I am all bit certain I owned this bottle years ago. I always loved Stoddard glass and my last name is Smith. I sold most of the good stuff away at the time to purchase it for a similar price on eBay. It was described as mint, and when I opened the package I was disgusted. I was given part of the...
I am all bit certain I owned this bottle years ago. I always loved Stoddard glass and my last name is Smith. I sold most of the good stuff away at the time to purchase it for a similar price on eBay. It was described as mint, and when I opened the package I was disgusted. I was given part of the...
Glad u ended up with that nice druggist. Cisterns here in the St.Louis area are very hit or miss also. Some can be packed with bottles, and while not as early filled in as privies can be a lot of fun. Most of them are a lot of work for nothing but normally merit a test hole.
Even early 1800 homes had mid and late 1800 privies, late 1800 homes don't have earlier privies so yes in that regard. As far as most productive its a guess,the most productive privy will have the higher quality bottles thrown down them and cleaned the least. City privies are typically better...
The blue Portsmouth on the right in the picture with two is available. However, I just went through a move and is packed up. It has a couple of open bubbles that I remember. The color is one of a kind that I am aware of after showing it to many Ohio soda collectors. I will get some new photos...
https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/m-87294/mpage-1/key-portsmouth/tm.htm#87294 Here is a link to the Portsmouth soda I mentioned. It is the peacock or teal blue example in the group of two. I have dug about four of these in cobalt,never seen another in the off color blue.
I have some very rare pontilled meds from circleville Ohio as well as colored pontilled sodas from Portsmouth and Chillicothe that I may be willing to part with if u are interested. I will post pictures soon.