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Show Us Your Bitters Bottles... - 12/12/2009 8:07:14 PM   
Staunton Dan


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Status: offline 		I posted this in another thread. I feel that there will be more response if a new thread is started so here goes. Post pictures of your Bitters bottles whether they are Rare or not, Dug, Bought or Traded for.

"All bitters bottles are special in my mind because I dig so few of them. Anyone else that digs one, even though they might be common, has a special bottle in my estimation. However, all of that being said, I would love to see, as I am sure many others would also like to see some of the rarer bitters bottles. I know they are out there. Who out there has a picture of the rarer bitters bottles that they have dug?"


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RE: Show Us Your Bitters Bottles... - 12/12/2009 8:35:15 PM   
cadburys

 

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Status: offline 		I have never dug a whole bitters bottle in 3 years!! I have dug many shards though!

Here is a Lackey's Iron Bitters // Bloomington // Illinois

It is rectangular with a hinge mold kick up in the base. It dates late 1860's to 1874

This is VERY rare and I'd guess there are less than 4 known.

I need one by the way!

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RE: Show Us Your Bitters Bottles... - 12/12/2009 8:38:07 PM   
Plumbata


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Status: offline 		There is some demolition going on near my house and I just got into a loaded 1880s-1890s pit. First 2 bottles out were some applied top Hostetters bitters, but alas, each had a busted panel. I'm going back to finish up now and hopefully I will have at least one to post for ya Dan!

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RE: Show Us Your Bitters Bottles... - 12/12/2009 8:43:20 PM   
Staunton Dan


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Status: offline 		Hopefully there will be more than just Hostetter's in there. You're in a good time frame.

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RE: Show Us Your Bitters Bottles... - 12/12/2009 9:44:18 PM   
Dabeel


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From: Baltimore origin, Now the Bay Area,CA
Status: offline 		Hey Dan,
Great Stuff you are finding in that dump of yours.

Here is my favorite dug bottle from a deep pit in Sacramento, even though it's not embossed bitters, I still classify it as one. The blue in it just sparkles!







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RE: Show Us Your Bitters Bottles... - 12/12/2009 9:54:03 PM   
Dabeel


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From: Baltimore origin, Now the Bay Area,CA
Status: offline 		I forgot to include this one(Drake's Plantation Bitters) I watched "caldigs" pull from a pit in Sacramento as well.
I was pulling up buckets of dirt while he was tunneling away and he found it way down below............sorry I don't have cleaned up pics of it.







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RE: Show Us Your Bitters Bottles... - 12/12/2009 11:02:47 PM   
Ohio Rob


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From: Massillon, O
Status: offline 		Dr Stiebel's Stomach Bitters.  It was dug outside the small town of Walhonding, Ohio.  Looks a lot like Hostetters.  Found three Kilmer's, a gray crock and the Stiebel's that day.




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RE: Show Us Your Bitters Bottles... - 12/13/2009 10:50:37 AM   
Staunton Dan


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Status: offline 		Kovels list Dr. Stiebels at $236 in 1996. Looks like a good one to me but like I said before, they're all good.

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RE: Show Us Your Bitters Bottles... - 12/13/2009 10:53:15 AM   
Staunton Dan


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quote:

ORIGINAL: Dabeel

I forgot to include this one(Drake's Plantation Bitters) I watched "caldigs" pull from a pit in Sacramento as well.
I was pulling up buckets of dirt while he was tunneling away and he found it way down below............sorry I don't have cleaned up pics of it.


I would love to dig a whole Drakes. Did anyone ever get a cleaned up picture of it? Would love to see it.

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RE: Show Us Your Bitters Bottles... - 12/13/2009 10:56:06 AM   
Staunton Dan


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quote:

ORIGINAL: Dabeel

Hey Dan,
Great Stuff you are finding in that dump of yours.

Here is my favorite dug bottle from a deep pit in Sacramento, even though it's not embossed bitters, I still classify it as one. The blue in it just sparkles!


That's a great looking bottle. Looks to be a cornflower blue. That's my kind of bottle... simple, great color and very eye-appealing.

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RE: Show Us Your Bitters Bottles... - 12/13/2009 11:13:36 AM   
GuntherHess


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This is the only interesting bitters I have found recently.

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RE: Show Us Your Bitters Bottles... - 12/13/2009 3:20:14 PM   
Staunton Dan


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Status: offline 		That's a nice bottle. When I see the bottom of an amber square bottle still in the hole, I always think bitters. Most of the time it's not or it is unembossed and you really can't tell for sure. Who's got a pontiled version to show off or a real rare smooth base?




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RE: Show Us Your Bitters Bottles... - 12/13/2009 4:46:47 PM   
CALDIGR2


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Status: offline 		Sorry, but I no longer own any better bitters. Many of the good ones went last weekend at our show. All I have left are a few local Cundurangos.


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RE: Show Us Your Bitters Bottles... - 12/13/2009 5:36:53 PM   
Staunton Dan


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Status: offline 		Nice colors and display. Looks real westerny with the fence as a background.

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RE: Show Us Your Bitters Bottles... - 12/13/2009 6:09:17 PM   
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Status: offline 		My first and only whole one




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RE: Show Us Your Bitters Bottles... - 12/13/2009 6:17:59 PM   
RedGinger


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Status: offline 		I love the blue one, Dabeel and the in situ shot.  Bitters are a lot of fun.  The one I have was given to me by a fellow bottle collector.  It's a Doyle's.  I'll try to get a picture of it.  Love those bitters.  We have a panel of the Electric Brand Bitters we dug last year.  I really like that name.  Of course, Joe has a whole one of his own.
P.S.  The only other bitters I have is sitting in my kitchen cabinet...

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RE: Show Us Your Bitters Bottles... - 12/13/2009 8:11:31 PM   
JOETHECROW


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Status: online 		Teal Langleys...   Lip chipped                             




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RE: Show Us Your Bitters Bottles... - 12/13/2009 8:54:27 PM   
RIBottleguy


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Status: offline 		I was lucky enough to pick this one up 2 years ago off of ebay.  It's not embossed bitters, but an example with the label identified it as "Great Peruvian King Bitters", The bottle is embossed O.H.P. Rose/ E.G. R.I. (Oliver Hazard Perry Rose, East Greenwich, RI).  The patent date is on the shoulder as well.   It is crude (esp. the lip), has a nice dark amber color,  and is triangular, which sets it apart from most bitters.  Some day  I'll take better pictures of it.





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RE: Show Us Your Bitters Bottles... - 12/13/2009 9:11:29 PM   
medbotls

 

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Status: offline 		Here's one of my best...it was a sleeper at a local auction, and that's a good thing because I couldn't have afforded it otherwise.





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RE: Show Us Your Bitters Bottles... - 12/13/2009 10:23:05 PM   
daeldred

 

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From: The Bluff City
Status: offline 		We dug this a few weeks ago. Too bad it has a little crack. fabulous bottle though. Check out the story HERE.








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