Okay, here is what I have found out so far.... First violin bottles apparently were made in France in the mid of 19th century, however, most bottles in US (called fiddle bottles) were made in this country between 1900 and 1940. Any bottle marked with the "Federal law" was produced between 1933 and 1964. Most bottles are identified by their design patent number (Ex: granted on Dec. 7, 1937, and assigned to the
Bardstown Distillery bottles (Bardstown, Ky) were made by Owens-Illinois and Anchor-Hocking and held bourbon.) Interesting enough...yours is prior to that....so it may be worth more!
Bottles originally had paper labels. They are well known among fiddle-bottle collectors, who prefer bottles with their original paper labels. With the labels, the bottles sell for $15 up to about $50, depending on size and condition.
This site is one you need to read....and maybe you can get their book...or email them. Let us know!
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