Rock pile Bottle 1870s privy any gusses?

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Rick a couple of more photo's please and don't take them 90 degrees skew them at a softer 70 to 45 degree angles. This will allow glare to disappear and other hidden areas to suddenly to appear.Try also to post the entire bottle both sides as there are more hidden items on this then any other bottle I have ever encountered
 

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Were the other 9 of these lightly embossed as well? Just curious as to the status of the others. I seen the post where someone else said they had just dug one but no pic posted. Sure is an interesting piece!
 

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To me, those almost look like coffee cups. Notice the handles.
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I will take some more pix in the sun light tomorrow.

but by looking at the bottle right now as I sit here.I can say 110% that the things I marked on the sides of the pile with the arrows are grass patches with long stem flowers growing out of the grass. No doubt. The long stems are very weak strike.

As for the rest of the things I have no clue.

Coffee cups LOL
 

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Were the other 9 of these lightly embossed as well? Just curious as to the status of the others. I seen the post where someone else said they had just dug one but no pic posted. Sure is an interesting piece!

I have 2 left my buddy has 2 we gave the rest to people we know. The ones I have are identical.
 

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Has anyone analyzed a bottle this much on this website? Anyway, I do like this. It is interesting to see what is ghostly embossed.
 

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I'd guess it is a beehive. Honey is a pretty common cough medicine ingredient.
Honey Tolu is one embossed beehive bottle I've seen a picture of online.
 

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I think a beehive would be more rounded, rather than a triangle.
 

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I dug this bottle 5 years ago and no one had a clue what is was then. Maybe now I will find out. Guesses aren't going to make it fact though. It has to be written down or recorded some where. I also don't think its a bee hive,to pointy at the top.
 

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Have you tried a pencil rub Rick, it might help...
 

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