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Beeman's BQR - 5/13/2007 1:13:53 AM   
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We are remodeling our house and found a bottle in a space above a door frame. It is clear glass and is 4 1/2 inches high. The label is wore a bit on one side but you can read "Beeman's BQR for Cold Discomforts" (the c in cold is worn away). I think it can be linked to Dr. Edward E. Beeman of chewing gum fame but am not sure. Has anyone else got a bottle like this one or seen one? Any help would be appreciated.




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RE: Beeman's BQR - 5/13/2007 8:07:40 AM   
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Here's a link to a question on the forum about a simillar bottle. It never got answered. http://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/m-21198/mpage-1/key-/tm.htm#21214

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RE: Beeman's BQR - 5/13/2007 8:10:28 AM   
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here's a way better link that might answer your question. http://www.trocadero.com/stores/stonegate/items/389971/item389971.html

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RE: Beeman's BQR - 5/13/2007 1:57:18 PM   
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I asked my dad and he said his mom used to give him Beeman's and another called 666. He says they tasted like hell and almost hurt going down but they worked.

I wish everyone could have seen his face when I ask him about it and while he talked about it.... I  LMAO till it hurt!!!

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RE: Beeman's BQR - 5/13/2007 11:39:01 PM   
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Thanks .... I found the same link for the sign on another search. I think the bottle is a good way for us to date the house. No one around my area knows how old my house is and the bottle was found in a place where it had to be put there. It couldn't have just fallen through a crack. So I think the guys that built it were leaving me a clue. I am guessing by the screw top it can be dated to around 1940-1950.. Am I wrong?

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RE: Beeman's BQR - 5/13/2007 11:53:57 PM   
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not a good way to go about it... the first thing one looks for when dating a bottle is numbers that may be a clue

what kind of markings are on the bottom?

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RE: Beeman's BQR - 5/14/2007 12:47:57 AM   
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Sorry super new to this...

The bottom is textured with a large circular mark and the number 12 , an O with what looks like a sideways diamond shape through the center, another O and under those, a 2 with a dot next to it.

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RE: Beeman's BQR - 5/14/2007 12:54:14 AM   
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the mark you described is the glass mark for the owens-illinois glass Co. owens and illinois merged in 1929 so its later than that  what number is to the right of the mark?

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RE: Beeman's BQR - 5/14/2007 1:03:35 AM   
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Its a zero.

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RE: Beeman's BQR - 5/14/2007 1:08:55 AM   
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its only a 0? judging by the top bar which way do the bars on the I curve? up, straight, or down? down means 30s up means 40s and straight means 50s also during the 50s sometime they changed to just a I in a O

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RE: Beeman's BQR - 5/14/2007 1:33:59 AM   
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Okay you are a major help! The Owens Illinois Glass Co. sent me in the right direction. I checked a few web sites and found the mark on another bottle..

The site explained the plant code is 12 .. The date code is 0. and the mold cavity or serial number is 2. I know that plant code is for Gas City,  IN. That plant opened in 1930 and is still open.
http://www.myinsulators.com/glass-factories/bottlemarks.html




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RE: Beeman's BQR - 5/14/2007 10:39:16 AM   
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great job! not many new people do all their own research! mostly because they dont know how or where... congratulations on a job well done! so what is the final asessment on age?

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RE: Beeman's BQR - 5/14/2007 11:05:30 AM   
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RE: Beeman's BQR - 5/14/2007 2:02:49 PM   
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Yep, Spencer is my HERO for the day. You'll notice that is with a big H and a big O.

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RE: Beeman's BQR - 5/14/2007 4:24:43 PM   
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Careful now Cap, unless you want to hear from Big Al Sharpton.

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RE: Beeman's BQR - 5/14/2007 9:13:15 PM   
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quote:

you want to hear from Big Al Sharpton.


 HE SPELLED HO!  with a BIG h-o!

i missed something....what did i do? all i did was help someone...i do that all the time thats nothing new for me...Thanks alot for the well wishes guys!

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RE: Beeman's BQR - 5/14/2007 10:29:46 PM   
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I am gonna say between 1930 and 1958 to be on the safe side. My Dad found another one today over another door. It is different than the last but also an Owen Illinois.

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RE: Beeman's BQR - 5/15/2007 5:18:27 AM   
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i missed something....what did i do? all i did was help someone


We know that.... It's good to know we can leave here and trust someone to take care of the shop.

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RE: Beeman's BQR - 5/15/2007 12:37:33 PM   
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From what I have learned about the date coding, if it is a 0 without a period behind it would be 1930.  They added to period (or dot) behind the 0 when 1940 came around.  Then in the 50s they used a two digit number.  My guess would be 1930.
And Cap I remember well those remedies from the 50's. 666, Castor oil, Syrup of Black Draught.

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RE: Beeman's BQR - 5/15/2007 5:10:38 PM   
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my guess would be 1930


you got it buster! but i was trying to get her to get it its like the old saying goes "GIVE a man a fish and youll feed him for a day, but TEACH a man to fish and you will have fed him for a lifetime!"

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its good to know we can leave here and trust someone to take care of the shop


i know what you mean, when i leave here i NEVER think "man, someone is going to give someone false information", i always am left with "someone will get helped today!". i just like to be a part of the helping hand! thanks for the recognition! but i dont deserve it i was just doing my job its my purpose in life to be helpful to anyone and everyone i can!

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