Crooked necks mean what exactly?

[grugirl]

Here is one I have with a seriously crooked neck and I have to wonder if it was even used in a mold(mould?) or if it was handblown. I don't know how to tell the difference yet. I am still too new at this.

 

[Steve/sewell]

The bottle was probably slightly heavier on one side of its long neck and when it was taken out of the mold it sagged or leaned slightly off center.
On bottles of this type I would expect to see almost as many crooked necks as straight ones.Nice bottle now your talking 1903 to 1910 as to its year of manufacture.It is still ABM (Automatic Bottle Machine) made.

 

[old.s.bottles]

That bottle is blown in a mold then the lip is hand tooled, which is why the seam does not go to the top of the bottle. If it was made in an automatic bottle machine (patented in 1903) the seam would go to the top of the bottle like modern glass bottles. After handling some more bottles you should begin to recognize the characteristics of both quite easily.

 

[old.s.bottles]

that's abm? [8|] I would listen to Steve instead of me[]

 

[mr.fred]

ORIGINAL: old.s.bottles

That bottle is blown in a mold then the lip is hand tooled, which is why the seam does not go to the top of the bottle. If it was made in an automatic bottle machine (patented in 1903) the seam would go to the top of the bottle like modern glass bottles. After handling some more bottles you should begin to recognize the characteristics of both quite easily.

Looks BIM to me also[8|]

 

[Steve/sewell]

Scroll to the right, Look at the picture on the bottom most right,I thought it was hand made also but I see a large suction ring around the perimeter.

 

[mr.fred]

Right you are!==my bad []

 

[Wheelah23]

ORIGINAL: Steve/sewell

Scroll to the right, Look at the picture on the bottom most right,I thought it was hand made also but I see a large suction ring around the perimeter.

I saw that too, but don't key molds or hinge molds (I don't know the official name) look the same? Confusing indeed.

 

[beendiggin]

It looks bim to me too. The base ring looks like it could go either way. Can we get a close up of the neck/ lip area?

 

[old.s.bottles]

Are you talking about the ring on the base? What about this bottle?