Towle Maple Products

[undertaker]

Picked up this bottle the other day. I've live in Vermont all my life and never seen one before. Most older syrup containers I remember were usually tin. Caught my eye and was priced right so I had to have it. Seen some on line but no time line. Does anyone know the approximate time period these where produced. Im guessing 20s-30s because of the light purpling of the glass. Did it have a crown top?

 

[Harry Pristis]

I can't make out the lip finish . . . it could be a crown lip from the angle presented.
I am curious about the suggestion of [19]20s-30s based on light purpling of the glass. I thought that WWI ended the use of manganese dioxide as a decolorizer, and that it was not used again as it was before. Have you other information?

 

[NJKLAGT]

Let's see a picture of the base, and the top part of the bottle.

 

[cje]

I'm with Harry on this one. The posted Towle bottle is circa 1905. Later Towle bottles are clear and unpaneled. And shorter.

 

[cje]

Some more info....Labeled Towle?s Crown of Canada Brand Syrup | Peachridge Glass

 

[NJKLAGT]

It looks blown from here. If not it's gotta be early machine!

 

[Bass]

Could be blown but without further pictures it's hard to say. My best guess is early machine, circa 1910-15

 

[undertaker]

Here's a top pic and base pic.

 

[Harry Pristis]

That certainly appears to be a hand-finished lip. I'd say the bottle dates to right around 1900.

 

[NJKLAGT]

Yep, it's blown, tooled crown finish, cup bottom-mould. 1900s like Harry Pristis said. Cool bottle!