What Kind of Bottle is This ? (No Dolphins)
Found this yesterday while doing some repairs to the In-laws old circa 1900's barn. It has a glass marble in the neck and stands about 8 inches tall, I've never seen one like this before.
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I used to have one of those, it is an old shot bottle, the marble in the neck will fall into place after about a shot of booze was dispensed. 0 -
Anything stamped on the bottom? Looks pretty cool though. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by redneckandy
Anything stamped on the bottom? Looks pretty cool though.
The bottom of the bottle is incused with little dimples around edges and is marked
2 11 upper decimal dot
and 11 NT
(I need a better camera)0 -
Looks like a vinegar cruet to me.
The ball is a self-sealing thingy to prevent evaporation.
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that's not a marble, it's a dead genie. 0 -
quote:that's not a marble, it's a dead genie That's funny!!! LMAO over here!!![:D][:D][:D] 0 -
Jason, it looks to me like an old olive oil bottle. Need better pictures!! Tom 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Zebra
quote:Originally posted by redneckandy
Anything stamped on the bottom? Looks pretty cool though.
The bottom of the bottle is incused with little dimples around edges and is marked
2 11 upper decimal dot
and 11 NT
(I need a better camera)
If there are dots around the bottom just above the knurling, it is not an old bottle. The dots are for Cavity Identification so the manufacture can tell which mold the bottle came from. If there is a number stamped in the center of the Bottom (bearing surface), this is also the cavity ID. A typical machine can have 30-40 molds on it and some can put out over 500 bottles per minute.
The number is merely for us mortal to identify the bottle's mold on the machine. THe inspection computer reads the dots on the sides. It can be a mofo to set the camera and light up just right to read the dots. Once it's reading fairly well, no one wants to touch it and screw it up.
An older form of Cavity ID read the rings around the bearing surface instead of the dots.
If a new bottle is made in North America, it will typically be stamped with an SG, OI, or a small Anchor symbol depending on the maufacturer. Bottle stamped with a "VT" were made in Mexico. Bottles made in Europe have a bunch of different manufactures plus Saint Gobain and Owens Illinois. Anchor is only in America.0 -
I can't tell you what it used to be used for, but it looks to me like its an old Ramun bottle. Ramune is a japanese soda pop, its actually very good.
Thats what your bottle seems to be anyway. Those two little impressions where the marble sits, are to hold the marble, so when you drink out of it, or pour the pop out, the marble doesn't get in the way.0 -
They are called cod bottles. Used for soda pop. The pressure of the co2 kept the ball pushed up to seal the bottle. The ball was pushed down to break the seal for drinking. I have one from Amsterdam on my mantle. 0 -
I think Don mentioned loosing his butt plug in an old barn a while back.
Could this be it?0 -
Originally posted by williwm
They are called cod bottles. Used for soda pop. The pressure of the co2 kept the ball pushed up to seal the bottle. The ball was pushed down to break the seal for drinking. I have one from Amsterdam on my mantle.
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Thanks! That makes sense.[:D]0
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