what is it?

[jsnyder]

I just posted a picture of the bottom of the bottle. Its not the greatest pic, like I said i believe it is a 3 on the left an 8 on the right and a 1 below the symbol.

 

[jsnyder]

I added a correct picture of the bottom. Sorry for the mistake

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

I wonder if any were made by Root?

cows I looked around but could not find a similar ROOT bottle nor another one like it marked with Owens-Illinois. I'm not even sure if the bottle and the patent are one and the same. It might be a tough one to find if there is no patent number embossed on it. Searching the "Covert Bottling Company" is probably the best avenue to pursue. ~ * ~ Hey, J What happened to the base picture?

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

I haven't been able to find any specific information on the Covert Bottling Company yet, but I did find this MOO acl by them. The description said it was dated 1950. I came across a listing that said these MOO bottles are hard to find and that in 2002 one sold on eBay for $255.00

 

[cowseatmaize]

Searching the "Covert Bottling Company" is probably the best avenue to pursue.

You may have to file some freedom of information requests, it was after all a secret bottling company. []

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Based on my recent findings, it appears there is a direct connection between the Covert Bottling Company and the ... Covert Baking Company ~ Middleport, Ohio This may explain why there are no listings for the bottling company. Check it out ...
Forum - Post #36 - By Madman - Mil-Kay bottle by Covert Bakery

[URL=https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/Milkbotl-and-Milkay-variations-m326331-p2.aspx]http://www.antique-bottle...ations-m326331-p2.aspx


eBay Ice Pick - Carbonated Beverages

[URL=http://www.ebay.com/itm/OLD-ICE-PICK-COVERT-COMPANY-PHONE-3707-BREAD-ICE-CARBONATED-BEVERAGES-8-1-2-inch-/190957698246?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c75f73cc6]http://www.ebay.com/itm/O...mp;hash=item2c75f73cc6


Beer Distribution - Page 44

[URL=http://associationdatabase.com/aws/WBWAO/asset_manager/get_file/25295]http://associationdatabas...manager/get_file/25295

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Covert Baking Company ~ Middleport, Ohio

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Similar bottle but ... 1. Covert Baking Company2. Covert Bottling Company They must have had their reasons for using two different names, but what those reasons were eludes me.

 

[jsnyder]

Thanks spbob for all the Info. I was in middleport yesterday and found a bottle just like my pictured one. They were asking $10.Also saw an unopened milkay like the ones in the link you just shared.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

J You're welcome. I enjoy doing research almost as much as I do collecting soda bottles. I found this advertisement, whose headline pretty much sums up my feelings towards the Covert Bottling/Baking Company history, and one I thought you might find interesting as well. It would be interesting to know why a baking company would also be involved with soda and beer bottling. It could be they were only distributors at first and then set up a bottling facility later, which might explain the name change. Besides this ad, I also found a listing that said they were granted a license to distribute beer in 1933, which might have been the same time when they got into be beverage business. The Piqua Daily Call ~ Piqua, Ohio ~ September 11, 1936