hemihampton
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newark ohio glass plant in 1917. all i can remember off hand.
That was my first thought as well but were straight-sided cokes still made after the hobble skirt design was patented in 1915?I'd guess 17N = 1917.
..The 2 ?
That was my thought as well.Maybe for a short time: A) Perhaps all local bottlers couldn't update machinery right away
B) they were using up the cheaper, old straight sided stock first
C) We need a Coke guy to weigh in![]()
The "17N" mark is one of many similar marks on bottles made by American Bottle Company. The "N" represents their glass factory at Newark, Ohio. Yes the 17 is a date code for 1917, which makes it very nice that we can narrow down the age of that bottle closely!!! About 105 years old. The "2" is probably a mold number.Thanks for that info, I did just look with a magnifying glass and did find "17N" and the the number 2 spaced about a half inch away from the "17N", mean anything?
UnderMiner, it seems there were still a few straight side Cokes (here and there around the country) made after the Hobbleskirt design was introduced , but they "faded away" pretty quickly. I think it just took a little time for everybody to get on the same page.That was my first thought as well but were straight-sided cokes still made after the hobble skirt design was patented in 1915?
Maybe they were just using up old stock first, I have both a 1915 and '16 Hobble Skirt, my '16 is an aqua colored bottle.As far as I know the 1915 Coke didn't come out until 1917. LEON.