Rhode Island bottles

[grywllms]

Just getting into bottle collecting after digging up several on construction projects I have done in Chicago. One of my finds is a 9-1/2" Tall light blue HAZARD & CASWELL on front, CHEMISTS on right side of the bottle, and New port R.I on the left side. Don't have much knowledge on the subject , but it appears to be a pontil with an applied top(not for certain). Sorry, I don't have a picture at the present moment...
my collection is up to 26 bottles and growing
<<<<think I'm hooked>>>>

 

[treasurekidd]

Grywllms, first off, welcome to the forum and the best hobby going! It's tough to tell for sure without a pic, but your Hazard & Caswell sounds like this one, as listed in the Little Rhody Bottle Club book, but they don't mention a pontiled version. I would love to see some pics of your bottle. If it's pontiled, it's unlisted.





[size=-1]iRI-284.2[/size]


[size=-1]HAZARD HAZARD & CO. (front)[/size]
[size=-1]CHEMISTS, (right side)[/size]
[size=-1]NEW-PORT R.I. (left side)[/size]
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[size=-1]9-1/2"[/size][size=-1][/size]

 

[grywllms]

Thanks for the welcome treasurekidd,... sounds like the exact bottle I have. Just noticed on the bottom of the bottle it has a larger than quarter size indentation(dimpple).I thought it was a pontil mark, must be part of the mould design. thanks for the info.
Browesed through your ebay items...seems like you come across a wide variety of treasures, let me know if you ever come across old baseball cards.. Huge collector!!thanks again for the info.

 

[treasurekidd]

You're welcome grywllms. Is the base of your bottle similar to this, with the center circle depressed inward? If so, that's a not a pontil, but what I believe is called a two piece hinge mold base. Still a very nice bottle either way. As for eBay, I usually have more bottles than anything else, just not this week. I buy for my collection, and sell some that don't fit in the collection. Did I mention I'd love to see a pic of that bottle, lol!!

 

[grywllms]

treasurekidd, Yes, sounds pretty accurate...it also has a seam looks similar to a solder weld under the cone shapped lip. Tomorrow I will post some pictures of that one, and a couple others I've found maybe you could tell me something more about them.