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Milk of Magnesia - 2/5/2005 9:17:47 PM    Don   Posts: 10 Joined: 1/21/2005 Status: offline About 30 years ago, I discovered an old dump site used by my relatives behind a cherry orchard above a house which is now about 140 years old. I found my first old bottles there. Even a safety razor that has gears on top that when you twist the lower part of the handle, these gears on the top of the razor open it to insert a new blade. Unfortunaltely, I left it there and now the dump site is a new neighborhood. anyway, I found about 3, 5" high cobalt blue "Milk of Magnesia" bottles there with cork tops. Anyone know when these were made? The seam stops below the neck. Post #: 1

RE: Milk of Magnesia - 2/6/2005 9:59:09 AM    TheDiggerBoy91   Posts: 609 Joined: 10/11/2004 Status: offline Cork M.O.M bottles were made from about 1906-1920. I'm not sure if there were ABM corks M.O.M's or not. (in reply to Don) Post #: 2

RE: Milk of Magnesia - 2/6/2005 10:59:45 PM    Don   Posts: 10 Joined: 1/21/2005 Status: offline Thank you, digger.1906 is kind of late for cork tops isn't it? What are ABM corks? (in reply to Don) Post #: 3

RE: Milk of Magnesia - 2/7/2005 3:25:42 PM    TheDiggerBoy91   Posts: 609 Joined: 10/11/2004 Status: offline Welcome. No, 1906 is definetly not late for a cork top. Bottles were produced with cork tops until the mid-30's. ABM stands for "Automatic bottle Machine". ABM bottles have the seams go all the way to the top. BTW, I have since found out there WERE ABM cork M.O.M's, so your's would acuctually date about 1906-1910 or somewhere around there. < Message edited by TheDiggerBoy91 -- 2/7/2005 3:26:46 PM > (in reply to Don) Post #: 4

RE: Milk of Magnesia - 2/7/2005 10:16:22 PM    Don   Posts: 10 Joined: 1/21/2005 Status: offline Thanks again, digger. These M.O.M. bottle seams stop just above the sholder of the bottle, this is why I thought they must be pre 1900. The neck and top are hand made. (in reply to Don) Post #: 5

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