G VERDERAMO WILMINGTON DE. BEER BOTTLE W STOPPER "RARE

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UP FOR AUCTION IS A RARE G. VERDERAMO WILMINGTON DELAWARE BEER BOTTLE. THIS BOTTLE IS 9 3/8" IN HEIGHT AND IS IN GREAT CONDITION. THIS BOTTLE HAS A BLOB TOP AND IS CRUDELY BLOWN, HEAVENLY EMBOSSED, EVENLY TAPERED, WITH A SINGLE RING BLOB TOPPED COLLAR. THIS BOTTLE COMES WITH THE PORCELAIN/CERAMIC CLOSURE AND THE IRON WIRE BAILER (STILL WORKING). THE PORCELAIN TOP IS STENCILED ON IT'S FACE, G. VERDERAMO 503-505 TATNALL ST. WILMINGTON, DEL. IN BLACK AND RED. ON THE UNDER-SIDE OF THE TOP IT IS STENCILED, PAT'D K. HUTTER FEB. 7 1883. THE ENTIRE CLOSURE ASSEMBLY IS VERY CRUDE, AND UNLIKE ANY CONFIGURATION YOU WILL SEE. ON THE FACE IS A PICTURE OF A BEER KEG AND 2 LINES ENCIRCLING BOTH ENDS. EMBOSSED ABOVE AND BELOW THIS IN VERY LARGE, SINGLE LINE, THICK STRIKE, ONE LINE ABOVE, TWO BELOW "G. VERDERAMO 503 TATNALL ST. WILMINGTON, DEL. THIS BASE IS KICKED UP SLIGHTLY, WITH A WIDE RIM OF VERY THICK UNEVEN GLASS. T ARE MANY BUBBLES, MOTTLING AND STRETCH MARKS ON THE SURFACE, AND THICK BUBBLED SEAMS RISING TO AN EXCESSIVELY TOOLED, BUBBLE-FILLED, LARGE BLOB COLLAR. THIS BOTTLE SHOWS SOME MINOR CASE WEAR BUT IS IN ALL AROUND GREAT CONDITION, AND WOULD DISPLAY NICELY IN ANY COLLECTION. THIS BOTTLE CIRCA ERA IS 1880'S - 1890'S. I HAVE LISTED SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE PORCELAIN STOPPER BELOW. FOR THOSE NEW TO THESE TYPES OF CERAMIC STOPPERS, read more

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