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Penn Digger · Apr 9, 2012

Rick,

I thought that your bottle never made it to the tumbler? We'll never know the truth?

PD

redbeardrelics · Apr 9, 2012

The T.J. (Thomas Jefferson) Sutton bottle is in as-dug condition and has never been tumbled, and still has some light cloudiness in a few small spots. It is unique in that color, with the only other example known being in light puce, with the same original light embossing condition.
The Randall & Co is one that I dug close to Oriole Park at Camden Yards back in the mid 1990's and has been lightly tumbled, and is in excellent condition, not being over tumbled at all.

My collecting interests have evolved over the last several years, and I have decided it is time to pass a few of these rare open pontiled Baltimore sodas and torpedos along to other collectors, although I am pretty sure these two will be bid out of the price range of most of the local Baltimore soda collectors.
Chris

bottlekid76 · Apr 9, 2012

Thank you for the info! [

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~Tim

baltbottles · Apr 10, 2012

and has been lightly tumbled, and is in excellent condition, not being over tumbled at all.

It depends on what ones idea of over tumbling is....

Glad to hear the Sutton hasn't been tumbled though I may bid on it.

Chris

phil44 · Apr 12, 2012

ORIGINAL: redbeardrelics

My collecting interests have evolved over the last several years, and I have decided it is time to pass a few of these rare open pontiled Baltimore sodas and torpedos along to other collectors, although I am pretty sure these two will be bid out of the price range of most of the local Baltimore soda collectors.
Chris

I've noticed Baltimore prices have gone down since you quit collecting. Is there a reserve on these bottles other than the price indicated for opening bid?

redbeardrelics · May 23, 2012

Per request, here are some more photos of these two rare open pontiled Baltimore soda bottles, and more on their provenance.

redbeardrelics · May 23, 2012

Let me try again
Per request, here are some more photos of these two rare open pontiled Baltimore soda bottles, and more on their provenance.

redbeardrelics · May 23, 2012

We dug the Randall & Co. Monument Square open pontiled torpedo soda, from a 12 foot deep round brick lined privy in south Baltimore in the mid 1990â€™s. My digging partner and I both collected Baltimore pontiled sodas at the time, and my partner got the Randall in the picks, and I got pretty much everything else, and some cash later to boot. When my digging partner decided to sell the Randall & Co., I could not afford it, and it went to a prominent collector out of state. When that prominent collector was enticed to sell, I probably could have afforded it, but did not know it was available to be pried away, so again it went to another prominent collection, in yet another state. When that 2nd collector had health issues and sent his collection to public auction, I was finally able to bring it back home to my Baltimore collection.

redbeardrelics · May 23, 2012

This privy was one of several in a row that were exposed on a construction site in progress at that time. The different privy layers can be seen easily as stains remaining on the interior of the privy bricks.

redbeardrelics · May 23, 2012

This particular privy was very dry, and the dirt (night soil) that remained was very similar in texture to peat moss, making it possible to dig most of the trash layer with just gloved hands and no other tools. I wish more of the privies were as easy to dig as these were

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