Pre 1900 Ale Bottles? Who is it

[sandfisher]

These are from a pit as old as the 1830's. I find a lot of this bottle.
Need help to ID who makes this bottle.
The variety of marks go far beyond what I have posted here.
I want to know this.
Who makes this bottle?
What do the marks mean?
Is there a catalog of all the mark varieties?
Anything else you can tell me or where to find it.
All are about 8 inches tall.
I'm curious as to how many marks there could be.

 

[hemihampton]

What state or country are you in & where found might help?

 

[sandfisher]

harris county, Texas

 

[hemihampton]

OK, Sometimes people ask similiar questions but don't say they are from Australia or New Zealand or some small island by the Philippines.

 

[Semar]

Those look like applied crown tops; first ones I've seen if they are.

 

[sandfisher]

Those look like applied crown tops; first ones I've seen if they are.

They're applied so I'm thinking pre-1890?

 

[CanadianBottles]

They're applied so I'm thinking pre-1890?

Crown tops hadn't been invented yet in 1890, so definitely not that old. They're probably from the UK, from 1900-1930 or so. UK bottle makers continued using applied tops long after they were phased out in the US, I believe some of the manufacturers continued using them into the 1930s.
As for the base markings, I don't know if those refer to a particular maker or not. In general the UK base marks seem to be less well documented than the US ones, but it's possible that these are just mold markings and don't refer to the company at all. The fact that they all have a B on the base makes me think that it likely is a maker's mark, but I don't know which company that would be, and it may be quite difficult to ever be certain.

 

[Semar]

They do have a British look to them; color of the glass and the crudeness of the mold.