Bottle Information

[P.S.]

This bottle was found at the base of dune in a fairly remote location near Fort Walton Beach... from reading some of the posts here on treasure net, I felt like I knew the basics of how to judge the "round about" age of a bottle. This one has me kinda stumped? It looks as though the seam goes all the way up the lip ? And is that a pontil bottom? Any light you all could shed on this one would be greatly appreciated!! The last picture is enhanced so you can see the embossed design.

Height:10 inches
Width: 3inches

 

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[newbieprospector]

I would guess early 1900's...I use this page to get an estimate for dating bottles if I have trouble finding a match somewhere else on line:
https://sha.org/bottle/dating.htm

Is your bottle actually purple or did you use the image from this page since it was similar?
Those Pre-Pro Whiskey Men!: Magnus: A Father?s Death and a Son?s Redemption

Because the purple one would hold more value, but still a neat find!!!

 

[P.S.]

It is a light purple not as vibrant as that. I used that photo then bumped up the vibrancy and contrast so it would be easy to see the design. Thank you for the links. I guess the bottom is my biggest question?

 

[newbieprospector]

Well after years of being in the ocean or in sand, it would only make sense that some of the pigment was gone since they were "purpled", according to my second link above, and not actually purple glass.
These are on ebay: c1900 PURPLE-AMETHYST QT WHISKEY JOS.A. MAGNUS & CO. CINCINNATI,O. | eBay

As you can see, the deeper the color, the price goes up.

 

[bottlehunterofcoscob]

It is a light purple not as vibrant as that. I used that photo then bumped up the vibrancy and contrast so it would be easy to see the design. Thank you for the links. I guess the bottom is my biggest question?

I think you're looking at a suction scar on the bottom from the machine that made the bottle. Not a pontil mark. Check out this link, especially #5:

https://sha.org/bottle/machinemadedating.htm

 

[Bass]

Yep, definitely a machine made bottle

 

[P.S.]

Thank you! That was very helpful! It does look more like a suction scar than a pontil!

 

[P.S.]

Lol! I admit, I get overly excited about anything that looks halfway old! 🙄 I've yet to find an intact bottle that predates the turn of the century! Just gotta keep looking, I guess!

 

[Bass]

Keep looking, you'll score eventually