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    Diers & Ulrich Carbonated Beverage bottle?

    I recently found a colorless glass bottle, about 6.5 inches tall that is imprinted "Diers & Ulrich" on one side of the bottle shoulder and "Carbonated Beverages" on the other side of the shoulder. The bottle has a bumpy texture in the middle and it is imprinted "Colon" at the base. An internet...
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    Mount Vernon Rye

    Hi. I found this bottle diving yesterday. I am not sure how old it is or if it is worth anything, but I really like it. It is approximately 6 inches tall and three inches wide at the base. On the front it says "Mount Vernon Pure Rye Whiskey" and on the back it says "Hannis Dist LC Co. Full...
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    Mount Vernon Pure Rye Whiskey

    Hi. I found this bottle diving yesterday. I am not sure how old it is or if it is worth anything, but I really like it. It is approximately 6 inches tall and three inches wide at the base. On the front it says "Mount Vernon Pure Rye Whiskey" and on the back it says "Hannis Dist LC Co. Full...
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    strangely shaped bottle

    Yes, we get many from the West Indies but because this area had immigrants from all over the world we get a large variety from Europe (particularly Spain and England), Australia, South America, the U.S., and the West Indies. I just Googled "Kananga Water" and there was a lot of info on the uses...
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    strangely shaped bottle

    After doing a little research on the net, I found that there was a cologne called Kananga Water which was used to cast spells in Jamaica. Since I am also in the Caribbean and at one time in this area they imported Jamaican workers to work the banana plantations I am pretty sure this is what the...
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    strangely shaped bottle

    I found this bottle while diving yesterday. It is approximately 5" tall ans about 1" at the base. There are some letters along the shoulder, not all of which are clear. What I can make out, it looks like "KANA_GA" (the underscore represents a letter I could not read). There are some letters on...
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    What is it? Unusual bottle.

    Thanks surfaceone. Very helpful info and for the link as well. Best, jon
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    What is it? Unusual bottle.

    Thanks Woody and Cyberdigger. Any idea on how old? There is no seam on the top part (lip?) of the bottle.
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    What is it? Unusual bottle.

    This should be a better picture.
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    What is it? Unusual bottle.

    Today I found this unusual bottle while out for a dive. It is approximately 6 inches tall and about one inch at the base with a very narrow opening. Any idea what this might be? Thanks!
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    Bunrnham's Beef Wine & Iron bottle

    For some reason the picture of the bottle did not upload on my original post, so here is the picture.
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    Bunrnham's Beef Wine & Iron bottle

    I found another interesting bottle while diving this morning. It is about 5 inches tall and is embossed "BURNHAM'S BEEF WINE & IRON" I found a little information on the product on the internet, but nothing about how old the bottle might be.
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    Amber bottle from Paris?

    I'm sorry, my mistake, it is "ELIXIR:"
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    Amber bottle from Paris?

    I found this bottle diving this morning. It cleaned up pretty nicely but I have no clue on how old it is or what it contained. One side says, "ELIXER DEPURATIF D CAZENAVE, PARIS" and the other side says "EXIGER LA SIGNATURE". It is about 8 inches tall. Any one know anything about this...
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    ceramic jug

    Sean, We have great reefs, but it also a great place to find bottles in the shallow water. Be sure to come by the shop and say hello. Are you with ITEC (they bring lots of Bio students)? Best, Jon
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