Drunken! Civil War Era Crooked Neck Knickerbocker NYC Stoneware Beer Bottle dutch sampler Both were opened from the

Both were opened from the top

but occasionally find one that blows me away with its charm and the care and craft invested in its making

Having bought and sold a fair number of brushes

I'm forever looking for unusual early motto dishes with this manner of lettering--pre-dating the c

though the best detail also shows a stray bit of fiber to the left of the crack--not a flaw

Drunken! Civil War Era Crooked Neck Knickerbocker NYC Stoneware Beer Bottle dutch sampler Both were opened from theA second example today of just the sort of antique American stoneware that makes me happy this a c. 1860s beer bottle stamped RK & Co Knickerbocker, which I've learned was a brewery at 130 W. 18th Street, NYC, with the RK standing for Robert Kennedy. To me it's the crooked neck that really makes it none too common to find in such a pronounced way, and just perfect for a beer bottle, making it look like an absolute embodiment of drunkeness, and as if