PABST BREWING/ NOT TO BE SOLD BOTTLE

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Found near small creek, on bank, in woods.

Aqua Green/Pint

Private Mold
front
"PABST/BREWING CO/BEER"
back
"THIS BOTTLE/NOT TO/BE SOLD"

on base
WF&S/E/MIL

I know Pabst had cans marked with the "not to be sold" during WWII, for the troops.
Still checking this bottle out on web.

all have a good un.............
SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS

[JakePhelps]

Great bottle sherman

[paratrooper]

About 2 years ago I was dispatched to do a pick-up at a winery in Temecula CA . I picked up a bunch of cases of empty but sealed wine bottles . They looked right off the shelf except they were , as I said , empty . Turns out that they were going to a home builder in the Bay Area for props in model homes . Perhaps these had a similar use .

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

SWR,

thanks for the info.

Found the company with the inscription on the bottom WF&S is

Known bottle manufacturers:
William Franzen & Son

have a good un...........
SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Just some info I received from a nice fellow on Antique Bottle Forum, if anyone is interested.

May be that the bottle is not WWII but a bit earlier.

" W.F.& S. MILW......William Franzen & Son, Milwaukee, WI (c.1900-1929). This mark is commonly seen on many beer bottles from the midwest. The mark may have been introduced on ware as early as 1896. See N G W mark "

"N G W..................Northern Glass Works, Milwaukee, WI (1896-1900). Continuation of above factory. Mark is uncommon, but does exist. W.F.& S. mark (William Franzen & Son) might have been the actual mark used on much of the product from this factory during the 1896-1900 period"

all have a good un.............
SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS

[gldhntr]

my alltime favorite beer bottle i bought from a yard sale for two dollars....it is a full unopened ''dixie '' beer just exactly like the ones in the beer factory on the dirty harry movie.......probably worth 11 cents but still in my china cabinet, top shelf....nice bottle you got there shermanville..........gldhntr

[SASQUASH]

Most old Pabst bot's I have sean where browen. SAS <><