This splendid bottle was acquired from the

Neil Moore collection of Saratogas - circa 1850-1860

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

A super hammered and bubbly Saratoga in

yellowish-apricot "old amber"

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 mint example of this showy quart

in lime-hued emerald green

This just missed being pontiled - super crude with

heavy whittle, circa 1855-1865

A very crude, hammered and whittled earlier example, circa 1870

This clear-colored bottle is super scarce and sought after

Here is an undamaged example

 

A deep aqua example with lots of

hammering and whittle to the glass

An aqua midwestern soda, circa 1850-1860

From the Neil Moore collection auctioned in late 2023,

here is a splendid example of this classic Saratoga

A crude, bubbly and gem mint Congress & Empire

mineral water, circa 1870

A nice looking circa 1880-1890 blob top soda

A narrow split type pony, a circa 1870 soda

A classic smooth-based southern soda

A clean example full of little microbubbles, circa 1850-1850

A crude circa 1860 squat in deep emerald green

This is the chunky example with the

7 point flower in a lovely light teal color

An 1860's green southern soda

A beautiful taper top squat with a sloping

late lager shape and bold mold impression

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

An oddly colored deep purplish cobalt example of this

southern soda. The base is really pushed

up by the pontil - crude. Circa 1850-1860

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

A nice example of the Umbach Eagle (Butler 420).

A classic southern soda or mineral water, circa 1850-1860

This is a deep steely cornflower hued squat blob -

a southern bottle with wrap-around block lettering

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

A super crude quart sized Saratoga that just missed pontil -

thousands of seed bubbles

An early circa 1840's Philly dug squat