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

[Road Dog]

ORIGINAL: baltodigger

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.....

Never saw anything like that. Killer!

 

[bottlediger]

That is a great Piece John and I think your age est. is spot on. Was it a late throw or did you get into an early pit there in Philly

Digger ry

 

[tristian bottle]

Here is mine a nice early 1900's nova scotia ginger beer, valued around $1000

 

[PrivyCheese]

The earliest context in the hole ryan was mayyyyyybe 1815 or so. So I guess you could call it a late throw. But real close.
Its was a 25 fott brick liner. Chris and matt were on the dig. I had first pick and picked a free blown food jar with a seal on it. Thought it was a real good pick. Sold it on ebay and got under a hundred for it. This finger lamp might have been my second or third pick. I personally think I got the best thing in the hole. I am not sure if it has alot of monetary value. But as I said I love it.

I collect antiques in general and have alot of stuff but this is my favorite piece in my entire collection. Note the corroded pewter ring on top. Also here is a pic of the bottom (albeit not a very good one)

 

[amblypygi]

Great thread! This is the most valuable bottle I've owned so far. It was found by a diver working for me this summer. I traded him for another cobalt bottle and later had this appraised for $5000. The appraiser said that he wouldn't be surprised to see it go over 10k at the right auction. I've shown it to a bunch of hair bottle collectors and nobody's ever seen another one. If I do ever sell it I owe my buddy half of the take though, that was his fee for not being pissed at me for working such a sweet trade []

 

[amblypygi]

Oh c'mon, we can't even say p!ssed??? **** that shit []

 

[amblypygi]

Oops! I figured that would be censored too, sorry about that! I'll go censor it myself so that I don't offend any delicate bottle collector eyeballs (I know how dainty most of you are).

 

[passthebottle]

Great Bottles so far! Sorry but I'm going to post my Undolfo bottle again , not because it's as dear to me as some of my locals but because it's one that people like to look at because of what's on the bottom. Picture of the base to follow...

 

[passthebottle]

base

 

[Mike O]

here is my newest and now I think my best bottle. It is a GI-85a Lafayette liberty cap. Now this has a couple of things going for it 1st it is varient of the 85 and known as the 85a the difference is that there is a rivit mark or a dimple over the TT in Lafayette. So if that is not enough it is Aqua a very rare color for this or any other CT. flask for that matter. I am very happy to have been able to secure it into my collection and also happy to share the pictures with every one here.