Found a couple bottles today. Foley & Co. and unknown

[EricTheCat]

I found these two small bottles in a field today. They were right next to each other. I was real surprised they are whole, with just a small chip on the mouth of the larger one. The smaller one has a few bubbles in the glass.

One says "Foley & Co." and I am thinking probably a ~1920s medicine bottle.

The other one has a symbol on it. I am curious if anyone recognizes the symbol and knows what it might be. In case it is hard to tell from the picture, the symbol is symmetrical.





Thank you for looking and happy hunting!
Eric

 

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[EricTheCat]

I wanted to add, the bottle with the symbol has no markings on the bottom.

The Foley & Co. bottle has a diamond shape in the center of the bottom with a dot in the center of the diamond and the number 13 below that.

 

[sunrunner]

the little perfume I think Is Hoyts , the diamond with the dot may be Illinois glass co.1915 to1929 . and the dot may be the litter I .

 

[sunrunner]

it may also be dominion glass out of Canada ,

 

[Bass]

The Foley's is a medicine. Not sure which medicine for they made many, but likely a pill bottle

 

[EricTheCat]

I did wonder if the dot could be an "I" after reading a little and also seeing a picture of one that supposedly has an "I" that just looked like a dot to me. *shrug*, either way it's a cool little medicine bottle to me.

More detail I thought I would note:


On the Foley & Co. bottle the side seams go all the way to the top.


On the bottle with the symbol, the side seams appear to fade away half way up the neck on one side and just before the lip on the other side. No mold seam on the base.


From what I am reading this would put the bottle with the symbol somewhere between 1870s and 1920 (and my guess probably closer to 1920 based on the context of the other bottle).

Thanks for the comments,
Eric

 

[sunrunner]

yes many perfumers still employed hand making techniques threw the 1920s.