August 27, 2008
Most bottles made before 1858 have a pontil mark on the bottom, or a coin-sized indentation where the pontil rod was snapped off (the pontil rod held the bottle while it was being formed and finished). Pontil rods were often made of iron, so pontil marks may contain reddish residue stuck in the hole. The pontil mark acts as an excellent dating tool.
Bottle collectors, who often call themselves ‘diggers,’ seek a wide variety of bottles for their beauty, color and historical significance. Some key collectible varieties include bitters, milk, soda, beer and pontiled bottles.
“The Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors is a non-profit organization for collectors of historical bot… [more]
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Ed and Mark Runyon's wonderful guide to the antique bottles of Cape May County, New Jersey is a great site for anyo… [more]
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Assembled by Gunther Rademacher with the help of several other contributors, this collection of over half a million… [more]
Norbert Lamping's collection of 600+ ceramic bottle stoppers, Hutter stoppers, swingtops, swivel stoppers, and ligh… [more]
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Lather up with Creighton Friceks complete chronology of collectible Old Spice shaving products. Start with the bott… [more]
This site has lots of great photos and descriptions of rare vintage ink bottles. In particular, check out the Water… [more]
This site, from the Museu Del Perfum (Perfume Museum) in Barcelona, hosts a fantastic collection of almost 300 beau… [more]
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Near Perfect Jenny Lind/lyre Pontiled Flask Bottle$1,009.00 Ends Saturday 11 bids
Crude, Warped English Pontil Pancake Onion Ca 1700 (#1)$426.00 Ends Friday 12 bids
Warped, Crude English Pancake Onion Ca 1700 (#2) Pontil$400.00 Ends Friday 13 bids
Pair Of 1700s German Shipwreck Wine Cylinders, Pontil$376.00 Ends Sunday 11 bids
Green Pontil Squat Soda Cosgrove & Kernan Charleston Sc$255.00 Ends Friday 6 bids
Iron Pontil Pittsfield Ma Cobalt Soda Bottle Pearson$176.01 Ends in 19 hours 7 bids
Perfect "for Our Country" Flag/eagle Pontiled Flask$128.50 Ends Sunday 7 bids
Early Chestnut Armagnac Freeblown Flask, Pontil, Mint!!$113.50 Ends Friday 7 bids
Blackglass Wide Mouth Food Utility Bottle French Pontil$103.00 Ends Friday 9 bids
Pomroy & Hall Blue Green Mug Base Pontil Soda 1857$93.00 Ends Saturday 7 bids
Cornucopia Urn Flask Open Pontil 1800's $92.00 Ends Wednesday 6 bids
Early Case Gin Bottle Pontiled Colonial Era$81.09 Ends Sunday 4 bids
Gii-84 Nice Open Pontil Amber Double Eagle Pint Flask $81.00 Ends Saturday 5 bids
Kohl & Beans Mineral Water Easton,pa Graphit Pontil$77.03 Ends Saturday 6 bids
Miguel Pons 1850 's Pontil Soda Mobile Alabama$76.50 Ends Saturday 3 bids
Torpedo Hamilton Embossed Soda Bottle W/ Pontil$69.00 Ends Monday 1 bid
Gii-84 Nice Iron Pontil Aqua Double Eagle Pint Flask $66.00 Ends Saturday 10 bids
1800s Austrian Colored Wide Mouth Demijohn Pontil 22" H$63.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids
Long Neck Pontiled Porter Blackglass Wine - Nr$55.55 Ends Sunday 5 bids
Antique Turlingtons Balsam Bottle Flared Lip Pontil$48.77 Ends Thursday 4 bids
Beautiful Cobalt Pontiled Glassworks Soda$46.00 Ends Tuesday 2 bids
Classic Pontil-era American Med/gutsy/vaughn’s/buffalo $45.01 Ends Sunday 6 bids
Nice Huge Open Pontil S. O. Richardson's Bitters$45.00 Ends in 15 hours 4 bids
Pontiled Winer's Canadian Vermifuge! No Reserve!$39.99 Ends in 16 hours 1 bid
Open Pontil Steelings Pulmonary Syrup Bridgeton, Nj$36.20 Ends Friday 5 bids
19thc Blown Fiery Opalescent Glass Ink Bottle Pontil$34.13 Ends Saturday 5 bids
Circa 1730's 'pontiled' Primitive Dutch Case Gin Bottle$32.60 Ends Sunday 3 bids
John R. Owens Iron Pontil Chester County, Pa Squat$31.00 Ends Tuesday 5 bids
Pontiled Labeled Lime Water Sharon Springs Ny$29.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid
Pontiled Blob Top Soda Mineral Water Bottle Cummings$26.79 Ends in 8 hours 7 bids
Antique Turlingtons Balsam Bottle Rolled Lip Pontil$22.72 Ends Thursday 3 bids
Twitchell Philad Graphit Pontil Charleston,sc Dug$20.50 Ends Saturday 2 bids
George W. Carpenter Philadelphia Pontil Medicine$20.50 Ends Tuesday 2 bids
Gorgeous Teal W M P, Ny Sauce Or Spice Bottle, Pontil$19.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid
Circa 1850's 15-1/2" Iron Pontiled Aqua Demijohn Bottle$19.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Pontiled Huge 11"apothecary Bottle &stopper Purple 1870$19.90 Ends Monday 1 bid
Rare Ae Smiths Electric Oil Philada Open Pontil Bottle$18.50 Ends Sunday 4 bids
Iron Pontil I. Sutton Soda Covington Ky Cincinnati Area$16.15 Ends Tuesday 2 bids
Black Open Pontil Umbrella, Sheared Lip$15.50 Ends Sunday 4 bids
A Sweet Pontil-era Medium Sapphire Blue “citrate”-type$11.75 Ends Sunday 2 bids
*2 Unreal Blowpipe Pontiled Medicines*1 Fahnestocks$11.50 Ends in 23 hours 2 bids
Crude,ayer's Cherry Pectoral With Open Pontil . Bottle$11.50 Ends Tuesday 2 bids
Open Pontil Geometric Ribbed Base Olive$11.50 Ends Sunday 3 bids
Larger Coventry Style Hobnail And Ribbed. Open Pontil$11.50 Ends Sunday 3 bids
Pillar Flint Bakewell Glass Bar Bottle Decanter Pontil$10.50 Ends Wednesday 2 bids
Stunning Pontilled Barrys Tricopherous New York$10.49 Ends in 20 hours 5 bids
Lancaster Glass Works Blue Soda Pontiled N.y.$9.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
1840's Open Pontiled Figured Cologne Bottle Shell Shape$9.99 Ends Monday 1 bid
Lyon's Kathairon For The Hair Open Pontil Ny$9.99 Ends Saturday 1 bid
Open Pontil Washington/taylor Dyottville Flask Pint +++$9.95 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Open Pontil Umbrella - Unusual Color And Form$9.50 Ends Sunday 2 bids
Stoddard Region Olive Amber Open Pontil Umbrella$9.50 Ends Sunday 2 bids
