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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;say_it_slowly, post: 4426120, member: 50&quot;]Still using the SHA site so applies most specifically to American made bottles (it&#039;s the one I know best), check the handle on yours. I believe I see a mold line running down it.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://sha.org/bottle/liquor.htm#Figured/Historical%20Flasks" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://sha.org/bottle/liquor.htm#Figured/Historical%20Flasks" rel="nofollow">https://sha.org/bottle/liquor.htm#Figured/Historical Flasks</a></p><p><br /></p><p><i>&quot;During the 20th century a wide array of machine-made bottles were made with molded - not applied - handles, the handle being incorporated into the bottle mold as an inherent part of the design.&nbsp; This includes wine, bleach, and other types of bottles including spirits.&nbsp; Click <a href="https://sha.org/bottle/Body/machinejug.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://sha.org/bottle/Body/machinejug.jpg" rel="nofollow">machine-made handled jug</a> to view a close-up picture of a handled wine jug that was manufactured in 1960 based on the Owens Illinois Company makers mark on the base.&nbsp; These type machine-made handled bottles have molded handles with mold seams running the entire length of the handle on the inside and outside edges (pointed out in the picture).&nbsp; Click <a href="https://sha.org/bottle/Body/machinejugentire.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://sha.org/bottle/Body/machinejugentire.jpg" rel="nofollow">HERE</a> to view a picture of the entire bottle.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><b>Dating notes:</b>&nbsp; Applied glass handles on mouth-blown bottles were an unusual feature added to some fancier liquor bottles primarily during the mid-19th century (1850s to 1870s), though a few were made to at least as late as the 1890s and at least as early as the 1820s (Wilson &amp; Wilson 1968; McKearin &amp; Wilson 1978).&nbsp; Handles on machine-made spirits bottles are relatively common on bottles made throughout the 20th century and are still observed today on large capacity wine bottles (i.e., &quot;jug wine&quot;) though they are apparently not used much on spirits bottles (liquor store observation).&quot;</i></p><p><br /></p><p>There is a list of some US bottle maker logos and while I have no idea if this is anything like yours as yours is hard to see, here is one to at least view and an example of what it really looks like. No idea if they made bottles like yours either.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://sha.org/bottle/makersmarks.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://sha.org/bottle/makersmarks.htm" rel="nofollow">https://sha.org/bottle/makersmarks.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://glassbottlemarks.com/bottlemarks-4/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://glassbottlemarks.com/bottlemarks-4/" rel="nofollow">https://glassbottlemarks.com/bottlemarks-4/</a></p><p><img src="https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Oil-City-Glass-Company-OIL-DERRICK-logo-mark.jpg?resize=226%2C300&amp;ssl=1" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.ie/itm/165042280948?" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.ie/itm/165042280948?" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.ie/itm/165042280948?</a></p><p>hash=item266d4959f4:g:LmQAAOSw3opfkyTP</p><p>[ATTACH=full]378375[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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