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BLACK GLASS / CASE GIN BOTTLES

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BG-2 Small Case Gin 9 3/4" tall, dark yellow / olive green color glass, BIMAL, smooth base, case gin form bottle. Very nice, crude applied top that has a very small flake of glass missing. Embossing on front of bottle reads : " COSMOPOLITE / (picture of man holding a bottle) / J. J. MELCHERS W Z / SCHIEDAM ". This bottle is in pretty good condition if it was not for a very small ping on the base heal and the flake of glass missing on the top. There is also over all exterior & interior haze and a bruise on the elbow of the man. All of these things are not bad and take nothing away from this rare, smaller size Melchers gin bottle. This would respond well to a tumble. No scratches, major chips or cracks. Circa 1870's. $200.00

BG-3 10 3/4" tall, dark yellow / olive green color glass, BIMAL, smooth base, case gin form bottle. Very nice, crude applied top that has a rough spot on one edge. It looks like there was a air pocket or a low fill spot. In the making error? There is some glass missing though. Horizontal embossing on front of bottle reads : " J. J. MELCHERS W Z N ". This bottle is in pretty good condition if it was not for the spot mentioned on the top. There is also some light, spotty exterior haze.These things are not bad and take nothing away from this Melchers gin bottle. No scratches, major chips or stain or cracks. Circa 1870's. $45.00

BG-6 11" tall, dark yellow / olive green color glass, turn mold cylinder form, applied collared top and a smooth base. Nice applied glass seal on shoulder of bottle reads : " ERVIN L. BOLS / HET LOOTSJE / AMSTERDAM " Base has " 3/4 L. " embossed on it. Near mint condition with only some light interior and exterior haze. Not bad! No chips, cracks, heavy stain or dings. Circa 1870 -80's. $45.00

BG-11 11" tall, yellow / green color glass, A lot darker in the top and base. Please see my second picture. Free blown form with a very crude applied top and a sand pontil base.There is so much going for this piece. It screams with age! The glass is very crude with nice whittle and texture. A nice early porter or ale bottle. No chips, cracks, scratches or stain. Circa 1840's - 50's. $85.00

BG-12 I have a few of these bottles for sale. All have various forms of stain & wear. Most are sand or sticky ball pontiled. The bottles pictured above are very close examples to the bottles that I have. Average size on these bottles are about 9" to 11 1/2" tall, yellow / green color glass, some darker than others. Free blown & or 3 part molds with crude applied tops. There are so much going for these pieces. They all scream with age! The glass on these are crude with nice whittle and texture. I have never cleaned the bottles pictured. They could use a good bath and scrubbing! Nice early porter or ale bottles with various forms of wear. Most of these would respond well to a pro-clean. No large chips, cracks. Circa 1840's - 50's. They look like they just came off of a shipwreck. ALL SOLD! ( But, I also have other, smaller porter or ale bottles for sale that are smooth base. Bulk discounts are available. )

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11" tall, dark yellow / olive green color glass that has quite a few swirls, bubbles and a lot of crud. BIMAL, smooth base, case gin form bottle. Very nice, crude applied top! Embossing on front of bottle reads : " COSMOPOLITE / (picture of man holding a bottle) / SCHIEDAM ". This bottle would be in near mint condition if it was not for a very small ping on the base heal and over all exterior haze. There is also some spotty inside dirt in one corner and near the base of the bottle. Would respond well to a tumble. There is so much crud and different color swirls to the uneven glass that it would make a great window bottle once cleaned. No scratches, chips or cracks. Circa 1870's.

8 3/4" tall, dark yellow / olive green color glass, 2 part mold, squat cylinder form, applied collared lip that is rough from the making process on the very top. Bottle has a smooth, indented base. Bottle is embossed on front : " ARMBRECHTS' / TONIC / COCA WINE / LONDON " Near mint condition with only some light scratches and a small chip and two small pings on the back base heal. Not bad! Nice crude, whittled glass No cracks or heavy stain. A nice tonic / narcotic bottle!

11 1/8" tall, dk. olive green color glass, 3 part mold cylinder form with an applied double collar lip and a smooth base. Applied glass seal near base reads : " BOOTH & CO. / SUPERIOR GIN / S. S. COW CROSS " In mint condition there is no damage to this bottle at all. The seal is crudely applied and hard to read. There is a pot stone on the back shoulder of the bottle with no stars. Circa 1840's, English. This bottle has crude, wavy glass with a lot of bubbles. A rare top shelf black glass seal bottle.

SMALLER SIZE 9 3/8" tall, Olive green glass, darker in the applied lip and base, lighter in the shoulders and center. A very crude applied lip that has glass dripping to the very uneven shoulder of the bottle. Smooth base, Paddled uneven sides. A nice smaller sized case gin in great shape for it's age! Circa 1850's. Has a spot or two of inside dirt that looks like would clean with some TLC. Some minor scratches, a small, what looks like a white scuff mark on one edge towards the base and a white scuff mark with some very minor chips on the glass drip on the lip. None of this is bad. I only like to note everything for accuracy. A nice bottle that displays mint!

9" tall, yellow / green color glass. Free blown, crude, uneven smooth base, case gin form bottle. Very crude applied pig snout style lip. No embossing on this bottle. This bottle is in near mint condition with only a few scratches and spotty haze. There are some nice swirls and folds in the glass. No chips, cracks or heavy stain. A nice, old case gin! Circa 1870's.

7 3/4" tall, base is 5 1/2" across. yellow / green color glass, free blown bottle that has a nice kick up and open pontiled base, squat Dutch Onion form. A flared top with a applied glass ring. The flared part of the top does have a small chip just under the flare. It has been there awhile by the looks of it. A good display bottle. It does have a few problems. Those being : The chip, already mentioned, there are 5 star cracks on the side of the bottle. The largest being about 1 1/2". They seem to grouped in one area.There are also some spots of stain, rust and overall scratches. A good display bottle for the price and the age of this piece! Circa 1830's. It looks like it just came off of a shipwreck.

7 1/2" tall, base is 6" across. yellow / green color glass, free blown, open pontil base, squat Dutch Onion. Very nice, applied top. No embossing on this bottle. It is in pretty good condition if it was not for over all exterior & interior haze and some circular grind marks around bottle. Also has some scratches but no chips or cracks. Circa 1830's - 40's.

8" tall, base is 4 1/2" across, yellow / green color glass, free blown, high kick up base bottle that is open pontiled. Dutch mallet form. A flared top with a applied glass ring. The flared part of the top does have a chip. A good display bottle. It does have a few problems. Those being : The chip, already mentioned, there are 2 star cracks. The largest being about 1". There are also some spots of stain, rust and scratches. A good display bottle for the price and the age of this piece! It also looks like it just came off of a shipwreck. Circa 1830's.

11 3/4" tall, yellow / green color glass that is lighter at the top and darker at the base, turn mold, smooth base, lady leg form. It looks like this bottle just missed being pontiled! Applied ring around top. The embossing on this bottle is on the base. Embossing reads (in a circle) : " WYNAND PUCKINK / AMSTERDAM ". This bottle is in near mint condition with only a few scratches keeping it from being mint. No chips or cracks. Circa 1860's

11 " tall, light to medium yellow green color glass, darker towards the base. Free blown cylinder form with long neck and bulbous body. Finished sheared top and a crudely applied ring collar. A smaller kick up base than the bottle below with an open pontil. There is a lot going for this piece. It has crude glass with texture, bubbles and swirls through out the glass A nice early wine bottle. No chips, cracks, scratches or heavy stain. Circa 1830's - 40's.

11 1/2" tall, light yellow green color glass, free blown cylinder form with a long neck, rounded shoulders, sheared, finished top and a crudely applied ring collar. A nice kick up base with an open pontil. This bottle is in mint condition with only a few minor scratches. This bottle has crude glass with a lot of small bubbles. A nice early wine bottle. Circa 1840's.

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