R. A. SHINN Georgetown DC bottle found

[Fossil_adult]

This is my best bottle ever unearthed. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I have never found a blobtop soda, so this is a first! I also found a killer Bone handle folding pocket knife, a marble, a doll, a Chestnut Farms Dairy bottle, a Chinese coin, and a Vaseline Bottle to top it off. Enough about the items, here they are!

R. A. Shinn Georgetown DC bottle:

Folding Bone handle pocket knife:

Vaseline Bottle:

Chestnut Farms Dairy Bottle:

Miscellaneous artifacts:

Alright I hope y'all enjoyed! Sorry this post isn't more wordy I have something I have to do so I had to post this quickly.

 

[Chilli]

This is my best bottle ever unearthed. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I have never found a blobtop soda, so this is a first! I also found a killer Bone handle folding pocket knife, a marble, a doll, a Chestnut Farms Dairy bottle, a Chinese coin, and a Vaseline Bottle to top it off. Enough about the items, here they are!

R. A. Shinn Georgetown DC bottle:
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Folding Bone handle pocket knife:
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Vaseline Bottle:
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Chestnut Farms Dairy Bottle:
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Miscellaneous artifacts:
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Alright I hope y'all enjoyed! Sorry this post isn't more wordy I have something I have to do so I had to post this quickly.

Lovely bottles!
Little figurine look like the alien pilot in the movie Prometheus.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Congrats on the great finds !

 

[Oldrvrrat57]

That is a really nice blob top soda bottle! Alot earlier than the others

 

[pepperj]

Congratulations on the great looking glass.
Here's an AI snippet on the history of the maker of the blob-top soda.

R. A. Shinn Georgetown D.C. blob top soda bottles are highly collectible 19th-century Civil War-era bottles, generally dating from 1863–1873 after Shinn took over from Arny & Shinn (1855–1862)
. These aqua or colored glass, hand-blown "squat" bottles feature a blob-top for wire-fastened corks and were used to supply soda to Union troops.
Key Historical Details

• Bottler & Location: R. A. Shinn operated in Georgetown, D.C., often located on Olive Street.
• Era: The business transitioned from Arny & Shinn (1855–1863) to R. A. Shinn alone (1863–1873), after which it was sold to Palmer & Green.
• Significance: These are considered Civil War-period sodas, with records indicating the company supplied up to 5 wagons of beverages daily to Union soldiers.
• Bottle Characteristics: These are typically "blob top" or "squat" bottles, often in aqua, but sometimes deeper teal or green, with applied tops.
• Variations: Some bottles are marked "Arny & Shinn," while others are strictly "R.A. Shinn".

The company was very successful, with reports suggesting the partners were making substantial income (over $30,000 annually) during that period.

 

[jeff of pa]

Daily Morning Chronicle
Washington, District of Columbia ·
Monday, August 06, 1866

 

[Mackaydon]

Great saves !!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/4322692995/ulster-vintage-boy-scout-pocket-knife?show_sold_out_detail=1&ref=nla_listing_details

Don in SoCal

 

[scruggs]

Congrats on your nice hunt and recoveries!

 

[Fossil_adult]

Thank you all! I'm so stoked with the finds. Today was definetly my best day in terms of bottle finds. And I've found a LOT of bottles so lol.

 

[ToddsPoint]

The knife has the Boy Scout emblem. Cool finds!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice finds, congrats on your first Blob top bottle.

 

[oldmxrat]

Congrats on some really great finds!
The doll is a frozen Charlotte. Interesting history on those.