BOTTLES 101 Antique enthusiasts for decades have overlooked an essential portion of historical artifacts that can be found almost anywhere, even in your own backyard! This is a brief introduction to locating,...
Over the last few months, fake pint size SPEAS U-SAVIT jars have begun appearing on eBay and elsewhere. Fortunately, these fakes, like most other glassware fakes, are fairly easy to identify, once you know...
How to Date the Age of Glass Bottles Identifing the age of a glass bottle can be quite challenging at times. In today's market, bottle collecting is being invaded with decorative and artsy bottles that can...
When I first ventured Off into the world of Perfume bottle collecting, I was overwhelmed by the diversity of shapes and colors. All of a sudden, I was dazzeled by my awareness of them everywhere I looked. They...
THIS IS A SAFE AND EASY WAS TO CLEAN ALL THE MUCK AND GUCK WE FIND IN OLD BOTTLES AND VASES!NOT HARMFUL TO THE BOTTLES/VASES, ENVIROMENTALLY FRIENDLY AND CHEAP, TOO!THE VINEGAR CLEANS THE BOTTLES, WHILE THE...
I started looking digging up old dump sites for bottles in my early teens. It opened my eyes to the past how life was like 100 years + ago.My first bottle, I found was a 1907 dated Washington, D.C. beer.To be...
DRUGGIST/APOTHECARY BOTTLES Drugstore bottles were used as display bottles in nearly every drugstore during the last century. These bottles come in a wide variety of styles. The early drugstore storage...
Are you thinking about learning how to do Homecanning? Has someone "told" you how to do it?If so PLEASE read the following.Please before you start canning read about it and learn about it from a veteran...
THE MASON FRUIT JAR~ At the age 26, a tinsmith from New York City name John L. Mason invented the term Mason Jar. He perfected a machine that could cut threads into lids, which introduced the ability of...
There are several criteria which dictate the value and scarcity of early pharmacy bottles. These criteria include, but are not limited to, composition, color, size, condition, age, and origin/provenance. The...