Old I.V. bottle?

[michelle]

Hello, newbie here, found this old bottle in a house we just bought in northern Florida, has Abbott Laboratories posted on the bottom and also what looks like to be a big backwards letter "G" on the top of the bottle

 

[michelle]

sorry about that, here is the bottle.....

 

[digdug]

It is an old IV bottle. I have a few pictures of my Grandmother when she was a nurse in the 1930's and it has those type of bottles. I don't know much about this type of bottle. Are there any other markings on the bottom next to the 'G'?

 

[michelle]

Yes, there is a 9, next to that there is a circle with the letter I, next to that is 62, and then also on the bottom is a number 8. It would be interesting to see about how old this bottle is.

 

[grdigger35]

It seems rather large for an I.V.bottle. It may have been a mortuary bottle.

 

[David E]

Abbott Lab goes back to 1866 Approx (bitters) Had a unknown connection with Parke Davis. Directories establish the Abbott Akaloidal Co. in 1896. By 1929-30 and 1948, the firm was known as Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago Ill.
Don't show anything on your IV but O inside a square should be from bottling company
Owens Ill 1911 to 1900 which does not match above as owens had a completly different mark from 1929 to 1954. Kind of an O with a diamond through it. And an I within a circle since 1954. So I would bet the 62 next to the I within a circle would be for 1962,

Dave

 

[michelle]

Ok, thanks for all the replies, that is really freaky if it is a mortuary bottle, I cant seem to find a thing on the internet about it.

 

[digdug]

I saw one of the I V bottles listed on ebay the other day. It was missing the metal hanging device.

 

[Maine Digger]

The scale appears to read up to 1000ml ; I agree with grvdigger, it seems too large for a IV solution bottle which leaves the 'grim reaper' possibility. But it's a neat item nevertheless.[]