Blue Torpedo found in Belize

[BeachComber]

Hi All,

I agree with TROG.

I am convinced that this bottle is either from Central America or from the West Indies. I have a rather large collection of Central American and West Indian soda bottles. I have seen many different examples that are specifically from Central America and that are cobalt blue (sadly I don't have any). Also, the fact that there is no city name embossed and just a company name is also very typical of West Indian / Central American soda bottles.

I have a very interesting book that lists all trade businesses from the Central American and West Indian countries from 1900 - 1905. I will pull it out tonight and will see if I can find out exactly what country S. Bernstein is from.

Great Find!

 

[cowseatmaize]

Is there anything in you book about glass making in the area? I have very little info on that and I'd be curious. I'm sure that with the mahogany trade plenty of other woods to fuel furnaces were available at the time but I don't know if any were set up or not.
Thanks, Eric

 

[epackage]

I see that Tod has this listed but I'm having serious doubts it's from the US