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    Is this a colonial Williamsburg repro

    Re: RE: Is this a colonial Williamsburg repro Well after nearly seven years another one turns up not quite the same shape but the same seal and repro manufacturer still interested who and why they were made http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm...ame=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
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    Is this a colonial Williamsburg repro

    Really dont mean to drag this post out but feel I must find the origins of this bottle. Here is a more commonly seen repro currently listed on http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320689906493&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT For sale is this beautiful reproduction bottle from the...
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    Is this a colonial Williamsburg repro

    Got it, there is no bird swing what you can see is the washing line in the back garden.
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    Is this a colonial Williamsburg repro

    hold on i may be getting it, there is a large inclusion in the glass on the right hand side of the seal it is white, could it be lime?
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    Is this a colonial Williamsburg repro

    Well thats a new one to me and I still aint sure what a birdswing is!
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    Is this a colonial Williamsburg repro

    The seal on the bottle is William and Marys monogram http://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A1jl:Royal_Monogram_of_William_and_Mary_of_Great_Britain.svg
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    Is this a colonial Williamsburg repro

    Yeah would agree coboltmoon it does look similar, but at the same time the one that you have posted looks exactly as it should a very good repro copy of a late 17 century wine bottle, where as the bottle I posted is a little bit cruder or not as good as a reproduction if you follow my drift...
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    Is this a colonial Williamsburg repro

    Still have this bottle,still researching, so any new contributions are most welcome, also just aqquired a Drakes plantation bitters bottle here in the UK, guy I purchased it from bought it from a charity shop (I think you guys in the states refer to them as thrift stores).Will post up images in...
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    Need help - Dover & Newsome - Baxter Ltd

    http://nebc.2.forumer.com/index.php? Visit this antique bottle forum it specialises in Northumberland and Durham bottles and has some very well informed bottle collectors among its members I am sure they will answer all your questions and more.
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    have found an antique J SCHWEPPE TOPEDO BOTTLE

    unless it is pontilled ie: free blown it is a rather common bottle which turns up very often here in the UK.
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    is this a newer repro onion bottle

    Nice bottle very sympathetic to the original English onions of that period, I have a similar thread running here it may be of interest to you, it is titled, Is this a colonial Williamsburg repro.
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    Is this a colonial Williamsburg repro

    Yes Ive also seen them before they often pop up on ebay and they dont appear to be as good quality or as good of a copy as this particular example.
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    Is this a colonial Williamsburg repro

    Not sure about the bird wire it could be a bird in the garden behind the bottle and the window pane behind the bottle but not exactly sure.
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    Is this stoneware bottle an ink ?

    Commonly found here in the United Kingdom usually described as a blackening pot not an ink.
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    Is this a colonial Williamsburg repro

    Just trying to keep this thread alive as I've had nothing concrete come back as to the origins of this bottle. Would dearly love someone to post an exactly the same bottle or point to a manufacturer. In the meantime there is a Greenhow repro colonial Williamsburg on sale at ebay UK...
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    Is this a colonial Williamsburg repro

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=270294980543
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    Is this a colonial Williamsburg repro

    The Williamsburg Greenhow which is linked into my last post was made by Royal Leerdam Crystal, also known as Royal Leerdam , is the designing and glass blowing department of Dutch glassware producing factory, Glasfabriek Leerdam. The company was founded in 1765 as a manufacturer of bottles in...
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    Is this a colonial Williamsburg repro

    Thanks for that Whiskeyman, however I have only seen the Greenhow Williamsburg in picture and they dont come close to this one for the look of authenticity, they look the wrong shape and the colours are too modern...
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    Is this a colonial Williamsburg repro

    Thats a pity I just thought it would make it a little more interesting. Gunter thanks for your time in taking an interest in my post, I am 99% resigned to the fact that it is a repro but I would still like to know its origins. The lady I purchased it from told me she bought it many years ago in...
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    Is this a colonial Williamsburg repro

    I am adding a link to the original post on the Bottle digging UK site.http://www.bottledigging.org.uk/Forum/Topic74148-5-1.aspx

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