need help with date...

[ROBDABOLINA]

found this old Heinz bottle. 8 sided, about 9 1/4 inch tall, clear (hint of violet tint), and the bottom says H.J. HEINZ CO, PAT D (underscored), 255. the makers mark is Haley Atlas I believe-thanks!

 

[ROBDABOLINA]

here's the bottom...

 

[RED Matthews]

Hello ROBDABOLINA. The question is: are there two vertical seams on the finish? RED Matthews

 

[ROBDABOLINA]

thanks Red, there are two vertical seams that go all the way to the lip...

 

[surfaceone]

ORIGINAL: ROBDABOLINA

here's the bottom...

Hey Rob,

The

Hazel Atlas mark places it post 1902.

"Hazel-Atlas Glass Company (1902-1964)
Hazel Glass Company, Washington, PA (began 1887) and Atlas Glass Company, also of Washington, PA (began 1896) merged to form the Hazel-Atlas Glass Company, Wheeling, WV, in 1902. Hazel-Atlas eventually grew to become one of the largest glass manufacturing firms in the world, (second in the United States, behind Owens-Illinois Glass Company) with 14 glass plants operating simultaneously. Plants were located at Wheeling, WV; Washington, PA; Clarksburg, WV; Zanesville, OH; Grafton, WV; Ada, OK; Pomona, CA; Blackwell, OK; Lancaster, NY; Oakland, CA; Montgomery, AL; and Plainfield, IL." Thanks David Whitten.

 

[ROBDABOLINA]

i found one site (SHA.ORG) that indicated the 255 number gives it a range from 1914 through 1943. that's still a pretty wide gap. the same site also indicated a slight violet tint could only come from glass no older than 1915. i'm still new to bottle hunting and i think dating them is nearly as fun as finding them...

 

[surfaceone]

Hey Rob,

"#255, held 14 ounces of Heinz Ketchup, and was in use from 1918 to 1943. It was machine -made for Heinz
by the Hazel-Atlas Glass Company. (The "H" over the "A" is their symbol.)" From.

 

[ROBDABOLINA]

thanks! seems to match the dates of the other glass in the surrounding area...

 

[ohopdiver]

I just found the same bottle with the number 38 just above the base. Does that indicate a date?

 

[Jstorm]

Hey Rob,

The

Hazel Atlas mark places it post 1902.

"Hazel-Atlas Glass Company (1902-1964)
Hazel Glass Company, Washington, PA (began 1887) and Atlas Glass Company, also of Washington, PA (began 1896) merged to form the Hazel-Atlas Glass Company, Wheeling, WV, in 1902. Hazel-Atlas eventually grew to become one of the largest glass manufacturing firms in the world, (second in the United States, behind Owens-Illinois Glass Company) with 14 glass plants operating simultaneously. Plants were located at Wheeling, WV; Washington, PA; Clarksburg, WV; Zanesville, OH; Grafton, WV; Ada, OK; Pomona, CA; Blackwell, OK; Lancaster, NY; Oakland, CA; Montgomery, AL; and Plainfield, IL." Thanks David Whitten.

15minutes before you posted that I was looking at an old glass with the same mark. Now I know who made this clown glass.