How old is this bottle I found?

Minimal

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Today while at an old farm site dating about 1895-1910 I found the bottle pictured here. I can't seem to find a solid answer on the age of it. What can can tell is that is most likely blown by a human, not a machine, has a cork top (I found a cork inside of it) and it has the markings 8 0 in a square and 2 on the bottom. Does anybody know about this kind of bottle? 1421711605256.2.jpg 1421712060932.2.jpg 1421712012460.1.jpg
 

masterjedi

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Between 1880 and 1930's... need to see the seam mark on the side of the bottle to be sure...
 

Gaspipe

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It dates to the time period of the farm site. Common form for a medicine bottle of the period.
 

masterjedi

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Show a couple of pics of the seam on the neck and I can tell you very close when it was made :)
 

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Minimal

Greenie
Jan 2, 2015
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Show a couple of pics of the seam on the neck and I can tell you very close when it was made :)

1421726480303.1.jpg Hopefully this helps. Sorry it's kind of hard to see the seams
 

sandchip

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It is machine made. Second pic tells the story. Base shot too if you look closely.
 

smdog66

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very common, worth maybe a dollar. I bought a hoard of bottles off craigslist and must of had at least a hundred of these
 

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