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These "early" soda bottles bridge the transition from older craft based bottle manufacturing methods to modern semi-automated and fully automated bottle making machines and soda bottling methods.
The shape of most early crown top soda bottles are similar to those shown here. See the pictures here for very typical examples of several subtle varieties. Similar to the Hutchinson style, capacities of the most common crown top soda sizes ranged from 6 to 15 oz. Many subtle variations of the early crown top soda bottles were made through the years.
There are taller and squattier versions, those with sided "mug bases", and others that are hard to differentiate from each other. Click on the following links to see the different crown top soda listings from the IGCo. Indeed, the vast majority of crown top soda bottles were made in shades of aqua with colorless which will often turn amethyst glass being the next commonest color. Any other color in a early crown top soda - especially a mouth-blown example - is very unusual, even more so than with Hutchinson sodas.
The soda bottles pictured to the right are a pair of different styles from the same company. Marshfield was an earlier - pre - name for Coos Bay, OR. The bottle to the left side of the picture is a Hutchinson style soda which was added for style comparison. The bottle to the right same bottle as pictured above is a typical mouth-blown crown soda with a tooled crown finish, multiple air venting marks on both shoulders, which was blown in a cup base mold.
Both bottles were blown in 4-piece molds as indicated by the horizontal shoulder seam and vertical body side seams.
Research indicates that this company was in business from to Fowler The crown soda is also embossed on the base with P. Observations have indicated that this mark was only used on mouth-blown bottles and then primarily from about to the early s Lockhart unpublished manuscript; empirical observations. Given all this information, it is likely that the Hutchinson style dates from about to maybe with the crown top version dating from to the early s. Within this timeframe it is not impossible that the Hutchinson style was made later than the crown style, though this would be highly unusual given the irreversible trend at that time towards the crown top style and away from the increasingly obsolescent Hutchinson stopper.
Both styles of the Cape Argo sodas are relatively common hinting towards both being made for several years at least, though the commonness might be a function of a lot of them being excavated at some point in the past. Click on the following links to view more pictures of these bottles: base views ; close-up of the shoulder, neck, and crown finish - the shoulder seam is just visible on both bottles. The tall approx.
It has a tooled crown finish and was blown in a cup base mold with multiple shoulder air venting marks. The company was in operation for a lengthy period of time - to - but there is one additional bit of information provided by this bottle. Click on the following links to view more pictures of this bottle: base view ; close-up of the neck and crown finish.
An example of a later, machine-made "early" crown top soda bottle is pictured to the right. The base is also embossed with the makers mark for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company which indicates it was produced in a "2" to the right of the mark at the 3 "3" to the left of the mark plant - Fairmont, WV. For additional information on this makers mark, see this publication - Owens-Illinois Glass Company - published on this website. These are all diagnostic features consistent with its manufacture year.
Click on the following links to view more pictures of this bottle: base view showing the Owens-Illinois makers mark; close-up of the shoulder, neck, and crown finish. Note: A quick internet search for this company yielded information that it was in business at least as early as through at least the s.
This is an example of how the internet can provide valuable - though often unsubstantiated - information to assist a person in their pursuit of specific bottle knowledge. The number " 30 " is also embossed on the side of the machine-made crown finish, which along with the " 0 " at the heel, are date codes indicating manufacture in ; the " 71 " is a mold marking of unknown utility Lockhart et al.
Click on the following links for other images of the bottle to the left: base view showing the embossing and suction scar; close-up of the shoulder, neck, and finish which shows the neck-ring mold seam just under the finish which is a sure sign of machine-made manufacture. This is another bottle that is at the later end of the crown top sodas included in this section, transitioning into the next category discussed below.
It is almost identical in body, shoulder, and neck shape to champagne style beer bottles. This linked champagne style bottle could have been used for beer or soda. Crown top examples of champagne style bottles like that shown here were used for both soda and beer, though beer was usually bottled in amber or colorless bottles and soda in green, colorless, and occasionally other colors like the black bottle pictured.
The bottle to the left of the picture is an embossed 6 oz. These bottles were marked on the base with hundreds of different city names where the product was bottled. It is apparently date coded on the side with " 88 " for indicating a manufacture 53 years after the other bottle shown and 73 years after the style was first patented in - an amazing length of time for a bottle style!
Besides the lack of embossed lettering and the ACL, there are no substantial difference between the bottles - they even weigh virtually the same 13 to 14 oz. There were likely thousands of different uniquely shaped and embossed, non-ACL soda bottles produced during the s and s and even later. For more of a feel for the diversity of soda bottles from the latter end of the "early crown top sodas" era, Digger Odell's excellent website has a series of pages on "designer" soda bottles.
These pages contain copies of the original patent drawings for machine-made, proprietary design, crown finish soda bottles patented during the era from the mids to s. This is supported by excavations done at several Western American forts which were abandoned between and Furthermore, it appears that virtually all crown finish soda and beer bottles date from or after, since in a national depression the famous "Panic of " made investment capital very scarce for several years deterring the use of new and expensive equipment like that needed to accommodate this new closure Lief Riley also noted that "substantial use of the new crown closure by soda water bottlers did not get started until about IGCo catalog with just one soda bottle mold offering.
In the IGCo. Mouth-blown, true applied crown finish closure soda bottles do exist but are very uncommon and then almost always of foreign Asian and possibly European manufacture empirical observations. Mouth-blown, tooled crown finish soda bottles date from possibly as early as , but more likely from about to about , when machine-made manufacture of soda and beer bottles was almost complete, although it appears in Canada that tooled crown sodas continued until the late s Axelson ; Lockhart pers.
Machine-made crown finish bottles all date after when the first license for soda and beer bottles was issued for the Owens Automatic Bottle Machine. The semi-automatic machine production of narrow necked bottles was not significant until after about making machine-made, non-suction scarred crown finish bottles likely to date no earlier than the early s.
One additional note is that crown top soda bottles were generally not decolorized with manganese after , giving a good ending date for such "colorless" bottles with an amethyst manganese dioxide decolorized cast to the glass as the beginning of World War 1. Most of these amethyst crown soda bottles would be mouth-blown Lockhart a. The early crown top style soda bottles seems to have continued through the s and into the s before being replaced by similar shaped bottles which were dominated by applied color labels ACL which provided information about the product and the producer next section.
Excluding ACL's there is not a distinct break in style between the later bottles in the "early" category to the crown sodas discussed next. Instead, there was gradual gradation to the more modern crown top sodas that were dominant until well after the midth century. For more information and history on crown cap closures and finishes visit the crown cap portion of the "Types of Bottle Closures" page. These bottles constitute what is truly the "modern style" of soda bottles since variations of these types are very familiar to most people living today as they were used commonly until the s in the U.
Similar soda bottles continue to be used in various parts of the world and to a limited degree in the U. This section primarily addresses "modern" crown top soda bottles produced during the midth century, i.
These bottles are commonly referred to as ACL sodas. A major benefit of an ACL soda bottle was its ability to be reused and most were during this era without the need for new labeling. Be aware that not all bottles made during the s to s have ACL's, but all ACL's began in and dominated that era.
Also see the article below:. The Glamorous Applied Color Labels. A c omprehensive article on the history, processes and use of ACL labeling beginning in the early s. Sizes for soda bottles were typically oz. Sweeney Heavy glass still typifies these bottles because the pressure of carbonation. Plate molds with embossed lettering or designs during this era were unusual though typical of the "early" styles discussed above.
This was also the era of high diversity of shapes though often within the basic theme of the "champagne" style bottles shown here.
It is likely that the variety of unique ACL identified soda bottles made between the s and s at least equals the number of earlier Hutchinson soda bottles recorded. Given this wide variety, the treatment of these bottles must be considered cursory here; other references need to be consulted. The emerald green 7 oz. It is embossed on the base with " Duraglas " and the later Owens-Illinois Company makers mark of an "I" inside of an "O".
Duraglas identifies the bottle as no older than and no later than , though this particular bottle is known to have been made in Click on the following links to see more images of this bottle: base view showing the various markings discussed, including the date code of "54" ; view of the shoulder, neck, and finish. Mission Beverages was a nationally franchised product with this bottle made for - and the "Property Of" - the "Mission Orange Bottling Co.
Eugene, Oregon" which is noted on the reverse side ACL. For more information on this bottle click Examples of Dating Historic Bottles page to view Example 1 on that page which uses this bottle as an example to run through the Dating Key.
This bottle is an example of some of the interesting design patterns that typify soda bottles of this era. The oz. It is embossed on the base with the Owens-Illinois Glass Company makers mark, date code "46" for , and code "14" for the Bridgeton, NJ. This bottle is most definitely from the "modern" era of soda bottles but shares the embossing and lack of ACL it was also paper labeled that is typical of the later end of the "early" crown top soda styles period.
The dating of most ACL soda bottles within the covered dating range often entails local research into the business dates of the local or regional bottling companies themselves, though with national brand bottles there is often information available about various proprietary styles. Dating or production location information is also ascertainable with bottles that have makers markings like the Owens-Illinois Glass Company date and plant codes found on the pictured bottles.
These type bottles are commonly referred to as "round bottom sodas" or "ballast bottles" since it is believed and likely true that many, if not most, of these type bottles were imported from England as "ballast" weight in ships returning to the United States.
A common variation is the "torpedo" bottle which is distinctly more pointed on the end with an bulging "amphora-like" body. The torpedo style was first used in England at least as early as when a patent was granted to William F. A picture of a typical pointed base torpedo soda bottle is pictured below right. It is embossed with "Walkden Aerated Water Co. Note: Round bottom and torpedo sodas are lumped together as "round bottom sodas" for simplicity in most of the following discussion.
The typical round bottom soda bottle was made of thick heavy glass to withstand the carbonation pressures of soda, mineral water, and in particular, ginger ale Munsey Some rounded bottom soda bottles actually have a small flattened area in the middle of the base that allows for the bottle to stand upright though somewhat precariously. The finish on a majority of round bottom sodas is a thick heavy blob which allowed for the wiring down of a cork closure, though other finishes are occasionally noted including a crown cap finish post and rarely, a Codd's ball stopper type finish.
Round bottom soda bottles were usually produced in a true two-piece mold where the neck, shoulder, body, base or what passes for a base , and sometimes all or a part of the finish were produced by the two halves of the mold. As such these type bottles are a rounded base version of the "hinge mold" discussed on the Bottle Bases page which exhibit one mold seam that runs continuously from one side of the body, around the base, and then up the other side.
With the exception of round bottom soda bottles, the majority of true two-piece mold bottles largely disappeared during the s.
The majority of these type bottles found in the United States were imported from Great Britain and frequently embossed with company names and cities from England and Ireland - Belfast picture below being a very common point of origin. However, some were - like the bottle pictured - either made in the United States or made overseas for U. They were advertised in the catalogs of U.
It includes a standard blob finish example lower right page and a "new" ginger ale bottle with a crown finish and a slightly flattened base "the size of a nickel" that allowed for a precarious upright stance upper left page. For an image of another American utilized round bottom soda bottle, click on Saegertown, PA Mineral Springs bottle to see a labeled "ginger ale" bottle from Pennsylvania that dates from the late 19th century. Whether this bottle was manufactured in the U.
The round bottom soda pictured to the left is a very common and typical example that was imported from the British Isles into the U. It has an applied finish that is a cross between a blob large and one-part and and the oil style flattened and tapered outside surface , was blown in a true two-piece mold, and exhibits no apparent mold air venting evidence.
Click Ross's close-up to view an image of this bottles shoulder, neck, and finish. If American-made this bottle would key out on the Bottle Dating pages as having been manufactured in the to era. However, it was likely made in the late 19th century or even early 20th as European bottle making techniques were a decade or two behind American ones.
Though foreign made, these bottles were imported by the millions into the U. These type sodas - and the Ross's in particular - are also found throughout the world but are particularly prevalent in British Commonwealth Nations like Australia, Canada, India, and others. Most were imported, although there are some American made torpedo bottles Eastern Seaboard that date back as early as the s in the U. The more pointed base torpedo bottles appear to be mostly a 19th century style, with few if any edging into the 20th century.
Most mouth-blown round bottom sodas have a blob style finish often flattened on the outside surface , rarely an oil or mineral finish. Towards the end of the era of popularity for this bottle type, a crown cap accepting finish was relatively common. These began to be produced in the mids and continued until at least the late s. Of course with the crown cap closure type the utility of the round bottom - to keep the cork wet and tight - was irrelevant and probably why the style appears to have disappeared by the early s in the U.
Round-bottom soda bottles with the slightly flattened base - allowing them to somewhat precariously stand upright - date no earlier than the early s with most likely dating from about or later Illinois Glass Co. Machine-made examples of round bottom sodas - which also included examples with the slightly flattened base - date from the early s into at least the s and possibly beyond outside the U. Machine-made examples typically had a crown cap accepting finish though sometimes can be observed with a "blob" or other finish type empirical observations.
The Codd's ball stopper soda water rarely beer bottle style was by far the most successful of an assortment of internal ball type stoppers for soda bottles devised during the second half of the 19th century. It was first patented in in England with patents for the most commonly seen types granted in and ; it was first patented in the United States in Munsey ; Goodacre Glassboro, NJ beginning in Toulouse ; Goodacre There were, however, a few seldom seen non-Codd ball types which were made in the U.
Riley , Graci Part of the reason for its lack of success in the U. The bottles were produced by a method that required the use of an applied finish until well into the 20th century which is long after virtually all other bottle types were being mouth-blown with tooled finishes.
According to one author the mouth-blown bottles were produced as follows: After being mold blown the bottles were sheared at the neck and allowed to cool. Then a glass marble, made from glass of a hardness twice that of the bottle was dropped into it. The bottle was then re-heated and the neck welded on finish applied , so containing the marble Goodacre Eventually fully automatic bottle machines were adapted to produce Codd bottles example pictured below right. This type of internal ball closure was self-sealing via a rubber gasket mounted inside the bore of the bottle against which the marble was firmly held in place by the carbonated contents.
The contained beverage was accessed by pushing down on the marble to release the pressure after which the marble dropped to the constriction ridges in the lower part of the neck. Click Codd opener for a picture of a tool used to push down the marble. The illustration below left shows the upper portion of a Codd bottle with the marble in the sealing position inside the bore.
The photo to the right below shows a late 20th century, machine-made Codd bottle from India with the gasket in place in the middle of the finish and the marble in the unsealed "resting" position low down in the neck on the internal constriction ridges. Some resemblance, I guess? The "eyes" are actually diagonal indentations in the neck that held back the marble when pouring the contents out after opening, keeping it from impeding the flow Fowler During the s and s most of the English machinery to produce Codd bottles was shipped to India where the bottle may still be produced Goodacre Besides size, there are a few variations to the typical bottle as pictured here.
One interesting variation is that there were some round bottom and torpedo sodas bottles that have Codd ball stoppers - some of which were made in England for U. This makes for a very unusual looking bottle to say the least and given the purpose of a round bottom - to ensure that the bottle is laid on its side to keep the cork wet - somewhat pointless, since there was no cork. The towns of Barnsley and Scunthorpe are located in central England so of course this bottle is English made, most likely during the late 19th century, i.
It has a crudely applied long tapered outwards towards base "oil" type finish for want of a better finish fit with a groove on the inside of the bore for the gasket which the marble sealed against; a ubiquitous finish on a Codd bottle.
Some residual gasket is remaining as shown in the picture. The bottle has no apparent evidence of air venting and was blown in a post-bottom mold. These features would date the bottle - if U. However, as noted on other portions of this website, European manufacturers were "behind" the U.
It could also date from the s also and would need local research on the company or glassmaker history to pin down the date more. Click on the following links for more views of this bottle: base view ; close-up of the neck and finish. Though English made, it is essentially identical to the bottles that were used infrequently by soda companies in the U. Hutchinson closures followed by the crown closure both covered below were far and away the most popular sealing methods for soda and mineral water in the U.
One researcher, however, has tallied 25 or so different Codd bottles that are identifiable as used by American companies spanning the country Graci It is not known how many American soda concerns used unembossed Codd bottles with proprietary labels attached, though it was likely just a fraction of one percent and miniscule compared to the Hutchinson and crown closure bottles; Codd bottles are rarely found on historic sites in the U.
The general date range for the mainland American use of the Codd closure is probably similar to the date range noted for Hawaii, though it is known that some Codd bottles were used into the early s by some companies. Helens, Lancashire County, England which was merged out of existence in Fowler ; Whitten ; Lockhart et al. Worldwide, Codd bottles were used for an immense range of time from invention in the early s to the late 20th century, as indicated by the bottle pictured to the above right which is machine-made and has as base sticker noting it was Made in India.
Mouth-blown Codd bottles can date as late as the s with applied finishes which were required by the process needed to produce these bottles noted earlier. Eventually fully automatic bottle machines were adapted to produce these bottles. One wonders how the automatic machine worked in order to get the marble in place?
The machine-made Indian example pictured above right was purchased new from an import store around ! The following assortment covers some of these bottles but is not remotely all embracing.
Mineral water was commonly bottled in larger size bottles 16 oz. This section is a quick overview of a few of the multitude of larger mineral water bottles used during the late 19th century to well into the 20th century.
There are many other types and varieties too numerous to be addressed on this website. For example, the gallon crockery jug pictured towards the top of the page was also a common container for mineral water though a subject pottery not addressed on this website. Other large mineral water bottles include multi-gallon carboys - plastic versions of which are still used for bottled water and water coolers.
The only commonly named style of large mineral water bottle covered is the first one - the apollinaris style. While the folks at Coca-Cola claim that their drink tastes the same whether it's served in a can or a two-liter plastic bottle, most people swear it just tastes better when it comes in an icy cold glass bottle. Ideally from a gas station cooler after a hot day of fishing on Lake Pontchartrain. While the good people of Coca-Cola make a good point that their secret formula doesn't change whether you are taking a refreshing sip from a can or a bottle, turns out that the packaging itself might affect the taste.
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