Your Favorite Bottle Acquisition of 2013

Bass · Dec 31, 2013

It would be neat to see everyone's favorite acquisition of 2013, whether you found it, bought it, traded for it or however you acquired it. Any type of bottle, jar, demijohn, etc.. For me it has to be my Garry Owen Strengthening Bitters, New Orleans, that i dug a couple of months ago. Please limit your choice to one piece. Can i get anyone to play along?

Happy New Year's

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smokeythecat · Dec 31, 2013

I just bought one, that I remember, a classic late 18th century case gin bottle.

Bottleworm · Dec 31, 2013

Mine would have to be a Red Jacket Bitters from Chicago with its original label! But I have a lot to choose from so it was hard!

epackage · Dec 31, 2013

Well I had a banner year so I can't choose just one, so I'll start with this pair of Alfred Speer's cylinders I picked up from a new friend on FB, they are from Passaic NJ one of the other local towns/cities I collect from...

epackage · Dec 31, 2013

I am also very happy to have been gifted this awesome Middletown Healing Springs quart mineral water, a friend on ABN sent it to me for free because he said I do alot to help others on the site and he wanted to thank me, forever grateful....

Bass · Dec 31, 2013

Not taking away from the first 2 you posted but that Healing Springs is a REALLY nice

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epackage · Dec 31, 2013

Another great bottle is this Platkin & Kantorowitz hutch dug by Jim at the river dump, it's the only known whole example, another bottle I will always be grateful for.... Thanks Jim

There are too many others to list, looking forward to seeing what the rest of you like best....

bottlehunterofcoscob · Dec 31, 2013

I'm gonna have to think a while. Bass I know you want to limit to just one. Can we do one buy and one found?

Bass · Dec 31, 2013

Sure, we can change the the rules as we go

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RelicDude · Jan 1, 2014

Sorry guys I couldn't pick just one. My favorite find is this t canty winsted con hutch made by k hutter of New York this is the bottle that started it all for me. I also can't forget about the pitkin ink though no longer in my possession this bottle opened the door to marking a few friends such as Norman heckler. that know there stuff and have helped educate me. And I doubt I will ever recover an other. I would also like to thank all you guys Down in the basement for all your help Happy New Years and keep them coming - Justin

DINGER · Jan 1, 2014

Your right relicdude.real hard to pick just one.Hope im not breaking the rules but i will go with 1 dug & 1 find with some contents still in bottle from old out building.first one dug VERMONT MAPLE SYRUP with covered bridge on front,cleaned up nice. second one paper lable C.S. LITTELL & CO NEW YORK 2 GRAIN QUININE PILLS with some still in it.

Mich. Wolverine · Jan 1, 2014

Here are a couple I found this past year. I know these case gins are pretty common but it was my first whole one and the Reeds was cool because it's a different mold than the other one that I found a few years ago. Nice bottles everyone.
Wolverine.

Harry Pristis · Jan 1, 2014

I really like this one, dip-mold blown, glass-tipped pontil scar, English or American, about 1800.

Bass · Jan 1, 2014

Jeez thats an old one Harry. Nice piece. I really enjoy seeing everyone's "newest members" from last year. Hopefully there's more to come.

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Road Dog · Jan 2, 2014

Have quite a few new ones last year. If you made me pic one it would be this open pontilled Dr. Robinson Cincinnati O.

Bass · Jan 2, 2014

Wow, thats a beauty as well

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bottlehunterofcoscob · Jan 2, 2014

Alright my favorite find has to be my Honesdale Mineral Water. My favorite buy has to be my Dunham's medicine just because of the deal I got on it and its value.

curbdiggercarl57 · Jan 2, 2014

Dug this with one other rare bottle on the same day. It will be hard for me to beat.
F.M. Streamer, Druggist, Boulder Colo., Citrate of Magnesia.
Only one other known to exist. the gentleman that I sold it to had a chance about 20 years ago
to purchase it in a collection, but was in his teens, and just didn't have the money to do so.
Felt good to let him have it, that's way too long to be reminiscing and hoping to have a chance to obtain another.
And frankly, I was too nervous to even hold the thing when I found out how rare it is.
Carl

epackage · Jan 3, 2014

Gotta love colored citrates....

Zodiacdiverdave · Jan 3, 2014

epackage said:
I am also very happy to have been gifted this awesome Middletown Healing Springs quart mineral water, a friend on ABN sent it to me for free because he said I do alot to help others on the site and he wanted to thank me, forever grateful....

This one is really interesting to me. We have a place called Spa Srings which was just out side a town called Middleton, This spring was very popular in the 1800s and they use to bottle the water and ship it all over the world.
Do you know the origin of this bottle?
ZDD