Owens Illinois 600mL IV Bottle - 1932?

jayb

Hi all,

I was off the coast of Virginia the other day and found this bottle. By using the date and plant codes on the bottom I believe I've narrowed it down to a 1932 Owens Illinois bottle produced in Gas City Indiana. I am trying to figure out exactly what it's used for - it looks like an old IV bottle (has the stem inside and the "air, inlet, outlet markings on the cap). The mold code doesn't appear to be of much use ("6-"). Any clue what this is exactly? I looked through an entire 1933 Owens Illinois catalog and couldn't pinpoint it or even find anything with 600mL markings let alone IV bottles.

Pictures:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1--foWKpxQoNY7pMyLX69nOShA5uPamNQ

Chris

Thanks for posting

I am thinking this is an IV (intravenous) drip bottle as you say.

See this eBay auction for a similar example https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-2000-ML-MILLILITER-IV-DRIP-BOTTLE-MAN-CAVE-BAR-DECOR/123221019656

We are used to seeing them in clear plastic bags now for so many decades that we forget about the days before plastic!