(1981) and Holabird (2012)
or image search of this website
The Nevada Bottle Book (Holabird & Haddock 1981),
With nothing but a piece of wood and a knife, you can make endless amounts of strong plastic string. 6½ cm)
between about 1860 and 1915. This
Bottle "A" has a distinctive "key mold" seam - a base mold seam that has a arch
-Capacity is embossed as Net Contents 10 ozs. Celro-Kola Company product that has a distinct Illinois Pacific Glass
Machine-made Bottles portion of the Dating
the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors site at the following URL:
the authors half pint version of this same bottle which has the "PC in a split
Typing/Diagnostic Shapes pages. Start date Jan 1, 2021; Jan 1, 2021 #1 M. Marcus80 Member. Old Bucket With Ice and Soda Pop. -The glass color of both bottles is aqua or aquamarine, though the one on the
libraries, on the internet, museums, and other places. -Both bottles are approximately 7¼" (19 cm) in height, 2½" (
Bill Lockhart's internet e-book entitled
-There is scuffing or wear on the glass surface on the sides and contact
features. Dating key is a series of
embossing on the bottle or if there are mold seams present on the body,
ends a quarter inch below the lower edge of the finish and there are horizontal, concentric tooling rings
The picture to the lower right is a close-up of finish
have mold seams on the base. Each of the green question hyperlinks result in a pop-up page showing the
This yields a likely date range under this
circle centered in the base. 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. observation it is apparent that neither bottle has a ground down top surface to the finish. Look for "crazing"--cracks or stress lines around the neck of the bottle--common in bottles dated before 1920.
until 1929. This
gives the user a much narrowed probable date range of 1860 to 1875 for bottle
Question #14 would confirm that this bottle is machine-made
"sloppy" excess
Air venting marks can be a very useful dating tool for bottles manufactured
From then on, all Root bottles are marked a two- digit date code – as … This
color. since this bottle has raised embossing in the form of the "swirls" on the
desire on a specific bottle as is noted and outlined in the examples above. page. definitely dates prior to 1930 or so. The
As
However, if more information were desired a quick
2006). Owens-Illinois Glass Company. desired, some general information could be found by searching the internet and
question. It is apparent that the answer to Question #1 is "YES"
shape that this is a milk bottle (subject covered within the
left (bottle "A") is obviously a darker, "bluer" aqua than the bottle on the right (bottle
County, New Mexico, 1889 to 1977
The embossing indicates that
-It is made of thick, heavy glass for its size, weighing almost 1 lb. http://alamo.nmsu.edu/~lockhart/AlamMilk/index.html. 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. This question asks if there are any mold
Expiration dates, in the past, were often in a code, but now they are easier for consumers to read. The lack of air venting does not help with the
The bottle does
of various sized bubbles, and numerous un-melted sand grains which are also
This is where the two bottles quickly diverge in the key. wide, and 1½" (3 cm) deep; they are rectangular in cross section. This is not inconsistent with the dating done above but is on
(Lockhart 2001) which is
Brand names, trademarks, and other identifying marks provide useful data in determining an old bottle’s age. This is a result of using
long tapered finishes; and shoulders which have the same slope and
1885-1890. independent questions where the answer to any given question is not dependent on the
Thus, under this question the bottle classifies under option "C"
painted or silk-screened onto the bottle. -The glass of both bottles is moderately heavy for there size (right - 10 ozs. "A". -Bottle "A" is very dark olive green in color (aka "black glass"); "B" is a medium amber. versus screw top closures. is without bubbles, it likely dates during or after the mid-1930s. These machines were licensed by
However, one can usually ascertain something more about most historic
are included so that a user can reference the necessary portions of that page. Other … bottles if one is willing to spend some time doing additional research in
with a high likelihood of dating prior to 1850. these are both mouth-blown bottles almost certainly dating prior to 1915. emulates that found on a mouth-blown bottle with a
Medicines and Proprietary Articles (Rimalover 1970); 19th Century Medicine in Glass (Wilson &
has a tooled finish which makes option B the correct
from the early 1900s to about 1950. of bottle by reviewing the the
Lets get started with the first
though subtle
below. This sets the earliest date for this bottle as 1915,
Most bottles with embossing were manufactured after the late-19th century into the mid-20th century. -The base of bottle is indented almost 1" (2-3 cm) from the base and there is a
Bottle "A" has a side mold seam which ends immediately below the
on both bottles stop well below the top of the finish. arsenic and/or selenium as the glass
It shows that the side mold seam
bottle as it does not have the statement Federal Law Forbids Sale or Reuse of this
decolorizer. called
down surface at the top of the finish (i.e., rim). Given these two diagnostic
Cloverdale Dairy bottle, but includes no company dating information. Oregon
If the specific attribute is no known, you can enter "unknown," where allowed. Author reserves the right to update this information as
machine induced valve (aka ejection) mark on the base (picture below). Bottle Company and used by
-The side mold seam on both bottles end below the finish, though in slightly
Website. Embossed bottles like these offer some hope for
conclude that "A" is a
due to the presence of the valve or ejection mark on the base (image below left). On close
For bottle "B", the user is now directed on the Dating page to move
By considering the dating information arrived at
question #1 - What is
subsidiary,
Click on the picture
salvaged in the 1980s and which had at least 11 bottles of Hostetter's
or Best Offer. (empirical observations). The answer to Question #1 is "NO",
since both bottles have raised embossing. crown top. the 1960s. $9.00 shipping. Go
probable date range of between the late 1870s and 1890 for bottle "B". 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. bottle has a "true" applied finish which very likely dates "A" as no
Reference Sources/Bibliography page for potentially useful references. guidance on how
bottle has a "true" applied finish which very likely dates "A" as no
This yields a "NO" answer to Question #2 and we now may
bottle "B" as it does not have Federal Law Forbids Sale or Reuse of this
on the Dating page. cans, labels, etc. many other companies, however. -It is about 9" (23 cm) in height and 2 3/8th inches (6 cm) in diameter. without this marking the bottle date could not be refined further. on board. Viewers are encouraged, for personal or classroom use, to
IPGCo.). -The glass is basically colorless (clear) with just the slightest "straw" tint
Rare colors do elevate the value of most any type of bottle, according to Polak. designed to provide a user some quick - and hopefully reliable - general dating and
For example,
black glass Hostetter's Bitters on board. Pepsi Bottles. Owens-Illinois Glass Company Part 1 - History. It is noted in the "Exception note" just under the "NO" answer to Question #2 that
This dating engine will estimate the age of your glass bottle based on its various attributes. 1960.
-The bottle is moderately light in weight for its size, weighing about 12
answer that fits this bottle. from - 1902-1930
Start with
bottle base pictures to the left and it is apparent that both bottle "A" and "B"
marks, finishes, closures, and more (Lockhart 2001). Question #3 which differentiates
McGILL
the period between 1905-1910 and 1920s. (Note: The "I" can appear as a dot in the middle of this mark like with this
This early American-made bottle was free-blown (not
-There is a deeply incised circle in the middle of the base that is 1/2" (12 mm)
which sank in the Missouri River in April 1865 had dozens of cases of these
an accurate estimate. This example will date two slightly different examples of the
the product was in existence prior to the Celro-Kola Company being formed
and probably 1910. 20th century (Lockhart & Hoenig 2018t & 2018u). when formed in 1915. answer to Question #3 is "NO". feature resulting from the action of the "lipping" or "finishing" tool. being reused dozens or scores of times (Lockhart pers. A bit more information is available on this site for this type
of glass flowing from the base of the finish onto the neck. bottle is a milk or cream bottle; so the bottle type has been already
of bottle "A" indicates no evidence of air venting marks anywhere on the
wide at its widest point, and 4" (10-11 cm) deep at its widest point; the bottle
IMG_20201229_182839442.jpg.
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. versus screw top closures.
confidently conclude that bottle "B" dates somewhere between about 1910 and
As the picture below right shows, this bottle
this is a narrow mouth/bore machine-made bottle which very likely dates no earlier than 1905
I presume they all survived long enough to upload a video, so there's something. between about 1860 and 1915. above - excluding the makers markings on the base - we can still make a
enlarge) and do not show at any point above that on the bottle. If additional information on these type milk bottles was
which deals with way the bottle was finished, i.e., the technology or process that produced
Antique BIG CHIEF Indian soda bottle Belzoni, Mississippi. If the plant has not printed the date on the base, it can be found on the neck or label of the bottle. There is also an obvious and almost
than about 1890. (Hawley 1998) is about another Missouri River steamship which sank in 1856,
Bottle
addition, Switzer's (1974) book The Bertrand Bottles - A Study of
In the recent decade, old bottles have been fetching some good amount of money from auctions. presence/absence of a pontil mark or scar, and if present, what type of pontil
This yields a "YES"
We now have narrowed bottle "A" down to a
Some soda manufacturers use a manufacturing date code. (non-pontiled base, post-bottom mold conformation, tooled finish) we now have a
One of the top returns on the search list would be the
This yields a "YES" answer to Question #2 and we know that
ends right at the base of the finish. It is suggested in the "NO" portion of Question #3
BOTTLE "A" - As noted above for bottle "A" the user is directed
If one looks closely at
bottle "B" the user is directed in Question #2 ("YES") to move to the
General Bottle Details:
Artificially-sweetened soda should typically be consumed within 3 months of manufacture. press-and-blow machine - a
have been blown between 1860 and the mid/late 1870s and most likely between the
Bottle
$49.99. Website
$34.00 . 1.1 … 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. glass on the left side of the neck that appears to have flowed from the base of
Air venting marks can be a very useful dating tool for bottles manufactured
features. Go to
during the late 19th century. author of this website also has a labeled only version of a
Glass.
The user is now directed to move to
Klamath Falls, Oregon
answer to another; a user may view the questions in any order.). (ACL) which this bottle does have. scar. amber tint to the glass (picture of base below). Pepsi Bottle How Old Is It And Whats Worth. That companies products are also known to have been sold in label
Bottles have sold for a few dollars to more than nearly $100,000 dollars for just one bottle on the antiques market. It also has the highly diagnostic horizontal mold seam circling the neck just below the
A user would first read through the introductory section of
of the finish - see picture to right (lower). Bottle
commercial purposes. These pages lead a user through a series of questions about the physical/morphological characteristics of historic bottles which help to narrow down the age of an item. to the Bottle Dating page
Observe the bottle for any embossing or markings. and Russ Hoenig (retired senior engineer for the Owens-Illinois Glass Co.) -
latest date that these bottles would likely have been manufactured. This question deals with whether the base of the bottle has the
This is the point in the Dating key where our two bottles
(or book). pontil marked. The picture to the right is a close-up of
early 1860s and
In general, the carbon dioxide will survive for five years before it should be replaced. since both of these bottles have embossed lettering which indicates they
the Dating page complex. final top-of-the-page Google paid ads.
reasonable determination that this bottle almost certainly dates no earlier than 1933
Book (Fike 1987); and Antique Western
General Bottle Details:
when such a mark is present - in the entire equation of dating a bottle. That company's marks are probably the most commonly encountered U. S. makers marks
Also,
mold seam. with the side mold seam. Question #5,
SEARCHING THIS WEBSITE:
A user need go no further through the Dating page questions to
It is not always easy to find all the information you
embossing on the base) would lead a user to an assortment of information
in diameter. This yields a "YES" answer to Question #2 and we know that this is a
scar puts the date of this bottle as no later than approximately 1860-1865 and does
gives the user a narrowed probable date range of 1860 to the mid-1870s for bottle
-Bottle "A" is embossed vertically on one side with: HOSTETTER'S / STOMACH
bottle was
Look at the neck or label. 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. This bottle clearly
We now have narrowed bottle "A" down to a high
closure types noted; it instead has a
sale or just referenced - but little historical information. -Embossed in a round, slightly indented circle (plate
Under the "YES" answer for Question #6
the bottle would indicate a manufacturing time on the earlier end of this range. appropriate. A quick
BOTTLE "B" - As noted above for
Date Your Glass Soft Drink & Beer Bottles. (Note: This section of the
is not round but more "flask" shaped (wider than deep). example because this is as far as the dating key goes for free-blown bottles. features, the answer to Question #5 for bottle "A" is option A - this
You can still get a refill if you exchange them through the proper channels. The embossing indicates that these
highly probable that this bottle dates after 1920 and but probably no later than
Lucky find for sure. on Hostetter's Bitters which was one of
Attachments. Fike's (1987) book notes that the product was advertised in 1898 and 1910 in
the earlier edge of the range. now posted on this website and contains an extensive amount of information on
have to be a molded
mold) on the front is CLOVERDALE DAIRY CO. /ELY, RUTH &
the answer to Question #4 is "NO" which yields an earliest
questions. Question #7 - which deals with air venting marks on the bottle surface. to work a bottle through the dating information to answer the Homepage's primary
as these bottles exhibit a disappearance of the side mold seams on the neck that
The picture to the right is a close-up of the neck and
Western Bitters (Wilson & Wilson 1969);
We now have narrowed bottle
indicate that it could date back to 1800 or even before. 1983; Lockhart pers. Bureau of Land Management (retired) -
Bottlers" notes that the Celro-Kola Company began in 1915 and operated
Owens-Illinois Glass Company Part 2 - Logos & Codes. Close inspection
Owens-Illinois Glass Company Part 2 - Logos & Codes. Typing/Diagnostic Shapes page and by looking through the
1.1 MB Views: 14. Question #9 dealing with bubbles in the
bottles; such information is impossibly beyond the scope of this (or any) site
To return from other accessed hyperlinks, use the back arrow
terminology used to describe the various parts of the bottle, click on
This is a common
rectangle. (Blasi 1974); Patent Medicine Tax Stamps (Holcombe
that the user move to
-Both bottles are square and approximately 8¾" (22 cm) in
The user is now directed to move to
circular,
2007). -There is some very faint embossing on the front heel that appears to be a
The reverse side and base are not embossed. includes dating by glass weight (Girade) which indicates a pre-WWII
Look for a code stamped on the soft drink bottle or can. to the
bottle does not have any bubbles in the glass. world as a New England chestnut flask - is found on the "Liquor/Spirits
This embossing can also help you identify the original use of the bottle. visiting the
This is consistent with the very flattened embossing on this
(Note: This section of the dating key is a series of
this question. definitions. Glass Bottles - Date glass soda or beer bottles; Pottery Bottles - Date pottery soda or beer bottles; Click on the links above to date either the glass or pottery beer or soda bottle that you are researching.
either a free-blown or dip molded and that it is highly likely to date prior
Question #11 deals with the presence or
There is also a "drip" of excess
anywhere. quite perfectly colorless, but instead has a slight "straw" or washed out
A maker would then apply the blob to the top of the bottle after it was cool and shape it by hand. outside of the bottle) of the inside glass surface. point in the Dating key we can be confident that bottle "A" dates somewhere
Owens-Illinois Glass Company Part 1 - History. of the Mission bottle. Question #11 deals with the presence or
2006). The user is now directed on the Dating page to move
Bottle "A" has a side mold seam that distinctly
Click on the base
We can conclude that bottle "A" was highly likely to
1946. 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. arrived at above. "B" down to a highly probable date range of the late 1870s to 1915. (1981) and Holabird (2012)
The embossing on both bottles is relatively
Bottle "A" has a distinctive "key mold" seam - a base mold seam that has a arch
The Holabird & Haddock
indicating that the company was bottling as early as 1933, that its primary
answer to Question #6 for both bottles and suggests a date of about 1890 to 1895 as the
The
bottles. 1881; a reasonable an quite narrow date range would thus be the late 1870s to 1881 [Holcombe
Close inspection
bottom). Given all the information above, we can quite
comm. absence of the specific bottle makers mark for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company. Additional information is provided by
This bottle has side mold
which explains the advertising in 1898, but our Celro-Kola bottle can be pretty
Click
The
prior to 1860-1865. Bottle Typing/Diagnostic Shapes
The picture to the left top shows that
All this points to the following conclusion -
Archaeological Reports No. At this point
mold seams on the base, as follows:
Your bottle may date after 1920, if that date is the calculated ending date. absence of the specific bottle makers mark for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company. Reference Sources/Bibliography page lists several works which have information on Hostetter's:
However, this determination would be incorrect for
This yields a "NO" answer to Question #2 and we now may
have one feature that is only found on machine-made bottles made by a
Giarde's 1989 book Glass Milk Bottles: Their Makers and Marks, and
different locations - see pictures below. Pacific Coast Glass used this mark from 1925 to 1930 (Roller
this rectangle is certainly the makers mark of the Pacific Coast Glass Company (San
(no pun intended) that this bottle matches refinement #2 which makes it
#11, we find out that the number just to the right of the Diamond-O-I mark
about 1920, although it was made until at least 1958 as a "tonic" instead of a "bitters." Move to
manufacturing date for both bottles of about 1855-1865. Click on the "A" picture
Question #9 dealing with bubbles in the
The bottles used for illustration are a small but diverse assortment designed to give users
Question #6, which deals with diagnostic
blown between 1860 and 1875. Some of them seemed to find it OK; some found gross things floating in them; some just didn't like the taste. rectangle" mark very distinctly embossed in the same
"tonic" bottle with a cork style finish usually dates no later than the mid 1920s and is
This is all circumstantial evidence, but it does point
Once the likely bottle age or date range is determined, some
You must enter all of the attributes for the engine to function correctly and give This bottle keyed out much quicker than the first
(ACL) which this bottle does not have. dating refinement of bottle "A" so we actually reached the end of dating with
Since the glass does have significant sized bubbles, it likely dates during
glass has a slight straw color tint indicating manufacture after the late 1910s. So
Soft Drink Industry in El Paso, Texas, 1881-2000. To do a word/phrase
one must use the following Google search link:
or notch in the middle portion. The overall crudity of
Reference Sources/Bibliography page of this website. See more ideas about dr pepper, bottle, stuffed peppers. diameter. At
ounces. Jan 17, 2021 - Explore Connie Sigman's board "Old Soda Bottles", followed by 235 people on Pinterest. products and came from opposite ends of the country. At
The two latter works would provide some general information on milk bottles that
The Blasi (1974) and Holcombe (1977) books in particular have excellent overviews on what is known
Many people have old bottles and don’t know how to tell how old they are. It will be not be part of the printed label design. Question #2 to move to the Machine-made Bottles section (Question
both bottle finishes. probability date range between 1860 and 1885-1890. Above the circle, ONE PINT is embossed. Hyperlinks (in green) to the specific dating questions on the Bottle Dating page
base features. base features. The most information can be found
This is why there’s so much variation between soda maker users. 19th-Century Glass and Ceramic Containers and the California
- Bottle "B" has a distinct post-bottom mold base seam which is a mold seam
1850s and mid-1860s,
(Note: Subsequent research indicates that Scovill's Cincinnati office closed
The user is now directed to move to the last
of both bottles shows that neither have air venting marks anywhere on the
Question #2 which deals primarily with the side
above to see more distinctly where the side mold seams end on the two bottles. Typing/Diagnostic Shapes page. Dec 29, 2020 6 3. manufactured about 50 years apart. Bottle Dating: Examples.
these bottles have any evidence of a pontil scar on the base. The
this bottle! -The bottle is relatively symmetrical but does have a tilt to the neck and is
A close look at the picture indicates no bubbles in the glass,
$9.85 shipping. Copyright © 2021 Bill Lindsey. pers. Question #13 covers Applied Color Labels
The product Celro-Kola was also bottled earlier in a
Ending Jan 25 at 6:50PM PST 4d 12h. Question #4 dealing with the
dates from that era, i.e., the 1860s as the bottles made from about 1870 and
This e-Book is
question in the section of the key that deals with the dating of mouth-blown
(primarily the Bottle Dating pages) to determine the approximate date or date range for various types
The user is now directed to move to the last
options available to help refine the dating a bit. an overall "crudeness." Machine-made Bottles for general information about machine-made bottles,
Date codes are often seen, especially on soda bottles from the 1930s to date, and many of these codes are embossed on the base of the bottle, placed to the right of the glassmaker’s logo. seams within the outside edges of the bottle base. would be pertinent though not specific to this Nevada example. A well-defined maker’s mark can help you establish an old bottle’s age. All these information sources -
Pepsi Cola Bottles More Collectors Vol 2 By James C Ayers . with Question #6. unembossed, seam-free bottles into several categories. glass). blowpipe style pontil
This bottle has neither of the
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 - … Outside edges of the likely regional distribution of the product Celro-Kola was produced by IPGCo..... Bottle classifies under option `` a '' long enough to upload a video, there! 1 is `` no '' which yields an earliest manufacturing date for both bottles shows that neither have venting... Distinctly where the side mold seam on both bottles date somewhere between how to date old soda bottles... Probable that the side mold seam circle centered in the glass is without,. Expensive bottle ever bought cost more than $ 200,000 that appears to be a very Dating! Size, weighing about 12 ounces, trademarks, and an overall `` crudeness. general, the also. 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