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Type of bottle?
« on: February 21, 2013, 05:06:12 pm »
Hey all,

I posted this in the "New Members" thread, but realized that's probably a pretty noob thing to do.  Forgive me if you saw it there first.  Regarding the item, I've done google and ebay searches for it, and I'm still not sure exactly what it is.  Best guesses are 1) perfume bottle, or 2) tincture bottle.

A gallery of pics: http://imgur.com/a/VQ6Tu

The metal is non-magnetic, and heavy. There was a little bit of light blue corrosion in a place or two before the initial cleaning, so I'm guessing it may be chrome-plated copper.
The arms are welded(?) to the bottom, and the inside of the screw-off top rim shows signs of being turned on a lathe, as does the bottom of the piece...however, the base is not perfectly round on the outside. 
The crystal top is hand-ground, with some imperfections in pattern, and the metal cage itself is not perfectly symmetrical.
There are no maker's marks, unfortunately. The strange pattern in the glass you see on the bottom is just residue from whatever was in there before.

I'd appreciate any thoughts on 1) what it's for, 2) approximate age, and 3) value. As I said, I've come up empty-handed so far.

Cheers!
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Re: Type of bottle?
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2013, 05:17:43 pm »
Could you please take the top off so we can see the top seperately.
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Re: Type of bottle?
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2013, 05:29:56 pm »
Sure, sorry about that.  I've just updated the album.  Let me know if there are any other pics/angles you'd like to see!
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Re: Type of bottle?
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2013, 05:34:24 pm »
I wanted to know what was the bottom of the top.
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Re: Type of bottle?
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2013, 05:40:41 pm »
Sorry, do you want a pic of the bottom of the crystal top?  Or the underside of the screw-off, metal top piece?  The threads on the latter can be seen in pic 5, and the last pic in the album is a straight-on view of the bottom of the metal top...
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Re: Type of bottle?
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2013, 05:43:59 pm »
Quote from: greenacres on February 21, 2013, 05:34:24 pm
I wanted to know what was the bottom of the top.
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Re: Type of bottle?
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2013, 05:44:54 pm »
I think perfume, but haven't found it yet in my books. I'll keep looking. It's very unusual, very pretty.
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« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2013, 05:55:51 pm »
What is it "Women are from Venus and Men are fron Mars"! ;D
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Re: Type of bottle?
« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2013, 05:58:40 pm »
Haha, I appreciate your input!

I'm uploading a vid to youtube which should have all possible angles of all pieces in question for you!

It'll be up at http://youtu.be/8g8fP-YkxTo in probably about 20 mins (it's just processing right now...)

Thanks again!
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Re: Type of bottle?
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2013, 06:05:22 pm »
Quote from: aabbccbb1 on February 21, 2013, 05:06:12 pm
Hey all,

I posted this in the "New Members" thread, but realized that's probably a pretty noob thing to do.  Forgive me if you saw it there first.  Regarding the item, I've done google and ebay searches for it, and I'm still not sure exactly what it is.  Best guesses are 1) perfume bottle, or 2) tincture bottle.

A gallery of pics: http://imgur.com/a/VQ6Tu

The metal is non-magnetic, and heavy. There was a little bit of light blue corrosion in a place or two before the initial cleaning, so I'm guessing it may be chrome-plated copper.
The arms are welded(?) to the bottom, and the inside of the screw-off top rim shows signs of being turned on a lathe, as does the bottom of the piece...however, the base is not perfectly round on the outside. 
The crystal top is hand-ground, with some imperfections in pattern, and the metal cage itself is not perfectly symmetrical.
There are no maker's marks, unfortunately. The strange pattern in the glass you see on the bottom is just residue from whatever was in there before.

I'd appreciate any thoughts on 1) what it's for, 2) approximate age, and 3) value. As I said, I've come up empty-handed so far.

Cheers!
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Re: Type of bottle?
« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2013, 06:06:16 pm »
Quote from: aabbccbb1 on February 21, 2013, 05:06:12 pm
Hey all,

I posted this in the "New Members" thread, but realized that's probably a pretty noob thing to do.  Forgive me if you saw it there first.  Regarding the item, I've done google and ebay searches for it, and I'm still not sure exactly what it is.  Best guesses are 1) perfume bottle, or 2) tincture bottle.

A gallery of pics: http://imgur.com/a/VQ6Tu

The metal is non-magnetic, and heavy. There was a little bit of light blue corrosion in a place or two before the initial cleaning, so I'm guessing it may be chrome-plated copper.
The arms are welded(?) to the bottom, and the inside of the screw-off top rim shows signs of being turned on a lathe, as does the bottom of the piece...however, the base is not perfectly round on the outside. 
The crystal top is hand-ground, with some imperfections in pattern, and the metal cage itself is not perfectly symmetrical.
There are no maker's marks, unfortunately. The strange pattern in the glass you see on the bottom is just residue from whatever was in there before.

I'd appreciate any thoughts on 1) what it's for, 2) approximate age, and 3) value. As I said, I've come up empty-handed so far.

Cheers!
The bottle,s back again.....
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Re: Type of bottle?
« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2013, 06:13:17 pm »
Quote from: bigwull on February 21, 2013, 06:05:22 pm
Whats with the Giraffe wi a load of pussies on its back.... ;D ;D

Haha, sounds like you hit the imgur "over capacity" page for a minute, there.  Glad the pics are back up!
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Re: Type of bottle?
« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2013, 06:35:01 pm »
« Last Edit: February 21, 2013, 06:37:46 pm by bigwull »
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Re: Type of bottle?
« Reply #13 on: February 21, 2013, 06:58:10 pm »
I can`t get the pic to come up !!  Can you post the pics here ??  Or at least one or two of them !!
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Re: Type of bottle?
« Reply #14 on: February 21, 2013, 07:18:54 pm »
just for you Mart...
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