J A Ellingham Millstone NJ Somerset County blob champagne beer slug 1880s bottle

Description

For your consideration: an J. A. Ellingham / Millstone, NJ blob (champagne) beer.  It was hand-blown in aqua glass batch into a two-part slug-plate mold in the 1880's.  Finished with a hand-tooled blob finish.  Millstone is in Somerset County, NJ along the west bank of the Millstone River and the Delaware - Raritan Canal.  (Not to be confused with Millstone of Monmouth County.)  This is a harder to get Millstone blob beer; J. E. Coyle is more regularly encountered.  It is in very good dug condition with a substantial chip to the reverse side of the blob lip, as seen in the images.  It displays well and has no other damage at all.  No radiations - structurally stable.  A real nice scatter of bubbles throughout the shoulder area.  Crisp embossing in the slug-plate with a lovely and unique font " E " initial.  It measures: 8 13/16" x 2 11/16".