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• Era: Pre-Prohibition (Circa 1895–1905)
• Production: Hand-blown into a mold with a hand-tooled crown top finish (Side seams fade on neck).
• Flaws/Character: Features unique, prominent glass manufacturing flaws (cooling slugs/globs) on the shoulder.
• Condition: In authentic \"dug/found\" condition. Intact with no chips, cracks, or dings. Features internal cloudiness/haze, general exterior ground wear, and light rust staining on the inner rim.
• Dimensions: 9 ¼\" Height, 1\" Mouth, 2 ¼\" Base. Weight: 13.8 oz.1. Age & Production Method• The Seams: The side mold seams fade out completely on the neck before reaching the top rim. This confirms the bottle is hand-blown into a mold, rather than automatic-machine made. The lip and crown finish were hand-applied using a finishing tool afterward.
• The Base: The bottom features a smooth, shallow indentation with a distinct circular mold seam. It lacks any later machine maker’s marks (like Owens or Root), which is standard for local Indiana regional bottlers at the turn of the 20th century.
• Glass Anomalies: The third image shows large, prominent \"glass slugs\" or globs frozen into the shoulder. These cooling flaws and teardrop air bubbles are hallmark indicators of early manual glassblowing.
2. Historical Timeline & Design
• The Finish: The lip features a crown top finish (designed to take a metal bottle cap). William Painter invented the crown cap in 1892, meaning this bottle cannot be older than that year.
• The Brewery Timeline: Anton Hack and L.A. Simon purchased the Eagle Brewery in Vincennes, Indiana, in 1875. They officially operated under the name \"Hack & Simon Eagle Brewery\" until Indiana enacted statewide Prohibition in 1918. Given the manual glass blower marks, this bottle sits right in the peak production window of 1895–1905.
3. Specifications Summary
• Style: Export Beer (slender shoulder transitioning into a long neck).
• Dimensions: 9 ¼\" height, 1\" mouth diameter, 2 ¼\" base diameter.
• Weight: 13.8 oz (heavy, thick-walled protective glass meant to survive multiple pasteurization cycles, sterilizations, and refills).
