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Any guesses on letterings on this bottle - 8/25/2008 4:27:32 PM    diginem   Posts: 7 Joined: 8/23/2008 From: Upstate New York Status: offline Does anyone know what these letterings stand for on the front of this bottle. Is 7 1/2" tall by 3" diam. Round. I have looked all over and still can not find them anywhere.  I'm new to all this stuff any help would be appreciated Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: Any guesses on letterings on this bottle - 8/25/2008 5:19:24 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 5155 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline Oh no, not another of those crazy monograms. You need a degree in cryptography to figure those out. _____________________________ Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles 2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg (in reply to diginem) Post #: 2

RE: Any guesses on letterings on this bottle - 8/25/2008 6:47:31 PM    lobeycat Posts: 3800 Joined: 9/8/2003 From: RED SOX Nation Status: offline A tough one for sure.... Attachment (1) _____________________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD8XDgVe2EU long lost recipe (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 3

RE: Any guesses on letterings on this bottle - 8/25/2008 6:49:07 PM    lobeycat Posts: 3800 Joined: 9/8/2003 From: RED SOX Nation Status: offline . Attachment (1) _____________________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD8XDgVe2EU long lost recipe (in reply to lobeycat) Post #: 4

RE: Any guesses on letterings on this bottle - 8/25/2008 8:12:07 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 5155 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline sorry but you are just making my head hurt _____________________________ Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles 2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg (in reply to lobeycat) Post #: 5

RE: Any guesses on letterings on this bottle - 8/27/2008 1:51:24 AM    whiskeyman Posts: 2020 Joined: 4/17/2005 From: NE TENN-SW VA Status: offline GCM&Y ?? _____________________________ * Member: Bristol Historical Assoc...and, Friends of Steeles Creek Nature Center & Park President: Bristol Tenn-Va Bottle Club Author of: Spirits & Medicinal Bottles of Bristol,TN-VA. My WebSite: www.bristol-tenn-va-bottles.com (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 6

RE: Any guesses on letterings on this bottle - 8/27/2008 12:35:23 PM    buzzkutt033   Posts: 404 Joined: 12/17/2007 From: East Penn Township Pennsylvania Status: online maybe try rubbing some cooking oil on the front and taking another photo. might make it stand out a bit better..................... Jim (in reply to whiskeyman) Post #: 7

RE: Any guesses on letterings on this bottle - 8/27/2008 4:42:18 PM    pyshodoodle   Posts: 514 Joined: 8/3/2008 From: Lehigh Valley PA Status: online If that doesn't help, try doing a rubbing of it. Sometimes it's easier to read that way. (in reply to buzzkutt033) Post #: 8

RE: Any guesses on letterings on this bottle - 8/29/2008 10:43:26 AM    diginem   Posts: 7 Joined: 8/23/2008 From: Upstate New York Status: offline Sorry about the not so good pic. From what I can tell it is   a   C  M  Y  with the &  I will try rubbing it with paper and pencil.. than I will submit on here again. thanks (in reply to pyshodoodle) Post #: 9

RE: Any guesses on letterings on this bottle - 8/29/2008 10:55:16 AM    diginem   Posts: 7 Joined: 8/23/2008 From: Upstate New York Status: offline Well hope this rubbing  helps. I'm still looking and still nothing has come up. Attachment (1) (in reply to diginem) Post #: 10

RE: Any guesses on letterings on this bottle - 8/29/2008 11:08:23 AM    GuntherHess Posts: 5155 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline Looks like M L & Co _____________________________ Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles 2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg (in reply to diginem) Post #: 11

RE: Any guesses on letterings on this bottle - 10/5/2008 11:12:38 AM    tigue710 Posts: 1743 Joined: 7/11/2007 From: connecticut Status: online some sequence of M L C ...  the type of bottle would be helpful... if it is a beer it could any number of local merchants, from anywhere!  Id start close to home though... _____________________________ aint no bottles in there.... (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 12

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