Orange Juice Containers

[Lobsterpot]

I am looking for information on (3) clear glass "orange" shaped containers that I have had for years.
I was told that they were orange juice containers that were given to roadside customers to sample the farmers orange juice ?
They are clear glass approx. 2.5 " wide X 2 " high and approx. 9 " in circumference. They have a hole in the top, supposedly for a straw and have a " dimpled" texture on the exterior surface. They also have a "molding line" where the two halves of the containers are joined.
Any help would be appreciated.

 

[BottleEnthusiast]

I am looking for information on (3) clear glass "orange" shaped containers that I have had for years.
I was told that they were orange juice containers that were given to roadside customers to sample the farmers orange juice ?
They are clear glass approx. 2.5 " wide X 2 " high and approx. 9 " in circumference. They have a hole in the top, supposedly for a straw and have a " dimpled" texture on the exterior surface. They also have a "molding line" where the two halves of the containers are joined.
Any help would be appreciated.

Post pictures?

 

[Lobsterpot]

Hope this helps.

 

[BottleEnthusiast]

Hope this helps.

anything on the bottom?

 

[Lobsterpot]

No, nothing at all.

 

[embe]

First thoughts were fire grenade, fish net floats, or toilet bowl float. Orange juice sample containers didn't even cross my mind but anything is possible? Good luck in your search, I like curiosities like this...

 

[Lobsterpot]

Thanks for the input.
Picture a tangerine made out of vey thin glass, that's what they look like.
Thanks again

 

[UncleBruce]

A curiosity for sure.

 

[ROBBYBOBBY64]

Hope this helps.

I believe they were used for something. Orage juice is a possibility because of the shape. My first thought was a Christmas tree ornament without the hook and metal cap to cover the top?
ROBBYBOBBY64.

 

[Lobsterpot]

Thanks for your ideas.
They are smooth on top (no stem for a metal cap). They are textured with "dimples" like a real orange. Someone wanted you to know that you had a glass orange, maybe a souvenir or marketing item ?? They went to some trouble to have these containers manufactured. They are definitely not free blown items.