I have`nt stumbled upon a bottle worth posting about lately , but i did find this springy looking thing in the woods while working on an old house .
Its rusty and heavy and now sits on my fireplace mantle .
I think its cool looking but have no idea what it is . . o , well .......
Got this from a lady this week when doing some remodeling in her old home . Was in a crawlspace in her ratty old basement with a bunch of other crap . She did`nt want it so on my shelf it goes . .
Says " B. A. DE VRIES & Co Ltd " CAPE TOWN
And thats all i know ...............
I came on this forum to do a little research on this bottle . Found it under some floorboards in the attic of an old house . There was a bunch of railroad brochures and schedules on top of it all dated 1896 . So can only assume bottle is same . There was also an old painting under all that stuff...