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Soda/Mineral Water
 

(shoulder star) /E. ROUSSEL / PHILAD.A - DYOTTVILLE GLASS WORKS PHILAD. / SILVER MEDAL / 1847 / AWARD / THIS BOTTLE IS NEVER SOLD - This is a great, dated, mineral/soda water bottle from Philadelphia, PA.  The contained product was good enough to win the silver medal at some unstated competition in 1847.  Tod von Mechow's great website on soda/mineral water bottles dates these as being made/used from 1847 to 1849 - an early soda by any standards.  The bottle is just under 7.5" tall, an olive toned medium emerald green color to my eye which passes the light easily, has some nice whittling to the surface and bubbles in the glass, and a nicely distinct iron/improved pontil scar on the base with light but even iron residue remaining.  Click base view to see such.  The shoulder has a very boldly embossed star and the finish/lip is what is referred to as a "tapered collar" - a one part, early and crudely applied finish that has flattened sides and flares out distinctly from the rim to the base.  Click close-up of the shoulder, neck and finish to see such.  The embossing is generally quite good: the E. ROUSSEL side is all very boldly embossed; the 1847  dated side - which was engraved much less deeply and with very small letters compared to the ROUSSEL side - is still pretty bold for these bottles with only the IS in BOTTLE IS NEVER SOLD nearest the heel being very hard to see.  The condition is very good having been lightly cleaned.  The only issues being a minor bit of residual (post-cleaning) case wear/scratching, some scattered and very small ("pin prick" size) contact marks on the body/heel, a narrow wisp of discoloring from the upper neck to the shoulder (could be some minor residual stain but looks to be some glass mix discontinuity to my eye), high point wear on the sitting surface of the base, and a small (2-3mm in diameter) impact mark at the heel...no other chips, cracks, or other post-manufacturing damage.  Although certainly not an "attic" found bottle (i.e., dug), this early soda is very appealing to the eye and much better looking than that litany of small issues implies.  Bottle acquired for and used/pictured on the Historic Bottle Website.  Great dated mineral water made during the earlier days of the "blob soda" era.  $350

 

CLARKE & WHITE / large C / NEW YORK - Although Clarke & White bottles are generally fairly common in most of the myriad of varieties, this one has uncommon - though very esthetic - crudeness to it.  I actually don't really want to get rid of it as it is so cool looking, but here it is...I can't keep everything.  The bottle is about 7.75" tall, has a fairly crudely applied "mineral" finish/lip (the Saratoga mineral water bottles are the origin of the finish name I believe), smooth (non-pontiled) somewhat domed base (embossed with an "X" in the middle and a "7" off to the side - see image), and is from the 1860s.  The special thing about this bottle is the zillions of tiny and not so tiny bubbles in and on the glass; click close-up of the glass surface to see this semi-orange peel look to the glass surface.  Otherwise the bottle is essentially mint with no chips, cracks, staining, or other issues...the only thing I can see is a very small scuff on the edge of the heel on the back.  There is probably some minor scratching and such mixed in with the rough surface but they are unobtrusive.  A great example!  $120

 

HOFFMAN & JOSEPH / (lion on a column) / ALBANY, OGN. - A very scarce to moderately rare Oregon blob top soda bottle from the only other city in Oregon than Portland to use the earlier blob tops soda bottles (and Albany produced two...this and the even rarer H. D. / ALBANY, O.).  Almost 7" tall, light greenish aqua in color, applied blob finish, smooth base, ca. 1880s.  This is the only example of the Hoffman & Joseph bottles I've encountered with a true applied lip.  I'm pretty sure there must be more around, but this is the only one to my memory.  The physical condition of this bottle is about mint with no chips, cracks, digs, etc.  It does have a few very light scuff marks and some relatively faint water staining inside on one side in a pattern showing that it laid on its side - tipping slightly down - for a century or more (i.e., a dug bottle like virtually all these I've seen).  A must for the Oregon collector and a rare variation with the true applied finish.   $100

 

BERLIN MINERAL WATER CO., BOSTON U. S. A. -  This is embossed inside of a large German cross that has a heraldic eagle trade mark.  It is also embossed with "REGD. 1873."  This is a typical round bottom soda type bottle that unlike the vast majority of such bottles, is actually of American origin - Boston, Mass. to be exact.  It is 9" tall/long, has an applied blob finish, and likely dates from the 1880s.  The majority of these type bottles found in the United States were imported from Great Britain and frequently embossed with company names and cities from England and Ireland - Belfast being a very common point of origin.  However, some were - like the bottle pictured - made in the United States (or made overseas for a U.S. bottler).  Condition of the bottle is excellent with just some wisps of faint haze inside (totally non-distracting), a tiny bit of external wear, and a very small indented (3-4 mm) imperfection to the underside of the lip that appears to be in-making as it is smooth (and doesn't appear under a hand lens to have been buffed).  Bottle acquired for and used/pictured on the Historic Bottle Website.  A relatively rare item I believe.  $50

 

SEITZ & BRO / EASTON PA - PREMIUM / MINERAL / WATERS - Offered here is a nice example of what is one of the more "common" of the multi-paneled, brightly colored mineral water bottles from the mid-19th century - a relative statement, as these are certainly not around everywhere.  The bottle is boldly embossed as noted on 5 of the 8 equal sides, is about 7.2" tall, has an applied blob finish, smooth base, and dates from the 1860s.  This example has been lightly cleaned it appears restoring the natural glossy surface to the bottle.  Condition is very good with a few small, non-distracting "peck" marks here and there on the body and edge of the base that are typical but very minor along with some faint scratching and a tiny bit of ground wear - all from being used multiple times as all soda bottles of that era were.  There is also an interesting, small (3/8" or so) "divot" on one unembossed lower side (visible in the first image to the right of the BRo.) which is in-making in nature, i.e., a small quarter-moon chunk of glass that was adhering to the side of the mold when this bottle was blown over it.  It is not an open bubble but a neat reminder of the crudity inherent in craft based glassblowing of the 19th century.  In any event, this is a very nice example that will grace anyone's collection.  $165

 

SODA / WATER - Those two simple but large and boldly embossed words define what was obviously the contents of this bottle.   This really nice looking earlier blob style soda bottle is 7.2" tall, 2.5" in diameter, has a crudely applied blob finish, no evidence of air venting, smooth base (non-pontiled) with a embossed "dot" in the center (click base view to see such), and is quite crude with wavy, bubbly glass - all befitting its relatively early date of manufacture.   The color is a very nice looking light clear green with a bit of a yellow tone; it is not just greenish aqua and the image shows the color well to my eye.  No, its not real dark, but is distinct.  The glass is also quite thick and heavy and appears to have never been professionally cleaned since it is quite clean.  This bottle is likely eastern Canadian in origin (where I acquired it) and most likely dates from the mid-1860s to late 1870s.  The condition is very good with no chips, dings, cracks, staining or much wear.  The one very minor "problem" is a very fine, short and hard to see annealing check in the side of the neck that is insignificant - and not photographable - but needs noted to be accurate.  I acquired this bottle to lead off my "Soda & Mineral Water Bottles" typology page on my Historic Bottle Website since it makes obvious what the bottle was used for...and to add some Canadian glass to the website.   A very nice - and almost certainly Canadian-made - blob soda bottle in nice color.  $65

 

CHAMPAGNE / MEAD - This is embossed vertically and very boldly on one of the few blob sodas from the West with fully paneled body sides - eight to be precise.  These bottles were certainly blown in San Francisco at either the PGW or SFGW, exhibiting the distinctive blue aqua color of bottles blown at one (both?) of these glass houses.  This bottle has a "globby" applied blob finish, smooth base, just over 7" in height, some bubbles in the glass and other crudity and dates from the very early 1870s.  The product was actually a non-alcoholic, carbonated beverage based largely on (apple?) cider not honey like traditional mead is.  Click 1870 patent for the champagne mead formula to see the not-so-secret formula.  An article that I recently wrote for Bottles and Extras (FOHBC) magazine discusses these mead bottles briefly along with some other important earlier San Francisco soda bottles.  The article notes that the Champagne Mead bottles date from about the mid-1870s to possibly as late as early 1872.  Click on the following link to see that article:  http://www.sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/crystalsodaarticle.pdf   Condition of this example is very good with only the slightest of wear, a couple very small scuff marks on the shoulder,  and a few very small (pinhead size or less) peck marks on several of the panel edges; no staining (doesn't look professionally cleaned but not impossible), crack or chips.  Nice example of a cool Western soda bottle which is not rare, but not that abundant and with a unique history.  $85

 

STAR / BOTTLING WORKS / (embossed star) / SALEM, ORE. - Soda bottles from any location in Oregon other than Portland tend to be scarce to very rare.  This scarce soda is from Salem and is an earlier mouth-blown example with a tooled crown finish and an 8-sided "mug" base.  The company dates from 1905 to 1913 according to Ron Fowler's great book on Oregon sodas.  They started out using a Hutchinson style soda (very rare0, with the crown bottles being later, i.e., 1912 to 1913 more or less.  The bottle is greenish aqua in color, 8" tall, has the embossing in a slightly oval plate, and was produced - according to the heel code - by the Streator (IL.) factory of the American Bottle Co.  Actually, this one has an "S 12" code indicating that plant and production in 1912.  Neat!  Condition is very good with just some light wear on some of the edges and embossing, a few small non-distracting scratches, and a few small (pinhead size or smaller) peck marks at the corners of the base and on the outside edge of the lip - all typical of these bottles which were banged around when being cleaned for re-use as well as in transportation to consumers.  No notable staining, chips or cracks and an overall very pleasing example.  These small town, mouth-blown crown sodas are an field of bottle collecting that hasn't been discovered like the Hutchinson styles, probably making these a bargain to acquire...for now.   $25

 

Beer/Ale

MICHL DEVER / PHILA - BROWN STOUT - This is a classic Civil War era porter bottle that probably was made a Dyottville Glass Works but who knows and it is not marked as such.  The user (M. Dever) and city (Philadelphia) are contained within a very crude and very distinct rectangular plate with the reverse embossing (BROWN STOUT) not in a plate, so there are likely other porter bottles made in the same mold, but with a different purchaser plate.  Anyway, the bottle is a beautiful medium clear green, has a "mineral" type finish, 6.5" tall, smooth base with a very prominent mold seam equally dissecting the base (true two-piece mold), and dates from the 1860s most likely.  This bottle has been professionally cleaned, but is essentially mint with no remaining ground wear or other issues that I can see...and the embossing is sharp and distinct.  Like many bottles I offer for sale, this porter bottle was acquired for and used/pictured on my Historic Bottle Website. Nice example with lots of bubbles in the glass and other esthetic crudity.  SOLD!

 

DELANEY & YOUNG / monogram / EUREKA, CAL. - An exceptionally nice example of what I believe is a fairly scarce "champagne" style beer bottle from a small-ish coastal town in Northern California.  (Delaney & Young also were liquor dealers and there is at least one amber fifth whiskey bottle with about the same embossing from the same era.) This bottle is a "quart" size (really about 24 oz.), has a tooled blob lip or finish, is embossed with 162 / H on the base (indicating possible manufacture by Holt Glass Company in the Bay Area), and in a nice light, clear amber color...ca. 1900 to 1910 (or 1906 if actually blown at Holt with was allegedly destroyed by the SF earthquake).   This bottle was produced in an interesting 4-piece mold where the interchangeable embossing "plate" was the lower half of the mold on one side.  This is something that I've only seen on Western (and Hawaiian...which is really far West) soda and beer bottles, though I suspect this configuration had to have been used in the East also?  In any event, the bottle is essentially mint with no problems I can see - no staining, no chips, no fleabites, no cracks, no significant wear, no nothing except for being in about the condition it came out of the glass works in.  The glass also has a smattering of nice tear drop bubbles which add to the effect.   Nice addition to any Western beer or general collection...or if you collect Northern California beer bottles.   $50  ON HOLD!

 


FREDERICKSBURG / (emblem with F B Co inside of a shield) / BOTTLING CO. S. F. / THIS BOTTLE NOT / TO BE SOLD.   This large (24-26 oz. & 11.5" tall), crudely made, heavily whittled, applied blob finish, thick olive green glass, champagne style beer bottle is very reminiscent of the "apollinaris" style mineral water bottles.   According to Tom Quinn (in an excellent article in Thomas's 2002 book which was based on a lead in May Jones's books from the 1960s) - these bottles, as well as scores of other different beer (export and champagne) and cylinder liquor bottles, were made in Germany (like most apollinaris bottles) for various far West Coast brewing and liquor companies (primarily California with some in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia); often for companies with German surnames or themes (like Fredericksburg).  These German-made bottles - or at least the ones with U. S. specific embossing - seem to be a phenomena of just West Coast brewing and liquor companies which is believed related to a connection with several importers in the Bay Area of German ancestry (Abramson & Heunisch in the early 1880s; possibly others later).   Anyway, this example is in about mint condition with just some very minor wear/scuffing and a small nick at the base edge (visible at the linked image at about 11 o'clock).  This bottle was used for illustrating my Historic Bottle Website.  And interesting piece of Western American history with European roots.  $75

 

UNION BREWING / AND / MALTING CO. / S. F. CAL. - This is embossed on the front of this "select" or "champagne" style quart (24-25 oz.) beer bottle.  It is also embossed on the base with P. C. G. W. which indicates manufacture by the Pacific Coast Glass Works (San Francisco, CA.) which used this mark from 1902 to about 1924 according to Dr. Julian Toulouse's classic book on makers marks.  The Union Brewing & Malting Company operated under this name from 1902 to 1916 with this bottle most likely dating to the first half of that range.  This example has a tooled blob finish, 11" tall, smooth base (besides the noted makers marking), and in a nice bright deep amber that does pass light well in the window (the image shows the color well).  Click on the following links to see more images of this bottle:  base view showing the PCGW mark faintly; close-up of the shoulder, neck, and finish.  The condition is virtually pristine with just a few light scuff spots on the lower back and no cracks, chips, flashes, staining, high point wear on the embossing (common on re-useable beer bottles), or other issues.  This bottle was also acquired for and used/pictured on the Historic Bottle Website $35  ON HOLD!

 

COLUMBIA / WEISS BEER / BREWERY / ST. LOUIS, MO. - Virtually unknown as a bottle style out West (at least embossed with a Western company/city), the tall and graceful "Weiss" bottles were not even that commonly used in the Midwest and East.  However, it seems that a large amount of them were made for the St. Louis market, like this example.  Bottle is a nice clear medium amber, 9 1/2" tall (with stopper), tooled blob top with the original lettered porcelain stopper and original bail (click HERE for a picture of the stopper), smooth base, ca. 1900-1910.  This bottle is also embossed on the reverse with "THIS BOTTLE / IS / NEVER SOLD"; click HERE for a picture of the reverse side.  At the bottom of the reverse side, just above the heel, is embossed "I G CO 30A" which indicates manufacture by the Illinois Glass Company in mold #30A.  This mold is listed in the early 20th century Illinois Glass catalogs with the number 30A and was called - of all things - the "St. Louis Weiss Beer" style.  Bottle is essentially mint with no chips, cracks, wear, or staining - just a couple of obscure scratches.  The relatively heavy glass also has some nice bubbles in the glass and is all-round just a neat looking item. (Incidentally, this bottle was illustrated on the Historic Bottle Website.)   $50

 

GAMBRINUS BREWING CO. / GBCo monogram / PORTLAND, OR. - All of this is embossed inside of a circular "slug plate."  The base is also embossed with S B & G Co / 2 indicating production by the Streator Bottle & Glass Company of Streator, IL. (the "2" is a mold mark of unknown meaning) and the reverse heel is embossed with a very small 99 which might be a date code for 1899.  Click base view to see an image of the base.  This bottle is mouth-blown (aka hand-blown, like about everything I sell) with a tooled crown cap accepting finish, aqua in color, 11 1/4" tall "quart" size (about 22-24 oz. actually), and dates from 1899 to maybe 1905 when Streator merged into the American Bottle Co.  (As a side note, Gambrinus was known as the "patron saint of beer" and a name used by many American breweries during the late 19th and early 20th centuries - and even today in one instance.)  Condition of the bottle is about mint with very shiny clean glass and a few light scuff marks here and there.  The only issues are a small (3 mm wide by 1.5 mm high) shallow flake on the side of the top portion ("bead") of the lip/finish and one small (2-3 mm in diameter) impact mark on the lower back.  This bottle was also used for illustrating my Historic Bottle Website.  All things considered, this is a pretty good example of an Oregon beer bottle that one doesn't see that often.  $30

 

LIBERTY BREWING CO. / SPRINGFIELD, MASS. - I don't know much of anything about this bottle except that the company is listed in Van Wieren's "American Breweries II" as being in business from 1901-1911 at 183 Liberty and Charles Streets in Springfield.  The full embossing on this bottle is REGISTERED / LIBERTY BREWING CO. / TRADE (Statue of Liberty) MARK / SPRINGFIELD, MASS.  The embossed Statue of Liberty makes this bottle head an shoulders nicer than the usual crown top beer bottle from the Eastern Seaboard.  This item has a tooled crown top finish, smooth base (a couple faint numbers it appears), a faint amethyst tint to the otherwise colorless glass, and is 9.25" tall.  Condition is essentially mint with no chips, cracks, dings, or staining.  There is some very light - and very hard to see - wear on a couple high points of the body.  Other wise just a nice bottle with some great embossing.  Start your "Statue of Liberty" collection with this bottle!  $20

 

NORTH WESTERN BREWING CO. / CHICAGO, ILL.- This "quart" (approx. 25 oz.) aqua champagne style beer bottle is embossed as noted - with a monogram that includes a buffalo head - inside of a raised circle (likely plate) on the shoulder.  The bottle is made of a heavy/thick pale greenish aqua glass and is almost 11.5" tall.  This bottle is another obtained and used for illustrating my Historic Bottle Website - specifically, on the beer and closures pages.  Below is most of the write-up from my other website dealing with this bottle:

This bottles base is also embossed with S. B. & G. Co. indicating manufacture by the Streator Bottle & Glass Company (Streator, IL.),  in business under this name from 1881 to 1905.  This beer bottle has a Baltimore loop seal closure accepting finish.  Click Bottle Finishes & Closures, Part III: Types of Bottle Closures to move to the... page which covers this closure type. This bottle also has a tooled blob finish (with the distinctive Baltimore seal "groove" inside the bore), multiple air venting marks on the back shoulder, and was produced in a post base mold.  This brewing company was in business with this name from 1888 to 1909 (Bull et al. 1984).  The makers mark and company information in combination gives a pretty positive date range for this bottle of 1888 to 1905, entirely consistent with the manufacturing features noted.  Click on the following links to view more images of this bottle: base view showing the makers mark; close-up view of the embossing and shoulder.  Streator's cross-state rival the Illinois Glass Company (Alton, IL.) offered a very similar champagne style "Monogram Beer" in their early 20th century catalogs, though this shape of bottle also fits the "select" beer style definition noted earlier.   Click IGCo. 1906 catalog - pages 254-255 to view an almost identical bottle which was offered with any finish (including the Baltimore seal) and as a plate mold like this Streator example.

Condition of the bottle itself is essentially perfect with no chips or cracks though the bottle does have a couple small scratches and scuff marks on one side, a little case wear, and some splotchy whitish staining on the outside on maybe 1/3rd of the bottle.  Interesting bottle with the raided "medallion" that has the embossing contained within it.  $15

 

E. HINCKEL / BREWING CO. / ALBANY N.Y. / BOSTON MASS. / MANCHESTER N.H. / REGISTERED - I wasn't sure what this script lettering read - Kinchel or Hinchel or something else - as the first letter is quite stylized and hard to read.  However, I was recently notified that it is for Hinckel who made a variety of bottles from the 1890s until Prohibition (thanks Ted!).  This is a nice example of a "pint" (i.e., 11-12 oz.) Eastern beer bottle from the early 20th century and pre-Prohibition, ca. 1905-1915 I would estimate.  The embossing is largely diagonal across the front and in script.  The bottle also has C. G. W. embossed on the rear heel which certainly stands for the glass works/company that made the bottle, though which one that starts with a "C" is unknown...although it is unlikely to be any Western producer like Colorado Glass.  The bottle has a tooled crown finish, a medium amber color, thick side mold seams, is 9.25" tall, and in near mint condition with a few very minor wear marks on the body.  The brewing company is listed in Van Wieren's "American Breweries II" book as being in business from 1884 to 1920 though this bottle would be from the latter end of that lengthy span.  $15

 

BLATZ - Milwaukee, Wis. - Old Heidelberg Brew beer tray - This is an esthetic beer tray that was reportedly produced during Prohibition (ca. 1920s) for the "near beer" product of Blatz - Old Heidelberg Brew...not "Beer."  The label on the bottle confirms this somewhat as it does state that the product "Does not contain...of alcohol by vol..." (the missing parts are off the edge of label graphic).  This is also confirmed on the www.Trayman.net website (great resource BTW).  The tray was made - according to small print in the lower right corner - by the The American Art Works, Inc., Coshocton, Ohio.  Size of the tray is a rectangular 13.25" by 10.5" by 1.25" deep.  It has some chipping and edge wear as can be seen in the enlarged photo (click to see a larger version) but is overall a nice looking tray with good graphics and pleasing overall nice design...and an embossed BLATZ bottle! (Which is what attracted me to the tray.)  The bottle graphics itself are almost untouched, with most of the wear/chipping in the vicinity of BREW and along the rim.  The back of the tray also has spots where the paint has worn off but the tray has no dents at all.  I actually acquired this tray in Ely, Nevada about 30 years ago of all things; time now to pass it on.  Incidentally, a near mint example sold on eBay for $373 a few years ago; this one is certainly not mint but priced accordingly.   $85

 


 

CRESCENT / BOTTLING WORKS / J. A. C. / SEDRO-WOOLEY, / WASH. - According to Ron Fowler's great (really!) book on Washington soda bottles, James A. Clark (the J. A. C. on the bottle) was the sole proprietor of the Crescent Bottle Works in Sedro-Wooley, WA. from 1905 to 1914 - which would be the manufacturing date range for this soda bottle.  It has a tooled crown top finish (lip), was blown in a four-piece, cup-base "plate mold" (the embossing section was a removable and replaceable plate), smooth base, has a pale amethyst tint, and is 8" tall.  The base is embossed with 1013 (or 101B...hard to tell as it is faint and "double stamped",  so to speak) which would be a mold and/or design number used by the unknown glassworks that made the bottle (which was most likely on the West Coast).  I've not seen many of these soda bottles, and indeed, Fowler notes it as "Very Rare" meaning less than 10 known to that author.  The condition of this bottle is essentially mint with no chips, cracks, or significant staining (virtually all of the splotchy dirt faintly showing inside was removed after taking the photo); the bottle has just the slightest bit of wear on one shoulder spot...very insignificant.  Top example with very bold embossing.  SOLD!

E. DUFFY & SON / 44 FILBERT St.  - This listing is for a very early and interesting ale or porter bottle from the City of Brotherly Love .  The noted embossing (click image to the immediate left) is embossed in a very distinct "slug plate" or just "plate."  This is one of the earliest of these type plates which made it easy for soda, mineral water, beer (ale, porter, stout) bottlers to have individualized "proprietary" bottles made up for them at less cost than a individual mold.  The other side is embossed (not in a plate) with DYOTTVILLE GLASS WORKS (arched)  / PHILAD.A (Philadelphia, PA.).  This particular bottle has a crudely applied mineral finish/lip, a distinct iron or improved pontil scar or mark on the base, and an overall crudity befitting its manufacturing date of about 1854 to 1856.  (For more information on these Dyottville bottles and dates of manufacture see Tod Von Mechow's excellent article in the May 2006 issue of AB&GC magazine.)  The condition is very good for a re-used, dug bottle with no chips, cracks, or notable staining though the bottle does has some moderate wear to much of the body from re-use; this is visible in the close-up image to the left.  It is however, not really that distracting and gives the bottle surface a "matte" type finish.   Bottle acquired for and pictured on the Historic Bottle Website A relatively nice example of a very historic bottle which is among the earliest of the embossed beer bottles.   SOLD!.

Cobalt blue beer bottle - This cobalt 12 oz. beer bottle so intense in color that it has some purple-blue highlights to my eye in the thicker portions of the glass which is quite heavy.  Bottle is 9" tall, smooth base (click base view to see such), a true applied "mineral" type finish or lip (click close-up of the shoulder, neck and lip to see such), was produced in a turn-mold (unusual for cobalt beers) with very distinct horizontal striations, and dates from the 1880-1895 era in my estimation.  It also has some nice elongated bubbles in the glass.  These cobalt blue beer bottles often (always) held a brewed product called "Liquid Bread", which was likely simply an euphemism for "beer."  The condition of the glass is very nice and smooth - no staining, just a few scuff marks.  There is a small edge of the lip rim nick (actually it may be a very small open bubble) and a short (5 mm long), narrow flake of the bottom edge of the lower part of the collar which is not too obvious and minor in scope...but it is there.  Great window bottle and a item which I used to illustrate the export bottle type on the Historic Bottle Website.  Given the very minor chips, this item is priced well.   SOLD!

 


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