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Tombstone, Escapule Ranch Found Bottles c. 1880's

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Tombstone, Escapule Ranch Found Bottles c. 1880's
Featured in this lot is this pair of bottles found on the Escapule Ranch and donated to the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum by Joe Escapule circa 1880's; Provenance: From the Tombstone Western Heritage Museum in Tombstone, Arizona. The bottles features a wonderfully and professionally crafted glass and stoneware construction. The first bottle is a stoneware ginger beer bottle found on the Escapule Ranch and comes complete with an original museum tag that reads as follows: 1880's Ginger Beer Bottle found on Escapule Ranch. The second bottle found on the ranch is a smaller glass bottle marked '3G' on the bottom and comes complete with an original museum tag that reads as follows: Found on Escapule Ranch. The Escapule family is a well known name in Tombstone, in fact, John Escapule, a French Basque, came to Arizona as early as 1877. Pioneer John Escapule was friends with historic figures such as Ed Schieffelin whom he met at the Brunckow cabin near Charleston. It was here when Schieffelin told Escapule he had struck it big and offered John a contract to haul timber for the mines. He was soon working for Schieffelin and within no time, Schieffelin deeded one of the mines to Escapule and ran an assay office near the OK Corral. He also bought ranches, a mill, and reportedly gave the land for the old city cemetery (not Boot Hill), where he and his wife are buried (he died in 1926). The condition of this pair of bottles is well preserved with no obvious signs of damage and shows a well preserved overall condition. The measurements of these bottles is 8 1/2" x 3" x 3" and 6 5/8" x 1 3/4" x 1 3/4". The collective weight of this pair of bottles is 1lb 12oz. MS202, TT116