Not sure what to make of this one. I bought it at the flea market. It glows under a black light. It's about a half gallon. Any ideas what was for? The seam stops at the finish.
What kind of ink bottle is this? It's nice and crude and full of seed bubbles. Has what feels like sand stuck in the glass on the shoulder. The seam stops at the finish on the neck. 1890s? I wasn't able to find any pictures on the internet like it.
Hi, Brad. I sure we can work something out. I love my Texas bottles, but it's really just the rare San Antonio ones that I would be hesitant to part with. Sounds like it would be going to a good home.
Thanks, I love it. I picked it up at the Houston bottle show last week. The collectors there had so much awesome stuff. I wish I could've afforded to pick up a few more. Next year...
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I'm still new to bottles, but I can see no evidence of a pontil. I posted more pictures of the seams on the sides and the base.
Unfortunately there's no markings. It may be earlier than I think. The seam stops about half inch on one side and a quarter inch on the other. The tooling is crude, and the lip is flared out.
I found it in Schulenburg, Texas. It was from a dump in town that was unearthed during construction.
Thanks. I had no clue about the price. It's a neat bottle.
Also, I drove past the place that made the Coca Cola return rack. They're still in businesses... Although they did slightly change the company name. It's now the Kaspar Wire Works.
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Thanks. I definitely need read more about it. There's lot's weird conflicting information that makes it all the more confusing. I'll have to read all the sources closely, and I'll have to find his obituary or grave too.
I also need to read about the Pearl Brewery more too. I'll get an ILL for...
Well, what I've read in local newspaper articles from the 1800s contradicts the dates in the book. I just downloaded the archeological paper about the bottle dump, and it states that the brewery was established in 1875 and was purchased in 1884 by Adolphus Busch. Also that Esser remained as...
The information about San Antonio bottlers and brewers online is fragmented and some of it is incorrect. Not to mention none of the sites cite sources for the information. I have some notes that I will have to go through, but I find it strange that William Esser and Otto Kohler gave the tour on...
The San Antonio Riverwalk originally went through the downtown area only. They have been expanding the river reach to the origin of the river 10 miles north and like 20 miles to the south. They're building more locks to get boats through the old weirs, too. It has walkways, river boat taxis, and...