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Wine bottle dating

RED, I'm actually in Sarasota too. Would be happy to meet up to have you take a look at the bottle. Andy, aren't spin-molded bottles usually perfectly symmetric? Also, there do not appear to be any concentric lines on any part of the bottle.
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- Post #5
- Sep 16, 2015
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Wine bottle dating

Hi guys! Need some help with dating a bottle. There is no embossing of any kind. I'm not seeing any mold seams of any kind on the base, shoulders, or neck. Shoulder symmetry is imperfect, and the neck has a subtle “lean” to one side. It has a mamelon-style kick (see third picture; this was...
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- Sep 14, 2015
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Pre- 1900 Jonnie Walker Bottle

I think it's older than that. The name changed from "Walker's Kilmarnock" to "Johnnie Walker" in 1908, so I think this is presumably pre-1908 at least. Also, I've got one from circa 1900-1905, and it has a lot more information printed on the bottom, and yours looks more primitive, so I'd...
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- Post #9
- Jun 8, 2013
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Really old Benedictine bottle?

I guess I am still wondering why this bottle has no seams of any kind? If it is that recent, seems like it would have marks from a 2- or 3-piece molding process.
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- Post #9
- Jun 8, 2013
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Really old Benedictine bottle?

Thanks for the input! The older bottle has an applied top, and no sign of the telltale seams of a two or three piece dip or hinge mold, respectively. Would be interested in speculation firstly on how this was made, and secondly when Benedictine bottles switched away from applied finishes to...
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- Post #6
- Jun 6, 2013
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Really old Benedictine bottle?

I'd always wondered what it was, until I found this other bottle a few days ago. It is an early 20th century Benedictine liqueur bottle (unlike the old bottle above, the reverse of this one is embossed "(cross) BENEDICTINE (cross)". Based on the similar shape, olive color, seal â€œwreathâ€ on...
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- Jun 6, 2013
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Really old Benedictine bottle?

Here is a picture of the base of the same bottle. Note the "10" embossed in the base, right under the flash glare from the camera.
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- Post #2
- Jun 6, 2013
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Really old Benedictine bottle?

I found this bottle in the Bahamas after a hurricane a few years back: Based on its asymmetry, crudeness, and sheer heft, I think most of this bottle was free-blown. It does have a symmetric base with very light embossing â€œ10â€ off to the side. The base is quite smooth (some of this might...
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- Jun 6, 2013
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Hinge-molded bottle ID request

I now have examples of almost all the different B-numbers from B1 to B12. It's reasonably likely based on the commonalities between the base construction of same-numbered bottles, and differences between differently-numbered bottles, that there were 12 factories, each of which used its own mold...
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- Post #13
- Jun 6, 2013
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Hinge-molded bottle ID request

Ray, These bottles were found in the Bahamas, in the bottom of an old harbor. Something like 95%+ of the bottles I find diving here are from Europe (mostly Blankenheym & Nolet case gin bottles, and late-style export ale bottles). I'd only ever found one until the recent hurricane, then I...
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- Post #10
- Jan 18, 2012
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Hinge-molded bottle ID request

Interesting, that looks like the exact same bottle, rpinkham! Although it would be as surprising to find an American ale bottle here as to find an English ale bottle in the Philadelphia area! Might I ask what letter/number combination appears on the base? Ratzilla, thanks for the insight...
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- Post #7
- Jan 16, 2012
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Hinge-molded bottle ID request

Red, Thanks for the reply! Not seeing any tooling marks on the finish. The size seems right for beer/ale, since the volume looks to be very close to that of an "export" beer bottle. I just put it next to an export, and it's similar except for the contour; I've never seen a beer bottle...
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- Post #4
- Jan 15, 2012
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Hinge-molded bottle ID request

Here is a picture of the base.
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- Post #2
- Jan 14, 2012
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Hinge-molded bottle ID request

Can anyone help me identify the purpose/origin/date of this bottle? The bottle is 9.5 inches tall, 2 1/4 inches at its base, and just under 2 1/2 inches at its widest spot. The seams indicate a 3-piece hinge mold, and the neck seams go all the way up to the base of the applied finish. The...
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- Jan 14, 2012
- Replies: 12
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900