USA Med'l Dept.

[quarrylizard]

Ill post a pic soon,is is not a fake or repo,very crude looks like hing marks and whittled seem with tooled top.very unusal.....look for pic in about an hour...gotta get it out of the acid wash.

 

[quarrylizard]

here are tha pics.....

 

[quarrylizard]

the amber has no dots after M D,but the blue one does....

 

[quarrylizard]

close in on the top and seem.....

 

[quarrylizard]

Tried to show the rectangle mold marks....the seem stops at the neck.

 

[GuntherHess]

I agree it is not a fake or repro, I think it is just a later bottle.

http://www.medicalantiques.com/medical/Civil_War_Era_medical_and_drug_bottles.htm

Medical Department bottles remained in issue until WWII and are easily distinguished from their Civil War cousins by the quality of the glass, more refined lip and a base often designating the bottle capacity

 

[Gunsmoke47]

Nice bottles Mike! I am not familiar with them. I could find no info on them in any of my books. The lip style on the amber is consistant with the 1890's tooled lip but the aqua could be somewhat earlier. I wonder if the MD could stand for Maryland as opposed to Med. Dept? I will continue to look for some info for you. Kelley

 

[quarrylizard]

Yes i agree,i belive this one is from the spanish american war period....i have civil war hosp and med'l like yours.this one has some weird rectangle marks neer the neck that none of the others have,and a wavy seem...

 

[quarrylizard]

Thanks kelly,the only book i have is mikes civil war bottles.the M.D. USA,is hard to find any info on.

 

[Gunsmoke47]

There I go thinking in the present![&o] I bet Maryland's initials weren't MD at the turn of the last century![][] I tend to agree that it is a medical bottle, just somewhat later. Kelley