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"Little Boy Blue Bluing" Bottle - 8/3/2007 1:47:48 PM    ToddB65   Posts: 13 Joined: 11/19/2006 From: SouthWest, Ohio, U.S.A. Status: offline My son found a "Little Boy Blue Bluing" bottle and gave to me. Description below. Do these have any collector value ? Description (sorry no pic) :  -Clear glass                                      -Seam runs bottom to top.                                      -Measures 3-1/2" tall x 1-5/8" dia. at base.                                      -"Little Boy Blue Bluing" lettering is embossed.                                      -Makers mark on bottom is similar to an oval ring stood vertically,                                        with > points on right & left. At the left side of this mark/symbol is                                       the number 9 and at the right side number 2.  At the bottom is a 1.       The 5th Edition of the Antique Trader Bottles Identification & Price Guide, by Michael Polak (my only reference at this time) does not list this bottle. Any information or comments will be appreciated. Todd                                                                         Post #: 1

RE: "Little Boy Blue Bluing" Bottle - 8/3/2007 1:58:27 PM    bottlenutboy Posts: 2137 Joined: 10/10/2006 From: Bordensprings, Ala. or Esom Hill, Ga. Status: offline sorry, no information on your bottle, but i can identify the maker for you, it was made by the owens illinoi glass comapany, if you google the name you will get lots of information, because they kept their records very well, so there is alot of information about them around good luck! _____________________________ bottles for sale on my website! go check it out! http://www.geocities.com/cleburneslim/index.html?1170417418125 also check out the same bottles on my freewebs site!: http://www.freewebs.com/bottlenutboy/forsale.htm Spencer (in reply to ToddB65) Post #: 2

RE: "Little Boy Blue Bluing" Bottle - 8/5/2007 11:21:19 PM    ToddB65   Posts: 13 Joined: 11/19/2006 From: SouthWest, Ohio, U.S.A. Status: offline Hi Spencer !..........Thanks for the information. Todd (in reply to bottlenutboy) Post #: 3

RE: "Little Boy Blue Bluing" Bottle - 8/6/2007 5:12:05 PM    bigghouse Posts: 800 Joined: 7/15/2007 From: Essex MASS Status: offline illinoi glass company started in 1929, i have a million from there anna (in reply to ToddB65) Post #: 4

RE: "Little Boy Blue Bluing" Bottle - 8/6/2007 5:28:08 PM    bottlenutboy Posts: 2137 Joined: 10/10/2006 From: Bordensprings, Ala. or Esom Hill, Ga. Status: offline illinois glass co. (I in a diamond) started earlier than 1929, as well as Owens glass co., the two MERGED forming Owens-illinois glass co. in 1929 _____________________________ bottles for sale on my website! go check it out! http://www.geocities.com/cleburneslim/index.html?1170417418125 also check out the same bottles on my freewebs site!: http://www.freewebs.com/bottlenutboy/forsale.htm Spencer (in reply to bigghouse) Post #: 5

RE: "Little Boy Blue Bluing" Bottle - 8/6/2007 5:29:13 PM    bigghouse Posts: 800 Joined: 7/15/2007 From: Essex MASS Status: offline i was close (in reply to bottlenutboy) Post #: 6

RE: "Little Boy Blue Bluing" Bottle - 8/7/2007 6:33:38 PM    ToddB65   Posts: 13 Joined: 11/19/2006 From: SouthWest, Ohio, U.S.A. Status: offline Thanks again Spencer, and Anna too, for replying.  Doesn't appear my bottle is worth anything. Todd (in reply to bigghouse) Post #: 7

RE: "Little Boy Blue Bluing" Bottle - 8/7/2007 8:29:13 PM    madman   Posts: 4822 Joined: 2/5/2005 Status: offline hey todd, those bluing bottles are very common,  but ... where did yer son find the bottle? may be and old dump full of all kinds of cool stuff mike (in reply to ToddB65) Post #: 8

RE: "Little Boy Blue Bluing" Bottle - 8/7/2007 10:16:11 PM    ToddB65   Posts: 13 Joined: 11/19/2006 From: SouthWest, Ohio, U.S.A. Status: offline Hi Mike ! No bottle dump.........My son found the bottle while digging out a yucca plant in a flower bed near the house. Thanks for the reply. Todd (in reply to madman) Post #: 9

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