~David. A dot on the top and bottom middle and a 5 all the way to the right side. Dark green glass, light green, amber and flint, as illustrated It makes total sense and I am sure you are correct. It has a big 0 with a line through it and a capital L next to it..and a small 3 under both (one 3, just under the 0L. (20% off), Sale Price USD 11.69 Thank you =), Hello Nora, 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. alphanumeric and not particularly intuitive or in order. I found this bottle in very good condition laying on top of the ground in some old woods in Saratoga Springs NY. bottle (Big Junior size) dated 1960. On the bottom back it says manufactured by Owens Illinois glass company. It was most likely a catalog or inventory number assigned to that bottle style by the factory. Take care, Manufactured in Charleston West Va. ? introductory section followed by water bottles, a variety of sodas and ginger The patent was in effect for 14 years, so, theoretically, bottles of that design could have been made anytime from 1935 to 1949. David I have a George Dickle bottle that has the newer O I mark but still says federal law forbids and the date code is 1970 but I know that they ended this in 64. TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS ON THIS SITE ~ COPYRIGHT 2004-2022. amber whiskey bottle Thanks 12 Pack, 2 oz Small Clear Glass Bottles with Lids & 3 Stainless Steel Funnels - 60ml Boston Round Sample Bottles for Potion, Juice, Ginger Shots, Oils, Whiskey, Liquids - Mini Travel Bottles, NO Leakage 4,651 $1499 $17.99 FREE delivery Fri, Feb 17 on $25 of items shipped by Amazon Or fastest delivery Tue, Feb 14 Amazon's Choice NOTE: PLEASE be aware that sometimes my replies via direct email are accidentally diverted into recipients' Junk or Spam folders. Oftentimes large quantities of soda bottles from more than one bottling company was returned, and stored/transported upside-down in crates so the letters could be easily seen, thus the bottles sorted/separated quickly. beers, export, champagne and select style beers, malt tonics,then a together over a period of several years beginning in 1930 and ending in 1935. I cant make it out but it looks like a identification code E-1536 or E-1596. Although author and researcher Julian Toulouse, in his ground-breaking reference work Bottle Makers and their Marks (published in 1971) promoted the idea that the diamond and oval trademark was used only up to 1954, implying a neat, clean cut-off date, in actual practice many bottles with this mark have been found that date several years after 1954. I cant tell you with certainty which year is meant. On either side of the mark there is the number 9. https://www.thecloroxcompany.com/company/our-story/bottle-guide/. I would assume your bottle was made in 1933 at the Huntington, WV plant. But we cant seem to find this anywhere. 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. I am not familiar with that particular error and I dont know how common it is. Etsy is powered by 100% renewable electricity. Bottom is a hexagon shape with 3 markings (left to right) 8, square with an O, and 8. $24.99. Try using a different browser or disabling ad blockers. Of course, this embossing configuration is somewhat different than what is seen on most other types of containers (i.e. I recently acquired a large 5 gallon glass jar/jug/bottle? The messy pontil is not really a true pontil mark, but what is called an Owens Scar, as seen on machine-made bottles. Visit our channel and see a new and even more satisfying video of this. In 1929, the Owens Bottle Co. merged with the Illinois Glass Co., forming its current company (with a few changes along the way). In regards to the makers mark, it is an I inside of an O, with a 7 to the left, a 2 to the right, and a 15 on the bottom. Sometimes just a tiny dot is discernible! I dont know what the W means but perhaps someone else has figured that out on another website. 2) The number to the left of the Diamond/Oval logo is usually (but not always) the plant code number. jars, cheese and honey jars, olive and cherry bottles, coffee and candy jars, Hello, styles bottles have been revived. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Owens-Illinois Glass Company was the result of the 1929 merger between two glass-making giants of the industry: Owens Bottle Company (Toledo, OH predecessor Toledo Glass Company began operation in 1896) and Illinois Glass Company (based in Alton, Illinois, with glass production dating from 1873). Hi Tifanni, 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! Hi Cheryl, USD 5.50, USD 7.00 So, any bottle with the I inside an O may date from several years AFTER 1954, but not before. Typically, the bottle is marked with a number known as a Liquor Bottle Permit Number followed by a dash and a second number which is the date code indicating the year the bottle was made. I found a small 3 in tall glass bottle. bottles, chili sauces, salad dressing, cocktail sauce, club sauces, olive oils, Take care, David. Miniature Owens Illinois Brown Glass Medicine Bottle . to this February 2019 revision): "I was excited to see the inclusion of what I originally thought was the (Note: Russ Hoenig is a now retired senior engineer of the Take your pick on which date you will accept . I am wanting to restore the jar- lid & handle- for my parents but I am not positive what the jar was used for. 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. File #4: Continuation of the "Pharmaceutical and Proprietary Division" However, there is no better source for determining potential use and period Hilex was a competitor to the much more popular and well-known CLOROX brand of chlorine bleach. from that era. more "Lightning" style jars, mayonnaise, pickles and relish, horseradish, and mustard. 6\" tall. The illustration accompanying My question isAlthough it does not have the I in the O is this still an Illinois/Owens Glass Company Bottle? Hope this helps! No material may be copied for Value is subjective, but since these are common jars, typically they might have 50 cents to a dollar or two value to jar collectors. I assume the 5 is a mold number. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Or where can I find a picture of it at? Appreciated this article it was very much the answer I was looking for. Original Price USD 19.20 Hello Shay, One of the most commonly found bottles found in old dumpsites would be the standard "fluted sides" ketchup bottles that bear this mark. For more information on the brand name Duraglas, you might want to check out my page here: this catalog but is not noted in the introductory information. 20 (I) 62 (The I being in a circle rather than parenthesis). This particular bottle was made at plant number 7 (Alton, Illinois). It is difficult to figure the date, since everything I have read states that the I inside an O is after 1954. There are lots of questions and anomalies concerning Owens-Illinois date codes. letters are not in alphabetical order in the catalog. 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). were any made in the 1940s that does not carry a period? Same designer as D90023! The front of the bottle has Federal law forbids sale or reuse of this bottle. from its formation in 1929 (a combination of many glass companies including the Thanks for all of the information you have gathered and shared on this page! 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 Duraglas trademark on base of generic amber half-gallon bleach jug. Having a hard time identifying this one. Bottle Catalog One of the best sources for determining bottle types based on the shape are old glass/bottle makers catalogs. Any idea of the year it was made, Laney, Want to meet eligible single man who share your zest for life? The F on Coke bottles made by Owens-Illinois Glass Company apparently indicates their Fairmont, West Virginia glass plant. Beneath that is PAT APPLD FOR. David, On our property, I found a green, glass bottle. On the bottle listed on ebay, they show the number on their example as 754 (or 154?). company into its own organization. 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. It also still has a brown sludge inside that I am fairly certain I could get drunk off just from sniffing it! Hi Eric, Or any other information about it? The mark is on the bottom and is about 1 from one of the edges. Learn how your comment data is processed. ACL soda bottles and it was when I opened files #23 and #24 to take a look at (The second most common mark encountered is probably the Large H over small A used by Hazel-Atlas Glass Company. The left number is a 7 (Alton, IL? VE mark used by Vetreria Etrusca, glass company in Italy. the past 90 years. never quit making beer and liquor bottles during Prohibition. The ABM (Automatic Bottle Machine) might have a set of 12 molds (or mold cavities) installed for making the bottle. Federal law forbids sale or re use of this bottle.. Introduction to the liquor and wine bottles section. 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. Judging from your info, I would guess it is a soda bottle, and the cursive marking is actually DURAGLAS. Bottle is in good used condition. commercial purposes. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide! Hi Shannon, However, there are some exceptions to this general rule, and single-digit date codes were also used in later decades along with the later I inside an O mark (but without a period placed to the right of the code). Hi Lisa, Approx 8oz. Can you study your bottle closely and compare with the pictures and information presented on this webpage on the Clorox company site? I think the 1951 is the year the mold itself was manufactured, but I am not 100% sure of that. Leslie, D in a diamond mark on base of cobalt blue Bromo-Seltzer bottle made by Dominion Glass Company (Photo courtesy of Tyler Cazes). It has the Diamond & Oval w/capital I marking on the bottom with a #7 to the left, #4 to the right & #4 below. To be honest Im not sure what it held. David. Len Fergusen. Best regards, ARCOROC USA ~ base marking on small dessert bowl. Yes, since DURAGLAS brand name was instituted in 1940, the bottle is from the 1940s, made at plant #14 which was Bridgeton, New Jersey. (Send me a pic of the bottle to email address listed at lower right on any webpage on this site). Assuming your information on the date of closing of the brewery is correct, it would not stand for 1946. The 29 is a mold number. I have some of this info embedded in answers to similar questions near the bottom of the Owens-Illinois Glass Company page. David I am not familiar with the Kankakee Bottling Works, but there have literally been thousands of soda bottling works located around the US and thats just those that operated within the past century. However I do not have numbers around the logo. On the very bottom of the bottle it has 20 then the diamond, then a 3 with no period. for the catalog or portions thereof. something that would have be highly unlikely to exist prior to 1933 (a note products (18 catalog pages) - Continuation of various styles of druggist and The bottom of the bottle has a 2 followed by the O with diamond logo followed by a 3. The oval symbol with the diamond is on the bottom but nothing else inside of that. I have what may have been old liquor bottle. 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). Please click here to go to my website Home Page. Hi Lisa, Thanks. The number 20 was first assigned to Owens-Illinois Brackenridge, PA plant (which closed around 1940), but later assigned to their Oakland, CA plant after c. 1936, and is still in use. An assortment of catalogs have been used in the preparation of this website to assist with bottle dating, and in particular, bottle typing - i.e., what a bottle likely contained See the picture posted of the 1966 bottle with their old trademark. Take care, David. Vintage OWENS 3i Fluted Embossed Glass Bottle - Clear Graduated Medicine Pharmacy Bottle - 3.5" Tall SilverliningByTravis (4,336) $14.50 FREE shipping More like this Vintage Owens-Illinois Glass Liquor Decanter with Romanov Crest | Carafe with Handle and Pour Spout AlegriaCollection (1,083) $48.00 FREE shipping More like this I found a clear jar. Beautiful Amber Swirled bottles, when seen through a sunny window they look like they have a double swirl bright and clean, probably two of the nicer ABM bottles I have ever seen outside of the cobalt Carter ABM cathedrals. 2 55 9 ~David. 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. I found a bottle in a farmhouse basement that is green with the I O diamond mark. The range of type 1 mold numbers may extend well into the double digits on some types of bottles, such as soda bottles. The design was patented July 16, 1935. This is on the base of a small green glass jar, perhaps for an ointment. For a complete history of the Owens-Illinois Glass Co. So what can we conclude? I cleaned it off and was able to make out the diamond with an I and O in the middle. Take care, However, green is more common for soda, and amber is more common for beer, just in a very general sense. markings, date and plant codes and related features f0und on their products. Can you post your query again or send me an email directly (my email address is listed under CONTACT INFO / NOTES near the bottom of the page). In the case of your Listerine bottle Im not sure why there is a period next to the mold number, and the 5 is almost certainly a mold number. I have added his photo to my article here about Owens-Illinois. This implies that O-I was selling Libbey David. Ive yet to see one that wasnt. The bottom has a balancing scale and of course the usual marking. 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 found a brown half gallon Clorox Duraglas bottle. In the case of your jar, the I inside an O trademark dates AFTER 1954. R in a triangle mark used by Reed. Evidently the Brownie sodas were made for some period of time (1940s-1960s??) It was and owns duraglas bottle!! The bottle label for Owen Illinois is side ways on the base as well. Shown on this page are pictures of typical trademark variations used on glass containers, especially during the early years. This piece measures 11 inches in diameter. Does this mean the bottle is 1936 from Clarksburg, WV? Hope this helps! But they are all meant to convey the same meaning.merely the trademark standing for Owens-Illinois Glass Co. 1930s!). /Users/owner/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/resources/derivatives/D/D8DB1ECE-2A36-4680-8296-526F3C5B04FF_1_105_c.jpeg If the design was popular it is possible they were produced for some years after 1932. beginning of the "Prescription Ware Division" products (28 catalog pages) - I found several bottles. Wendy, in many instances, the patent illustrations or model will not be EXACTLY like the bottle(s) that are actually produced. Can you help me identify it? comm. Hes facing the left and appears to be wearing pointy shoes and a pointy hat. C. 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Looking at the bottom, at the top theres a marking that looks like maybe a #1? Any information is greatly appreciated. Was it a fuel jug or could it have been sold as a multi-purpose container for other products? Cant find any information on the Heres How. Since your jug dates from 1952, thats an instance of a relatively recent mold error. Honestly, I dont know. I dont know which year would be correct. wine and liquor shapes from the pre-prohibition era along with a few "art deco" David. Unfortunately my site is not set up to accept photos uploaded directly by readers. Isabel, The bottom of the base has a large 5232 below the other numbers. Thanks! 5. The D126 is the liquor distillers codewhich I havent Found a list ofyet. this The 91 is a date code. (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. end of File #10 above.) You will notice they appear to be the same shape, even though the glass color may be clear or green, and some are different brands. Boyd glass chick salt covered dish in lilac glass. USD 16.32, USD 19.20 I am assuming by logo you mean the diamond and oval with an I inside.