Unbelievable Find! Hand Etched Dated Black Glass Mallet Bottle...

[calabash digger]

Well to say the least I am stoked!! What a day!...https://i.postimg.cc/C5QQsgkr/BLACK-GLASS-1750.jpg

 

[bootyhoundpa]

very cool find.. I wonder if they initialed and dated it to reference the content and when it was bottled as a means of keeping track of shelf life..

 

[calabash digger]

Or ownership?? I am still stoked! here is the live 2 minute recovery video...

 

[carver]

Hard to believe it is still intact. Great job.

Carver

 

[ronaldj2]

Good golly .. Nice bottle , some pretty crude etching. Definitely the right time period, It must have taken a little while to ding the bottle that many times. Just the right amount of pressure , too much and risk cracking it not enough, and no marks. Congrats very nice find indeed. Good thing that type of bottle is thick.

 

[Coinboy007]

Wow. Simply incredible! Great bottle

 

[calabash digger]

Thanks everyone for the comments!

 

[kaolinwasher]

Holy crack, thats a great find

 

[plowboy]

Or ownership?? I am still stoked! here is the live 2 minute recovery video...

I hate to break it to you cala-d, but you can get those out at walmart, they use them for molasses, I've got 2 or 3 laying around the house........................I'm not jealous, I'm really not.

 

[Ronstar]

Geez, didnt realize WalMart was that old......

 

[calabash digger]

Colonial Walmart bottle found!

 

[bootyhoundpa]

Wow,those pieces of pottery are amazing too...you gotta get you a jet ski and move some sand..who knows what could be hiding there..

 

[Silver Bullet]

That is amazing. I know it is priceless, and if I found it I would keep it in my collection. I know nothing about bottles and their value, so I am curious if there is a market for this type of bottle, and what it might be worth if trying to sell it.

 

[Mark kus]

Nice find I'm friends with a local archaeologist I've seen bottles in his collection dating back 1600's crazy!
Mark

 

[calabash digger]

Thanks for the comments...The value is what someone would pay for it. It would only leave my collection for $5000 to $10000 and that money would be used toward a new boat for diving........I dont hunt relics for income but I will sell a few to fund my hobby gear sometimes...A self supporting or at least a self contributing hobby keeps my wife happy...

 

[Mark kus]

Thanks for the comments...The value is what someone would pay for it. It would only leave my collection for $5000 to $10000 and that money would be used toward a new boat for diving........I dont hunt relics for income but I will sell a few to fund my hobby gear sometimes...A self supporting or at least a self contributing hobby keeps my wife happy...

Same here I sell some but keep the old coins
Matk

 

[Minelab Pirate]

AMAZING! Congratulations!

 

[fwcrawford]

That is quite the find!!!!