Estate sale find (i got there too late) - embossing can barely be read : MOXIE NERVE FOOD LOWELL MASS.
Could this be 1876 ? (nope - maybe 1885 - see second link) ( wrong again , now I think 1888 ish )
wiki link to moxie
moxie notes
couple round bottoms or torpedoes or whatever they are called. The one on the right embossed with VINCENT HATHAWAY & CO. BOSTON on one side and GINGER ALE on other. There is a round seam around the bottom, lip (no expertise here) , pretty hefty - would make a good billy club.
The torpedo shaped...
Pint Mason, Block Print, Shoulder not Square or Rounded, Whittled and a nice Swirl, Top looks ground to me,Side seams extend to top through the threads, But the bottom marks look new to me (But I'm a beginner)
To the left of marks is a small glob of glass, to the right of marks is a big seed...
This bottle is from a local shop that was open many years ago where my grandmother used to shop. The value to me is in the paper label which is like tissue paper now. How can I preserve this label and still display it ?
Not for sale. Bottom hard to take pic with cell phone (good camera sat next to a bucket of magnets and now is kaput ) But bottom says EZRA KELLY with NB in the very middle, no pontil scar. I assume NB is NEW BEDFORD.
This bottle is 4.5 inches tall but only holds one ounce of liquid. You can see from the bottom that this bottle is almost all glass. Mold seams are on the diagonal
Thats good news, my three also have rough pontil scars.
I weighed my flasks - 16.5 oz, 13.4 oz, and 15.2 oz. I don't know what the original weight would be.
My flasks have little to no wear on the bottom
Thanks for that info TreasureKid - Blackfish used to be harvested here on Cape Cod, they would be driven into shallow water and at low tide they would be stuck on the flats, beaten to death with huge bats and then the parts of their heads -called the melon - would be harvested. I believe other...