Torpedos away

[leslie(nova scotia)]

From the land of the Bluenose...this is a Donavan gingerbeer bottle found while detecting around an old well. Apparently they made the bottom round so it could not be set down and thus folks would drink quikerand more. Any truth to this Pappy?
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[PAPPY]

Leslie, The torpedo bottles have a round end to prevent them from being stood up. The "idea" was that the soda kept in contact with the cork and stopped the cork from shrinking, the corks would dry up and shrink on upright bottles, causing the bottle to loose pressure. A side advantage for the merchant was that the customer had to finish the beverage before the bottle could be laid down.
These bottles are known a "Hamiltons" in the UK, named after inventor Paul Hamilton.
Embossed ones are worth more than plains. Amber, Cobalt Blue, Emerald Green

**Canadian Torpedo's are RARE.....PAPPY

[leslie(nova scotia)]

From the land ofthe Bluenose...sounds logical for sure sir. Thanks for the info. The big craze here is the ceramic or whatever they are made of crocks. One place I hunt which is an island actually had a factory there that produced these. In the 50's we had a neat pop bottle design that was called a wishing well. Doesn't do a thing for this bouy but would love to find an in tact bottle from Bluenose ginger ale..this has a stenciled photo of th Bluenose on it! Nice to have you around to answer those questions...thanks Pappy!

[PAPPY]

LESLIE, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME. HOPE IT HELPED A LITTLE...REALLY NICE BOTTLE....PAPPY

[talltines]

Great bottle and history lesson. Thanks HH Ken