3xii ? (bottle mark question)

[amado]

Howdy! I'm new to the forum, and am wondering what the mark 3xii on the neck of a small medicine type of bottle means? Does it have to do with the bottles size? Thanks so much!

 

[Slappy_Kincaid]

I recently found such a bottle myself. I'd also appreciate some info.

 

[Jim]

The Roman numerals on medicine bottles were used to denote the ounce size of the bottle. I have seen them from 3i (1 oz) all the way up to 3xxxii (32 oz). The symbol that resembles a 3 is actually a symbol for ounces. ~Jim

 

[cc6pack]

http://www.blm.gov/historic_bottles/Typing/medicine/graduationmarks.jpg


Jim, sorry for posting almost the same thing, Slappy, Amado Check out the BLM site for info on glass bottles, theres a link on the bottom of the main page look for historic bottle header.

 

[amado]

Thank you!