Sodasandbeers
Well-Known Member
Dating soda and beer bottles has a lot to do with the area the bottles come from, the product that they contained, and the traditions of that area. Generally I find people think bottles are older that they really are.
I have examples of porter bottles with blob tops that date after 1915 and machine made Hutches and blob tops.
Many styles of bottle are only found in certain region and may be based on the transportation systems available to glass manufacturers. A good example are the export beer bottles with mug bases. They seem to generally follow the Application trail as far as distribution on the map below:
Clear Mug Base Export Beer Bottles Map
Zoom in to see the details and click on the bottls to get their information.
I have examples of porter bottles with blob tops that date after 1915 and machine made Hutches and blob tops.
Many styles of bottle are only found in certain region and may be based on the transportation systems available to glass manufacturers. A good example are the export beer bottles with mug bases. They seem to generally follow the Application trail as far as distribution on the map below:
Clear Mug Base Export Beer Bottles Map
Zoom in to see the details and click on the bottls to get their information.