Bottles marked with "3iv" and Duraglas
I recently received this inquiry:
"dug up bottles on property, about 40 clear glass but want to know what this duraglas small bottle with a roman numeral which looks like a 3 followed by an IV. It has mesurments on the side black lid with dark liquid still in it. Also an 'Old Quaker' half pint glass bottle with lid. Just want to know what these are. Thank you much for any help."
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It's a common enough bottle that it merits a response to help others.
The 3iv designation is a pharmacist's terminology for 4 ounces. If you really want to dig into this issue, then roll up your sleeves and get ready to digest the somewhat confusing notion that this is a matter of the relation between weight and volume of an ounce. The way I understand it, such a bottle would contain 4 ounces by weight and not by volume. See Pharmaceutical compounding and dispensing
By John F. Marriott for more information.
Such pharmacy bottles were mass-produced by a bottle manufacturer and sold to pharmacies. The local pharmacy applied their own label when filling a prescription. Today, the containers in some cases look similar but most are made of plastic. The Duraglas marking indicates that the bottle was made by Owens-Illinois Glass Company of Toledo, Ohio. The Duraglas trademark (in script) was used starting in 1940 and in bold blocked letters starting in 1963 - this information is from Bottle Makers and Their Marks by Julian Toulouse.
I will post a photo of representative examples
"dug up bottles on property, about 40 clear glass but want to know what this duraglas small bottle with a roman numeral which looks like a 3 followed by an IV. It has mesurments on the side black lid with dark liquid still in it. Also an 'Old Quaker' half pint glass bottle with lid. Just want to know what these are. Thank you much for any help."
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It's a common enough bottle that it merits a response to help others.
The 3iv designation is a pharmacist's terminology for 4 ounces. If you really want to dig into this issue, then roll up your sleeves and get ready to digest the somewhat confusing notion that this is a matter of the relation between weight and volume of an ounce. The way I understand it, such a bottle would contain 4 ounces by weight and not by volume. See Pharmaceutical compounding and dispensing
By John F. Marriott for more information.
Such pharmacy bottles were mass-produced by a bottle manufacturer and sold to pharmacies. The local pharmacy applied their own label when filling a prescription. Today, the containers in some cases look similar but most are made of plastic. The Duraglas marking indicates that the bottle was made by Owens-Illinois Glass Company of Toledo, Ohio. The Duraglas trademark (in script) was used starting in 1940 and in bold blocked letters starting in 1963 - this information is from Bottle Makers and Their Marks by Julian Toulouse.
I will post a photo of representative examples
Comments
3ii * 2 oz (12 teaspoonfuls)
3iii * 3 oz (18 teaspoonfuls)
3iv * 4 oz (24 teaspoonfuls)
3vi * 6 oz (36 teaspoonfuls)
3viii * 8 oz (48 teaspoonfuls)
3xii * 12 oz (72 teaspoonfuls)
3xvi * 16 oz (96 teaspoonfuls)
As for the FG marking, it could very well be Florida Glass Manufacturing Company, Jacksonville, FL or possibly Fairmount Glass Co, Fairmount, IN
Can you tell me anything about this bottle. Also will cleaning it decrease the value.
Thank you
RH
This is a pre-machine-made era bottle so it falls, age-wise, in the era (roughly) of 1890-1920
Please see my comments at the beginning of this thread regarding these generic pharmacy bottles.
Thanks!
I found this bottle I know nothing about was looking for info 3iv on upper back and on bottom back says duraglass,and on bottom says" Owens" a 5 and a satern looking symbol then a 7
A bottle i found had all the same markings exept mine has a key stone and a j on the inside of the key stone can you tell me anything about it
Can anyone tell me what was in this bottle originally, with markings U 6 with a line under it?
I'm not seeing this edging above the 3iv on most pictures. Is this older or original compared to bottles without it.. it also has U 6 on the bottom with a line under the 6
i have a bottle with 3iv ,3iii, 3i on them.. all Durarglas and what i assume is meeasurments on the side.. they have plastic tops the tiny one 3i has a wired coloring to the inside. like metallic clear blue yellow n green and a white residue toward the top.. I’m just assuming there’s some kind of old medicine bottles I’m not sure but I didn’t see any more comments on yours so I was wondering if anybody had him let you know what they were If anything in the might of been dangerous.. I actually don’t remember where I found those oh yeah I do in the house down by the small creek no idea why they’re there I’ve only been here a couple years but from walking the field it looks like there may have been a Homestead or some kind of building there at one time..
if you’ve found anything out about them i’d appreciate the education.. i litteraly know zilch other than they are cute n i like them.. thanks in advance. Tammy