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Buried treasure
I've been collecting old bottles for over 25 years, but only once have I pulled an intact antique bottle out of the ground myself. This is it!
One day about 10-12 years ago, after a rainstorm, I saw the bottom of this sticking out of an eroding seabluff. I pulled on it, fully expecting it to be another broken bottle bottom, and instead, out came a completely intact antique "whiskey" bottle!
It didn't contain whiskey, though. As you can see, it was a bottle of "Tennessee White Rye." That's like moonshine! This was a hardcore liquor in those days. These settlers were badasses!
( Closeup of the lettering. )
It's a fairly rare bottle. In 1999, I found a value for it as $175. Probably worth about twice that now.
One day about 10-12 years ago, after a rainstorm, I saw the bottom of this sticking out of an eroding seabluff. I pulled on it, fully expecting it to be another broken bottle bottom, and instead, out came a completely intact antique "whiskey" bottle!
It didn't contain whiskey, though. As you can see, it was a bottle of "Tennessee White Rye." That's like moonshine! This was a hardcore liquor in those days. These settlers were badasses!
( Closeup of the lettering. )
It's a fairly rare bottle. In 1999, I found a value for it as $175. Probably worth about twice that now.
