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This bottle was dug in Yorkana, Pa (York County) in a turn of the century dump in the early 70's. The only damage was a small flake in the lip. As tumbling was still in its infancy, a friend chose to tumble it with 2 hutches (in an effort to save time I guess and using a new fangled design). One of the hutches broke free apparently smashing this fine example of early Americana (I hope it was cobalt). I've often wondered if this was a Philly product (being 2 hrs away by current transportation) or Baltimore (being 1 hr away). Early rails and canals allow for both to be a possible manufacturer. Just curious.

Jeff

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It is heavily "whittled" though the pictures don't show it that well. Perhaps a good cleaning.

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Note the kick up on the previous pic.

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The pontil is about 3/8" to 1/2" in length. Wish I took an angle shot.

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Yo Jeff,

Are your photos small, and getting smaller?

The old guy wing of A-BN has sent me as a delegate to request Larger Photos all around. Daylight is good too.

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That's a horror story on the early days of tumbling. Is it just me (your OGW delegate and sight challenged corespondent), or does that humongous crack have a certain musical quality. [8D]

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Sorry OGWs . . . as I sit here with my cheaters on. I've had difficulty in the past due to "files too large" at upload though I think I've remedied that.

Surf . . . you've got a point there with the music note though this one may have a crackly tone.

Chris . . . There is no slugplate or any evidence of embossing

I think the real problem here is poor photos (not to mention poor lighting). I was in a hurry to get to the Baltimore show that weekend. Let's try this again . . .

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