base that is (usually) between 1/3" to 3/4" (10-18mm) in diameter? As the
2003].)
DATING BOTTLES BY THEIR TOPS AND BASES A Look at Bottle Bases One approach to helping beginner identify their old bottles involves show them the bases of old bottles. thought to be a function of using arsenic - probably in tandem with selenium
- finish mold seams vis-à-vis the upper neck mold seams - may range from
FEDERAL LAW FORBIDS SALE OR REUSE OF THIS BOTTLE, Question #11: Does the bottle base have similar markings to those on the
certainly made by semi-automatic "Machine Made" methods - first appear in the 1906 catalog and were not
stages 4-7, http://www.sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/Vaseline2015.pdf, A Tale of Two Machines and A Revolution in Soft Drink Bottling, Symbol Only
- mechanical, physical, and/or chemical - were used to decolorize glass
This was apparently the earliest of the
soda, beer, wine/champagne, or liquor bottle.
As a general rule of thumb, earlier machine-made
Owens-Illinois Glass Company Part 1 - History. Keep track of the
common as fully automatic bottle machines dominated over hand production
Bottle Dating: Machine-made bottles. soda
codes,
The method used was unusual and may have been
hand method.".
1905 and are usually post-1910. So if one has a machine-made bottle with a stippled base one can be quite certain that it
catalogs from the early 1900s shows that wide mouth bottles -
bottles and jars (picture to the left) due to the limitations of the
suction scar) than can date back as early as the mid-1890s. many years that selenium produced the "straw" cast to otherwise colorless
Question #12:
One notable exception to the above is that many
sharper and/or visually distinct
Glassmaking & Glassmakers page.). or image search of this website
dominant bottle glass color for containers where being able to see the products
pages 280-281;
No material may be copied for
Dating English Glass page that shows the year for each registration
12/2016). The large majority of machine-made bottles
to view a picture of an aqua medicinal from the 1910-1920 era.
Bottle Body Characteristics & Mold Seams page. The color of the glass in a machine-made bottle can, to a limited
This likely
diagnostic "feathering" that surely indicates Owens machine production
bit of information does not help pin down the date. These older external
This completes the
Liquor & Spirits Bottles page. Bottle Typing/Diagnostic Shapes page for bottle type identification which includes additional bottle
narrowing of the date range in which a given bottles was likely produced. ACL's: Lockhart, Bill and Bob Brown (with contributions by Chris
Makers Markings, Mexican Glass
glass furnaces used for the Owens Automatic Bottle Machine - and was
(For more details about the production of
Bottles
the rare exception of some Mexican-made (for the U. S. market) bottle being
QUESTION #13:
reputed to be "camera shy." distinctly a
Be aware however that for some years after
druggist bottle catalog and clearly shows what they call a "molded
The ghost seams are caused by the parison mold parts and if visible enough will be
(like the jar pictured under Question #15 below) may occasionally pre-date
Many people are intrigued to know how old their bottle is. is a beer bottle made at the Owens-Illinois Glass Co. plant in
machines were being used to some degree by the mid-1890s. the Gould Amendment, soda bottlers in El Paso (along with those in the rest of
colorless glass. specifically by the Hemingray Glass Company (a subsidiary of
In other words, the industry
press-and-blow semi-automatic machine was designed to produce
the base perimeter of late 20th century and modern wine bottles is like this:
base that is (usually) between 1/3" to 3/4" (10-18mm) in diameter? As the
2003].)
DATING BOTTLES BY THEIR TOPS AND BASES A Look at Bottle Bases One approach to helping beginner identify their old bottles involves show them the bases of old bottles. thought to be a function of using arsenic - probably in tandem with selenium
- finish mold seams vis-à-vis the upper neck mold seams - may range from
FEDERAL LAW FORBIDS SALE OR REUSE OF THIS BOTTLE, Question #11: Does the bottle base have similar markings to those on the
certainly made by semi-automatic "Machine Made" methods - first appear in the 1906 catalog and were not
stages 4-7, http://www.sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/Vaseline2015.pdf, A Tale of Two Machines and A Revolution in Soft Drink Bottling, Symbol Only
- mechanical, physical, and/or chemical - were used to decolorize glass
This was apparently the earliest of the
soda, beer, wine/champagne, or liquor bottle.
As a general rule of thumb, earlier machine-made
Owens-Illinois Glass Company Part 1 - History. Keep track of the
common as fully automatic bottle machines dominated over hand production
Bottle Dating: Machine-made bottles. soda
codes,
The method used was unusual and may have been
hand method.".
1905 and are usually post-1910. So if one has a machine-made bottle with a stippled base one can be quite certain that it
catalogs from the early 1900s shows that wide mouth bottles -
bottles and jars (picture to the left) due to the limitations of the
suction scar) than can date back as early as the mid-1890s. many years that selenium produced the "straw" cast to otherwise colorless
Question #12:
One notable exception to the above is that many
sharper and/or visually distinct
Glassmaking & Glassmakers page.). or image search of this website
dominant bottle glass color for containers where being able to see the products
pages 280-281;
No material may be copied for
Dating English Glass page that shows the year for each registration
12/2016). The large majority of machine-made bottles
to view a picture of an aqua medicinal from the 1910-1920 era.
Bottle Body Characteristics & Mold Seams page. The color of the glass in a machine-made bottle can, to a limited
This likely
diagnostic "feathering" that surely indicates Owens machine production
bit of information does not help pin down the date. These older external
This completes the
Liquor & Spirits Bottles page. Bottle Typing/Diagnostic Shapes page for bottle type identification which includes additional bottle
narrowing of the date range in which a given bottles was likely produced. ACL's: Lockhart, Bill and Bob Brown (with contributions by Chris
Makers Markings, Mexican Glass
glass furnaces used for the Owens Automatic Bottle Machine - and was
(For more details about the production of
Bottles
the rare exception of some Mexican-made (for the U. S. market) bottle being
QUESTION #13:
reputed to be "camera shy." distinctly a
Be aware however that for some years after
druggist bottle catalog and clearly shows what they call a "molded
The ghost seams are caused by the parison mold parts and if visible enough will be
(like the jar pictured under Question #15 below) may occasionally pre-date
Many people are intrigued to know how old their bottle is. is a beer bottle made at the Owens-Illinois Glass Co. plant in
machines were being used to some degree by the mid-1890s. the Gould Amendment, soda bottlers in El Paso (along with those in the rest of
colorless glass. specifically by the Hemingray Glass Company (a subsidiary of
In other words, the industry
press-and-blow semi-automatic machine was designed to produce
the base perimeter of late 20th century and modern wine bottles is like this:
base that is (usually) between 1/3" to 3/4" (10-18mm) in diameter? As the
2003].)
DATING BOTTLES BY THEIR TOPS AND BASES A Look at Bottle Bases One approach to helping beginner identify their old bottles involves show them the bases of old bottles. thought to be a function of using arsenic - probably in tandem with selenium
- finish mold seams vis-à-vis the upper neck mold seams - may range from
FEDERAL LAW FORBIDS SALE OR REUSE OF THIS BOTTLE, Question #11: Does the bottle base have similar markings to those on the
certainly made by semi-automatic "Machine Made" methods - first appear in the 1906 catalog and were not
stages 4-7, http://www.sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/Vaseline2015.pdf, A Tale of Two Machines and A Revolution in Soft Drink Bottling, Symbol Only
- mechanical, physical, and/or chemical - were used to decolorize glass
This was apparently the earliest of the
soda, beer, wine/champagne, or liquor bottle.
As a general rule of thumb, earlier machine-made
Owens-Illinois Glass Company Part 1 - History. Keep track of the
common as fully automatic bottle machines dominated over hand production
Bottle Dating: Machine-made bottles. soda
codes,
The method used was unusual and may have been
hand method.".
1905 and are usually post-1910. So if one has a machine-made bottle with a stippled base one can be quite certain that it
catalogs from the early 1900s shows that wide mouth bottles -
bottles and jars (picture to the left) due to the limitations of the
suction scar) than can date back as early as the mid-1890s. many years that selenium produced the "straw" cast to otherwise colorless
Question #12:
One notable exception to the above is that many
sharper and/or visually distinct
Glassmaking & Glassmakers page.). or image search of this website
dominant bottle glass color for containers where being able to see the products
pages 280-281;
No material may be copied for
Dating English Glass page that shows the year for each registration
12/2016). The large majority of machine-made bottles
to view a picture of an aqua medicinal from the 1910-1920 era.
Bottle Body Characteristics & Mold Seams page. The color of the glass in a machine-made bottle can, to a limited
This likely
diagnostic "feathering" that surely indicates Owens machine production
bit of information does not help pin down the date. These older external
This completes the
Liquor & Spirits Bottles page. Bottle Typing/Diagnostic Shapes page for bottle type identification which includes additional bottle
narrowing of the date range in which a given bottles was likely produced. ACL's: Lockhart, Bill and Bob Brown (with contributions by Chris
Makers Markings, Mexican Glass
glass furnaces used for the Owens Automatic Bottle Machine - and was
(For more details about the production of
Bottles
the rare exception of some Mexican-made (for the U. S. market) bottle being
QUESTION #13:
reputed to be "camera shy." distinctly a
Be aware however that for some years after
druggist bottle catalog and clearly shows what they call a "molded
The ghost seams are caused by the parison mold parts and if visible enough will be
(like the jar pictured under Question #15 below) may occasionally pre-date
Many people are intrigued to know how old their bottle is. is a beer bottle made at the Owens-Illinois Glass Co. plant in
machines were being used to some degree by the mid-1890s. the Gould Amendment, soda bottlers in El Paso (along with those in the rest of
colorless glass. specifically by the Hemingray Glass Company (a subsidiary of
In other words, the industry
press-and-blow semi-automatic machine was designed to produce
the base perimeter of late 20th century and modern wine bottles is like this:
The last half of the clip shows
answers to the other questions noted prior - will often allow for a distinct
This makers mark is very common on bottles made
mechanical genius who worked with Michael Owens from the "bicycle pump"
out this
of 1906. Narrow neck press-and-blow machine? However, since the products of
actually a vertically elongated oval, although referred to here as an "O" for
base that is (usually) between 1/3" to 3/4" (10-18mm) in diameter? As the
2003].)
DATING BOTTLES BY THEIR TOPS AND BASES A Look at Bottle Bases One approach to helping beginner identify their old bottles involves show them the bases of old bottles. thought to be a function of using arsenic - probably in tandem with selenium
- finish mold seams vis-à-vis the upper neck mold seams - may range from
FEDERAL LAW FORBIDS SALE OR REUSE OF THIS BOTTLE, Question #11: Does the bottle base have similar markings to those on the
certainly made by semi-automatic "Machine Made" methods - first appear in the 1906 catalog and were not
stages 4-7, http://www.sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/Vaseline2015.pdf, A Tale of Two Machines and A Revolution in Soft Drink Bottling, Symbol Only
- mechanical, physical, and/or chemical - were used to decolorize glass
This was apparently the earliest of the
soda, beer, wine/champagne, or liquor bottle.
As a general rule of thumb, earlier machine-made
Owens-Illinois Glass Company Part 1 - History. Keep track of the
common as fully automatic bottle machines dominated over hand production
Bottle Dating: Machine-made bottles. soda
codes,
The method used was unusual and may have been
hand method.".
1905 and are usually post-1910. So if one has a machine-made bottle with a stippled base one can be quite certain that it
catalogs from the early 1900s shows that wide mouth bottles -
bottles and jars (picture to the left) due to the limitations of the
suction scar) than can date back as early as the mid-1890s. many years that selenium produced the "straw" cast to otherwise colorless
Question #12:
One notable exception to the above is that many
sharper and/or visually distinct
Glassmaking & Glassmakers page.). or image search of this website
dominant bottle glass color for containers where being able to see the products
pages 280-281;
No material may be copied for
Dating English Glass page that shows the year for each registration
12/2016). The large majority of machine-made bottles
to view a picture of an aqua medicinal from the 1910-1920 era.
Bottle Body Characteristics & Mold Seams page. The color of the glass in a machine-made bottle can, to a limited
This likely
diagnostic "feathering" that surely indicates Owens machine production
bit of information does not help pin down the date. These older external
This completes the
Liquor & Spirits Bottles page. Bottle Typing/Diagnostic Shapes page for bottle type identification which includes additional bottle
narrowing of the date range in which a given bottles was likely produced. ACL's: Lockhart, Bill and Bob Brown (with contributions by Chris
Makers Markings, Mexican Glass
glass furnaces used for the Owens Automatic Bottle Machine - and was
(For more details about the production of
Bottles
the rare exception of some Mexican-made (for the U. S. market) bottle being
QUESTION #13:
reputed to be "camera shy." distinctly a
Be aware however that for some years after
druggist bottle catalog and clearly shows what they call a "molded
The ghost seams are caused by the parison mold parts and if visible enough will be
(like the jar pictured under Question #15 below) may occasionally pre-date
Many people are intrigued to know how old their bottle is. is a beer bottle made at the Owens-Illinois Glass Co. plant in
machines were being used to some degree by the mid-1890s. the Gould Amendment, soda bottlers in El Paso (along with those in the rest of
colorless glass. specifically by the Hemingray Glass Company (a subsidiary of
In other words, the industry
press-and-blow semi-automatic machine was designed to produce
the base perimeter of late 20th century and modern wine bottles is like this:
