Collect: Americana

lot 144: overall showing signs of wear commensurate with age and use, air bubbles included; one aqua bottle: with visible repaired breaks to rim / neck, and with some evident areas of loss, the adhesive noticeably darkened over time, rough, sharp pontil; another aqua bottle: rim with rim that appears to have been softened- possibly sanded or ground, with slightly sharp pontil, and some minor occasional scratches to surface; largest aqua bottle: with some roughness and chipping to rim, dark residue to underside, pontil area is not rough, but edge is somewhat rough, some minor surface rubbing to raised details, somewhat tippy / unstable when upright; small sheath of wheat bottle: with plant fibers pressed against upper interior; fish bottle: great overall condition, some minor rough air bubbles to base edge, a couple other air bubbles present; LQC Wishart's bottle: with some visible air bubbles, mild grime build-up to interior; green gothic bottle: with crack emanating from top edge of rim down through body, some visible air bubbles; Pine Tree Tar cordial bottle: small chip to rim, overall with lots of air bubbles; large undecorated green bottle: chip to rim, scratching to underside edge, retaining old label to exterior of body; Travellers Bitters bottle: overall in good condition, with some moderate grime build-up to interior, very minor areas of roughness along base edge, some scratches along rim edge commensurate with use

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