Oldihtractor
Well-Known Member
After a long time looking I managed to aquire a mate to my L Ghare mineral water from Bridgeton NJ
As the tale goes.. I was eating dinner when the phone rings.. HEY!! Why are you not at the auction?? HUH?? whats the big deal.. (every friday night there is a local I call it Junk auction) theres bottles here pontiled ones.. that Fithian green thing from bridgeton.... my fork drops (I get the what is it this time and how much is this gonna cost!! ) I wish the family well mutter "this one is gonna hurt" and off I go 9 miles to the auction house..
I see it in the case and take a look a couple minor pecks on some embossing but an overall sold mostly clean Fithian's green iron pontiled mineral water Bridgeton NJ ( History of this bottle they made it pontiled in cobalt blue and green and then later used the same mold peening out the Fithian's name and embossing the other side with L. Gahre but making it smooth base)
So the bottle makes it's way up to the block and the bidding progrsses $ 200 300 400 and stops few this is gonna be a good day!! opps 425.. 500.. ouch!! 600 700... and so on.. finally Sold.. I own it.. reality sets in.. woowhoo I got a pontiled Bridgeton.. but at a cost.. there are just a handfull of these around so I am glad to have the chance to purchase and own this great piece of local history!!
As the tale goes.. I was eating dinner when the phone rings.. HEY!! Why are you not at the auction?? HUH?? whats the big deal.. (every friday night there is a local I call it Junk auction) theres bottles here pontiled ones.. that Fithian green thing from bridgeton.... my fork drops (I get the what is it this time and how much is this gonna cost!! ) I wish the family well mutter "this one is gonna hurt" and off I go 9 miles to the auction house..
I see it in the case and take a look a couple minor pecks on some embossing but an overall sold mostly clean Fithian's green iron pontiled mineral water Bridgeton NJ ( History of this bottle they made it pontiled in cobalt blue and green and then later used the same mold peening out the Fithian's name and embossing the other side with L. Gahre but making it smooth base)
So the bottle makes it's way up to the block and the bidding progrsses $ 200 300 400 and stops few this is gonna be a good day!! opps 425.. 500.. ouch!! 600 700... and so on.. finally Sold.. I own it.. reality sets in.. woowhoo I got a pontiled Bridgeton.. but at a cost.. there are just a handfull of these around so I am glad to have the chance to purchase and own this great piece of local history!!
