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    Haunted bottle pontil

    Gee, I don't know HOW I missed the other denizens of the bottle. The only one that I saw was the "bubble face" in the original post. :)
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    Haunted bottle pontil

    Here's the base.
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    haunted bottle

    Here's a picture from a safe distance.
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    haunted bottle

    Many of us have heard of "the ghost in the machine", but how about "the ghost in the glass"? I was taking pictures of my collection for insurance and thought I'd share this with you kind folks. I saw this at an auction back in 2003, but when I saw it lookin' back at me, I knew I had to have...
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    what is this bottle?

    Hello everyone. It seems that several people think that I was guessing about the identity of this bottle, but that is not so. I saw one at a show with a label, and the label carried the same monogram of the G R, and it said ketchup. :)
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    baltimore bottle show buys

    Nice Sandkuhler collection. Have you found the error version of the stenciled bottle? It reads "Collingwood" Avenue instead of Collington
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    what is this bottle?

    Your bottle is a ketchup from Philadelphia. I have one and wondered for several years what it was until I saw one with a label. Unfortunately, I don't remember what the initials stand for! By the way, it comes in at least two sizes. Mine is 8" tall, and is the smaller of the two that I've...
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    shard

    Hi tftfan. Your shard appears to be from a Gordon's Gin bottle
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    Allegheny Water

    Thanks epackage. I saw that in my preliminary research, but figured that the "rare" was referring to the green color. Got excited there for a split second. Even though its not a fancy color, I love the embossed figure, and of course the medical claim. :)
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    Allegheny Water

    Hi everyone. I just picked up this mineral water bottle in a local antique shop, along with a couple of medicines, but I can't find any info on it. Embossing along the bottom front reads "THE GREATEST DYSPEPSIA WATER EVER DISCOVERED". It could be from PA, VA, WV, or MD. If it was from...
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    Cleaning Gunk Inside Bottles?

    Hey. I still swear by sudsy ammonia. I've used it on several "mystery goos", with good results. You do need patience though. Sometimes it just softens the stuff enough that you can get globs of it stuck to a coat hanger, then pull it out that way. Careful not to scratch your bottle with the...
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    USA hospital bottle

    From what I've seen and heard, the reproductions have a strange, small pontil, while alll of the originals are smooth based, despite being of Civil War vintage.
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    Pisos

    Hey, idigjars, where did you ever find that tin Piso's sign!?
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    Real? Or real repro?

    Repro. An original would be embossed Simon's Centennial Bitters.
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    double spout bottle

    I've also heard the Indian/Persian connection...supposed to catch a woman's tears...don't know the details.
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    R. Swinley Co. Paterson NJ

    No problem Jim. I have the proverbial "champagne taste on a beer budget" though, so its hard for other folks to find something I like that I can afford. My tastes are wide ranging, but pontiled and early smooth based medicines from just about anywhere, flasks, bitters, whiskeys, early...
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    R. Swinley Co. Paterson NJ

    LOL...the person I meant was YOU. :) No worries though. I figured it was common when I got it, but it's fun imagining finding a scarce bottle, and just as much fun seeing someone's eyes pop when they see it. Kinda like a mini-lottery. No *pop* this time, but I'll keep looking. Good luck in...
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    R. Swinley Co. Paterson NJ

    Thanks Jim. I bought it with the sole intention of passing on to someone here, because I remembered someone seemed quite passionate about Paterson NJ bottles :) If you're coming to the Baltimore show, I'm usually at the club's appraisal table from 10:00-12:00. If not, we can make other...
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    R. Swinley Co. Paterson NJ

    Thanks for the info...you guys are fast. Unfortunately, the botttle isn't clear, just a pale green-aqua...sorry Jim...and it's just shy of 7" tall. (By the way, I'm never sure whether to address you as epackage or Jim, and that goes for everyone here...is there an established etiquette?)...
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    R. Swinley Co Paterson NJ hutch in wrong section

    OOPs...I accidentally posted the first pic in the "After 1900" section. I didn't know how or if I could switch it to the proper area, so here it is again. Can anyone give me any info? Thanks again

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