This has large wrap-around open block lettering and

an applied tapered blob top, circa 1855

This is one of the scarcer Ryan *ALE* bottles in cobalt blue

A deep cobalt example with a great mold strike and bubbly crudity

A decent example of the sloped shoulder

lager variant Kohl, circa 1850-1855

This is one of the scarcer Ryan porter bottles in sapphire blue

A crude example with a big sagging glob

of glass inside the neck, circa 1850-1860

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

it has a vibrant purple cobalt color

This is the "Never Sold N" variant, nice shape, 1850's vintage

A splendid condition circa 1850 squat blown in a

3-part mold - loads of glass character

A circa 1860 or earlier round-bottom soda or mineral water

with a taper top and superb overall whittle character

An English soda or mineral water in a really unusual color

that is hard to describe - circa 1860-1870

A circa 1850 hefty squat in an unusualy color

This clear-colored bottle is super scarce and sought after

Here is an undamaged example

 

One of the many Richardson squats in great condition, Civil War era

A super crude 3-part mold ale or water

with short double taper top, circa 1840

An aqua midwestern soda, circa 1850-1860

A deep green circa 1860-1865 New Jersey squat

A splendid miniature beer or soda, English, with an inside threaded

original top. Attic mint in grassy olive green

A fresh privy dug squat, circa 1850

This is the taper top squat variant, circa 1865-1875

A nice looking circa 1880-1890 blob top soda

A cute little blob top mineral water

from England, circa 1880-1890

A narrow split type pony, a circa 1870 soda

The scarcer variant of this classic Chicago soda,

circa 1852-1854

A classic smooth-based southern soda, price

down due to a subtle cork pry bruise

A hefty sized squat with an iron pontiled bottom

in a deep kickup, circa 1850-1855

A scarce colored round-bottom soda or mineral water

with loads of small bubbles and character, circa 1860-1870

An earlier Morton variant, shaped like a mini brown stout.

Only 6 1/2" with a nice pontil, circa 1855

A very pretty colored southern ginger ale, circa 1880-1885

A classic smooth-based southern soda

A super nice example of this uncommon Civil War era

squat from Bristol, a Delaware River town

This is a tougher name to find, and a splendid example.

This circa 1860-1865 soda has open block letter wrapping.

It's a tougher blue soda to find and in

near mint condition, nice embossing

This is the chunky example with the

7 point flower in a lovely light teal color

A very scarce Savannah squat blob, circa 1860

A beautiful taper top squat with a sloping

late lager shape and bold mold impression

Here is a really tough Savannah soda in a pretty reddish toned amber.

Great condition and nice mold strike.

A heavily hammered 8-sided early Dearborn in great condition

Loads of character - fat-bodied and stubby

ex. Jim Lyle collection

This is one of the less common green Savannah soda

A cute little soda or mineral water with an inside threaded

original top. Deep aqua.

This bottle is crazy crude, tilting the side so much that

it looks like it will tip over. It's a lovely deep cobalt

with purple hues, circa 1850-1860

Pretty sapphire blue. This is the earlier blob letter soda

without the date and with a pontil scar

A nice example of this Georgia eagle soda, circa 1850-1860

A striking example with a nice mold

impression and a terrific iron pontil

A splendid apple-olive colored small

size example, circa 1865-1875

This sided eastern PA soda is much scarcer

in green than in in blue.

A great example from the Civil War era

A circa 1850-1860 chunky soda with an applied tapered blob

The green Ryans like this are much tougher than the blues.

Here is a really nice example of this deep green mineral water.

An super nice example of this uncommon southern soda/beer

(R. Butler, #116; D. Rakes, Ryan Type 7)

A near mint example of this uncommon southern squat.

It has an applied hat top, lots of bubbly crudity, and a killer pontil

A nicely whittled circa 1880 soda or

mini beer in a very pleasing root beer amber