Greetings all. First post here as I have not been involved in bottle collecting, etc. We just bought a new place in August and I located an old dump site on the property. There is a nearby railroad tunnel which was built about 1909 and the site is close enough to be a camp area for some of the construction workers but I don't think this bottle dates from that early. Anyway, here is the one I'm trying to identify. It's about 9 inches tall and about 5 wide. It has the "Federal law forbids sale or re use of this bottle" in raise letters at the upper rear side, which I understand dates it to after prohibition. It has rope style scrollwork on the front and back. On the base it has "R174" "12-9" and "design patents pending". The front has two spots for labels including a round area towards the top and a rectangular one below. I also found a license plate from 1937 close by so I am thinking it would date from the same time frame.
I located several other intact bottles with one being a "Clicquout Club" bottle which I was able to identify pretty quickly. Having the company name cast into the bottle makes it easy for even a bottle newb like me to figure it out.
I located several other intact bottles with one being a "Clicquout Club" bottle which I was able to identify pretty quickly. Having the company name cast into the bottle makes it easy for even a bottle newb like me to figure it out.
