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One of my nicest finds - 6/28/2007 1:18:24 AM    mikepietrello   Posts: 62 Joined: 11/27/2006 Status: offline May not be much but I love this bottle. When you take a really close look at it and turn it slow its  almost mesmerizing. It looks warped but it is perfectly balanced. I really can't explain it to good but its pretty cool. An optical illusion you might say. The only marking on it is a three on the bottom. I dug it up the other day at a sight from around 1910. If I could find out what this is I would be very greatful. Any Ideas? Thanks, Mike Attachment (1) < Message edited by mikepietrello -- 6/28/2007 1:29:50 AM > Post #: 1

RE: One of my nicest finds - 6/28/2007 1:35:08 AM    bottlemania   Posts: 54 Joined: 3/5/2007 Status: offline Mike, No idea what it is, but I love it.  It's kind of like those Moroccan lamps you see from time to time that are all faceted.  Great find.  Paul (in reply to mikepietrello) Post #: 2

RE: One of my nicest finds - 6/28/2007 1:44:30 AM    mikepietrello   Posts: 62 Joined: 11/27/2006 Status: offline I'll tell ya Paul its the coolest thing. All those points and theres not one chip on the entire bottle. Every point is smooth as silk. You would think after being in the ground for nearly a hundred years there would be a little damage on this piece. Mike (in reply to bottlemania) Post #: 3

RE: One of my nicest finds - 6/28/2007 2:25:24 AM    Tony14 Posts: 2402 Joined: 2/15/2005 From: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Status: offline That is pretty cool. IT would probably look nice in a sunny window. Maybe fill it with some colored water? Nice bottle! _____________________________ Looking for any Fond du Lac bottle. Also looking for any embossed wisconsin medicines. And any Carters cone inks (in reply to mikepietrello) Post #: 4

RE: One of my nicest finds - 6/28/2007 2:37:46 AM    mikepietrello   Posts: 62 Joined: 11/27/2006 Status: offline Hey Tony, What do you think the best and safest way to clean this would be ? Mike (in reply to Tony14) Post #: 5

RE: One of my nicest finds - 6/28/2007 2:47:46 AM    Tony14 Posts: 2402 Joined: 2/15/2005 From: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Status: offline To tell ya the truth im not sure. Try putting about 1/4 full with sand then the rist with water and shake it. Maybe someone else will have a better idea _____________________________ Looking for any Fond du Lac bottle. Also looking for any embossed wisconsin medicines. And any Carters cone inks (in reply to mikepietrello) Post #: 6

RE: One of my nicest finds - 6/28/2007 3:09:48 AM    bottlenutboy Posts: 2137 Joined: 10/10/2006 From: Bordensprings, Ala. or Esom Hill, Ga. Status: offline i would recommend a bottle brush with soap and water, but if you do the thing with the sand dont fill completely or else it doesnt shake around as well  put about 1/4 full of sand to about 1/2 or less of water then shake vigorously _____________________________ bottles for sale on my website! go check it out! http://www.geocities.com/cleburneslim/index.html?1170417418125 also check out the same bottles on my freewebs site!: http://www.freewebs.com/bottlenutboy/forsale.htm Spencer (in reply to Tony14) Post #: 7

RE: One of my nicest finds - 6/28/2007 5:44:01 AM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 3212 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: offline Cat litter works to put a little in, add some water shake, keep putting dry stuff in when it turns to gray water, repete. Rick _____________________________ My Blog.Dig story's published in Antique Bottle& Glass Collector. New story added 9/08 http://www.myspace.com/bottlediggerr Digs in action. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitpirate/ (in reply to mikepietrello) Post #: 8

RE: One of my nicest finds - 6/28/2007 9:33:22 AM    capsoda Posts: 7510 Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Seminole,Alabama, USA Status: offline Very cool. Looks like it was wadded up and thrown away only to be found and sort of straightened out. It has alot of corners. Start with a brush and try to get most of it out. Let it soak for a couple of day first. _____________________________ Warren Diggin down in Dixie, USA Work is for people who don't dig bottles President, Panhandle Cruisers http://www.panhandlecruisers.org/ (in reply to RICKJJ59W) Post #: 9

RE: One of my nicest finds - 6/28/2007 12:51:28 PM    mikepietrello   Posts: 62 Joined: 11/27/2006 Status: offline Hey thanks for all your help guys, I discovered something else about this. I noticed that alll of the facets are indented except for one. Thats what was making it looked warped. and that the bottle was made to lay on its side. Attachment (1) (in reply to capsoda) Post #: 10

RE: One of my nicest finds - 6/28/2007 12:54:03 PM    mikepietrello   Posts: 62 Joined: 11/27/2006 Status: offline Heres a better look at the flat part Attachment (1) (in reply to mikepietrello) Post #: 11

RE: One of my nicest finds - 6/28/2007 5:47:42 PM    mikepietrello   Posts: 62 Joined: 11/27/2006 Status: offline THe Bottom Attachment (1) (in reply to mikepietrello) Post #: 12

RE: One of my nicest finds - 6/28/2007 10:05:01 PM    bottlenutboy Posts: 2137 Joined: 10/10/2006 From: Bordensprings, Ala. or Esom Hill, Ga. Status: offline maybe the flat side  was for a label rather than for laying on its side? _____________________________ bottles for sale on my website! go check it out! http://www.geocities.com/cleburneslim/index.html?1170417418125 also check out the same bottles on my freewebs site!: http://www.freewebs.com/bottlenutboy/forsale.htm Spencer (in reply to mikepietrello) Post #: 13

RE: One of my nicest finds - 6/28/2007 10:28:53 PM    mikepietrello   Posts: 62 Joined: 11/27/2006 Status: offline Aha, I stand corrected I love you guys!!!! (in reply to bottlenutboy) Post #: 14

RE: One of my nicest finds - 6/29/2007 5:07:07 PM    beendiggin Posts: 545 Joined: 6/30/2005 Status: offline I would try some Cascade or other granulated dishwasher soap, a little water to make it slushy and an old toothbrush to get inside those corners....providing you can get the toothbrush in it.  Normally I use this method and use BBs to shake around inside,but I don't think the BBs would work well with all those inside corners. Sometimes ripping up those green scrubber cloths and pushing them around with a small tool works well. Cool bottle, maybe it's a salt or peper shaker.  By the way, does it have a ground top? Just curious. (in reply to mikepietrello) Post #: 15

RE: One of my nicest finds - 6/29/2007 8:10:17 PM    mikepietrello   Posts: 62 Joined: 11/27/2006 Status: offline No I don't have the top . I was thinking salt or pepper shaker myself but I think Spencer was right. The flat side was probably for a label. I would think a salt or pepper shaker of the period would just be generic with no label, and this bottle is 6 inches tall. Mike (in reply to beendiggin) Post #: 16

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