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Recycling bin find - 2/10/2011 2:16:55 PM    farmgal Posts: 354 Joined: 10/18/2008 Status: offline I got this out of a neighbors recycling bin many yrs ago. He had passed away and his brother tossed out several things and so he asked my family if we wanted any of it. I took this and a few other things. Any ideas about it? farmgal Attachment (1) _____________________________ Living on a farm amongst the treasures Post #: 1

RE: Recycling bin find - 2/10/2011 2:17:39 PM    farmgal Posts: 354 Joined: 10/18/2008 Status: offline Close up of the neck. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Living on a farm amongst the treasures (in reply to farmgal) Post #: 2

RE: Recycling bin find - 2/10/2011 2:18:26 PM    farmgal Posts: 354 Joined: 10/18/2008 Status: offline And the bottom... Attachment (1) _____________________________ Living on a farm amongst the treasures (in reply to farmgal) Post #: 3

RE: Recycling bin find - 2/10/2011 4:55:14 PM    nomorecop   Posts: 40 Joined: 5/4/2010 From: Mt. Holly, NC Status: offline I have no clue but that is one neat container of some sort.  Hope someone has an answer for you.  Good luck. (in reply to farmgal) Post #: 4

RE: Recycling bin find - 2/10/2011 9:57:31 PM    surfaceone Posts: 7137 Joined: 12/9/2008 Status: offline Hey B P, That's a nice looking Gemel bottle. What's the bottom look like? Here's one that's Very Similar. It's an old form. "Gemel Bottle Made in United States Probably made in Southern New Jersey, United States 1810-70 Artist/maker unknown, American Non-lead glass; applied foot (aqua) Height: 7 1/2 inches (19.1 cm) Currently not on view" From. (in reply to farmgal) Post #: 5

RE: Recycling bin find - 2/10/2011 10:00:07 PM    cyberdigger Posts: 12312 Joined: 11/29/2008 From: I 195 @ US 9, NJ USA Status: online I was burnin serious cerebral rubber today trying to remember the word for these confounded things... gemel.. unforgettable(!) Thank you Surf! (in reply to surfaceone) Post #: 6

RE: Recycling bin find - 2/11/2011 1:01:56 AM    surfaceone Posts: 7137 Joined: 12/9/2008 Status: offline Hey Charlie, Gotta conserve that cerebral rubber. Are you properly inflated? "Two pheasants decorate this rare 6 1/4-inch-high stoneware gemel jug. Although small, it is rare and brought $24,725 at a recent Crocker Farm pottery auction in Riderwood, Md." From. (in reply to cyberdigger) Post #: 7

RE: Recycling bin find - 2/11/2011 8:46:27 AM    farmgal Posts: 354 Joined: 10/18/2008 Status: offline Thanks for the info! i did a bit og googling and from what I can gather they were made in Connecticut which makes sence seeing that's where I got it. As for the base just a guess: applied base with a pontil. I'll take a few more pics later after waking up and coffee..Thanks again...Oh and they article said they held like vinegar and oil...which also makes sense. Farmgal or BP :P _____________________________ Living on a farm amongst the treasures (in reply to surfaceone) Post #: 8

RE: Recycling bin find - 2/11/2011 8:47:26 AM    farmgal Posts: 354 Joined: 10/18/2008 Status: offline Damn hope you read typonese! that's I did a bit of googling...lol _____________________________ Living on a farm amongst the treasures (in reply to farmgal) Post #: 9

RE: Recycling bin find - 2/11/2011 8:55:18 AM    cowseatmaize Posts: 6472 Joined: 12/2/2004 From: Eastern Northwest West Central area of Mass Status: online Actually they were made all over and still made today. The more modern examples don''t tend to have the applied string on the necks though. They can still be crude looking. Usually the new ones are European. I won't guess where yours was made but it does appear to be an older piece. < Message edited by cowseatmaize -- 2/11/2011 8:56:04 AM > _____________________________ Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati Eric (in reply to farmgal) Post #: 10

RE: Recycling bin find - 2/11/2011 10:47:23 AM    farmgal Posts: 354 Joined: 10/18/2008 Status: offline New pic ofthe bottom..farmgal Attachment (1) _____________________________ Living on a farm amongst the treasures (in reply to farmgal) Post #: 11

RE: Recycling bin find - 2/25/2011 10:43:16 AM    dmagave   Posts: 90 Joined: 2/24/2008 Status: offline YES.they're oil & vinegar cruets. my mother gave me one and i thought it was the coolest thing.i went into a phase and picked up about 6 more,one wrapped in leather.i have 2 like yours and i belive they're modern.i have bottles with 'ice bladders' and these have popped up everywhere also.i don't have enuf experience to distinguish .all i can say is that is the design of the newer version replicating 'real' ones. (in reply to farmgal) Post #: 12

RE: Recycling bin find - 2/25/2011 12:13:17 PM    dmagave   Posts: 90 Joined: 2/24/2008 Status: offline the cruet on right is heavy and 'actual'.the 2 like yours are hand blown,the glass itself just doesn't seem to be old.the one without a base has a hole to attach one.did it just pop off because it's a cheap imitation?that's my theory.it just seemed that too many of em suddenly turned up.the ice bladder on the right is the $8 version that's floating around.most seem to be coming from italy.i avoid anything from there now.these blown items don't have any id,and the bladder bottle is just way too cleanly done.the bladder on the left with the hand carved handle stopper base and chain is the earlier version,yet i don't what time the 'earlier versions' are.let me know if you find out more! Attachment (1) (in reply to dmagave) Post #: 13

RE: Recycling bin find - 2/25/2011 2:11:24 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 4295 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: online Hi Farmgirl,The bottle is a modern twist of the older ones made in South Jersey,parts of New England and Great Britain. The original gemel bottles look more like two pocket flasks then the type like yours with the long neck.Here are some pictures of one of the gemel bottles from my personal collection.This bottle was made about 1810 to 1820 in South Jersey. It has applied decorative glass laid on in a ribboned pattern up the two sides a rough pontil and plenty of potstones. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen (in reply to dmagave) Post #: 14

RE: Recycling bin find - 2/25/2011 2:11:48 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 4295 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: online 2. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen (in reply to Steve/sewell) Post #: 15

RE: Recycling bin find - 2/25/2011 2:12:08 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 4295 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: online 3 Attachment (1) _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen (in reply to Steve/sewell) Post #: 16

RE: Recycling bin find - 2/25/2011 2:12:34 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 4295 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: online 4 Attachment (1) _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen (in reply to Steve/sewell) Post #: 17

RE: Recycling bin find - 2/25/2011 2:12:58 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 4295 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: online 5 Attachment (1) _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen (in reply to Steve/sewell) Post #: 18

RE: Recycling bin find - 2/25/2011 2:13:19 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 4295 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: online 6. As you can see it is actually two bottles fused together. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen (in reply to Steve/sewell) Post #: 19

RE: Recycling bin find - 2/25/2011 2:14:19 PM    Steve/sewell Posts: 4295 Joined: 1/23/2010 Status: online 7. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Auf Wiedersehen (in reply to Steve/sewell) Post #: 20

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