Yes, an aqua GALLON Harrisons Columbian Ink!

[JOETHECROW]

What an amazing find Bram,...wow.

 

[madman]

bram that is sooo nice!

 

[AntiqueMeds]

That would be alot of ink! I wonder if they used those to fill some of the smaller size bottles?

The most common size of the American Standard Ink bottles found around here is the quart size (there was no gallon bottle).
I read that the company had contracts with the New York school system. They bought the ink in the most economical size.

 

[downeastdigger]

THANKS for the responses guys. It is starting to sink in slowly. Really trying to stay even keeled about it, I know I'm not likely to ever dig anything quite like this again, so I just say a big yahoo - and head back out and dig and dive and enjoy it as always (rather than try to hope for another Harrisons type find)
Went out a total of 4 times to this spot. There is a lot of new stuff, mostly screw top Fed Law Prohibits flasks, and newer beers and sodas. I got a couple of good ones though, one on the third dive and one of the fourth This ones a nice Rushs bitters

 

[downeastdigger]

No damage that I can see, with the river muck still on it

 

[downeastdigger]

old embossing

 

[downeastdigger]

Potter Ale debossed Comstock Gove & Co, a Boston co

 

[downeastdigger]

Probably the most prolific ale or beverage company of the day in Boston, based on the number of blob sodas and pottery ales they made

 

[downeastdigger]

Back to the Harrisons Ink :]


Heres a shot of the pontil. It is a different one for sure, kind of a ring type pontil, but with kind of dots left in a circle

 

[downeastdigger]

close up of the pontil