To begin with, Owens-Illinois did not come into being until 1929 (O-I was a merger of Illinois Glass Company, and Owens Bottle Company). It also has a W which, if I understand correctly is a liquor code, but after 1934 there were requirements for other codes, which my bottle does not have. The number identified a specific shape or style of bottle, irrespective of the exact glass color or markings on the bottle. 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. Hello I found a very small, green bottle, maybe an inch an a half high. National Prohibition which occurred in 1933. So this could theoretically be either 1941 or 1951. At the top of the bottom of the bottle there is a barely distinguishable 03071 (I think). Would you be able to email me a photo of this bottle? for. So at this point Im curious what the bottle was possibly used for (Soda, Beer, etc.) With its success came expansion, and the company opened a plant in Waco, Texas, on February 22, 1944. Thank you for any information you can supply. What do you suppose the 1875-C on top is? Earned the 99 Bottles (Level 49) badge! catalog pages) - Includes wicker covered bottles (still doing this in the
I know the Illinois abbreviation changed after 1963, but still not sure how old it might be. It also shows some of those "old familiar shapes" with the relatively
Thanks for compiling this, its super interesting! Some of the most commonly seen are D-9 and D-126. I was able to identify my bottle with ease. Found an antique medicine bottle (with unknown medicine inside) while out on a run through a Missouri River flood area. ~David. I found a 1 gallon bottle that has 14 and I in and O then 0 and a 4 under the I/O symbol. Even though the bottle is marked WINE, the style is very similar to lots of flat liquor/whiskey flasks made during that time period. And the 27 is the mold number? group of catalog pages. I would suggest you search Google Images with those keywords and see if a similar container shows up in the results. Im familiar with the article, and I am going to add another paragraph of text on this page, along with a link to that article. Eventually assembled to what we have." 2 55 9 and 62 to the right (1962did plant open late 1962?). ~David, You have to love the internet, as I just found information on a bottle I found years ago. wine and liquor shapes from the pre-prohibition era along with a few "art deco"
Any help is appreciated. These jugs are quite common, but I have yet to see this particular style anywhere. While collecting beach glass, I found a green bottom of a bottle that says filled or re-filled 89 with the I O symbol to the right. Approx 8oz. Owens-Illinois has made a lot of generic Mason canning or fruit jars. The oval symbol with the diamond is on the bottom but nothing else inside of that. David. The numbers are located in the middle of the bottom with the symbol located to the side and the numbers read 0126 and below those it reads 56-51 and the on the posited side of the oval away from the owens symbol it has the number 18 or maybe an I 8 if you could help me out that would be great and it also does have the federal law forbids sale or re-use of this bottle. Hi Earnel, 9 on the right side 1939? The middle of the diamond is messy, similar to the the green bottle photo above. There are no numbers to the left, right, top, or bottom. Coke bottles is determined, check out the flea market. Logos and Codes, https://trademarks.justia.com/785/97/o-78597477.html, Glass Bottle Marks (starting here with Page One), https://glassbottlemarks.com/glass-industry-liquor-bottle-permit-numbers-numerical-list/, https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-bottle-paper-label-kims-3848940177, https://www.etsy.com/listing/529601085/1930s-mrs-barnes-binghamton-ny?ref=share_v4_lx, https://patents.google.com/patent/USD96235S/en, Deciphering bottle marks: The Owens-Illinois water jug pitcher | Suzassippi's Lottabusha County Chronicles, https://www.thecloroxcompany.com/company/our-story/bottle-guide/, https://www.beveragedaily.com/Article/2015/03/06/O-I-acquires-Bennu-Glass-renaming-its-plant-O-I-Kalama, https://photos.app.goo.gl/pZqpdxGLBq1z1R5w5, https://sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/OwensIllinois2015.pdf, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$c127996&view=1up&seq=11&q1=LIST%20OF%20GLASS%20MANUFACTURERS%20TO%20WHOM%20PERMITS%20TO%20MANUFACTURE%20LIQUOR%20BOTTLES, https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=Bottle+%22G-18038%22&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=1&_osacat=0&_odkw=Bottle+%22G-18038%22, https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51379b83e4b02119d184b2a2/t/584a336ee4fcb59adb85c48b/1481257838281/User+Permit+numbers.pdf, https://patents.google.com/patent/USD73096S/en?oq=d73096, https://patents.google.com/patent/USD92116, http://productmanufacturers.blogspot.com/2012/10/owens-illinois-glass-company.html, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$c127996&view=1up&seq=19&q1=LIST%20OF%20GLASS%20MANUFACTURERS%20TO%20WHOM%20PERMITS%20TO%20MANUFACTURE%20LIQUOR%20BOTTLES, https://sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/LiquorBottlePermits.pdf, https://sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/OwensIll_BLockhart.pdf, http://www.sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/LiquorBottlePermits.pdf, http://www.tias.com/5747/PictPage/3924038412.html, How old is that piece of sea glass? Want to meet eligible single man who share your zest for life? Please double-check those folders in your email app/program after a few days if you haven't heard from me!! I believe I have two older amber jars. Thank you for your interest, understanding and support! I think the 1951 is the year the mold itself was manufactured, but I am not 100% sure of that. Hi Stacy, Des. Hi David I have a small medicine bottle marked 15 with a dot above the 5, oval diamond, 3. We've sent you an email to confirm your subscription. Bulgaria | English (US) | $ (USD), remembering account, browser, and regional preferences, remembering privacy and security settings, personalized search, content, and recommendations, helping sellers understand their audience, showing relevant, targeted ads on and off Etsy, remember your login, general, and regional preferences, personalize content, search, recommendations, and offers. following (edited somewhat): "The other detail to remember is that OI
Website, E-published October 2018. wine bottles. I found a green bottle with a screw top lid. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=soda+bottle+%22g-94%22&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=1&LH_TitleDesc=1&_osacat=0&_odkw=bottle+%22g-94%22&LH_TitleDesc=1. Has the federal law forbids on the back. linked PDF files containsanywhere from 10 to
I gathered from the articles youve posted it is an Illinois made container dating possibly 37 or 47. The letter-numbers code is an inventory ID (style or design number) used in catalogs or invoices between Owens-Illinois and the end user company. OVG monogram on the base of a Daisy & Button shoe toothpick holder in amber glass. Hello Dawn, Can any one help me? It would have been made in 1933, 1943 or 1953. Just like a medicine vial. Free returns . fact that the catalog's introductory pages xxvi and xxvii note presumably all
Like I said it looks like the patented bottle but then it has the additions to it. So I gather plant 7 Alton ill., mold 14, which seems unique. It is Owens-Illinois with plant code 14, date code 52, and mold code 1. beginning of an index of
View Etsys Privacy Policy. Eric, there are examples out there that seem to make no sense, according to what information is known on the factory location and date codes. Stephanie, the 6 is a date code, and since the brand name DURAGLAS was instituted in 1940, we can narrow down the possibilities to 1946 or 1956. Please bookmark this site, and I hope you will return often. Any info, this is a glass one made by Owens-Illinois glass company of Toledo, Ohio. Of course it can still be used for practical purposes and if in decent condition (no cracks or chips) will always retain some utility value, regardless of collectability value. I dont remember stating that a period may indicate a year a bottle was produced, so can you let me know where on this website I wrote that. It sounds like it is shaped much like Valeries, she commented above. File #24: End of the "Tumbler Division" section (19 catalog pages)
Plus, one pharmaceutical medicine bottle labeled Owens on the bottom. I think they are from the 1930s ? I came across an amber colored bottle. For instance (just a random example), lets say a particular ketchup bottle is being made by machine. The
It is clear in color and has a metal screw on type lid along with a wooden rotating handle fitted to a metal bracket attached along the base of the neck. Is there a way to determine what brand of whiskey was in this bottle? Very good condition. The base is marked with the H over smaller a logo. Etsy uses cookies and similar technologies to give you a better experience, enabling things like: Detailed information can be found in Etsys Cookies & Similar Technologies Policy and our Privacy Policy. David. (io) Is the Symbol Owens Illinois. 6 was the plant code for their Charleston, WV plant. Earned the Brewery Pioneer (Level 33) badge! About like a baby food jar. Thats the best I can do. Take care, David. Hi Jennie, 29 The top has a 4 opening and it has a wire metal handle with a wood handle over the top of the wire. A G C inside map of Arkansas mark as it appears on the base of a clear glass packer jar. What is the meaning of the top line 15 SB? It certainly doesnt date from the 1930s or 1940s. Dont know what 3-H indicates. It has a 14 to the left, 3 to the right and 8 under the logo. To the left is the number 3, to the right is also number 3. Owens-Illinois Glass Company (1929-to date) (Owens-Illinois, Inc. ~ since 1965) This corporation is now generally known as simply "O-I". Columbus Ohio Found Bottom jar As Presented.. Hi Cheryl, Original Price USD 11.28 Hi.. Owens-Illinois Glass Company - Glass bottles, jars, flasks, containers. Probably 1947. I've used this
I grew up in Brockport NY, where there was an Owens Illinois plant, located on Owens Rd. One of the most commonly found bottles found in old dumpsites would be the standard "fluted sides" ketchup bottles that bear this mark. The markings on the base indicate it was made at Owens-Illinoiss glass plant at Streator, Illinois (plant #9). Below that is the letter D with the number 16 after it. Hi Today I found the bottom of a clear bottle. its a pretty cool bottle would love to send at picture of it.. but any information would help thank you.. Hi Alden, This article is
Also, on the bottom of many O-I liquor bottles, a liquor bottle permit code number was placed on the left, separated by a dash, and then with the date code on the right. However, green is more common for soda, and amber is more common for beer, just in a very general sense. In any case, that is a soda bottle, and the G-94 is a code number that Owens-Illinois used to identify that particular shape/style of bottle. It is not completely round as it has flat angles coming off of the flat bottom but then becomes rounded on top so is neither completely round nor completes a hexagon. The first one has a 7 than the circle with the I in it and then a 9 all in one row. I did a search on ebay and found a couple listings with that number embedded in their item descriptions. C. W. & CO. marks). HOME:
The ABM (Automatic Bottle Machine) might have a set of 12 molds (or mold cavities) installed for making the bottle. File #4: Continuation of the "Pharmaceutical and Proprietary Division"
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? Good afternoon I was hoping you could help me identify a jar I found, Its a regular mouth quart canning jar and on the front is the word Mason under that a star then under the star the word Jar.
How the Owens Bottle Company Helped End American Child Labor There was a problem subscribing you to this newsletter. Could you tell me a little about it and what the bottle may have been used for? on the bottom it has 9 then the diamond/circle/I logo and then 3 with a . followed by the "Tumbler Division" section covering an array of non-bottle
You have a jar used for some type of product marketed by McKesson & Robbins. voluntary movement has started among employees which has led to the formation of. ), SEARCHING THIS WEBSITE:
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86712. 3) 7 (date code usually on right) would stand for either 1947 or 1957.
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Thanks for anything you can provide!! Hi Alisa, Please check out this link: "Food Container Division" products (24 catalog pages) - Includes more olive
How to Date Owens-Illinois Glass - HobbyLark Antique Kemps Balsam Owens Glass Medicine Bottle in Collectibles, Bottles & Insulators, Bottles . Most of them were of the flattened fishbowl shape, although other designs were used for that particular name brand of prune juice over the years.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume], February 29, 1860, Image 3 3 WINE also includes information on production tolerances, specifications and a large section on their
I would love to know what the just what I picked up. On the typical bottle, there is usually a number to the left of, to the right of, and below, the trademark. Perhaps eventually someone will uncover this information and let us know! Photos included. above, are standard colors. It boasts 80 plants in 23 countries and more than $6 billion in annual sales. Value is subjective, but since these are common jars, typically they might have 50 cents to a dollar or two value to jar collectors. Without seeing the base code markings, it could theoretically be earlier or later (depending on what glass company made it, and if there is glassmaker mark and/or date code on the bottle). (Yes, this is a fairly messy catalog with similar items scattered around within
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I have a 5 gallon bottle that has the I in the diamond surrounded by the O marking. Within a year or two, most glass insulators produced at Muncie were carrying date codes. (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!) I am assuming this is 1951? The bottle was made at the Streator, Illinois plant and the date code 8 would PROBABLY stand for either 1958 or 1968. Best regards, Viewers are encouraged, for personal or classroom use, to
is 7 and the right side no. [In your case, the 2 is one of these type mold numbers]. For more information on the brand name Duraglas, you might want to check out my page here: noting that the catalog was "the first Owens-Illinois Catalogue." 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. Evidently the Brownie sodas were made for some period of time (1940s-1960s??) Thanks Samantha, I appreciate your kind words. Why would it be marked by two different companies? What do I have, what do the # mean? The term "OnIzed" is mentioned throughout the listings portion (majority) of
I did find a similar bottle (probably not exactly the same, but a similar style) in the Worthopedia site auction listings archives. together over a period of several years beginning in 1930 and ending in 1935. I am sorry but there has been some misunderstanding about the permit number list because of the years I have listed (in parentheses) immediately to the right of each permit number. Sorry, but I do not know of any source that lists distillery codes found on these types of liquor bottles. Here, as embossed on the base of a small cobalt blue Bromo-Seltzer bottle. Im simply not sure about the interpretation of the base numbers in the case of your water bottle. On the bottom of the first one it has the symbol with a 9 to the left, 2 to the right (looks like an S honestly) and a 6 under the symbol. Best regards, Best regards and God bless, mark on base of amber beer bottle. fluid and miscellaneous styles. Thanks so much for your articles and responses to all inquiries!
Stay Ahead of the Curve with Our Comprehensive Medical Moulded Bottle The 6 on the right, which is the date code, could theoretically stand for either 1936, 1946 or possibly 1956. Hi SAMRK, Learn more. I have a large, probably 2.5 or 3 gallon jar I am researching for a friend. following information he discovered recently: "In the 1931
So, any bottle with the I inside an O may date from several years AFTER 1954, but not before. "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.. It also has an X in the middle of the jug.
3 Owens Illinois Green Depression Glass Salt/Pepper Shakers Waffle The global major manufacturers of Medical Moulded Bottle include Schott, Owens-Illinois, Stoelzle Pharma, Nekem, Origin, Gerresheimer, Corning, Adelphi and SGD-Pharma, etc. Hi Michaela, Sat, 11 Feb 2023 19:36:50 +0000 View Detailed Check-in. Here, as embossed on the base of a small cobalt blue Bromo-Seltzer bottle. It had the O I Diamond logo on the bottom with a 13. below. /Users/owner/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/resources/derivatives/7/75EBEAA3-1AA2-45F5-9B8E-623C74B9A0EF_1_105_c.jpeg I found a brown amber, half-gallon jug. I am not familiar with that particular error and I dont know how common it is. The 4-digit number is surely a number that identified that particular style of bottle, or mold design. I found info online about Owens-Illinois purchasing the plant in 2015, which was formerly called Bennu Glass. to 1933.). /Users/owner/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/resources/renders/4/4803A160-6980-48CD-B714-FE290B9EA31F_1_201_a.heic inferred an end to National Prohibition but does indicate that some plants were
the US to support volume production." ARCOROC USA ~ base marking on small dessert bowl. Bottles and jars with single-digit dates can be distinguished by whether or not there is a period after the date. The 2 is a mold number. Fox Terrier shotglass made by Hazel Atlas. beginning of the very large "Food Container Division" products (27 catalog pages) -
I just dug my first bottle and would love to know more about 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. Photo courtesy of ebay seller Dotdority. I have an Owens-Illinois 1941 bottle from Huntington WV casting 1 with crackled print in the glass, with a sailboat at the top. Above is the older owens-illinois mark with 9 on left and 5 on right. date from that year or very close. On the bottom it has the O inside the diamond but DOES NOT have an I inside the O. I saw that someone said this is an early Dr Pepper bottle. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Alicia, Im glad to hear this website has been helpful.