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Our glassware comes with a certificate of authenticity that contains the information presented here plus a short history on the glass manufacturer and product (when available) with item proofs and provenance. To the best of our knowledge this detailed certificate is currently something that no other bottle dealers offer.
Catalog Number:
gw-bt-ca-bc-u-c1918
Circa 1918 antique Grand Rapids Brewing Company
(Michigan) amber colored long neck 12 ounce beer bottle. The round base is
concave with a 1/4" (.6cm) outer edge. The sides go straight up a 5
1/2" (14cm) cylindrical body to a rounded shoulder that
terminates at the base of the neck. The neck is thicker at it's base and
angles in toward the top at 1 & 1/4" (3.2cm) up. The neck is 3 &
1/2" (8.9cm) long ending at the top with a typical crown cap drinking
bottle finish. The words "GRAND RAPIDS BREWING CO." are embossed at
the top of the body with the words "GRAND RAPIDS" in an arch above
"BREWING CO." that goes straight across. On the heel is the number
"31" followed by the words "REGISTERED THIS BOTTLE NOT TO BE
SOLD". There is no maker's mark on the base. Mold marks go from the base
to the top of the lip. This bottle is in very good condition with 3 small chips
and some scratches.
The original Grand Rapids Brewing Company in Michigan brewed beer from 1893
until 1918. We are offering this piece of Grand Rapids History for the low price of $20 plus $5 for shipping.
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Catalog Number:
gw-bt-cc-fc-ff-c1930
Circa 1930s 12 oz. clear glass antique catsup or sauce bottle. A machine made
fluted condiment bottle manufactured by the Foster-Forbes Glass Company using
the earlier maker's mark of a 'backwards Z with horizontal line' that is
actually a double F design. Height is 9 & 5/8" (24.5cm) and width is 2 & 1/2
" (6.5cm).
This bottle is the typical generic catsup or sauce container from the 1920s
through the 1940s. The round bottom transitions into the fluted sides almost
without a heel. The 16 flat raised flutes begin with a squared bottom and end
at the shoulder in arches that looks somewhat like popsicle sticks around the
body. The long narrow shoulder transitions into the neck seamlessly with a
Goldy cap (aka Gold Seal) finish. Mold lines along opposite sides (lining up with the
edge of the flutes) start at the base mold line extending to the lip.
We are offering this antique catsup or sauce bottle for our price of $10.67
plus 5 dollars shipping (insurance extra).
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Catalog Number:
gw-bt-cc-bc-cgc-c1933
Circa 1933, antique, 7 ounce machine made clear glass beverage bottle. No label or cap. The brand is "Imperial".
A heavy, thickly embossed, fluted glass beverage bottle with an art decco style design.
A heavy, thickly embossed, fluted clear glass beverage bottle with an art decco style design.
The fluting on the shoulder and body are separated by a recessed band at the top of the body with
"IMPERIAL BEVERAGE CO." embossed on front and back. The word "IMPERIAL" in large thin
letters is embossed inside a recessed banner that has an accordion fold zig zag outline and runs
from the lower left body up to the top right on both front and back. At the bottom of the body, just
above the heel is a narrow recessed banner with the words, "KALAMAZOO, MICH." on the front
and "CAPACITY 7FL. OZ" on the back. On the bottom is the word "REGISTERED" in an arch at
the top edge. Just below the letter T in REGISTERED is a letter "C" inside a roughly rectangular
box (glass maker's mark for Crystal Glass Company). Across the middle is the word "IMPERIAL"
and the words "KALAMAZOO MICH" in an inverted arch at the bottom edge. Just above the Z in
KALAMAZOO is a small number "2". On the collar is either a letter "G" or a letter "Q" or the
number "6" (hard to make out) and a number "1" (likely a number "61"). In this same spot on the
back is a number "23". There are mold marks on both sides up to and over the lip and around the base.
This rare collectable bottle has few online examples. You can own this piece of Kalamazoo
history for our price of $20 plus 5 dollars shipping.
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Catalog Number:
gw-bt-cb-mc-hag-1935
Circa 1935, antique Hazel-Atlas Glass Company, 16 ounce "Ritz Blue"
glass bottle, design patent 93752 (patented Oct. 1934). Actual bottle use is
unknown
and may have varied. Possibly used for generic medicine similar to "Milk of
Magnesia" or "Bromo Seltzer", or used as a prescription bottle
for a prescribed liquid formula prepared by a local apothecary.
A cobalt blue glass pint medicine bottle with "DESIGN PATENT 93752",
the number 3 (probably mold #) and the H A (Hazel-Atlas Glass Company) mark
embossed on the base. It is 7 & 3/4" (19.7cm) tall, 3 & 7/8" (10 cm)
wide and
holds 16 ounces of liquid. It has a continuous thread screw top, mold lines
along sides from heel to top of lip. It has an oval top-view profile, rounded
shoulders and art decco
design of embossed ridges on sides. The embossed design is 3 thin round lines
together outlining a long rectangle with rounded corners that wraps slightly
around front and back. The design starts 2" (5.1cm) from top and ends
1/2" (1.3cm) from bottom. It's in very good condition with only an
extremely small chip on the neck ring
and another on the thread.
This rare collectable bottle has few online examples and is priced as high as
$50. Our research connects this bottle to the history of the building of the
Hardy Dam in Big Prairie township Newaygo County Michigan. You can own this
beauty for our price of $30 plus 5 dollars shipping (insurance extra).
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Catalog Number:
gw-bt-cc-fc-obc-1936
Circa 1936 10 oz. clear glass antique Heinz chili sauce bottle. A machine made
fluted condiment bottle (design #393) manufactured by the Owens Bottle Company
likely
manufactured at the Heinz Factory. 7 & 1/2" (19cm)
height by 2 & 3/8" (6cm) width at the shoulder.
This bottle is very close to the current Heinz chili and cocktail sauce bottle
design. The round bottom's heel forms an eight sided fluted body which each
flat flute
beginning just above the heel as an arch (in relief) angled inwardly then
terminating at the shoulder in a flat arch that is even with the outside
diameter. This gives the bottle it's narrow base to wide shouldered look. A "9"
(likely the mold number) is embossed on the heel. The rounded shoulder connects
to a short/wide single threaded neck with a ring below the thread and a
prominent lip (1 & 3/8" outside dia.). The missing closure was an
externally threaded metal screw cap. Mold lines along opposite sides (lining up
with the edge of the flattened sides) start under the base and extend to the
lip. An embossed line extends horizontally between two opposing flat side
panels about 1 & 7/16" above the bottom.
We are offering this antique Heinz sauce bottle for our price of $10.67 plus 5
dollars shipping (insurance extra).
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Catalog Number:
gw-bt-cc-fc-oig-c1940
Circa 1940s 12 oz. antique "Brooks Old Original Catsup" bottle. A fluted
condiment bottle manufactured by the Owens-Illinois Glass Company using the
earlier maker's mark of a horizontal diamond around the "I" inside an oval.
Height is 8 & 1/4" (21cm) and width is 2 & 5/8" (6.7cm).
This bottle is the "Brooks Old Original Catsup" container. The fluted sides go
up to a flat rectangular area with the words 'tangy-est' embossed on front and
back near the shoulder. The 20 raised flutes begin at a round bottom and end at
the shoulder defined by an embossed ring around the body. The long narrow
shoulder transitions into the neck with a threadless finish that likely had a
double cap with a superimposed shell which covered the bottle after unsealing.
The bottom has an embossed number "12", the old Owens-Illinois Glass maker's
mark, and the number "0" in a straight line. Below that is the words "Brooks"
in cursive script and "Duraglas" below that. There is a small number "14"
embossed on the heel.
The Brooks Catsup Company was located in Collinsville, Illinois on the fabled
Route 66. It is best known for the world's largest catsup bottle, a 70-foot,
100,000-gallon water tank on a 100-foot water tower. We are offering this
historic piece of Americana for $12.57 plus 5 dollars shipping (insurance extra).
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