Bottles
Hi. I found a bottle buried about 10 inches in the ground at a nature trail. Actually my Jack Russel Terrier found it haha. I just wondered if it was worth anything. Its about 4 1/2 inches tall, clear, thick glass. It looks to me like an old soda bottle maybe but its a lot wider. The bottle is about 2 inches wide. The bottom rim is corrigated. Clockwise on the bottom there is a 79 at 3o’clock, what looks like “II L” at 6o’clock, 4 dots that make a square at 9o’clock and what looks like an NY symbol at 12o’clock. This might be too much information or you may have no clue what im talking about and that’s ok haha i was just curious as to what kind of bottle this was.
— Danyelle
Hello Danyelle, The description of your found bottle was actually pretty good! The NY is easy, it was most likely manufactured in New York. The 79 generally would be a date, but 1979 would be fairly new! Is the glass cloudy, (oxidized)? Is the opening on top threaded for a cap or plain (for a cork stopper)? It could be a food bottle or medicine bottle.
— Joyce
Hello, i have an old bottle marked City Bottling Works Toledo Ohio with the trade mark sp on the front. the label is in the glass bottle itself(raised lattering, bottom marked C.B.W. and its 11 and 3/4″ tall and a light geen shade…can you tell me anything about this. I dug it up in Seattle Washington…Thanks
— J.D.
Hello JD, I think it is interesting a Toledo bottle turned up in Seattle. Cool! I have similar bottles available in my shop priced at $12.00 – $25.00 depending on their condition. If the glass is cloudy or the lettering is scratched the value decreases. Look on the bottom of the bottle, the raised number will include the date the bottle was manufactured, the center mark could have an O and an I superimposed. If so, the bottle was made in Toledo, OH by a local company Owens Illinois. Thanks for your inquiry, hope this information helps.
— Joyce
