old bottle find

wish71 · Jul 30, 2015

I found this bottle while digging at work can't find much info on would anybody know what I have and what it might be worth thanks

SargentClad · Jul 30, 2015

What is the word on top?

GLASSHOPPER1955 · Jul 30, 2015

Looks like circa 1860s-1870s era spring (water) bottle. Nice find any day of the week. Looks to be in really nice shape. I'd be looking for more.

wish71 · Jul 30, 2015

Sorry the bottle says missisquoi springs with an A in the center

wish71 · Jul 30, 2015

Yes it's in nice shape no breaks or cracks I don't know much about bottles it looked nice so I grabbed it there was lots of bottles all about six feet deep found while installing new storm sewer along the freeway i 75

GLASSHOPPER1955 · Jul 31, 2015

wish71 said:
Yes it's in nice shape no breaks or cracks I don't know much about bottles it looked nice so I grabbed it there was lots of bottles all about six feet deep found while installing new storm sewer along the freeway i 75

The mind wanders just thinking of what other bottles you left there...Congrats though for grabbing that one anyway. You did good. :clapping:

Here's a little info on the Missisquoi Springs:
http://www.peachridgeglass.com/2013/07/gerald-and-his-labeled-missisquoi-bottle

wish71 · Jul 31, 2015

Thanks hopper might just go back and dig her again

bootyhound · Aug 1, 2015

Thats a real nice one there. almost anything from that age period is good... in my digging career ive only ever dug up one mineral water bottle of that age period...

metaladdict · Aug 1, 2015

Thats a gorgeous bottle! :shock:

DominoDan · Aug 1, 2015

Mineral water bottle embossed with the text, “MISSISQUOI/A/SPRINGS.” An 1878 advertisement for Missiquoi Spring Water in the New York Times says, “the water of this great spring is a specific for CANCER, BRIGHT’S DISEASE [kidney disease], SCROFULA [skin disease], CUTANEOUS AFFECTIONS, and all diseases arising from impurities of the BLOOD.” A physician in 1889 by the name of Thomas Maben wrote, in The Pharmaceutical Journal and Transaction, an analysis of the mineral water and its supposed healing properties. What he discovered was that it was purely spring water, with no healing properties. This bottle dates from between 1850-1920.

http://www.aia.umd.edu/seeking_liberty/MBbeveragebottles.html

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wish71 · Aug 1, 2015

Thanks dan great info

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