Weekend Finds in Belize

[antlerman23]

ORIGINAL: Hilberto

Here are the rest of bottles I found over the weekend...if you have a question just ask...quality might not be too good on pics..

Nice bottle! probably very late 1700s to early 1800s!

 

[luckiest]

Very nice stuff your finding there! lots of different eras and countries of origin.
I particularly like the early black glass bottle, I hope you find more like it.

 

[epackage]

ORIGINAL: Hilberto

More findings...

Fantastic group of bottles here Hilberto, the top left is a ale bottle, the one below it is a case gin as is the other in this form. The cobalt blue is a castor oil, the tall one in the middle appears to be a beer or wine. The clear one on the right looks like a mustard or similar food product to me, the green one is a capers or olive jar and the three on the bottom are inks...Jim

 

[Hilberto]

Thanks Jim, really appreciate your fast replys, will keep on hunting and see what I find next...

 

[BeachComber]

Great finds Hilberto! Are you finding any codd bottles (aka marble bottles (pictured below))? With the soda's you have already found and the other bottles, it seems to all be in the correct era for finding codds (minus the black glass of course which is much older). Please let me know as I am very interested in the company names of Central American bottles.

 

[MiamiMaritime]

Cool finds. Here is some info on the brown bottle. I picked one up a few months ago. I was told it contained cod liver oil.


It's a medicine. Fredrick Sterns born April 8th, 1831, died January 13th, 1907.big in the pharmaceutical industry.

The Fredrick Stearns & Company Building is a four story brick and stone
trimmed building with Jacobean details. The building is architecturally significant as a
well-preserved turn-of-the-century industrial plant incorporating manufacturing,
warehousing and office uses into one unified composition. Built in 1899, the building is
an early work of William Buck Stratton with a later tower addition designed by Albert
Kahn. The office occupies the façade, which is 13 bays wide and five bays deep. The
building is also known for its association with Detroit’s philanthropic Stearn family and
the nationally known Frederick Stearns Company which contributed to the growth of the
American pharmaceutical industry.1
In the late 1980’s the building was converted to residential use. The building is
now known as the Lofts at Rivertown and houses 175 upscale units.

Let me know if you are interested in selling or trading for some of the black glass.

 

[Hilberto]

I personally havnt found any but yes I have seen Codd bottles here in Belize. Will take some pics of a friend of mine who has a couple and post them.

 

[Hilberto]

I would love to trade...I have close to about 300 individual black glass bottles..way too many for me...let me know...