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This is the base of a Holbrook I have in my collection . P only embossed.

Hi Yes the P seems a clue - we have many examples of the Holbrook bottles with a P, also some HP bottles with a P And we have found one Holbrook with a P and a Knot P Knot - haha So we have HP with just a plain P, and HP with only the Knot We have Holbrook with just a plain P, and a...

Hello I figured Birmingham because of the Holbrook & Co bottle also with the Staffordshire Knot. Both HP and Holbrook with the same bottle makers mark on the base - the “Knot” I wouldn’t imagine they would both go very far to get bottles made if they did not make the bottles themselves. Mike

More on the HP Bottle with a Staffordshire Knot. A few Canadian bottle historians are on the trail as well now. We have also found a Holbrook’s & Co bottle with the same embossed Staffordshire Knot . Both Birmingham companies operated about the same time 1875-1900, Birmingham Vinegars and...

Hi Thank you for the terrific information, this will help my trail carry on, and perhaps find the true origin of this little gem of a bottle found in a the bottom of lake in Northen Ontario, Canada by my father in law the late Emile Contant, adventurer, scuba diver, and bottle collector...

Hello from Canada I am researching an antique bottle, I believe was made in Birmingham in 1890’s. It seems to be a somewhat unique HP bottle. Embossed lettering is slightly different from the common. All letters are the same size or font, with the HP separated by dots. The commonly found...