found really big Amber Cork Jug! Any idea on age??

[olekyground]

Hey friends.


I have two neat bottles here but have no idea as to what was in them or the age of either one of them?

The first is a very large jug amber cork bottle. It stands about 14 inches tall and about 5 1/2 inches wide.
No writing. The bottom of it says 3 under a stretched out triangle symbol.


The second one is a smaller one. It is actually about the size of a 20 ounce bottle now. It appears to once had a cork as well. not sure. Don't think its half as old as the big one... any ideas? thanks!

 

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[JW15]

Looks maybe turn of the century to me

 

[Common Cents]

The bigger one is a chemical type bottle,probably from the 1920`s ,it is a machine-made bottle as evidenced by the Owens ring on the base.The other one is not as old,and looks like a crown capped beer bottle,which originally had a paper label.

 

[Mackaydon]

I within a diamond (shown)...........Illinois Glass Company, Alton, IL (1873-1929).
This mark was used from around 1915 to 1929.
Don.......

 

[Gunrunner61]

The first one as I was told, many years ago by my Grandmother,Is a large Clorox jug, She keep kerosene in one just like it to soak corn cobs to light fires in the kitchen cook stove, and the fireplace too. jmo HH

 

[Mackaydon]

First one came from IGC plant (#3) in Huntington, WV --late 20s.

 

[olekyground]

The first one as I was told, many years ago by my Grandmother,Is a large Clorox jug, She keep kerosene in one just like it to soak corn cobs to light fires in the kitchen cook stove, and the fireplace too. jmo HH

That's funny because when I found it, it had a piece of corncob still in it. Thanks a lot for the info!!