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Olive Green Bottle with Enamel Basket Weave Embossing

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Bottles4405 of 7633Beach Glass from Potomac RiverVery old milk jug. Painted and decorated by my  Godmother.
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    Posted 10 years ago

    Ang
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    Old bottle found in trash in the woods.
    It's olive green with a white enamel over embossed basket weave looking pattern. I can't tell what material the lid is made of. Bakelite? Plastic? Dunno. The bottom is thicker on one side than the other. I've never seen a bottle like this and haven't found anything about it in my one bottle book or online. My guess is perhaps a barber bottle (based on what I've learned, which isn't much). A friend knowledgeable of many things antique suggested a poison bottle because of the embossing, but I simply don't know!
    Any ideas are welcome!

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    1. Jewels Jewels, 10 years ago
      Any markings on the bottom?
    2. Ang Ang, 10 years ago
      Hi Jewels~~nope, nothing, no words or anything, on the bottom of the bottle. It's going to drive me crazy!
    3. Jewels Jewels, 10 years ago
      Haha hmm, is the cap threaded?
    4. Ang Ang, 10 years ago
      Hmm. Good question. I don't have it with me now, but I will check. The cap was stuck on there pretty good. It seems like it's plastic or bakelite.
    5. aghcollect aghcollect, 10 years ago
      Can you measure the height also? - If the cap is stuck on, I wouldn't try to force it as it may crack or break off completely.

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