W. P. Knickerbocker Soda Water N. Y. 1848 Cobalt Blue 10-sided I. P. Blob Top Soda

W. P. Knickerbocker Soda Water N. Y. 1848 Cobalt Blue 10-sided I. P. Blob Top Soda
W. P. Knickerbocker Soda Water N. Y. 1848 Cobalt Blue 10-sided I. P. Blob Top Soda
W. P. Knickerbocker Soda Water N. Y. 1848 Cobalt Blue 10-sided I. P. Blob Top Soda
W. P. Knickerbocker Soda Water N. Y. 1848 Cobalt Blue 10-sided I. P. Blob Top Soda
W. P. Knickerbocker Soda Water N. Y. 1848 Cobalt Blue 10-sided I. P. Blob Top Soda
W. P. Knickerbocker Soda Water N. Y. 1848 Cobalt Blue 10-sided I. P. Blob Top Soda
W. P. Knickerbocker Soda Water N. Y. 1848 Cobalt Blue 10-sided I. P. Blob Top Soda
W. P. Knickerbocker Soda Water N. Y. 1848 Cobalt Blue 10-sided I. P. Blob Top Soda
W. P. Knickerbocker Soda Water N. Y. 1848 Cobalt Blue 10-sided I. P. Blob Top Soda
W. P. Knickerbocker Soda Water N. Y. 1848 Cobalt Blue 10-sided I. P. Blob Top Soda
W. P. Knickerbocker Soda Water N. Y. 1848 Cobalt Blue 10-sided I. P. Blob Top Soda
W. P. Knickerbocker Soda Water N. Y. 1848 Cobalt Blue 10-sided I. P. Blob Top Soda

W. P. Knickerbocker Soda Water N. Y. 1848 Cobalt Blue 10-sided I. P. Blob Top Soda
General - Early American, Pre-Civil War Era 10-sided Soda Water Bottle out of NEW YORK CITY! Hand blown, hand applied rounded taper, iron pontil base.

Bottle has Name, Address and Date embossed on glass, a seldom seen combination for bottles of this type and age. White spots seen in photos are from camera and not on bottle.

KNICKER - BOCKER - SODA WATER - 164. 1848, on Five of the panels, the other Five panels are blank.

Knickerbocker was not any part of the Proprietors name. It basically comes from a word New York author Washington Irving used in a book in 1809, to signify a New Yorker who could trace his or her ancestry to the original Dutch settlers. It also refers to pants worn by the early Dutch settlers called "Knickerbockers" or "Knickers".

Glassworks - Most likely a nearby Eastern Glass House. Color - Deep Cobalt Blue.

Size - 7-1/4" Tall and 2-5/8" at the base. Sturdy glass, weighs in at 15.4 ounces.

Late 1840s to Early 1850s. Condition - Very Nice clean, crude example. Extraordinary William Pond color, style and form. Mostly clear and clean glass.

Also see full condition noted above. Excellent, full 7/8 inch kicked-up iron pontil base with a very generous amount of reddish/grayish pontil rod residue left, complete with a ridge of glass and a vent/mold dot, next to the pontil scar.

Whittle, mold and stretch marks present on the glass. Bottle stands slightly uneven (unsymmetrical) when placed on a flat surface, has a slight wobble and appears crooked when viewed from the side, please see photo 3. Crudely blown glass from a bygone era for certain. Summary - Very nice example of a Pontil Era New York City 10-sided Soda Water.

Nice Bottle for New York City or New York State Bottle/Glass collections, or would be a fine addition to any collection. More old bottles to follow. 1848 COBALT BLUE 10-SIDED I. BLOB TOP SODA" is in sale since Wednesday, December 27, 2017. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Bottles & Insulators\Bottles\Antique (Pre-1900)\Sodas". The seller is "cap1864" and is located in Madison, Wisconsin. This item can be shipped to United States.
W. P. Knickerbocker Soda Water N. Y. 1848 Cobalt Blue 10-sided I. P. Blob Top Soda


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