Old rum bottles from previous centuries

[Bill Poster]

I have seen some sites with a few bottles from the 18th and 19th century in ceramic and glass. Does anyone have any interesting facts or pictures on old rum bottles? Yes I am a bit of a geek to ask this question..

[LunaSea]

I'll bet if you perused some books on rum you'd find some pictures of labels on old bottles of rum.

When I used to hunt for old bottles, I found a late 1800s bottle with raised glass letters that say Bluthenthal & Bickart "B & B" Fine Old Whiskey on it. The bottle has a pinkish tint and I found it in the mangrove swamps of Key Largo in the Florida Keys. Although I cherish the bottle, I can't help but wonder who guzzled the contents in it way back then.

I found another bottle very close to it that also has raised glass letters that read...Glover's Imperial Mange Medicine!!!

Edited April 3, 2006 by LunaSea (log)

[Bill Poster]

This is exactly the kind of bottle i like. I especially like raised letters, and if i were to design my own bottle it would feature that

Is the pink bottle square or round?