Unussual U.S HOSP DEPT on ebay

[inbottlewetrust]

There is an interesting (or more like "weird" or.....) U.S Hosp dept cobalt blue bottle listed on eBay here is the URL

http://cgi.ebay.com/1800s-Cobalt-Blue-USA-Hospital-Dept-Glass-Bottle-Civil-/320545079698?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa1f9c192

This is a bit unussual though embossed on shoulder.
is this authentic? because I heard that there is plenty repro out there, the seams...

 

[bottle_head9]

I saw that listing also.There is no closeup of the top or base.I never saw one embossed around the shoulder either.I also didn`t see U.S. anywhere.It certainly raised a flag.

 

[GuntherHess]

Some of the smaller sized ones are embossed on the shoulder.
The photos dont help much, nor does the Kovels "evidence".
Lots of people who know nothing about bottles collect those so it will probably still sell no matter how suspect it is.

 

[Wangan]

Was it P.T. Barnum or GreedBay that said they didnt say "there is a sucker born every minute"?[]

 

[GuntherHess]

I didnt mean to imply the one on fleabay is not authentic. I just cant tell one way or other for sure from the auction.
I can say that the vast majority of USA Hosp Dept bottles I have seen were authentic. There is no proliferation of fakes as far as I know.

 

[Gunsmoke47]

The light cobalt shoulder embossed bottles do exist. They were blown in Baltimore not Pittsburg. To my knowledge, (and that is quite limited) [] no reproductions of the shoulder embossed Hosp. bottles have been made.

 

[Gunsmoke47]

I found 3 records of this bottle from auctions past. One from Ebay and two from American bottle auctions.
This bottle is smaller than a quart as it only stands 7 1/4" tall. The ebay auction was in Sept of 2004 and sold for $425.00 with a chipped lip. One ABA was in Oct. 2003 near mint and sold for $1600.00. The other ABA sold was inAug 2008, graded an 8.5 and sold for $950.00 Prices seem to be everywhere. Kelley

 

[CazDigger]

Its the real deal, just a different version. I dug one of this type several years ago from a 1940s dump. I think it was a late throw from Fort Ontario. There are other small ones that are embossed in an oval. Here's mine.
Mark

 

[GuntherHess]

There are shoulder embossed clear ones too.

 

[Gunsmoke47]

Very Nice bottle Mark. Amazing it showed up in a 40's dump!
Matt, I have 4 different heights and lip sizes in the clear. There is also a very light Lime Green shoulder embossed that I am always on the look out for. I have only seen one like that come up for sale twice in 8 years. Those are pretty scarce.