I've been slowly collecting glass bottles for years, some of my first being vintage eye ointment bottles found at my Grandmother's farm. These days, they wash up in the branch or loosen themselves from the soil around the homestead where people once disposed of them. It's been fun to really look close at the shapes and features of the bottle, and all of their markings to help uncover the maker, potential age, and purpose of each glass. It amazes me that a bit of searching online can help determine these things.
Today's find after heavy rains turned up this old ketchup bottle:
Owens-Illinois Glass Company
Late 1950s? Estimated by markings and changed company marking
The #20 to the left says manufactured in Oakland, CA
Duraglas
While it may have been a mass-produced style of jar, it was interesting to find one in tact and without cracks buried in the ground that's over 60 years old.
Here's some photos of it cleaned up:
Today's find after heavy rains turned up this old ketchup bottle:
Owens-Illinois Glass Company
Late 1950s? Estimated by markings and changed company marking
The #20 to the left says manufactured in Oakland, CA
Duraglas
While it may have been a mass-produced style of jar, it was interesting to find one in tact and without cracks buried in the ground that's over 60 years old.
Here's some photos of it cleaned up:
