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Coke "Christmas Bottle" from Newburyport, MA

I have a 1937 Coca-Cola "Christmas Bottle" from Newburyport, MA, as shown on the base. I understand that the value of these bottles can vary depending on the city of manufacture. Can anyone tell me if this one has any particular value?
- DKF
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- Nov 28, 2011
- Replies: 11
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
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Lovely bottle with no identifying information

Thank you, Joe. I'm enjoying this forum very much, and as a relative neophyte I appreciate the wealth of information to be found here. As for the bottle, I had indeed surmised that it contained some kind of unpleasant substance that called for controlled pouring. It's nice to have my barely...
- DKF
- Post #3
- Nov 26, 2011
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Lovely bottle with no identifying information

This beautiful BIM bottle with an applied lip is a recent find from Ipswich, MA. It is approximately 9" tall and has quite a narrow opening for a bottle of this size. Can anyone date this bottle and suggest what it might have contained?
- DKF
- Thread
- Nov 26, 2011
- Replies: 3
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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can anyone date this bottle?

Oh, I have no doubt this particular bottle is machine-made. I'm just surprised that one so recent would have come from such a sloppily-crafted mold, especially given the careful detail that went into the embossing. Then again, the rough Gloucester dorymen who might have swilled ale from that...
- DKF
- Post #25
- Nov 25, 2011
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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can anyone date this bottle?

Actually, it appears that the top of the second bottle has separate seams from the body. The seams at the top end at about the top of the word "registered," while the much more pronounced side seams end just above that point. Could the top have been molded independently of the rest of the...
- DKF
- Post #23
- Nov 25, 2011
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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can anyone date this bottle?

According to Wikipedia the crown cap was invented in 1891 and patented the following year. I'm located in Ipswich, so the Davis bottle didn't travel far from Gloucester. I'm not prepared to sell the bottle at this time. I think I might have some people from the Gloucester Historical Society...
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- Post #19
- Nov 25, 2011
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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can anyone date this bottle?

Here's a George A. Davis bottle I found in a Massachusetts tidal river a couple of years ago. It's quite crudely manufactured, with badly trimmed seams, a thick, lopsided base and many bubbles. It features a very distinctive logo. I suspect it is somewhat older than delphinis's bottle...
- DKF
- Post #16
- Nov 25, 2011
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900