Archaeology student looking for an I.D. on a shard..

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eandre18

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Archaeology student here! Found this piece of container glass on a 19th century plantation in NC. It was found in pretty disturbed ground, with artifacts ranging from a paleolithic arrow head to modern day plastic. I was hoping someone recognized the type and could possibly give a brand/name. Looks like theres two lines of text: on the first line, a big "T" and the second line "R" "O" "N" and a possible "O" "C" or "G". Any information you could possibly give will help!
 

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that's so little to go by , sometimes I'm able to identify shards but mostly only for bottles I'm familiar with or have more writing on them , I'm not sure there is enough there to identify it
 

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as RCO said, too little info unless a person is aquainted with that exact bottle. Sometimes you can fid other pieces and put together enough embossing to figure out what you have, go back and arky some more!!!
 

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My neck hurts from looking at it so long :eek:,,,, and like others have stated, there's very little to go by,but I'll put my 2 cents worth in:
Since you found it in disturbed ground and mixed in with other aged debris, I'd say it looks to be a soda pop or a medicine from around the late 1800's to early 1900's, possibly from the local area.
This is just a guess, judging by the lack of patina and the general "look" of the glass piece.
 

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How about "strong" for the bottom line?
 

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Good news guys! I found out that it's more than likely from an Atlas / Strong Shoulder Mason Jar
 

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