Dating black glass bottles
Round form that has 3 bands around the shoulder and base of the bottle. ABM bottle that has the original cork that is attached to a wooden top. Bottle and label are in super mint condition and has most of the original ink left in the bottle. Ink was made by Caldwell Ink Co.


Vintage Bottle Guide
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Bottle Trademark Identification Made Easy - Antique Trader
Over the years, as dealers in glassware, we have taken thousands of pictures of glass vases, bowls, paperweights, sculptures and other glassware. After we have sold an item, it seems a shame to delete those pictures, so we use them to create an encyclopaedia guide in the galleries shown below. We hope they will enable you discover more about the types of glass products that you are interested in collecting, or help you to identify a glass item you have come across. Please note, we are well aware that there are some gaps, for instance, we don't have much on French or American glass, this is simply because, as glass dealers in the UK, we don't come across that much of it, so we don't have many pictures with which to create a guide. Our glass encyclopaedia is aimed to be as accurate as possible. However, if you feel we have made a mistake, please contact us. We are constantly improving and extending our glass encyclopaedia and galleries, so please check back frequently.



How to Identify Old Bottles
Collecting antique bottles can be a lucrative hobby. Glass bottles began to be manufactured around and were used for beverages, cosmetic products and household cleaning supplies. Determining the date of a bottle helps the collector to determine the value of the bottle before purchasing it or trying to resell it. The use, type of glass and even the molding of the bottle can help the collector identify it. Observe the shape and color of the bottle.





Bottle Dating. This page provides some examples of how to use the website primarily the Bottle Dating pages to determine the approximate date or date range for various types of bottles made between the early s and the midth century. The bottles used for illustration are a small but diverse assortment designed to give users guidance on how to work a bottle through the dating information to answer the Homepage's primary question 1 - What is the age of the bottle?
