Which way does your "DICKEY" lean?

[donalddarneille]

While at the bottle show and sale in Canyonville, Oregon this year I purchased an amber

DICKEY/PIONEER/1850/CHEMISTS/S.F.

It Appears to be a newer (but still BIM w/ tooled top) varient and rather unremarkable. On closer inspection it was noted that the pestal in the embossed mortar was leaning to the left. All other Dickey's I own are older and the pestal leans right, in fact every single example I find, amber or various shades of blue, leans right.

Does anyone else have a left leaning example? If you have a Dickey in your collection could you please take a moment and note which way the pestal leans, I would like to know if this is a common occurance, or if this was a good find.

Thanks!

 

[donalddarneille]

Better view of both bottles, may help with dating.....

 

[CanYaDigIt]

I've seen the one that leans to the left advertised as a scarcer variant. From what I can tell, that's the case. I've seen tons of the right leaners and only a few of the left.

 

[donalddarneille]

Thanks, kind of what I figured, have been through a hundred or so and only seen one that leans to the left. Does any one have a blue example with the pestal leaning left? Would love to see a picture!

 

[botlguy]

As a Left Coast enthusiast I welcome this thread. Can't add anything to this dialog, simply haven't been paying attention but find it interesting.

 

[CHRISTHEHAWK]

My Dickey leans to the left and right on occasion.[]

 

[coboltmoon]

My Dickel leans to the right

 

[cowseatmaize]

My Dickel leans to the right

Shoot Brandon, I thought I had the only one of those.[]

 

[Falcon]

Gee, tha's kinda personel, isn't it?[8|]

 

[CALDIGR2]

Don, I believe that all of the more recent amber Dickeys have "Democrat" pestles.