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Wine decanter??? - 7/3/2003 5:25:14 PM    Guest I' ll try and attach a picture,I' m new at this.If anyone has an idea what type of bottle this might be I' d really appreciate any information.On the bottom it has WS. SOU. G. I' m fairly new at bottle collecting although I' ve always had an interest in them.I found this while diving in the Wheeler Lake area of N. Ala.around Decatur.The bottle is 11 1/2 in. high and 3 in. wide across the bottom.I thought it might be from an old riverboat from 1800' s. Attachment (1)   Post #: 1

RE: Wine decanter??? - 7/4/2003 3:44:28 PM    woody   Posts: 1678 Joined: 10/29/2002 From: Gilmanton, New Hampshire Status: offline I' ve always thought these to be " pickle" bottles. It would make sense because of the wide mouth. It may be made for " olives" and " capers" , also. If you look at some of the cathedral pickle bottles, they have the same shape as your bottle. Yes, I would say either pickle or some like condiment. _____________________________ Woody (in reply to Guest) Post #: 2

RE: Wine decanter??? - 7/4/2003 6:57:12 PM    AndyR   Posts: 47 Joined: 1/8/2003 From: Conroe, Texas (but originally Massachusetts) Status: offline I agree with woody - it is a food product bottle for the type of stuff he mentioned. It appears to be of the 1885-1905 vintage. (in reply to woody) Post #: 3

RE: Wine decanter??? - 7/6/2003 4:36:05 AM    IRISH   Posts: 1238 Joined: 11/23/2002 From: cockatoo Australia Status: offline I would agree that it is a pickle bottle, we get pickle bottles here from the 1850s-1870s that look very much like that. (in reply to Guest) Post #: 4

RE: Wine decanter??? - 7/10/2003 10:32:19 PM    Guest Now that we' re in agreement on what it is, how much would a bottle like this be worth? I have several other bottles that I' ve found during dives and being new to most of this, I' m curious. (in reply to Guest)   Post #: 5

RE: Wine decanter??? - 7/11/2003 5:54:47 PM    Guest the bottle is not worth much and fairly common. i have dig lots of these. this pickle is plain looking. some that were simular,but had fancy embossing or cathedral design can be worth some money. i would love to have $5.00 for each one i have dig, that might be the limit of value .i usually put them back in the hole or give them to someone. diggerjeff (in reply to Guest)   Post #: 6

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