A few firsts:

[Robby Raccoon]

Well, I start with how my day went. If it weren't for the bottles, it'd have sucked. Lol.
First, whilst volunteering, one of the wolf pups where I volunteer lept up and snatched my glasses from my face. She mangled them, not letting go, but they're still wearable and blessedly unscratched/chipped/cracked/broken. Later, after I get home, I learn that my friend got her letter, but not the coins. I had in it a few-- including a 1905 extra-fine Indian-Head cent and an extra-fine '43 silver Mercury dime. I've never had this problem before. I had given them to her as a gift for her collection. As it turns out, she got my letter; but the corner was ripped off, the contents poured out. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? If I recall, it is a Federal Offense to read, open, or otherwise tamper with someone's mail. No one knew I was sending (save for her,) and no one knew she was receiving. Therefor, it had to be a Postal Worker who felt them, ripped into it, and stole the items. The idiot's biggest mistake was letting the letter go through-- we know then it was illegally broken into, and finger prints will be on it. I have instructed her well in what to do and how to get the best chance at getting the coins back-- and if that fails, then full-value reimbursement (I have tried to make it so she'll also get reimbursement for the damages and stress caused by this, even if the coins are retrieved.) Being that she's a girl, the slightly sexist attitude of America will likely work in her favor. Further, her father is a former Postal Worker, so that helps our case.On my side, I intend to get full reimbursement--amounting to only 10 dollars, so it isn't like they will tell me "no" after I get done with them. I would also like the Postal Worker fired, fined and to pay the Postal Service (who otherwise have gotten letters to me even when addressed to the wrong house,) as well as jailed for 5 months and to keep a permanently marred record. If my reimbursement/investigation demands are not met, well, let's say you better hope they will. I've never had this problem before. I'm furious. A crime was perpetrated against my friend and me. Anyway, now that I'm done being sure to ruin their good name till I get my demands met, back to what this forum is really for: My first tooled-crown with tall profile but low embossing, reading: "C. H. DANIELS / BREWERY / MANISTEE / MICH." on front. Back heel, starting at left: "NBBG CO." Back heel's right: "97"-- possibly 1897? North Baltimore Bottle Glass Company made this bottle, their plant moving in 1895 to Albany, Indiana (moving again in 1900.) Crown Tops were patented in what, 1892? It fits date-wise. I'm unfamiliar with the Glass Co., though, so it could easily be something else. Old thread to a variation not listed on the Beer Bottle Library at the moment this thread was written: https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/couple-brewskis-m532458.aspx?high=Daniels+Brewery+ The blob, barring the amber version, seems to be more common than the Tooled Crown variation. The Brewery itself, located in Manistee, Michigan, was around from 1884 to 1942 under several names-- find out more in the aforementioned thread. There's a Hutch I'd go back for, being labeled on Hutchbook as either the Scarce or Rare one, but I don't have the cash to spend as it's being held for another purpose you'll see in several weeks. If I get reimbursed for the damages, though, I'll get it. These all were very, very cheap.

 

[Robby Raccoon]

The Tooled Crown-- it has some very nice bubbles, as you see of one.Could that be the remnant of its original product in the bottom?

 

[Robby Raccoon]

I won't call this a "Torpedo blob," as it doesn't have a round or pointed bottom. Instead, I shall give some info on the Torpedo, aka Hamilton, bottle but call this one an "Air-bomb" bottle style. It reminds me more of an aerial-dropped bomb than watercraft-launched torpedo. From what I recall, the Hamilton, or torpedo, was patented in 1809 America. BUT, the bottle was rarely made here. Instead, the torpedo was mainly a British-made american import. The most common product bottled was Ginger Ale, according to one site I read. It's not a bad flavor.
The ideas behind a true torpedo were as followed: If a customer couldn't stand it up, he would drink it sooner; and, if it could stand up, it would keep the cork moist--thus keeping the product better-sealed longer.
This air-bomb, as I shall call it, can stand, albeit I don't think it's a good idea to be jumping near it.It is unmarked, the place the neck and blob meet internally is clearly felt and some uneven; there is some spill-over of glass on the very pronounced blob. It is highly stained and has some bubbles--some so small I initially wondered why the "sand" wasn't coming out till I realized they were bubbles on the inner surface(?) It is my first torpedo-style bottle.In America, they were most commonly seen from the 1870s to 1890s, but they continued till about 1910.
Anyone know anything about this particular bottle? It's a soft green-aqua.

 

[Robby Raccoon]

Here, too, is a modern cap with a cute angry-looking tiger on it. []It is my first bought bottle cap.

 

[Robby Raccoon]

Then, for my girlfriend, just a few hours before I wrote what you're currently reading, I built this Ninja Snow Bear. []It's the first Snow Bear or Nina Snow ___ I've ever built. Notice the Katana in his hand.

 

[Robby Raccoon]

Du-Pros Orange shellac. By 1949, the dash was taken out. An article from 1937 had it. I found it in the dunes awhile ago-- late throwaway? There were other, more unintelligible and destroyed, cans. First late-throw(?)End firsts.

 

[Robby Raccoon]

Interesting note about the torpedo bottle: I can twist my finger to the right, but not left, in its mouth.
It is a little over 9.5 inches tall, if that helps. Further, my dogs obsessed about this one. They also took good interest in the C.H. Daniels bottle. Also about the torpedo-- specifically round-bottom-- proper: They idea was that it held-up better under pressure. I had forgotten to mention that important fact.

 

[Robby Raccoon]

Gotta love such things as this. It's from when I believe my bottle to be from. "The North Baltimore Bottle Glass Co. of Albany, Indiana, has again increased the capacity of its large furnaces during the annual summer shut down, making its product the largest in the West. Nothing but beer and soda water bottles are made in this plant, and the quantity of the ware is of the best. Natural gas, as fuel, is used throughout the plant, and its use accounts for the high degree of perfection reached in tempering or annealing its bottles." ~ The Western Bottler

 

[Robby Raccoon]

Damaged envelop:

 

[Robby Raccoon]

Charles Henry Daniels, Brewery owner, died February 22nd, 1906; age 55, 9 months, 11 days. Chas H. Daniels takes over. Charles died in Manistee, Michigan, of Hypotrophic cirrkosis of the liver (often caused by alcoholism) at 45 Smith Street of Ward 3. He was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery on February 25th of that year.He was born in Germany.
Father: John Daniels. Mother: Unknown. Undertaker: F. A. J. Lundquist. Medical Examiner: L. S. Ramsdell.

A goodly portion of infants died back then, as is shown by the records.
Pneumonia was one of the most common deaths according to the records of Manistee. Cholera was a big issue then.
Tuberculosis isn't a surprise. Death records are fascinating, but they're also records of pain for so many people. No responses?