1800's Bottle

[creade]

I dug up this bottle yesterday from the corner of an old cellar. I believe it might be a medicine bottle but I'm not sure. I don't know if my eyes are just playing tricks on me but there seems to be something embossed on it. Any help is appreciated!

 

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[pepperj]

I dug up this bottle yesterday from the corner of an old cellar. I believe it might be a medicine bottle but I'm not sure. I don't know if my eyes are just playing tricks on me but there seems to be something embossed on it. Any help is appreciated!

That is a beautiful looking bottle.
Congrats 👏
Early 1800s possible even older.
Can you take a picture of it holding it up to the natural light, or have the sun on the otherside.
Need show off its inner beauty.

 

[GaRebel1861]

Very nice!

 

[Athens]

I dug up this bottle yesterday from the corner of an old cellar. I believe it might be a medicine bottle but I'm not sure. I don't know if my eyes are just playing tricks on me but there seems to be something embossed on it. Any help is appreciated!

That is a awesome bottle,great find It definitely looks really old definitely 1800 really nice.

 

[villagenut]

Nice example of a pontil scar....yep, at least 1860 or older.

 

[RatherBeDigging]

Definitely an oldie right there. That black glass had a Fair bit of iron slag in it which also made it tougher to break. It also contributed to that color which is good at shielding the contents from a lot of sunlight.

 

[oldmxrat]

Very cool bottle, congrats!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice old bottle, sorry I can't help on the ID.

 

[Digger RJ]

I dug up this bottle yesterday from the corner of an old cellar. I believe it might be a medicine bottle but I'm not sure. I don't know if my eyes are just playing tricks on me but there seems to be something embossed on it. Any help is appreciated!

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[pepperj]

Definitely an oldie right there. That black glass had a Fair bit of iron slag in it which also made it tougher to break. It also contributed to that color which is good at shielding the contents from a lot of sunlight.

Just to be a stickler here the bottle isn't a typical black glass.
It falls into an earlier colour which dates earlier
These 2 photos show the correct colour

It's in the brown/amber range of colour
one can get a dating range also from the colour

Bottle Colors Page

sha.org

The offset pontil scar is another indication of an early hand blown bottle.
I hope when @Harry Pristis pops back on the forum he can provide some insight into what he knows about the bottle.
He certainly knows his early glass.

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[Georgivs]

Very early glass, super cool find. I've found the bottom of a similar bottle along the SC coast

 

[creade]

That is a beautiful looking bottle.
Congrats 👏
Early 1800s possible even older.
Can you take a picture of it holding it up to the natural light, or have the sun on the otherside.
Need show off its inner beauty.

I had to wait for a sunny day👍

 

[creade]

Very nice!

Thanks!

 

[creade]

That is an awesome bottle,great find It definitely looks really old definitely 1800 really nice.

Thanks!

 

[creade]

Nice example of a pontil scar....yep, at least 1860 or older.

Thank you!

 

[creade]

Definitely an oldie right there. That black glass had a Fair bit of iron slag in it which also made it tougher to break. It also contributed to that color which is good at shielding the contents from a lot of sunlight.

Thanks!

 

[creade]

Very cool bottle, congrats!

Thanks!

 

[creade]

Nice old bottle, sorry I can't help on the ID.

Thanks!

 

[creade]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

Thanks!

 

[creade]

Just to be a stickler here the bottle isn't a typical black glass.
It falls into an earlier colour which dates earlier
These 2 photos show the correct colour
View attachment 2153890View attachment 2153891
It's in the brown/amber range of colour
one can get a dating range also from the colour

Bottle Colors Page

sha.org

The offset pontil scar is another indication of an early hand blown bottle.
I hope when @Harry Pristis pops back on the forum he can provide some insight into what he knows about the bottle.
He certainly knows his early glass.

​

Thanks for the great information!