Finally have a picture of the Smith Whiskey..

[Oldtimer]

Fresh from the tumbler...pictured with the Rodolf's also tumbled..both were sick sick sick, and now...amazing. SO worth the trade of a few average bottles for the tumble.

So, the Whiskey is Thos. L . Smith and Sons Boston Mass USA, 3 section mold, applied top (For cork covered glass stopper?), has one raised dot in the center of the bottom. Not pontiled.

Does the pic ring any bells? Think it was a whiskey or maybe a Gin?

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[Oldtimer]

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[sandchip]

Don't feel bad. I've considered many times changing my name to "threadkiller." I can't shed any light on it, but it's a beauty that I'd be proud to put on my shelf. Is the medicine related, or just found with it?

 

[glass man]

WELL ALL I KNOW IS ,MAN THAT IS ONE COOL WHITTLED BOTTLE! NO ONE HAS REPLIED MIGHT MEAN YOU GOT A RARE ONE! JAMIE

 

[cyberdigger]

Could it be a UK bottle? The lip treatment hints at it..

 

[deepbluedigger]

It does have a bit of a British look to it, but even if it was made here it was for use there! Also, by the time that bottle was made I think it was very unusual for US businesses to order from British glasshouses? The color looks more American, too (a bluer shade than most British made 'aqua' glass).

 

[Oldtimer]

Hi guys.

The Rodolf's was a gift to me from my wife on our anniversary. I put it in the pic because it too had been tumbled.
The Smith says "Boston Mass. U.S.A." big as life...and I dug it myself on a 200 year old farm..about 12" down in the dirt...hence the need for a good tumble, it was seriously sick. In the General Bottle Chat forum, some info was posted saying Smith was a distillery on India Street in Boston @ the turn of the century.

So, do you guys figure this to be a fairly uncommon bottle? Repeated google searches return zip-zero-nada. That in itself is rather strange.

 

[Oldtimer]

I'll be darned, but Yahoo had some basic info! Thos. L. Smith & Sons was founded in 1847, and passed to new ownership / name in 1919..
Here's a link.
Looks like my bottle..

Knowing an aqua applied top 3 piece mold whittled bottle is more than likely 1870-ish, is it safe to assume my bottle is of that aprox. era?