Bottle & Product Histories, Articles & Notes, Maps

Bottles are used to hold and transport various items and products.  The history of bottles follows an evolutionary course. Although there was a tendency to stick with traditional bottle forms, the styles or shapes of the bottles changed as new products were introduced, new technologies were invented, or competition was rampant.  This history of bottled products is helpful in dating bottles.

The following histories of bottled products are described on this site:

1. Beer History of brewing and bottling of beer
2. Soda & Mineral Waters History of soft drink use and manufacture

Click on the links above to get more information on the history of a bottled product and the bottles that you are researching.

Articles, notes, and directory listings are also provided on this site.  These provide more detailed information on specific bottlers, brewers, bottles and their attributes.

1. Articles on specific bottlers, brewers, bottles and their attributes.
2. Notes on bottlers, brewers, bottles, and their attributes.
3. Directory Listings for City, County, State, and Regional documents are useful tools in dating the firms that marked and labeled bottles.
4. Documents providing information on specific bottlers and brewers.
5. Newspapers Historical articles on specific bottlers and brewers.
6. Census Records for specific bottlers and brewers for years Census were taken.
7. Patent Records filed for the use of bottlers and brewers.
8. Pictures & Images for specific bottlers and brewers.

Click on the links above to get more information on the articles, notes, newspaper, census, and directory listings that are available.

Maps are also provided on this site.  These provide a visual distribution of various statistical information of bottles listed on the site,

1. Maps Graphical representation of statistical data on the site.

Click on the link above to get maps that are available.

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Last modified: March 3, 2022