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Help with dating this bottle
Lastly, this is the reference book I've been using.- Brian Tovin
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This final bottle I found is probably the least oldest (I am guessing late 1800s) because it is not as dark, the pontil is not as deep, and it is a different shape. By the way, all are free blown as none have mold seams. Thoughts?- Brian Tovin
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Thanks for the response. Here is another that I found on the same trip and this is more true "black glass" with and applied top, but I think its not as old as the first one... because the area where the punty rod was put in the pontil mark (not sure if I am using the right terminology) is not as...- Brian Tovin
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I recently got into bottle collecting by diving in some of the rivers down south (where I have dove for years for fossils), where steamship landings were. I found this bottle which is clearly free/hand blown. However, I am a novice and want to see if anyone can date it. From the research I have...- Brian Tovin
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