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What is this bottle. - 12/3/2003 1:16:37 PM    maryh   Posts: 14 Joined: 11/30/2003 From: Missouri Status: offline This bottle is very dark green and is 16 inches tall. Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: What is this bottle. - 12/3/2003 5:07:09 PM    IRISH   Posts: 1238 Joined: 11/23/2002 From: cockatoo Australia Status: offline Hi maryh, your bottle is most likely a whisky bottle, a lot of them had lady-leg necks like that. If you can post a good clear photo of the base someone here may be able to give you a good idea as to the age of it. (in reply to maryh) Post #: 2

RE: What is this bottle. - 12/3/2003 6:16:11 PM    Pontiled   Posts: 411 Joined: 8/27/2003 Status: offline As Irish said, it's probably a whiskey, but it could very well be a bitters bottle. That lady's leg neck usually belongs to the bitters bottle group, but many were whiskeys. Nice find! _____________________________ Mike Russell Author of: The Collector's Guide to Civil War Period Bottles and Jars -- Third Edition (in reply to maryh) Post #: 3

RE: What is this bottle. - 12/3/2003 10:34:05 PM    Harry Pristis   Posts: 495 Joined: 7/24/2003 From: Northcentral Florida Status: offline Is this a typo, Maryh? Is this bottle really 16" tall?! If it is really 16", it dwarfs any whiskey/bitters ladyleg bottles I am familiar with. What are the details? What sort of closure does it have? -------------Harry Pristis _____________________________ ______________________________________________ Visit The Demijohn Page at: http://members.aol.com/pristis/index.html (in reply to maryh) Post #: 4

RE: What is this bottle. - 12/5/2003 10:50:38 PM    maryh   Posts: 14 Joined: 11/30/2003 From: Missouri Status: offline No it is not a typo this bottle is 16 inches tall. It has a cork closure and on the base it has 4/5 quart. < Message edited by maryh -- 12/5/2003 11:56:04 PM > _____________________________ Mary Ann Heathcock (in reply to maryh) Post #: 5

RE: What is this bottle. - 12/6/2003 4:46:11 PM    maryh   Posts: 14 Joined: 11/30/2003 From: Missouri Status: offline Thank you for all the help. I appreciate it. _____________________________ Mary Ann Heathcock (in reply to maryh) Post #: 6

RE: What is this bottle. - 12/13/2003 2:30:07 PM    maryh   Posts: 14 Joined: 11/30/2003 From: Missouri Status: offline How much do you think it is worth? And how old is it? On the bottom of the bottle it says REFILLING PROHIBITED. Any help appreciated thanks. < Message edited by maryh -- 12/13/2003 2:31:17 PM > _____________________________ Mary Ann Heathcock (in reply to maryh) Post #: 7

RE: What is this bottle. - 12/13/2003 6:25:35 PM    Harry Pristis   Posts: 495 Joined: 7/24/2003 From: Northcentral Florida Status: offline You haven't said whether your bottle is machine-made or hand-finished, Mary Ann. If it is a machine-made bottle, it might be worth say less than $10 as a novelty to a collector of ladysleg bottles. If it is a hand-finished bottle, it might bring say $40-$80 based on its unusual size (16" tall). There are (at least) three factors governing the value of a hand-finished bottle: >Rarity (How many were made or how many survive), >Condition (Any alteration since it came out of the annealing oven), and >Aesthetics (Color, strike of the mold, "character" such as air bubbles and slumping, etc.) This is my opinion based on my experience; your mileage may vary. --------------------Harry Pristis _____________________________ ______________________________________________ Visit The Demijohn Page at: http://members.aol.com/pristis/index.html (in reply to maryh) Post #: 8

RE: What is this bottle. - 12/14/2003 6:00:23 PM    maryh   Posts: 14 Joined: 11/30/2003 From: Missouri Status: offline To the best of my knowledge and from what i have read this bottle is hand made the seam does not go over the lip. It has no air bubbles in the glass at all very smooth. Thanks for the help. _____________________________ Mary Ann Heathcock (in reply to maryh) Post #: 9

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