Conch times
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Can anybody tell me if this was a milk bottle, it has no markings at all.
Dairy maybe?
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Hey Jay,
What volume does it hold?
I love that funky high neck seam, and what looks to me like a double valve tap. I think it might be an early semi-ABM...
Conch times
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Hi Mr. Surf, I would say its volume is 6.5 oz.
RED Matthews
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HI, Well the bottom has a valve mark, so with the mold ( or neckring seam ) near the finish; I have to thing it was made on an HMB machine. It certainly looks like an early milk because of the squared finish. It was used before the rounded role type. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. RED Matthews
Conch times
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Not at all Mr. Matthews, I welcome any of your expertise sir. I would like to here what you think about all of my maybe dairy finds if you have time.
Wheelah23
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I always thought bottles with that shape were a "special" type of milk bottle, but couldn't find much proof. But here's a Borden's Condensed Milk bottle with a very similar shape, but a typical capseat milk top...
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So I'm gonna say the first bottle is DEFINITELY POSSIBLY a dairy bottle of sorts. And I agree it was made on an early "semi-automatic" machine, what with that valve mark on the base (which by the way, is a product of the machine which was used first to manufacture wide mouthed bottles, especially milks!). The only thing that throws me is the finish, which looks like half food (since it's squared off) and half milk (since it has a seat inside for a cap). Very interesting bottle and discussion!
I would say that every other bottle posted in this thread are foods though. I see a pickle, some olives, and others. Most seem to be made the same way, like many TOC post BIM/pre ABM foods.
From here
So I'm gonna say the first bottle is DEFINITELY POSSIBLY a dairy bottle of sorts. And I agree it was made on an early "semi-automatic" machine, what with that valve mark on the base (which by the way, is a product of the machine which was used first to manufacture wide mouthed bottles, especially milks!). The only thing that throws me is the finish, which looks like half food (since it's squared off) and half milk (since it has a seat inside for a cap). Very interesting bottle and discussion!
I would say that every other bottle posted in this thread are foods though. I see a pickle, some olives, and others. Most seem to be made the same way, like many TOC post BIM/pre ABM foods.
Conch times
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Thank you Connor.
Wheelah23
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Glad I could help! Hope somebody else will chime in too...
Plumbata
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Nothing in the lineup appears to be a milk bottle.
Back in the day, before the age of refrigeration, I'd imagine that the Keys didn't enjoy much access to fresh milk. The limited land area probably wouldn't support much of a dairy herd, and in an area like that pastureland might have been considered a waste of space to begin with.
Back in the day, before the age of refrigeration, I'd imagine that the Keys didn't enjoy much access to fresh milk. The limited land area probably wouldn't support much of a dairy herd, and in an area like that pastureland might have been considered a waste of space to begin with.
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