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I found this bottle in the marsh by a creek that was being dredged in Virginia several years ago. By several I mean 40+ years. Wow time flies.

I can not seem to find any information about the glass marks on the bottom.

It is approximately 12" tall and has a blob top. I guess that's what it's called, I'm just starting to go through my collection after all those years.

The glass marks on the bottom consist of a capital A with a horizontal line above it. There are also 3 raised dots below the capital A and the number 25 below the raised dots as seen in the photo.

I would really appreciate anyone's help with this.

Thanks,

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Looks like a 3 Piece Mold Bottle. Possibly it's Foreign? Sorry, Can't help with letters & #'s on Bottom? LEON.
 

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LEON,

Thanks for looking at it.
I agree, it's probably foreign.
It's in very good condition to be so old so I am curious as to what it is.
 

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Looks pretty old by the construction (mold lines, neck, etc.) I believe this shape of bottle is most associated with whiskey. Somebody else with more knowledge will probably chime in soon enough.
 

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Looks pretty old by the construction (mold lines, neck, etc.) I believe this shape of bottle is most associated with whiskey. Somebody else with more knowledge will probably chime in soon enough.
Thanks for taking a look at it and thanks for the info.
 

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Yes, seems like everyone that has looked at it agrees.
I appreciate your input.
There were bottles like yours dug out of civil war huts at Stoneman Switch Virginia & civil war latrine at Cole Hill Virginia
 

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There were bottles like yours dug out of civil war huts at Stoneman Switch Virginia & civil war latrine at Cole Hill Virginia
That's very interesting.
Stoneman Switch is about 2 hours away from where I found the bottle and Cole Hill is around 3 hours.
 
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Looks a lot like a late 19th century UK whisky bottle, but not quite 100% like the ones I'm familiar with so I'm not totally confident in that ID. Might just be a somewhat older version than the ones we tend to get here.
 

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