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What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 6/29/2004 3:02:25 PM   
AvoidingWork

 

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Status: offline 		Hey all. I was just thinking, --what would be the most prized bottle-find?
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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 6/29/2004 5:52:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		Does it have to be an already known bottle? My personal"holy grail"would be a Dr.J.B Henions Cure for Malaria,a W.C Sweets King of Oils,or a cobalt ten-pin F.Gleasons MineralWater.All Rochester N.Y bottles.

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 6/29/2004 5:53:52 PM   
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Status: offline 		Well avoiding work that would greatly depend on what type of bottle you like or collect !
Myself personally , I like the Bitters ! So my " holy grail " of bottles would probably be one of these Legendary Bitters ! I can dream can't I ?????????
Or if it was a bottle not yet known my holy grail would be a Cobalt blue Kelly's Cabin or a Cobalt Aromatic Orange Semi cabin from Nashville !!!! Whew ...... I'm getting the shakes and sweats here just talking about it !!!!! LOL Brian




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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 6/29/2004 7:23:55 PM   
IRISH

 

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Status: offline 		I agree with Brian that it just depends on what you like, for me it would be the cobalt blue hotel Codd from Cossack WA (don't know if there is a complete one known) or the cobalt John Johnson Roebourne Codd with the writing down the back.
Unknown would be a cobalt Codd-torpedo hybrid from Australia , we get a blue lip one so you never know .

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 6/29/2004 10:55:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		Oh my......Mine would be a 12 or 14 or 16 paneled pontiled embossed Emerald green or Cobalt master ink...I want to dig this bottle please...

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 6/30/2004 8:49:18 AM   
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Status: offline 		Neat. Sounds like it is a subject thas crossed a few minds ....Speaking of incomplete bottles--is it ever worth it to keep broken bottles? I glued a few back together, but i'm running out of room in the window sills to display them. ---Also, i found a "wyeth & Bro Philada" the other day. I've seen this term before--what exactly was 'philada'?

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 6/30/2004 9:11:33 AM   
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Neat. Sounds like it is a subject thas crossed a few minds ....Speaking of incomplete bottles--is it ever worth it to keep broken bottles? I glued a few back together, but i'm running out of room in the window sills to display them. ---Also, i found a "wyeth & Bro Philada" the other day. I've seen this term before--what exactly was 'philada'?



Philadelphia PA.

Wyeth is a common name to see on a bottle. A bottle would have to be very rare to have value if it is glued together.

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 6/30/2004 9:14:14 AM   
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Status: offline 		"Philada'" is usually written "Philad'a", an abbreviation for Philadelphia. As in:

in McKearin/Wilson in Illustration 78,

Blue-aquamarine, long rectangular body, fluted corners, long cylindrical neck, narrow round collar,; inscribed lengthwise on one side: "GENUINE ESSENCE"; paper label on the other side: "From FREDERICK KLETT & CO's / ESS. PEPPERMINT. / Drug and Chemical Warehouse. N.E. Cor. Callowhill / and Second Streets, Philad'a." 1843-58 address.

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 6/30/2004 12:59:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks. The thought that Philada might be a shortform for the city had occurred to me, but i thought..too easy!

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 6/30/2004 6:13:16 PM   
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Philadelphia PA.

Wyeth is a common name to see on a bottle. A bottle would have to be very rare to have value if it is glued together.


True, but I did once see a tiffany-style lamp sell for $300+ on ebay that was made of glass from broken bottles. It was very cool, lots of Stoddard ambers, Lockport greens and recognizable embossing. Very neat idea. I can't do stained glass myself, but I have been saving the nicer-colored shards for quite a while now, maybe I'll learn.

Sean

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 6/30/2004 8:22:53 PM   
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Status: offline 		now that's a cool idea. I've been collecting the bits of flow-blue and transferware pottery that always turn up in my dig. Someday I'll grout them together and make a frame. or something.

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 6/30/2004 8:38:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hi Guys,
My holy grail would be a cobalt blue Husband Bros Townsville Codd bottle. As far as the Tvl collectors are aware a complete example has never been found. Alternatively a blue lip York hybrid would do nicely

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 7/1/2004 2:01:19 AM   
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Status: offline 		I wouldn't mind a cobalt Husband Bros codd myself now that you mention it , the Cossak and Roebourne codds have more writing on them though (I've never seen even a piece of the Cossak one but have been told the details of it by a well known digger in WA from the 1970's and 80's).

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 7/1/2004 5:57:26 AM   
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Status: offline 		Stoddard Granite State Flag Flask would launch me! Taz

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 7/1/2004 10:27:06 AM   
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I guess my "holy grail" of bottles would be either a Catties (Renmark) stone ginger beer, or a Burgess (Port Pirie) stone ginger beer. ....but then I collect ginger beers.

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 7/1/2004 10:51:28 AM   
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Status: offline 		For me it would have to be a 10oz Moffet & Co Invercargill (New Zealand) Blue-lipped
Acme-Reliance Codd Hamilton Hybrid. Quite a mouthful!.Considered one of the top NZ bottles. They sell for Thousands when they come up for sale (hardly ever).
There is quite a good range of desirable NZ codds/patents I would like, & the more I think about it the bigger the list gets!.

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 12/25/2004 7:50:10 AM   
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Status: offline 		Cobalt BLue Piso Cure bottle would be my wish

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 12/30/2004 5:59:57 AM   
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Status: offline 		mine ... ohhhh a hybrid? coloured too.

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 12/30/2004 5:30:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		What's with all this cobalt crap??!!!???

Give me a couple of matching about mint 1857 dark green 14 inch cone-shaped Bryant's Stomach Bitters...

Wahoo... I'm dizzy just thinking about them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 12/30/2004 6:30:34 PM   
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Status: offline 		What are the Cobolt Blue bottles going for ??? I have a few, also 4 Smyrnoff shot glasses ..

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