Wow! That was an amazing story Red, thanks for sharing it. Very interesting the way the glass exhibits variable thickness which causes the whittled apperence. Another thing I was wondering about Red, two of my books have this bottle listed as American from between 1840-1860. Is it possible that...
Thnks for the comments everyone!
-justglass, I would be interested in purchasing your GW Merchant bottle and will pay top dollar, post pics if you think you may be able to let it go =) I'll be posting my entire collection tomorrow if anyone is interested in seeing it. I have only been collecting...
Yeah me too Jimbo. This bottle has an amazing amount of whittle and orange peel look as well, not to mention the strange grass green color! From what I've gathered so far I believe it dates from 1835-1845 a very early example. Let me know what you guys think of my start of my first color run...
Here is the start of my GW Merchant color run. the two on the outside are the 5.5in high 2in thick applied sloping collar bottles with embossing on both sides and the front.the one on the left is a very dark Lockport green and the one on the right is a medium teal color. The two middle bottles...
Don't mind at all, the only Milnes bottles I have been able to find are those cod type soda/beer/mineral water bottles, those bottles did not seem to have as much age either. I'm still trying to figure out the value of this bottle and have yet to find anybody who has a clue lol, once again...
Thanks, I was thinking it might be Italian. When I purchased it I at first thought it was American with just an Italian maker simply because it was purchased from an American collection with no other foreign bottles. I payed $70 for it, anyway I think it's an interesting bottle.
I recently purchased this small pontilled med and I haven't been able to find any information about it. The bottle stands 4in tall and is 1 1/4in in width, I would describe the color as a light grass green and there is a very pronounced open pontil on the base, the bottle has an inward rolled...