Australian Antique Bottles Part 5 - A look at base mark identification, dating & bottle makers

[@sallyf.greene1079]

Great work..& very soothing & interesting to listen to & watch!

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks Sally, appreciate the feedback! 😊

[@streetcopper1151]

Man what don’t you know brother.. great video I’ve never had a teaching on bottles I appreciate you 👊🏻

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks mate - it's been a hobby of mine for a long time! 😊

[@streetcopper1151]

The Ultimate Recycler I’m nobody brother but you sure impress me very much👊🏻

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

@@streetcopper1151 Nobody is a nobody!! 😜

[@MissAnathemaDevice]

I found this while looking into the marks on the bottom of a huge bottle I found on the side of the street walking home tonight! I'm so bloody excited I found this channel! This is exactly my niche!

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks heaps for such a great comment! I'm bloody excited to have you join in on my journey! 😜😁

[@MissAnathemaDevice]

@@TheUltimateRecycler thanks for having me! The bottle I found is near identical to that big slades one you have there!

[@ALayne08]

Interesting, I love the torpedo and the cod bottles. I need to backtrack and see the entire series of these videos. I know you have a poison bottle with *Not To Be Taken* on them. The other bottles I had no idea about. Thanks, great information.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks AL. I have a separate playlist for the bottles series 👍

[@ALayne08]

The Ultimate Recycler Thanks, I will look for them.

[@haveyoulostyourcircusmitch248]

Great stuff, very interesting. Will have to watch it a couple times no doubt so it sticks. Came for the bottle information stayed for all the other great content.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks Mitchell! You knew I'd get back to bottles at some stage! 😉🙄😂

[@treasurehuntingscotlandmud9340]

Great finds enjoyed watching

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching 😊

[@aftonline]

I found a round medium dark green embossed glass bottle on the tidal flats at Golden Beach on the Sunshine Coast in QLD. I think it's fairly recent as it has a screw top and a black painted aluminium band at the top, but I have no idea what kind of beverage it contained. It's about a litre in capacity and on the base it has the AGM symbol as well as the letter M and number 2 and a code 10172. I'm hoping you can give me a clue as to the date and what the bottle is. I read on one website that the letter is a year, and the number is a week but frustratingly they didn't elaborate on how the letter translates to a year. Perhaps you can elaborate.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Hey Greg, I received your email and will reply shortly about your find. Sorry about the delay - I've been rather busy this week!

[@Allisonloosemore]

Glass : official journal of the Australian Glass Industry

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

My notifications tell me you posted a link on here a l - but the comment doesn't appear, so perhaps the link was removed?? Anyways - thanks for the thought! 😊

[@Sportychick356]

I’ve got a bottle here with a number 19 15 And the letter CTC 3

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

It doesn't ring a bell immediately Lousia. You can share a pic on The Ultimate Recycler facebook page if you wish..

[@Sportychick356]

@@TheUltimateRecycler I’m not sure how to send pictures on here

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

@@Sportychick356 You can't through KZbin, but you can on facebook..

[@Sportychick356]

@@TheUltimateRecycler I have just sent the picture over on Facebook now

[@mattyreardon3593]

Any marshals soft drink?

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

I don't have any Matty!

[@SavanahLeeAlexis]

I found a bottle buried. It has “ 13 1/2 oz “ on the bottom, it’s a clear bottle with a circular flat head glass stopper. It has a neck that looks like it was once disconnected when it was made, connected at the base of the neck. This bottle is half full with the original liquid. The topper allowed the liquid inside to be preserved through time. It’s impossible to remove the stopper without breaking the bottle so it’s an unknown liquid. First believing it’s was an old perfume, I am now unsure what this bottle is. There are no other markings. It was discovered in Ipswich MA on a property of a home built in the early 1800s

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

The bottle sounds interesting Savanah, but I probably wouldn't be much help with American found bottles. Still, you'd be welcome to post a pic on my facebook page and I'll have a look 😊

[@martinheskins496]

I have just moved in to a house and found a number of bottles in the back garden. The block has been in use since the 1920's. Some are nicely shaped and embossed and not all are screw top. One in particular interests me. It is brown with 6 sides with the back side being the widest (about 45mm) the other sides are various widths. On the front narrow side it has "NOT TO BE TAKEN" embossed on it going from the top to bottom and you have to hold sideways to read. The two sides either side of this are dimpled. On the base it has the G above the M then the numbers F1132 below that and a further M below the number. The bottle is 4 inches or 10 cm high with a 3cm neck which is screw top. It is obviously not very old being a screw top but it is an intriguing shape. Any ideas as to what it might have held and/or date?

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Sorry for the late reply Martin, I've only just seen this. It sounds a c.1950s or so poison bottle. They came in lots of different styles. If you are on facebook, you can look up "The Ultimate Recycler" and post a picture there, and I'll have a look for you 😊

[@jenniferfrancisco179]

Sir have a antique bottle buddah style. Treasure

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Great! 😊

[@user-mq6dg9eq8h]

How about a bottle with no marks at all ,? It's color is green and small 3 inches in height

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

It's not going to be of any collectable value I wouldn't think - other than looking nice on the windowsill. As for age - I'd need to see a pic. You can post a pic on The Ultimate Recycler facebook page if you wish..

[@Allisonloosemore]

😁

[@kaseychiswell3026]

I have a pritchard and chamberlain bottle Bendigo like the one on the left of the table, do you think about 1880

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Google tells me they commenced business in 1878, so around 1880-1890 would be likely 😊

[@Nuggettfaz]

G'day, I was wondering if you knew anything about Tooheys Stag Schnapps. I found a few botlles back in the early 1980's that were in the ceiling of an old Police building that was on a sheep station in far western NSW. One in particular still has the original label it reads: STAG SCHNAPPS. The Produce of Australia. Bottled by Tooheys Limited Australia. (Picture of Stag) Trade Mark Registered. NETT, 1 PINT, 6 FL, OZ. (On the bottom of bottle) AGM. Nothing on the other 3 sides. I have never been able to find any info on this bottle whatsoever. Cheers Jim.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

They sound interesting Jim! I can tell you that they date to about 1920-30 (with AGM on the base). I'd be interested to see a picture. Maybe look up "The Ultimate Recycler" on facebook and share a pic..

[@Nuggettfaz]

@@TheUltimateRecycler thanks mate. I'll do that.

[@nathanvolg9460]

So how can we find this people

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

How can you find what Nathan?

[@Angel-nr8td]

Just dug up a stump of a tree to find ten old medicine bottles

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

A lot of old bottles turn up around stumps of old trees! Good score Ange! 👍😊

[@Angel-nr8td]

@@TheUltimateRecycler my husband thinks there not medicine bottles but cologne and perfume between 1920 and 1930. How do I find out more information on them? Think I will make a short video and see if anyone can help me out

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

@@Angel-nr8td Pop over the "The Ultimate Recycler" facebook page and post some pics! 😊

[@Angel-nr8td]

@@TheUltimateRecycler I don't have Facebook but I did short video to watch here's link kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6mqn42sq5iErtk

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

@@Angel-nr8td Well done - I've commented on your vid 😊

[@roysherwin3100]

hi everyone!, i have just seen Chris talking about / showing bottles, wines, torpedoes, marbles etc, i am keen to ID maker/manufacturer, country of origin and date an oval i got off Australian ebay, please can you help? data: oval, mid deep amber, mid width blobby type applied top/finish, cork closure, not to be taken vertically down center front within a frame, four ribs to each side of this embossing, reverse of bottle has poison arched across and just below start of shoulder, base embossed with a small crown with what could be 412 or A12 just below it, former is more likely, seam stops halfway up neck, its one of those sturdy old thick glass bottles, no other markings, 8" [20cm] tall 3.25" widest [8.25cm], my - dates-to - guess being 1900/1910, if anyone know more, or can advise someone who likely does, please let me know, many thanks in advance, roy, i dont do Facebook, Chris's email would be handy! cheers again, roy

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Hi Roy, thanks for your enquiry! How long ago did you get the bottle off ebay? Would the listing still be there under 'completed items'? You can find my email address on the 'About' tab. Cheers, Chris

[@watosmate8935]

Worth buying a slick torpedo for $10?

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Slick as in "clean skin" - yep $10-$20 in my shop 👍

[@streetcopper1151]

I think you should change your name to the ultimate mind

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

🤣🤣 - maybe I'm just good at researching! 😉🙄

[@streetcopper1151]

The Ultimate Recycler yes you are but the impressive thing is all that you retain.. I ha e a hard enough time remembering my phone number

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

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[@streetcopper1151]

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