Unexpected Jobsite Find

hydrogeologist · May 4, 2017

Sorry for the indoor photos, but here are both sides.

Left side on both is a crude Phil. A:

Right side is the money shot:

I thought I saw a crude 1854 on the first one I found that I posted earlier in the thread but it was bad light and my eyes deceived me.

hydrogeologist · May 4, 2017

The slightly cocked 'S' is another indicator these were blown from, or in, the same mold.

Thanks guys

sandchip · Jun 22, 2017

I see you listed one of your finds on ebay. Not really interested in selling it, are you? LOL

hydrogeologist · Jul 27, 2017

HA! I was a little inebriated late one night and created an eBay listing for the second one I found. I was offered a very, very princely sum for the first one I found, so I set my start bid, reserve, and BIN price ridiculously high as a test.

Ultimately the true test fell on me being unwilling to let go of something that the universe gave me, and I deleted the listing the next morning because the two bottles looked so nice standing side by side on a shelf in the early morning light. I'm not a hoarder, I just collect EVERYTHING.

After my actual work was done today I drove across town to do a quick site walk. I found this one there today in the sidewall of a large soil stockpile.

And get this: there was a broken Eye Water bottle not 6" from this one!

hemihampton · Jul 27, 2017

So whats this mean, you got 3 of them now?

hydrogeologist · Jul 27, 2017

Yeah, I have 3 now, and this is the nicest of the 3 condition-wise (PERFECT), but the lettering seems a little cruder.

Anyways, I jokingly believe that I'm the global market share controller of Dr. J.S. Rose's Eye Water bottles, with 3 of the 4 known to exist on the collector market on display in my kitchen. Or so my research has led me to believe.

Regardless of what I think I may know, I picked up an accidental new hobby with some seemingly extremely rare unexpected jobsite finds. And they keep turning up one by one.

sandchip · Jul 28, 2017

That is cool. I'd love to see a group pic of 'em!

hemihampton · Jul 29, 2017

Yeah, That is very odd to come across 3 old pontils like that. It's hard enough to come across just one of any pontil. Congrats. LEON.

hydrogeologist · Jul 29, 2017

Bottle porn right here:

hemihampton · Jul 29, 2017

Cool pic. whatcha goin to do with them? LEON.

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