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[bonesbda]

the two on either side are the unembossed styles...

 

[bonesbda]

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[bonesbda]

the porter/cylinder next to your's...is it embossed at all? i've about 6 that have numerals on them...which i've been told came in a set of 8...each having a differant concoction in them..sort of like the british "broad arrow" bottles..each were numbered or lettered for differant remedies...ie 22+5+e/f would cure some ailmaent...

 

[tigue710]

No, I have a few and none of them are embossed. One looks to possibly have some very faint base embossing outside of the pontil, but I cant be sure, it is to difficult to tell if it is just a result of the pontil in the glass or intentional... I have not ever seen any embossed. Are the embossed on the body or on the base? Are they dip molds or piece molds? A member of this forum posted a small cylinder with a number four on the shoulder a while back, I'll see if I can find it...

 

[bonesbda]

i've got iii , iv , v , viii in the porters. all are embossed just below the shoulder.they're circa 1810-1820 porters.

 

[tigue710]

oh I see, as a mater of fact the mark I believe could possibly be on one of them is a V...

I found that link I was looking for, it is a bit different then what you were talking about,

here is a link to the post for more pics
https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/m-124337/mpage-1/key-/tm.htm#124382

 

[tigue710]

I looked at it again, the mark is not intentional.... I do believe that my paneled bottle must be an incarnation of the English bottle made in New England though... The glass is just too New Englandly!

 

[bonesbda]

if you want a good one to cry over...this blue codd hybrid comes to mind...

 

[bonesbda]

that bottle with the 4 is interesting...only similar i've seen is the british naval ones..

 

[tigue710]

ouch! That hurts.... the piece alone is highly collectible though!

Are you talking about the arrows? I thought it could be an early American bottle, but I was just kinda making an argument too...