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"America extra dry" bottle - 9/14/2005 8:05:11 PM    tcrackly   Posts: 4 Joined: 9/14/2005 Status: offline this was found under the floorboards of my mother's house in New England. the house dates back to 1900(?). the greenish bottle is just under 2" tall. It is 3/8" wide with a strange telescoping pin like device that comes out of the cap when turned. the inner workings appear to be brass. The cap and neck itself looks like pewter. the yellow label reads, " A. Werner & Co., 'America extra dry'" My husband thinks it's an early chemical match lighter. I think it might be a perfume applicator. Any ideas? T.C. Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: "America extra dry" bottle - 9/14/2005 8:09:01 PM    BottleArchaeologist   Posts: 296 Joined: 6/30/2005 From: San Marcos, Ca Status: offline Dont know yet what it is but it looks like a small champagne bottle. "Extra Dry" is a term that is used to describe champagne. Is it full of something? Regards BA (in reply to tcrackly) Post #: 2

RE: "America extra dry" bottle - 9/15/2005 3:06:48 PM    DiggerBryan   Posts: 803 Joined: 12/3/2004 From: Ohio Status: offline I'm guessing some kind of alcohol. The way you described the lid sounds kind of like what they have in the bars today. Like a little pour spout to fill shot glasses maybe? Just thought I would throw in my 2 cents. (in reply to tcrackly) Post #: 3

RE: "America extra dry" bottle - 9/15/2005 5:01:08 PM    Toxic_Waste   Posts: 60 Joined: 5/24/2005 Status: offline I used to work at a winery and my first thought when I saw this was that it was a champagne bottle with a unique method of keeping it from popping open while stored. OK, I just checked on something and found a pic of an old trading card plus the description: "A. Werner & Co.. Extra Dry Champagne." Attachment (1) < Message edited by Toxic_Waste -- 9/15/2005 5:05:37 PM > (in reply to tcrackly) Post #: 4

RE: "America extra dry" bottle - 9/15/2005 6:33:25 PM    tcrackly   Posts: 4 Joined: 9/14/2005 Status: offline Thanks for the quick input. Check the dimensions. It's only 2" tall! It couldn't hold enough alcohol for anyone's pleasure. It's some kind of dispenser, yes, but for a very small quantity. I'm guessing it could have held, maybe, 1/2 of a teaspoon. And like I noted ,it was under the floorboards of an early 20th century house. I'm guessing a time frame of 1900 to 1945 when my parents bought the house. Any and all guesses as to it's nature and ti's value are welcomed. (in reply to tcrackly) Post #: 5

RE: "America extra dry" bottle - 9/15/2005 6:52:54 PM    woody   Posts: 1657 Joined: 10/29/2002 From: Gilmanton, New Hampshire Status: offline Can you show a picture of the inner workings? The telescopic pin device. _____________________________ Woody (in reply to tcrackly) Post #: 6

RE: "America extra dry" bottle - 9/15/2005 8:38:38 PM    DiggerBryan   Posts: 803 Joined: 12/3/2004 From: Ohio Status: offline Maybe it's like the bottles of alcohol you get at the mini bars in the hotels. (in reply to tcrackly) Post #: 7

RE: "America extra dry" bottle - 9/16/2005 7:54:54 PM    tcrackly   Posts: 4 Joined: 9/14/2005 Status: offline Here is a scan of the inner workings. they appear to be brass. Before we handled it quite so much the inner pin telscoped out as the top was turned. T.C. Attachment (1) < Message edited by tcrackly -- 9/16/2005 7:56:24 PM > (in reply to tcrackly) Post #: 8

RE: "America extra dry" bottle - 9/16/2005 8:06:29 PM    Ye Olde Prospector   Posts: 614 Joined: 1/23/2005 From: Bath, Maine Status: offline That looks like a mechanical pencil. Possibly an advertising or promotional item. Just a thought. < Message edited by Ye Olde Prospector -- 9/16/2005 8:07:27 PM > (in reply to tcrackly) Post #: 9

RE: "America extra dry" bottle - 9/17/2005 10:56:23 AM    tcrackly   Posts: 4 Joined: 9/14/2005 Status: offline The pin at the end is solid, much like a blunt hat pin. I figure it either dispensed droplets of something(i.e. perfume, chemicals) or it was a little flag, perhaps, like a novelty commerative. T.C. (in reply to tcrackly) Post #: 10

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