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Beshires1

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Whilst a diggin this mornin.... I found what looked like a badly rusted wash tub. It was upside down and 4 feet down in my dump. After diggin the tub out I carefully excavated under neath for possible contents. I found a very old Palmers cologne bottle with a chip out of the top lip. ans a stack of old Odelus Bale seals (Cotton) that are patent dated 1869. and this what-zit. It looks like a hollow glass doorknob, or a old walking cane topper. or it could be a ornate bottle stopper. I don;t know. Any Ideas? 20190428_181354(0).jpg20190428_181403(0).jpg20190428_181416.jpg20190428_181442.jpg20190428_181526.jpg20190428_181621(0).jpg
Palmers bottle is sorta tilted and very thick. It has stretch marks around the neckWhat is left of the lip is lopsided!LOL
 

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I think that's the stopper to a large decanter. A doorknob wouldn't be hollow because you really don't want your doorknob shattering if someone bumps something against it. Same for a cane topper, you wouldn't want to have it break when you drop it.
 

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The stoppers tend to outlive their decanters. I find 'em in milk glass too.
 

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Looks like a ornate Bottle stopper. LEON.
 

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Thanks guys I'm now convinced, Ornate bottle stopper it is. I also found a few similar on the net. One exactly the same but had different patterned glass.
 
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