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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 178175, member: 44"]I was hoping someone would ID the use of this bottle before now. I'm certainly not up on bottles. The website links clutter... posted are about the best out there for IDing antique bottles. My guess would be for bitters if not that then for some sort of liquor/alcohol like for beer or whiskey?? These early bottles were made in green and amber. Mind you these are strictly guesses. Hopefully they will encourage others to give opinions on use. Following is a link to a 1906 bottle catalog with pics of different types of bottles. I really don't see one identical to yours with a short straight neck, but there are possibles.</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Look at the 13th row, far right column "Forida Water, Caster Oil.... pages 102-103. On the page the bottle for Bluing may be similar, except the beck may be too long?</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Rows 15-23 are all sorts of liquor bottles.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://sha.org/bottle/igco_1906.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://sha.org/bottle/igco_1906.htm" rel="nofollow">https://sha.org/bottle/igco_1906.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 178175, member: 44"]I was hoping someone would ID the use of this bottle before now. I'm certainly not up on bottles. The website links clutter... posted are about the best out there for IDing antique bottles. My guess would be for bitters if not that then for some sort of liquor/alcohol like for beer or whiskey?? These early bottles were made in green and amber. Mind you these are strictly guesses. Hopefully they will encourage others to give opinions on use. Following is a link to a 1906 bottle catalog with pics of different types of bottles. I really don't see one identical to yours with a short straight neck, but there are possibles. 1. Look at the 13th row, far right column "Forida Water, Caster Oil.... pages 102-103. On the page the bottle for Bluing may be similar, except the beck may be too long? 2. Rows 15-23 are all sorts of liquor bottles. [URL]https://sha.org/bottle/igco_1906.htm[/URL] --- Susan[/QUOTE]
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