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Wilkie
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Yes, it is a repro. All bottles that have Wheaton, NJ embossed on the bottom are repros. They are still collectable though, I frequently see them on eBay and people bid on them. Some price guides even have a section for repro bottles. I like the root beer extract you posted. The pontiled ones are pretty decent to have, I have not personally seen a pontiled one but I know they're out there, the machine made ones are pretty common.
tigue710
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sorry but there are not any pontiled hires bottles out there. What you have is a "machine scar" - I've seen some hires that look very close to pontiled, but are machine made...
appliedlips
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If not mistaken there is a Jamaican Ginger Root Bitters copy by Wheaton,but also real deal from Lowell,Mass..The real ones are worth 4 maybe 5 digits.Good luck out there.
Wilkie
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I guess that explains why I've never seen one, I have heard that they exist but I checked and could not find a listing for one. Matt, thanks for setting me straight.
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Hey Mark! Have you been down the river? What color is that Jamaican Ginger bottle shard? HOpe to get down there soon, Bram
RED Matthews
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I think your bottle mark is a baffle valve used in the baffle over the blank for the settle blow air. But that was only done on press and blow bottles. and I doubt that your bottle was made that way - being square. I would need to see the whole bottle. RED M.
tigue710
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looking at your picture it does look like a pontil... how a pic of the lip and a clear pic of the base? If I remember correctly the Hires co was not around before the 1870's but I could be wrong...
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