Almost a "Mallet Type Bottle"

[zanes_antiques]

I picked up these two open pontiled jewels at a yardsale about 4 doors up the road from my brother's house. Both have nice kick-ups and open pontils. The Mallet shaped one is a yellow olive and the utility is more of a teal. There are odd tool marks in the mouth of the teal one you can judge the photos for yourself.
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[baltbottles]

Zane,

How about some better pictures in natural light?

Chris

 

[appliedlips]

Other than the shape, everything about the amber bottle looks early Ohio or Pittsburgh to me.

 

[timekiller]

Hey zane,there is a formula for these types of bottles it is the shoulder height to the first curve,divided by diameter of the bottom.Less than 1 mallet,1or around low 1 transitional mallet,higher then it is s

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quat cylinder.This one I found metal detecting.It is a mallet .9.......Nice find!!

 

[JOETHECROW]

Those are both way nice bottles, Zane...Way to go. Joe

 

[zanes_antiques]

Thanks for the replies guys. The measurement on the vertical to where the shoulder begins to curve is 3 and 5/8 inches. the base is four inches in diameter. If my calculations are correct and I understood the formula, then it should be considered a Mallet.

 

[logueb]

Nice finds Zane. I just returned from a week-end trip down to Savannah, Ga. I visited the Wormsloe Historical Site that dates back to 1735. Their museum had an excavated mallet bottle that looks like yours and they had it dated in the Colonial period. The only difference was the color. Theirs was a dark olive green, almost black. They also used that sholder height measurement thing also to classify it as a mallet. Hope this helps.

 

[glass man]

DANG WHAT A YARD SALE!!!WHEW!! JAMIE

 

[Poison_Us]

ORIGINAL: logueb

Nice finds Zane. I just returned from a week-end trip down to Savannah, Ga. I visited the Wormsloe Historical Site that dates back to 1735. Their museum had an excavated mallet bottle that looks like yours and they had it dated in the Colonial period. The only difference was the color. Theirs was a dark olive green, almost black. They also used that sholder height measurement thing also to classify it as a mallet. Hope this helps.

We would like to go through some of the old places downtown, but we can't justify the prices they are charging for the tours. Hope your stay was a good one.

 

[potstone]

Hi,
I really like your new finds. That amber mallet type is calling out to
me. It is telling me I want to live at your house. Don't mind me,
I get goofy some times.

Thanks, Greg