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1878 rootbeer - 10/12/2005 11:21:39 PM    flasherr Posts: 538 Joined: 5/7/2004 From: Abilene Texas Status: offline I recently bought this bottle at an estate sale. Wm S. Ford 65 Willooughby St Cor. Lawrence Brooklyn NY Back side: Root Beer Trademark with a spade in it 1878 Bottom says WS Ford 1895 Wonder if any of you know anything about this bottle. It is older than I normally find in my area. Hope someone knows. It is about the size of a 32 oz bottle Brian Attachment (1) _____________________________ Know anyone around Abilene Texas that digs? Post #: 1

RE: 1878 rootbeer - 10/12/2005 11:21:59 PM    flasherr Posts: 538 Joined: 5/7/2004 From: Abilene Texas Status: offline 2 Attachment (1) _____________________________ Know anyone around Abilene Texas that digs? (in reply to flasherr) Post #: 2

RE: 1878 rootbeer - 10/12/2005 11:22:18 PM    flasherr Posts: 538 Joined: 5/7/2004 From: Abilene Texas Status: offline 3 Attachment (1) _____________________________ Know anyone around Abilene Texas that digs? (in reply to flasherr) Post #: 3

RE: 1878 rootbeer - 10/13/2005 6:20:53 PM    bubbas dad Posts: 1373 Joined: 3/30/2005 From: South Carolina, USA Status: offline very nice. is it me or does the top look alittle different from most blob tops? _____________________________ john the older i get, the smarter my father gets! (in reply to flasherr) Post #: 4

RE: 1878 rootbeer - 10/13/2005 7:00:38 PM    thturk Posts: 61 Joined: 9/26/2005 Status: offline I've looked at the top of that bottle several times since it was posted and was hoping someone would say something about it. It's very odd! Trish (in reply to flasherr) Post #: 5

RE: 1878 rootbeer - 10/13/2005 7:29:47 PM    flasherr Posts: 538 Joined: 5/7/2004 From: Abilene Texas Status: offline IT reminds me of a real clean blob top/ What do yall think? _____________________________ Know anyone around Abilene Texas that digs? (in reply to flasherr) Post #: 6

RE: 1878 rootbeer - 10/13/2005 8:18:17 PM    thturk Posts: 61 Joined: 9/26/2005 Status: offline Wm. S. Ford Root Beer His address was: Willoughby St. the corner (Cor) of Lawrence St., Brooklyn, NY. (Everybody else probably already knows how to read these bottles but I found it interesting to know this place still exists.) The place still exists according to maps. That bottle was worth $200 in 1999, according to "Kovels" an online guesstamator. If it's correct you're a lucky digger! Trish (in reply to flasherr) Post #: 7

RE: 1878 rootbeer - 10/13/2005 9:03:09 PM    flasherr Posts: 538 Joined: 5/7/2004 From: Abilene Texas Status: offline wow i had planed to keep it but it may go on the auction block. Hopefully someone else might have some info on the bottle. i find kovels to be over inflated on alot of thier prices. Thank you for the info thturk. if it is worth that not bad for a $10 buy. Brian _____________________________ Know anyone around Abilene Texas that digs? (in reply to flasherr) Post #: 8

RE: 1878 rootbeer - 10/19/2005 7:26:39 PM    flasherr Posts: 538 Joined: 5/7/2004 From: Abilene Texas Status: offline anyone have any other ideas on this bottle? brian _____________________________ Know anyone around Abilene Texas that digs? (in reply to flasherr) Post #: 9

RE: 1878 rootbeer - 10/21/2005 4:00:14 PM    wvbottlehead Posts: 220 Joined: 7/4/2003 From: WV Status: offline Is there a groove down inside the top? From here it looks like a baltimore loop seal. Frank < Message edited by wvbottlehead -- 10/21/2005 4:16:17 PM > (in reply to flasherr) Post #: 10

RE: 1878 rootbeer - 10/27/2005 1:43:41 AM    BARQS19   Posts: 433 Joined: 6/4/2004 From: Brooklyn, Mississippi Status: offline Tom Morrison's rootbeer guide lists it at $100-$150 copyright 1997 though, probably much higher now. I found a old straight sided bottle called Carolina Soda Water Co. from Durham, NC that had ROOT BEER embossed on it for $12 here in town. Went for around $250 on ebay. It was in the shape of a beer bottle. I recently found another in the shape of a soda bottle but doesn't say ROOT BEER. Robert BARQS19 (in reply to flasherr) Post #: 11

RE: 1878 rootbeer - 11/2/2005 11:23:27 AM    WhiteLighting Posts: 485 Joined: 1/21/2004 From: The Electric City,Upstate NY Status: offline Hmmm,id say this is a very very unique bottle,first off look at the type of bottle its in,ifit was a syurp bottle then its a rare one,but if just aroot beer soda bottle still unique!... A+ find! _____________________________ It's time for another TEA PARTY!!!! (in reply to flasherr) Post #: 12

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