Help IDing old bottles

nathan104

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Let me start off by saying I do not know anything about bottles. I have these three Id like some help with.

The first one is a 1 Gallon Glass jug with one handle shown here.
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It has a seam on each side and has "One Gallon" marked on each side. Here is a picture of the bottom which is marked with what looks like a G above an e, not sure though
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The second bottle is a large water jug type bottle. It is marked on the bottom with a "I" stamped inside an "O" has a "7" stamped to the right of it, a "60" stamped to the right of it, and a "10" stamped below it. Im just guessing that the bottle was made in July 1960 and is 10 gallons? I looked up the maker mark and it shows that it was in use from the late 50's to present.
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The last bottle is bigger than the gallon jug and has two handles. The bottom is studded with a big X. In the bottom of the X is stamped "UGB", on the right of the X is stamped "2", to the left of the X is a "-", and on the top of the X is stamped " X690".
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Any help with dating, what they may have contained or estimated values would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
 

PBK

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U G B .................United Glass Bottle Manufacturers, Inc. (large conglomerate of many glass factories in the United Kingdom). Mark dates from 1913 to about 1968.

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I within an "O".......Owens-Illinois Glass Company, Toledo, OH [head office], 22 glass factory locations in the US and Canada. (1929-to date), mark used c. 1954 to the present.

Source: http://myinsulators.com/glass-factories/bottlemarks.html
 

Marty-Graw

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the first jug looks like a coca cola syrup jug for soda fountains from the 1960's (with full label and lid it books for $12 )....and the second jug is a water cooler jug.......yeah they used to be made out of glass....those go for about $20 - $25 at flea markets here
 

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