Lol, ive gotten a couple Ryans like that over the years. If i had the finances id probably collect everything pre-1890. Thanks and good luck to you and your collection my friend.
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Probably will like this then. This was taken from the 1869 city record and blown up and framed. It was a gift from my better half.
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Nice Lubbs. I only collect Ryans because he had the best bottles ever made in my opinion lol. No privately owned soda bottler had as many molds and variations as him in history. 44 total molds and over 100 variations. Being im just a blue collar auto mechanic itll take me probably the rest of my...
Nobody knows a reason that im aware of. The biggest mystery being the Columbus bottle dated 1883, when he sold his business in 1879.
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There are only 2 molds he used for 1852 when he opened and they didnt have dates. Russ 104 and 108.
He changed to the Russ 152 ginger ale design in spring of 1871. Any of his bottles dated 1852 are just excelsior establishment year.
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That mold dates to around 1854, where it is pontiled. I believe union glassworks used the same mold and modified it with the date appearing to be pontiled.
If you look closely at the block letter "J" there is a ghost embossing that appears to be the same as Russ 10-106, blob undated version...
Thankyou and no problem at all. Ill even help out some more and post your seller name and review so everyone can find you. Try to help you get some free advertisement.
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You have negative reviews of selling oiled bottles as clean so its no surprise youre trying to pass off a damaged bottle as "sheared top" or "broken lip".
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