Small case gin.......date needed

[CanadianBoy]

Ok,I need some info on this case gin,it came out of a 1860-1900 dump.

I found it along side some old regular sized gins,this as got me stumped.It stands 8" high 2 3/4" across the shoulder,tapers down to a 2" base.
On the base is a rough pontil,the mould seam goes all the way to the top,but there are a number of abnormalities.
At one side the mould line is split by a bubble,the line goes away to the middle near the bottom,the inside the lip is very sharp.
Also the mould line is really raised,and just below the shoulder on each side is a thin line like you would see on a 3 piece mould.
I really need some feedback on this one.One last thing there seems to be a very faint 83 (maybe) on the bottom.

 

[CanadianBoy]

Except for the abnormalities I would say machine made.

 

[capsoda]

Farout. That is a very cool find Dave. I have never seen one so I don't have any info.

 

[CanadianBoy]

Thanks Warren

I know you collect case gins,I thought you might know.Anyway its an unusual bottle,it may even be a sample.
I'm sure somebody knows,I'll keep checking.

Dave.

 

[bottlenutboy]

definately machine made, on the bottom is not a pontil mark its a suction ring left behind by an early owens machine probably made around 1910 or a little later

that sure is an unusual size for a gin.... nice one!

 

[CanadianBoy]

Thanks Spencer,I was pretty sure it was Machine made but its always nice to get confimation.
On the base there is just an "8".

 

[southern Maine diver]

Hey Dave...

Nice color on that bottle, but I think all the others are correct.. it looks machine made... early machine made but, machine made nonetheless. Find anything else down in there?

Wayne