Thanks guys, the only thing that would make it cooler is if it were colored glass. I think I'll try to track down a bottle club in London and see if they know anything about it.
Sorry Cyber, we're not going to paint it :-)
Dave
Hello again[:)]
Sorry I don't get here as often as I would like to, and wish I had more experience so I could also offer advice to other newbies such as myself. Instead I only have questions for now. I know a lot more about cactus than I do bottles.
Anyway, to the point. I purchased this...
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I acquired this 6" tall octagon shaped bottle on E-bay convinced it was a reproduction of something. I really didn't care because of the lovely puce color. But now I'm not so sure it is a reproduction of something. For one thing it has no markings whatsoever.Why reproduce...
I'm considering bidding on a double scroll historical flask on E-bay. It is supposably part of the Judge MacKenzie collection, which I have determined is valid according to some preliminary research. There actually was a Judge Mackensie and he did collect antique bottles...
This maybe should have been posted in the soda forum, but I wasn't sure. I recently scored this on E-bay. I probably paid too much but I've always wanted one of these. Now that I have one, I'm curious about it's history and purpose. My main question is why the round bottom? I know that some wine...
Wow! That is too cool!
Don't know preciseley how to advise you on this, but what little I know you probably allready know as an underwater Archeology enthusiast. Deep cold water is deplete of oxygen, so artifacts such as yours can last many years without any deterioration. But once exposed...
Well, I'm afraid there isn't much left of it. I've been selling them off one by one to make ends meet. I'll assemble what's left, including some new acquisitions tomorrow and post a pic.
Dave
Ok, weirdness overload alert. Thread highjacked by aliens with an H on their foreheads. "Hal, execute a full system shutdown. Raise shields and call general quarters."
"I'm sorry but I can't do that Dave."
"What do you mean, you can't do that?"
"My concern is for the mission Dave. I...