FOUND THIS KY BOTTLE YESTERDAY

[bottlec]

I dug this bottle and some other stuff the other day near where I live. I was told by a Bottle Collector here it was a Soda bottle and the bottom which is covered in brown stuff means it was pontil. It has on it A OTTEN PADUCAH KY anyone know what the value of this would be it has no damage? Thanks

 

[bottlec]

Here is the bottom of the bottle with the brown on it. I also mispelled what is on the front in the first post. it is A.OETTER sorry. Anyone know the age or value? thanks

 

[Gunsmoke47]

Can't help you with the value, but it dates to the mid 1800's. The brown on the bottom is residue left by an iron pontil rod. This is known as an iron pontil, or improved pontil scarred bottle. Nice find, Kelley

PS. Welcome to the forum and go back there and dig some more!

 

[bottlediger]

wow that is a great bottle. Do not take any of that black stuff off that makes it more valuable! I dont know the value either but im guessing over 200. That is such a nice bottle man not many people find stuff like that, congrads!
Ry

 

[lexdigger]

That's a nice one for sure! It's got a nice iron pontil and is from western Ky. I can't give you any idea on the value. It could go for fifty bucks or five G's depending on how common or rare it is. I can check around with the local diggers here and see if any of them know anything about it. I'm in central Ky. Diggers from the St. Louis or southern Ill. areas may be familiar with it as well? Chris
P.S. what area did you dig it in? Ky.?

 

[RICKJJ59W]

Nice IP man !keep that dirt flying, what a bottles worth just shows how good your doing, an old time New Orleans digger told me that once. Rick

 

[bottlec]

Thanks for the help. I dug it close to Paducah.

 

[LC]

Paducah.

Super nice pontiled soda from Paducah, Ky. First one I have ever seen from that city. Could be a killer.

 

[opie]

Nice find. I don't have any ideal either but I sure would like to find one myself. I'm from west kentucky too.

 

[LC]

opie, have you ever seen a Felix Fritz round bottom soda from Newport Ky.? I told a big collector from Kentucky I had one years ago, and he told me I was full of #%@*. He said there was no such thing.