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Prohibition Bottle? - 5/14/2010 12:02:27 PM    wwallace86   Posts: 3 Joined: 4/29/2010 Status: offline Anyone have any clues to how old or where this may have come from? One of the ladys from Dracula, GA on our site found this at her old family farm when her brother uncovered some things while clearing land. So, this most likely belonged to her grandfather or aquaintance. There are visible markings on it; however because the color of the bottle is amber, they do not show up in photos. Just below the neck, it reads "Federal Law Forbids Sale or Reuse of this bottle". Around the base of the bottle, it reads "4/5 Quart" which is repeated 4 times. Also, "27A". On the bottom of the bottle, it reads at the top "S mTc"; in the middle, it reads "8 D-126 47" and at the bottom, it reads "B". . Attachment (1) _____________________________ Free to Buy - Free to Sell (limited Time) Come take a look at the antiques and vintage collectables for sale at www.antiqueabbey.com. Post #: 1

RE: Prohibition Bottle? - 5/14/2010 12:09:30 PM    cowseatmaize Posts: 6469 Joined: 12/2/2004 From: Eastern Northwest West Central area of Mass Status: online quote: "Federal Law Forbids Sale or Reuse of this bottle" Defiantly after, up to 1970 if the maker didn't want to make a new mold. _____________________________ Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati Eric (in reply to wwallace86) Post #: 2

RE: Prohibition Bottle? - 5/14/2010 12:43:15 PM    kranked003   Posts: 74 Joined: 1/8/2009 From: Pittsburgh, PA Status: offline M T C..................Thatcher Manufacturing Company, Kane, PA; Wharton, NJ; other plant locations in later years (c.1904-1985). Usually seen in the form of a large T with smaller "m" and "c" sheltered underneath the "roof" of the T. This mark was used c.1923 to the early 1950s, and is mostly found embossed on milk bottles. Also see "T, resembling an anchor..." and "TMC" mark. T, resembling an anchor, with smaller, angular M and C nestled underneath to the left and right (shown).........Thatcher Manufacturing Company/Thatcher Glass Mnfg. Corporation (c.1904-1985). First plant at Elmira, NY, but later many others were added including locations at: Kane, Pa; Streator, IL; Wharton, NJ; Mt. Vernon, OH; Lockport, NY; Clarksburg, WV; Olean, NY; Winchester, IN; Cedar Grove, WV; Parkersburg, WV; Lawrenceburg, IN; Muscatine, IA; Saugus, CA and Tampa FL. Mark is often indistinct and the 2 smaller letters may be illegible. This mark was first used about 1949 and is a variation on their earlier mark which was also MTC, but in a more legible format (see MTC mark). Ref: www.myinsulators.com I alway use that site for references, so I had to jump at the chance to help you out with it. (in reply to wwallace86) Post #: 3

RE: Prohibition Bottle? - 5/18/2010 11:59:55 AM    wwallace86   Posts: 3 Joined: 4/29/2010 Status: offline Thanks for the answers folks, I listed what you said and the lady is appreciative for all your help. You guys are a wealth of information. _____________________________ Free to Buy - Free to Sell (limited Time) Come take a look at the antiques and vintage collectables for sale at www.antiqueabbey.com. (in reply to kranked003) Post #: 4

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