ronayne88
Member
Hi all,
Thanks for all the help and welcomes yesterday. Well I went out today and visited a couple of sites that I had not visited before and it seems to have paid off! Forgive me if these are not pre 1900s but they certainly seem to be! Fingers crossed. The first bottle is very irregular and the cap was sealed on seperately. Also, it says "Queenstown" which was what my hometown (Cobh) was named between 1849 & 1922: "It was renamed Queenstown in 1849 to commemorate a visit by Queen Victoria and so remained until the name Cobh was restored in 1922 with the foundation of the Irish Free State." Interestingly I have also found some Irish Free State bottles so have a strong of history.
My question with regards to this bottle would be its age - do ye think it would fit into the 1800s category or not and might it be worth much with the history of the town name? I would probably never sell this as this is by far my best bottle so far...
I also found what appears to be some kind of a brandy bottle? It has no embossing, and has what appears to be a surround which would have held a wax seal. A lovely looking bottle. It is clearly quite old and seems quite irregular with lots of bubbles. It seems like it was fit in a number of pieces. The cap is also sealed on separately. Obviously this cannot be traced but I would appreciate an age estimate if that would be possible?
I also found a number of what appear to be stoneware jam pots (?) Here is a picture of the best one. What a beauty. Again - any information on these would be greatly appreciated, especially age.
Was very excited only to be let down when I came across this cognac bottle which I cannot trace:
Also here is a shot of my best finds from today. This site is the best yet. Can't wait to get back out. Im using a hand trowel and it is torture. Really need to invest in a shovel!!
Thanks again
All the best,
Seán.
Thanks for all the help and welcomes yesterday. Well I went out today and visited a couple of sites that I had not visited before and it seems to have paid off! Forgive me if these are not pre 1900s but they certainly seem to be! Fingers crossed. The first bottle is very irregular and the cap was sealed on seperately. Also, it says "Queenstown" which was what my hometown (Cobh) was named between 1849 & 1922: "It was renamed Queenstown in 1849 to commemorate a visit by Queen Victoria and so remained until the name Cobh was restored in 1922 with the foundation of the Irish Free State." Interestingly I have also found some Irish Free State bottles so have a strong of history.
My question with regards to this bottle would be its age - do ye think it would fit into the 1800s category or not and might it be worth much with the history of the town name? I would probably never sell this as this is by far my best bottle so far...
I also found what appears to be some kind of a brandy bottle? It has no embossing, and has what appears to be a surround which would have held a wax seal. A lovely looking bottle. It is clearly quite old and seems quite irregular with lots of bubbles. It seems like it was fit in a number of pieces. The cap is also sealed on separately. Obviously this cannot be traced but I would appreciate an age estimate if that would be possible?
I also found a number of what appear to be stoneware jam pots (?) Here is a picture of the best one. What a beauty. Again - any information on these would be greatly appreciated, especially age.
Was very excited only to be let down when I came across this cognac bottle which I cannot trace:
Also here is a shot of my best finds from today. This site is the best yet. Can't wait to get back out. Im using a hand trowel and it is torture. Really need to invest in a shovel!!
Thanks again
All the best,
Seán.