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Check this out! color, embossing, and imperfection - 2/7/2012 8:16:28 PM    Oldmill   Posts: 44 Joined: 11/23/2011 From: waterville, maine Status: offline Preveiwed a local auction earlier part of last week and notice this guy at the bottom of a wicker basket full of old junky house hold bottles. I must say the bottle didn't look this good it was dirty inside and out looked like black glass at first but could see the blue when I held up to the light and only near the top of the neck. That and the embossing was enought for me to be there on auction day to win this lot. waited 3 hours won the lot and headed home to clean the bottle. Got home the wife looks at me and says more bottles really! my respone was but I got you a nice basket were's the CRL. I cleaned this guy up and was stunned by the huge imperfection near the embossing. Its the size of a qaurter, embedded in the glass and protudes out of the inside wall of the bottle. It apears to be a huge chunk of limestone. The embossing reads M.B. & Co. 97 west 35th st NY. I been all over the internet that past two days trying to figure out the business to get an idea if it was a brewery or soda/mineral, age and rarity. Any help, leds or feed back would be greatly appericated Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: Check this out! color, embossing, and imperfection - 2/7/2012 8:20:09 PM    Oldmill   Posts: 44 Joined: 11/23/2011 From: waterville, maine Status: offline Imperfection shot Attachment (1) (in reply to Oldmill) Post #: 2

RE: Check this out! color, embossing, and imperfection - 2/7/2012 8:22:03 PM    Oldmill   Posts: 44 Joined: 11/23/2011 From: waterville, maine Status: offline embossing Attachment (1) (in reply to Oldmill) Post #: 3

RE: Check this out! color, embossing, and imperfection - 2/7/2012 8:22:46 PM    Oldmill   Posts: 44 Joined: 11/23/2011 From: waterville, maine Status: offline Base Attachment (1) (in reply to Oldmill) Post #: 4

RE: Check this out! color, embossing, and imperfection - 2/7/2012 8:24:01 PM    AntiqueMeds   Posts: 2013 Joined: 3/6/2009 From: Frederick, MD. Status: offline Those imperfections are cool but I'll warn you the glass is often under a lot of stress in spots like that. I wouldnt set it on a sunny window sill. _____________________________ My web site - http://www.AntiqueMedicines.com/ Medicine BLOG : http://antiquemedicines.com/blog/ Email me : mknapp@antiquemedicines.com (in reply to Oldmill) Post #: 5

RE: Check this out! color, embossing, and imperfection - 2/7/2012 8:34:27 PM    cyberdigger Posts: 12291 Joined: 11/29/2008 From: I 195 @ US 9, NJ USA Status: online Looks like an 1870's pony that got partially melted in the trash.. color, superb... rarity, no idea.. peculiarity, way up there! (in reply to AntiqueMeds) Post #: 6

RE: Check this out! color, embossing, and imperfection - 2/8/2012 5:56:05 AM    sandchip Posts: 1644 Joined: 9/1/2008 From: georgia Status: offline Good looking bottle! quote: ORIGINAL: AntiqueMeds Those imperfections are cool but I'll warn you the glass is often under a lot of stress in spots like that. I wouldnt set it on a sunny window sill. Excellent advice. _____________________________ Jimbo (in reply to AntiqueMeds) Post #: 7

RE: Check this out! color, embossing, and imperfection - 2/8/2012 8:34:27 PM    Oldmill   Posts: 44 Joined: 11/23/2011 From: waterville, maine Status: offline Thanks for the advise I'll be sure to handle and display this with care. Also I'm trying to figure out info on this bottle do you know of any sites that maybe helpful. maybe know some members on this site that collect blob top soda bottles that I maybe able to forward these photos and info too thanks (in reply to AntiqueMeds) Post #: 8

RE: Check this out! color, embossing, and imperfection - 2/8/2012 10:04:37 PM    surfaceone Posts: 7106 Joined: 12/9/2008 Status: offline Hey Jason, Cool imperfection, of which I'd like to see more detailed views please. It's looking a bit like a cobalt cave on my monitor. "I have found a bottle about 8oz blue/aqua color with a metal locking cap. on the outside it says M.B. & company Co. 145 west 35th street N.Y.1861. could you tell me what this is worth thanks. Ron Arkay Ron, your bottle is a soda bottle. The style is known as a squat soda. Several other bottles from this same company are known. One aqua example similar to yours is embossed "M. B. & Co. (in block lettering) - 145 West 35th St. N. Y. - 1862." A second bottle in light green is embossed M. B. & Co. - 97 West 35th St. N.Y. I'd estimate, in mint condition (no stain, scratches, dings, nicks or chips etc..) for the bottle to be worth $35-45. The presence of a date is one of the nice features of your bottle. Digger." RIP Digger Odell (in reply to Oldmill) Post #: 9

RE: Check this out! color, embossing, and imperfection - 2/9/2012 12:48:06 PM    Diggin4Togas   Posts: 110 Joined: 1/25/2011 From: not far from Saratoga Springs,N.Y. Status: offline I would have to say that is a pretty good bottle in cobalt blue, and the imperfection to boot!  I have dug the same bottle in a pale green color and aqua. I would say my colors of that bottle are common. Nice find.    Randy _____________________________ Looking for any Saratoga Springs, N.Y. bottles. If you have any and want to part with them leave me a message. (in reply to surfaceone) Post #: 10

RE: Check this out! color, embossing, and imperfection - 2/9/2012 8:27:24 PM    Oldmill   Posts: 44 Joined: 11/23/2011 From: waterville, maine Status: offline I have posted to more pictures in which I've tried to show close ups of the stone that is lodged in the glass of the bottle. It easier to see in person can actually see the pores of the stone may not show up clearly on here Attachment (1) (in reply to surfaceone) Post #: 11

RE: Check this out! color, embossing, and imperfection - 2/9/2012 8:28:44 PM    Oldmill   Posts: 44 Joined: 11/23/2011 From: waterville, maine Status: offline second angle Attachment (1) (in reply to Oldmill) Post #: 12

RE: Check this out! color, embossing, and imperfection - 2/9/2012 8:31:08 PM    Oldmill   Posts: 44 Joined: 11/23/2011 From: waterville, maine Status: offline Randy any idea what M.B. & Co stands for? Thanks (in reply to Diggin4Togas) Post #: 13

RE: Check this out! color, embossing, and imperfection - 2/9/2012 9:20:44 PM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9804 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: Oldmill embossing Really cool bottle! _____________________________ Joe ``````````````````````````````````` In the woods we return to reason and faith. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTyuRd9zSg&feature=related (in reply to Oldmill) Post #: 14

RE: Check this out! color, embossing, and imperfection - 2/9/2012 9:48:11 PM    surfaceone Posts: 7106 Joined: 12/9/2008 Status: offline Hey Jason, From this angle it looks like a short faced bear scratching his chin on a rock. I wish you could go all macro on that... "(M.B. & Co.) Mura And Bonar Company 145 West 35th Street, New York, N.Y. (company manufactured mostly gin and other spirts)' According to this guy. Is yours dated? (in reply to Oldmill) Post #: 15

RE: Check this out! color, embossing, and imperfection - 2/10/2012 8:48:00 PM    Oldmill   Posts: 44 Joined: 11/23/2011 From: waterville, maine Status: offline There is no date on the bottle. Your right it does look like a bear scratching his chin on a rock pretty cool observation. < Message edited by Oldmill -- 2/10/2012 8:49:09 PM > (in reply to surfaceone) Post #: 16

RE: Check this out! color, embossing, and imperfection - 2/10/2012 9:23:21 PM    surfaceone Posts: 7106 Joined: 12/9/2008 Status: offline Hey Jason, I'd consider it a personal boon, were you to get ultra closeup on that scratching bear and celebrate the imperfection so we might see the pores in the stone as well... (in reply to Oldmill) Post #: 17

RE: Check this out! color, embossing, and imperfection - 2/11/2012 5:12:37 PM    Oldmill   Posts: 44 Joined: 11/23/2011 From: waterville, maine Status: offline I tried to take a good close up photo of this stone but the camra I'm using it not producing a good photo. tomorrow I will have my wife take some with her camra it should come in alot better and will post (in reply to surfaceone) Post #: 18

RE: Check this out! color, embossing, and imperfection - 2/11/2012 7:56:48 PM    surfaceone Posts: 7106 Joined: 12/9/2008 Status: offline Alright, thanks, Make em big, plumb the microcosm, knock us out. I'm looking forward to these coming attractions... (in reply to Oldmill) Post #: 19

RE: Check this out! color, embossing, and imperfection - 2/12/2012 3:44:49 PM    Oldmill   Posts: 44 Joined: 11/23/2011 From: waterville, maine Status: offline Here you go the next two photos show the stone pretty good hope you like it Attachment (1) (in reply to surfaceone) Post #: 20

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