Fox Brothers Norfolk, VA

[johnmhamilton]

3. Kaolin pipe bowls with no visible markings.[attachment=20150901_184539.jpg] 4. An 1870's ink well embossed J & I. E. M. patented Oct. 31, 1865.[attachment=20150901_164649.jpg] [attachment=20150901_164735.jpg] I'm going to take a break for now and will post additional bottles later. Regards,John

 

[Robby Raccoon]

Although I am more interested in pieces like your ink and embossed bottles.... is that the remains of a wax seal on black glass bottle number 2? Stuff like that fascinates me. The City Bottling Works piece is superb! I love that style of bottle.

 

[johnmhamilton]

Although I am more interested in pieces like your ink and embossed bottles.... is that the remains of a wax seal on black glass bottle number 2? Stuff like that fascinates me. The City Bottling Works piece is superb! I love that style of bottle.

Bear,I believe that it is the remains of a wax seal. If you look closely at the photo of the neck of the 1st bottle there appears to be remnants of a wax seal on it too. I'm still trying to find information on the City Bottling Works but haven't had much luck so far. Regards,John

 

[Robby Raccoon]

Amazing that the seals survived-- these were water-finds in a creek? Many cities had The City Bottling Works. My town's Muskegon Bottling Works started out under that name, but I guess someone realized that it was neither creative nor inspiring of pride. On the other side of the coin, if you're looking to make a broad collection of one specific thing, The City Bottling Works would be a great idea to get from towns all over the Nation. "W.McC.& CO……….William McCully and Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1841-c.1909)" from.It looks 1870s-1880s to me.

 

[Nevadabottles]

Cool Bottles