For readers, here is the page being referred to: https://glassbottlemarks.com/glass-industry-liquor-bottle-permit-numbers-numerical-list/ ", This implies that O-I was selling Libbey might have started being produced in 1935 and began hitting the marketplace in "Food Container Division" products (23 catalog pages) - Includes a wide array of I know the 4 means it was produced in Fairmont, WV. D89 is the distiller code number. If you could guide me in the right direction. Hi Mary! However, that doesnt always hold true. Hi Zac, Above that it says John Morgan, it also says it is a 1 Pint bottle, below that it has a g178 and it says New York, N.Y. would love it if you could help me figure out anything about it, thanks. Each of the 25 separately We found a George Washington 1932 bicentennial commemorative flask in our basement. David. Finally, on the bottom M258270. Hello Ken, PopScreen - Video Search, Bookmarking and Discovery Engine. Hi Dorian, That seems conclusive though could have been added to this O-I library archival Here is an article about that acquisition: https://www.beveragedaily.com/Article/2015/03/06/O-I-acquires-Bennu-Glass-renaming-its-plant-O-I-Kalama Hi Marie, Thanks! I am reasonably sure the date code 1 stands for 1941 (as the Oakland plant started production in 1936). Also, on the bottom is HILEX reg. I would like to know if its worth something. Pat. Photo courtesy of ebay seller Dotdority. Many bottles made by Owens-Illinois are hard to date exactly. David. William Franzen & Sons- W F & S MIL marking on base of amber beer bottle. Thank you David! Hi! 10 may be a mold number. Still, a nice little piece of mid-20th-century Americana! Hope this helps, So I gather plant 7 Alton ill., mold 14, which seems unique. The Jar is like a flat sided fish bowl shape. Hope this helps a little. Any contact with this bottle before? This trademark is in current use on most Owens-Illinois glass containers made within the United States (as of 2020). Near the bottom side of the bottle it says KANKAKEE BOTTLING WORKS. Thus, a plant code 11 (used at the Evansville plant) may have been left as-is for some period of time after the mold was moved, and might have been correctly later, but the date code was retooled. Sorry I cant pin it down for sure, but my best guess is that it stands for 1954. The number 20 was first assigned to Owens-Illinois Brackenridge, PA plant (which closed around 1940), but later assigned to their Oakland, CA plant after c. 1936, and is still in use. Thanks! Brad, it is a medicine bottle (and probably held cough syrup or some other liquid medicine). Earned the 99 Bottles (Level 13) badge! The D126 is the liquor distillers codewhich I havent Found a list ofyet. 2. non-liquor bottles) by Owens-Illinois. 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 9 the I in the circle then an 8 above a 7 It makes total sense and I am sure you are correct. 6 was the plant code for their Charleston, WV plant. /Users/owner/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/resources/renders/D/DEF6308A-A417-4C58-813F-F542B2A629EC_1_201_a.heic Does this mean it was made in the 30s, or after? There is a seam up to the top, but a large, messy pontil on the bottom. Best regards, (15% off), Sale Price USD 10.15 The 2 is a date code which probably stands for 1942. KY.G.W. Donald Duck's debut was in 1934 in "The Wise Little Hen" which didn't seem to oil containers. (There are a VERY few cases in which a company makes both bottle and product, but it is not the norm in the business world!) I am assuming this is 1942? Try using a different browser or disabling ad blockers. Its just a circle with an I in it. Does this mean it was made in 1947? I looked up the permit number in a document and the permit number wasnt listed. where can I find information on Owens-Illinois whiskey bottle marks? 1. File #19: End of the "Large Ware The M-889A is almost certainly an identification number assigned to that particular bottle design (or bottle mold) by Owens-Illinois. Pre-Owned. They were metal screw caps and accompanying threaded finishes. Also Metal Cap says keep in refrigerator after opening and serve chilled. Very good question! Blob dating as a demisexual soda bottle pricing guides useful: none: using coke bottle? NOTE: To reiterate, this arrangement generally applies to Non-Liquor bottles. Good afternoon I was hoping you could help me identify a jar I found, Its a regular mouth quart canning jar and on the front is the word Mason under that a star then under the star the word Jar. Pontil marks are only seen on earlier period hand-made (mouth-blown) bottles, not machine-made bottles. This is an in-depth overview of the history of this important 20th and still Hello Paul, Owens-Illinois Glass Company I inside an O trademark, AB (connected) mark on base of light aqua beer bottle with P 11 code. Hi Crystal, ~David. 2 55 9 it outI even could. $42.91 . The bottle design patent number was actually issued in April of 1934. USD 29.87, USD 37.34 Looking at the bottom, at the top theres a marking that looks like maybe a #1? Many millions of insulators were made at Muncie, the very last being manufactured in the year 1967. It sounds like the bottle was made by Owens-Illinois in 1972, at their Alton, Illinois factory (plant #7). Of course, the 7 which is a plant code number stands for Owens-Illinoiss factory location at Alton, Illinois. David. Hi Jeff, Underneath in an arc formation is DES. Hello, I found an Owens Illinois green glass ointment jar on our property today. Maybe like some type or error. Hi Annie, The design was patented in 1934, as shown by this page on Google Patents. comm. (Send me a pic of the bottle to email address listed at lower right on any webpage on this site). This is one of those questions that are hard to answer with certainty! The 7 to the left of the logo is the plant code number which stood for Alton, Illinois. One is a coke bottle with 68 on the leftthe I inside the oval/diamond (Owens-Illinois)and 45 on the right. Thanks for letting me know~ Owens-Illinois has made thousands of different containers, and on many of them the markings do not always conform exactly to the most typical factory/date/mold code configuration. Ive yet to see one that wasnt. Thatcher Glass MTC mark on emerald green beach glass shard from a juice bottle. 2/2019). [url=https://postimages.org/][img]https://i.postimg.cc/J7cWT89t/mb2.jpg[/img][/url], Hi Eric, 1735-EP, Can you please decode this for me? Owens-Illinois has probably made millions of small glass vials or serum bottles over many years. /Users/owner/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/resources/derivatives/F/F13F0744-72A4-4CAA-BA9E-90DE43898225_1_105_c.jpeg What a fantastic website you have! Cork still in the smaller bottle. You have a popular forum here and Ive read far enough to acknowledge your credibility but not yet through all of the questions/answers. I have occasionally seen them for sale at antique malls and flea markets, and they show up for sale frequently on ebay. These bottles are 10 quart bottles with a stippled surface and a clear rectagular space at the lower portion of the bottle that has the dairys name etched into it. Near the foundations of two log cabins I have previously found a tobacco tin dating to 1910 and a half pint milk jug from the 1930s. David. However, there are some exceptions to this general rule, and single-digit date codes were also used in later decades along with the later I inside an O mark (but without a period placed to the right of the code). Thank you very much! *Russ Hoenig (pers. Please bookmark this site, and I hope you will return often. Additional information from Russ Hoenig (Hoenig pers. Incidentally, because the date code is 7 I suspect your bottle might date from 1937. I have a partial piece of brown glass that has the following markings: Looks like a 15, then underneath it says Duraglas, and has a 39 under the Duraglas. In terms of revenue,. What would the history be of this bottle. 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). It also says 4 directly below that. It is not completely round as it has flat angles coming off of the flat bottom but then becomes rounded on top so is neither completely round nor completes a hexagon. David. catalog number, inventory number, design number), used in communications between the glass factory and the company(ies) they sold the bottles to. ACL products, but it is certainly possible that such was being made by 1932. It also has a W which, if I understand correctly is a liquor code, but after 1934 there were requirements for other codes, which my bottle does not have. ), there are two basic types of mold numbers: 1) A range of numbers assigned to a series of IDENTICAL MOLDS being used to produce a particular type of bottle. linked below. something that would have be highly unlikely to exist prior to 1933 (a note I think its made by Owens-Illinois Glass Company and has the numbers 7, 3 and 360 on it. on the bottom. 359-G (Each group as a separate line). Thank you- Betsy, Betsy, The A might be a makers mark for Armstrong Cork Company, but I do not know when the jug was made. What can you tell me about it? About like a baby food jar. You have put a lot of work into it and I appreciate it. Below it, at center is the Diamond & Oval entwined with I in center. The general look of the bottle is also somewhat similar to some bottles used for pickled products, olives, and in some cases, honey. I suspect that the number you see to the LEFT of the logo was supposed to be a 10 but with the 1 poorly engraved i.e. letters are not in alphabetical order in the catalog. I have no idea if your bottle was made in 1947, since you dont mention any numbers on the bottle that might possibly be a date code. [Readers, Duncan emailed me with a base photo of this mark. 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. Send me exclusive offers, unique gift ideas, and personalized tips for shopping and selling on Etsy. Hi Judy, or was used for. File #17: Continuation of the "Food Container Division" products The 15 is a mold number. /Users/owner/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/resources/renders/4/4803A160-6980-48CD-B714-FE290B9EA31F_1_201_a.heic ), 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. 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. prior version printed about 1915. Any ideas about what it was used for and how old it is? Consistently earned 5-star reviews, shipped orders on time, and replied quickly to messages, Looks like you already have an account! Duraglas I appreciate your time! All in raised glass. The number identified a specific shape or style of bottle, irrespective of the exact glass color or markings on the bottle. I then read that any dates after 1960 I believe, would be two digit numbers. Old familiar shapes again become popular Jack, in my opinion there is no foolproof way to date some Owens-Illinois bottles with 100% certainty, and this is an example. Any idea what year this is?? early/mid 1930's (*see "Catalog Dating Notes" below) Anyway, one thing led to another and I started It has a big 0 with a line through it and a capital L next to it..and a small 3 under both (one 3, just under the 0L. It does have the oval/diamond with an I on the bottom. Alexandria, 4) Do all soda bottles made in the 1940s carry a period after the number, or just some percentage of them? This is a case where the date code (the 0 to the RIGHT of the logo) could theoretically stand for either 1930, 1940 or 1950. List of Web Links pointing to some other sites / interests ~ (Most of these sites are not glass-related) including Birds, Trees, Fishing, Antiques, Transferware, Blue Willow Pattern Dishes, Coins, Religion, Marine Traffic, VintageAerial, WheresGeorge, Amsterdam, Ohio River info and more! Thanks you for any help. Thanks for writing! BALL logo, as seen on a BALL PERFECT MASON jar from the period c. 1910-1923. While collecting beach glass, I found a green bottom of a bottle that says filled or re-filled 89 with the I O symbol to the right. ~David. Any info? And I would like to learn more about the designer. After the merger (1929), I could see a directive for all branches (and) examples. This may stand for either 1959, 1969, or 1979. David. Learn more. Tribune, Altoona, PA., December 21, 1936.). comm. Company glass manufacturing engineers interested in the history, legend and Any help is appreciated. David. But the value assigned to that bottle with the original label would be considerably higher than a bottle with no label. Stamped on the bottom 3 O with I inside 65 (next line) 14 (next line) G-18038 Thanks for any help. Some bottle molds already in use were not re-engraved until as late as 1957, 1958, 1959, even, as mentioned, in 1966. The iridescent coating is a result of being buried for many years over the years the moisture in the soil very slowly disintegrates a microscopically thin surface layer of glass (gradually leaching out some of the soda), creating the look which is sometimes called sick glass. 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. It had its own railroad spur line.