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Swap meet purchase

Recent bottles acquired at my local swap meet. The couple found these through out the low desert near Niland and Brawley, Ca. Several shoe polish, ink wells, medicine, machorcrome blt, finger nail polish, coke, soda, bromo seltzer, etc. Now I will have fun trying to ID and date. Paid $5.00...
- wivrrat
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- Feb 4, 2013
- Replies: 16
- Forum: New to the Collection
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colbolt blue wavy bottle

I posted pictures in another post. Guess I didn't put a subject in and it went to the tail end of Richter's post. I'll repost it under new subject. The bottle is 4 1/2" tall. 2 3/4" at base and tapers to 2 1/2" at shoulder. Its 2" deep at base and tapers to 1 3/4" at shoulder. Has swirled...
- wivrrat
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- Feb 4, 2013
- Replies: 3
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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octogon shaped colbolt blue bottle

Hopefully I will post this one correctly. This is another colbolt bottle in my mix of bottles acquired at a local swap meet in the low desert. (Niland, Ca.). Small 2" tall bottle with 8 sides. 1 1/2" round. No identifying marks. Sort of a pontil mark on bottom but I don't know for sure...
- wivrrat
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- Feb 4, 2013
- Replies: 5
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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what is it?

Large jar with air bubbles and definite pontil. 6" tall, 3" across top and 2 1/2" across bottom. Thick glass. Just wondering what it was used for and what kind of cap/lid. 1/4" top edge with inner thread? I'll add a couple more pictures of top and bottom.
- wivrrat
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- Jan 25, 2013
- Replies: 7
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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old medicine bottle with medicine still present

I'm assuming this medicine bottle is made after 1900 as the seam goes all the way to the top. I googled the name on the bottle and city, but nothing comes up. Just wondering if anyone may have some info and possible date. Bad thing is, the top lip is broken. Anyone want to guess the medicine...
- wivrrat
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- Jan 25, 2013
- Replies: 2
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
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maltese cross bottle

Need help in id'ing a vintage bottle. It is 5" tall x 4" wide x 2 1/2" deep. It has a MALTESE CROSS embossed on both sides. Has a worm like handle. It is obviously mouth blown because of the air bubbles. I don't see a pontil mark unless the whole bottom is a mark? It is a thick heavy glass...
- wivrrat
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- Dec 4, 2011
- Replies: 2
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900