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Resources => What's it Worth?? => Topic started by: jrossjr79 on April 27, 2011, 10:43:30 AM
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I cant seem to find any information on this piece. It is a green bottle with a plastic cap that works like a cork. It can not stand on its own, has to be laying down. It's base is wrapped with leather, although the leather is decaying. The only markings I am seeing is on the leather itself, it is three shields. The first shield is yellow with 6 dots, next shield is red with a flor de li, and the next is a white shield with a lion standing up.
Any ideas on its age, where it is made, and the value of this piece?
(http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af74/jrossjr79/antiquebottlewithleather.jpg)
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No specific info, but a couple of "educated" (maybe) guesses.
Plastic top....not too old.
Embossed "leather".....doesn't look extra special.
Can't stand up? Is it possible this was a "hiking" bottle which
originally had some leather attachments somewhere for a neck or shoulder cord?
Similar to the suede wine flasks of today.
These are only some ideas, opinions, guesses....other people may (and probably will) think differently.
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jrossjr79 I don't know if your bottle will be on this site and it does not give values, however I have used it to identify quite a few bottles over the last couple of years.
Here's the link sha.org/bottle/
Good Luck
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Thank you for the link Gravell, will be checking it out.