rare 1/2 pint double eagle before/after

[Oldtimer]

My $.02...

If I was keeping it, I'd leave it alone.
Selling in a big international auction, I'd have it cleaned pro like you see.
Either way, gorgeous.

 

[idigjars]

Nice looking bottle. I hope you two make out really good in John Pastor's auction. He is a great guy. Good luck and Best regards. Thanks for sharing the pics with us. Paul

 

[druggistnut]

Suzanne-- A fellow in the Flint bottle Club did it. He cleaned bottles for years, mainly pontiled inks and he did this mainly as a favor to me. He also put some new tips on two of my probes.
He did such a great job, I gave him an 1800's oak showcase that came out of an old hardware store in Detroit. I only had $125.00 in to it, so we both ended up happy.

Aaron-- This pit was the site of a Sanitarium. We got four or five mineral waters out of the hole, all damaged except a very rare Mt Clemens quart (see pic). The rest of the bottles were all common. We haven't dug anything else together that equals this flask in possible value, but we have dug some terrific Michigan bottles that I value highly in my collection.
Bill

 

[sandchip]

Mercy, that's a fine bottle.

 

[baltbottles]

Bill,

What do you think the value is on the flask?

Chris

 

[druggistnut]

Chris,
I'll PM you.
Bill

 

[petepal]

I like the hand cleaned version but what do I know..To me the professionaly cleaned one looks like it was made in China.

 

[RICKJJ59W]

ORIGINAL: sandchip

I'm a mint bug if there ever was one, but I gotta say it did look better before cleaning.  It's still a beautiful bottle, man, but it just seemed older and more primitive, especially with the field and trees in the background.  The top looked better and the embossing looked more defined.  Not to say that the thought never crossed my mind, but I wouldn't clean this one for all the money in the world.

I love that bottle man.it looks good and SOLID! []

 

[madman]

i just wish i could dig a bottle like that! excelent find! hope it goes big!

 

[cowseatmaize]

This could easily be a new thread. To tumble or not to tumble.
I've had 2 bottles tumbled because I thought they would sell for more. I have since changed my mind and kept them. I now wish I left them as dug. Oh well.