original and intact civil war-era antique american hard to find chicago privy dug "pony shape" cobalt blue glass w.h.h. mineral or soda water bottle fabricated by william mcullly & company glass works of pittsburgh, pa. the oval-shaped applied blob top collar or lip bottle was distributed by w. h. hutchinson & company, chicago, il. the sloping shoulder bottle contains a smooth base with an off-center embossed letter "h" for hutchinson. the body of the bottle contains the bottler's initials with the city (chicago) located below. this type of highly collectible bottle was first introduced around 1855. although the shape of the body remained largely unchanged - with the exception of the paneled "mug base" variety - the thickness of the lettering, along with placement of the city and manufacerer markings along the backside varied from year to year. in addition, the earliest bottles contained a deep iron pontiled base. the smooth hinge and/or key mold bases contained dots, stars and the letter "h" as found in this example. surface wear and discoloration consistent with age. the privy dug bottle is free from cracks or breaks.