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Interesting and crude but what is it? - 7/11/2008 8:23:45 PM    Wilkie   Posts: 229 Joined: 5/2/2008 From: Suisun City, CA Status: offline I just purchased this bottle recently from an antique store in Northern California.  It is a 3 piece mold with a nice drippy but unusual shaped top.  The bottom has a raised dot in the center (vent hole).  There is not any embossing and I am guessing this is from around the 1850's?  It is tall, stands 11" tall and the mouth is wider than a whiskey, it is almost 1 1/2" across.  Can anyone tell me what kind of bottle this is?  I'm thinking beer or a food product.  Any help is appreciated. Attachment (1) _____________________________ http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=395846520 www.tim.wilkinson.org I buy Northern California bottles. Also, "any" Jamaica Ginger that I don't already have. Post #: 1

RE: Interesting and crude but what is it? - 7/11/2008 11:28:32 PM    NorCalBottleHunter Posts: 109 Joined: 5/22/2008 From: Rio Vista,ca Status: offline odd, can't say i have ever seen anything quite like it, my guess would be food; searched my books, no hits.      interesting for sure (in reply to Wilkie) Post #: 2

RE: Interesting and crude but what is it? - 7/11/2008 11:41:06 PM    privvydigger   Posts: 437 Joined: 7/16/2006 From: Heart of the Coal Regions Status: offline I've seen something similiar and thought it was a food!  I'll look for it and post a pic.  I'd say food _____________________________ gtr'dug (in reply to NorCalBottleHunter) Post #: 3

RE: Interesting and crude but what is it? - 7/12/2008 10:18:50 AM    GuntherHess Posts: 4730 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: online The wider mouth is probably a clue. I would guess a food bottle , maybe capers or a thick sauce. It looks like bottles made from the late 1860s to early 1870s. _____________________________ 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 privvydigger) Post #: 4

RE: Interesting and crude but what is it? - 7/12/2008 1:40:21 PM    Wilkie   Posts: 229 Joined: 5/2/2008 From: Suisun City, CA Status: offline Thanks, everyone seems to be in agreement.  I was leaning more towards food also, the only thing that made me question it was the size, seems tall for a food bottle.  Food bottles aren't usually an area that interests me too much so I'm far from an expert.  Still, I really like this one, whatever it is. _____________________________ http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=395846520 www.tim.wilkinson.org I buy Northern California bottles. Also, "any" Jamaica Ginger that I don't already have. (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 5

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