Cool find scuba diving

[TheRingFinder]

Thought this was quite unusual - why would they make bottles with rounded bottoms? I was really lucky as my detector hit the metal stand and as I was searching for it, my other hand went right on top of the bottle that was under about 6" of soot. If anyone has information on this type of bottle, please share your knowledge with me.

Thanks!!!

 

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[ynpto804]

It's known as a torpedo bottle. Made from the late 1800's to the 1930s. It's a common bottle but a nice find with the base.

 

[dansalata]

ive seen a lot of those...check the antique bottles forum website.they have a lot of very knowledegeable bottle guys out there...i found some broken ones like that before...

 

[TheRingFinder]

Thanks for the info -

 

[dieselram94]

What is the base for and what is it made of? Just to make it stand up as it has a round bottom?

 

[vpnavy]

FWIW - take a look at Antique Round Bottom Bottles / 1800s Bottle Collection / Antique Soda Bottles and Round Bottle Sodas...

 

[unclemac]

the bottom is round so that you will not store it upright. corks need to stay wet....so lay it on the side.

 

[joshua2]

Man neat find

 

[dieselram94]

the bottom is round so that you will not store it upright. corks need to stay wet....so lay it on the side.

Now that you explained it that way it makes total sense to me. Thanks for the info!

 

[doc-d]

Very cool.......

 

[jewelerguy]

great torpedo. I've seen lots posted but never with a stand. that's cool.

 

[g-olden years]

Must feel super to find both parts with bottle intact underneath the water! CONGRATS! Andi

 

[pepperj]

Nice looking torpedo soda.

 

[steelheadwill]

The stand is an exceptional recovery, never saw one or knew they existed.
after finding my first bottle of this type, I consulted with an 'Old Man of the Sea'.
He called them 'Hamiltons',(patented by John Hamilton 1809) or 'ballast bottles',
and and told me the shape was so a sailor couldn't
say his water ration had spilled after he set it down and try to get another.
The 'wet cork' explanation also makes perfect sense. I followed VPNavys first link,
Sheesh, a set of three generic cloudy unmarked examples seems very pricey at $95,
if anyone wants these for their collection, I can do a lot better than that
His second link shows some beautiful embossed and shaped examples.
Great Post and subject. Congrats and thanks for the photos HH, Herbie.