Unknown Wire Bail Bottle

[foxfirerodandgun]

Does anyone have any ideas as to what may have been the original contents of this bottle? It appears to have had a circular label on the front at some point. It's heavy and measures 7 inches tall and 3 1/4 inches wide at the base. The only markings are on the back which reads: "Bottle To Be Washed and Returned". Many thanks.

 

[CanadianBottles]

Oh wow that's a great find, that's a very early milk bottle! It's called the Warren Milk Bottle and the design dates back to the 1870s, much earlier than most other milk bottles.

https://www.fohbc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/DatingGame_WarrenGlassWorks_BE_JulyAug2010.pdf

Does it have any other markings?

 

[hemihampton]

Never seen a Milk that Old. Thanks for info CanadianBottles.

 

[foxfirerodandgun]

Oh wow that's a great find, that's a very early milk bottle! It's called the Warren Milk Bottle and the design dates back to the 1870s, much earlier than most other milk bottles.

https://www.fohbc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/DatingGame_WarrenGlassWorks_BE_JulyAug2010.pdf

Does it have any other markings?

Thank you for this valuable information. There are no additional markings other than what is on the back. I wonder if this could be an early Warren Milk Bottle, (1890), even though it seems to have an 1892 Sanborn wire bail?

 

[CanadianBottles]

They may have continued making them for a while, or alternatively the dairy could have replaced the wire bail after using the bottle for several years.