Tiny bottle

[Sam_I_Am]

We recently purchased a cabin built in 1919 in Colorado and every time I walk a different route to get somewhere on the property I find something new. This time I have come across a tiny old glass bottle probably 4 inches tall. I guess I will describe the bottle shape as sort of cone like. The top of bottle would of had a twist on cap. On the base of bottle is a 9 or 6 with a circle around it. If someone has any helpful info about bottle I would be interested in hearing it. Thanks

 

[botlguy]

It looks like a mid-20th century food product bottle such as chutney, relish, cocktail sauce, etc. Not worth anything to a bottle collector. Jim

 

[botlguy]

It looks like a mid-20th century food product bottle such as chutney, relish, cocktail sauce, etc. Not worth anything to a bottle collector. Jim

 

[sunrunner]

is embossed with Durkes on it?

 

[RED Matthews]

Well, the first question is: Are there vertical lines on the threaded top finish. If there are it is a bottle made on an Automatic Bottle Machine. If there not there then look at the bottom and see if there is a round circle of glass from the system of empontilling the bottle to let them shape the top opening before annealing the glass. If there are vertical seam lines on the top closure glass, it isn't a very collectable. If you want to get into collecting glass - keep it for now, and check out our forum. My home page is shown below - and I got my first bottle about 77 years ago. And it didn't have seams RED Matthews

 

[RED Matthews]

No feed back on this thread. I like the little bottles and have a couple plastic boxes filled with them. They had to be something on the end of a 5 ft blow-pipe. I also have a nine or ten gallon demijohn up north and I think that would be a heavy load up in the air on any blowpipe. It is still a great hobby after almost 75 years of living with old glass, working for a glass company and traveling the world to glass making seminars and glass plants. It has all been a fantastic past to remember. RED Matthews