Old Bottle Found in Wall

Country Dirt Kid · May 24, 2022

Here is a bottle that was found in the wall of a 160-year-old house. I don't have the right bottle brush to clean it right now and I'm scared to clean it so I might just leave it dirty. A while back I did an exploring video at this same house if you are interested in old construction. The house had things you don't see every day such as trees used as floor joist as well as horsehair tar paper. The house is spooky.

GroundSweeper · May 24, 2022

Very cool bottle and house!

cellrdwellr · May 24, 2022

Very cool old bottle, it looks like a pontil to me. May we see a picture of the base? That is a Mrs. Winslows syrup I believe. Pontil bottles were popular up until the civil war, so if yours is indeed pontiled, that bottle could have belonged to the original owner of the house. Awesome score!

GLASSHOPPER1955 · May 24, 2022

Probably dates around 1890s judging by the style. Mrs. Winslow's are more easily found than yours. Nice find!
Don't be afraid to clean it. Immerse it in drain cleaner/water 50/50 mix for a few days and use a slender brush. You won't hurt the bottle and it should clean up nice since it wasn't buried in dirt underground. You should probe out that yard if you still have access. Anyplace that old would yield some nice old glass.
Some info:
https://www.bottlepickers.com/bottle_articles100.htm

zeemang · May 24, 2022

Cool find!

Gauntlet · May 25, 2022

Cool find.

That product seems to have quite a controversial history.

https://victoriancardhub.com/blog/deadly-teething-syrup/

pplinker · May 25, 2022

Thanks for the video of exploring the old house.

Country Dirt Kid · May 25, 2022

thanks for the replies and links everyone I read them all.

cellrdwellr said:
Very cool old bottle, it looks like a pontil to me. May we see a picture of the base?

I just looked hoping to see the scar but there is only a mold seam.

Country Dirt Kid · May 25, 2022

GLASSHOPPER1955 said:
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I did and found the privy an a whisky flask. I will post those pictures soon.

yandosan · May 25, 2022

ahh, back in the innocent days when heroin was in baby food.

MoBob · May 25, 2022

Very cool old bottle. Congrats on finding it

metaladdict · May 25, 2022

Nice bottle, they can be cleaned in acid, I used to use CLR when it was caustic.
Home Depot sells toilet cleaner acid for $12.00

teotwawki12 · May 26, 2022

Excellent find

bmh · May 27, 2022

65 mg of Morphine per fluid ounce. And it cures diarrhea too!

It's a wonder that humanity has survived for this long. We're crazy. :lol:

That is a sweet bottle though.

GLASSHOPPER1955 · May 31, 2022

ChrisMD said:
That’s a cool bottle. A lot better than the old battle axe I find in my house every time I come home from work!

Chaznsc · Jul 9, 2022

I love old glass. And it is amazing what we used to ingest.

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