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My husband has been collecting bottles for quite some time. He actually found this one in our back yard! Imagine his suprise, after all of his diving and digging over hill and dale. Found in central New Hanover County, NC. House was built in 1948. There is the number 4 embossed on the bottom. The glass appears black, with a definite amber glow seen through the light. The bottle is 5 cm tall and and just short of 2 cm at the square base. Thanks so much.


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carobran

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Does the seam go over the lip of the bottle?(I'm guessing it does since its in What is it after 1900).The picture is kinda dark but it looks like a druggist bottle to me.
 

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I have found these small bottles in old windup clocks. They had oil in them and not sealed, so the oil fumes could lub the clock works.
 

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We used to find clear ones like this, often times with a rubber cork and small glass tube and some with iodine residue inside.
 

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Hey there, welcome! I'm pretty sure a seam goes over the top from the pic and I agree with the iodine thought. 1920-30, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
 

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Keep your eye out for more of that type of bottle. A very similar bottle came with skull and crossbones embossed with the words Poison and Tinct Iodine. Not worth a whole lot, but a cool bottle to find nevertheless. I've found them both side by side, some embossed, some not.
 

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Thanks so much! We (or He, anyway) will keep looking.
 

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