Historical Flask

[glassbottom]

found this weird color flask, its has pontil bottom and a weird mouth seemed almost to the lip then the weird thing were the bottle kind of fell over looks like
is a Gen Taylor Never Surrenders with Washington on reverse bottle

 

[Steve/sewell]

Dave your bottle is a copy of the original.I wrote this little piece precisly about this bottle here at this forum.The Clevengers were the masters of deception in the glass and bottle hobby.

https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/The-Clevenger-made-GI-37%2C-good-fake%2C-BUT-NOT-GOOD-ENOUGH%25/m-356634/tm.htm

 

[glassbottom]

well i knew it could be a CB copy i gave 25 bucks for it so i guess i will just keep it as a copy thanks man

 

[glassbottom]

Now this one is a real fake its only got one side and its got that applied top, you seen these?

 

[glassbottom]

ORIGINAL: Steve/sewell

Dave your bottle is a copy of the original.I wrote this little piece precisly about this bottle here at this forum.The Clevengers were the masters of deception in the glass and bottle hobby.

https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/The-Clevenger-made-GI-37%2C-good-fake%2C-BUT-NOT-GOOD-ENOUGH%25/m-356634/tm.htm

so if this bottle is a real one whats its value?

 

[Steve/sewell]

The day, the auction , the buyer all affect the price but I would say a mint or semi mint condition original bottle in aqua 250 to 300.A good condition whole no damage 150 to 200.Now in Amber or bright blue or dark green 1000 or up easily.