Glass Bottle Collecting - Episode 4 (Step-by-Step Identification)
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- Welcome to Episode 4 of our "Glass Bottle Collecting" series! Today, we resume examining the bottles from our previous episode, found during a walk through the woods. This long video includes helpful information and tips for identifying glass bottles and jars you may have found. You'll join us as I search each glass piece, looking for identifying features like maker's marks, date codes, plant codes, and more. We will talk about using general knowledge to try and guess what a jar or bottle contained, and show you two helpful websites used in trying to date these bottles.
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Hi again, I also wanted to mention that the Capstan mark was presumably used on glass bottles made between 1919 and 1938, although, since the factory was acquired by Anchor Hocking in 1938 we can't be 100% sure that all the molds in use were re-tooled *immediately*. From communications with mold engravers, it is my general understanding that, since there would have been LARGE numbers of molds (mold assemblies) in storage and in use for many kinds of bottles, unavoidably it would take some period of time for mold workers to re-engrave all the molds when a major change came about , such as a company takeover, or when the new year rolled around. For instance, date code numbers were often changed over a period of 6 months or so, maybe starting around July or August, so that all the molds would be bearing the correct year date by January 1st.
In the case of Capstan being purchased by Anchor-Hocking, I would estimate that all of the molds in use would have been retooled within a few months, and maybe up to a year after, but there is no way for us to know those details at this late date.
Keep in mind that these markings were primarily intended for "in factory use" and were mostly for informational purposes of the people involved within the glass industry. If I had to make a guesstimate I'd say that all of the molds at the former Capstan plant in Connellsville, PA had been retooled to reflect the company name by 1939. But I have no way of knowing that for sure, so I could be mistaken. But it is an interesting question!
Thanks for adding in on that one! It really perplexed me, because I was sitting there wondering if maybe I somehow had a much earlier jar in comparison to dates I had found on all the rest of the bottles and jars. That timeframe of purchase, yes, I was wondering if they'd "retooled" (new term for me to learn, thank you) to match the Anchor-Hocking company shortly after. I'm still waiting to see if I can find any bottles with prior dating that may help get an idea of the timeframe all this was tossed out.
I love identifying these bottles. I thought I had seen the Anchor Hocking on glass bottles my Grandmother in Ky had sitting on the railing of her house. And from when I worked at a small restaurant when I was 16 and had to bring bottle of ketchup to the tables.Wolf, this an excellent learning and instructive video. I sure am glad they have gone to squeeze bottles now. It sure was hard to get that ketchup out. Don't remember sticking a butter knife into the bottle to loosen up the ketchup out.Interesting to have rust on glass. The Brockway Glass bottle is very interesting.That is an awesome webpage too figure things out. How fun!
The brown bottle could have been a turpentine bottle? Sent you a link.
I will look at that link thank you for watching Ginger! I bet your Grandma had some really nice dishware and bottles around - I would love to remember the pieces my Grandma had (I only specifically remember her favorite Tienshan brand ceramic mugs). You know I actually my family using the knife to get the ketchup out at restaurants when I was a kid, hah! Tapping the back of the bottle trying to get it to come out, but now we have plastic squeeze bottles or wide mouth plastic jars. Hope you enjoyed watching!
Hello! Thank you very much for the nice "plug" for my site! It is greatly appreciated. I noticed when watching the video that you (unintentionally) revealed a minor error on my part! On my page about Anchor Hocking, my base photo of the clear Grapette soda bottle (16:07) clearly shows the mold design number is "L-898" but in my caption I mistakenly wrote "L-398". Minor detail - but I hadn't caught it, even after years of having this page on the web! Not sure if you noticed my error, but in any case I re-edited the page to make sure it is correct! Duh! I also added to my caption that the "3" below the logo is a "mold cavity number". On your ketchup bottle, the "12" is a mold cavity number. The mold cavity number is just a number that identified the exact mold on an automatic bottle making machine. Each machine may have had 10 or 12 or more identical molds installed on them, and each hollow mold (in to which the molten glass is blown under pressure) is usually called a "mold cavity" when referring to machine-made bottles.
Concerning the amber medicine bottle, (22:34) it is a type used for various products, but very similar (if not identical) bottles were used to package the "Maalox" brand antacid / stomach pain remedy.
That bottle is probably from sometime in the 1950s or 60s, possibly earlier, but the markings on many of the older "B in a circle" marked bottles (Brockway Glass Co) are hard to interpret exactly in every case. The "4" might be a plant number, or it might be a mold cavity number. It might even be a date code. I don't have information on what the "0" to the left of the logo stands for. The "955" is certainly the mold (mold design) number. Thanks again for posting this to your channel!!
David thanks for watching! I definitely am more than happy to share the website because I know for me, it was a very good resource when I first wanted to learn about the bottles I found and I was very glad to see how you respond to people and try to help them. I value people teaching people - sharing information to keep that knowledge alive for the folks like ourselves who want to learn more about those glass pieces. I think mentioning the site will help folks along the way! I did not even notice the caption error, my apologies! I really appreciate all the information you're giving in regards to each bottle shown, and I hope that it provides a chance for you to see what we're finding and how all those relate to this one area of Alabama and the products people were using/plants it all came from. I will be making another video maybe at the end of the month - I found three new bottles on the other end of the place while walking up the hill, and I found a Coca Cola bottle in the branch some time back too. Hope you enjoy!
Great video !
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Thanks so much for watching! Stay tuned with us, got a few more bottles to pick up along the trail and some searching the creek branch for more. Have a great day
Spring is my favorite time to search creeks. Take care...