1860s labeled blueing bottle from Norwich, CT!

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PlaneDiggerCam

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My dad's friend's grandfather had a box of bottles in an attic on his farm and when he died my dads friend kept the box. My dad's friend decided to give them to me in a trade for a milk bottle I had found from her grandfather's farm. This bottle was in the box and is very early circa 1860s probably. It has a label that says it was a bluing put up by the Empire Bottling Works of Norwich, CT. I have yet to find any information on this company and bottle. If anyone can tell me more please do. This is a beautiful find!

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nhpharm

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Cool bottle! Bottle is probably 20 years older than the label I would guess. Classic bottle re-use...
 

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I'm afraid that the label looks closer to 1900 based on how it's set up and the info present, and the bottle 1870s-1880s. English ale bottle.
 

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Agree with previous posters. That’s a classic English bottle with a newer label. Still very cool to get a local label.
 

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