Is this bottle an antique? It is green glass, has an “S” shaped spout,?
Written by J. Sloan on April 11th, 2008
Sandy asked: with a large "glob-like" inset into the center of it. Like it should hold ice, but not at enough of an angle. It has no handle. I bought it at a garage sale. Don't know what it is for, but it's pretty and interesting.
Question posted courtesy of: Antique Bottle Shop
April 13th, 2008 at 3:27 am
if that bottle is what i think it is its about 2000 years old and belongs in a museum, but im no expert on bottles
April 14th, 2008 at 5:47 am
Green glass is what’s commonly called Depression Glass. It was used primarily in the 1930′s.You can also find it in blue. That specimen you have, however,may not be from that time period and may in fact have been made recently. Collectors have made such a demand, that there are plenty of cheap knock offs. Look for a stamp on the base and hit a bottle collectors web site or your local library. That stamp will give you the manufacturer and a rough idea of it’s date of manufacture and may even tell you what it was originally intended for. Another thing to look for is any seam in the glass and how the seam runs. That can also date glassware.
I dive the Great Lakes and the area of the Kingston to Brockville and dig a lo tof old bottles and glass ware off the bottom, some of which is valuable, some not. To give you an idea on worth of some items, I found a Torpedo Bottle minus the stand and was able to sell it for 3 grand and off Mallorytown Landing, retrieved an almost complete bone china tea set I let go for 2700 bucks from 1902.
Do a little homework on your treasure, you may be surprised.