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blue elephant flask - 8/28/2006 6:57:13 PM    swansontara   Posts: 3 Joined: 8/28/2006 Status: offline elephant shaped flask/bottle.6 inches tall. light cobalt. cup mold base. fire polished lip. seam ends below the lip, stretch marks on finish. air bubbles. is this an old bottle or a reproduction ? there are no markers. I'm new to bottle collecting, how can I tell if this is really old? thanks- Eric Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: blue elephant flask - 8/29/2006 7:57:17 AM    Bottle tumbler   Posts: 370 Joined: 4/5/2004 From: Noxen pa Status: offline repo (in reply to swansontara) Post #: 2

RE: blue elephant flask - 8/29/2006 12:42:38 PM    cowseatmaize Posts: 2135 Joined: 12/2/2004 From: Metro West, MA Status: offline Yup, repro but I can't remember what was in them. Usualy they're amber so the blue might be a selling point' I've also seen a lot of them with fluted lips. _____________________________ My 10¢ worth (inflation) Eric If you love what your doing it might be illegal, so watch your back. (in reply to Bottle tumbler) Post #: 3

RE: blue elephant flask - 8/30/2006 12:36:12 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 5158 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: online Digger O Dell's site mentions a Clevenger Brothers elepant in blue, amber, amethyst and green. Not sure I'd call it a repro since I dont know of an original piece. More of an art or fantasy item. _____________________________ Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles 2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg (in reply to cowseatmaize) Post #: 4

RE: blue elephant flask - 8/30/2006 1:03:17 PM    cowseatmaize Posts: 2135 Joined: 12/2/2004 From: Metro West, MA Status: offline Matts right, I use the term repro loosly. Maybe fake, whimsey, art etc. but not a 1800's bottle. If it's Clevenger could be 1930's or later which now still seems old. _____________________________ My 10¢ worth (inflation) Eric If you love what your doing it might be illegal, so watch your back. (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 5

RE: blue elephant flask - 8/30/2006 1:30:37 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 5158 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: online It could still sell pretty well. Some of the early Clevenger bottles seem to be pretty collectible. _____________________________ Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles 2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg (in reply to cowseatmaize) Post #: 6

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