Any help with an ID on an open pontil?

[Dug]

Hi;

A fellow bottle digger is asking for some help trying to figure out the purpose on a rather attractive bottle he has. No embossing, open pontil with a crude top. The body style sort of reminds me of a medicine but it has a rather large top which may suggest a food. Any help?

 

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[NJKLAGT]

It almost looks like a slick Brinckerhoff or Moffat, but yeah, that top says otherwise. Maybe a pickle/capers sort of condiment? It's a nice bottle though. Someone else should be able to help you out!

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

a two-piece, hand-applied lip - pretty old bottle - cool find!

 

[undertaker]

Nice, I agree medicine or food could be either.

 

[epackage]

Typically a med form, often called "utility" bottles by collectors when unembossed or without labels... Nice find, 1850ish

 

[jihunter]

Agree, some sort of sauce/condiment bottle, most probably British

 

[Harry Pristis]

I have always heard these called "spice bottles," though I don't know which spices the bottles may have contained

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[sandchip]

Pretty bottle, regardless of what came in it originally.