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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 518311, member: 2844&quot;]It is molded, not wheel thrown.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, they are. But the language and spelling of the smaller label at the bottom, together with a reference to her majesty, makes me think pre-1934, when there was a spelling reform. Her majesty in this period was queen Wilhelmina, who was inaugurated in 1898.</p><p><br /></p><p>The ebay listing says their bottle dates from 1868. However, the 1868 date on the label refers to a law of that date, and has nothing to do with the date of the bottle.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have never seen &#039;ervan&#039; instead of erven. Erven means heirs. Lucas Bols died ca 1700, so the company was owned by his heirs.</p><p>Ervan means thereof, which doesn&#039;t make sense in this case.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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