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RE: Helpin with i.d. of an early one. - 6/25/2008 1:31:42 PM    downeastdigger Posts: 1404 Joined: 8/22/2005 From: Crawling through the mud and briars of Eliot Maine Status: offline I think the archeologists that hate us diggers should read a post like this. In my opinion, we are a valuable source of information, and it comes from digging. And we do it because we love it, AND we spend our own money doing it. Tex. I found that catalog, and it shows four or five bottles similar to yours. They list them as French or English, 1790-1820, and you are right, they list them as a medicine. The whole collection was of New Orleans dug bottles including some spectacular colored pontiled bottles, embossed New Orleans, I think Coxe was one of the company names, if I remember. The bottles like yours were valued at around $100, that was back in the early 1990s. _____________________________ Bram Get busy diggin, or get busy dyin' http://www.GreatBayCatering.com (in reply to deepbluedigger) Post #: 21

RE: Helpin with i.d. of an early one. - 6/25/2008 1:58:21 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 5157 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: online I tried to find the old thread that had a bottle just like that but didnt see it. Its very hard searching for threads about unembossed bottles ... what do you search for? Especially when it was posted as "what is it" or "how old is this" _____________________________ 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 deepbluedigger) Post #: 22

RE: Helpin with i.d. of an early one. - 6/25/2008 4:21:39 PM    texasdigger Posts: 262 Joined: 1/6/2006 From: Roanoke Texas Status: online When I started this thread I had no idea there would be so much valuable information written in it.  Everyone has added there own bits to the puzzle.  It really amazes me when I think about how much historical knowledge is held by all the members here.  If we all could pool our info together we could write a book on the history of glass making that blow away any reference I have ever seen.  This place is so valuable, but it suprises me that there are not more collectors here sharing ideas.  IF I did not have access to this site I would have never learned half of what I know about bottles.  Thanks guys!! As for finding the old thread Matt I have searched every possible way I can think of to find it, and have come up empty handed.  It would be nice to see it, but I feel like I have a good idea of what, where and when on this bottle now.  Owning the bottle is only a bit of the fun of this hobby to me.  Understanding the history behind them is where the real joy of this hobby comes in for me.  Ya'll have a great day, and I am going to try to post all my new bottles soon.  I also have to post a bunch of sodas and meds on ebay this week. I have a lot of things going on.  Also the Coke convention on the 5th of July is five minutes from me so I will be going there as well.  If anyone from the forum is going to be there drop me a line, and maybe we can meet face to face. Brad (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 23

RE: Helpin with i.d. of an early one. - 6/25/2008 7:52:00 PM    tigue710 Posts: 1743 Joined: 7/11/2007 From: connecticut Status: offline definitely an English bottle.  Early Eastern U.S. bottles in this form look very different.  It is an early medicine, the dates are about right.  I have been researching the early 8 sided meds for quite some time.  The texture of the glass, the neck and lip are all dead give aways. very nice bottle! _____________________________ aint no bottles in there.... (in reply to texasdigger) Post #: 24

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