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"America extra dry" bottle

2016. I still haven't had a confirmation of what this is or an appraisal. All these years I have not seen another.
- tcrackly
- Post #11
- Feb 22, 2016
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
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"America extra dry" bottle

The pin at the end is solid, much like a blunt hat pin. I figure it either dispensed droplets of something(i.e. perfume, chemicals) or it was a little flag, perhaps, like a novelty commerative. T.C.
- tcrackly
- Post #10
- Sep 17, 2005
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
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"America extra dry" bottle

Here is a scan of the inner workings. they appear to be brass. Before we handled it quite so much the inner pin telscoped out as the top was turned. T.C.
- tcrackly
- Post #8
- Sep 16, 2005
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
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"America extra dry" bottle

Thanks for the quick input. Check the dimensions. It's only 2" tall! It couldn't hold enough alcohol for anyone's pleasure. It's some kind of dispenser, yes, but for a very small quantity. I'm guessing it could have held, maybe, 1/2 of a teaspoon. And like I noted ,it was under the...
- tcrackly
- Post #5
- Sep 15, 2005
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
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"America extra dry" bottle

this was found under the floorboards of my mother's house in New England. the house dates back to 1900(?). the greenish bottle is just under 2" tall. It is 3/8" wide with a strange telescoping pin like device that comes out of the cap when turned. the inner workings appear to be brass. The...
- tcrackly
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- Sep 14, 2005
- Replies: 10
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900