Blue pontiled ink found in NY

[PhilaBottles]

yes it does, but i dont have one of those.

 

[otgb]

if you want one that bad i can probably pick you one up

 

[PhilaBottles]

lol its OK. ill just wait till we dig one.

 

[Oldtimer]

1, it's gorgeous.
2, it's worth $400+ all day IMO. Condition is key.
3, I'd call it "Deep Ice Blue" if I were asked to name the color.
4, Get your ass back out there and root that place up like a starving hog.

 

[stonebottle]

Oldtimer and everyone. Thanks again. The pontil has the small round central area, but also has a sort of a rounded area of missing glass with a small skin of overhanging glass along one edge. This area is connected to the central pontil, and appears to be part of the pontil mark from when the rod was removed. You can see it pretty good in the picture I posted of the bottle bottom. Would this affect value in a positive or negative way?? Would it even be considered undesirable?? Does it make it a different form of pontil?? stonebottle

 

[cobaltbot]

Where's Taz???

 

[GuntherHess]

Does it make it a different form of pontil??

Ya, a Holy Pontil []
Unfortunatly, glass thickness varied greatly in these early bottles. Sometimes its so thin you can put your finger through it. I would guess a defect like that does adversely affect the value but it probably still a desirable piece since cobalt pontil marked stuff is so rare.

 

[Oldtimer]

Generally speaking, the rougher and cruder a pontil, the better it is. Crudity is always desireable.

 

[GuntherHess]

maybe I didnt understand but it sounded like he was saying there was actually a hole where the pontil mark was???

 

[PhilaBottles]

nope...just an open pontil. []