How do I identify old bottles?
To find the markings, examine the bottle carefully. The side of the bottle may be printed with the product or manufacturer’s name, and this can be helpful in identifying your find. Also turn the bottle over. Many bottles have marks on the bottom, and these are important signatures of bottle manufacturers.
What do the markings on the bottom of a glass bottle mean?
In most cases, one- or two-digit numbers are actually mold numbers that indicate the specific bottle mold or section in an automatic bottle machine. If numerous molds were identical, each one received its own number. Base numbers also indicate bottle styles or shapes, manufacturing dates, or factory location codes.
How do you date vintage bottles?
There are three keys to help with dating most bottles:
- Side seams: None: bottle may be free blown, in which case it has a very uneven shape and dates before 1860.
- Base type (for examples, click here): Open pontilled: usually date before 1860.
- Top type (for examples, see click here):
How old are Duraglas bottles?
They date from the 1940s or 1950s. (This type of bottle was made in a large range of sizes – other sizes were made).
What are the names of the ink bottles?
We wish to purchase ink bottles in colors such as cobalt blue, green, and amber and in shapes such as a cone (round or multi-sided), a cylinder with pour spout, or a teakettle. Bottles embossed with ink names such a CARTER’S, HARRISON’S, J & IEM, HOVER, DAVIDS’, GAYLORD’S, WARREN’S CONGRESS, and HEATH’S are of interest, as are many others.
Is it worth it to collect fountain pen ink?
Collecting vintage fountain pen ink can be enjoyable and rewarding. It can also be overwhelming if you’re just getting started. There isn’t much information out there to help you identify or date the various bottles and boxes you’ll come across.
How tall is an old Berlin bottle embossed?
Early 1900s vintage bottle embossed Berlin Bottling Works Berlin Wis., about 7 3/4″ tall over the bottle, not including lid. Lot of four unused clear glass Hemingray insulators, about 3 1/2″ tall. These have a little dust after about 100 years in storage in
What kind of bottle has a maple leaf on it?
Vintage glass decanter bottle with maple leaf design, bottom marked for John McNaughton – Canada. No stopper for this one. It’s abou Lot of two big glass jars from vinegar – nice handles on these! One is a three quart jar, one is a two quart jar.