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Recycle? - 6/8/2010 12:11:24 PM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9807 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: online The place I get my haircut is near the city glass recycle center....So my ritual is, after my haircut, which is usually in the eve. hours, I drive up by the dumpsters and have a look for old bottles,..I've not hit it big yet, but theres usually something, 1858 masons, etc. Last night I had a look and this was lying on top in the clear glass bin. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Joe ``````````````````````````````````` In the woods we return to reason and faith. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTyuRd9zSg&feature=related Post #: 1

RE: Recycle? - 6/8/2010 12:55:32 PM    woodswalker   Posts: 1048 Joined: 4/13/2010 From: South Haven, Michigan Status: offline That is to neat!!! I never thought of checking recycling centers!! Is that an old root beer bottle...I see that it says bitters on it and this may be a silly question, but what exactly is  bitters? _____________________________ Always enjoy nature to the fullest....what more could we want...birds singing and fresh air....AND Lots of neat stuff to always be found...One mans junk may be someone elses treasure :) (in reply to JOETHECROW) Post #: 2

RE: Recycle? - 6/8/2010 1:22:58 PM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9807 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: online Bitters was (and still is) sold as a stomach remedy , Back in the early anti drinking days it was supposedly a way for 'respectable' ladys (and men) to get a buzz on without being seen as whiskey drinkers or partaking in the evil "spirits" Bitters was an alchohol based mixture of herbs and roots, and who knows what else.....The bottles were usually very ornate and are very collectable, hence the fact they were reproduced... I don't think the above reproduction was based on an actual bottle, but I could be wrong.                                                                                                                          Joe _____________________________ 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 woodswalker) Post #: 3

RE: Recycle? - 6/8/2010 2:40:02 PM    woodswalker   Posts: 1048 Joined: 4/13/2010 From: South Haven, Michigan Status: offline Thanks Joe!! Either way that bottle is pretty and should look nice once its cleaned up a little bit _____________________________ Always enjoy nature to the fullest....what more could we want...birds singing and fresh air....AND Lots of neat stuff to always be found...One mans junk may be someone elses treasure :) (in reply to JOETHECROW) Post #: 4

RE: Recycle? - 6/8/2010 9:14:34 PM    RedGinger Posts: 6727 Joined: 12/7/2007 Status: offline I'm sorry, but it's ugly lol.  Fred came over this afternoon and we all had a laugh about it.  Strange find!  It would be fun to plant this in one of our unsavoury fellow digger's holes!  (there are at a couple of diggers around here that will steal, dig other's holes out, etc.  Luckily, I have had the pleasure of not meeting them). Angostura bitters is still sold today, and I've found a tablespoon of that will really help settle your stomach.  It's great with ginger ale as well.  It's used in a lot of mixed drinks.  Bitter for sure, but I like it. < Message edited by RedGinger -- 6/8/2010 9:16:23 PM > _____________________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVTdY2BI3g (in reply to woodswalker) Post #: 5

RE: Recycle? - 6/8/2010 11:29:33 PM    whiskeyman Posts: 2420 Joined: 4/17/2005 Status: offline JOE...FYI..this repro was indeed based upon an original older bottle. http://www.prices4antiques.com/bottles-flasks-jars/bitters-medicine/Bitters-Dr-Chandlers-Jamaica-Ginger-Root-Barrel-Form-Yellow-Amber-D9853863.htm < Message edited by whiskeyman -- 6/8/2010 11:30:22 PM > (in reply to JOETHECROW) Post #: 6

RE: Recycle? - 6/9/2010 12:04:57 AM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9807 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: online Hey thank you Whiskeyman!  It's pretty close other than the lip treatment and other obvious clues. I appreciate learning something new.                                                                                                                                       Joe                                                          _____________________________ 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 whiskeyman) Post #: 7

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