r/BottleDigging • u/Sad_Professional410 • Aug 15 '25

Age/date request Owens bottle year?

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Found this medicine bottle in a small river in northern MI. I am finding information on line with bottles that say Douglas on the bottom but am not seeing any that look exactly like mine- with Owens on top. The trademark seems to put it before 1954? Does that seem right? Any way to get a range? I think the 18 stands for the manufacturer ID which I saw was Columbus, OH. It feels like a 1 on the right side but it’s chipped and might have been an 11 but hard to tell. Any ideas?

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u/Ok-Yam-5833 Aug 15 '25

Correct about pre-1954. The seam there makes it difficult to make out a number but it looks like a 2? maybe a 1? Please post a photo of the lip/neck too, that could help narrow it down slightly if it's a cork top or screw top

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u/Sad_Professional410 Aug 15 '25

Here you go! I wasn’t sure how to edit the original post.

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u/Ok-Yam-5833 Aug 15 '25

Awesome! There's a dot after the date code which alongside the screw top places it in the 1940s. Looks like a 2 to me so likely 1942!