HOME: Although this was not always the case, a single digit DATE code was used frequently in the 1930s. I have read that plant # 62 has been recorded by others on liquor bottles but can find no information about the plant itself. It says duraglas on 2 sides with a c2993. I dont see all the numbers described in your post. It also has an X in the middle of the jug. I dont know what the W means but perhaps someone else has figured that out on another website. David, I would like to find out a price for this bottle I found in this abandoned water drain in my yard. I have determined it to be from the Owens-Illinois Glass Company. Thanks for writing, It has been turned into sea glass. The 5 is a date code, and would probably stand for either 1965, 1975 or 1985. Hi Ken, In any case, I may have been unclear in what I was trying to write, and may need to re-edit my text. the "Tumbler Division" section (16 catalog pages) - More information on closures Art deco cut. From your description I think you have found an emerald green Sunsweet prune juice bottle / jar. Hi David. Bottle Grand Island Neb clear glass 7 oz. mark on base of amber beer bottle. ), bottom is a 7 and right is a 2 (obviously from 1932). For an extensive list of glass manufacturers marks seen on bottles, jars, insulators, tableware and other glass items, please click here to go to the Glass Bottle Marks pages (page one). Thanks for including the links to photos of the bottle! where can I find information on Owens-Illinois whiskey bottle marks? I cant say for sure which year is correct. What does this all mean? The 5755 is probably a code number for that particular mold or style jug. David. I found a brown half gallon Clorox Duraglas bottle. Your post is concerning a query submitted in 2013 from Valerie which is farther down on this page and may require some scrolling to find! Hello! Hello, I see a number of different 7-UP bottles as well as a very few bottles in clear, of some other brands of soda. This bottom of bottle has a number 6 in the middle and above that has just the circled I (no diamond) followed by a single number 9 on the left of the circle I and single number 8 on the right side of the circle I. The 56 indicates the liquor bottle was made at their Charleston, West Virginia plant. The Charleston plant was operating from 1929 to about 1964, so many bottles are out there with the 56 LBPN on the base! with the above contention. I understand the 2 means Huntington, WV, the 3 is a mold number, but is the 5 for 1955 or 1945? 3 is a mold number. The first number, 64, was assigned to Alton, IL plant. Historic Glass Bottle Identification & Information David, HI, I have a 10 in tall x 4 in wide Amber Glass Bottle, Diamond/ Oval and I inside marking on bottom. The left number was 3, which you wrote was from the Fairmont, WV plant, or post 1981 Muskogee, OK. My question was the right side date code. types reflecting the "modern packaging trends" common to the late 1920s and Judging from your info, I would guess it is a soda bottle, and the cursive marking is actually DURAGLAS. The 23 plant code does stand for Los Angeles, and since that plant was started around 1948/1949, the bottle must date afterward. Im assuming it is Owens-Ill. Glass Co. marks on bottom are a circle, 33, then a diamond looking spaceship and a6center it says-Sunsweet, under that,Pat.appld. 17 is on the left and 82 on the right. David. 3 Owens Illinois Green Depression Glass Salt/Pepper Shakers Waffle Hoosier For Sale 3 Owens Illinois Green Depression Glass Salt/Pepper Shakers Waffle Hoosier: $49.95 . What does the 2 to the right with NO period mean, maybe 1932?? No, I dont know which O-I plant was assigned #62 as their liquor bottle permit number. I cant say which. The coke bottles should last you found in collectible soda bottles. Based on reading some of this my guess is the bottle was produced in 1945(?). His mechanization of the glass-blowing process eliminated child labor from glass-bottle factories, which he had himself experienced from the age of ten. (15% off), Sale Price USD 4.42 Hi David, I have read this with great interest. On your bottle, the 5 is probably a date code since it is placed to the right of the logo. If not when did it stop? This example is 5.5" tall, holds 4 oz., has an external screw cap finish, and made of colorless glass . Thoughts? Me with this one, Hi Timothy, David. Sale Price USD 31.66 TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS ON THIS SITE ~ COPYRIGHT 2004-2022. Thank you in advance. You have a popular forum here and Ive read far enough to acknowledge your credibility but not yet through all of the questions/answers. Beginning of the specific bottle on the bottom. Thanks again David you lead me to find its match however this Etsy listing does not share markings and its identical based on my markings seems like it was produced in 1928 (not 1930s). 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). But Jim Beam bottles will ALL have the same code, etc. I am not familiar with the Kankakee Bottling Works, but there have literally been thousands of soda bottling works located around the US and thats just those that operated within the past century. 6 was the plant code for their Charleston, WV plant. this passage (image to the right) shows what is noted in the second and then also in big letters says S.B.W can you help me figure out what or when it is from its driving me crazy! For instance "L" followed by a number is a page in the Other plants owned or controlled (at least for some time) by Illinois Glass included their Gas City, Indiana location as well as factories at Bridgeton, New Jersey, and Chicago Heights, Illinois. This is on the base of a small green glass jar, perhaps for an ointment. The date code would then certainly be 1965, and the 55 (placed on the left) is the permit number assigned to Owens-Illinoiss glass manufacturing plant at Huntington, West Virginia. comm. It makes total sense and I am sure you are correct. Thanks for your response, I appreciate it! Im simply not sure about the interpretation of the base numbers in the case of your water bottle. Im sorry I couldnt figure out how to ask a new question so its attached to this as a reply. 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. Thats what I gather from the numbering in the skirt: 5819, Sean, Im not sure what the F means. I am near Alton Illinois. linked below. Below the FEDERAL LAW PROHIBITS SALE OR RE-USE OF THIS BOTTLE there is D11 56 9 on the upper flatter side. Hope this helps, *Catalog Dating Notes: Its in perfect condition. Hi Trisha, pickles, "Presto" canning jars, preserves and jams. 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. Original Price USD 167.98 Approx 8oz. Found a Green base of a bottle with G- 94 (what does this stand for?) But historical, personal, and/or sentimental value often outweighs any cold cash value in so many cases. Thanks for letting me know~ File #4: Continuation of the "Pharmaceutical and Proprietary Division" It has the number 7 to the left of the symbol, 6 to the right, and a 3 below it. I knew that but in my haste to answer Marks post, I forgot the bottle was also marked DURAGLAS. If the 9 on the right is followed by a dot or period (9.) You can email a pic of the bottle to the email address listed at the lower right-hand corner of any page on this site. Take care, https://ibb.co/ynPfcjW (Possible mold number that looks like it says E788) 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. I found a clear jar. The number would have been used on invoices and other paperwork and communications between the glass company and their customers. This bottle base has 1949 date code to right. Hi John, Free returns . The bottle has the federal warning about the sale or reuse of the bottle. I havent done a search but it is likely that the patent can be found on the GOOGLE PATENTS website. Also, was green typically used as soda or alcohol? Take care, The Owens Bottle Company, now known as Owens-Illinois, Inc., headquartered at One Michael Owens Way in Perrysburg, Ohio, just south of Toledo, is still the world's leading maker of bottles for alcoholic beverages. Would you be able to email me a photo of this bottle? This mark has 3 lines outside the diamond, indicating production between 1993-1998. You hit the nail on the head! Russ Hoenig also noted the following The 1845 is a stock or code number (could also be described as a model number, design number, catalog number, style number or inventory number) assigned to that particular bottle type. Since the company was formed under that name in 1929 one would think that the catalog would Best regards, These bottles were made in a range of sizes, and were generally intended to serve as generic medicine bottles, often containing a liquid pharmaceutical product such as cough syrup. First use of this mark is claimed to have been on December 17, 1997, according to information posted on the justia.com website, here: I found a Duraglas bottle with the cap on the shores of Lake Michigan in southwest Michigan. Can you help me identify it? Many bottles made by Owens-Illinois are hard to date exactly. The exact cursive style changed slightly several times over the years. USD 7.20, USD 8.00 about milk bottles. Sometimes the color of the glass may also be turning toward a very faint purple/amethyst color. Owens Illinois Duraglas Green Glass Bottle Vintage Emerald Green Decor. I have an Owens-Illinois bottle with the following 4 lines on the bottom: Hi Shelly, 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. He is also co-author with Bill Lockhart of the comprehensive articles on the company which are posted on this website and linked further down this page.). new style closure that was smuch less common prior to Prohibition: external An assortment of Evidently the Brownie sodas were made for some period of time (1940s-1960s??) 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. In general, these types of bottles were made in very large numbers, and are considered relatively MODERN by bottle collectors and do not have a lot of monetary value in todays collector marketplace **at the present time**. My site is not really intended to be an appraisal site, but just for general information on bottle markings and manufacturers. 9 on the right side 1939? Is there any information available on the Roll Rite Glass Rolling Pin? Any ideas on what date this jar may be from, and which plant ? Triangle mark, used by Vidrio Formas, Lerma, Mexico. I was wondering if you could help me date an Owens-Illinois glass jar I recently found. front: 4/5 QUART Hope this helps, Bill Lindsey Thanks for writing and take care! Look forward to using your site again as I find more cool bottles. My questions, do you know where permit 56 was used and I read that the R means Rectifier but what does R- 174 mean? Read our Cookie Policy. and may have had a plug in it of some type. Hi Mary! Thanks and take care! Some of them may have been packer jars (containing various foods, bought retail at the grocery store) and they were frequently saved to reuse as canning jars or containers for storage (nails, nuts, marbles, buttons, screws, etc.) Thanks for compiling this, its super interesting! 2018t. Your bottle was made by Owens Bottle Company (O in a square was their trademark) and it would date from sometime in the 1919 to 1929 time period. on top duraglas in cursive below plant code #3, i inside of O, single digit date code of 5 (no dot) and then mold number of 15. from its formation in 1929 (a combination of many glass companies including the Atterbury EASTLAKE bird mug in pink alabaster or pink clambroth, made circa early to mid-1880s. voluntary movement has started among employees which has led to the formation of 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. To be honest Im not sure what it held. It has the Duraglas logo as well. Hello, second picture of green glass ointment jar attached. Coke bottles is determined, check out the flea market. It is a number which would have been used within the glass factory, such as on inventory sheets, communications such as order forms between the glass factory and the company the bottle was manufactured for. Any info on this bottle would be greatly appreciated. Additionally, the jar lacks shoulders and is a screw-top.   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. Given the (This was answered/discussed via direct email, but I will publish Robs post here on the site). DIAMOND & OVAL SUPERIMPOSED WITH AN I INSIDE MARK, Note: For a webpage on this site with an extensive list of glass companies that made, Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Complete list (with links) of all articles on the GLASS BOTTLE MARKS website, Glass Manufacturers Marks on Bottles and other Glassware, Brookfield Glass Company (Bushwick Glass Works), Federal Glass Company, Columbus, Ohio (1900-1979), Fenton Art Glass Company, Williamstown, WV (1905-2011), MASONS PATENT NOV 30TH 1858 Antique Fruit Jars Summary, Numbers seen on the bottoms of glass bottles and jars, Federal Law Forbids Sale or Reuse of this Bottle Marking, The Bewildering Array of Owens-Illinois Glass Co.