Identify bottle clear jar - Owens Illinois
I found this 5" x 3" bottle buried in the backyard. Appears to be Owens-Illinois bottle.
Any thoughts to its identity?
Layne Holley
Bartonville, IL
I found this 5" x 3" bottle buried in the backyard. Appears to be Owens-Illinois bottle.
Any thoughts to its identity?
Layne Holley
Bartonville, IL
Comments
You are correct, Owens Illinois.
If you go through this 1933 O-I catalog, you will see similar shaped jars that they call "preserves" and "packers" - food related
https://sha.org/bottle/Typing/OI1933/OI1933m.pdf
See also https://sha.org/bottle/oi1933.htm
which lists other sections of this same 1933 catalog...without a label on your jar about the best you can know is its general intended use.
Here is the design patent (ignore the typos - apparently The Google gets its "Bs" and "Rs" mixed up!
https://patents.google.com/patent/USD92340S/en?oq=D92340
Thank you all for your helpful comments--Layne