It may be misinterpreted as the number 1. I know the 7 is the factory but what is the 1. Age? Try using a different browser or disabling ad blockers. I did a search on ebay with the keywords green sunsweet bottle (without quotes) and came up with several examples of the older Sunsweet bottles listed there. I have a old bottle the has the imprint on the bottom F.G on top half of Bottom and 7 on the lower half of Bottom. Your particular bottle was manufactured in 1936 (the 6 to the right of the logo is a date code for 1936). Owens-Illinois Glass Company was the result of the 1929 merger between two glass-making giants of the industry: Owens Bottle Company (Toledo, OH predecessor Toledo Glass Company began operation in 1896) and Illinois Glass Company (based in Alton, Illinois, with glass production dating from 1873). Toulouse (1971)
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The M-89 A may be pertaining to the bottle design/style. I understand your reluctance to make blanket statements. Duraglas See this page on Illinois I in a diamond trademark. With a 3 date code and the later I inside an O mark, your jar may date from 1963. Hopefully the link to the picture works but if not : on the left of the diamond/oval is the number 20, on the right is number 1, and below is number 10. O V entwined on base of cobalt blue Acqua della Madonna water bottle from Italy. Check out this google Image search: McKesson & Robbins bottles/jars It looks like this: The 5 is centered and has a period next to it. That bright emerald green glass color has been used for many years for a multitude of bottles and jars made by Owens-Illinois, especially soda bottles and canister sets. Original Price USD 167.98 Its in perfect condition. Hi Crystal, NOTE: To reiterate, this arrangement generally applies to Non-Liquor bottles. Most Owens-Illinois liquor bottles do not have their base code numbers arranged in the same configuration as is seen on many of their other typical, common bottles and jars (such as soda 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. It was made in Alton, Ill, and it bears the diamond O-I trademark. David. In your case, I would guess the value from a strictly monetary standpoint is very low, perhaps less than a dollar. Examine the first clue to a site. 64 is the liquor bottle permit number assigned to Owens-Illinois Glass Company at their Alton, Illinois plant. There is an inscription the bottom that says owens, inside of a circle. Rob did more research and he actually found out the brand of soda bottle.its a Brownie soda bottle, made in 1957 by Owens-Illinois at their Fairmont, West Virginia plant. We've sent you an email to confirm your subscription. As I tried to explain in my main text of this page, there was actually some period of time beginning in 1954 when many of the molds then in use were re-tooled with their second mark (eliminating the diamond). Any ideas would be very much appreciated. Thanks very much for your info. Turning off the personalized advertising setting wont stop you from seeing Etsy ads or impact Etsy's own personalization technologies, but it may make the ads you see less relevant or more repetitive. David. Also Metal Cap says keep in refrigerator after opening and serve chilled. to the right is a single number 6 and below the logo is the number 7 which I understand to be the mold number. To the left is the number 7 (Alton, Il.) on my property Appreciate your time! File #17: Continuation of the "Food Container Division" products
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http://www.tias.com/5747/PictPage/3924038412.html, We have a duraglas from the Alton plant #7 on the left, the number 6 on the right (36 or 46?) The date code might indicate 1933, 1943 or 1953. the O-I offerings (or vice versa). Can you give me any info. David. On the bottom of the symbol is number 1 to the right of the symbol is number 4 with a dot on the top and bottom of it. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); These bottles are believed to date from approximately 1915, and probably were made up to circa 1929 at which time Illinois Glass Company merged with the Owens Bottle Company (based in Toledo, Ohio) to form Owens-Illinois Glass Company. I found a 5 gal bottle with the I in the middle of the O and to the right is a 7B. (Remove underscore within first part of address). I have a blue Shell oil bottle. soda bottle with different sports players on the front of it, on the bottom of the bottle it has #3 for the plant code, #48 for the date code,#1 for the mold code. Thats a liquor flask, as evidenced by the D-26. This has been happening especially with Gmail addresses!! Original Price USD 7.20 Hi. I love the site! https://patents.google.com/patent/USD73096S/en?oq=d73096 ), File #18: End of the "Food Container Division" products and the
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. The base is marked with the H over smaller a logo. Thanks to both Phil, Russ and O-I for making this
(I do NOT subscribe to the theory that ALL date codes without a dot to the right of the number necessarily means it is from the 1930s, and all date codes WITH dots are from the 1940s or later, but that seems to be true in quite a few cases). officially for medicinal and export use, as there just was no money available in
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following information he discovered recently: "In the 1931
page group links below have that date as part of the URL). Free shipping for many products! The C2989 would almost certainly be a code number for that particular bottle style (i.e. It was an 8 with a period after it. Could you help me date this find please? catalog is dated from between 1930 and 1935. ADVERTISEMENT 1926 "B" catalog being the update to the 1920 "A" version which was an update of
Of course, the 7 which is a plant code number stands for Owens-Illinoiss factory location at Alton, Illinois. With the original label missing, I dont know of a surefire way of finding out what was originally contained in the bottle. Best regards, The numbers were 17 on the left of the logo and 47 on the right. fact that the catalog's introductory pages xxvi and xxvii note presumably all
Hazel-Atlas H over A trademark on the front of clear Atlas Mason jar. Original Price USD 37.25 H in a square mark as it appears on a Hemingray-manufactured emerald green soda, mineral water or beer bottle. Hello Dawn, View Etsys Privacy Policy. style listings starting with the "Proprietary and Pharmaceutical Division"
the Libby Safedge tumblers that I noticed the Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse
The Donald Duck June 9th, 1934 debut in "The Wise Little Hen." (io) Is the Symbol Owens Illinois. David, The middle of the diamond is messy, similar to the the green bottle photo above. Please. The illustration accompanying
Eventually assembled to what we have." I can send pictures is you would like. I found this at the bottom of a lake in wisconsin! We found a George Washington 1932 bicentennial commemorative flask in our basement. The Illinois Glass Company produced glass products for a wide variety of uses: medicine bottles, alcohol bottles, soda bottles, ash trays, and more. and illustrations and descriptions of various molded decorative elements and embossing available for milks. For more information on the brand name Duraglas, you might want to check out my page here: I feel I have started a hobby that my Father also shares a passion for, collecting glass bottles. Youll see ad results based on factors like relevancy, and the amount sellers pay per click. Leslie, To be honest Im not sure what it held. The only 89 number is for a distillery that came about nearly ten years after the bottle was made! That does help a lot. Owens-Illinois has made a lot of generic Mason canning or fruit jars. USD 31.66, USD 37.25 My site is not really intended to be an appraisal site, but just for general information on bottle markings and manufacturers. I have found a bottle and seeking further information on it. I have seen one similar bottle for sale in a group of green bottles on ebay but the person had no information. Hi Ken, Any hints or ideas? I have an Owens-Illinois 1941 bottle from Huntington WV casting 1 with crackled print in the glass, with a sailboat at the top. The mark is sometimes misinterpreted as the representation of an eye or of the planet Saturn. So this could theoretically be either 1941 or 1951. Thanks for your post! I think this is a case where the 55 is actually a liquor bottle permit number, and the 9 is a date code, with the orientation as often seen on their liquor bottles. Very hard to tell. Shown on this page are pictures of typical trademark variations used on glass containers, especially during the early years. "Owens-Illinois became the sales agent for
I have a jar I am having trouble dating. Label (ACL) glassware
Best regards, David, Hello David, That sounds like one of their regular line of modern canning/fruit jars. catalog (an exception noted for File #11). This mark consists of a Diamond and O (oval) entwined, with an I in the center and dates from 1929 into the middle and late 1950s. Any help is appreciated. Some of the most commonly seen are D-9 and D-126. 2/2019) which sums it up in regards to it being a multi-year
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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. With your information, I found the design patent on the web with a google search. The O-I mark (being the third major trademark embossed on the companys glass containers) was officially registered by the United States Patent & Trademark Office on March 20, 2007, under registration #3219434. 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. Anyway I have a 1969 Coke Bottle Bank that has the Owens- Illinois trade mark on bottom. Unfortunately my site is not set up to accept photos uploaded directly by readers. 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! This article is
6oz) clear bottle made by Owens-Illinois Glass Co. Dating gordon's gin bottles Gordon co gin carries a gordons sloe gin bottles, has been the drink contains the 1950's to date and our export rest of interest. Clear Glass Medicine Bottles (4) Owens 3 iv Bayer Aspirin Virginia Dare Extract. 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. The earlier types have a lip made for a cork closure, and later ones have a screw threaded top. At the top it says 1951. I am not sure about why there would be an F in addition to the 5 which, after 1963, stands for the Charlotte, Michigan plant. Specifically, betty boop . Viewers are encouraged, for personal or classroom use, to
Sat, 11 Feb 2023 19:36:50 +0000 View Detailed Check-in. My suspicion is that its from 1962. Or maybe an I. I got it out of my barn in New York which we purchased full of broken and miscellaneous antiques. If I were you I would perhaps try doing saved searches with keywords on ebay, over a period of time, and you might find similar listings and see what they actually sell for. The bottom has Duraglas, to the left #3 the diamond with the O and 48 to the right. I know youve said on here that a period may indicate the year it was produced, but as you noted, thats typically to the right of the diamond mark instead of below. catalog pages) - Additional introductory information including a mold number index and
Hello. My question is what was this jug used for? 3. Its the first bottle from the 1960s Ive found bearing the old trademark, and Ive been collecting soda bottles since I was 15 years old (1978). David. The beginning of the "Beverage Division" products includes an
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Vintage Clear Glass Owens Bottle 3ii 60 CC Medicine Apothecary at the best online prices at eBay! The Leading Glass Bottle Manufacturer Owens-Illinois | O-I Crafting the Iconic Wine: Drusian Traditional oak glass color combined with an extraordinary shaped bottle. Please I would love some info. Marc Dourdin is drinking a QHuit by Maison DB at Untappd at Home. Patricia, available at the following link:
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Sale Price USD 31.66 on the bottom. ), Diamond Glass Company, Royersford, Pennsylvania, EUREKA design on base of unidentified tumbler / jelly glass, Fairmount Glass Works / Fairmount Glass Company, Falls City Glass Company, Louisville Kentucky (1884-1892), Faroy Glass Candle Holders FAROY U.S.A., Federal Law Forbids Sale or Reuse of this Bottle Phrase, Fishing Floats (Glass Fishing Net Floats), Fletchers Castoria / Pitchers Castoria bottles, Frank Millers Crown Dressing ~ Victorian Era shoe polish bottles, Frederick Heitz Glass Works, St. Louis, MO (1882-1898), G. Hey David, glad i found your site! So, any bottle with the I inside an O may date from several years AFTER 1954, but not before. Julian Toulouse (Bottle Makers and their Marks, 1971), states this mark was used beginning in the year 1954. I found an old brown glass gallon jug with this diamond and oval with an I inside symbol on the bottom of it. the "Tumbler Division" section (16 catalog pages) - More information on closures
product - "I agree, that it looks like a work in progress. Hi David, Its rather thicker than average and has the following raised markings in a circle around the bottom: I.A BOTTLED.BY M.E.CO. Good luck on your search for info. See this page on Google Patents: https://patents.google.com/patent/USD92116 The Duraglas brand name was introduced in 1940 so we can be sure it doesnt date before that year. Yes, I was able to view your photo of the bottle base. prohibition and why this author originally used 1933 as the date (and why all
Deep scratch or cut near the base of the bottle that my fingernail definitely catches on. David. The term "OnIzed" is mentioned throughout the listings portion (majority) of
Liquor Bottle, The I inside the O logo on the left, 55-70 in the center with a 4 on the right raised just a bit above the 55-70. The Duraglas trademark began in 1940. Talk neck, very rounded and has a pinkish, purplish tint to the glass and fancy letters that look like WW on its side and N 3 on the bottom. USD 4.42, USD 6.31 Hi Arnulfo, David. However, currently there is a similar water bottle on ebay, and the look of the logo (diamond and oval) is such that I think the original marking was just a diamond and I inside but the oval was added (engraved) in the mold later, after the merger of Illinois Glass Company and Owens Bottle Company in 1929. Thanks and take care! Sellers looking to grow their business and reach more interested buyers can use Etsys advertising platform to promote their items. I found a bottle (I assume its for liquor because it says Federal Law Forbids Sale or Reuse of this Bottle, and it also follows the liquor marking laws Ive found online). Any info would be appreciated. ~David. Keep in mind that anyone can view public collectionsthey may also appear in recommendations and other places. David. this catalog but is not noted in the introductory information. David, This appear to be a 1970 Owens mark, but the bottle and label seem to me to date earlier. OVG monogram on the base of a Daisy & Button shoe toothpick holder in amber glass. (10% off), Sale Price USD 26.99 33 was the plant location code. So would this indicate 60s? Best regards, David. This is a common shape of soda bottle. The bottom is marked with their "O in a square" logo, shown above. within all important bottle type categories of any bottle maker at that time. If you wish, please send a clear pic of the bottle and the base mark to my email address which is listed on the bottom right corner of any page on this site. along with newly designed containers more in keeping with modern packaging
Hope this helps, I enjoy receiving comments with interesting background info like this~ TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS ON THIS SITE ~ COPYRIGHT 2004-2022. Any ideas on date/orgin? The label is gone and there is no other markings, Tiffany, Each mold is identicalbut would be numbered from 1 to 12. There is a seven on either side of the diamond and what appears to be a backwards 4 under the logo. I think the #4 to the right is the possible dates of 1934, 44, or 54 ; probably 54. Fox Terrier shotglass made by Hazel Atlas. I also found 4 simalar bottles one in which is 2.5h and is a screw top with a oval diamond symbol on the bottom. Coke bottles is determined, check out the flea market.