Lot
Number | Description | Number
of Bids | Final Bid |
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90. “WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS / GREENBRIER / W.VA.”, (Tucker, M-60), West Virginia, ca. 1864 - 1875, medium bluish green tall quart, smooth base, applied tapered collar mouth.
Cleaned to its original luster, but retains a number of tiny imperfections.
This is the later of the White Sulphur Water bottles, blown after West Virginia broke away from Virginia in 1863 to become our 35th state.
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| 7 | $ 190 |
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91. “LYNCH & CLARKE / NEW YORK”, (Tucker, C-2-B-1), New York, ca. 1835 -1845, yellowish grass green pint, improved pontil base, applied double collar mouth.
Cleaned, but retains some light scattered scratches.
A rare shade of green color for this mould. One of the earliest of the Saratoga spring water bottles. Ex. Wilbur Brill Collection.
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| 12 | $ 900 |
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92. “JOHN CLARKE” (around the shoulder), (Tucker, C-4-C), New York, ca. 1855 - 1865, deep to a lighter color olive green pint, smooth base, applied double collar mouth, blown in a three part mould.
Perfect condition and extremely rare.
A base sticker says: ‘Dug at site, McRae Hotel, Pascagoula, Miss.’ Ex. Ronnie Landry Collection.
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| 11 | $ 1,300 |
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93. “CLARKE & CO / NEW YORK”, (Tucker, C-9-A), New York, ca. 1840 - 1860, medium bluish green pint, red iron pontil, applied double collar mouth.
A 1 1/4” vertical stress crack starting at the top of the lip travels below the collar into the neck.
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| 17 | $ 275 |
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94. “CLARKE & CO / NEW YORK”, (Tucker, C-9-B type II 2), New York, ca. 1845 - 1866, deep olive green pint, iron pontil, applied double collar mouth.
Perfect condition.
Loaded with air bubbles and full iron pontil scarred base!
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| 9 | $ 325 |
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95. “CLARKE & WHITE / NEW YORK.”, (Tucker, C-10-B-3), New York, ca. 1855 - 1865, deep yellowish olive green quart, improved pontil scarred base, applied double collar mouth.
Perfect condition.
Full of tiny air bubbles. This is the scarce backward letter ‘N’ variant.
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| 6 | $ 275 |
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96. “CLARKE & WHITE / C / NEW YORK / NI.”, (Tucker, C-11-4-b), New York, ca. 1860 - 1865, deep grass green pint, smooth base, applied mouth.
Perfect condition.
This is the very rare single “I” variant with an unlisted larger letter “C” in the center. Ex. Bob Pattridge and Ralph work Collections.
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| 15 | $ 900 |
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97. “CONGRESS & EMPIRE SPRING CO / HOTCHKISS’ SONS’ / C / NEW YORK / SARATOGA N.Y.”, (Tucker, C-15-B), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, grass green pint, smooth base, applied sloping double collar mouth.
A 3/16” chip is off the edge of the base, a smaller one is off the collar edge.
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| 3 | $ 100 |
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98. “CONGRESS & EMPIRE SPRING CO / HOTCHKISS’ SONS’ / C / NEW YORK / SARATOGA N.Y.”, (Tucker, C-15-B), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, yellowish lime green pint, smooth base, applied sloping double collar mouth.
Cleaned to its original luster, but retains a few light scratches.
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| 19 | $ 300 |
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99. “CONGRESS & EMPIRE SPRING CO / HOTCHKISS’ SONS / C / NEW YORK / SARATOGA, N.Y.”, (Tucker, C-15-B), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, deep grass green pint, smooth base, applied mouth.
An internal bubble near a lower mould seam has a light disturbance to its outer glass.
Highly whittled glass, attractive green color!
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| 5 | $ 120 |
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100. “CONGRESS & EMPIRE SPRING CO / HOTCHKISS’ SONS / C / NEW YORK / SARATOGA, N.Y.”, (Tucker, C-15-B), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, deep yellowish citron green pint, smooth base, applied mouth.
Pristine perfect condition.
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| 13 | $ 190 |
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101. “CONGRESS & EMPIRE SPRING CO / HOTCHKISS’ SONS / C / NEW YORK / SARATOGA, N.Y.”, (Tucker, C-15-B), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, deep ‘old’ amber pint, smooth base, applied mouth.
A tiny potstone flake is off the inside edge of the lip, otherwise in perfect condition.
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| 5 | $ 120 |
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102. “CONGRESS & EMPIRE SPRING CO / HOTCHKISS’ SONS / C / NEW YORK / SARATOGA, N.Y.”, (Tucker, C-15-B), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, deep yellowish olive green pint, smooth base, applied mouth.
Perfect condition, full of air bubbles.
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| 10 | $ 160 |
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103. “ALL GENUINE / CONGRESS WATER / HAS / CORKS / BRANDED / CONGRESS / C & W / WATER”, (Tucker, C-21), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, deep olive green quart, smooth base, applied double collar mouth.
A 2 1/2” by 1/2” repair (or filled in bubble) is opposite of the embossing. Very skillfully done and not obvious due to the density of the color and numerous tiny air bubbles.
An extremely rare bottle! Ex. Charles Vuono Collection.
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| 19 | $ 2,100 |
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104. “D.A. KNOWLTON / SARATOGA. / N.Y.”, (Tucker, E-5-B), New York, ca. 1860 - 1865, yellowish ‘old’ amber quart, “3” on smooth base, applied double collar mouth.
Pristine perfect condition.
Normally found in shades of deep olive green and olive amber, so it is very refreshing to find one in a much lighter and considerably rarer color!
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| 23 | $ 2,000 |
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105. “CONGRESS & EMPIRE SPRING CO / E / SARATOGA. N.Y.”, (Tucker, E-6-A), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, yellowish ‘old’ amber quart, "2" on smooth base, applied double collar mouth.
Perfect condition.
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| 11 | $ 275 |
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106. “CONGRESS & EMPIRE SPRING CO / E / SARATOGA. N.Y.”, (Tucker, E-6-A), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, deep reddish amber quart, “2” on smooth base, applied double collar mouth.
Perfect condition.
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| 5 | $ 275 |
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107. “EMPIRE SPRING CO. / E / SARATOGA N.Y - EMPIRE / WATER.”, (Tucker, E-10-A), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, blue green sloped shoulder quart, smooth base, applied double collar mouth.
A couple of tiny scuff marks from usage, otherwise in pristine condition.
Good glass whittle and a few glass swirls.
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| 6 | $ 120 |
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108. “SARATOGA / A / SPRING. CO / N.Y.”, (Tucker, S-2-B), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, yellow olive pint, smooth base, applied double collar mouth.
Lightly cleaned, but retains some tiny imperfections.
Good color, lots of tiny air bubbles.
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| 14 | $ 220 |
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109. “SARATOGA / A / SPRING CO / N.Y.”, (Tucker, S-2-B), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, medium teal blue pint, smooth base, applied double collar mouth.
Lightly cleaned to near perfect condition (a few light shoulder scratches).
A very rare and unlisted color for this mould.
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| 22 | $ 750 |
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110. “ARTESIAN SPRING CO / AS (monogram) / BALLSTON / N.Y. - ARTESIAN SPRING CO / AS (monogram) / BALLSTON / N.Y.”, (Tucker, S-5-A), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, yellow green pint, smooth base, applied double collar mouth.
Lightly cleaned, but retains a few Very light imperfections.
A scarce color for this mould!
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| 18 | $ 375 |
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111. “CHAMPION SPOUTING SPRING CO / SARATOGA / SPRINGS N.Y. - SARATOGA MINERAL SPRING / C / S S (monogram) / S CO S / LIMITED”, (Tucker, S-12), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, blush aqua quart, smooth base, applied double collar mouth.
Perfect condition, nice glass whittle.
A rarely offered bottle, check the records on this one!
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| 27 | $ 3,000 |
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112. “CHAMPION SPOUTING SPRING CO / SARATOGA / SPRINGS N.Y. - SARATOGA MINERAL SPRING / C / S CO S / LIMITED”, (Tucker, S-12), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, deep emerald green quart, smooth base, applied double collar mouth.
A few light scratches, otherwise in perfect condition.
A note on the base reads: ‘This is the only known Champion in em. green. Perfect condition & was dug in 1958 by Winnie Barnes. He lived in Ballston Spa, New York on East Maple Ave. He was a large man over 6’ tall & years ago he did a lot of digging in Ballston Spa.’
Ex. Tom Nolen and Bob Marocco Collections. Although the note says it was dug we can find no indication of this.
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| 20 | $ 7,500 |
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113. “CONGRESS & EMPIRE SPRING CO / HOTCHKISS’ SONS / C W / NEW YORK / SARATOGA. N.Y.”, (Tucker, S-14-C), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, deep olive green half-pint, smooth base, applied double collar mouth.
Perfect condition.
Good glass whittle and numerous tiny air bubbles. This is the smallest of the ‘Columbia Water’ bottles!
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| 8 | $ 450 |
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114. “EUREKA SPRING CO / SARATOGA N.Y.”, (Tucker, S-20), New York, ca. 1865 - 1875, emerald green torpedo, 9 1/8”h, smooth base, applied double collar mouth.
A few light scattered scratches, otherwise in perfect condition.
A four prong metal stand embossed ‘Ning Bowman & Co.’ accompanies the bottle.
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| 12 | $ 1,400 |
