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original privy dug emerald green c. 1850's american iron pontiled porter style william m. rex soda or ale bottle with applied tapered lip with single ring
  • original privy dug emerald green c. 1850's american iron pontiled porter style william m. rex soda or ale bottle with applied tapered lip with single ring
  • original privy dug emerald green c. 1850's american iron pontiled porter style william m. rex soda or ale bottle with applied tapered lip with single ring
  • original privy dug emerald green c. 1850's american iron pontiled porter style william m. rex soda or ale bottle with applied tapered lip with single ring
  • original privy dug emerald green c. 1850's american iron pontiled porter style william m. rex soda or ale bottle with applied tapered lip with single ring
original privy dug emerald green c. 1850's american iron pontiled porter style william m. rex soda or ale bottle with applied tapered lip with single ring

original privy dug emerald green c. 1850's american iron pontiled porter style william m. rex soda or ale bottle with applied tapered lip with single ring

SKU: UR-22095-15
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single c. 1850-58 original antique american willam m. rex emerald green glass privy dug bottle fabricated by the dyotville glass works, philadelphia, pa. the hinged mold "porter" style bottle contains a deeply recessed "improved" or iron-pontiled base. the embossed letter bottle contains a tapered lip or mouth with single ring. the body contains the bottler's name, along with the address - "211 green st." great overall condition, considering it being a dug bottle that has not been cleaned or tumbled. remarkable crudities including heavy whittling along the tapered neck. with the exception of a rare open-pontiled rex bottle recently unearthed in philadelphia, the majority are iron-pontiled. william m. rex was active as a philadelphia bottler/tavern keeper from 1835-1866, according to historical philadelphia business directories. his business locations varied over the years. from 1840-1844 william m. rex is listed as a bottler at 175 coats (now fairmount ave). in 1845, rex is listed at 211 green street in the northern liberties section of philadelphia,

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