What is it? Unusual bottle.

[cappyjon431]

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!

 

[cappyjon431]

This should be a better picture.

 

[woody]

Looks like a peppersauce bottle.

 

[cyberdigger]

Yeah a sauce, or maybe lime juice?

 

[CanYaDigIt]

Looks like a cordial or lime juice to me. Probably from Australia or New Zealand. They're found alot down under and were used and discarded a lot by the Royal British Navy.

 

[cappyjon431]

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

 

[cyberdigger]

Looks like a applied lip.. if it is of American origin, which I doubt, it would be 1870's to 1880's.. it's probably British, though, where bottle making techniques didn't change much over the decades and could be later, up to 1910's.. looking at it, I'm guessing around 1890..

 

[cyberdigger]

ORIGINAL: cyberdigger

Looks like a applied lip.. if it is of American origin, which I doubt, it would be 1870's to 1880's.. it's probably British, though, where bottle making techniques didn't change much over the decades and could be later, up to 1910's.. looking at it, I'm guessing around 1890..

..sorry, I hit "quote" instead of "edit" duh..

 

[surfaceone]

Hey Captain Jon,

Man, that is a nice one! I think the British guys call it a cordial. Looks very similar to the Rose's Lime Juice

and I believe that was by design.

Here's a

Doble's Cordial and a

Brooke's Lemos. The rarity factor is explained over @ this place.

The ringed neck is throwing me for a loop.

 

[cappyjon431]

Thanks surfaceone. Very helpful info and for the link as well.

Best,

jon