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Saturday, July 7, 2018

J. L. Prescott Liquid Stove Polish Bottle.




 Reads: LIQUID STOVE POLISH
MANUFACTURED BY
J. L. PRESCOTT CO.
NEW YORK

This is a nice clean bottle a piece of the cork still inside.


It has a small gouge (shown in the above photo) that was evidently made while the glass was still soft.  The glass from the gouge is on the surface of the bottle (smaller arrow).


Friday, July 6, 2018

Two Green Blown Blob Top Bottles


Two Green Blown Bottles Found on Treasure Coast.

Lip of Lighter Green Bottle.

Bottom of Lighter Green Bottle.
Large Bubble in Neck of Dark Green Bottle.

Monday, July 2, 2018

Two Blown Brown Applied Lip Beer or Ale Bottles.




Bottle on Right.

Bottle on Left
Closer View of Lip of Bottle on Left.


Bottom of Bottle on Left.


I.G.CO.L…………..Ihmsen Glass Company, Limited, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (c.1876-1900). Also listed as Ihmsen Window Glass Company. Pittsburgh directory listings show this company included the “Limited” in their name from 1876 to c.1896. Bottles bearing this mark can definitely be attributed to this company.

The other bottle has no bottom labeling.


Brown Embossed PABST Beer Bottle. WF & S. William Frazen & Son. MIlwaukee

  Brown Embossed Pabst Bottle. Embossed as follows PABST B MILWAUKEE THIS BOTTLE NOT TO BE SOLD. Base embossed WF&S MIL horizontally wit...