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If anyone knows the purpose and age of these two bottles found in Philadelphia.
 

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The small olive green bottle does not have a seam or a seam on the lip. It appears to be a pontil Anybody?
 

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I know nothing about these types of bottles, but they don't look quite right. Hopefully another member will chime in.
 

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Welcome, I wish I could help.With all the reproductions around it's nearly impossible to declare a date based on those few photo's. Originally they would have likely held wine or some drink.if they are authentic.I think you will need to describe them in better detail and post more photo's and closeups.
 

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shaft and glob, and a malut style ale bottle. the biger one looks to me , to be real Spanish or italiy.theother look like a repo.
 

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Hello, Welcome to the forum. Please see responses to my post about 2 weeks ago relating to "Early American Mallets" in the "What is it before 1900" thread. Here's the link to that thread: https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/Early-American-mallets-m645730.aspx I purchased almost the EXACT bottle as the one pictured in the right of your photos. The consensus of the group at that time was that these were reproductions and after going through the explanations, I understand why (I suggest you do the same). I would imagine that both of your bottles are reproductions. The larger one doesn't look right either. I was able to get my money back on the bottles I purchased...not sure if you're in a position to do the same if they were told to you as authentic. Good luck,Chris
 

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The larger bottle looks like if might have some age to it. A shot of the bottom would help.
 

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Hello jnj18118 It looks to me like the smaller one is a questionable type. However in both cases we can't give you a positive opinion without, pictures of the finish, the bottom pontil mark, and good clear pictures of the glass quality. There has been a lot of coverage of these bottles showing up with small unreal pontil marks, glass that is too clear to be older product quality. And as I posted a while ago a bottle show here in Florida had nearly a hundred of them on sellers tables. In my post I indicated that I even bought one. because the price was right - because it had an applied finish, an applied handle that was set on the shoulder with a double forked tool that I recognized as an antique tool, It also had an applied thumb paddle on top of the handle. I wouldn't sell it as old - but I also know that I couldn't melt a batch of sand etc. and blow it with that much skill - as cheaply as I bought it for. $19.00 RED Matthews
 

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