Hobbleskirt Coke with 1916 date error

[Dmellman]

Here is another, non-Coke, but Coke knock off from the same era, also picked up from the same place as the 1916 Coke. Looking at the base, it is eerily similar. Difference is , #2 instead of #4, and LGW 21 at edge of base. Both cup bottom molds, both have similar triangular bubbles in the glass, and they are the same color, although in these pics it is hard to tell.FullSizeRender-7.jpgFullSizeRender-8.jpgFullSizeRender-9.jpg

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

At first I didn't see the 2 in the center, but I do now! Fantastic find!

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

For side-by-side comparison ... 1. Coca Cola error bottle with 42. LGW 21 bottle with 2

 

[hemihampton]

That article said Macon Georgia was "4"

Hemi Are you referring to the article I posted a link to about dating early Coca Cola bottles? If so, which page did you find the reference to Macon, Georgia "4"

YES, Where it sez page 54, continued from page 15. In the middle column about 2/3rds down. LEON.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Hemi Thanks - found it! Except the confusing thing is, it says those so called experimental marks were used by Root in circa 1905 and then discontinued. So I really don't know what to make of it. ???

 

[hemihampton]

Maybe it means my hutch with the 4 was made by root?

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Dmellman If there is a connection between your two bottles, the numbers could very easily represent a mold "style" or "brand" number as opposed to a mold "count" number. In other words, the Apl-Cola mold might have been cataloged simply as mold #2. Whereas the Coca Cola mold might have been cataloged as mold #4 Are you absolutely sure there are no telltale remnants of a LGW or some other type of marks somewhere on the base? It could be the marks didn't set properly when the molten glass was poured into the mold and it might require a magnifying glass to see them.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Maybe it means my hutch with the 4 was made by root?

If the 4 is on the base of your hutch bottle, then my guess is "possibly." But if the 4 is on the heel, then my guess is "probably not." I believe the article said the experimental numbers were on the "base" and not the heel.

 

[hemihampton]

Somewhere in the article it said the # on the heel was the year for certain glass co's. LEON.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Everyone's gotta read about Laurens Glass Works in the 2010 Lockhart/Porter article. It talks about blue bottles and no makers mark prior to 1919. It might be what we've been looking for. Here's the link again. Scroll to Page 52 ... http://www.sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/coca-cola.pdf