Hello. My significant other is working out of town and dug up a bottle at his job site a couple of days ago. It is a blob top soda bottle. It says Chrystal Palace Soda Water, W. Eagle, NY, Union Glass Works and P hiladelphia abbreviated. We thought it was a dark green color. It was covered in mud. He has not tried to scrub it or add any chemicals to clean. However, he let it soak a few hours in room temperature water. Some of the silt lifted off and we can see it is Cobalt Blue under the layers of dirt. It has a concave bottom with a pontil mark. There are no cracks in it. And one little chip on the bottom edge. It looks like it may have had a cork at one time. Any info on history? Such a beautiful color.
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Is yours like this one ?? You can soak in warm soapy water and wash with a soft cloth !! For the inside, Fill about 1/4 full of warm soapy water and add a couple of teaspoons of rice, regular not minute rice, and shake with thumb over top to loosen dirt, then pour out and rinse !! May take a few times to get all the dirt out !!