A very scarce pontiled lager - nice example that was

never in the ground but has minor lip issues

Philly collectors - this is one of 4-5 known oval slug squats,

and one of the handful found in one privy several years back

This is a truly rare Philly squat blob that is perfect structurally

but marked down for ground wear

This splendid bottle was acquired from the

Neil Moore collection of Saratogas - circa 1850-1860

This is the scarce earlier Conway variant with Union Glass Works

on the reverse, crude rectangular slug plate, circa 1850

A cobalt example of the "star" variant of this circa 1850-1855 Philly soda

This is a scarce Tholey squat in really nice condition, circa 1850-1855

Priced way down because of a crack, this is a recent find and seldom seen

This is the chunky example with the

7 point flower in a lovely light teal color

An uncommon Philly squat with double

rectangular slug plates, circa 1850

A crude example with a big sagging glob

of glass inside the neck, circa 1850-1860

This is the chunky sized squat with

robust iron pontil and character

A beautiful taper top squat with a sloping

late lager shape and bold mold impression

An uncommon earlier squat, circa 1845-1850.

Hard to find one without damage like this one

This is a very tough pontiled Philly squat

from the Danny Catherino collection, circa 1850-1855

Pared from my collection, this is the

very tough "no star" squat McCurdy

A gem mint snap case squat soda or stout,

very scarce - circa 1855-1860

A classic blue Phillysquat that just missed being pontiled,

marked way down because of a few issues

This is the uncommon green variant of the

Conway Bottler squat from Philly, Circa 1850

This is a chunky, earlier example of this iron pontiled

Schoch squat, circa 1850, in superb condtion

A scarce Philly squat, circa 1850-1855, in decent condition

A super nice example of this variant Flanagen, circa 1855

Uncommon circa 1855 green soda with a shoulder star

A classic smooth-based southern soda

A whittled deep green example

A deep green very heavy squat, circa 1850-1860

A crude squat with rectangular slug plate, circa 1850-1855

A chunky Philadelphia late lager from circa 1850-1855

An uncommon name for the Philly collector,

fresh dug, no damage

A circa 1855 Philly iron pontiled squat

A splendid example with heavy embossing

in a rectangular slug plate, circa 1850-1855

This is a very pretty circa 1860-1870 Chicago soda -

it has a vibrant purple cobalt color

This is an earlier fat boy squat with a nice pontil, circa 1850

A very chunky iron pontiled midwestern soda with

crisp embossing and a lovely opalescent patina

A "This Bottle Never Sold" variant with a nice pontil scar, circa 1855

A nicely whittled circa 1880 soda or

mini beer in a very pleasing root beer amber

This is a fat squat with a nice pontil, circa 1850-55

This iron pontiled hefty south Philly squat comes in different address.

This is a nice looking circa 1850 squat

A light sapphire blue blob soda, circa 1880

This is a chunky circa 1850 squat in

gem mint condition, deep forest green

An aqua midwestern soda, circa 1850-1860

A splendid example of this uncommon Philly squat in a rich color

This is the much scarcer 914 Filbert Street,

rather than the 44 Filbert Street variant

A splendid condition example of this uncommon brown stout, circa 1855-1960

One of numerous variants of this pontiled soda, circa 1855

"Registered According to Law" - great iron pontil

An uncommon south-central PA Civil War squat

A fresh dug earlier smooth-based squat, circa 1860

This is the Elliot variant without the "& Ledlie", a Civil War period squat

An uncommon Pennsylvania shorty with a

picture of a horseshoe, circa 1870-1875

A circa 1855-1860 soda with a smooth base (or worn pontil)

One of the less common green sodas, circa 1865

A narrow split type pony, a circa 1870 soda

For the Philly collector, here is one you probably haven't seen -

suitable as an example or for making a drinking glas

A gem clean example, circa 1855

An uncommon wrap-around block lettered

Philly pontiled soda, circa 1855

A super crude quart sized Saratoga that just missed pontil -

thousands of seed bubbles

This example is a rich deep cobalt color, super nice

Circa 1855-1860

An attic mint large quart Saratoga in a pleasing deep green

One of numerous McLaughlin variants from about 1855-1860

This is a tougher Charleston soda in a dazzling color. The body is a vibrant

deep cobalt, but the color grades to midnight blue in the neck - c. 1850-1860

This is a fresh dug hefty weight soda with the earlier top, circa 1850

An early circa 1840's Philly dug squat

A chunky kelly green squat, rare in kelly green - circa 1860

A gem condition smooth-based southern soda