UnderMiner
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This is my first and only intact pontil soda bottle. It was made for Robinson, Charlesworth & Tryner of 376 Bowery, Manhattan NYC, some time between 1848-1853. I found it on short notice at low tide just before the sun set over the horizon one summer day in 2020. It has a rust ring in the pontil mark on the bottom so I think it is iron-pontil. It is also an applied-blob top.
The area I found this bottle in was said to have been inhabited by escaped slaves and Native Americans who used the local area to go fishing and collect oysters. Sailing ships would also sometimes anchor there for repairs.
I managed to find a newspaper clipping from 1851 that details what you should do if you found this bottle back then. According to the original owners if you try to re-sell this bottle they will prosecute you to the fullest extent of the NY state law that passed May 7th 1847. There is also a description of the bottle that describes it as featuring the 'XX' mark so you can recognize it as theirs.
When I found this bottle I had only been engaged in the hobby for a few weeks. I assumed it would be easy to find another bottle like this, but so far it's been nearly two years and I haven't found an intact pontil bottle since.
The area I found this bottle in was said to have been inhabited by escaped slaves and Native Americans who used the local area to go fishing and collect oysters. Sailing ships would also sometimes anchor there for repairs.
I managed to find a newspaper clipping from 1851 that details what you should do if you found this bottle back then. According to the original owners if you try to re-sell this bottle they will prosecute you to the fullest extent of the NY state law that passed May 7th 1847. There is also a description of the bottle that describes it as featuring the 'XX' mark so you can recognize it as theirs.
When I found this bottle I had only been engaged in the hobby for a few weeks. I assumed it would be easy to find another bottle like this, but so far it's been nearly two years and I haven't found an intact pontil bottle since.