I found this old Coca-Cola bottle in the woods right behind an abandoned house. This bottle has no scratches, chips, or anything. It is a great bottle.
Cool! I recently found on from New Haven,Conn. along with some others in my collection from Monticello,Fl.(8oz) Winter Haven,Fl(8oz) and a 10oz from Gulfport,Miss. Somewhere I have a 1923 or 1927 trademark Coke bottle.
As shown on your photo above, notice the embossed numbers on the side of the bottle where it curves in. Whatever the two numbers are; 39 - 44 - 52 - 56, etc., will be the date the bottle was made. Almost all of the 6 oz. green contour bottles have the date located there. Also, here's some info from one of my Coke books indicating the various wordings found on these "hobble skirt" bottles, and their corresponding dates.
Here's another tid-bit of information regarding rarity factors of other Mass. bottles.
(Reference the list below with the one above).
Blank = Relatively Common
S = Scarce (20-100 known)
R = Rare (5-20 known)
RR = Very Rare (1-5 known)
U = Unknown to exist
This listing is for "embossed" bottles only from around 1915 to 1965. The first painted label, (ACL), was in 1957, but it took several years to phase out the embossed bottles that were in circulation nationwide. Also, for anyone attempting to collect "every" variation of embossed bottle, (including every state/city and change in embossed patent info), at last count there were over 2000 different one's. Most collectors focus on their particular state. Here in California where I live, there are about 300 variations. I remember in the mid 1970s this old-timer bottle guy had a warehouse full of these 6oz. bottles, and was selling them for $10.00 per 24 to the case, which even included the original wooden Coca Cola cases they came in. Of course, times have changed over the past 30+ years.
This "prototype" Coke bottle from 1915, which never went into full production because it toppled over on conveyor belts, (notice how it bulges in the center), could easily be worth $5000.00 or more! Shortly afterwards they changed the design to the one we are familiar with today. But you will likely never see one of these prototypes outside of the Coca Cola museum in Atlanta, Georgia. It is considered by some to be the most valuable soda bottle in the world!
For anyone wishing to expound their knowledge of the Coca Cola bottle and various other aspects of Coke history, here is the link to another TreasureNet thread with a variety of helpul links and information provided by myself and others. Just click away to your heart's content and before you know it you'll be an expert.
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