Iowa Amateur
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Found a little part of this soda bottle peeking out of the ground near the farm dump, which dates from the 1890s, and was happy to find it was completely intact. Curious if anyone can date it, and advise on how common/rare? Patent language says "Bottle Pat D Nov 6, 1923". On the heel, I found ROOT, so my online searching tells me it's from Root Glass Company. Says Cedar Rapids on the base, but I don't know if that's the bottler or just distributor. In front of the word ROOT, there's a letter and 5-digit number which I'm guessing is a mold number, but I can't make out the numbers--probably will be able to with a magnifying glass. There's also "26" embossed on the heel.
It does have a small chip on the rim, so I don't expect it has much of any $ value, so this is just my curiosity. I tried filling with soapy water and rice and shaking, but there's still a lot of dirt in there, will try a bottle brush next I guess.
Any guesses or direction on how I can pin down a date? Thanks in advance
It does have a small chip on the rim, so I don't expect it has much of any $ value, so this is just my curiosity. I tried filling with soapy water and rice and shaking, but there's still a lot of dirt in there, will try a bottle brush next I guess.
Any guesses or direction on how I can pin down a date? Thanks in advance