Early James Kinlen bottle

[RoyalRuby]

Found this bottle while walking the edge of a nearby lake at a fishing spot I go to occasionally. The water has receded and so it was exposed and just laying on the surface. Back side is unfortunately broke out but at least the front displays well. A quick search only brought up a Hutch style ( shown on Worthpoint) with the same name but location was listed as Niles Ohio rather than Youngstown like my bottle, wondering if anyone here might have the same bottle. Also I couldn't confirm the the bottle maker mark, any help there would be great, my bottle and the Hutch shown on Worthpoint...

 

[CanadianBottles]

When you say maker's mark, are you referring to the K on the bottom? Because that's not a maker's mark, it's Kinlen's initial. The owner's initials were often put on the base of soda and milk bottles so that competitors' bottles could quickly be identified and removed during the refilling process.

 

[RoyalRuby]

When you say maker's mark, are you referring to the K on the bottom? Because that's not a maker's mark, it's Kinlen's initial. The owner's initials were often put on the base of soda and milk bottles so that competitors' bottles could quickly be identified and removed during the refilling process.

Yes, the K on the bottom. I figured it was his initial. Thanks for clarifying.

 

[RoyalRuby]

When you say maker's mark, are you referring to the K on the bottom? Because that's not a maker's mark, it's Kinlen's initial. The owner's initials were often put on the base of soda and milk bottles so that competitors' bottles could quickly be identified and removed during the refilling process.

Oddly I picked up another bottle yesterday from the same time period with a completely different name that doesn't start or end in the letter K, but it too has the large K on the bottom. I'll post a picture soon.

 

[CanadianBottles]

Oddly I picked up another bottle yesterday from the same time period with a completely different name that doesn't start or end in the letter K, but it too has the large K on the bottom. I'll post a picture soon.

If the bottle has the name of the company on it, rather than the owner, the K could be the initial of the owner's surname. I've seen that done sometimes as well.

 

[RoyalRuby]

If the bottle has the name of the company on it, rather than the owner, the K could be the initial of the owner's surname. I've seen that done sometimes as well.

 

[CanadianBottles]

Yes that's the owner's initial, the Salem Bottling Works was owned by someone named FH Knepper. https://books.google.ca/books?id=aT...Q6AF6BAgIEAM#v=onepage&q="FH Knepper"&f=false

 

[RoyalRuby]

Yes that's the owner's initial, the Salem Bottling Works was owned by someone named FH Knepper. https://books.google.ca/books?id=aTzjCsnOLU0C&pg=PA55&lpg=PA55&dq="FH+Knepper"&source=bl&ots=2JpDcHOMdl&sig=ACfU3U0XbfaMObqYbui_XgGomKbbXGAe2g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiQzNuXi66CAxXyIjQIHUnLB6YQ6AF6BAgIEAM#v=onepage&q="FH Knepper"&f=false

Gotcha, I hadn't gotten around to researching that bottle yet, thanks for the info....