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Morning All,
Don't know how many folks have their ears on as we approach the holidays, but I'm going to try anyway.
A bottle has just come into my possession that I can't for the life of me find any info on. Have checked all of the traditional sources and remain in the dark.
First, what it isn't -- a National bitters bottle!
What it is -- a clear, torpedo-style bottle in the form of an ear of corn. The bottle was clearly mold blown in a three-piece mold and finished with a small bead lipping tool. The bottle is clear, 5 3/4" long and no more than 1 1/2" in diameter at its thickest point. The "ears" of corn extend from the base of the bottle up towards the finish before they are obscured by "leaves" that extend down the body from the finish. On the shoulder is what I presume to be the manufacturer's mark. It looks much like a stylized cross with small diamond fitting into a notch on the leg of the cross and a small diamond making up the top of the cross.
Does anyone know what I'm looking at? Manufacturer? I am told that it was obtained in an antique shop in Syracuse NY?
I will try to get a digital photo or two ready today if anyone thinks this would help. Just email me off list and I can ship them off.
Thanks everyone! And happy holidays!
Matthew A. Sterner, M.A., RPA
Senior Project Director
Statistical Research, Inc.
(520) 721-4309
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