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Onekama Michigan pottery beers

Picked up a few of these early pottery beer bottles. They are stamped C Whitting Onekama. Others say Carl Whitting Onekama. I believe these date to the 1870’s andcwere made by the Herman pottery firm in Milwaukee Wi. Can anyone tell me about them?
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- Apr 14, 2021
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- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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P. HALL PHILADA PONTIL SODA /

I'm no fan of tumbling bottles either. You never get that glass back! Funny thing about the loads of pontilled sodas we bought out of a resale shop, some are tumbled, others aren't. Apparently these all came from a collections amassed back in the 70's. Anyway we know little about them so keep...
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- Post #10
- Oct 19, 2013
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Forest green Roussel Philad pontil soda

Can anyone give me the current value of a Roussel forest green pontilled soda. This is the one with the large block letters that wrap around the entire bottle. Embossing reads ROUSSEL PHILAD. Not sure if my offer is fair. Contemplating selling it. Damage free about perfect example. Thanks! Tom
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- Jul 17, 2013
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- Forum: Digging and Finding
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More iron pontil colored sodas found!!!!

Backside of the St Louis soda
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- Post #9
- Jul 5, 2013
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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More iron pontil colored sodas found!!!!

More
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- Post #8
- Jul 5, 2013
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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More iron pontil colored sodas found!!!!

More pics
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- Post #7
- Jul 5, 2013
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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More iron pontil colored sodas found!!!!

More photos
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- Post #6
- Jul 5, 2013
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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More iron pontil colored sodas found!!!!

Here are a few shots of some more of these bottles we picked up recently......
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- Post #5
- Jul 5, 2013
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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More iron pontil colored sodas found!!!!

These turned up at a local resale shop, Twitchell Philadelphia, top hat blob, iron pontilled, Next a W.H. Burt San Fransisco deep green, also Iron pontilled, Lastly a Hassinger & Petersson St Louis superior Mineral Water, also iron pontilled. What can you tell me about these? Stay tuned for...
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- Jul 5, 2013
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- Forum: Digging and Finding
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I can't believe I found one!

By the way, I am the other guy whose generally along with Bob when he finds all of these incredible things! We have been bottle diving for about 14 years together. I have only counted on one hand how many times he has swam in from his area with a glazed over speechless look on his face! I know...
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- Post #43
- Jul 5, 2013
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Mineral waters found in a resale shop

I bought about 12 bottles total so I have about $8 into each bottle. The deep green colors of these early mineral water blobs are unreal! Just awesome in a window. I don't collect anything from outside of Wisconsin, so these are floating out on the Bay for about 6 more days. (Ebay that is)...
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- Post #7
- Jun 24, 2013
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Mineral waters found in a resale shop

I was strolling through a local antique/resale shop here in Wisconsin recently. I ended up buying some nice antique bottles. Everything from Seltzer bottles to these early soda or mineral waters. Here is a shot of 3 early examples. What can you tell me about the one that says Headman Philada or...
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- Jun 24, 2013
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- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Birthday dive with pictures (of the stuff)

Here is a favorite shot of stuff that I was going to give to Bob for his birthday! I guess it will have to wait till next year!
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- Post #37
- Sep 28, 2011
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Birthday dive with pictures (of the stuff)

Hey Bob, Do I feel like an ass! I was diving with you when all this stuff came out and I didn't have an inkling that it was your birthday! Had I known I would have snuck in next to you and planted something really GOOD on the riverbed just up from where you were!Well Happy Birthday aned I am...
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- Post #35
- Sep 28, 2011
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Rare 1/2 Pint honey amber Watertown Wisconsin blob beer

Here is a rare 1870's blob half pint beer from the tiny town of Watertown Wi. Charles Fuermann was a beer brewer in the late 1870's. This came during a river dive for bottles not far from my house. I had never even found a shard of one of thse and this one was in a pile with 5 other broken...
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- Sep 11, 2011
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- Forum: Digging and Finding