the scipt changed on the jars,did they also make matching lids?i never payed much attention but want to get some for those that are missing and so far they all seem to be the same.also,do balll and 'perfect' take the same lid?
it 'looks' like a 1/4" piece of tape was around the inside of the mold.excuse my novice on molds and glass production,but i've heard mention of finish molds.it seems logical that they could make different finishes on a bottle without having to make an entirely different mold.or, was this mold...
I've seen a little talk of interest on this and have always been a little intrigued myself. Has anyone noticed a time frame when 'works' became 'company'?Does it have anything to do with making AND bottling as opposed to a having a bottle maker and a bottle filler?I only have a couple with...
lft to rt; vess, long twist,moore,nu-grape,bireley's. I may keep the bireley's.all those i've seen have large bireley's around the waist.this one is in their logo"slugplate".anyone know exactly when bireley's started?patent date for the top of the bottle(a milk top) is '31.the diamond o-i mark...
clear newer burghoff,gold bond/cleveland sandusky,consolidated bottling co. I could'nt find much on the last two as far as dating.the gold bond is abm but i'm not sure if they had that brand after prohibition.the 'consolidated' is an early tooled crown.anyone have any clues?
i bought one of these 3gal. milk bottles 18" tall.has milk,a star under it,1890 under that.my photos are too big,sorry.the reverse has a cow...all embossed.the bottom has a de-bossed star but glass smeared over it.either to look like a pontil or to avoid some TM infringement. i'm wondering if...
all my pics are huge!like 800.cropping only got me half.i'm a puter putz as well.is there free photo shop software i could download to shrink them so i can post?trying to type a description would take me forever with one finger,lol,and you're still gonna ask me for a pic.i'm sure others have...
i read in colgate history that by 1900 they were using all machine made bottles.i imagine that bottles could've been blown with a seam to the top or am i wrong.i use 1905 as a date for 'machine' made bottles but some meds have a seam to the top but seem to pre-date 1905.this will throw my...