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BottleBaby

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I recently stumbled across an old dump site in the woods behind my house. In the last couple weeks, I've pulled out around 50 bottles. Today, I found this (ink?) bottle and I can't seem to find anything out about it online. It says "Crescent Products" on the bottom, found in southern central Illinois. Thanks in advance! bottle1.jpgbottle2.jpg
 

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I don't think that's an ink. Although it has a similar shape to some 19th century inkwells the top looks too small for an inkwell. It would be impossible to dip a pen in there. Every ink bottle I've seen, even the ones they still sell today, has had a fairly wide mouth. "Crescent Products" sounds like it might be a food company, so I'm wondering if it might have been some sort of hot sauce. It's a very strange bottle, I don't think I've seen anything like it before. Another thought was that it might have had some sort of metal closure over the lip like a perfume bottle, though Crescent Products is a strange name for a perfume company.
 

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Although the top is a little small, it looks like a mucilage bottle to me (or glue, as already stated).
 

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Everyone is using their brains well, going on what we have seen. I agree with what has been said, I think Eric / cowseataize is on the right track. Too small an opening to be ink, glue or mucilage in my opinion. I'm really interested now. Jim
 

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Ah, there we go. Looks like mucilage it is. That top looks perfect for one of those rubber mucilage applicators, and Eric just found a Crescent Product that advertised "Inks and Adhesives" so I'd say this mystery is probably solved.
 

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Thanks!!

Thank you all for letting me pick your brains!! I plan on going out digging again today, I'll hopefully find more. ;)
 

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