What would this have held and how old?

[SCDigginWithAK]

Hey everybody! This bottle is thinner at the bottom (starts getting thinner from the middle down) and has air bubbles in the bottle and on the bottom. There is also a ripple look in the glass. How old is this bottle and what would it have held? Is it hand blown?
Thanks!

 

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[taz42o]

Here is a good site for bottles . Generally the mold seam on the sides can help determine the age , by how far up towards the top they run . Probably blown into a mold then the top lip was tooled.

Body & Mold Seams

 

[surf]

Hey taz,

You might find this article of interest on the Myth of the side seam "thermometer" dating technique: http://www.sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/Thermometer_BLockhart.pdf

AK's British ale bottle is also being discussed simultaneously in the Bottle Basement: http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/bottles-glass/400480-how-old-what-did-bottle-contain.html

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