IanDana and dumpdiver - How tall is that A. K. stoneware bottle? That place really does look like a time capsule, it is amazing the wooden spoon didn't even start to rot. Also, there seems to be quite a mix of ages in there. Great job. stonebottle
Caz - David Graci lists the bottle in his first book, but there is no information on who the bottler was or where it was from. I am originally from northern NY and have never seen one. The lip style is unusual for a NY stoneware bottle, it could even be Canadian. Can you tell the age from...
Ryan and Pasodas, Thanks very much for the information. Ryan, I know from your posts that if you do a lot of digging in York county and that if you have not seen many of these they must be very hard to come by. Pasodas, I thought the top of his bottle was a bit wider but I could be wrong. I...
The picture I have added is from the sodasandbeers website. It is similar to the bottle I am asking about, but I believe the top was different. Thanks again.
A friend of mine at work recently found a green iron-pontil mineral water bottle on his property near York, Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, I do not have a picture, but I did see the bottle. He carried it to work in his pocket and wondered if it was any good! The embossing is "Andrew Lawrence"...
William Bosse was a bottler from Washington, DC. I think he was in business around 1860. I remember bottles with his name on them selling for around $150. There are not many stoneware bottles from any bottler that are stamped "Spruce beer", that should help the value. Most of his bottle's...
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The fultonhistory.com website is a great place to search old newspapers. I figured that was probably where you found the information, if it wasn't give it a try. There are tons of old papers there, including Syracuse and Oswego. If you do sell the Brown Bros, I would probably...
I do not remember seeing that one before. Were there other bottles found with it from the Syracuse area, besides the one you posted? There are stoneware bottles from Syracuse, Rochester, and Oswego that had yellow tops, so it may be local to that area. It is also true that there are Canadian...
They were made in England. Some were also made in Scotland and other parts of the UK. Either way, they are from the United Kingdom. Anywhere from 1850 or so up to 1920 or so. The white bottom portions are usually called Bristol glaze. It was a high-quality glaze used in England a lot. That...
There are many different versions of that stoneware bottle. Check out this website, it is probably the best place to find info. on stoneware bottles. It includes the information from the books by David Graci and many other sources. Tod von Mechow has done a great job on this site...
I have listed the Sister's Hospital Pharmacy bottle from Buffalo, NY on ebay. The starting bid is low. There is also a Utica, NY 1915 Coke bottle. Good luck if you bid. Thanks. stonebottle...
Thanks again all. Joethecrow, the bottle you posted does look like the general shape. It sounds good that nobody has seen the sister's bottle before. Also, I would like to say I have really enjoyed reading your digging adventures. kwalker, The sister's bottle was found in a large dump in...
Thanks everyone for your replies. I thought this was an unusual one. Mr. Fred I did find the Hospital on the internet as you mentioned. Does anyone have a guess about value? stonebottle
Last one. Another view of the entire bottle. This must be from Buffalo, NY. The hospital can be found on the internet, it was established about 1848 and is still in business. I would like to know what this bottle held and what the rarity/value would be?? The form looks 1870's but the dump...