Azule Seltzer Springs Graphite Pontil

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Nick79

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Hi all, here is a nice local bottle for me that is not seen too often. Appears to be a graphite pontil that the maker ground down to make it less conspicuous. I'm thinking 1860s to 1870s, but would like input on the date range.
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Nick
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Huntindog

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The date range for AZULE Springs is 1885-1890.
I would think much to late for a Graphite pontil.
What appears on the bottom of your bottle (to me) looks like the remains of a rubber stopper used while tumbling the bottle.
I had simular marks when I first tried to tumble bottles useing a ball to hold the base of the bottle.
Very nice Azules and a not very common bottle.
 

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I agree that it does not look at all like an iron pontil. Never heard of a case where the maker ground an iron pontil mark, especially on such a utilitarian piece. If the foreman caught the maker doing that, he was probably looking for another job!
 

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