botlenut
Well-Known Member
I have been collecting, and dealing in Bottles for about 10 or 12 yrs now, and thought I had seen most of the different Pontil Scars that were out there. I picked this Masonic Eagle up a few weeks ago, and its got an interesting half round channel from one side of the base to the other. right through a normal looking Pontil. I am curious about why its there, and what might have caused it. The pint Flask is a Heartbreaker, with a crack down the outer edge of the Eagle's wing on the right side. It is however loaded with crudity, and its in a blistering color. I think it to be a GIV 17. I dont normally ever buy cracked bottles (knowingly) It was priced very right. KEENE is in the oval slugplate. Any thoughts on this base would be appreciated. I'l throw up a couple pics so you can see the Flask in its entirety. First, here's the pontiled base.