Ale Bottle Pre-Civil War???

[slimdigger]

The number one bottle has what some people refer to as a refired pontil. I have never exactly been able to figure out exactly what a refired pontil is. Maybe someone can shed some light. Slimdigger

 

[whitebeaches304]

Bottom of bottle #3

 

[redbrass_ca]

I was looking at bottles one and three. The have the same type of lip and likely made by the same tool. Where as number 2 is clearly different. Would this be a good indicator of the age of the bottle or is it fair to say that the tools used in making the lip of the bottle where around for a long time

Thanks

Thierry

 

[kumtow]

Lipping tools were around for a long time. Bottles 1 and 3 however, have a distinct lip seen on 1850s era bottles.