The soda bottle had a characteristic thick blob top and heavy glass sides to avoid breakage from the pressure of the carbonation. In the early 1900s, the burgeoning soda industry was made up of local drugstores who mixed and bottled smallbatch recipes and delivered them in handstenciled crates. Figural, barrelshape, and engraved bottles are just a few examples of the types of liquor bottles. Many of the most desired bottles have historical significance and all tell a tale of years gone by. From digging out abandoned dumps to trading with collectors at bottle shows. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. It is well known for making glass with detailed designs. A collectors guide to vintage soda pop finds vintage. At one time or another weve all read stories about bottles being found with a message. Europeans brought their knowledge of glassmaking to north america and began crafting their own glass bottles in the mid17th century. The painted soda bottle collectors association is a nationwide collectors group dedicated to promoting the collecting and preservation of acl soda bottles, one of the fastest growing segments in the bottle collecting world. Bottle collectors book by bob ferraro bottles and bottle collecting album series, volume 6 by a.
Post all digging stories, latest finds, pics, videos and news here. Many of the items you see in this story are from the antique advertising expert. To the uninitiated, every bottle is in great condition. The bottle collector by terry hall nook book ebook.
Then theres a few pages with boxes, clocks, bottle caps, etc. The bible for bitters collectors, this is a complete rewrite of the original for bitters only book. Federation of historical bottle collectors fohbc site. Sand or silica, sodium carbonate, and lime, also known as calcium oxide. This historical business originated in 1907 when it was known as the brockway machine bottle company. The antique bottle depot specializes in the purchase of a variety of antique bottles, advertising items, red wing stoneware and a wide array of collectible breweriana. Bottle collecting has long been a hobby and even a passion for serious collectors.
See pictures of the museums large collection of bottles and keep up to date on upcoming bottle shows. The searchable database consists of detailed reports on a evergrowing list of items. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. Beer bottle fanciers from around australia drove to flowerdale to beat off international online bidders as hundreds of rare bottles changed hands at the weekend. Also see web pages on bottle books and cocacola books.
Having found a box of bottles and trash and then having run completely out of air last year before i could recover it i was obsessed with finding that box. Top 10 most expensive empty bottles the drinks business. Please note i do not buy any machine made bottles, those made after 1900 generally. This urge can be seen in the first gutenberg bible of 1455. A bottle in a common color without embossing or fancy design has little value to bottle collectors. Bottle collecting news the bottle bible author mike polak. Glenn pochs newsletter article on acl sodas and root beer extract. Kozmic dreams bottle collection a virtual museum of. Antique bottle value use networking, appraisal, research. Commemorative cocacola bottles schiffer book for collectors by joyce spontak. As the only fullcolor bottle book on the market, the guide is loaded with more than 5,000 listings and 700 photographs covering more than 50 bottle categories. A vast source of info about hutchinson bottles a resource for the koca nola collector jar doctor bottle cleaning equipment order nostalgic soft drinks where to order books i. Referred to as the bottle bible, michael polaks 8th edition, bottles.
He can earn up to 5 per day through bottle collecting, money which he spends on food and drink. Also be sure to see the listing crossreferenced by state. High desert books, bottles, and collectibles bottles for. A collectors guide the collectors guide 01 by marsh, madeleine, bee, linda, brine, lynda isbn. My name is wes with a beer bottle collection with over 31,500. The crown cap was not developed and used until 1891. John james audubons monumental birds of america, which was printed between 1827 and 1838. The curious world of bottle collecting and the people who. Antique soda bottles antique bottle collectors haven. However, condition gets down to a serious science for most collectors. Youll discover top collectible bottles including beer, figurals, flasks, hawaiian, ink, medicine, pot lids, sarsaparilla, target balls, and whiskey, as well as history, trademarks, resources, and insider tips for finding, identifying, valuing, buying and selling bottlesall from an author with more than four decades of digging bottles. This new and exciting book examines the colorful world of western bitters bottles and will sure.
Now i dont know much about bottles but i do know that contour bottles are not worth that much money because so many of them have been made and they can easily survive years because of its durability. Books for antique bottle collectors antique bottle collectors haven. This year marks the 150th anniversary of the iconic cocacola bottle, and you can sip up its history at atlantas high museum of art through october 4. Sole agents all that is embossed within a circle though not a slug plate on this popular at least to late 19th century western drinkers and modern western bottle collectors. Virtual museum costs virtual museum news click to read virtual museum 0 november 15, 2019. We are also buying all types of collectible bitters, beer, soda, whisky, medicine and other type of advertising bottles. This includes milk bottles, coke type soda bottles, chlorox, etc. Id dare argue that some of these bottles gets refilled and sold again fakers have. Most collectors of old glasses and glass bottles have heard of the name brockway glass. Like modern glassware, ancient bottles relied on three basic ingredients. This history is fascinating and the bottles being collected are often unique works of art. Buy recently, a perth family made a major find on a west australian beach of a 2 year old bottles with a message. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Please give me a call at 9412965665ive been collecting for like 20 years and i also dig these bottles up out of the ground i have flask from the 1700s and bitter bottles all the way up into the late 1890s i do it for the love of american history and also i dont sell them at is for purely passion and the main reason to pass on to my only child my daughter when she grows up and im going.
Aware that several street people have turned up with their throats cut, henry is determined to keep his business alive as well as himself. Identification and price guide, published by krause publicationsantique trader. Regardless of their shape and size, though, the most collectible bottles are those produced prior to 1919, the year prohibition began. Identification and price guide, published by krause publicationsantique trader march 2016, has been completely revised and updated presenting 551 pages of a comprehensive, informative, and detailed pricing and reference guide for all bottle collectors. The gbbca is a fun club, made up of friendly people from all walks of life, all with a common bond. See more ideas about liquor bottles, liquor, bottle. There are as many styles of antique liquor and spirits bottles as there are the types of liquor to go in them. Buy book of bottle collecting, the by beck, doreen isbn. The official guide to collecting applied color label soda. Referred to as the bottle bible, michael polaks 7th edition, bottles. The bottle collector is an intense horror story told by a smalltime drug dealer named henry johns. Unfollow bottle collector liquor to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. In the united states, however, the oldest bottles were actually ceramic vessels produced by indigenous groups. Books document the evolution of our need to make sense of the world around us.
The main exceptions would be very early bottles pre1840 black glass bottles which are not included in this guide, which rarely have any embossing and can sell for reasonably large sums based totally on their age, rarity and historical value. Collectors pay big bucks for rare australian beer bottles. Vintage and antique liquor bottles collectors weekly. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. From cowboys and indians to biplanes and zeppelins, many soda bottle labels represent an eragoneby. The curious world of bottle collecting and the people who collect them. It is not uncommon to see collectors examine glass with magnification and special lighting.
Learn where to dig for buried bottles from an antiquarian and collector. Fohbc virtual museum of historical bottles and glass. Pensioners in berlin collecting deposit bottles to supplement. I buy from both longtime experienced collectors, construction workers who salvage bottles from work sites, casual collectors, and have helped families settle estates. The story takes place over one night with a raging storm as a background. Places to findbuysell newused antique bottle books. The national bottle museum in ballston spa, new york, celebrates the history of the bottle making industry. Bottles identification and price guide 6th edition, the bottle bible is available for all collectors600 full color photographs and many new chapters. This group is open to anyone who collects antique mouth blown.
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