Up for bids is an EXTREMELY RARE!!!, Near Mint!, 1890's, 8 3/4" tall, "TINTOP" quart milk bottle embossed TO BE USED ONLY BY RED GATE FARM NEWTON, N.J. on front, THIS BOTTLE TO BE RETURNED TO THE OWNER OR PAID FOR on back, PAT APL'D FOR - GRANTED JUNE 12 1894 on the base... in 30 years, i've never seen an example of this bottle sold!!.... supposedly, the closure for this bottle was made of very thin tin and "press-fit" over the lip into the lug grooves in the neck - there are no exampl...es of the original cap closure known.... the patent & article for this bottle was printed on the first page of the very first issue of THE MILK ROUTE in October 1980 by TMR Editor Tom Gallagher - the winning bidder will get a copy of it with the bottle... no chips, staining, scratching, just a small bruise on the top lip... Nice! .... A nice addition to any antique vintage old advertising glass or cow creamery trpq farm barn milkman delivery carrier milk truck jar war disney thatcher collection. Winning bidder pays $12.00 shipping & handling. Will combine shipping on multiple purchases. Thank you and good luck bidding. CHECK OUT MY OTHER BOTTLES AT AUCTION! Collectorsfrom Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California ColoradoConnecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia HawaiiIdaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine MarylandMassachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri MontanaNebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York NorthCarolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode IslandSouth Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont VirginiaWashington West Virginia Wisconsin & Wyoming would beinterested... :-)