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19th century Johnnie Walker whisky bottle - 11/4/2003 5:07:16 AM    Brooook   Posts: 3 Joined: 11/4/2003 Status: offline Hi, I have an old Johnnie Walker bottle. The embedded writing says JOHNNIE WALKER and underneath THIS BOTTLE ALWAYS REMAINS THE PROPERTY OF JOHN WALKER & SONS Ltd. The bottle looks handmade with flaws in the greenish tinged glass. Hold approx 14oz. It is from New Zealand and I was wondering what age it might be? Picture cropped of white space - Admin Attachment (1) < Message edited by Admin -- 11/4/2003 5:27:22 AM > Post #: 1

RE: 19th century Johnnie Walker whisky bottle - 11/5/2003 7:10:48 AM    oz-riley   Posts: 135 Joined: 11/24/2002 From: Melbourne, Australia. Status: offline We get a lot of these bottles in Australia and most I have seen are from the 1940's to 1950's. What is embossed on the base? this may give a better idea of age. Chris _____________________________ Please visit my Australian Antique Bottle Web Site 'The Aussie Bottle Digger' http://www.users.bigpond.com/oz-riley/ (in reply to Brooook) Post #: 2

RE: 19th century Johnnie Walker whisky bottle - 11/6/2003 2:48:10 AM    Brooook   Posts: 3 Joined: 11/4/2003 Status: offline Thanks, Chris. There is nothing embossed on the bottom except two not-quite-circles. Are these just badly made (made in NZ) bottles? The glass has lots of bubbles and ONLY the top has seams which then blend into the body of the bottle at the shoulder. I would've thought a big brand like Johnnie Walker would have more manufactured (or imported) bottles in the 40's and 50's. I have a very modern looking (in comparison) Teachers Whisky bottle that has 1948 embossed on the bottom along with some numbers (A1001) and a symbol with G & M in it. I appreciate your Aussie input as you would be more familiar with these down-under bottles. (in reply to Brooook) Post #: 3

RE: 19th century Johnnie Walker whisky bottle - 11/6/2003 5:17:03 AM    oz-riley   Posts: 135 Joined: 11/24/2002 From: Melbourne, Australia. Status: offline The bottle was most likely made in Australia or New Zealand. This crude style of bottle was still quite common in the 1940's, depending on which glassmaker made the bottle. The "a symbol with G & M in it" on your Teacher's bottle would be an AGM monogram, large A with GM inside the A, this is from the Australian Glass manufacturers and dates 1932 to 1948. Check my site here for a good idea on Bottle Date's. Australian glassmakers made a lot of NZ bottles and the Australian Glass Manufacturers had a plant in NZ also the symbol they used on base of bottles was 'N.Z A.G.M'. Thanks Chris _____________________________ Please visit my Australian Antique Bottle Web Site 'The Aussie Bottle Digger' http://www.users.bigpond.com/oz-riley/ (in reply to Brooook) Post #: 4

RE: 19th century Johnnie Walker whisky bottle - 11/6/2003 11:45:08 AM    Brooook   Posts: 3 Joined: 11/4/2003 Status: offline Your website is excellent and very helpful. Cheers, Brook (in reply to Brooook) Post #: 5

RE: 19th century Johnnie Walker whisky bottle - 2/19/2004 2:28:56 AM    bne74honda   Posts: 156 Joined: 2/19/2004 From: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Status: offline Hi Brooook, Please let me know if you might be interested in trading that whiskey for anything. I am an avid collector (junkie?) of these old Walkers whiskeys. I have a wide selection of medicine, liquor, liniment bottles as well as jars and others. I also have many old tools, certain collectible newspapers and other assorted odds and ends. I am willing to trade almost anything for these whiskeys. Just let me know what you might be looking for and I will see if I have it. I will send you a photo of anything that may interest you. Thanks, BNE (in reply to Brooook) Post #: 6

RE: 19th century Johnnie Walker whisky bottle - 2/24/2004 3:06:53 AM    pkokich   Posts: 21 Joined: 2/21/2004 Status: offline I'm from nz and also have that bottle,on the base it has AGM on it which correrspondes 4 to a year of manufacture???. I also have another very similar bottle with walkers x k?????ock whisky 61\. ???on the base. any information would be great. (in reply to Brooook) Post #: 7

RE: 19th century Johnnie Walker whisky bottle - 2/26/2004 9:01:18 PM    David E Dearden   Posts: 196 Joined: 7/16/2003 Status: offline This should be the last reply, I have this It's an oval O with with G on the left side which just a little bit of the G entering into the oval. And on the right side entering the oval just little ,,,,,, Co 1929 to 1905. 1887 to 1915 Olean Glass NY. Thought that might help with the confusing O. help with the confusing O. < Message edited by David E Dearden -- 2/26/2004 9:18:27 PM > _____________________________ David E Dearden (in reply to Brooook) Post #: 8

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