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I know you guys have some sitting around. I have about 50 that I've either inherited or found and a few I've purchased. I went to the antique flea market at our fairgrounds today and scored two good ones for a steal.
The one on the left is a Whisky bottle from 1897. it's embossed.
"The Hayner Distilling Co.
Dayton
St. Louis
Atlanta
ST. Paul
Distillers.
Interresting thing about old bottles it was originally clear. The manufacturer put manganese dioxide in the glass to decolorize it to clear from the natural green seen on the bottle to the right. Many many decades of sun exposure polarized it to purple color as the manganese ions interact with the iron in the glass.
The green bottle on the right still has the original stopper and ring and was made by the Streator Bottle & Glass Company that was bought out by Anheuser Bush in 1901 and the name changed. So it dates 1881-1901. The thing about this bottle is it's not embossed with the product name, or a mold mark, and its a very well made bottle with little imperfections. I'm thinking it was a sample or demo bottle sent to beverage manufacturers. That would also explain why it was never opened and the cap didn't deteriorate.
The one on the left is a Whisky bottle from 1897. it's embossed.
"The Hayner Distilling Co.
Dayton
St. Louis
Atlanta
ST. Paul
Distillers.
Interresting thing about old bottles it was originally clear. The manufacturer put manganese dioxide in the glass to decolorize it to clear from the natural green seen on the bottle to the right. Many many decades of sun exposure polarized it to purple color as the manganese ions interact with the iron in the glass.
The green bottle on the right still has the original stopper and ring and was made by the Streator Bottle & Glass Company that was bought out by Anheuser Bush in 1901 and the name changed. So it dates 1881-1901. The thing about this bottle is it's not embossed with the product name, or a mold mark, and its a very well made bottle with little imperfections. I'm thinking it was a sample or demo bottle sent to beverage manufacturers. That would also explain why it was never opened and the cap didn't deteriorate.