From whence the Free Town bottles came .. and the one I consider to be an eye popper!

[creskol]

This heavy ironstone bottle stands right at 12 inches tall .. I believe that it is a nice old one with the only flaw being a open firing bubble in the glaze just below the shoulder.

 

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[ModernMiner]

Dang, that's a big bottle. Sweet!
-MM-

 

[surf]

Hey creskol,

There's a nice one. That form is generally a Dutch Gin, sometimes German mineral water. I take it there's nothing impressed.

Lucas Bols Genever Stoneware​

I always forget about the Liebfraumilch: Vintage Stoneware Wine Bottles

 

[creskol]

Thanks Surf .. I have discovered that he bottle has an embossement on the bottom of ---¿ something ?---New York, but I can't make it out.

 

[VOL1266-X]

That's a whopper Rob!! That will be a standout in your ever growing bottle collection. HH, Q.

 

[Nana40]

WHoa! That's a lot a work going on under there. lol Looks great tho. I'd probably be crawling around in every inch of that dirt with a detector.
GREAT bottle!
Nana

 

[creskol]

Thanks Nana and Quindy Before it is all over with, all the dirt removed will be screened for goodies.

 

[treblehunter]

Your killing me with that pic, looks like the slightest shake and its going to end up in a thousand pieces! Very interesting, I have a couple of spots I would love to excavate and look for some old bottles just can't change my focus from deer hunting and metal detecting (lions and tigers and bears oh my!)
I love the old bottles, just looking at them on the site intrigues me. Nice find, thanks for sharing. HH

 

[Ifoundit69]

Awesome score !