Dr. S.S. Fitch 714 Broadway N.Y.

[poisons4me]

Ive had 1 of these pontiled with 707 address which is the older and struggled to get 50.00 out of it,they are not rare in N.Y. Hey Matt don't sell yourself short, I would take your CD over Diggers book ....and did !!!!!

 

[epgorge]

Yeah Rick, I agree.

I haven't seen Diggers book. I like Matt's because it is quick and easy.

I also have the older book version which I carry with me in the car and reference on a daily basis. It isn't the final conclusive book on everything but it gives me a good idea of what I need to know on a spur of the moment. It never ceases to amaze me.

I also have a pontiled Fitch. One of my nicest pontils. Really whittled which I love. It is under rated but so is this little beauty.

Dr. Porter NY.

Joel

 

[epgorge]

And a really nice Fitch

 

[epgorge]

Funny, I was just fondlng it last night. 707 B-way, perfect flared lip and nice OP.

Rick is right, I see these go for very little. If you want a nice whittled op rolled or flared lip bottle for your collection, Fitch is the way to go. Some of the Fitch bottle variants are abundant in NY and VT.

 

[epgorge]

nice pontil too.

I saw one go for about $32 bucks a month ago. Little money for a nice bottle.

 

[epgorge]

Here is one more pontil, whittled Sands's Sarsp that you can still get reasonably inexpensive.

 

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Raising the dead on this thread but I have a smaller version of Dr. S.S. Fitch's bottle. I wonder how many sizes it came in. Here in Canada they likely are less common than in the states.

 

[epgorge]

I would suggest we raise the dead on most all our items of interest. Yes, there were quite a few different sizes and varieties from both 714 and 707 broadway. http://www.antiquemedicines.com/MedicineNexus/F/F.htm the nexus has a few.

That one has a nice applied prescription lip but probably not a pontiled bottle. They had squats and ovals and round and shouldered squared bottles throughout the years. I would suppose there is someone out there who has them all and knows of them all. They will eventually show up here.

Hello to all I haven't talked to in years and hello to you and welcome to the forum.

epgorge

 

[JOETHECROW]

Joel...I was surprised to see your handle show up! Good to see you on here.

Capsoda just stopped by yesterday too! Merry Christmas to you and yours. I dug the square op fitch in a pals dump up in Lockport NY a few years ago....Have an oval smooth base too...(Two diff. addresses)

 

[epgorge]

Hey Joe, merry Christmas to you as well. Happy and healthy new year and may you find a bottle you never throught you would be able to find/own and may it fall into your lap with little expense or labor.

I still have the interest in bottles but find myself dealing with family and health issues. Not too sure what the Golden part of the Golden Years is but I am in it for the long haul and the good fight.

I have liquidated some glass in the past couple of years but I go right out and get some more when I see something I like. Lately, I have been building up my trade Mark Lightening and other Lightning (colored) glass. I don't dig anymore and the colored ones are real expensive so I keep it to a couple of acquisitions a year. Mostly from Spurgeon. You can't beat his auctions for honesty.

Just made it through another deer season. I can't hunt like I use too but I still glory in getting out there and sitting on a ridge way up in the back country. I tend to let them walk because I don't want to drag them back. Oh well, life is good.

I will try to get out here more often. Please say hi to Capsoda and all the old diggers and collectors out here. Godspeed!!
Joel