I know exctly where you are at, dont want to say much so your location will stay safe. 20 years ago took hundreds of hutches out of there, many pictorial, only one pottery beer. used to use waders to fluff up the mud and get rid of it thanks to the current, used a fishing net to push bottles in...
I would think it a doll eye, the hollow tube at the end allowed one of the double wires coming off of the lead weight to enter and move the eye in dolls with open and shut eyes. some of the bisque doll heads were about the size of a childs' head.
The oldest soda book I own, is :SOFT DRINK BOTTLING / A HISTORY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ILLINOIS. The authors were John R. Paul - Paul W. Parmalee, published in 1973 through the Illinois State Museum Society. It may not be the type of book you were referring to, but it does have a very good...
I like the crudity of your bottle. They are fun to find, and fall into the classification of miniature beers, (read sample). I've dug a few different ones over the years. There is actually a miniature, same company, embossed Schoenhofen in a shoulder "seal". Edleweiss for some reason were...
Yes, from what I can see, the majority of the pictures are Nautiloids, ie: cephalopods. The one pictured towards the end appears to be a coiled cephalopod. Cephalopods continued on to this day in the form of the Chambered, and the Paper Nautilus. The segment lines represent the growth/chamber...
Yes, it would appear to be an iron/graphite pontil, and though I'm not sure of the size, it is a "barrel" shape. It could be bitters, liquor, etc. I'm sure someone with more bitters experience can help you out. Either way great find and hope you find more of it, and a few whole ones.
Still taking a while to load, I just retry and it gets there in its' own time. I have windows 8, but I also kept AOL, so when in doubt I just blame AOL[;)], makes me feel better.
I am getting a pretty good feel of 1830 -1840 on these fragments, especially based on the lip finishes. This would be consistent with the transfer printed fragments as well, my archaeological experiences have shown a lot more pearlware fragments, and different lip finishes when dealing with the...
I can see why you keep checking back, I'd be there every chance I could. Good luck! If I was to hazard a guess on the lip fragment, I would say carboy/demijohn, as I have seen many with extremely thick tops.
I have found Ivor Noel Humes books to be quite useful in identifying dug material. He has written several good books, a very good one on English pots, and several on archaeology in colonial Williamsburg.
I have a crystal figurine which I think matches your description, made by the Orrefors glass company in Sweden. There is one currently on sale on ebay #360605907909. Hope this helps.