Tiny old bottle

jbrow · Dec 27, 2018

Found this tiny old bottle in a farm field where a home used to be. No markings that I can see. The opening is a bit thinner on one edge than the other, the neck looks a little leaning to one side, and quite a few air bubbles in it... Just curious if there's a way to tell the age by the way it's made?

cellrdwellr · Dec 27, 2018

That bottle would probably date right around the turn of the century if I had a guess. Definitely an applied top, and looks pretty crude, which makes me think it may be before 1900. Not sure what would have been sold in it, possibly a small medicine bottle. Cool find!!!

GLASSHOPPER1955 · Dec 27, 2018

I agree with cellrdwellr, it does look maybe 1890s due to its' crudeness. Being that small, it may have been a sample bottle.

jbrow · Dec 27, 2018

cellrdwellr said:
That bottle would probably date right around the turn of the century if I had a guess. Definitely an applied top, and looks pretty crude, which makes me think it may be before 1900. Not sure what would have been sold in it, possibly a small medicine bottle. Cool find!!!

GLASSHOPPER1955 said:
I agree with cellrdwellr, it does look maybe 1890s due to its' crudeness. Being that small, it may have been a sample bottle.

Thanks fellas !

yacorie · Dec 28, 2018

fun to think they were working with bottles that size and applying tops

amc rulz · Dec 29, 2018

If before 1914, probably a free sample of morphine, opium or cocaine, all legal at the time.

kingman mikey · Dec 29, 2018

I think medicine bottle, free cocaine woo hoo :laughing:

pplinker · Dec 29, 2018

I've found those before and don't remember why but I thought they were measured doses of animal vaccine.

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