Ceramic Bottle

[EnvoyToTheMolePeople]

I found this ceramic bottle in a lake in Nova Scotia, it looks hand made. It even still has a quark on the inside. No markings on it whatsoever. Can anybody suggest an age/usage?

 

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[mick56]

I think those are called Ginger Beer

 

[tennessee digger]

That's nice, I like it.

 

[Doubter in MD]

"Quarks - any of a number of subatomic particles carrying a fractional electric charge, postulated as building blocks of the hadrons. Quarks have not been directly observed but theoretical predictions based on their existence have been confirmed experimentally."

I didn't see a quark in your photo and after reading the definition I'm not surprised.


Cool bottle!

 

[EnvoyToTheMolePeople]

"Quarks - any of a number of subatomic particles carrying a fractional electric charge, postulated as building blocks of the hadrons. Quarks have not been directly observed but theoretical predictions based on their existence have been confirmed experimentally."

I didn't see a quark in your photo and after reading the definition I'm not surprised.


Cool bottle!

Ha ha, I guess the bottle is a little strange.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Nice Ginger Beer, those tend to be mid 1800's

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

My first thought was a large 'ink bottle', as I've found similar bottle fragments here in Ontario.
Here's the base of one I found on a c1840 site this past spring.

Most of the ginger beer bottles I've seen have been fired glazed clay to keep the beer inside from spoiling, this bottle looks to be salt glazed.
But I think Mick is most likely correct in his suggestion that it's an early ginger beer bottle... c1830 - 60.

Nice find,
Dave

 

[A2coins]

Cool bottle I would be happy finding that

 

[Reanm8er]

Cool find Envoy, amazingly intact!

 

[CaptEsteban]

I always like to find those bottles , when I was diving. They are everywhere from the oceans, to small lakes & rivers. Many have some damage , though. KOOL FIND !
Here is a collection ;

https://938280.members.page4.me/iantreacher.html

and here is a recipe for " Ginger Beer ." [ non alcoholic ]