DATING ACL SODA BOTTLES ... (PART I)

[SODAPOPBOB]

And here we have a photo of the lip with the letter 'R' ... I apologize for the poor photo, and you will have to look real close to make out the 'R' ... but I promise you it's there, and once you see it you will know what I mean. The little white line in the dead center is the very top of the 'R' ... The 'R' itself is more in the 'shadows.'

The 'R' in this case indicates the bottle was made in 1946. And here's one of the links bottleopop shared showing the various other dates and their corresponding letters.

Link : http://www.angelfire.com/pop2/collectorscorner/glenshaw.html

By the way, if someone can provide a better, clearer image of one of these letters it would be appreciated.

Thanks,

SPBOB

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

I was messing around with my photo cropping stuff and came up with this boxed-in closeup of the 'R' Those extremely small letters can be a real challenge to photograph. This is the best of about fifteen attempts. I realize this may not be necessary, but the other photo was bugging me. Eventually I may have to get a better camera for this closeup stuff.

SPBOB

 

[fanboy]

Not sure if this will help you or not, but to take these type of photos I would suggest:
1. Use a tripod
2. Use your camera's Macro setting
3. Use a remote trigger/cable trigger
4. Turn off Image stabilization if using a tripod.
5. Move the main light around to find what best highlights the embossing

hopefully you will find that the pictures might be clearer...

Chris

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Chris ~

Thanks. I'll try that. And welcome to the forum.

I'm not exactly a photo whiz. But I was glancing through my camera manual last night and saw references to some of the tips you mentioned. A lot of it is still a little Greek to me, but I will experiment and see what I come up with.

Those Glenshaw letters are so dang small (slighty smaller than the F5 type letters on a keyboard) you can barely even see them with a magnafying glass.

Thanks again,

SPBOB

 

[ConsDigginVids]

hey sodapopbob thanks for all the useful info... alot of my questions were solved!


Wanted: Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, and Bedford County Bottles (located in pennsylvania)

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

ORIGINAL: SODAPOPBOB

Chris ~

Thanks. I'll try that. And welcome to the forum.

I'm not exactly a photo whiz. But I was glancing through my camera manual last night and saw references to some of the tips you mentioned. A lot of it is still a little Greek to me, but I will experiment and see what I come up with.

Those Glenshaw letters are so dang small (slighty smaller than the F5 type letters on a keyboard) you can barely even see them with a magnafying glass.

Thanks again,

SPBOB

Oops ... I'm not sure how this got duplicated. I must have hit the quote option instead of edit. I guess I'm not a whiz with computers either. The lightning speed edit and no delete don't help much either. SPBOB

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

CDV ~

You're Welcome.

How'z about shooting us a photo of a bottle you recently ID'd/Dated, and tell us how this thread helped with it. I'm sure everyone would enjoy seeing and hearing what you have to say. And if you or anyone else has any helpful info regarding Chattanooga bottles, please share that with us also. I'm having a bit of a problem with those boogers! < (I wasn't sure how to spell booger, and was surprised to discover it was actually in my dictionary). Lol []

SPBOB

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

LAURENS GLASS WORKS / L G W

L G W acls are fairly easy to identify and date. But instead of the bottle marks being on the underside/base they are typically found on the "heel" of the bottle. The heel is on the very bottom / "outer" edge of the bottle.

Here's a little info regarding Laurens Glass Works ... (With a photo to follow).

 

[ConsDigginVids]

ha sure thing, ill got take pictures!!!!!

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

And a little more ...

L G W..................Laurens Glass Works, Laurens, SC (1910-1996). Plants also operated in Henderson, NC (opened 1957) and Ruston, LA. The Henderson and Ruston plants are now part of Saint-Gobain Containers. NOTE: In some instances certain older (pre-1900) bottles or flasks with the marking "L & W" (indicating Lorenz and Wightman) are misunderstood to read "L. G. W.", and because of an entry in Toulouse's Bottle Makers and their Marks, this mark is believed to stand for Louisville Glass Works. I do not believe Louisville Glass Works ever marked ANY items with the initials "L G W".