Unique applied top...

[jvharp]

I don't know about the top but please put it on a table or something before it falls, you're making me nervous!

 

[woody]

LOL, Jeff..... I did. It's pretty heavy.

 

[jvharp]

whew!!!!

 

[JOETHECROW]

Don't know as I've ever seen the likes of that, Woody! Cool bottle.

 

[woody]

Yes, it's kind of unique, Joe.

 

[botlguy]

The words that come to my mind as a description are: WEIRD, UNIQUE, DIFFERENT, HUH!, TRICK & perhaps a few more.

 

[cyberdigger]

Interesting, Woody!
Not that this has any direct relevance to your specimen, but I have a recent acquisition which caused some similar head-scratching:
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Looking at it, it really appears to be a crown top applied upside down, but I've heard from a reputable source that this bottle has a patented lip design and stopper, and in all probability, yours does as well.. and although I hope you find out something about it, I'd consider it a good thing if nobody knows! []

 

[blade]

On Todd's web site, Soda & Beer Bottles of North America, the bottle is listed as having a inverted taper with a combination bottle closure and being circulated from 1864-1866.
Chris

 

[woody]

Good, thanks Chris.....[]

Aqua, Smooth Base, Inverted Taper, Hand Blown, Bottle Stopper, Circulated: 1864-1866, Boston, MA, United States

SWEET!!!

 

[woody]

Good website, also......

http://www.sodasandbeers.com/index.html