brown barrel??

[caveman2]

found this today while i was detecting. can anybody tell me what this is, and if its old? I prolly just gonna give it to my dad he collects old brown glasses on the bottom it says PAT. PEND. it has a symbol in the middle with 17 on the left side and 72 on the right but i know its not that old because it says no deposite. thanks for looking

[gleaner1]

caveman, I dont think pics came thru.......

[jgas]

Yep...it looks to have a very white background

Just kidding Cave....try the pics again buddy.. jgas

[caveman2]

sorry i forgot to attach the pics

[gleaner1]

caveman, I have never seen one exactly like this but it looks like a modern piece. Harry Pristis has an outstanding collection of the really old ones, say mid 1800s or so.

[epackage]

Looks like a 1970's Rheingold Wide Mouth Beer bottle to be honest.....

[rvrpilot]

I'm 53 and hate to admit it but drank a few of these as a teenager (beer bottle)

[creeper71]

If you can clean the bottom an take a very clear pic of the bottom you can usually date the bottle from the numbers

[Harry Pristis]

I agree that this is a 1970s wide-mouth beer bottle.

Thanks, 'gleaner1', for the mention of my barrel bottles. I am always on the lookout for a new mold or color variant, so I will take the opportunity to post this image again.