Glass coca cola bottle date

[ROBBYBOBBY64]

They had many D- paten

So is the 48 on here the mold code? Robby? I thought pat D where atleast 1930 and on?

The nov 16 1917 D-pat bottle is 1917-1930 The Dec 25 1923 D-pat bottle was 1928-1938. And the Pat-D 105523 was 1938-1951.

So is the 48 on here the mold code? Robby? I thought pat D where atleast 1930 and on?

 

[ROBBYBOBBY64]

the design patent was expiring and so they would make slIght changes to the original patent and keep the design they have done this a number of times hence the different dates on the bottles.

 

[ROBBYBOBBY64]

The only other markings are on the bottom, in all capital it says Dover del.
Could you tell me how to acurately read date codes? Such as is the front 2 numbers always the year? And what would that make the last 2 numbers?

Hard to say. Bottle makers were using date codes and city / state or not used. Coke had not enforced any standards yet, so it varied. 15 and 48 is not the date. In some cases it would be to the right of the glass makers mark. But this bottle is not 1948. They were ordered to stop using them in 1930.

 

[J.R. Collector]

Awesome info thanks. I just refer to everything after the Christmas Cokes, ( Pat Ds) since they didnt have the 1915 or 1923.

 

[ROBBYBOBBY64]

Exactly.

 

[hemihampton]

info.

 

[ROBBYBOBBY64]

Hopefully you can see the date here. Picture isnt the best.

Is this the Dover Del. bottle? It looks blue in this picture.

 

[J.R. Collector]

Mine that I posted is ice blue. It is says Bradentown Fla. I believe it isnt in Bill books but he knows about it.

 

[nhbandit]

Regardless of what the "expert" says this is a 1948 bottle. I'm sure as soon as Bill Porterfield sees this he will agree.

 

[clarencesc]

Leon is right. Date made 1948.