Hard to imagine someone dug this great bottle up – talk about lucky. As the ebay listing says, it was found in 2009 in Champaign, Illinois
From the book, Ketchup, Pickles, Sauces by Betty Zumwalt (p. 411):
E.H.V.B. stands for Elias H. Van Benschoten. He operated a dry goods store in New York at 68 Spring Street about 1842. He changed his line and began the Pickle manufacture in 1849 at 252 Front Street. After 1854 there is no mention of him. The bottle comes in two sizes and is extremely rare.
Most are indeed aqua – this green color would be easily called a rare bird.
You can buy it now on ebay for $5199 $4149 $3549.
The book does state that there is only two known sizes for the ehvb pickel. But i have 3 sizes in my collection as we speak. A large aqua , a medium aqua, and a small blue color. All are embossed e h v b ny.
I am looking to learn a little more about ehvb pickle bottles, naturally because I have one. It is not exactly like the one shown in the subject auction. I recovered mine back around 1978 scuba diving around an old Confederate River Fort. It has been one of my prized possessions, primarily for the fond memory of that day. I will be watching this thread if any one cares to share some knowledge with me.
If you would like to share a photo, I would be glad to post it.