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Navy Pepper Repro?? - 8/4/2009 8:29:28 PM    Wilkie Posts: 1199 Joined: 5/2/2008 From: Suisun City, CA Status: offline http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250470382788&_trksid=p2761.l1259 This one is almost over. I was skeptical about it because of the color and I asked the seller for pics of top and bottom but he said he "didn't have time to take pictures". I realize the color may be attributed to the water and sky that he chose as a back ground. Only 2 bidders so far and his reserve isn't met, hmmmm.......I wonder why people aren't all over it? Also, pontil era? Possibly from the civil war? In his reply to me he admitted there is no pontil, I would think he should have stated "no pontil" in the description. This one just smells bad to me. By the way, I should have put this under current auction, NOT scams and frauds. I do not know that this is a scam, I am just fishing for opinions. I don't know the seller, I have never dealt with him, and he may very well be a stand up guy. I just felt that the auction listing is pretty poor for a good bottle that is genuine and I was put off to the sellers lack of attention to my requests for more pictures. Attachment (1) < Message edited by Wilkie -- 8/4/2009 9:51:40 PM > _____________________________ www.myspace.com/westernbottles I buy samples, Jamaica Gingers from anywhere and Northern California hutches, blob tops. Post #: 1

RE: Navy Pepper Repro?? - 8/5/2009 3:44:59 PM    appliedlips Posts: 3398 Joined: 1/30/2005 Status: offline Looked real to me, but the water behind it does affect the color as you mentioned. _____________________________ LOOKING FOR PONTILLED OR EARLY SQUAT SODAS FROM HIGHLAND,ILLNOIS.. (in reply to Wilkie) Post #: 2

RE: Navy Pepper Repro?? - 8/5/2009 4:47:12 PM    Wilkie Posts: 1199 Joined: 5/2/2008 From: Suisun City, CA Status: offline I was looking at his other auctions. He has another with a buy it price of 200 dollars! These aren't worth that unless there is something real exceptional about it. there is one I see at bottle shows all the time, don't know if any one has ever baught it yet, but it had about 1/2" of the pontil rod still attached to it. I think that guy was asking 200 for it too. Anyway, my point is, he probably had too high of a reserve anyway. I have one that I purchased for 30 something bucks that is a pretty crude non pontiled example but the bottom is slightly concave so it doesn't stand flat. I display it on it's side. _____________________________ www.myspace.com/westernbottles I buy samples, Jamaica Gingers from anywhere and Northern California hutches, blob tops. (in reply to appliedlips) Post #: 3

RE: Navy Pepper Repro?? - 8/5/2009 10:14:05 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 11468 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline I have bought bottles from him and would say in general he is honest and knowlegable about bottles. He has listed some nice items over the years. _____________________________ FREE Online Medicine Guide - http://www.antiquemedicines.com/MedicineNexus/Nexus.htm Web Site - http://antiquemedicines.com Email : mknapp@antiquemedicines.com (in reply to Wilkie) Post #: 4

RE: Navy Pepper Repro?? - 10/13/2009 10:16:52 AM    cowseatmaize Posts: 5909 Joined: 12/2/2004 From: 200yds W of Rt 495 in MA Status: offline I agree with Matt, the rep is good. But... there are repros on them and very well done. The same Co made Cathedral pickles, case gins and a number of others for use on movie sets etc. The also sold (or still sell) the products on the internet. These repros were pontiled as needed and you might not be able to tell until it was in your hands and were good enough to know the difference. _____________________________ Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati Eric (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 5

RE: Navy Pepper Repro?? - 11/11/2009 9:51:25 AM    saratogadriver   Posts: 556 Joined: 9/10/2009 Status: offline If you search around on the Civil War Reenactors websites, you can find bottles that are made to look like they are of that vintage, for reenactment purposes.  There are several companies that retail them, and they are fairly convincing from 5 feet away... Jim G (in reply to cowseatmaize) Post #: 6

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