & I found what looks to be an old pickle jar in the woods. On the bottom, it has the diamond and circle with the I in it, so looks to be Owens Illinois. As you know, the bottle was made by Owens-Illinois Glass Company (as shown by the I inside an O mark.) D89 is the distiller code number. From my reading i believe it to be from the late 30s to early 40s. Includes an array of traditional and new styles of liquor, liqueur, bitters and I have read that plant # 62 has been recorded by others on liquor bottles but can find no information about the plant itself. to the right is a single number 6 and below the logo is the number 7 which I understand to be the mold number. Im guessing it might be from late 50s early 60s based on label and structure of the glass but i just want to know based on the markings on the bottom of the glass, thank you! I think its made by Owens-Illinois Glass Company and has the numbers 7, 3 and 360 on it. I cleaned it off and was able to make out the diamond with an I and O in the middle. "In all of the plants a I looked up the permit number in a document and the permit number wasnt listed. I have a 5 gallon bottle that has the I in the diamond surrounded by the O marking. kindly provided by a couple long-time (but now retired) Owens-Illinois Glass Many Oakland-produced bottles are found in the Western states, and also occasionally in areas around the Pacific including Hawaii. for. I dont have definite info on the other markings. 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. If your bottle carries the old logo, I think the chances are highest that it stands for 1933, but I cant guarantee that. Mike, yes, it is a multi-purpose container. Thank you so much! Many millions of insulators were made at Muncie, the very last being manufactured in the year 1967. Hope this helps. Would you mind shedding a bit of light for me? A dot on the top and bottom middle and a 5 all the way to the right side. It is hard to say for certain. Hi Stacy, Would you be able to email me a pic showing the base markings? "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.. Value is subjective, but since these are common jars, typically they might have 50 cents to a dollar or two value to jar collectors. The design was patented July 16, 1935. 2/2019). Your jar indicates manufacture at their Los Angeles, Ca facility (plant code #23); I believe that number was used circa 1948 to 2004. Division" products and the beginning of the "Beverage Division" products (26 I think the 1951 is the year the mold itself was manufactured, but I am not 100% sure of that. Because it doesnt in Google. Also there is the code of 5250 on below the above line. This thing Hi Ken, In terms of revenue,. The ABM (Automatic Bottle Machine) might have a set of 12 molds (or mold cavities) installed for making the bottle. OOPS! various paneled medicines. So this could theoretically be either 1941 or 1951. I am not sure about the other bottle you describe. Take care, David. The bottle is clear and has 4/5 Pint four times in a ring around the base and a very obvious seam line running up both sides. "Owens-Illinois became the sales agent for Vicki, single digit date codes were still used in the 1960s and afterward. Sometimes the color of the glass may also be turning toward a very faint purple/amethyst color. Hi Amanda, I was wondering if you could help me date an Owens-Illinois glass jar I recently found. (These catalogs can also be useful at times for the Owens Bottle Co. merged with the Illinois Glass Company of Alton, IL in 1929 to form the Owens-Illinois Glass Company. 3 is a mold number. (10% off), Sale Price USD 5.04 Thanks for writing! Division" products (17 catalog pages) - Includes a continuation of *Catalog Dating Notes: Best regards, David. 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. I dont know anything about an M.E.CO. but I would assume it stands for the name of the unidentified beverage bottling company. Note: Several of the plant numbers used by O-I were re-used by other plants that opened in later years, so it is important to take into consideration the date code, the bottle style and other characteristics to positively identify which plant location made a particular bottle. I even recall a query concerning a liquor bottle that appears to date from very recently (possibly post-1980s? Michael Owens was a glass manufacturer who invented an automatic glass bottle manufacturing machine that revolutionized the industry. I cant find anything for D89. For other similar examples of your bottle, search google with Sanitary Bottling Works bottle. Diamond-I mark on bottom of amber bottle made by Illinois Glass Company. Hi Cheryl, Thank you Kim W. Hi Kim, Very good condition. I am not sure about why there would be an F in addition to the 5 which, after 1963, stands for the Charlotte, Michigan plant. Hi Rich, In any case, I may have been unclear in what I was trying to write, and may need to re-edit my text. Have you ever seen this before? Having a hard time identifying this one. is 5250. The 2 is the date code, and most likely would stand for either 1962 or 1972. ~David. Or would there be anyplace to find info on the mold? where can I find information on Owens-Illinois whiskey bottle marks? There are exceptions such as some of the spice vials, kitchen canisters, some scarcer soda bottles, chemical/druggists bottle sets, and some of their various bottles in emerald green, or with unusual markings, unusual brand names, of very local distribution etc. Hope this helps a bit, Here is an article about that acquisition: https://www.beveragedaily.com/Article/2015/03/06/O-I-acquires-Bennu-Glass-renaming-its-plant-O-I-Kalama 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. 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. 359-G is probably a code number for that particular style/shape bottle. Or maybe an I. First, Thank you so much for establishing this website. Can you please tell me an appropriate year for this bottle. The 2 would probably be a date code for 1962 or 1972. That sounds like one of their regular line of modern canning/fruit jars. (A different array of bottles than found in the somewhat Hence, my reasoning is that the tumblers If you meant there was a number 2 directly to the right of the logo, that is a date code, and probably stands for either 1942 or 1952. David. Hi David! The number would have been used on invoices and other paperwork and communications between the glass company and their customers. 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: earliest available aerial). One set of vintage glass bottles. 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. You would probably know. Hi Lisa, I would assume your bottle was made in 1933 at the Huntington, WV plant. 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. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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. File #15: Continuation of the Free shipping for many products! https://www.thecloroxcompany.com/company/our-story/bottle-guide/. Hi John, 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. I am reasonably sure the date code 1 stands for 1941 (as the Oakland plant started production in 1936). comm. I found a Four Roses whisky half pint on the beach. Division" products (19 catalog pages) - Square and oval David, Why would it be marked by two different companies? Antique Kemps Balsam Owens Glass Medicine Bottle It would be cool to know it was very old as well. Libbey in the 1930s, and in 1935 absorbed the introduced in 1934. David. Any idea? Thank you for your interest, understanding and support! Public collections can be seen by the public, including other shoppers, and may show up in recommendations and other places. ~David. Has the name Owens on bottom with the number 1 to the left of the diamond and oval and the pontil mark is not completely round its almost oval shaped. Im trying to locate an all-encompassing list of mold numbers for O-I. Hope this helps a little. I suspect it could have been for an obscure brand of pepper sauce or maybe some other type of condiment. The PD might stand for Parke-Davis, the drug company, but I cannot be sure about that. I have found a bottle and seeking further information on it. 3 Diff Vintage Owens Illinois Glass Drinking Tumblers 10 Ounce -- Service Award. David. What a fantastic website you have! I have found something that looks like a rare bottle that Edwin W Fluerst patented with 87834. Thank you. Hi Brian, Bureau of Land Management (retired) - 2) If a date code does NOT have a period after the number, that still leaves room for error because it could potentially stand for any decade, right? Old familiar shapes again become popular Hi Michael, 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 bottom of it has a 7 then the old O I logo with the diamond followed by a 4 to the right. Manufacturing process of a glass bottle || Machines and Industry 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. Thank you for any help , Hi Bethany, Learn more. on my property Take care, to this February 2019 revision): "I was excited to see the inclusion of what I originally thought was the 43M views 5 years ago Enjoy a very satisfying clip of machines forming, analyzing and testing a glass bottle. The 17 (in this case) stands for their Clarion, Pennsylvania glass factory where your bottle was made. OnIzed Clubs." Thank you and best regards, It was the Donald Duck tumbler in particular that got me to wondering we find that the permit number 55 actually was assigned to their Huntington, West Virginia glass plant. I have a clear bottle, 11.5 tall and 4 across. Hopefully the link to the picture works but if not : on the left of the diamond/oval is the number 20, on the right is number 1, and below is number 10. and vintners", "Naturally, distillers and vintners' first thoughts
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