Question about Toronto beer bottle and mold seams

[dw3000]

I have here a fantastic old beer bottle from Toronto, embossed "Cosgrove & Sons / Lager Beer / Toronto Ont".

Wondering if there are any Ontario bottle experts, or others, who have any knowledge of this bottle.

Also wondering if this is a four-part mold and how common was this type of mold? The mold seams go up the sides from the base to the bottom of the lip. Another seam goes around the shoulder. Haven't seen one quite like it.

Thanks.

 

[dw3000]

Correction: it is Cosgrave & Sons. Not Cosgrove.

 

[Blackglass]

I have never seen a blob beer made with a 4 piece mold.

I can tell you this: it is certainly rare for that type of bottle to have that kind of mold, and that is truly a 4-piece mold, it might be quite rare.

 

[dw3000]

Thanks Blackglass. I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking it's a bit unusual. I'll have to try to dig up some more info on it.

 

[deenodean]

Maybe RED MATHEWS can chime in..he is THE MOLD expert... never saw a 4 piece mold down east either...nice bottle!

 

[mctaggart67]

This style of bottle, although showing an unusual mould configuration, is fairly common up here, especially for Ontario-based breweries which were in business during the 1880s and 1890s, like Cosgrave and a host of others (see my Ontario Soda Water Manufacturers and Brewers Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1851-1930 for brewery listings from this period). The lettering style of the embossing is remarkably similar to all sorts of glass items, mainly fruit jars and bottles, that have been attributed to the Hamilton Glass Company of Hamilton, Ontario. By the way, the style is common, but bottles in this style from Ontario's smaller breweries are fairly hard to find. Cosgrave was a bigger operation, so the bottle is not rare, though the one posted appears to be in excellent shape, which is a definite draw.

 

[dw3000]

Great info. Thanks.