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    Old champagne bottles

    While doing bottle diving I recover frequently free blown champagne bottles. They are certainly old and made with thick glass. The bottoms are pushed in several inches. Early one's have impurities and twist marks on the neck. They also have a distinct tape of glass to finish the neck. I can...
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    The Rest of the Bottle???

    Here is part of a beautiful torpedo that was recovered while diving in Halifax Nova Scotia. The bottle is made by: Mumby and Co from Portsmouth and Cosport. The front has a beautiful Royal Anchor. I would like to know if someone has of seen the intact version of this torpedo and how common is...
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    Price and son medecine bottle

    Can anyone provide information on this bottle. It was recovered while diving and while not intact it is a rare 2 part mold specimen which would well be worth repairing. Cheers Thierry
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    Three old mallet bottles

    Hi all, Here are three mallet bottles recovered in the last two years while diving in the cold dark waters of our harbour. Some barnacles are still visible. Two of the three bottles have glass pontils with the 3rd one having a large broken glass neck stuck underneath. I must say I never...
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    To all our Australian Friends on the site

    I was watching a documentary on the week-end about poisonous animals. Needless to say Australia was 90% of the documentary. They said that 5 out 6 of the most poisonous snakes were found in Australia( real instant killers). They also said they had serious problems with the Funnel Spider near...
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    J.Ringoot & Co. with lighting closure

    Dear members I have a red amber glass two part mold bottle with a lightning stopper lip. I have had it for years and never found anything or seen any other like this one since its discovery. This bottle was found behind Navy island in Halifax Harbour with five other identical bottles. I...
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    Eno's Fruit Salt

    This is a bottle I found a number of weeks ago. I have seen it before once or twice in other people's collection. I don't belive this bottle is rare and likely british. Would you guys know anything about the age and the value of the bottle Thanks Thierry G. Papion Picture reduced...
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    Whybrow Pickle Jar !860's

    Resulting from the posting " Some finds last week" under Digging and Finding, I narrowed my attention to the Whybrow pickle jar posted in the picture. I came across a similar type of find over the years where both bottles have common features. I decided to start this new thread so that people...
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    A message for Dolandbadger from NB.

    Dear Dolandbadger I noticed your posting on round bottom. I was most interested in the names embossed on your bottles. NAsh and Roue are typical in Nova Scotia. Many of the Nash bottles are scarce to very rare and unique. I am wondering if these bottle makers are the same as the one know...
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    Barely Touching the Table!

    Dear Members! I found this bottle underwater a number of years ago. It is a typical 2 part mold flask with and applied lip and as a nice aqua green color. The unusal feature of the bottle is that its resting on an area that is very small. I wonder if the flask would have been held in a...
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    Nice Aqua Gordon Dry Gin

    Hi all! Here is a bottle that I keep on display in my kitchen. I don't think it is uncommon but it has a lovely embossing and a beautiful range of aqua colors. It has a registered number on the shoulder 610617. The bottle is 9 inches tall and 3.25 inches wide and it is made in atwo part...
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    Cusenier French liquor

    Hi all, Here is a Liquor bottle I recovered a while back. It is embossed with Cusenier on the shoulder and on the bottom. This is the second one I have seen like that in the last number of years. Is this bottle common and does it have any value? Cheers Thierry
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    Was I close to an onion ????

    Dear members, While diving in Halifax Harbour a number of years ago I found the neck of a very old bottle. It was so crude and so different from what I had ever seen before I kept it for reference. The bottle opening is over one inch and the glass is poorly mixed and full on impurities...
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    My Nicest Case Gin!

    Dear Members I have in my collection an dark amber ( almost reddish) case gin embossed with MELGHERS on one side. The bottle was blown in a two part mold and has numerous air bubbles buried in the glass. The bottle was likely made around the turn of the century. It is 10.5 inches high and...
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    Puritan Carbonating Ca. Mass

    I have a a clear embossed soda water bottle from the early part of the 1900. The name on it is Puritan carbonating co. Millis, Mass. It has a crown top that has been turned. The bottle is made by an early ABM. The base has "registered" embossed The middle of the bottle has various Capital...
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    Turlington Bottle

    Hi there! I have one Turlington bottle in my collection. I found it on a dig many years ago. I haven't seen to many between the various avid collectors in our part of the world. However I am told there is a wide variety of them out there. Does anyone know more about them and are they...
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    Military Bottles ( British Navy Broad arrow)

    Dear Members, I am new to this forum. I have been collecting antique bottles for many years and must say I have a few gems in my collection. Most of my bottles are found while scuba diving in various places around Halifax Nova Scotia. Halifax was first colonised by the british in 1749. It...

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