hemihampton
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newark ohio glass plant in 1917. all i can remember off hand.
That was my first thought as well but were straight-sided cokes still made after the hobble skirt design was patented in 1915?I'd guess 17N = 1917.
..The 2 ?
That was my thought as well.Maybe for a short time: A) Perhaps all local bottlers couldn't update machinery right away
B) they were using up the cheaper, old straight sided stock first
C) We need a Coke guy to weigh in
The "17N" mark is one of many similar marks on bottles made by American Bottle Company. The "N" represents their glass factory at Newark, Ohio. Yes the 17 is a date code for 1917, which makes it very nice that we can narrow down the age of that bottle closely!!! About 105 years old. The "2" is probably a mold number.Thanks for that info, I did just look with a magnifying glass and did find "17N" and the the number 2 spaced about a half inch away from the "17N", mean anything?
UnderMiner, it seems there were still a few straight side Cokes (here and there around the country) made after the Hobbleskirt design was introduced , but they "faded away" pretty quickly. I think it just took a little time for everybody to get on the same page.That was my first thought as well but were straight-sided cokes still made after the hobble skirt design was patented in 1915?
Maybe they were just using up old stock first, I have both a 1915 and '16 Hobble Skirt, my '16 is an aqua colored bottle.As far as I know the 1915 Coke didn't come out until 1917. LEON.