Kathi Groh
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone!! In my research, I have found there are so many different kinds of violin variations. Can anyone tell me about my bottle? Time frame? Price? Thank you in advance! :welcome:
Kathi, not meaning to sound 'smarty' but those ebay listings don't really tell us anything, other than showing nice photos of a similar violin bottle. (For instance, the price being asked is just their idea of value, and many ebay sellers just make a wild guess on the minimum bid or asking price they put on an item).
From what little I know about that particular type, it was made by Maryland Glass Corporation of Baltimore, MD, and is probably the most frequently encountered type of violin bottle out there. I see them often at antique malls and flea markets. They range in several slightly different shades of cobalt blue, from light to dark.
The "5" is a mold number, and I think a number of molds were used to make them. I am guessing they are from sometime in the 1930s-1950s, but don't have an exact range of years they were made. Most (if not all) do not carry the "M in a circle" which was often used on Maryland Glass Corporation products.
Several knowledgeable people involved with Maryland Glass have posted informative letters in the Comments section of my page on that company (at glassbottlemarks.com) and, without going back and looking through them, I think those violin bottles have been mentioned.
Take care, David