Comments for Historic Glasshouse http://www.antiquebottles-glass.com antique bottles and glass Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:29:27 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Antique Bottle and Glass Questions by HistoricGlass http://www.antiquebottles-glass.com/questions/comment-page-1/#comment-36 HistoricGlass Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:29:27 +0000 http://www.antiquebottles-glass.com/?page_id=203#comment-36 As is often the case, it takes a photo to understand what you have. You can post pictures on our forum at http://forum.antiquebottles-glass.com As is often the case, it takes a photo to understand what you have. You can post pictures on our forum at http://forum.antiquebottles-glass.com

]]> Comment on Antique Bottle and Glass Questions by MARIA http://www.antiquebottles-glass.com/questions/comment-page-1/#comment-35 MARIA Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:42:39 +0000 http://www.antiquebottles-glass.com/?page_id=203#comment-35 I recenty found and old glass object with a stopper, it's very delicate work almost translucent very light yellow no bubbles, very thin glass. Looks almost roman or egyptian in style. On the bottom it says JBA 1533 and there's a 7 or 8 digit number. can you possible help identify this? or could you give me a phone number or so I could call or would it be better for me to post a picture. Although the markings on the bottom won't come out so well in a photo. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you I recenty found and old glass object with a stopper, it’s very delicate work almost translucent very light yellow no bubbles, very thin glass. Looks almost roman or egyptian in style. On the bottom it says JBA 1533 and there’s a 7 or 8 digit number. can you possible help identify this? or could you give me a phone number or so I could call or would it be better for me to post a picture. Although the markings on the bottom won’t come out so well in a photo. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you

]]> Comment on Antique Bottle and Glass Questions by HistoricGlass http://www.antiquebottles-glass.com/questions/comment-page-1/#comment-34 HistoricGlass Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:26:52 +0000 http://www.antiquebottles-glass.com/?page_id=203#comment-34 I am not aware of any definitive reference on base markings besides Toulouse's <em>Bottle Makers and Their Marks</em> (now out of print) - it is a wealth of information but will do little to answer questions about numerical markings. These numbers are likely to be mold numbers added by the mold makers. In some cases on 20th century machine made bottles, you will see several groups of numbers. For a few, Toulouse has specifically described which is the mold number and which is a year stamp. Hope this helps. I am not aware of any definitive reference on base markings besides Toulouse’s Bottle Makers and Their Marks (now out of print) – it is a wealth of information but will do little to answer questions about numerical markings. These numbers are likely to be mold numbers added by the mold makers. In some cases on 20th century machine made bottles, you will see several groups of numbers. For a few, Toulouse has specifically described which is the mold number and which is a year stamp.

Hope this helps.

]]> Comment on Antique Bottle and Glass Questions by Jill http://www.antiquebottles-glass.com/questions/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Jill Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:56:42 +0000 http://www.antiquebottles-glass.com/?page_id=203#comment-33 I have a C.I. Hood & Co. Sarsaparilla bottle and would like to know what the # on the bottom means. Mine has the number 64. Thank you I have a C.I. Hood & Co. Sarsaparilla bottle and would like to know what the # on the bottom means. Mine has the number 64.
Thank you

]]> Comment on Antique Bottle and Glass Questions by HistoricGlass http://www.antiquebottles-glass.com/questions/comment-page-1/#comment-21 HistoricGlass Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:04:27 +0000 http://www.antiquebottles-glass.com/?page_id=203#comment-21 Durkee bottles are fairly common and not particularly valuable. The value and demand goes up considerably however if you have an example with a perfect closure and perfect label. Patent information is always interesting but one thing I have discovered is that the patent may not have anything to do with the bottle design. It could as likely be related to the contents or producing the contents. Searching for patent information is time consuming and not as easy as one might think. I did some searching for this Durkee patent but couldn't find an exact match. Here is another patent for a bottle design by ER Durkee from 1875: http://bit.ly/bhHTw1 Durkee bottles are fairly common and not particularly valuable. The value and demand goes up considerably however if you have an example with a perfect closure and perfect label.

Patent information is always interesting but one thing I have discovered is that the patent may not have anything to do with the bottle design. It could as likely be related to the contents or producing the contents. Searching for patent information is time consuming and not as easy as one might think. I did some searching for this Durkee patent but couldn’t find an exact match. Here is another patent for a bottle design by ER Durkee from 1875: http://bit.ly/bhHTw1

]]> Comment on Antique Bottle and Glass Questions by HistoricGlass http://www.antiquebottles-glass.com/questions/comment-page-1/#comment-20 HistoricGlass Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:39:56 +0000 http://www.antiquebottles-glass.com/?page_id=203#comment-20 I don't have encyclopedic knowledge of 20th century crown top soda bottles, but I can tell you that many such bottles regularly trade in the $1 to $20 range. You are correct that some have value going up into the hundreds of dollars but these are the exception to the rule. The chip does hurt the value considerably. As for value, you might check out completed auction results at ebay.com or check out The Soda Fizz (http://www.thesodafizz.com/) I don’t have encyclopedic knowledge of 20th century crown top soda bottles, but I can tell you that many such bottles regularly trade in the $1 to $20 range. You are correct that some have value going up into the hundreds of dollars but these are the exception to the rule. The chip does hurt the value considerably.

As for value, you might check out completed auction results at ebay.com or check out The Soda Fizz (http://www.thesodafizz.com/)

]]> Comment on Antique Bottle and Glass Questions by Charlotte Scales http://www.antiquebottles-glass.com/questions/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Charlotte Scales Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:22:18 +0000 http://www.antiquebottles-glass.com/?page_id=203#comment-19 I discovered a bottle that is clear that is embossed with a lid from the E. R. Durkee & Co. New York. The lid has quite a bit of wear looking as though acid has eaten through it in several small places but otherwise still screws on perfectly. On the bottom of the jar there is a diamond shaped embossed emblem with a rounded ball on top with a roman numeral III inside. Underneath that there is embossed the date April 17, 1877. Above the emblem is embossed the words bottle patented. It looks as though the jar possibly had a label on it. It has a lip at the very bottom and another lip 3/4 of the way up. Above the upper lip are the embossed words, E. R. Durkey & Co. New York and above this are two lessor embossed lines together. The jar itself is tappered from the bottom to the top in circumference. I discovered a bottle that is clear that is embossed with a lid from the E. R. Durkee & Co. New York. The lid has quite a bit of wear looking as though acid has eaten through it in several small places but otherwise still screws on perfectly. On the bottom of the jar there is a diamond shaped embossed emblem with a rounded ball on top with a roman numeral III inside. Underneath that there is embossed the date April 17, 1877. Above the emblem is embossed the words bottle patented. It looks as though the jar possibly had a label on it. It has a lip at the very bottom and another lip 3/4 of the way up. Above the upper lip are the embossed words, E. R. Durkey & Co. New York and above this are two lessor embossed lines together. The jar itself is tappered from the bottom to the top in circumference.

]]> Comment on Antique Bottle and Glass Questions by Charlotte Scales http://www.antiquebottles-glass.com/questions/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Charlotte Scales Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:12:46 +0000 http://www.antiquebottles-glass.com/?page_id=203#comment-18 I found a NuGrape bottle that is green in color in extremely good condition with a tiny chip on the lip. It is embossed and on the bottom are the initials L.O.W. and or the other side at the bottom is embossed Bottle Pat'd March 9, 1920. It has a wonderful shape sort of like two balls sitting on top of one another with a smoke stake on top. I found one similar from the 1940's that a man stated was worth around $100.00. How much would the one I found be worth. The bottle is literally perfect with the exception of the approx 2 mm. chip on the lip. Thank you. I found a NuGrape bottle that is green in color in extremely good condition with a tiny chip on the lip. It is embossed and on the bottom are the initials L.O.W. and or the other side at the bottom is embossed Bottle Pat’d March 9, 1920. It has a wonderful shape sort of like two balls sitting on top of one another with a smoke stake on top. I found one similar from the 1940’s that a man stated was worth around $100.00. How much would the one I found be worth. The bottle is literally perfect with the exception of the approx 2 mm. chip on the lip. Thank you.

]]> Comment on Antique Bottle and Glass Questions by HistoricGlass http://www.antiquebottles-glass.com/questions/comment-page-1/#comment-17 HistoricGlass Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:02:03 +0000 http://www.antiquebottles-glass.com/?page_id=203#comment-17 That would be a tough question to answer without seeing a labeled example. That would be a tough question to answer without seeing a labeled example.

]]> Comment on Antique Bottle and Glass Questions by HistoricGlass http://www.antiquebottles-glass.com/questions/comment-page-1/#comment-16 HistoricGlass Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:59:36 +0000 http://www.antiquebottles-glass.com/?page_id=203#comment-16 Sounds unusual, but a photograph would be really helpful. Please post one on our forum - http://forum.antiquebottles-glass.com Sounds unusual, but a photograph would be really helpful. Please post one on our forum – http://forum.antiquebottles-glass.com

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