Vetus Vitrum
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Any information on the company or the glass manufacturer is appreciated. Blown in a mold by mouth with a hand tooled crown top. Light aqua blue, heavy, thick walled bottle weighing +/- 372 grams (13.12 ounces) empty, about 7 1/4 inches tall and 2 1/2 in diameter at the base. Embossed: (side 1 in slug plate) TAMPA / BOTTLING / WORKS / TAMPA, FLA. (side 2 next to the heel) THIS BOTTLE REGISTERED / NOT TO BE SOLD, (on the base) 1120. I loosely estimate the date of the bottle to between 1905 and 1915. No other marks to identify the glass manufacturer. Found in the river here in Marlinton WV in late July.
