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 Porter shape, circ: 1760-1918
Typical size: 7 x 3" or 6 3/4 x 2 3/4"
Also in quart size and fluted
Used to bottle various heavy beers such as porter, ale, and stout.
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Early pontil shape, circ: 1838-1845
Typical size: 6 1/2 x 2 7/16"
Also in pint size but not fluted.
Used to bottle artificial soda and mineral waters.
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Early ale shape, circ: 1847-1851
Typical size: 7 1/2 x 2 7/8"
Not known in quart size or fluted
Used to bottle ale.
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Late pontil shape, circ: 1844-1846
Typical size: 6 7/8 x 2 1/2"
Not known in quart size or fluted
Used to bottle artificial soda and mineral waters.
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Early lager shape, circ: 1847-1851
Typical size: 8 1/2 x 2 7/8"
Not known in quart size or fluted
Used to bottle lager beer.
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Soda shape, circ: 1845-1865
Typical size: 7 1/4 x 2 9/16"
Not known in quart size but come fluted
Used to bottle artificial soda and mineral waters.
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Late ale or lager shape, circ: 1851-1910
Typical size: 7 x 2 7/8" or 6 3/4 x 2 3/4"
Not known in quart size or fluted
A merging of the early lager and ale shapes. Used to bottle lager to about 1878 and ale and porter until 1910.
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Pony shape, circ: 1852-1905
Typical size: 7 x 2 1/2"
Not known in quart size but come fluted
Used mostly to bottle artificial soda and mineral waters and in some applications beers of various sorts.
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Champagne beer shape, circ: 1875-1920
Typical size: 9 1/4 x 2 3/4
Also in quart size and fluted bottles
Used to bottle lager, champagne, and small beers, such as root beer.
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Drug store shape, circ: 1855-1865
Typical size: 7 1/2 x 2 3/4"
Not known in quart size or fluted
Used mostly by pharmacists to bottle artificial soda and mineral waters. Was for a more upscale trade.
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Weiss beer shape, circ: 1867-1910
Typical size: 7 3/4 x 2 3/4"
Not known in quart size but come fluted
Used to bottle weiss or white beer in usually very heavy bottles.
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Ten Pin shape, circ: 1844-1910
Typical size: 7 x 2" or 8 x 2"
Not known in quart size but come fluted
Used to bottle artificial soda and mineral waters. The degree curving on the sides varies greatly.
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Zaun weiss beer shape, circ: 1880-1910
Typical size: 7 1/2 x 2 5/8"
Not known in quart size or fluted
Used to bottle weiss or white beer in usually very heavy bottles.
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Gravitating shape, circ: 1865-1885
Typical size: 7 1/4 x 2 3/8"
Not known in quart size or fluted
Used to bottle artificial soda and mineral waters using the Mathew's patent of 1864. Shape was also used for Hutchinson's patent of 1879.
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St. Louis weiss beer shape, circ: 1885-1915
Typical size: 2 3/8 x 9 1/2"
Not known in quart size or fluted
Used to bottle weiss or white beer in usually very heavy bottles.
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Arthur Christian shape, circ 1875-1880
Typical size: 7 1/2 x 2 3/8"
Not known in quart size or fluted
Used to bottle artificial soda and mineral waters.
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