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3xii ? (bottle mark question) - 11/5/2006 9:56:27 PM    amado   Posts: 2 Joined: 11/5/2006 Status: offline Howdy!  I'm new to the forum, and am wondering what the mark 3xii on the neck of a small medicine type of bottle means?  Does it have to do with the bottles size?  Thanks so much! < Message edited by amado -- 11/5/2006 9:57:19 PM > Post #: 1

RE: 3xii ? (bottle mark question) - 11/5/2006 11:23:48 PM    Slappy_Kincaid   Posts: 28 Joined: 10/18/2006 Status: offline I recently found such a bottle myself.  I'd also appreciate some info. (in reply to amado) Post #: 2

RE: 3xii ? (bottle mark question) - 11/5/2006 11:36:09 PM    Jim Posts: 2387 Joined: 7/5/2005 From: Lewistown, PA Status: online The Roman numerals on medicine bottles were used to denote the ounce size of the bottle. I have seen them from 3i (1 oz) all the way up to 3xxxii (32 oz). The symbol that resembles a 3 is actually a symbol for ounces. ~Jim _____________________________ Preserving our buried history, one pit at a time. http://www.freewebs.com/lewistownbottles/index.htm (in reply to Slappy_Kincaid) Post #: 3

RE: 3xii ? (bottle mark question) - 11/5/2006 11:42:37 PM    cc6pack   Posts: 536 Joined: 7/12/2003 From: Mableton, Ga. Status: offline http://www.blm.gov/historic_bottles/Typing/medicine/graduationmarks.jpg Jim, sorry for posting almost the same thing, Slappy, Amado Check out the BLM site for info on glass bottles, theres a link on the bottom of the main page look for historic bottle header. < Message edited by cc6pack -- 11/5/2006 11:48:33 PM > (in reply to Jim) Post #: 4

RE: 3xii ? (bottle mark question) - 11/6/2006 1:18:00 PM    amado   Posts: 2 Joined: 11/5/2006 Status: offline Thank you!  (in reply to cc6pack) Post #: 5

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