Here is a nice early sixth that wandered in from Nevada recently. These are very tough to find with all of the characteristics I love in Western glass...nice olive tone, great whittle, and pristine condition. I have not heard of a Chesley's coming out of the ground in recent years. This would be a tough example to top!
I am an idiot...I meant JOCKEY club.
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I wish it were that simple,We all get old..
ReplyDeleteAfter seeing such killer example fifths as this & the Portland Hotaling it seems like most of my fifths don't even deserve to have been made. And we all know how pictures don't capture the true color and character of the highly prized examples. Simply killer!
ReplyDeleteGnarly Jockey! Must've been the "secret" that couldn't be told a few weeks ago. It surely did go to a good home.
ReplyDeleteIt has been years since I dug even a piece of one them. Back in the day, I managed to drag a couple of sparklers from the soil's grip, but that source is long since covered by "progress". Despite "playing" in all the right places, the Chesley's remains ever elusive.
Incredible looking bottle ! You must have quite the colletion by now, seems you're putting a new heavy on the shelf every other week !!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAhhh, it might seem like they are coming in hot and heavy, but the good stuff I am after comes in very inconsistently. There are months where not a thing becomes available. This is also when I usually have a few dollars to actually spend on glass. After becoming bored at not getting a "glass fix", I blow money on stuff that I would normally not be passionate about. Right about the time the bottle account is at zero, here comes the call, or email about a "must have" item being available...so, I commit to said "heavy" and sell off the stuff I had picked up over the prior weeks or months. This vicious cycle continues as it has for over 30 years...
ReplyDeleteThe result is a smaller collection by comparison to others, but pretty high quality which pleases me overall. If I can add a few key items per year, I feel good. I just do not have the patience to save my money, and wait for an indefinite period hoping for a bottle to magically come my way when I actually have the money to pay for it. That makes WAY too much sense. My book will soon be published..."An Idiot's Guide to Western Glass Collecting" I will finish the manuscript soon, but I lost it in my refrigerator box (home) here in the alley.
M.E.
ReplyDeleteAny idea how long ago this bottle was dug and what part of Nevada?
Another beautiful bottle for the collection. M.E. you're killing me!!! Old Jockey Club has always been one of my favorites. I have dug a couple of broken ones in the Silver State, always in early stuff 1870-73.
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