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MYSTERY DECANTER #2 $50.00 REWARD OFFERED!!! - 2/7/2005 10:45:48 AM    rromage   Posts: 19 Joined: 1/26/2005 Status: offline Hello, Can anyone identify this decanter/bottle?????????? It seems to have been made in 1955, according to the bottom of the bottle. It is trimmed at the top with gold and has a blown glass top with a cork. It measurtes 12 ½” TALL AND 3 ½”. Thanks, Rromage < Message edited by rromage -- 8/1/2006 10:38:04 AM > Post #: 1

RE: MYSTERY DECANTER #2 - 3/12/2005 2:00:01 PM    rromage   Posts: 19 Joined: 1/26/2005 Status: offline Anyone? (in reply to rromage) Post #: 2

RE: MYSTERY DECANTER #2 - 3/14/2005 2:13:52 AM    David E Posts: 995 Joined: 5/24/2004 Status: offline It's real nice but as you say not old. The bad part is that normally a decanter with the hollow top with attached cork is a sign of not being a costly decanter. Sometimes these were sold right out of liquor stores with the product inside. Dave (in reply to rromage) Post #: 3

RE: MYSTERY DECANTER #2 - 8/10/2005 12:46:26 PM    rromage   Posts: 19 Joined: 1/26/2005 Status: offline Here's the missing pic from above. Can anyone help with this? Thanks, rromage (in reply to rromage) Post #: 4

RE: MYSTERY DECANTER #2 - 8/10/2005 11:29:17 PM    whiskeyman Posts: 2015 Joined: 4/17/2005 From: NE TENN-SW VA Status: offline If 1955...it would have Federal Law Forbids Sale Or Reuse,etc...does it? Looks like circa 1970s' to me...the plastic under the cork is a dead give-away. < Message edited by whiskeyman -- 8/10/2005 11:30:30 PM > _____________________________ * 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 rromage) Post #: 5

MYSTERY DECANTER #2 - 8/11/2005 7:44:53 PM    rromage   Posts: 19 Joined: 1/26/2005 Status: offline Whiskeyman, Thanks for the responce. It does say "Federal Law Forbids Sale Or Reuse of this Bottle" at the bottom. It does have a plastic washer just atthe bottom of the cork. Can you tell me anything about this bottle? Was it whiskey or wine...etc.? Do you have any reference books that might give any clue? Thanks, rromage (in reply to rromage) Post #: 6

RE: MYSTERY DECANTER #2 - 8/12/2005 12:07:48 AM    whiskeyman Posts: 2015 Joined: 4/17/2005 From: NE TENN-SW VA Status: offline RROMAGE...back in the early 1960's and into the 70's many distilleries had made a variety of special decanters designed to sell more whiskey and appeal to collectors. Jim Beam, Ezra Brooks, Garnier, & Lionstone were but a few of many such companies. There is a book available on these decanters & bottles and available on Ebay by searching "Figural Bottles"... Your decanter is one of those types, but I don't know the "Brand." Old Forrester, Old Fitzgerald, do come to mind. I don't think it's a Jim Beam or Ezra Brooks...could be an early Beam though. There is a Jim Beam website...search Google...the site also shows many other brands issued during that period. Good luck... _____________________________ * 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 rromage) Post #: 7

RE: MYSTERY DECANTER #2 - 8/12/2005 12:21:19 AM    KentOhio   Posts: 713 Joined: 9/13/2004 Status: offline It really reminds me of my lava lamp. (in reply to rromage) Post #: 8

RE: MYSTERY DECANTER #2 - 8/12/2005 12:42:22 AM    whiskeyman Posts: 2015 Joined: 4/17/2005 From: NE TENN-SW VA Status: offline hhhmmmmm...interesting observation. Which came first: the decanter or the lava lamp...? _____________________________ * 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 rromage) Post #: 9

RE: MYSTERY DECANTER #2 - 8/12/2005 7:08:34 AM    rromage   Posts: 19 Joined: 1/26/2005 Status: offline Thanks whiskeyman!!!!!!!!!! (in reply to rromage) Post #: 10

MYSTERY DECANTER #2 - 2/9/2006 3:09:30 PM    rromage   Posts: 19 Joined: 1/26/2005 Status: offline Hello Experts, I am going to offer a $50 reward to the first person that can tell me the complete history of this bottle! I'm looking for date(s) of manufacture, manufacturer name, what did the decanter/bottle contain, it's history...etc. PM me or email me and I'll send the money via Paypal. Thanks, rromage < Message edited by rromage -- 2/9/2006 3:27:53 PM > (in reply to rromage) Post #: 11

RE: MYSTERY DECANTER #2 $50.00 REWARD OFFERED!!! - 2/9/2006 9:20:24 PM    bottleboy311 Posts: 173 Joined: 11/22/2005 From: Central Florida Status: offline quote: It really reminds me of my lava lamp. Reminds me of a Bowling Pin! _____________________________ I was feeling sorry for myself because I had no shoes. Than I met a man who had no feet. So I said, .............. "Freind, can I have your shoes?" (in reply to rromage) Post #: 12

RE: MYSTERY DECANTER #2 $50.00 REWARD OFFERED!!! - 2/9/2006 9:35:00 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 4913 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline Save your money...people provide info here for free... if there is info to provide. It probably isnt worth much, does it have some sentimental value? _____________________________ 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 rromage) Post #: 13

RE: MYSTERY DECANTER #2 $50.00 REWARD OFFERED!!! - 2/9/2006 11:23:46 PM    flasherr Posts: 538 Joined: 5/7/2004 From: Abilene Texas Status: offline What is so special about the bottle to you that it is worth $50 just for info. I dont think the bottle itself would hold that much in value Brian _____________________________ Know anyone around Abilene Texas that digs? (in reply to rromage) Post #: 14

MYSTERY DECANTER #2 $50.00 REWARD OFFERED!!! - 2/10/2006 1:47:32 PM    rromage   Posts: 19 Joined: 1/26/2005 Status: offline Gentlemen, Thanks for responding. It has no real monetary value, only sentimental. It is however, a point of irritation that I cannot identify it! Seems like it would be easy. I have spent many, many man hours trying to do so with no results and I'm ready to turn it over to the experts, hence the reward. Thanks again guys! rromage (in reply to rromage) Post #: 15

RE: MYSTERY DECANTER #2 $50.00 REWARD OFFERED!!! - 2/10/2006 1:53:21 PM    youngpup Posts: 108 Joined: 12/9/2005 From: Pennsylvania Status: offline Well...as Gunther said...save your money...I'll try to do research for you on the bottle and see if I can find anything...this site is for providing and sharing our knowledge with people to help them identify their bottles...no need offering a reward... ~~Jesse~~ _____________________________ Jesse PA...Home of the Good Ole' Boys (in reply to rromage) Post #: 16

RE: MYSTERY DECANTER #2 $50.00 REWARD OFFERED!!! - 2/10/2006 2:07:26 PM    youngpup Posts: 108 Joined: 12/9/2005 From: Pennsylvania Status: offline [image][/image] (in reply to rromage) Post #: 17

RE: MYSTERY DECANTER #2 $50.00 REWARD OFFERED!!! - 2/10/2006 2:07:49 PM    youngpup Posts: 108 Joined: 12/9/2005 From: Pennsylvania Status: offline LOL!!!I CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO POST A DAMN PICTURE!!! (in reply to rromage) Post #: 18

RE: MYSTERY DECANTER #2 $50.00 REWARD OFFERED!!! - 2/10/2006 2:41:58 PM    rromage   Posts: 19 Joined: 1/26/2005 Status: offline youngpup, Email me your pic and I'll try to post it. rromage@hotmail.com (in reply to rromage) Post #: 19

RE: MYSTERY DECANTER #2 $50.00 REWARD OFFERED!!! - 2/10/2006 4:56:20 PM    diggerjeff Posts: 555 Joined: 7/4/2004 From: central illinois Status: offline it is very possable that your questions might never get answered. take a real good look at the bottom and along the rim of the base. sometimes you will find a faint signature of the glass artest that ground the glass. if you have a mark or signature it would make for a better starting point. if either of your pieces is signed it would either be from a grind wheel or a acid etch. find a decanter collectors web forum and post your pic there,this is a little out of the relm of most collectors in this forum. _____________________________ diggerjeff I DIG, THEREFORE I AM. (in reply to rromage) Post #: 20

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