Very weird glass bottles with hole in the bottom and with tops. Does anyone know what they are?

heritagejon

Does anyone know what they are and were used for? All three have pushup bottoms with a hole in them with three protrusions around the bottom outside edges that look as if they are there to help it sit stable on an uneven surface. They all have tops.

BobB

I'm thinking fly-catchers -- try a google search and see if you make a hit -- I'll go look through some of my glasswares books. Concept is that you put a sweet liquid in the bottle and hang it or set it out in your barn, etc. It attracts the flies, which fly up through the small opening but then can't fnd there way out. 1880's through mid 20th century -- these in brown & aqua bottle colors (and Victorian "styling") suggest earlier rather than later.

heritagejon

Thank you very much.

historic

Yes, fly catchers or fly traps.

Sea_Note23

whoa! Those are really neat looking...