Hi John,
Sorry to dissapoint but the Jewsbury, Brown bottle is from a large manufacturing chemists in Manchester, England.
They produced various mineral waters which this bottle would have orginally contained.
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As far as the label on the bottle is concerned, probably a 'recent marriage' of an...
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Hi again Mailman,
Here is the full set of photographs I took when I acquired this item a few years ago at a show in the UK.
The bottles are not embossed but are shaped to fit the litho printed metal container.
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Hi Relicraker, In respect of J. Bourne & Son, they were a large manufacturing pottery in Denby, Derbyshire in the UK. The retailer, P.J. Arnold of London are usually associated with ink. It's a relatively common bottle in the UK.
Hi buenaventura,
Your calabash appears to be a GXIII-43 which is similar to GXIII-41 which has SHEETS & DUFFY embossed in a semi-circle above the eight pointed star/ornament.
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In the 1978 edition of American Bottles & Flasks and Their Ancestry by Helen Mckearin and Kenneth M. Wilson the...
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On a desk top pc you could try logging out and logging back in.
Then just ignore the 'enable push notifications' bar which appears at the bottom of the page.
It seems to work for me here in the UK.
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PHOTOGRAPHING BOTTLES
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Before acquiring a light box and a larger illuminated 'shooting' table I used this very simple set up using natural daylight which achieved good results.
You don't have to use a tri-pod but just something solid and steady on which to rest your camera or phone, this gives...
Hi Brandon,
The ammunition appears to be an obsolete pin fire pistol cartridge.
An interesting item but be careful, it could still be viable!!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinfire_cartridge
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The 'PRISON' bottles, although scarce, are well known UK bottles and come in a range of sizes, types and colours.
Used in HM Prison dispensaries some further examples are shown below.
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You may find this 1924 price list from Hartley's of interest.
It is presented as a small 'flipbook', just click on the link below the cover image.
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https://anyflip.com/qbni/vaia
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I also have one of the MMA high quality reproductions, a 3 part mould pontilled 'creamer'.
I think they also came in blue?
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Clearly marked in the with the MMA logo in the body pattern below the pouring lip.
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Hi Grace, What you have is an early to mid 20th century wine bottle from Chile.
An example of a labelled one is shown below.
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The amber one is from my collection where the seal is a little clearer.
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Hi Jargm,
It is a British Design Registration Number, similar to a patent number.
Rd. No.295650 shows the design was first registered in 1897, however, the item can be manufactured long after that date.
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