Mystery Shard

[nhpharm]

Dug this here in Texas a while back...deep teal color, wild rough open pontil, one panel embossed "Boston" right near the base, another panel (partial) embossed OD right near the base. Bottle would have been about 4" in diameter. Anyone know what this was? Very fancy, so I am thinking food of some kind, but the glass is also quite thick. Trash pit dated from 1850's-1870's.

 

[nhpharm]

Another Photo

 

[nhpharm]

Base Photo (more than one piece so I am holding it together).

 

[GuntherHess]

first thought is a pepper sauce . Something similar to http://www.ebay.com/itm/WELLs-MILLER-PROVOST-CORKER-PEPPER-SAUCE-EXCELLENT-SHAPE-O-P-/190895488026

not really my area of knowledge. Need to check Zumwalts.

 

[nhpharm]

I paged through Zumwalt and this looks like it could be the base to the wide mouth pickle she shows on page 277 (W.K. Lewis & Co. Boston), but nowhere have I found a photo that shows any embossing on those around the base. Anyone have an intact example of one of these?

 

[GuntherHess]

I think that one is embossed on the neck

 

[baltbottles]

there are wm Underwood pickles from boston embossed around the base I have dug them broken before in that same teal green color.

Chris

 

[sandchip]

I agree with Chris. What a color!

 

[GuntherHess]

yep I think Chris called it right ... http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ext-fluted-large-wm-underwood-pickle-291187340

 

[nhpharm]

You folks are great-that matches up for sure! Very cool...a heartbreaker for sure. Not far away from this was a broken cathedral Atmore's. Maybe someday one of these great food bottles will be whole. Some great bottles made it down here to Texas!