1846 MILK BOTTLES

[Bottlefounder]

ok fellow bottle collectors.

My grandpa was having his lot dug up this morning and we came upon a whole collection of antique bottles still intact.
and in good condition.

the bottles are dated back to 1846-1849 some vary.

they are marked Seal TEST and look like old milk bottles.

does anyone have any idea what worth these are to some people?

thANKS FOR ANY HELP[]

 

[woody]

Sealtest are old milk bottles from the 1940-1950's.
People collect them, especially if they are embossed or have an applied color label to them.

 

[Bottlefounder]

well...i guess i otta take a picture then...they say have printed on the bottom of the bottles....1847....and are lebeled printed int he glass SEALtest.

 

[Dirranbandi]

Hello Bottlefounder

There is a picture of a Sealtest bottle with some additional information at the following thread on the forum:
https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/Sealtest_bottle/m_12011/tm.htm

Does this look like your bottle?

The numbers on the base are generally patent or registration numbers rather than dates.

If you do a search on Google or similar for "Sealtest Bottle" you may find additional information about your bottles.

Cheers,

Dirranbandi

 

[Bottlefounder]

no the bottle is much more simple looking then that bottle.

I live in hamilton, OH. Hamilton is also printed on the bottle.

if the bottom is usually the when the company was founded...then how come i have different dates on the bottom of my bottles.

I have 1846
1847

i think 1848??

 

[Flaschenjager]

Hello Bottlefounder and Welcome to Antique-Bottles.Net,
I have 5 listings for a Hamilton milk listed in my book on Ohio Bottles. The cities listed are Jefferson, Cleveland, Columbus and New Concord, Ohio. None of these sound like your bottle though.

The numbers on your bottle, as mentioned above, ARE NOT actual dates. The 47 and 48 may be the bottle patent dates, as translated 1947-48.

John Tutton's book Udderly Delightful lists the earliest patented milk bottles. The earliest being 1860. This milk is from Ireland, iron pontil, and has an enameled cow with gold leaf pasture and barn.

I don't know why you wouldn't, but if you don't trust our word and research, try contacting someone local from an Ohio bottle club. Here's the largest (link below) Good luck:

http://www.ohiobottles.freehomepage.com/

 

[Bottlefounder]

thanks for the info....the main thing i was trying to find out was if the bottles were worth any money.

i doubted they were but i wasnt for sure...all because i saw the dates.

does anyone have any clue as to why these bottles would have been buried in the ground?

people use to bury their trash back then or what?

 

[diginit]

Howdy B.F. Try checking out the posts in the "Digging and Finding" forum. You may be suprised what you can find underground!