HOLIHAN BREWERS beer - looks older too me

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I was hoping that this bottle was pre-1900 - but if I look very carefully (and am honest with myself) I can see the mold seam extending through the lip of the bottle (see attached image #2. Still, this bottle looks old to me - very bubbly, wavy glass, etc.

The bottle has a stylized HB on the front. Around the bottom is embossed 'HOLIHAN BROS LAWRENCE' with the word 'BREWERS' at the center.

Any information (especially age) would be appreciated!
 

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Here's the lip - picture is reduced, but I think the mold seam (if that's what it is) shows up.

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I don't know the company but the bottle looks like 1910's to 20's vintage, if you can post a photo it may narrow it down a bit, nice looking crown seal.
 

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Thanks Irish,

Did you see the first pic (of the whole bottle)? Is there some other angle that would allow you to get a better feel for the bottle? Anyway, I had thought the the bottle was older because of the quantity of air bubbles trapped in the glass and because the base was uneven and imperfect. For some reason, I have always associated wavy, bubbly glass with old (perhaps due to the windows of my former house - an 1874 villager with original 6 over 6 windows).

Does glass imperfection imply anything about the age?
 

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