New Paterson N.J. stoneware beer bottle...

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Was lucky enough to be the winning bidder on the William Bowden stoneware bottle in the center of this trio. Funny thing is I put a bid in on it the second it popped up on Ebay a week ago to let the other Paterson collectors I would be a bidder on it, and I expected to sit and watch it and add to my bid as it ended last night. So when I woke up this morning I didn't expect to be the winning bidder, but much to my surprise I was the winning bidder and the only bidder. It make for a nice trio of pig nose style bottles from Bowden to go along with my two straight sided lip variants.

Bowden started in Paterson with a saloon at 75 Market St. from at least 1861 until 1882, in 1868-69 he is listed at 71 Congress St., it is not known if this was just his residence or another business location at the time. He was at 47-49 Godwin St. selling mineral water from 1876-77[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif], [/FONT]He was famous for his Cherry Beer, which came in Blood Red quart glass bottles as well as stoneware....

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Looks like it was meant to be yours. Wants to be with its Family I love your Collection thats just awesome and still growing.
 

I bet a blood red quart bottle would be pretty! Have you seen one???
 

Nice trio indeed to go with two straight sided lip variants . I would say they look very very very very very (5) nice together I would do a back flip just to have one of them!!
 

Congrats and thanks for including some background on the maker. Always fun to learn the history behind the finds.
 

Good grab. Everybody knew not to mess with Jim! That trio looks great with the variety of colors.
 

I bet a blood red quart bottle would be pretty! Have you seen one???

Once it gets cleaned it's being sent out to have the lip repaired...

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That's AWESOME Jim! Dad had one he called a Ruby red. Is it gold that makes the red color? I think that's what my Dad said.
 

That's AWESOME Jim! Dad had one he called a Ruby red. Is it gold that makes the red color? I think that's what my Dad said.
Yes gold is used to produce red...
 

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