Found this old jar under the mud today. It is marked "E B & Co" on the bottom which stands for "Edgar Breffit & Company". The company used this name and abbreviation between 1880-1884.
In 1884 E B & Co became a limited liability company and their name changed to "Edgar Breffit & Company...
This is a James Buchanan & Co. LTD scotch whiskey bottle I found today. It dates from the 1910's-1920's. This is the second example I have found in this area.
It has an applied top, which was surprisingly still a common feature on many British bottles in the early 20th century.
Fresh from the...
This is my first and only intact pontil soda bottle. It was made for Robinson, Charlesworth & Tryner of 376 Bowery, Manhattan NYC, some time between 1848-1853. I found it on short notice at low tide just before the sun set over the horizon one summer day in 2020. It has a rust ring in the pontil...
I found this dark-green mineral water bottle in February 2022. It is from the Hathorn Spring of Saratoga Springs NY. It dates from 1870-1880. Applied blob. Hathorn Spring water still flows today and is said to be very high in sulphur and nasty tasting, but I don't judge.