bottles_inc
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Ever dig something local that's never been seen before? Grab a bottle off a shelf at an antique store that's not in the local collector's books? Show them off and lay down some local history! I absolutely love seeing ultra rare bottles from small towns across the states. Here's some of mine. I'm sorry about the picture quality, the laptop I brought up to college doesn't have many photos on it so I had to crop stuff I had already posted on here or treasurenet in the past.
First there's the E. F. Keane. Dug this one, and I'm pretty sure this is the only one around (on the surface, at least). Keane was in partnership with a man named Eugene Henno and they made Keane & Henno bottles from 1890 to 1900. Those bottles are pretty rare in themselves. It appears that Keane had a short run on his on either for a couple years before or after. I'm guessing before, maybe for 2 or 3 years from 1888-1890ish, as I think a record of the business would've existed if it was created after 1900. I've talked to a few pretty prolific Long Island island-wide collectors and they've never seen one, so I think I have the sole surviving example until someone else digs one up.
Next is this John Mack. Dug this up as well. No listing in LI Beverage Bottles, and no local or online record either. Bummed that it's broken, but I'm still glad to have it. Digging a complete version is definitely on the todo list.
Finally is this unique variant of a Patchogue Bottling Co. bottle I found for $4 at an antique store. The company is listed, but the molds are both standard blob tops, not whatever you might call this mutant bottle shape. Neither of the other have "this bottle not to be sold" on them, as this one does on the base, so I think this might be the oldest (and maybe even first) Patchogue Bottle Co. bottle. Gives me hope that there's more unlisted older stuff out there.
Anyways, enough from me. Let's see your one-of-a-kind locals!
First there's the E. F. Keane. Dug this one, and I'm pretty sure this is the only one around (on the surface, at least). Keane was in partnership with a man named Eugene Henno and they made Keane & Henno bottles from 1890 to 1900. Those bottles are pretty rare in themselves. It appears that Keane had a short run on his on either for a couple years before or after. I'm guessing before, maybe for 2 or 3 years from 1888-1890ish, as I think a record of the business would've existed if it was created after 1900. I've talked to a few pretty prolific Long Island island-wide collectors and they've never seen one, so I think I have the sole surviving example until someone else digs one up.
Next is this John Mack. Dug this up as well. No listing in LI Beverage Bottles, and no local or online record either. Bummed that it's broken, but I'm still glad to have it. Digging a complete version is definitely on the todo list.
Finally is this unique variant of a Patchogue Bottling Co. bottle I found for $4 at an antique store. The company is listed, but the molds are both standard blob tops, not whatever you might call this mutant bottle shape. Neither of the other have "this bottle not to be sold" on them, as this one does on the base, so I think this might be the oldest (and maybe even first) Patchogue Bottle Co. bottle. Gives me hope that there's more unlisted older stuff out there.
Anyways, enough from me. Let's see your one-of-a-kind locals!
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