Vintage Seagrams Liquor Bottle With Art Deco Waffle Pattern

NUMBERS ON THE BOTTOMS OF GLASS BOTTLES.   I frequently receive inquiries about the interpretation of various numbers seen on the bases of glass bottles. Collectors and others are interested in agreement what the number markings on the bottoms of glass containers indicate.  Unfortunately, there is no "one answer fits all" to this question!!


(NOTE: the article on this page is pertaining to Drinking glass containers, and does non apply to the subject area of modern / contempo PLASTIC containers, which is an entirely divide discipline, and is discussed on many other websites.  The number (within a triangle with rounded corners) establish on the lesser of plastic bottles is a code indicating the type of plastic the canteen is fabricated from,  and pertains to the subject of recycling) .


Always await very closely over the entire drinking glass bottle or other container to see if there is a logo (emblem, trademark, initials, or just a alphabetic character) visible that might be a mark that identifies the bodily drinking glass manufacturer. Oftentimes, a trademark or other mark is embossed on the very bottom of the bottle, or along  the lower "heel" of the bottle.

In many cases at that place is NO such mark, with merely a number or numbers to be seen.   In these cases, the general style, shape, glass colour and other characteristics may aid narrow down the possible age range of a particular specimen.

A large percentage of bottles are marked with only a number, or numbers, on the base (or the heel), and the truth is that, in many cases, it is very difficult, if non incommunicable to assign a specific glass manufacturer to a bottle if at that place is no other information embossed in the glass.



Probably in the bulk of cases,single or double-digit numbers are mold numbers, but serving to identify a particular mold, (or section/mold cavity in an automated canteen manufacturing motorcar)  that was used to form the bottle, jar or other drinking glass item.   If a number of identical bottle molds are beingness used simultaneously,  each mold would be assigned a number.    (If problems occur with the finished product, it tin can be easily ascertained which mold or mold department is at fault.)

Many, many types of ordinarily-seen glass products have been marked with these types of mold numbers on the base, including bottles, fruit jars, jugs, flasks, candle holders, candlesticks, ashtrays, canisters, dishes, mugs, carbohydrate bowls, salt and pepper shakers, sugar shakers, syrup pitchers, tumblers, tea glasses, punch cups, etc.

Numbers also serve other purposes, depending on the exact item or container and/or company existence discussed.  Some numbers are "yr/date of manufacture" codes.     Some numbers (for instance, 3- or four-digit numbers on the base of many British bottles) are catalog, inventory, style or pattern numbers assigned to a particular bottle shape.   (Hazel Atlas Glass Company,  Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation,  Knox Glass Bottle Company  and other bottle manufacturers made a wide diverseness of glass containers with these types of numbers on the base, sometimes a alphabetic character/number combination.)

Those numbers would serve to identify a detail bottle style in communications/orders between the glass manufacturer and their customers …….that is, the companies who ordered the bottles to packet their products.    Some numbers were factory location codes. (Run across my folio on Owens-Illinois Glass Company, who used, and uses, location codes on many of their bottles).

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Mold Identifying Number "2" on base of "Brawl Perfect Stonemason" jar.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Number-2-0n-Ball-Perfect-Mason-jar.jpg?fit=282%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Number-2-0n-Ball-Perfect-Mason-jar.jpg?fit=700%2C746&ssl=1" class="wp-image-5015 size-medium" title="Mold Identifying Number "2" embossed on base of aqua "Ball Perfect Mason" jar." src="https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Number-2-0n-Ball-Perfect-Mason-jar.jpg?resize=282%2C300&ssl=1" alt="Mold Identifying Number "2" as it appears the on base of an aqua "Ball Perfect Mason" jar." width="282" height="300" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Number-2-0n-Ball-Perfect-Mason-jar.jpg?resize=282%2C300&ssl=1 282w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Number-2-0n-Ball-Perfect-Mason-jar.jpg?resize=188%2C200&ssl=1 188w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Number-2-0n-Ball-Perfect-Mason-jar.jpg?w=700&ssl=1 700w" sizes="(max-width: 282px) 85vw, 282px" data-recalc-dims="1" data-lazy-srcset="https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Number-2-0n-Ball-Perfect-Mason-jar.jpg?resize=282%2C300&ssl=1 282w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Number-2-0n-Ball-Perfect-Mason-jar.jpg?resize=188%2C200&ssl=1 188w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Number-2-0n-Ball-Perfect-Mason-jar.jpg?w=700&ssl=1 700w" data-lazy-src="https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Number-2-0n-Ball-Perfect-Mason-jar.jpg?resize=282%2C300&is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1" data-old-srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7">
Mold Identifying Number "2" embossed on base of aqua "Brawl Perfect Bricklayer" jar.

Many Ball fruit jars (and other brands) carry mold numbers on the base, such as the underlined "two" illustrated here.  They identified the particular mold (or "mold cavity" on the jar-making machine). For more information, encounter my spider web page on the Ball Perfect Mason jars.

Many Owens-Illinois Glass Company soda bottles, for a menses of time, used "G-numbers" on the lesser (numerals before or after a G), which were codes for a specific bottle shape (design), irrespective of the soda brand name or drinking glass colour of the bottle.


Large numbers of whiskey and other spirits bottles carry  a "Liquor Canteen Permit Number" on the base along with a glass manufacturer trademark and a date lawmaking.  For more than info delight check out my page here with a list of those liquor canteen permit numbers:  Glass Industry Liquor Canteen Permit Numbers .

Hither'due south my folio nearly the "FEDERAL LAW FORBIDS SALE OR REUSE OF THIS Bottle" marking seen on liquor bottles.


Many liquor bottles are seen with  "D-numbers" on the bottom which are distillery identification codes.   Someone has put together a list of diverse distiller code numbers and R-numbers (Rectifier numbers) seen on a wide variety of liquor bottles, with some info on attribution.  Hither is a link to that page, which is a .pdf file:  https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51379b83e4b02119d184b2a2/t/584a336ee4fcb59adb85c48b/1481257838281/User+Permit+numbers.pdf


Date codes are often seen, especially  on soda bottles from the 1930s to date, and many of these codes are embossed on the base of  the bottle, placed to the right of the glassmaker's logo. This is truthful on the products of some manufacturers, merely not all.

Most mod glass bottles carry engagement codes, which are often on the heel of the bottle.  These date codes are non always obvious, or easy to distinguish from mold numbers.   Information technology likewise depends on exactly which drinking glass visitor produced the container, as all firms did not / do not use the same arrangement of markings.



DOTS or BUMPS around the lower heel of bottles.

In many cases (especially within the last couple of decades), mold data information is at present preserved through the employ of small embossed "dots", "bumps" or raised periods arranged horizontally effectually the lower heel of the container.  More than information on this invention (which is rather involved!)  and how it works can exist found by doing an cyberspace search (Google, Bing, Yahoo or other search engine), using the keyword search terms "EP 0256804 B1 " , "lawmaking reader", and "Emhart".


Here are a few photos showing typical canteen bases with numbers on the bottoms. At that place are numerous ways in which the base of a bottle might be marked, but here are some of the more commonly seen "layouts" of the mod era.   I plan on adding more than photos of typical bottle bases on this page as time allows. You tin also see several relatively modernistic bottle bases on my pages nearly Owens-Illinois Drinking glass Company  and  Brockway Glass Company.

Base of amber rectangular bottle with 1972 date code. The number "9" is a plant location code, the number "72" is a year date code.
Base markings on a "generic" rectangular amber medicine bottle fabricated past Owens-Illinois (I inside an O) .  This bottle was fabricated in 1972 (date code 72)  at plant number 9 (Streator, Illinois).  The "fifteen" is a mold number.
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Base of emerald green glass seven-Upwardly soda canteen. This particular bottle was made at plant number "7" (Alton, Illinois). K-94 was the bottle mode number. "3" is a mold number.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1951-Seven-Up-bottle-base-Duraglas-2.jpg?fit=300%2C292&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1951-Seven-Up-bottle-base-Duraglas-2.jpg?fit=840%2C818&ssl=1" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-5854 size-large" title="Base of emerald green glass 7-UP soda bottle made in 1951 by Owens-Illinois Glass Company.  DURAGLAS was the brand name of their container glass, introduced in 1940.  This particular bottle was made at plant number 7 (Alton, Illinois).  G-94 was the bottle style number.  "3" is a mold number.  51 is the year date code. " src="https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1951-Seven-Up-bottle-base-Duraglas-2.jpg?resize=840%2C818&ssl=1" alt="Base of emerald green 1951 7-UP soda bottle. The number "7" is a plant location code for Alton, Illinois." width="840" height="818" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1951-Seven-Up-bottle-base-Duraglas-2.jpg?resize=1030%2C1003&ssl=1 1030w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1951-Seven-Up-bottle-base-Duraglas-2.jpg?resize=300%2C292&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1951-Seven-Up-bottle-base-Duraglas-2.jpg?resize=200%2C195&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1951-Seven-Up-bottle-base-Duraglas-2.jpg?resize=768%2C748&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1951-Seven-Up-bottle-base-Duraglas-2.jpg?resize=1536%2C1496&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1951-Seven-Up-bottle-base-Duraglas-2.jpg?w=1680&ssl=1 1680w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-recalc-dims="1" data-lazy-srcset="https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1951-Seven-Up-bottle-base-Duraglas-2.jpg?resize=1030%2C1003&ssl=1 1030w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1951-Seven-Up-bottle-base-Duraglas-2.jpg?resize=300%2C292&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1951-Seven-Up-bottle-base-Duraglas-2.jpg?resize=200%2C195&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1951-Seven-Up-bottle-base-Duraglas-2.jpg?resize=768%2C748&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1951-Seven-Up-bottle-base-Duraglas-2.jpg?resize=1536%2C1496&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1951-Seven-Up-bottle-base-Duraglas-2.jpg?w=1680&ssl=1 1680w" data-lazy-src="https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1951-Seven-Up-bottle-base-Duraglas-2.jpg?resize=840%2C818&is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1" data-old-srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7">
Base of emerald light-green seven-Up soda bottle made in 1951 by Owens-Illinois Drinking glass Visitor.  DURAGLAS was the brand name of their container glass, introduced in 1940.  This particular bottle was made at plant number vii (Alton, Illinois).  Chiliad-94 was the canteen style number.  "3" is a mold number.  51 is the year appointment code.

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This is an case of a typical configuration seen on many bottles. This is an emerald green soda bottle made by Foster-Forbes in 1990. The "FF in a circumvolve" was their logo, the "18A" is the mold number. The "10" is probably the plant location code.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Foster-Forbes-1990-bottle-base.jpg?fit=300%2C295&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Foster-Forbes-1990-bottle-base.jpg?fit=840%2C827&ssl=1" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-5849 size-large" title="This is an example of a typical configuration seen on many bottles. This is an emerald green soda bottle (that probably held a lemon-lime or ginger flavored soda) made by Foster-Forbes Glass Company in 1990. The "FF in a circle" was their logo/trademark, the "18A" is the mold number.  The "10" is probably the plant location code." src="https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Foster-Forbes-1990-bottle-base.jpg?resize=840%2C827&ssl=1" alt="Foster-Forbes emerald green soda bottle with 1990 date code. The number 90 is the year date code. on base. The "FF inside a circle" is the trademark used by Foster-Forbes Glass Company for many years. " width="840" height="827" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Foster-Forbes-1990-bottle-base.jpg?resize=1030%2C1014&ssl=1 1030w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Foster-Forbes-1990-bottle-base.jpg?resize=300%2C295&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Foster-Forbes-1990-bottle-base.jpg?resize=200%2C197&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Foster-Forbes-1990-bottle-base.jpg?resize=768%2C756&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Foster-Forbes-1990-bottle-base.jpg?resize=1536%2C1512&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Foster-Forbes-1990-bottle-base.jpg?resize=2048%2C2016&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Foster-Forbes-1990-bottle-base.jpg?resize=1200%2C1181&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Foster-Forbes-1990-bottle-base.jpg?w=1680&ssl=1 1680w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Foster-Forbes-1990-bottle-base.jpg?w=2520&ssl=1 2520w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-recalc-dims="1" data-lazy-srcset="https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Foster-Forbes-1990-bottle-base.jpg?resize=1030%2C1014&ssl=1 1030w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Foster-Forbes-1990-bottle-base.jpg?resize=300%2C295&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Foster-Forbes-1990-bottle-base.jpg?resize=200%2C197&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Foster-Forbes-1990-bottle-base.jpg?resize=768%2C756&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Foster-Forbes-1990-bottle-base.jpg?resize=1536%2C1512&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Foster-Forbes-1990-bottle-base.jpg?resize=2048%2C2016&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Foster-Forbes-1990-bottle-base.jpg?resize=1200%2C1181&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Foster-Forbes-1990-bottle-base.jpg?w=1680&ssl=1 1680w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Foster-Forbes-1990-bottle-base.jpg?w=2520&ssl=1 2520w" data-lazy-src="https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Foster-Forbes-1990-bottle-base.jpg?resize=840%2C827&is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1" data-old-srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7">
This is an instance of a typical configuration seen on many bottles. This is an emerald greenish soda bottle (that probably held a lemon-lime or ginger flavored soda) fabricated past Foster-Forbes Glass Company in 1990. The "FF in a circle" was their logo/trademark, and the "18A" is the mold / cavity number.  The "10" is probably the plant location lawmaking.

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Mold number "33" on the base of operations of an emerald dark-green soda bottle fabricated by Owens-Illinois, Inc. Millions of these types of "generic" non-returnable soda bottles accept been made for many years. This detail bottle was made past Owens-Illinois in 1984, as indicated by markings along the lower heel of the bottle (non visible in photo).

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/33-base-of-lemon-lime-emerald-green-soda-bottle-owens-illinois-1985.jpg?fit=300%2C288&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/33-base-of-lemon-lime-emerald-green-soda-bottle-owens-illinois-1985.jpg?fit=840%2C806&ssl=1" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-7427 size-large" title="Mold number "33" on the base of an emerald green soda bottle made by Owens-Illinois, Inc. Millions of these types of "generic" non-returnable glass soda bottles have been made for many years.  This particular bottle was made in 1984, as indicated by markings along the lower heel of the bottle (not visible in photo)." src="https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/33-base-of-lemon-lime-emerald-green-soda-bottle-owens-illinois-1985.jpg?resize=840%2C806&ssl=1" alt="Base of lemon lime soda bottle with "33" mold number in concentric circles. This bottle was made by Owens-Illinois, Inc. in 1985." width="840" height="806" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/33-base-of-lemon-lime-emerald-green-soda-bottle-owens-illinois-1985.jpg?resize=1030%2C988&ssl=1 1030w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/33-base-of-lemon-lime-emerald-green-soda-bottle-owens-illinois-1985.jpg?resize=300%2C288&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/33-base-of-lemon-lime-emerald-green-soda-bottle-owens-illinois-1985.jpg?resize=200%2C192&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/33-base-of-lemon-lime-emerald-green-soda-bottle-owens-illinois-1985.jpg?resize=768%2C736&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/33-base-of-lemon-lime-emerald-green-soda-bottle-owens-illinois-1985.jpg?resize=1200%2C1151&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/33-base-of-lemon-lime-emerald-green-soda-bottle-owens-illinois-1985.jpg?w=1460&ssl=1 1460w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-recalc-dims="1" data-lazy-srcset="https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/33-base-of-lemon-lime-emerald-green-soda-bottle-owens-illinois-1985.jpg?resize=1030%2C988&ssl=1 1030w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/33-base-of-lemon-lime-emerald-green-soda-bottle-owens-illinois-1985.jpg?resize=300%2C288&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/33-base-of-lemon-lime-emerald-green-soda-bottle-owens-illinois-1985.jpg?resize=200%2C192&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/33-base-of-lemon-lime-emerald-green-soda-bottle-owens-illinois-1985.jpg?resize=768%2C736&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/33-base-of-lemon-lime-emerald-green-soda-bottle-owens-illinois-1985.jpg?resize=1200%2C1151&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/33-base-of-lemon-lime-emerald-green-soda-bottle-owens-illinois-1985.jpg?w=1460&ssl=1 1460w" data-lazy-src="https://i0.wp.com/glassbottlemarks.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/33-base-of-lemon-lime-emerald-green-soda-bottle-owens-illinois-1985.jpg?resize=840%2C806&is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1" data-old-srcset="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7">
Mold number "33" on the base of an emerald light-green soda bottle manufactured by Owens-Illinois, Inc.   Millions of these types of "generic" non-returnable drinking glass soda bottles accept been made for many years.  This particular bottle was made in 1984, as indicated past markings along the lower heel of the bottle (not visible in photo).

Annotation:   Please click here to go to the alphabetical list of Glass Bottle Marks , this link points to "page i".  If in that location is an identifiable mark on the bottom of a bottle, the mark might be listed there.   These pages list many commonly seen drinking glass makers' marks such as "B inside a circumvolve", "Diamond and oval with an I", "I inside a diamond", "O in a foursquare", as well as initials such as "S B & G CO",  "R & CO",  "A B CO",  "F C Thou CO",  "I G CO" and many others.


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