Anyone know what would have been held in this glass?
S E is Saorstait Eireann or the Irish Free State. Until 1949 when Ireland became a Republic, this was the official title. Guinness bottles had SE embossed like that and I reckon it is from them.
If it is, they are common enough--for two reasons . First, empties were collected and reused ( thats an old term for recycling) and ,second,the mould for the bottles wasnt changed until well in the the fifties.
I found a few all in that condition on Portrane beach. It was a good bit down the beach near where some of the old/back gardens of houses washed away in the storm. There was plenty of broken ones too.
S E is Saorstait Eireann or the Irish Free State. Until 1949 when Ireland became a Republic, this was the official title. Guinness bottles had SE embossed like that and I reckon it is from them.
If it is, they are common enough--for two reasons . First, empties were collected and reused ( thats an old term for recycling) and ,second,the mould for the bottles wasnt changed until well in the the fifties.
I have come across bottles like that from time to time, but they were corked ones.What era would the corked ones be from?...or in other words when did they start crimping the bottles?.
