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...
Antique Bottles Here are some tidbits on collecting antique bottles. Foremost the rarer the bottle the more it's worth Bottles value are based on:the glass color: green, brown, white, and clear the...
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...
Over the years I have constantly seen black powder flasks that are replicas/reproductions presented as being original, valuable flasks. Many times these flasks are innocently presented by sellers who do not...
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...
The purpose of this guide is to help individuals who collect and are interested in collecting Liquor Bottle Decanters.Jim Beam bottles have been one of the most popular decanters to collect for many...
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...