E Matthews Hempstead LI bottle
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Robby Raccoon
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Please type out what it says (or, if nothing else, anything like the name and address of the company as well as any marks on the heel ans base. Preferably, type the whole thing out like, "MUSKEGON / BREWING CO. / MUSKEGON, MICH. / REGISTERED / PURE AND WITHOUT DRUGS OR POISON." The / marks mean it starts a new line. The caps are, well, because they tend to do it in caps. Include every piece of punctuation. Further, they had an issue with making Gs look like Cs. On EBay they spell a lot of names wrong I recognize like that. The photos are just to show you what I'm talking about. I'm not asking an off-topic question. Just trying to make it more likely yours will be answered. All I can say is, yours looks like an alcohol bottle and, if I'm not mistaken (as you are lacking a picture of the mouth and if the seam ends before or on the lip) a crown-top. Late 1890s to early early 1900s would be all I know--if the seam ends before the lip. But, I'm looking at it still and say early 1900s--before prohibition. Nonetheless, I'm no expert nor do I have enough to go on. All I can do to help, but it's not the answer you seek.
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Here is the information you requested. This bottle stands 9 1/2" tall and 2 3/4" wide.
Thank you for responding to my post. I don't know much about bottles, so I appreciate whatever information you can provide me. The front of the bottle reads(surrounding the EM log):[align=center]E MATTHEWS
HEMPSTEAD LI[/align]
The back of the bottle reads:
THIS BOTTLE
NOT TO BE SOLD
Thank you for responding to my post. I don't know much about bottles, so I appreciate whatever information you can provide me. The front of the bottle reads(surrounding the EM log):[align=center]E MATTHEWS
HEMPSTEAD LI[/align]
The back of the bottle reads:
THIS BOTTLE
NOT TO BE SOLD
The bottom of the bottle has the number 37 stamps on it twice.
Here are some more photos of the bottle:
Robby Raccoon
Trash Digger
Later 1800s on it by the mouth. This gives us all something to go on, so thank you. Now time to look into it. A few people on here do an excellent job of that.
Robby Raccoon
Trash Digger
Later 1800s on it by the mouth. This gives us all something to go on, so thank you. Now time to look into it. A few people on here do an excellent job of that. Nothing on the heel? Where the sides meet the bottom? Sometimes on front, back, or sides it might say, E216, or L.G. CO. 52, or any other number/letter series for a number or glass company. It can be very, very faint.
Robby Raccoon
Trash Digger
Hmm. Hempstead is a New York town. http://brucemobley.com/beerbottlelibrary/ny/hempstead/matthews.htm This site is for the Beer Bottle Library and, other than not giving you a date on things, is a wonderful research tool. These aren't your bottles, but the first is similar. I'm not much good with non-local bottles. Hmmm. New search-key time.
cowseatmaize
Well-Known Member
So I guess the pic's in post 1 are something else? I thought I saw Brooklyn.
Robby Raccoon
Trash Digger
Two bottles to research. The first is O.H., the second is the one I researched. Perhaps the first photos are the wrong ones?
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