What are these?

[Newtothiss]

Anyone know? I'm thinking dairy related, but have no clue.

 

[hemihampton]

Olives maybe? I've dug probably 100 of them over the years in 3 different sizes, small, medium & Large LOL. LEON.

 

[Newtothiss]

I have no idea. I find them with milk bottles. (Pieces at least)

 

[Ye Olde Prospector]

I would say a lot these are oyster bottles. I found some that were embossed, paper labelled ones were produced later on.

Cliff

 

[Newtothiss]

I would say a lot these are oyster bottles. I found some that were embossed, paper labelled ones were produced later on.

Cliff

The smallest one seems awful small for that.
I dunno tho.
Maybe?

I'm hoping someone in the know chimes in.

They are neat tho.

 

[DavidW]

There has to be lots of dairy / milk bottle collectors that should know. I don't collect milk bottles but I have seen similar ones before at antique malls. I thought they were heavy cream bottles. Or, just small milk bottles (like "single serving", so to speak).

 

[CanadianBottles]

There has to be lots of dairy / milk bottle collectors that should know. I don't collect milk bottles but I have seen similar ones before at antique malls. I thought they were heavy cream bottles. Or, just small milk bottles (like "single serving", so to speak).

I doubt they're dairy bottles because embossed/ACL ones never show up. Dairies almost never used single-use glass bottles, especially not that far back, so you'd think the standard would be to mark them. I've always assumed these were for some sort of condiment or something similar, but not sure what since I've never seen a labeled or embossed one.

 

[CanadianBottles]

Actually it just occurred to me to look up the design in an old Owens Illinois catalogue. It's on the 12th page here: https://sha.org/bottle/Typing/OI1933/OI1933n.pdf They refer to these as "vase preserves". So they're definitely food bottles of some sort.

 

[hemihampton]

My 1903 Illinois Glass Co.

Catalog is calling it a Vase Olive. SO, I'm going to stick with my first Assumption, Olives. LEON.

 

[Newtothiss]

You guys rock!

I guess I can quit picking them up..