Post a pic of the best bottle you own or have ever owned

[bostaurus]

Neat color!
My favorite is the one I received from my uncle this summer after my aunt died. It belonged to my great-great grandfather. That makes it even more special to me.
Legend has it that he carried home made wine in it to church for communion. Baptist churches seemed to have changed a bit since the 1860's

 

[farmerdan]

Wow what an awesome thread. I have to pause every few pages to wipe the drool up off the floor. Keep posting everyone!

 

[Stardust]

DR. SWETT'S PANACEA EXETER, NH I found this while river diving, still the best bottle ever to be held or owned by me.

That's a beauty and I love and long to be in Exeter, NH.

Joe I love your bottle. I hope you keep it where all those kittys can't knock it over.

I loved seeing all the new bottles, very nice!!!!!!
star~*

 

[farmerdan]

This attic-mint GII - 143 Eagle with banner would have to be my choice for this thread. As a kid, my brother picked it up at a yard sale for $1.50. They wanted $3 but he's a good haggler. We kept their price sticker on the back. This bottle is so pristine that we thought it might have just been a really good repro - but obviously not.

 

[farmerdan]

Even the bottom wear is negligible.

 

[Kilroy]

Very cool, applied handles are great, they have a nice look to them and also a seal to boot! As you mentioned it makes it even more special being handed down through the family.

My uncle gave me a fairly common New York hutch he found while diving, other than that I'm not sure there are any other bottles in the family. (besides my horde)

 

[deepbluedigger]

A long time since I posted anything on here but I've just looked through this thread from the beginning and there are some great bottles among these posts!

This bottle isn't much to look at but it's one of my 4 or 5 most treasured. Dating about 1790-1820, it's one of only three Daffy's Elixir bottles known with the Doct A Daffy name embossed. Glass as thin as a light bulb and it's incredible it's survived in mint condition. Doesn't look as though it's ever been in the ground.

 

[PrivyCheese]

This isnt a bottle but its one of my favorite dug items. Its a finger oil lamp fromm around 1790-1800. Dug within a mile of Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Its has some cracks and alot of haze but I absolutely love it. If it could only talk.....

 

[sandchip]

I love this thread. Really great stuff ya'll are posting. Keep it coming!

 

[Road Dog]

ORIGINAL: deepbluedigger

A long time since I posted anything on here but I've just looked through this thread from the beginning and there are some great bottles among these posts!

This bottle isn't much to look at but it's one of my 4 or 5 most treasured. Dating about 1790-1820, it's one of only three Daffy's Elixir bottles known with the Doct A Daffy name embossed. Glass as thin as a light bulb and it's incredible it's survived in mint condition. Doesn't look as though it's ever been in the ground.

Would love to have one of those Daffy's. I aways get outbid. One day though.