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I recently found myself in the position of trying to figure out just how big the bottle was based on nothing more than its height in inches. The pressure from the automatic machine was strong and the molds fit tight leaving only a very thin line. NO - The bottle has NO embossing and NO apparent vertical side mold seams on the body, shoulder, or neck.

If so, move to below. It is unlikely that this bottle was made during the same era, but instead was reused for a lengthy period or otherwise retained until broken or discarded. Other diagnostic tools must be used to idea these items. They seem quite rare. To the authors knowledge, the first and only serious attempt at using a key to date American bottles was done in a 1970 Historical Archaeology journal article entitled A Dating Key For Post-Eighteenth Century Bottles by T. Most bottles with embossed lettering xi from the late 19th century and later. dating bottles The polite dating bottles at the visitor center placed me on hold to see if someone could assist me and to my surprise she returned to explain she had master distiller Jimmy Russell there to take my call. The social is rough not sharp around the circumference of the Owens ring.

The neck and lid would then have to be done just as in the old days by hand. Most of that info can be looked up online so you can narrow your date range by looking up who was in charge when the tax stamp was used. What technology, techniques, or processes were used to manufacture the bottle?

How to Date Antique Glass Bottles - Hi Jondedo, welcome to the blog. As above, click on the image to view a larger and much more readable version with the various features pointed out.

Dating Antique Bottles Dating Antique Bottles Many people are intrigued to know how old their bottle is. Or the bottle may have a nice even shape, but was spun in the mold to smooth out the seams; a practice common around 1900-1920. Can usually tell that lip is crude and was applied by hand. Bottom half from base to shoulder has no seams, then there is a seam near the shoulder that runs completely around the circumference of the bottle. From this shoulder seam are two side seams that run up the neck and end below the top of the lip. Can usually tell that lip is crude and was applied by hand. The first ABM bottles started appearing in 1905, and by 1920 most bottles were being made by this method. If your bottle is American and has a patent number, check out this to help date your bottle. Also see the where you can do a search to find more info on a US Patent. If your bottle is English and has a registration number, check out this page that shows the year for each registration number between 1876 and 1920. If you want further help on dating your bottle, then contact: Reggie Lynch at Email.