Glass flask dug up today, old or modern??

[SFHunter]

Hi Gang,

Dug my first complete bottle today, it is about 8 inches tall, about 3-1/2 wide by 1-1/2 thick. it has seam marks on both sides, and the bottom has a number 1 (raised). It also have several air bubbles thru-out the glass. The cap is heavy and has a cork insert inside. Any idea if it is old or modern?

Thanks!!

 

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[RON (PA)]

I don't know if it is old or modern. But it is nice. It reminds me of flasks that Mad Dog used to come in (not that I ever drank it ).

 

[DiggerBug]

Could we see a closeup of the side of the neck and of the bottom?
Thanks.

 

[SFHunter]

Ask and you shall Recieve!!!!

 

[99Brown]

Interesting either way, but I am not help. Sorry

 

[TreasureTales]

The screw cap tells me it's not particularly old. The cork inserts were common on bottlecaps in the 1930s-1960s. After that they went to plastic insert liners. Prior to that they used glass, rubber or nothing.

The fact that the bottle has a numeral embossed on the bottom also tells me it's not all that old. I'd say that IF that bottle had been found on BLM land you would be allowed to keep it because it isn't significantly over 50 years old. Just my guess based on what I see. Seam lines are very important in dating bottles. Bubbles (seeds) are not quite as important, they merely indicate the quality of the glass and the manufacturing process. The shape of a cap is also a hint for dating. Notice the slight elevation to the cap? Modern day caps are flat. That one is somewhat raised in the center, something I believe is indicative of the 1940s-1950s. Probably a vodka or gin pint bottle--post Prohibition.

 

[SFHunter]

Thanks for the info TT, I have not studied bottles yet to understand the signs that help date it.

 

[downindixie]

I have dug up local whisky bottles with screw caps that pre-date 1907.I can verify the age of them by the local merchants name on them and the fact that our area went dry in 1907!

 

[diggummup]

post-1930...pre-1960

I think this is about as close as your gonna get for the age on this particular bottle.

The screw cap tells me it's not particularly old. The cork inserts were common on bottlecaps in the 1930s-1960s. After that they went to plastic insert liners. Prior to that they used glass, rubber or nothing.

The fact that the bottle has a numeral embossed on the bottom also tells me it's not all that old. I'd say that IF that bottle had been found on BLM land you would be allowed to keep it because it isn't significantly over 50 years old. Just my guess based on what I see. Seam lines are very important in dating bottles. Bubbles (seeds) are not quite as important, they merely indicate the quality of the glass and the manufacturing process. The shape of a cap is also a hint for dating. Notice the slight elevation to the cap? Modern day caps are flat. That one is somewhat raised in the center, something I believe is indicative of the 1940s-1950s. Probably a vodka or gin pint bottle--post Prohibition.

Good info. TT.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

It might be Mad Dog. (not that I ever...)

 

[DiggerBug]

SF, here are some very informative sites about old bottles.
Happy Hunting!

Don't let the word "books" on this one fool you. Scroll down the page past the books for all the good stuff.
http://www.bottlebooks.com/Default.htm

http://www.antiquebottles.com/

 

[SFHunter]

Cool!! Thanks for the bottle links!!