Sailboat /New Jersey Bridgetown

[Rika]

Thank you! everyone,you are all very kind. Here are a few more. I also have a bixby and a Sanford bitters but they seem to be very common, but are still cool. This one I find interesting with the metal top, what was this for?

 

[Rika]

I have two small green ones that I like alot I think they must be made by the same person the 2nd one has a cork in it. Here is a rounded bottle one, neat looking & fun but seems like a bad idea lol thanks for looking Erika

 

[Rika]

Here is the 2nd small green one with the cork and also two that I believe are reproductions the first a Jenny Lind that on the left side has the 6 leaves and twig but I didn't understand who that means it was made by. The 2nd is a G. Washington, I was only able to find one pic of an original but I didn't think the lettering was as clear as that one is there also another way to tell? Thank you ErikaStill have a few more when I get a chance

 

[MichaelFla]

Can you tell us what is embossed on the George Washington, and show the bases of that and the Jenny Lind? The Jenny Lind looks to me like a Clevinger Bros reproduction. I have been told the embossing on the George Washington is different on the reproduction than on the original.I like the metal topped bottle. I've seen one similar, though I don't remember where.The round bottom bottles were designed like that to keep the corks moist, and were also used for ballast in old ships.Those two green bottles are very nice! I'm wondering if the first one is re-fired, which maybe erased the pontil mark? Someone else with more knowledge of these should know better than I.

 

[Rika]

MichaelFla It says SIMONS CENTENNIAL BITTERS on the back it says TRADE MARK

 

[Rika]

MichaelFla here is the Jenny Lind

 

[cowseatmaize]

One easy way to narrow down the Jenny is by the glasshouse. One story, as far as I know = repro, 2 are real. The Simons can be trickier because I link there was a made to fool version but it looks right.......as long as it's lot Simmons.

 

[MichaelFla]

That sounds right, Eric. Plus the lip on the Washington looks correct for an original. I was looking at the repros in the bottle museum and none have that style of lip.I'm still not clear on the Jenny Lind. Maybe I'm looking at it wrong, but does it look like there is a number '2' embossed on the bottom within a pontil scar? Also, you can see through the bottle in the original and the building is clearly one story. I am still learning about these.

 

[nhpharm]

Wow. Some good stuff. That little olive green chestnut bottle with the cork is probably about a $400 bottle. The Simon's Centennial Bitters looks right and if so is roughly a $750-$900 bottle. The Jenny Lind is definitely a reproduction worth $8-10. The round bottom bottle is a soda (likely British) and is worth maybe $3-$5. The bottle with the pewter screwtop is probably a baby bottle and is early...probably ~$300 on that one. Looks like you have some quality stuff mixed up with some lower end stuff. Definitely research it all before selling.

 

[sunrunner]

lord have mercy !