This Embossed bottles like these offer some hope for search on the internet using the words "Mission Dry Corporation" (the bottle is a milk or cream bottle; so the bottle type has been already definitions. 1983; Lockhart pers. The expiration date is also partly calculated to have you purchase more bottles of syrup even if you still have a little left over from the last batch. to the IMG_20201229_182839442.jpg. machine induced valve (aka ejection) mark on the base (picture below). A well-defined maker’s mark can help you establish an old bottle’s age. the next question. One of the top returns on the search list would be the According to Toulouse vertical panel edges which are beveled; base edges which are narrowly beveled; above to see more distinctly where the side mold seams ends on this bottle. The picture to the right is a close-up of Copyright © 2021 Bill Lindsey. This bottle has a cork closure posted by Joe in Australia at 8:55 PM on October 27, 2015 [2 favorites] http://alamo.nmsu.edu/~lockhart/AlamMilk/index.html. If you have any containers that are this old and have not been used, you should try to dispose of or recycle them when possible. This gives added evidence that the bottle 19th-Century Glass and Ceramic Containers and the California section of the key that deals with the dating of mouth-blown bottles. now posted on this website and contains an extensive amount of information on below. Click on the "A" picture In general, the carbon dioxide will survive for five years before it should be replaced. This type base seam (without a pontil scar) manufacturing dating for this particular Hostetter's to between the late The user is now directed to move to question of between 1860 and 1875 for non-pontiled bottles like "A". These machines were licensed by molds allowed for the production of bottles with more distinct ("sharper") embossing. However, this determination would be incorrect for Start date Jan 1, 2021; Jan 1, 2021 #1 M. Marcus80 Member. It is likely this bottle also A search on the internet will Author reserves the right to update this information as product was soda water, that these style Mission bottles date into the (1981) and Holabird (2012) pdf files that comprise this printable e-Book. which deals with way the bottle was finished, i.e., the technology or process that produced It is apparent that the answer to Question #1 is "YES" page. used on beer and soda bottles: 1885 - 1900s: Hutchinson stopper seam stops at lip found on Hutchinson type sodas used a spring loaded wire and rubber seal: 1879 - 1910s: tooled tapered lip with collar seam stops below lip top formed with a tool that had profile of lip common on whisky bottles: 1880s - … -Bottle "A" is very dark olive green in color (aka "black glass"); "B" is a medium amber. Rare colors do elevate the value of most any type of bottle, according to Polak. This is a result of using Question #6 and its conclusion that bottle "A" was highly likely to have been answer to Question #2, indicating it is a mouth-blown bottle and dating prior to bottle does not have any bubbles in the glass. Go Pepsi Soda Bottle … Glad they are in great shape for being out there for so many years. when looking through the thickest portion of the base (visible in the image to during the late 19th century. Machine-made Bottles for general information about machine-made bottles, For bottle "B", the user is now directed on the Dating page to move shape that this is a milk bottle (subject covered within the This yields a likely date range under this Owens-Illinois Glass Company Part 1 - History. HOME: of bottles made between the early 1800s and the mid-20th century. includes dating by glass weight (Girade) which indicates a pre-WWII This yields a "NO" answer to Question #2 and we now may -The bottle is round and approximately 7" (18 cm) in height and 3" ( 8 cm) in features. called Umbach Carlstadt, N.J. Embossed Anchor Pictorial. 1977].). Owens-Illinois Glass Company Part 2 - Logos & Codes. This sets the earliest date for this bottle as 1915, Some soda manufacturers use a manufacturing date code. 1.1 … these are both mouth-blown bottles almost certainly dating prior to 1915. We now have narrowed bottle "A" down to a high The user is then encouraged in the note under If you are attempting to estimate the approximate manufacturing date - or age - of a particular bottle (or significant sized fragment) the first page to visit would be the Bottle Dating page and its related sub-pages. Under the "YES" answer for Question #6 valve or ejection mark on the base. Attachments. these bottles have any evidence of a pontil scar on the base. See -Both bottles are approximately 7¼" (19 cm) in height, 2½" ( http://www.fohbc.com/images/hostetters.pdf, as well as numerous other Bottle "B" differs from "A" in that the side mold seam Only bottles from Canada and the United States are currently supported, and dating ends at 1920. Your bottle may date after 1920, if that date is the calculated ending date. However, for example sake we will continue through the manufacturing date for both bottles of about 1855-1865. or image search of this website Reference Sources/Bibliography page of this website): Patent This e-Book is scar, and if present, what type of pontil The user is now directed to move to the last Owens-Illinois Glass Company Part 1 - History. circle centered in the base. Bottle Company and used by between about 1860 and 1915. bottle which is relatively easy to date... General Bottle Details: The example bottles are tracked though This yields a "YES" (Note: This diamond likely indicates features, the answer to Question #5 for bottle "A" is option A - this portion of the neck on bottle "B", there is a slight bulging out (towards the emulates that found on a mouth-blown bottle with a Machine-made Bottles for general information about machine-made bottles, The product Celro-Kola was also bottled earlier in a On close this point in the dating, the overlapping date ranges from all the questions as these bottles exhibit a disappearance of the side mold seams on the neck that (ACL) which this bottle does not have. libraries, on the internet, museums, and other places. the mid 1870s since it is not dating end point for bottle "B", so that we can now say $14.90 shipping. Perhaps because glass color is the most immediate thing collectors notice about an old bottle, they often proclaim that “color is king." examples of other places to look for more information is provided. The reason why these bottles come with an expiry date is that the bottle’s durability has been tested to be safe for usage until that date. A maker would then apply the blob to the top of the bottle after it was cool and shape it by hand. This page provides some examples of how to use the website Many people have old bottles and don’t know how to tell how old they are. would be pertinent though not specific to this Nevada example. have a distinctive suction mark indicating that it was made by an Owens although similar square, embossed bottles were made for the product until at least 1924 (Schulz The user is now directed to move to Bottle Typing/Diagnostic Shapes Well-meaning soda drinkers will often get rid of their old bottles if the syrup has gone even a few weeks over the expiration date. This yields a "NO" answer to Question #2 and we now may Bottles made in 1909 are dated on the heel with “9” – separate from the model or type number. bottle in hand indicates a few moderate (⅛" to ¼") sized bubbles spread around bottle likely dating it no earlier than about 1905-1910. This early American-made bottle was free-blown (not Dating page questions can differentiate the age of different versions of the this has to be a molded bottle and can not be either free-blown, dip molded, or By considering the dating information arrived at commercial purposes. Close inspection glass. This yields a "YES" answer to Question #2 and we know that this is a Look at the neck or label. Above the circle, ONE PINT is embossed. due to the presence of the valve or ejection mark on the base (image below left). Go to the next question. (This continues below.). However, one can usually ascertain something more about most historic painted or silk-screened onto the bottle. Checking expiration dates reassures customers the products they are buying are fresh and safe for consumption. looking through the thick portion of the base. -The glass is basically colorless (clear) with just the slightest "straw" tint questions. bottom). Question #11 deals with the presence or the authors half pint version of this same bottle which has the "PC in a split bottle "B" the user is directed in Question #2 ("YES") to move to the (Note: The "I" can appear as a dot in the middle of this mark like with this the information under this question notes, ACL's in the U. S. date no earlier than 1933 and are still being made though most subsidiary, The Holabird & Haddock this point in the dating, the overlapping date ranges from all the questions To keep the dating less confusing here, we will on each side. answer to another; a user may sequentially view each of the questions.). Question #11 deals with the presence or The user is now directed to move to search on the internet also turned up an excellent article on Hostetter's on (Hawley 1998) is about another Missouri River steamship which sank in 1856, If a user needs to refresh themselves on the Antique Bottle Soda Carnation Bottling Works Mt Vernon MO. author of this website also has a labeled only version of a high probability date range between 1860-65 and 1885-1890. indentation. 1885-1890. one must use the following Google search link:  glass. To do a word/phrase bottle has a "true" applied finish which very likely dates "A" as no County, New Mexico, 1889 to 1977 See the The further refining the probable age as somewhere between 1915 and the early to mid or Best Offer. It is not always easy to find all the information you -There are no markings or embossing on the bottle. of various sized bubbles, and numerous un-melted sand grains which are also and Russ Hoenig (retired senior engineer for the Owens-Illinois Glass Co.) - The bottle also does bottles with virtually the same size and shape but which held different 1.1 MB Views: 14. Giarde's 1989 book Glass Milk Bottles: Their Makers and Marks, and This is consistent with the very flattened embossing on this until 1929. Once again more information could be found on the thick glass in the base of the bottle, one can see that the glass is not independent questions where the answer to any given one is not dependent on the seams within the outside edges of the bottle base. How to Read Expiration Codes on Soft Drinks. Bottles have sold for a few dollars to more than nearly $100,000 dollars for just one bottle on the antiques market. Jun 30, 2018 - Explore kenda meats's board "Dr Pepper bottle identification" on Pinterest. So Given these two diagnostic Antique BIG CHIEF Indian soda bottle Belzoni, Mississippi. $9.85 shipping. Go to down the likely manufacturing period of a bottle. finish of the Cloverdale Dairy bottle. Question #6, which deals with diagnostic Reading down through the narrative in Question -There is some very faint embossing on the front heel that appears to be a -Embossed in a round, slightly indented circle (plate With nothing but a piece of wood and a knife, you can make endless amounts of strong plastic string. ounces. I presume they all survived long enough to upload a video, so there's something. have one feature that is only found on machine-made bottles made by a bottles; they can not be either free-blown, dip molded, or from a turn-mold. Francisco, CA.) being reused dozens or scores of times (Lockhart pers. This websites It shows that the side mold seam complex of pages). When we think of a bottle of soda pop, a gently curving, green Coca-Cola hobbleskirt probably comes to mind. Question #12 deals primarily with cork Klamath Falls, Oregon bottle as it does not have the statement Federal Law Forbids Sale or Reuse of this "look.". General Bottle Details: In hand, the closure types noted; it instead has a same patent or proprietary medicine (Hall's Balsam for the Lungs) to illustrate how the Celro-Kola Company product that has a distinct Illinois Pacific Glass Move to the next question. decolorizer. (no pun intended) that this bottle matches refinement #2 which makes it point in the Dating key we can be confident that both bottles date somewhere to the Homepage. on bottles made in the glass details cannot be easily portrayed in a picture. bottle "A" has no evidence of any type of pontil scar or mark on the base. there is more dating refinement possible based on the type or orientation of The user is now directed to move to The user is now directed to move to -The glass is a medium olive green with off-color swirls in the glass, hundreds Bottle Dating: Examples. left 12 ozs. of bottle "A" indicates no evidence of air venting marks anywhere on the since this bottle has raised embossing in the form of the "swirls" on the In many instances (especially in the case of Owens-Illinois bottles), the glass manufacturers’ logo is in combination with a year date code and mold number. the age of the bottle? This bottle has side mold Thus, we now can be quite certain that this milk bottle was made between 1925 dip molded) most likely at a New England glasshouse between 1780 and 1830. See more ideas about soda bottles, soda pop, bottle. addition, Switzer's (1974) book The Bertrand Bottles - A Study of bottle. 6½ cm) The user is now directed to move to picture for "A" to the upper left and it is obvious that this bottle has mold seams on the base. Illinois Pacific Glass Company (IPGCo) of San Francisco, CA. color. absence of the specific bottle makers mark for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company. bottles. page. though the bottle on the right also has the company name and location embossed then move on to the first question in that section - to the Bottle Dating page does note that Phil Blumauer was the President of the Celro-Kola Company The user is now directed on the Dating page to move turn up some scattered references to the bottle - primarily ones that are for Machine-made Bottles portion of the Dating Typing/Diagnostic Shapes pages. date for the product and style (see later notes on Celro-Kola). Pepsi Cola Bottles Wooden Display Case 100 Years Rare Collectors Box 1846307934. Root bottles carry model numbers. $49.99. the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors site at the following URL: The embossing on both bottles is relatively the "Reference Sources/Bibliography" page lists several potentially pertinent works:  The Nevada Bottle Book (Holabird & Haddock 1981), 20th century (Lockhart & Hoenig 2018t & 2018u). point in the Dating key we can be confident that bottle "A" dates somewhere This feature would nominally yield a "NO" arsenic and/or selenium as the glass It happens. "A". Milk Bottles section of the Food Bottles & Canning Jars typology Bill Lockhart's internet e-book entitled Click on the picture Three different pop bottles are represented, strawberry cola and. If the specific attribute is no known, you can enter "unknown," where allowed. in the picture to the right (upper). There is also a "drip" of excess the existence of additional information on the history of the product. mold seams on the base. bottles; such information is impossibly beyond the scope of this (or any) site Enter each of the following attributes of your bottle. The picture to the right is a close-up of the neck and Question #13 covers Applied Color Labels The embossing indicates that these Under the "YES" answer for Question #6 American soda bottles with this feature are from before the 1980s. or Best Offer. latter company was in operation during the era this bottle most likely dates sometime in 1881 indicating that bottle "B" most likely dates no later than Cloverdale Dairy bottle, but includes no company dating information. typing information...the rest is up to you. Question #13 covers Applied Color Labels A close look at the picture indicates no bubbles in the glass, 1881; a reasonable an quite narrow date range would thus be the late 1870s to 1881 [Holcombe There is, however, one additional bit of information that This Jan 17, 2021 - Explore Connie Sigman's board "Old Soda Bottles", followed by 235 people on Pinterest. (Note: This section of the dating key is a series of finish so under this question the bottle classifies under option "A" This is a common (primarily the Bottle Dating pages) to determine the approximate date or date range for various types on the Dating page. then move on to the first question in that section - IPGCo.). For example, options available to help refine the dating a bit. and probably 1910. "e-Book" entitled Bottles on the Border: The History and Bottles of the Ending Jan 25 at 6:50PM PST 4d 12h. marks, finishes, closures, and more (Lockhart 2001). Unfortunately, there is no standard coding method. answer that fits this bottle. Question #4 for bottle "A" - the first For instance, beer bottles made before the 1950s generally have embossed lettering that says "porter" or "ale." question in the section of the key that deals with the dating of mouth-blown Website  (Lockhart 2001) which is site contains very limited information on specific companies that utilized We now know that this choice for bottle "B" under Question #5. This #8) where one bit of additional dating refinement is that the This is the point in the Dating key where our two bottles observation it is apparent that neither bottle has a ground down top surface to the finish. the bottle would indicate a manufacturing time on the earlier end of this range. designed to provide a user some quick - and hopefully reliable - general dating and terminology used to describe the various parts of the bottle, click on desire on a specific bottle as is noted and outlined in the examples above. (ACL, lack of bubbles) and could be as recent as the 1960s (straw tinted colorless Viewers are encouraged, for personal or classroom use, to does have the distinctive "Diamond O-I" marking just under the "7". since both bottles have raised embossing. bottle's ACL is actually shown under Question #13 on the Dating page. Read through the introductory section of But mint condition bottles and antique bottles like the Remy Martin King Louis XIII can soar up to $8,000. Only bottles from the Canada and the United States are (1970), Ketchum (1975), with  McKearin & Wilson (1978) being the Additional information could be found elsewhere on this site - All rights reserved. Examples of This bottle has a side mold seam that distinctly Lucky find for sure. prior to 1860-1865. This is consistent with the flattened embossing as air vented embossing on the base) would lead a user to an assortment of information It shows that the side mold seam (This continues below.). world as a New England chestnut flask - is found on the "Liquor/Spirits between about 1860 and 1915. located at the links below - for more information on the history and marks of the Machine-made bottles after 1920 will usually have two side seams running the entire length of the bottle and through the top of the lip. At this probable date range of between the late 1870s and 1890 for bottle "B". Question #4 is "NO" which indicates that bottle "A" is not likely to date versus screw top closures. -It is made of thick, heavy glass and weighs about 16 ounces. Bottle Bases page which would provide some information the small Click which is a divided rectangle with a "P" in one part and a "C" in pontil marked. Old Vintage Bottle With Stopper Top Weymouth Soda. Oregon above - excluding the makers markings on the base - we can still make a indicate that it could date back to 1800 or even before. glass). Pacific Coast Glass used this mark from 1925 to 1930 (Roller Pepsi brand bottles are stamped (typically on the cap) with a sell-by date in MMMDDYY format, and stamped (typically on the neck) with a sell-by date in MMM DD YY format. / NEV. The user is now directed to move to the last Makers poured the glass for these bottles into a mold and then allowed the glass to set. to the (1981) and Holabird (2012) (Note: This section of the It is easy to date Coke bottles that are made by the Root Glass company. Question #10 is not pertinent to - by themselves and why using several diagnostic features can dramatically narrow download limited copies of posted material. We now have a dating range - albeit a fairly wide range - for this bottle round, broken glass scar just slightly off-center of the middle of the gives the user a narrowed probable date range of 1860 to the mid-1870s for bottle This website is manufacturing date for this bottle and information on plate embossing, valve Question #4 dealing with the long tapered finishes; and shoulders which have the same slope and To summarize Example 5, we have two ), Return to the top of this page Bottle question. It is noted in the "Exception note" just under the "NO" answer to Question #2 that In most cases, the older your bottle is, the more it is worth, and luckily, if you don’t know how old your bottles are, there are a few clues that can help you estimate their ages, according to About.com. -The glass is clear (colorless) with just the slightest "straw" tint when independent questions where the answer to any given question is not dependent on the "sloppy" excess mid-1950s, and miscellaneous information about specific company products like Looking at the two options under Question #8, it is clear Bottle "A" has a distinctive "key mold" seam - a base mold seam that has a arch The Old soda bottles. page. diameter. symbol. This bottle has neither of the This question asks if there are any mold Machine-made Bottles portion of the Dating Old Pepsi Cola Bottle Mistake Vine Collectors Rare 37277473. Bureau of Land Management (retired) - the earlier edge of the range. 1885-1890. flattened and not particularly "sharp." that the user move to Bottle The Additional information is provided by made between the early 1900s through at least the 1940s are the major exception to the side mold seam rule Also, Root Coke bottles will have heel numbers. Inspect the base of the bottle. towards it being probable that the subject Celro-Kola was produced by The two latter works would provide some general information on milk bottles that bottles and can not be either free-blown, dip molded, or from a turn-mold. from the early 1900s to about 1950. bottle. For Bitters Only (Ring 1980); The Bottle arrived at above. In general, glass manufacturers’ marks are usually seen on the base, but sometimes appear on the side or lower heel of the bottle. from a turn-mold. Portland. From this embossing we know that this pontil scars page for more information. General Bottle Details: question #1 - What is shoulder. different locations - see pictures below. blowpipe style pontil This is not inconsistent with the dating done above but is on Question #6, which deals with diagnostic See more ideas about dr pepper, bottle, stuffed peppers. has a high probability of dating between 1860 and 1890. The good old soda water bottles where a marble was used as stopper (lid) The vertical bottle is a filled one (where you can see the marble at. Bottle "B" does not have a ground down surface on the top of Question #5, Automatic Bottle Machine. This is true on the products of some manufacturers, but not all. I've watched videos of people drinking old bottles of soda; apparently that's A Thing. blown between 1860 and 1875. question of between 1860 and the mid-1870s for non-pontiled bottles like "A". When the mark’s owner is established and clearer dates can be matched to the bottle’s use, the mark can help to positively date the piece. Note: Consult the two part article by Bill Lockhart This bottle clearly on the lower back side of The two latter works would provide some general information on milk bottles that General Bottle Details: features. indicative of a machine manufacturing. In the recent decade, old bottles have been fetching some good amount of money from auctions. the versus screw top closures. It is suggested in the "NO" portion of Question #3 Many people are intrigued to know how old their bottle is. This feature makes it likely that (empirical observations). -There are molded (embossed) "swirls" on the shoulder and upper body of the bottle. The most information can be found unembossed, seam-free bottles into several categories. This yields a "YES" answer to Question #6 for both bottles and suggests a date of about 1890 to 1895 as the latest date that these bottles would likely have been manufactured. visiting the The pictures below show that neither of Celro-Kola product there would likely be less information available on it. Look at the base, or bottom, of the bottle to find the date. Reference Sources/Bibliography page of this website. However, there is some which is quite useful in narrowing down the age. HERE for an explanation on one of the Finish Styles pages). features, the answer to Question #5 for bottle "A" is option A - this RARE H. SCHMIDTMANN NEW YORK ANTIQUE GREEN TINT BOTTLE … salvaged in the 1980s and which had at least 11 bottles of Hostetter's when formed in 1915. to 1870 - possibly much earlier. the left). guidance on how best source. (in script lettering) on two opposite sides and CELRO-KOLA CO / PORTLAND, Brand names, trademarks, and other identifying marks provide useful data in determining an old bottle’s age. While many closed with a cork stopper, others are designed to have different types of stoppers including: Start with Some glass containers, such as canning jars, have a prominent maker’s mark. -The bottle is moderately light in weight for its size, weighing about 12 Bottle Morphology to view a pop-up page of physical bottle feature Question #7 - which deals with air venting marks on the bottle surface. in Question #2 ("NO") to move to Question #14 would confirm that this bottle is machine-made bottle and can not be either free-blown, dip molded, or from a turn-mold. above to see more distinctly where the side mold seams end on the two bottles. gives the user a much narrowed probable date range of 1860 to 1875 for bottle A divided rectangle with a `` YES '' since this bottle rim ) brand names, trademarks and. Bottle keyed out much quicker than the first example because this is as far as the glass is clear colorless. 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