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Here is an interesting repo, I have not seen any like it. It is obviously a repo on account of the "OCS" alignment and the "WHISKEY" being on one plain and the "k" font, though it looks like there is a period indention after the "Y". "BOO" is partially cover by the neck. The neck, top and base are what seem the most unusual to me.

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Here is some observations I took on it.

Height of the Bottle: 7 1/32 inches
Width of Bottle: 4 3/32 inches
Depth of Bottle: 2 29/32 inches
Depth of Bottle at roof line: 3 1/16 inches
Length of neck on 1840 side 1 19/32 inches
Length of neck on EG side 1 ¾ inches
Bottle has no sloped collar, collar line is 5/8 down from the lip is very smooth and only a slight dip, no edge.
Base of Bottle has an open pontil ring center of depression and what looks to be a secondary open pontil that is smooth off center @ NE, windows facing up. The depression is 2 1/16 inches across approximately 3/16 deep.
You can see a slight mold lines running off center of the corner (one corner the line starts from is the EG/back of the bottle, the other corner is 120 Walnut/front of the bottle), off center to the side of the bottle, toward the center of the pontil lining up with one another from across the depression, but not visible in the depression.
Roof Line: 4 inches by 2 7/16 from the middle of the shoulder n the diagonal
Roof Embossing: 5 shingle rows, narrower shingles top and bottom row on EG side, 1840 side is more symmetrical on shingle widths but still varies shingle to shingle row to row.
Font Size on Inscription: 11/32 inches on EG roof side, all rows
1/2 inch on 1840 side
3/8 inch on EG and 120 Walnut vertical sides
EG 3 rows
120 Walnut 2 rows
120 Walnut: ST has two dots under it
EG: Whiskey has a slight concave depression of a (.) ¼ to the right of the base of the Y.
Back side Of Bottle (1840 side) is slightly concave no embossing
Front side of bottle (EG Side)is slightly concave with emossing:

Two upper windows 2 15/16 from the bottom of bottle to bottom of windows, windows 4 pane with a square diamond cross section 5/8 inch (horizontal)x 1/2 inch (vertical) both windows. Windows 1 7/32 apart, left window 11/16 from the left side, right window 11/16 from the right side. Left window 3 3/32 from bottom, right window 3 3/32 from bottom. Arch top door on the left, base of door 3/8 from bottom, top of arch 2 ¾ inch from the bottom, door height 2 3/8 inch, door width 1 3/32, left side of door 7/16 from left side of bottle, right side of door 2 5/16 from the right side of bottle. Door has a vertical center line with a horizontal “S†1 9/16 inch up from the bottom of the bottle, 1 1/4 from bottom of the door, 1 3/32 to top of the arch, all from center of cross section of horizontal “S†and the vertical line. Lower left hand window is larger that the two upper windows, 4 pane window 15/16 (horizontal) x 1 1/16 (vertical), pane cross section does not have a prominent diamond center like two upper windows, right side of window 5/8 from right side of bottle, left side of window 2 7/16 from left side of bottle, bottom of window is 1 1/32 from bottom of bottle, top of window is 2 5/32 from bottom of bottle, lower window and door 23/32 apart from each other.

(Glass appears to be irradiated, corners of bottle have a pale green color cast by a 15 lumen LED on a white back drop)
 

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could the center pontil mark be something that was made in the mold to look like a rough scar? Then that off center mark could be a suction scar?
Hard to tell from the photo.
 
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Could be, I dont really know enough to comment. The scar is sharp, the one off center is nice and smooth with the centered scar running over it. here is another pic from a different angle. Any guesses on the maker?

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Bushrodwoodworks...welcome to the Forum. This cabin looks like those made by Dell Glass Works...I'll check my book and verify.
Am curious as to this irradiating and why someone took the effort to do same ? Seems to me an aqua example would pass muster more readily than deep amethyst.
 
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Maybe there is a factor that is causing that color of light to come off the corners and edges that I am not aware of. Or perhaps someone was trying to deliberately mark it because they got burned on it? Can glass become irradiated by just sitting in direct sunlight for long periods of time or does it take some other special treatment to do? Thanks for the info whiskeyman. Ever tried Redbreast Irish Whiskey? Is good stuff for the price compared to other 'high ends' such as Middleton.
 

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It does appear to be GVII-10 in Haunton's book, and was made by Dell Glass Co circa 1942-48 ?

In order for a bottle to turn amethyst upon irradiating , or exposure to sunlight/UV light - the glass mix has to contain manganese, which causes otherwise "window glass aqua" glass to become colorless....the depth of the amethyst coloration depends upon the quantity of manganese in the glass mix.
An aqua bottle wouldn't become amethyst if irradiated...not sure what color would occur - I have seen what once was an blue Ball jar irradiated and the glass had an odd muddy-colored appearence.

Dell made these Booz cabins in amethyst, azure blue, cobalt blue and green. The lip type is called a "spill-over."
They had a circular depression in the center...and the pontil was centered within this depression....but I have no idea why yours has the pontil off center. Book does note the diagonal mold seams on the base are about 1/2" inside the corner.
 

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