DATING ACL SODA BOTTLES ... (PART I)

[SODAPOPBOB]

I still haven't mastered my photo techniques, but here's a (sort of okay) photo of ...

The "heel" from a Lockhart, Texas bottle. 3 L G W 9 ... for 1939

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

And just for the heck of it here is a photo of the "Lockhart" bottle itself. (After all, this is a "bottle" site ... right?)
Lol [] ... And please notice the cool acl label which has a heart - padlock - and image of Texas all rolled into one.

 

[ConsDigginVids]

Due to the recent posts by SodaPopBob, i have learned how to date my ACLs and the ones to come in the future... this one is from 1936... it does not have a dot so you can indicate that its a 1936.... so thanks alot for all your help.... and also the soda bottles that have a G in a suqare on the bottle can be dated by the top shown in the next picture... the letter x indicates that is from 1952... if you look under a few posts by SodaPopBob you can learn how to date them by understanding what the other letters means!


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

 

[ConsDigginVids]

this one is a bottle that has a G in a square on the bottom of it, so to date it look at the top of the bottle

 

[ConsDigginVids]

also does anyone know what an R in a Triangle means???? Like on the bottom of this soda bottle???




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

 

[ConsDigginVids]

also does anyone know what an R in a Triangle means???? Like on the bottom of this soda bottle

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

CDV ~

Fantastic! You did great! Thank you.

And as your reward here is a link to a website where you will find your 'R' in a Triangle Mark. But rather than me telling you what it is, go to the site and familiarize yourself with it. And then please come back and tell us what you find.

Link : http://myinsulators.com/glass-factories/bottlemarks.html

Also ... How'z about a full image photo of your 1936 ACL. It sounds like a real early one. Remember, the ACL process wasn't introduced until around 1934. Could be something real special.

Thanks again,

SPBOB

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

~ Chattanooga Glass Co. ~

This is especially for Morbious_Fod ... (who I know has seen this) ... but is also intended to get the ball rolling on yet 'another' glass maker's mark and how to date them. But I'm really going to need some help with this one folks. So I invite anyone familiar with these bottles to jump on the wagon and please help us out.

I'll be back later with more ... but I have to unharness, wipe down, grain, and corral the horses first.

SODA "TEAMSTER" BOB

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[*]C.B.G.CO................Possibly Chattanooga Bottle [&] Glass Company, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Also might be the mark of the Charles Boldt Glass Company, Cincinnati, OH & Huntington, WV (1900-1919). Their Cincinnati plant closed in 1919, and the Huntington factory continued as Charles Boldt Glass Manufacturing Company from 1919 to 1929. This mark occurs on the base of various soda bottles of the early 20th century, especially from southern states such as Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama. This may point to a stronger possibility of the mark being from Chattanooga. Anyone with more info on this mark, please contact me. Please see next entry.
[*]C.B.& G.CO..............Possibly Chattanooga Bottle & Glass Company, later Chattanooga Glass Company, Chattanooga, TN (1901-1988). Mark would presumably be from the earlier years of operation, circa 1901-1927. See "C in a circle".

"Dr. Bob's Travelling Soda Bottle Show"

 

[splante]

awesome infomation thank you. A old canada dry bottle i found is a lot older then i thought going by this info it shows 3<(1)>6 (no dot)
12
so it looks like it is a 1935 bottle, thanks again

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

splante ~

Great to hear from you. I'm also looking to put together a photo archive. Especially of the super early acls like your's. If possible, a photo of both the bottle and the base would be ideal. Hopefully you can accommodate us.

Thanks,

SPBOB