Show me Your FAVORITE Bottle (Singular)

[Ninjafossils]

Bottles are such a unique treasure item. No one ever thinks they are anything but trash and throw them out, only to be discovered hundreds of years later by an eager treasure hunter. They contain anything from rum to "miracle cure". From small town druggists to big names like Coca-Cola, it's just something about the eerie glow of a piece of glass that leaves you in awe and makes you smile. There are alot of bottles out there, but I want to see your favorite. Mine is this nice pre-20th century druggist bottle of L.M. Monroe and his son in New Canaan. According to a report from the New Canaan druggist museum, he bought the store in 1854 and sold it in 1918 to J.J. Cody. So I figure the dad was probably still alive when his son sold it. I place it probably between 1880-1910. But any additional information would be appreciated. I want to see your favorite bottle (singular) and why. Interesting stories score bonus points.

 

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[bottlehunterofcoscob]

Hey Ninja Fossils, you posted this one before. I think your research is good, I have the later version of that bottle with Cody's name on it. I guess they used BIM up into the 20's. I really like that one, though. Here's my version, but probably not my favorite bottle.

 

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[RelicDude]

heres my favorite dug it out of my riverbank dump. i found a couple but they were all broken but i was psyched to find this one whole.

 

[CoilyGirl]

Newbie bottle collector here but this one here,though common is my favorite merely because of how thick and bubbly the glass is and the pretty aqua color.Its from the Birmingham,Alabama Bottling Co.

 

[Helix]

I was wondering if there was a bottle forum on here. 1860's pontil soda

 

[CoilyGirl]

That's a nice one Helix.

 

[bottlehunterofcoscob]

Wow, that is a real nice one! Privy dug?

 

[Helix]

Wow, that is a real nice one! Privy dug?

No I wish! I bought it.. Story I heard was it was found buy a old timer who worked excavating in Chicago years ago. So yeah I guess it was dug just not by me. It also has be tumbled or professionally cleaned.

 

[doublehose]

I found this one diving in a little fishing port near my home in Nova Scotia.

 

[sfox87]

Here's one of my favorites, a beautiful green ground top jar that i dug out of a river bank

 

[DINGER]

Heres one of mine,dug bottle love this color,anyone ever dug red before.

 

[RelicDude]

I like the color I would of taken it too.

 

[Barkeater]

Cool bottles everyone! I really like the blue soda & that red one. Hard to decide my favorite...never really studied bottles...just collected as I went. This is one my favorites. I.PHARAOH, ST. ALBANS VT

Sorry for the bad photos.

 

[Red James Cash]

I would post a pic but my camera has done passed on and I havent gotten a new one yet.I have a 1 gallon hand blown apothecary bottle complete with glass stopper.Saved from a barn clean out.

 

[Road Dog]

My favorite one is the bottle on the left. It's embossed Dr. E. C's Balm is crude, blue and open pontil. I dug a flange lip variation of this bottle back in the late 1970's and I got hooked on this med. I now have 15 of these in various colors, and ages.

 

[jgas]

How can I choose?

How can you possibly choose out of a privy loaded with all pontiled bottles. This is hard to pick a singular bottle....so.....I love them all! jgas

 

[RelicDude]

Those scroll flasks are amazing what's the flask all the way to the left?

 

[Bass]

Wow, gotta love when they drinkers! How whole flasks did you get and about how many were broken?

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[cooper1841]

Plantation Bitters, Recovered from a pile of river dredgings, 20 years ago