This has been happening especially with Gmail addresses!! Thanks! Owens-Illinois glass, evaluating, girlfriend, once they are. I am not familiar with the various Hilex jug/bottle variants, so I cant comment with authority on the type you have. Des Pat 92901 Screw top with metal cap. the importance of firming up a date for this important catalog: 1. The 7 to the left of the logo is the plant code number which stood for Alton, Illinois. Please let me know if you are able to pin down the date with their chart. Im simply not sure about the interpretation of the base numbers in the case of your water bottle. David. noting that the catalog was "the first Owens-Illinois Catalogue." 2/2019) also David. following (edited somewhat): "The other detail to remember is that OI Hi David. However, I assume they were quite popular and were made in large quantities for that time period. USD 4.42, USD 6.31 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 In your case I assume there is not. It has the diamond with the circle & I on the bottom. Hi Shannon, Thank you in advance for any info you Dan provide! Hope this helps a bit! Im not personally familiar with that bottle, but from a little researching I can tell you it is a soda bottle. Value? But is there any chance the bottle could be older than 1954? Cork still in the smaller bottle. company into its own organization. The 14 on your example (23 on mine) is a mold number. L.G.CO.export-style beer bottle, typical mark as seen on Lindell Glass Company, St. Louis product. almost always have a period after the date. Although this was not always the case, a single digit DATE code was used frequently in the 1930s. So the Hi Alisa, Please check out this link: Its probably a style or catalog number that was assigned to that particular bottle design or shape. his communications (which has been further edited down from what was here prior The trademark crown is certain to be an insignia used by a particular distiller / whiskey company, although I do not know off-hand what company that isIm sure a reader or knowledgeable whiskey bottle collector will recognize it. Rick. Thanks for writing, and I hope this helps a little! I have since found out that it is a vinegar flask from some internet research. ~David. Not sure how to post a photo, but it is a 5 amber medicine style bottle with straight sides and a cork top. Please. has never been reproduced. Screw top (dont have the lid) , says duraglas on the front, Owens on the bottom with a logo that looks like a sideways diamond with a circle going through it. His mechanization of the glass-blowing process eliminated child labor from glass-bottle factories, which he had himself experienced from the age of ten. File #21: End of the "Milk Bottle Division" products, the entire Best regards, Best regards, David. Known as Owens-Illinois, Inc. since 1965, (and officially known as just O-I since 2005), this corporation is currently (2022) the largest manufacturer of glass containers in the world. We found a I.W. this passage (image to the right) shows what is noted in the second On the left side of the diamond is 23, which should be from LA according to what I have read. types reflecting the "modern packaging trends" common to the late 1920s and Cursive (durables) WP 9 1 45. Tilman, I tried emailing you directly, but the email you gave was invalid. an array of Applied Color Thanks to both Phil, Russ and O-I for making this Under the diamond/oval emblem is the number 18. PopScreen - Video Search, Bookmarking and Discovery Engine. catalog pages) - Includes an introduction followed by milk bottles of various I think it might have been a code designation for that particular bottle style/design. Some bottle molds already in use were not re-engraved until as late as 1957, 1958, 1959, even, as mentioned, in 1966. Hilex was a competitor to the much more popular and well-known CLOROX brand of chlorine bleach. jugs, peroxides, serums, bluing and washing fluids, tablets and other wide mouth Hope this helps. I have seen one similar bottle for sale in a group of green bottles on ebay but the person had no information. To enable personalized advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies. Although, if you havent already, check out the page on Clorox.com that shows all of their early glass jugs and bottles. Fenton Glass Company Hobnail Fan Vase in Blue Opalescent, Triangle mark, used by Vidrio Formas, Lerma, Mexico. Youll see ad results based on factors like relevancy, and the amount sellers pay per click. Owens-Illinois Glass Co. Item discovered at ebay.com; When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site . I have hundreds of Owens-Illinois soda bottles, and the ones I am certain were manufactured after 1940 (bottle design, graphics, etc.) Thatcher Glass MTC mark on emerald green beach glass shard from a juice bottle. I found an amber colored medicine bottle. Hope this helps, The lid also has the Good Housekeeping Seal on it. I am assuming by logo you mean the diamond and oval with an I inside. ~David. Hey David. But I am sure that example almost certainly originally contained a brand of horseradish. Sorry for any confusion. (The Altoona This is on the base of a small green glass jar, perhaps for an ointment. ~David. No product name, this is what I am trying to figure out what was in the container. I have an old glass demijohn with the diamond and a circle within that the letter I. T the left is a 7 and the right side is a 5. I know the Illinois abbreviation changed after 1963, but still not sure how old it might be. wine and liquor shapes from the pre-prohibition era along with a few "art deco" For an informative, in-depth discussion on the Illinois Glass Company and the various identification marks they used on their glass containers, please see this web article by Bill Lockhart and others. I have a 7 on the left, a 7 on the right, and a 1 below with no numbers above. company history related information that indicates the catalog has some Bottle Catalog One of the best sources for determining bottle types based on the shape are old glass/bottle makers catalogs. Sounds like it would be a crown lip style bottle. File #14: Continuation of the Original Price USD 7.20 Please double-check those folders in your email app/program after a few days if you haven't heard from me!! Since there is no period behind the 0 I assumed it was the 1930s but it also has raised letting on the foot of the bottle saying Duraglas. The number identified a specific shape or style of bottle, irrespective of the exact glass color or markings on the bottle. (See list of 20 currently operating glass container plants in North America, farther down on this page). If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. The diamond logo within a circle is on the bottom of the bottle. I wish I could post my picture but it has OWENS just like yours, but in the middle of the bottom of the bottle, the rest of the mark is the 6 and there is a little dot inside the circle. It is quite a rare find for that itself. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. Measures 6.5 tall, 6.5 diameter and 2.5 across hexagon bottle. File #23: End of the "Closure Division" section and beginning of Etc. The one different thing on this bottle that I can not seem to find on any other bottles on the web is that on the front just above the 3iii says: pour here with an arrow pointing upwards toward the lip of the bottle. He may even have a beard. David. Company glass manufacturing engineers interested in the history, legend and (It is almost certainly one of those years.) Chris, the 1 is a year date code but we cant be sure what year it would mean. (70% off), Keep collections to yourself or inspire other shoppers! Appreciate your time! Sorry I do not know. Coke bottles is determined, check out the flea market. 1930-1935 Owens-Illinois Glass Co. (Photo courtesy of Michael Aden), D inside a circle mark attributed to Degenhart Art Glass, Cambridge Ohio, W in a diamond used by Westite Glass Company, as it appears on the base of a jade green milkglass vase (photo courtesy of Abby Chovanec), Hobnail candy dish in Amberina glass (Fenton inside an oval mark is on the base), Brockway Glass Company base of 1983 amber beer bottle, Sapphire Blue Eastlake Childrens Mug, made by Atterbury & Company of Pittsburgh in the 1880s. Any idea what year this is?? Can you please tell me an appropriate year for this bottle. Logo of two water drops Pasabahce, Turkey. To be honest Im not sure what it held. 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. Instead there is the diamond and oval with an I inside. oil containers. First, Thank you so much for establishing this website. It appears to have a screw top. You would probably know. Many bottles made by Owens-Illinois are hard to date exactly. I have a 5 gallon bottle that has the I in the diamond surrounded by the O marking. David. I have what may have been old liquor bottle. David, I dont believe that the presence or absence of a period after a date code can give absolute evidence on which decade is meant.. Best regards, David. View Etsys Privacy Policy. Additionally along what should be the contact ring of the bottom, there is a partial single line of stippling dots that can bee seen & felt but it is not continuous around the entire bottle. The E788 would be the catalog number assigned to that particular bottle mold. The second number, 46, is a date code for 1946, the year the bottle was made. 011 I hope this helps! I appreciate your input. William Franzen & Sons- W F & S MIL marking on base of amber beer bottle. The bottles were used for many purposes including liquid chemicals such as chlorine, rubbing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, ammonia, fertilizers, cleaning agents, as well as medicines and other products. (Photograph courtesy of Penny Garcia). Id appreciate any help at all, thank you so much. Any clue what that may indicate? Klamath Falls, Oregon This is a Owens Illinois medicine bottle dated around 1960 form my research. Under that is the Duraglas Script and below that is a 1. Your bottle was made at plant # 7 (Alton, Illinois) and the 7 on the right of the logo stands for either 1947 or 1957. ~David. My source for this is an article by Bill Lockhart called The Dating Game, that appeared in the summer 2004 edition of Bottles and Extras. (Try searching that site only if you have lots of free time and dont mind being frustrated by long wild goose chase searches. FOR SALE! I am assuming this is 1951? 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. 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. Duraglas, I have an Owens Illinois Glass Company decanter with the image of a crown and the signature of Kalakaua 7887 above it. Hi Crystal, The 64-6 is a liquor bottle permit number (64 stood for Alton, IL), followed by a single-digit date code which was in all likelihood, either 1936 or 1946. It also still has a brown sludge inside that I am fairly certain I could get drunk off just from sniffing it! I would guess 1935 (since single digit date codes were more common during the 1930s although there are later exceptions) but I cant be 100% sure! Fenton in an oval ((Fenton Art Glass Company). Thanks!! (Probably 1937). David. I believe the 1845 may have been the standard catalog number assigned by Owens-Illinois to a particular series of round amber medicine or chemical bottles with the graduated numbers embossed along the side. with the company and student of the history of Owens-Illinois Glass Co.. I understand the 7 and 1, but would LOVE to know what the 2 specifically stands for in relation to the mold and to have a listing for all O-Is mold numbers in general. There are no ther dots or marks on the bottom of the bottle. HOME: (Perhaps a reader, or another researcher, has more information that can clear this up). It also says Federal Law Prohibits Sale Or Re-Use of This Bottle. 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. With this information, would the plant be Alton, IL..date 1906.and mold number 4? we find that the permit number 55 actually was assigned to their Huntington, West Virginia glass plant. Hi Eric, mark on base of amber beer bottle. Although Owens-Illinois has made containers of many different shades of color over the years, the great majority of glass bottles commonly found (especially older containers that show up often at flea markets, antique malls, yard sales, junk shops, ebay, etc) are found in clear (colorless), green (emerald, forest green or seven up green) and amber (beer bottle brown) glass. researcher of ACL bottles and glassware) contacted this websites author and I have a .pdf file of the article that Id be glad to share with you. Original Price USD 15.59 It has what looks like the older symbol with a O and diamond and i and also a 2 on the left and a 0 on the right . Bottle. I appreciate the uniqueness of it, but I also enjoy knowing what I have. Assuming your information on the date of closing of the brewery is correct, it would not stand for 1946. This particular bottle was made at plant number 7 (Alton, Illinois). The bottom of the jar looks only to have a large O with a sideways diamond and MAYBE a tiny I in the middle though hard to see. Best regards, What a fantastic website you have! This example appears on the base of a clear decorative spirits bottle embossed with a horse head inside a horseshoe design, and the words Los Angeles Brewing Company, perhaps a limited-edition bottle made during the 1930s or 1940s for a polo club? I found just the bottom of an Amber colored bottle with a 6 to the right, 3 to the left of the logo Then underneath is 33 and below that is G11 Could you help me ?? Left of the diamond-I logo is a 3; to the right is a 6; below is a 2. Can you help me identify it? David, I have a medical vial? It was made in Alton, Ill, and it bears the diamond O-I trademark. Examine the first clue to a site. KY.G.W. Clover-like logo seen on base of French pharmacy bottle (photo courtesy Lynne Wertz), O-I mark currently used by O-I (Owens-Illinois, Inc). I found a small (approx. 5. National Prohibition which occurred in 1933. David. metal screw caps and accompanying threaded finishes. where he lives (PA.) that liquor bottlers (aka "bootleggers") purchased and used styles and Marked 3IV is 5 3/4 inches tall and 3III is 5 inches tall. catalog (an exception noted for File #11). Duraglas trademark on bottles. O V entwined on base of cobalt blue Acqua della Madonna water bottle from Italy. I am not a member of Worthopedia and use it just for basic information, that is, text and photos included on old ebay auctions listings. There are many little dots along the base and the direct bottom of the bottle. (Assuming, of course, that there are no sharp edges on the rim, and the jars are nice and clean!) comm. Note that this is just my opinion.I dont have proof of that. The crown top is typical of soda bottles, but the fluted sides are more common on ketchup bottles. ~David, Is this what your bottle looks like? company into its own organization." (Note: Search results for this website will be just below the packer jars, "Lightning" canning jars, barrel jars, mustards, horseradish, Sorry about that, First use of this mark is claimed to have been on December 17, 1997, according to information posted on the justia.com website, here: The 7 on the left is a plant code for Alton, Illinois where a lot of their large water bottles were made. 4) Do all soda bottles made in the 1940s carry a period after the number, or just some percentage of them? BROWN HOTEL LOUISVILLE APOTHECARY Vintage Duraglas GLASS BOTTLE 3iv . download limited copies of posted material. Thanks for writing, and I hope this helps! OVG monogram on the base of a Daisy & Button shoe toothpick holder in amber glass. Any idea what the date of manufacture could be? Can you study your bottle closely and compare with the pictures and information presented on this webpage on the Clorox company site? I enjoy receiving comments with interesting background info like this~ During the late 1920s and extending into the early 1930s there was a surge of interest in antiques (old flasks and other glass antiques in particular, partly due to such publications as Magazine Antiques which ran articles on old glass factories; and books about glass & glassware by Rhea Mansfield Knittle, Ruth Webb Lee, Stephen Van Rensselaer and others) so the issuance of this flask arrived right on time, combining the popularity of the father of our country with the popularity of glass as a medium of expression. Thanks! David. Hi Duncan, Many liquor bottles made by Owens-Illinois have the Diamond and Oval with an I logo embossed sideways on the base of the container. On the bottom is the regular capital I in the O with the elongated diamond.. To the left of the that is a 7 to the right a 2 with NO period and there is no stippling or bumps. Aquamarine wide mouth external thread bottle with three indented panels on each side. I did a search on ebay and found several amber bottles similar to this, with various date code configurations on the bottom, and with the number 1845. 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. 3) I have a small emerald green vial, marked with a single digit date code (9) to the right of the newer (second) trademark, just an I inside an O. I've used this You may rest assured that it IS a product of that company. It has an art deco design. 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. From my reading i believe it to be from the late 30s to early 40s. 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. page group links below have that date as part of the URL). From your description I think you have found an emerald green Sunsweet prune juice bottle / jar. Hi Annie, The design was patented in 1934, as shown by this page on Google Patents. Manufactured in Charleston West Va. ? Hi Nicky, It was made at the Huntington, West Virginia plant, and the 11 is a mold number. Hi.. Also supporting a "begin date" of 1930 or early 1931 is the The appearance can range from just a faint whitish stain all the way to outrageously beautiful multicolor rainbow effects on bottles that have been buried for a very long time. David, Have a smaller bottle. I was interested in seeing a photo of the bottle you describe. So, to sum up, no, I doubt if you will be able to discover exactly what beverage was in your bottle. I explain this in the text, but it is easily missed by readers. Atterbury EASTLAKE bird mug in pink alabaster or pink clambroth, made circa early to mid-1880s. Thank you. Im trying to locate an all-encompassing list of mold numbers for O-I. Old familiar shapes again become popular Illinois Glass Company and Owens Bottle Company) to its current manifestation as It has a finger loop at the neck and the Owens Illinois diamond on the bottom. One of the best sources for determining bottle types based Hi, Photo courtesy of ebay seller Dotdority. Just an idea! Hello, I am guessing the ACL (Applied Color Label) markings have faded from the bottle which makes it harder to identify. Thanks so much for that link! The 6 is a plant location code for Charleston, West Virginia. For more information on the brand name Duraglas, you might want to check out my page here: styles bottles have been revived. Also Hi Ken, From all evidence it appears that each liquor bottle permit number is always assigned to just one specific manufacturing location (glass plant). P.s. On very small bottles, the mark may be rather indistinct and the I may be virtually invisible, or just a tiny dot. David. Thanks for the link. The 6 to the right of the Diamond/oval trademark is a date code. VE mark used by Vetreria Etrusca, glass company in Italy. sauce bottles, fancy vinegars and cruets, more packer and coffee jars, mustard, about milk bottles. Sorry about that! There are other problems including: Also there is the code of 5250 on below the above line. pickles, "Presto" canning jars, preserves and jams. **, When I searched through numerous newspaper articles (from a site with a data We simply cant be 100% sure of many bottles with a one-digit date code, such as the code on your bottle (assuming there are no other markings that could potentially give evidence or info that might help pin down a year date). Thanks. 1930s. Yes, the 27 is a mold number. The previous article(s) on the (Rush Hoenig is a now retired, long time engineer /Users/owner/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/resources/derivatives/C/CABDEC66-1E46-429E-A3AA-107FD503FFFB_1_105_c.jpeg My hat is off to you good sir! NOTE: To reiterate, this arrangement generally applies to Non-Liquor bottles. If you can send me a picture of the base to my email address (listed at the bottom right-hand corner of any page on this site) maybe I could come up with some idea of what type of bottle the base shard is from. Russ Hoenig, the latter a co-author of the recently (2018) updated OI article with Bill Lockhart File #15: Continuation of the Russ!) If I had to guess, I would say 1931, but I may be wrong! The numbers on the bottom are 7 (oval/diamond/ I ) 5. Finally, on the bottom M258270. Since the company was formed under that name in 1929 one would think that the catalog would Its fun trying to identify my finds. The number 011 is probably a mold number. David. Hi DavidI have found a 32 oz clear glass bottle with Art Deco designs on the top, bottom and sides of both sides. (50% off), Sale Price USD 5.40 Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation views 1,245,708 updated Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation Fiberglas Tower Toledo, Ohio 43659 U.S.A. (419) 248-8000 Fax: (419) 248-5337 Public Company Incorporated: 1949 Employees: 18,300 Sales: $3.00 billion Stock Exchange: New York If so, how do I determine its age and if possible, what the bottle was originally used for.Thank YouPaula, Hi Paula, many times the I is either too small or indistinct to show up on the finished bottle, or was not engraved in the mold at all, but this has nothing to do with whether or not the bottle is a product of Owens-Illinois Glass Company. - Includes more glassware including beer glasses with ACL. David. Antique Kemps Balsam Owens Glass Medicine Bottle . Hello Ken, Thanks a lot for your information. The number to the right is a 6, but there is no dot next to it. Below it, at center is the Diamond & Oval entwined with I in center. I have a bottle with diamond/O and I logo. David, HI, I have a 10 in tall x 4 in wide Amber Glass Bottle, Diamond/ Oval and I inside marking on bottom. Many thanks. Any help identifying appreciated as I cannot find anything like it with my own research. The bottle has a basket weave pattern embossed on it. As with many Owens-Illinois Glass Company containers, it can be difficult to assign a specific year, especially when the date code (as in your case) is a single digit. Thus, a bottle with, say, the style number 2579 might theoretically also be marked with the mold number 6 if it is being made on a machine with a number of identical molds numbered 1 to 10 or 1 to 12. All in raised glass. I did a search on ebay and found a couple listings with that number embedded in their item descriptions. In 1929, Illinois Glass merged with Owens Bottle Company of Toledo, Ohio to form the Owens-Illinois Glass Company. It looks like a 7 to the left and 3 to the right. Above is the older owens-illinois mark with 9 on left and 5 on right. There may or may not be a number (mold identifying number) situated directly underneath the logo. David. Found a owens glass mason jar which has saturn symbol and left number is 23, right number 3. I cant make it out but it looks like a identification code E-1536 or E-1596. Thanks in advance, Ross Lebo, Hi Ross, Vicki, single digit date codes were still used in the 1960s and afterward. Take full advantage of our site features by enabling JavaScript. The cap is 2 and 1/2 inch and then the bottle widens. If your bottle carries the old logo, I think the chances are highest that it stands for 1933, but I cant guarantee that. Although most (not all!) Keep in mind that other types of bottles and jars made by Owens-Illinois do not have the same arrangement of code numbers as their typical liquor bottles. ~David. this catalog but is not noted in the introductory information. 1930-1935 Owens-Illinois Glass Co. Take care, "Owens-Illinois became the sales agent for What is the meaning of the top line 15 SB? Can you see what it says? not sure on their exact interpretation. Hello my son found a brown bottle in a mountain top lake- it has the circle over diamond with the I in the middle left number is 20 (Oakland) right is 2. Ive seen many Hi-lex jugs, however, on the neck Hilex is embossed vertically (four times around the neck) with the word contents in-between horizontally. (Most of the LYRIC bottles are also marked with the I inside a diamond mark on the base). It is difficult to figure the date, since everything I have read states that the I inside an O is after 1954. $42.91 . 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