IG Co L Bottle ID help

[PAPickers]

Hello, I found this bottle in the mountains of Pennsylvania about 5 years ago along the old tracks of coal mines where I go camping every year. At first we thought nothing of it, we took it out every year to the same spot and the older guys would drink whiskey out of it. Well one rainy day i got curious and decided to look up the marking on the bottom. I discovered that it was a shoo fly whiskey flask and that the bottle was either from the Illinois Glass company, and may be one of only 10 ever found (which I figured was very very unlikely) Or from Pittsburgh (The more likely of the two) from the Imhsen Glass Company. I believe the site said that it is probably from between 1901 to the 1930s (36 i think) Im still unsure and would love to know the real ID of this bottle. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you. I tried to attach a picture, but it says is to large, i may try again later. Once again thank you!

 

[reelcrazyfish]

Just sent you a PM with my e-mail. Send me the pic, I'll resize, then post for ya.

JIM

 

[reelcrazyfish]

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[reelcrazyfish]

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[PAPickers]

Thank you very much for re-sizing the pics Jim.
~Mason

 

[reelcrazyfish]

Sure thing Mason. I'm new to the forum and don't know the first thing about bottles - but I can resize pics so I'm happy to help! Looks like a cool bottle.

JIM

 

[cyberdigger]

"I.G.CO.L…………..Ihmsen Glass Company, Limited, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (c.1878-1900). Pittsburgh directory listings show this company included the “Limited†in their name from 1878 to c.1896. I am not certain when the Ihmsen Glass Company actually first started operations although McKearin (1941:590) states Ihmsen Glass Co. started in 1855, making window glass (per un-named article in Magazine Antiques). I have not found any other references to back up this 1855 date."

Source: http://www.glassbottlemarks.com/bottlemarks-2/

 

[cowseatmaize]

Welcome. Shoofly and coffin are words to describe some flasks and were made by many companies.. Is yours embossed "Shoo Fly"?

 

[PAPickers]

Actually, besides the IG Co L on the bottom, there is nothing at all on this bottle. I just assumed it was a Shoo fly, I'm probably wrong though...