1 bottle today

[Bass]

Decided to try to do a little bottle hunting. In Louisiana with the temperatures around 90 and humidity about 60-70%, you can't stay out there for long. So i put on my snake-chaps



and hit the woods. I found some broken pcs



But nothing whole until this little guy popped up



When i got home with it i discovered there were still some contents

 

[Bass]

After a little cleaning. The only thing on this bottle is R.C.CO. at the bottom on the heel.











There is a circular impression on one side where i'm guessing there was a paper label.

 

[Bass]

Or it may read R.G.CO for root glass?

 

[surf]

Hey Bass,

Nice mug base Hutch. I'm surprised to see that blank plate. I've found but 2 blank plate straight sided ones.

I'm betting on Root. This would have been one of their earliest bottles.

"R.G.CO……………..Root Glass Company, Terre Haute, Indiana (1901-1932). Mark used by Root in the early years (1901-c.1909). Toulouse stated these initials stood for Renton Glass Company, Renton, Washington (1907-1911). However, the “R.G.CO.” mark which was used by Renton likely appears only on certain bottles from the West Coast. I do not believe any of the midwestern bottles seen with the “R.G.CO.” marking originate from Renton. See “ROOT” entry...

ROOT……………….Root Glass Company, Terre Haute, Indiana (1901-1932). Mark is often embossed very lightly along the lower heel, and sometimes is almost illegible. Root produced a huge variety of soda, mineral water and beer bottles. (Root Glass Company is famous for having produced the first “Hobbleskirt” shaped Coke bottles, circa 1915 or 1916). There were two separate factories in the early years, one for fruit jars and the other for bottles. The fruit jar factory was purchased by Ball Bros. in 1908, and operated by Ball until it was closed in 1912 or 1913. Root Glass Co. was bought by Owens-Illinois Glass Company in 1932. Later the plant became part of the American-Wheaton Glass Corporation, in 1962 it was sold to the American Can Company, and then sold again to Midland Glass Company in 1968. After being purchased by the Anchor Glass Container Corporation, the property was closed down in 1984." GLASS MANUFACTURERS' MARKS

Museums -Root Family​

 

[bottles10]

nice huch

 

[Bass]

Thanks. I failed to mention there are 10 panels around the lower part of the bottle.

 

[deershed]

Only one bottle but,one Sweet bottle!!

Congrats!!

 

[PikesPeakCharlie]

Nice mug base hutch ! I hate it when your diggin away, then a hutch neck and shoulder appears,, you take extra !! special !! care !! excavating the rest of it,,,, then ya roll it over and it has a blank slug plate But they always get taken home I have never dug a blank mug base hutch,only straight sided. Keep your shovel dirty !

 

[Bass]

You got it right Charlie. Thats exactly how i felt too.,why in the heck would the slug plate be blank!! Oh well, can'r win them all

 

[PikesPeakCharlie]

Bass , I think it was because it was cheaper to put paper labels on them than to have them embossed

 

[Bass]

Yep, i could see it being much cheaper than ordering embossed bottles. I guess i'll never know what company sold this and exactly what was inside the bottke