Ceramic Bottle Find

[octotat]

I found this ceramic bottle this weekend in the TN river near Chattanooga. No markings of any kind, but appears quite old and somewhat hand made, as there are lots of minor flaws, and the glazing looks hand dipped. Also, the bottom looks like it was cut off a potter wheel.

http://www.scubaboard.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=69073&cat=533

Any ideas what it might have held?

Ted

 

[CheddarChick]

I'm no help but it is Cool!! maybe a medicine Bottle

 

[justleesa]

No idea what it held...but a cool find

 

[CBulla]

That looks like one of those travelling salesman 'cure all that ails you' bottles.

 

[Toolbox-13]

That looks like one of those travelling salesman 'cure all that ails you' bottles.

The Mr. Carpet Bagger Snake Oil ... LMAO

 

[james croft]

I was diving in VA with a buddy who found one just like it but it had the word
Jas. City 1853 stamped into it . It was a medicine bottle. (There is a James City county near where we were diving.) That may help you date the style of the bottle. I found an old handblown onion bottle on the same dive. Unfortunately mine was damaged.

 

[Sean222]

It is a ceramic Ink Bottle. 1880's -1900

I found this ceramic bottle this weekend in the TN river near


Chattanooga. No markings of any kind, but appears quite old and somewhat hand made, as there are lots of minor flaws, and the glazing looks hand dipped. Also, the bottom looks like it was cut off a potter wheel.

http://www.scubaboard.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=69073&cat=533

Any ideas what it might have held?

Ted

 

[Diver Dude]

Nice find!

 

[octotat]

It is a ceramic Ink Bottle. 1880's -1900

That's a pretty confident sounding and precise determination, any particular reference you used for that? All my ink bottle searches comes up with short squatty bottles, usually somewhat decorative.

 

[blacksambellamy]

Great find i would love to find something like that