Thanks for the info. We figured out the amber flask is from a shipwreck from 1887 so your assessment is dead on.
The other 2 bottles were both found in the same area and you put them both in the same age group. That is very helpful.I saw your screen name ( NYCFlasks) and it made me curious. I...
The third one doesn't have any markings other than the number on the bottom.
I tried to look up definitions here and on the bottle glossray link as well as google but did not find TPM. Could you tell me what it means?
Thanks
Hi,
I have 3 bottles found on 2 different shipwreck sites that are unidentified.
The first I'm pretty sure is from prohibition time. It has an S on the bottom.
Here's a pic
The next bottle is 8 ¾†high 3 ¾†wide and says," HONEST MEASURE ONE PINT HILL SIDE...
Here's a pic of the bottom of the Brompton bottle. The bottle itself is 5 1/4" by 2" octogon shaped. On one side it says,
" THE BROMPTON
CONSUMPTION &
COUGH SPECIFIC
1/0SIZE"
Any info would be appreciated.
Dallas,
Thanks for the info. They are what they are.
Woody, I'll post a better pic tommorow of the other bottle with the bottom.
There are more bottles but not identified yet as to which wreck they came from.
Sorry about the large pic of the belfast bottle. I didn't realize. Also I didn't know i could only post 1 picture per message so here's the Brompton bottle
Hi,
I have several bottles from shipwrecks off the Northeast USA coast. None as nice as my friends. These are from an 1886 shipwreck called the SS Oregon. The Oregon was a luxury ocean liner of it's day. It sank after a collision with an unidentified schooner in 1886.
He has a Ross S Belfast...
Hi,
I was wondering how you made out in valuing your bottle. I have a similiar question and will be posting a tread about it.
I have bottles from some famous shipwrecks that I do not know how to value. I have a soda bottle that says Belfast. It was from 1886. I know this because that's when...