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| Easter Post Card from 1902. |
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| Brown Embossed Pabst Bottle. |
5. Horizontal on base – WF&S MIL with number (ca. 1913-1921) Our sample contained only a few of these, all with crown finishes – although Mobley claimed that one example had a “molded” crown finish (Figure 13). The older date in our range (ca. 1913-1921) is there solely because of the Mobley example. Because these were otherwise only on machine-made bottles and were so few in number, we would otherwise have selected ca. 1915 (or even later) as a beginning date. From WilliamFranzen&Son.pdf (sha.org).
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| R & CO (Reed and Co.) Aqua Bottle. |
Here is another beer bottle that looks very much like the Adophus Busch and American Bottle Company bottles that I showed recently.
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| Reed and Co. Beer Bottle. |
The date given for Reed and Co. is 1887 to 1904. The plant was known as the Massillon (Ohio) Glass Works.
The marks on the base of a bottle can often narrow down the date range more than the product name since many products have been in use for a century or more.
For more detail see MassillonGlassWorks.pdf (historicbottles.com)
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People often find a nail or spike and wonder if it is old. I found a good web site that will help you determine that.
I just added it to my reference list that you'll find on the first page of this blog.The web tells how to date nails and spikes. It is probably the most detailed web site that I've seen on the topic. The site provides many pictures, illustrations, examples and additional references to check.
Here is the link.
Chronological History of Nails - Antique Wooden, Forged & Cut Nail Age & Use (inspectapedia.com)
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Nothing very special going on with the tides or surf.
Happy Easter.
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