Friday, March 27, 2009

CASSINS DIG


This picture was just emailed to me. It's not a whiskey bottle, but a top shelf western bitters is close enough. What an absolute gorgeous bottle! I believe the bottle has some damage, but the picture is not staged. It was dug within the past month. I always thought it was bad luck to bring a camera along with you on a dig. Of course I am always willing to blame my bad luck on just about anything.

7 comments:

  1. This is a variant 2 example. The compacted brown dirt inside the bottle makes it look lime yellowish. It is a medium emerald green, there are two other same colored examples in western collections currently. This makes the 20th example of the variant 2 known.

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  2. Warren,

    Sounds like you've seen the bottle in person. What condition is it in?
    AP

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  3. The bottle has some fractures and a hole in the corner shoulder area.

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  5. Killer bottle ! I'd love to see regular posts showcasing recent finds.

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  6. Amazing to see that Cassin,s come out! It is kind of surprising that there are 20 of variant 2 out there now. I would be curious to know how many are mint, or near. I personally have dug 6 broken Cassin,s #2s in Virginia City...each one was broken in place.One is a light yellow with a touch of amber. That does not count the many pieces of not complete examples. The brand was obviously heavily distributed, and popular, but goodness they just do not survive being buried! I do not believe there is even one mint example of variant #1. I wonder what it feels like to dig a near mint Cassin,s? There are very few who will ever have that thrill! (notice the cute use of the comma?)

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  7. There are only a few that are essentially in good condition. Most have some sort of in-making manufactured flaws. Of the seven variant one examples known, six have a repair of some type, with one example being intact but not without its share of flaws.

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