help me with my new torpedo bottle

[sandnsurf6014]

I got this at an antique shop in Cedar Point,NC. consignment for a lady who found it in her back yard in the ground (Swansboro, NC). On the bottle it says Webb's Double Soda & other WATERS To her majesty Islington London. No cracks or chips. I have bottle books but not to much info on these. Can I have some help? I am a beginner bottle collector. Thank you!!!
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[irish digger]

is it the bottle you want to know about or the guns in your photobucket

 

[TROG]

Hi,

The bottle you have is known as a Torpedo or Hamilton bottle and are a common style of bottle and were in use from around 1810 -1910. Your bottle is quite a common brand and found in several countries and would date from around 1860.

 

[sandnsurf6014]

thank you, of course the bottle. {the guns are my husbands, he knows a lot of things} I saw in one of my books a stand for those bottles to display them- where can I get one?

 

[irish digger]

the credit for there invention of them goes to a thomas hamilton dublin ireland ,also know as hamies or hamiltons or torpedos, or egg shape,the reason they had round end so the liquid in side would always be touch with the cork ,hence stopping the cork from drying out and keeping liquid in the bottle. and thats how i started collecting just one thats all it takes
good luck.
irish digger

 

[sandnsurf6014]

The lady at the antique shop told me that on ships coming across the sailors would tie a line around the top and have them in the water to stay cold is that true?

 

[irish digger]

she could be right.theres a holder on ebay uk at moment check it out ;irish digger

 

[GuntherHess]

The lady at the antique shop told me that on ships coming across the sailors would tie a line around the top and have them in the water to stay cold is that true?

That could be true with basically any style bottle. Torpedos were oval shaped so the corks stayed wet.