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    Posted 8 years ago

    SpiritBear
    (813 items)

    A better date than 1880s to early 1890s cannot be attributed. It has no maker's mark, no scaling (it's about an ounce, though; in the early 1890s some druggists began purchasing bottles with measurements on them, and a better date-range can be attributed by the style from there), and there were at least 2 (I think 3) Central Drug Stores in Muskegon (I know Jesson's and Koon's, not sure what the other was).

    The tiny and super-large druggist bottles are typically the most collectible. I myself prefer small bottles (I can fit more into a space, LOL).

    Bottle bought in a lot of 12 bottles. I wanted only 3 of the 12. LOL.

    To others new to the bottle hobby: An AMERICAN (not foreign, not imported), NOT ARTS-AND CRAFTS type bottle with a clearly defined seam on the side, usually dates prior to 1920 (and prior to 1915, more often) when the seams end before the top of the bottle. Few machines were around in 1910 to make a bottle without a human to "tool" the top (to make a finished mouth).

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    1. fortapache fortapache, 8 years ago
      Tiny indeed. Thanks for the tip on dating these re the seem.
    2. SpiritBear, 8 years ago
      Only good as a general guide on bottles like pop, beer, medicine, etc. Some jars from the really early 1900s were fully machine-made. Many milk bottles till the '50s were done on a machine that left no seam on the neck.

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