Saratoga NY Bottle Show Finds

[botlenut]

Here's on I snagged for re-sale, It struck me as one you dont see all that often, Its a GII-46. Half Pint Cornacopia / Eagle. Both sides embossed in an oval. The Eagle is facing right with his wings spread, clutching an olive branch. Its a crude little example. McKearins says this was reproduced, but I am pretty confident this is not one of them.

 

[botlenut]

Here's the Eagle Side.

 

[botlenut]

Base shot, Is wobbles to the point it needs putty on the corners to stand.

 

[CazDigger]

Here's a few I picked up at the Saratoga Show. The first one is an forest/olive green utility......

 

[CazDigger]

This next one is a blacking bottle, late 1840s that was dug along with the utility in the Saratoga area about 40 years ago from a privy. The mold marks clearly identify this one as having been made at the Mt Pleasant glassworks not far from where this was dug. The best part is that I got a great price on both of them and it is amazing that they were dug since they are both clean & mint.

 

[CazDigger]

Here is the last one I picked up at the show from jpclute, another member who dug it in a privy just recently. It needs a cleaning, but the price was right! Thanks Roy. It is an 1860s beer from Utica, NY.

 

[CazDigger]

Last but not least is a possibly unique and important flask that was dug by Roy that found its way into my possession. It is a clear with pink tint Lancaster Glassworks pint Cornucopia/Urn GIII-16. This flask, if whole, would be worth MANY thousands $!!!

 

[JOETHECROW]

Great looking bottles everyone! Mark,...that's a great looking blacking bottle....love the clay beer also. Joe