found a round bottom bottle light green quite thick

[makinholes N.S.]

about the size of a pepsi bottle the bottom is perfectly round can't stand on its own got to lay on it's side no markings on it it's a cork bottle i got it at a site where i have been finding george the second coppers about 8 inches in the ground .all the stuff i find there is from 150 years old to 250 years any ideas on it's age..no pic

 

[mr miner/logger]

It could possibly be a wine bottle. Some wine bottles were rounded on the bottom so they would lay on their side so the cork wouldn't dry out. But without seeing a photo it's hard to say.

 

[Angela (Australia)]

Hello,
I have a bottle that's green, has a pointed bottom end, and a stans was used to hold it by the neck. We call it a torpedo bottle, also had a cork stopped (the stopper is missing).
Angela

 

[Boacrow]

What you have sounds like a balast bottle. I have two of them. They were indeed cork bottle and they usualy held soft drinks of some sort (lemonade, soda, etc). If I recall right they were produced from the late 1800's up until the early 1900's although I could be off on that. Here is an excelent resource for finding info on all types of bottles. http://www.blm.gov/historic_bottles/index.htm This gives information on carious features that help to date bottles. Good luck on the hunt!

 

[Anonymous]

They are mainly from the 1800s and contained Soda (cola's as we know them hadn't been invented yet). The bottle had to remain on its side in order for the liquid to stay in contact with the cork. Otherwise, the cork would dry out; shrink and pop open due to the Soda water's pressure (carbonation). Ginger Ale and other carbonated drinks were also contained in this bottle. Europe and the US were main suppliers and consumers of this early carbonated beverage. Good hunting, David @ Dixie