Bought two round bottom bottles today with embossing on the base

[cowsgomoo]

The first bottle “stands” at 9.75 inches and just under 2.25 inches wide and has an applied English ring style top. It has a strange arrangement of vent holes with one near the bottom but a cluster of three near the top in an arc. Feels like it’s a pound. The bottom is embossed 1282.

Second bottle is much more opaque and is just under 9.25 inches tall and just under 2.50 inches wide with a blob top. No vent holes could be located. Base is embossed with 3 followed by a six-pointed star that reminds me of the star sign on a phone.

 

[ROBBYBOBBY64]

The first bottle “stands” at 9.75 inches and just under 2.25 inches wide and has an applied English ring style top. It has a strange arrangement of vent holes with one near the bottom but a cluster of three near the top in an arc. Feels like it’s a pound. The bottom is embossed 1282.

Second bottle is much more opaque and is just under 9.25 inches tall and just under 2.50 inches wide with a blob top. No vent holes could be located. Base is embossed with 3 followed by a six-pointed star that reminds me of the star sign on a phone.

Nice Hamilton bottles. How do you display them? The antique holders because they are silver are a bit pricey. Thanks for the thread and nice pictures.
ROBBYBOBBY64.

 

[cowsgomoo]

Nice Hamilton bottles. How do you display them? The antique holders because they are silver are a bit pricey. Thanks for the thread and nice pictures.
ROBBYBOBBY64.

I’m not sure how I’ll display them. I’m thinking something that holds them upright or upside down would stop them from rolling.

 

[ROBBYBOBBY64]

I’m not sure how I’ll display them. I’m thinking something that holds them upright or upside down would stop them from rolling.

There was a thread on this subject. I forget the title but it must have been in the displaying section. I made one out of twisted memory wire.
ROBBYBOBBY64.

 

[cowsgomoo]

There was a thread on this subject. I forget the title but it must have been in the displaying section. I made one out of twisted memory wire.
ROBBYBOBBY64.

That’s pretty good!

 

[ROBBYBOBBY64]

That’s pretty good!

Wire twisting and making jewelery is definitely an art. This is the first time. I think I may get some silver half round or some kind of flat stock stuff and solder a much better one. You can use silver to solder. Probably still pricey but I feel it is do-able.
ROBBYBOBBY64.

 

[UncleBruce]

... You can use silver to solder.
ROBBYBOBBY64.

Just know that you will need a high temperature quality soldering tool as SILVER SOLDER has a much higher melting point than regular TIN solder.

 

[Harry Pristis]

Just round-bottom sodas, not hamiltons. Hamiltons have a football shaped body, as in the image provided by RobbyBobby64.

 

[ROBBYBOBBY64]

Just know that you will need a high temperature quality soldering tool as SILVER SOLDER has a much higher melting point that regular TIN solder.

Yes and do not forget the flux.
ROBBYBOBBY64.

 

[UncleBruce]

Yes and do not forget the flux.
ROBBYBOBBY64.

Flux is good. A good wire brush to remove oxidation first is also needed. I used to repair electronics and and coils on heat pumps. I never used silver solder on circuit boards as the high melting point would damage the components. Silver was great on the copper coils, but required us to use MAP GAS to get it hot enough to melt properly. A majority of the time tin/lead solder is sufficient for most applications.