original 1860-63 intact and richly colored cobalt blue low-shouldered pony style embossed glass privy dug carbonated soda water bottle with blob top
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SKU
UR-21615-15
william hutchinson company, chicago, il.
early 1860's intact civil war-era antique american chicago privy dug low-shouldered 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 shouldered bottle contains a smooth base with an off-center embossed single dot and visible key/hinge mold lines. the body of the bottle contains the bottler's initials with the city and state (i.e., chicago, ill) located below the block lettering. this type of highly collectible bottle was first introduced around 1855 and remained in production well into the 1860's. 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 manufacturer 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." surface wear, scuff marks and discoloration consistent with age. the privy dug bottle is free from major cracks or breaks. several available.
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