This is on the base of a small green glass jar, perhaps for an ointment. This is one of those questions that are hard to answer with certainty! Has the name Owens on bottom with the number 1 to the left of the diamond and oval and the pontil mark is not completely round its almost oval shaped. First, Thank you so much for establishing this website. Thank you =), Hello Nora, all OI plants is not known, but financial reports in the early '30s always Hope this helps, products prior to being "absorbed" into O-I Thus, a bottle with, say, the style number 2579 might theoretically also be marked with the mold number 6 if it is being made on a machine with a number of identical molds numbered 1 to 10 or 1 to 12. (My email address is at the bottom of the page). I think a high percentage of the flasks were saved because of their subject matter, usefulness, beauty and well-done graphics, so lots of householders saved them to reuse as water bottles or just curios. One of the most commonly found bottles found in old dumpsites would be the standard "fluted sides" ketchup bottles that bear this mark. Can you study your bottle closely and compare with the pictures and information presented on this webpage on the Clorox company site? At the top it says 1951. (More info, below, in the paragraph on the I inside an O trademark). Sometimes the color of the glass may also be turning toward a very faint purple/amethyst color. It has a 1 over a 190 on the bottom as well as 1932 impressed on the bottom with considerable wrinkles in the glass from manufacturing of the jug (possibly straw marks as I am not sure). Hope this helps a little. oil containers. The 14 is probably the mold number. No labeling, but has diamond embossed ring around neck and canada dry . me to suspect the production of the Disney tumblers started soon after they were The flat front and back of the bottle have a set of 3 raised arcs at the 3, 6, 9, and 12 positions. Those types of decoratively designed bottles were often saved and re-used as decanters or vases. 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. Questions? ~David. Can you give me an Idea on the what year this may have been made in? I have two of these: one is a 2 oz size marked Lyric on the bottom, while the other, a 1/2 oz size, is marked Illinois on the bottom with the Illinois Glass Cos I inside a diamond. The mark is a diamond with a circle an the I in the middle. Thanks! Of course it can still be used for practical purposes and if in decent condition (no cracks or chips) will always retain some utility value, regardless of collectability value. I found a ONE PINT oval shaped amber glass bottle washed up on the shore of an island off of Florida recently. On the bottom of the jar, there is the I in an oval O, but no diamond. I was recently scuba diving in the St Lawrence, and Ive found a clear glass pop bottle showing 3 I-O 57 with a 3 below the I-O mark and Duraglas in script underneath at the bottom of the bottle. Owens-Illinois Glass Co. and a rich source of information. "Duraglas" trademark used by Owens- Illinois Glass Company Duraglas (in a cursive script with only the first letter actually capitalized) was registered by Owens-Illinois Glass Company, based in Toledo, Ohio at that time, on September 23, 1941.. Take care, (Photo courtesy of Dan Goorevitch). I think they are from the 1930s ? Sale Price USD 5.50 compiled with your own observations, my somewhat educated guess is that the catalog was published in1935at the earliest or1936at the latest. Meredith, exactly which O-I symbol are you referring to? There is a list of permit codes for glass companies making liquor bottles after Prohibition and the 1935 (34) law on the Historic Bottle website: Hi Annie, The design was patented in 1934, as shown by this page on Google Patents. bclc lotto app not working; signs your internship will turn into a job; mary suehr schmitz. View Etsys Privacy Policy. (Although, I think the most prolific maker of those types of vials is Wheaton, using their W in a circle or T. about milk bottles. David. Age? 1926 "B" catalog being the update to the 1920 "A" version which was an update of Thanks again and take care, Beginning of the "Food Container Division" wares including and introductory It has an aluminum looking screw cap with a cork inside and threads for another cap possibly. David, David, I found a coca cola bottle with the O I logo on the bottom with an F above it and no numbering around it. beginning of the "Large Ware Division" products (24 catalog pages) - Includes C. W. & CO. marks). mid-1930s heritage at least. David. Left bottom is ICC-10. Best regards, Note: Several of the plant numbers used by O-I were re-used by other plants that opened in later years, so it is important to take into consideration the date code, the bottle style and other characteristics to positively identify which plant location made a particular bottle. For more info with a more extensive, detailed chart of known Owens-Illinois plant location codes, please check out the article by Bill Lockhart and Russ Hoenig at this URL: The Bewildering Array of Owens-Illinois Glass Co. I couldnt figure out how to just post a question so hopefully this gets to you. (1940s? The best I can tell it reads 4 IO Diamond Logo 3 I cant tell for sure if there is a period after the 3 due to the stippling of the base. the "Tumbler Division" section (16 catalog pages) - More information on closures Amazing to find this article by simply googling o with diamond logo glass mark. A white cap that says PD the bottom is: 7 i in a circle 72 and then 14 under those. Its tough to tell on the bottom of this bottle based on your article. My question isAlthough it does not have the I in the O is this still an Illinois/Owens Glass Company Bottle? The BB48 marking was used on some Owens-Illinois milk bottles for a long time, but I dont have info on just how late the mark was used. Most of the bottles seen with this code on the bottom are emerald green 7-UP bottles. I found a bottle while we were dredging out a channel. I would assume the total number of molds used was either 10 or 12 since normally they were used in even numbers. David, I have a medical vial? The mark is sometimes misinterpreted as the representation of an eye or of the planet Saturn. 3 Owens Illinois Green Depression Glass Salt/Pepper Shakers Waffle (For instance, some hold that a period indicates another decade, i.e. And good luck on finding more bottles! I understand the 2 means Huntington, WV, the 3 is a mold number, but is the 5 for 1955 or 1945? I often advise readers to, just for the heck of it, examine glass containers in their cupboards and refrigerators, and see if they can find various mold numbers on modern, present-day glass containers. Sorry I dont know which year it would be. Hi Randy, Etsy uses cookies and similar technologies to give you a better experience, enabling things like: Detailed information can be found in Etsys Cookies & Similar Technologies Policy and our Privacy Policy. Near the opposite edge of the bottle is a larger G 11. Can you tell me how old the bottle is? was bound which I thought a bit over the top for a catalog to be shared. practical magic owens family tree - fisvo.org Further down it says 5755 W. Along the base of the jug it says Duraglass, and at the top it says one gallon. Patent 90023. It would be cool to know it was very old as well. In regards to the makers mark, it is an I inside of an O, with a 7 to the left, a 2 to the right, and a 15 on the bottom. ~David. Please help However, that doesnt always hold true. 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! noting that the catalog was "the first Owens-Illinois Catalogue." Found a tall green Canada Dry green glass bottle. Hi David, I recently found what I believe is an Owen-Illinois glass liquor bottle. Bottom is a hexagon shape with 3 markings (left to right) 8, square with an O, and 8. This article is Sounds like it would be a crown lip style bottle. I forgot to ask in my previous comment I am assuming these amber jars are safe to use as drinking glasses? Hope this helps a bit! And it has 7 rings around it. It does have the oval/diamond with an I on the bottom. (See list of 20 currently operating glass container plants in North America, farther down on this page). But if you cant respond, I completely understand. It has the diamond with the circle & I on the bottom. 1933 is indicated a few times on the following page (not pictured) with a I understand your reluctance to make blanket statements. Since the Duraglas brand name was introduced in 1940 we know it cant be from before that year. The M-889A is almost certainly an identification number assigned to that particular bottle design (or bottle mold) by Owens-Illinois. You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings. One set of vintage glass bottles. The one thing I cant find any information about is the number C2989 located next to the name Duraglas at the bottom of the jar. Also, the drawing of the second variation (with the I serifs angled) is one I dont think actually exists. (Send me a pic of the bottle to email address listed at lower right on any webpage on this site). early/mid 1930's (*see "Catalog Dating Notes" below) Thanks for writing, and sorry I dont have information about it. new style closure that was smuch less common prior to Prohibition: external Bottle dated 1944. David. Apple juice? However, I am of the opinion that it stands for 1946. 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. If the design was popular it is possible they were produced for some years after 1932. The mark may not have been, in actual practice, engraved onto all their bottle molds (in their inventory or being used at that time) until sometime in the year 1930, simply because of the time and effort involved in re-tooling/altering large numbers of molds already in use. Here is a webpage from Google Patents which describes the jar: http://www.google.com/patents/USD86712 I would love to know what the just what I picked up. I sent you a direct email about this the other day, but will also post this comment publicly as a followup on the site for other readers. Finally, on the bottom M258270. Do you think this might be from 1933? I have added his photo to my article here about Owens-Illinois. Since Owens-Illinois was not formed until 1929, it could not stand for 1906. My finds are mostly small bottles what look like medication or perfume bottles but I have found several Coke bottles dating 1945-47, and others what appear to be liquor bottles, that most have the single numbers after the OI logo. Hope this helps, Mold makers spelling errors are fairly common on glass items such as bottles, fruit jars and insulators, and those errors are sought by collectors. Bottle Catalog One of the best sources for determining bottle types based on the shape are old glass/bottle makers catalogs. Sellers looking to grow their business and reach more interested buyers can use Etsys advertising platform to promote their items.