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Amber Glass Liquor Bottle

Glass
Circa 1902-1920s
H 11.0", D 3.0" base
Found in St. Thomas

This bottle was made by Illinois Pacific Glass Co. of San Francisco, California, and has a maker's mark consisting of "IPGCo" in a diamond. The vertical seams on the bottle indicate it was made with an Automatic Bottle Machine versus being hand blown.

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 16063

Aged brown glass bottle with chips on the top.

Aqua Glass Liquor Bottle

Glass
Circa 1906-1909
H 11 3/4", D 2 7/8" base
Found in St. Thomas
Maker"s Mark: AB

American Bottle Co.

The crown finish (neck) on this bottle implies that it once held liquor. The aqua color of the bottle is due to natural iron impurities in the sand that were used to make the glass.

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 16797

Aged aqua glass liquor bottle with crown finish on neck.

Navigational Beacon

Metal and Glass
Circa 1935-1960
H 16.5", D 6 3/4" base

This marine lantern was used on Lake Mead between 1935 and the 1960s to help boaters navigate the lake at night.

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 22387

Glass lantern with metal base and fixtures, used for navigating boats.

Medicine Bottle

Glass
Circa 1911-1929
H 2 15/16", D 9/16"; Base L 1 1/8", W 3/4"
Found in St. Thomas

The "I" in a diamond is the maker's mark for Illinois Glass Co. 1873-1929

LYRIC was imprinted on the base to indicate its patented "graduated oval" bottle.

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 16047

Aged clear glass medicine bottle with markings imprinted below the neck.

Medicine Bottle

Glass
Circa 1911-1929
H 2 15/16", D 9/16"; Base L 1 1/8", W 3/4"

The "I" in a diamond is the maker's mark for Illinois Glass Co. 1873-1929

LYRIC was imprinted on the base to indicate its patented "graduated oval" bottle.

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 16047

Bottom of aged clear glass medicine bottle with imprinted markings.

Glass Bottle

Glass
Circa 1934-38
H 11 1/2", D 3 1/4" base
Found in St. Thomas

GC maker's mark for Glass Container Inc., Los Angeles 1934-1968

Continuous external thread finish.

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 16062

Aged clear glass bottle.

Glass Bottle

Glass
Circa 1934-38
H 11 1/2", D 3 1/4" base
Found in St. Thomas

GC maker's mark for Glass Container Inc., Los Angeles 1934-1968

Continuous external thread finish.

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 16062

Bottom of aged clear glass bottle with imprinted markings.

Dr. D. Jayne's Expectorant Medicine Bottle

Glass
Circa 1895
H 6 1/4", D 2" x 1 1/4" base
Found in St. Thomas

The words "HALF DOLLAR" and "HALF SIZE" are stamped on the sides and "DR D JAYNE'S / EXPECTORANT / PHILADELPHIA" are stamped on the front.

This bottle was created using a cup-bottom mold. The mold had three pieces; two sides and a plate for the base of the bottle.

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 16113

Rectangle-shaped aged aqua medicine bottle with stamped words.

Spruance Stanley & Co. Whisky Bottle

Glass
Circa 1869
H 11 5/8", D 2 5/16" base

The words "SPRUANCE STANLEY & CO 1869 (Inside a horseshoe)/WHOLESALE/LIQUOR DEALERS/SAN FRANCISCO/CAL" are stamped on the bottle.

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 16198

Aged brown whiskey bottle with stamped horseshoe and wording.

Amber Glass Bottle Fragment

Glass
Circa 19-20th Century
H 2 3/4", D 1" mouth

This bottle was manufactured with an automatic bottle machine and is embossed on the sides with "...BE REFILLED" and "NO DEPOSIT."

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 16779

Aged amber glass top of a bottle fragment with embossed words.

Perfume Bottle

Glass
Circa 1865-1930
H 4 1/2", Base D 1 3/4"
Found in St. Thomas

This bottle was made in an automatic bottle machine and has no maker's mark.

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 16756

Aged clear glass perfume bottle with dappled ridges below the neck.

Glass Bottle

Glass
Circa1865-1930
2 1/4 x 1 1/2" Base, H 6 5/8"
Found in St. Thomas

This bottle was manufactured with a cup-bottom mold and is stamped with the word, "JAYNE'S/VERMIFUCE/MADE IN U.S.A./DR. JAYNE AND SON/PHILADELPHIA."

"This valuable medicine has the power to expel Round Worms from the intestinal tract." - Dr. Jayne's 1916 Almanac

Photographer: Andy Cattoir

LAKE 16797C

Rectangle-shaped aged dirty glass bottle with stamped wording.
Aged brown glass bottle with chips on the top.
Aged aqua glass liquor bottle with crown finish on neck.
Glass lantern with metal base and fixtures, used for navigating boats.
Aged clear glass medicine bottle with markings imprinted below the neck.
Bottom of aged clear glass medicine bottle with imprinted markings.
Aged clear glass bottle.
Bottom of aged clear glass bottle with imprinted markings.
Rectangle-shaped aged aqua medicine bottle with stamped words.
Aged brown whiskey bottle with stamped horseshoe and wording.
Aged amber glass top of a bottle fragment with embossed words.
Aged clear glass perfume bottle with dappled ridges below the neck.
Rectangle-shaped aged dirty glass bottle with stamped wording.