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Blue Milk of Magnesia bottle - 4/29/2009 9:45:45 AM    cappyjon431   Posts: 45 Joined: 4/22/2009 From: Bocas del Toro, Panama Status: offline Found this one diving yesterday and it cleaned up nicely, so I am inclined to think it is not too old. The Front says "Milk of Magnesia" with a trademark symbol in the middle. On the lower half of the front it says "The Chas H. Phillips Chemical Co." and on the very bottom of the front it says "Glennbrook Conn." The bottom of the bottle says "Made in the USA." Is this from the 50s, or more modern? I love the blue color. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Jon Schneiderman Owner/Operator Bocas Water Sports Bocas del Toro, Panama Post #: 1

RE: Blue Milk of Magnesia bottle - 4/29/2009 2:19:44 PM    Dabeel Posts: 849 Joined: 3/12/2004 From: Baltimore origin, Now the Bay Area,CA Status: offline Hey Jon, Since nobody has replied to you yet, I will confirm that those were produced for a long time and yours appears to be 1950's to 1960's but you can look on the bottom of the bottle and look for two digits on the right side that can usually indicate that year it was produced......................example  digits 62 can indicate 1962. And yes everybody likes the color blue in glass bottles! Doug (in reply to cappyjon431) Post #: 2

RE: Blue Milk of Magnesia bottle - 4/29/2009 2:49:22 PM    cappyjon431   Posts: 45 Joined: 4/22/2009 From: Bocas del Toro, Panama Status: offline Thanks Doug. I checked out the bottom of the bottle and in the center of the bottom it said "Made in U.S.A." On one side of the bottom it had the number "7" and on the other it looks like the letter "V". _____________________________ Jon Schneiderman Owner/Operator Bocas Water Sports Bocas del Toro, Panama (in reply to Dabeel) Post #: 3

RE: Blue Milk of Magnesia bottle - 4/29/2009 9:47:03 PM    L C   Posts: 3432 Joined: 3/17/2007 From: Ohio Status: offline I have a few of the cork top variety , they are pretty nice .  Sorry I am not in a position to be able to post a picture of it at the moment . (in reply to cappyjon431) Post #: 4

RE: Blue Milk of Magnesia bottle - 4/29/2009 9:55:00 PM    drdjayne   Posts: 5 Joined: 4/21/2009 Status: offline thats a really good bottle. i dug one and sold it for 5 dollars to a british woman (in reply to L C) Post #: 5

RE: Blue Milk of Magnesia bottle - 4/29/2009 10:07:12 PM    L C   Posts: 3432 Joined: 3/17/2007 From: Ohio Status: offline They do not bring much , but make a nice display item . I remember selling just plain cobalt screw top bottles back in the sevenities for three and four dollars each . Don't think they will bring that any more . (in reply to drdjayne) Post #: 6

RE: Blue Milk of Magnesia bottle - 4/30/2009 2:50:51 AM    glass man Posts: 7739 Joined: 1/30/2008 From: GEORGIA Status: offline I HAVE SEEN MANY SCREW TOP ONES IN THE LOCAL DUMP THAT ARE FROM THE 20S. SO THE SCREW TOP VERSIONS WERE MADE FOR MANY YEARS. JAMIE _____________________________ LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED ! IF YOU NEED A BLESSING OR A SONG THAT WILL PICK YOU UP PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS SONG FROM"VAN THE MAN"MORRISON! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi4R2YXv_AE (in reply to L C) Post #: 7

RE: Blue Milk of Magnesia bottle - 4/30/2009 2:53:13 AM    L C   Posts: 3432 Joined: 3/17/2007 From: Ohio Status: offline That very well could be jamie , I never was sure just how far they went back . (in reply to glass man) Post #: 8

RE: Blue Milk of Magnesia bottle - 4/30/2009 3:15:20 AM    glass man Posts: 7739 Joined: 1/30/2008 From: GEORGIA Status: offline YES COMMON AND NOT WORTH ALOT,BUT I REALLY LIKE THEM! ESPECIALLY THE BIMAL CORK ONES,WHICH WOULD BE THE FIRST ONES. THE SAMPLE SIZE ONES ARE COOL! JAMIE < Message edited by glass man -- 4/30/2009 3:34:55 AM > _____________________________ LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED ! IF YOU NEED A BLESSING OR A SONG THAT WILL PICK YOU UP PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS SONG FROM"VAN THE MAN"MORRISON! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi4R2YXv_AE (in reply to L C) Post #: 9

RE: Blue Milk of Magnesia bottle - 4/30/2009 3:47:20 AM    L C   Posts: 3432 Joined: 3/17/2007 From: Ohio Status: offline I put a box of them out in my auction last October . There was about twenty five of them from small to large . I think the while box brought three or four dollars . I did not have any corkers in the box though . (in reply to glass man) Post #: 10

RE: Blue Milk of Magnesia bottle - 4/30/2009 4:39:20 AM    glass man Posts: 7739 Joined: 1/30/2008 From: GEORGIA Status: offline A GREAT DEAL L. C.  FOR BEGINNER,COBLT COLLECTOR OR SOMEBODY THAT JUST LIKES THEM! DIGGERS USED TO LEAVE THEM AND BROMO SELZERS AT THE DUMP IN THE 70S,BUT NO MORE ,WHICH SHOWS THEY HAVE COME UP IN THE WORLD. NOW THEY LEAVE "SLICKS". I USED TO GO AND GATHER THEM UP IN A 5 GALLON BUCKET AND SELL THE BUCKET OF BOTTLES FOR $5. THEY MIGHT HAVE JUST WANTED THE BUCKET THOUGH AND THE BOTTLES WERE JUST A BONUS! _____________________________ LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED ! IF YOU NEED A BLESSING OR A SONG THAT WILL PICK YOU UP PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS SONG FROM"VAN THE MAN"MORRISON! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi4R2YXv_AE (in reply to L C) Post #: 11

RE: Blue Milk of Magnesia bottle - 4/30/2009 10:55:02 AM    #1twin   Posts: 751 Joined: 5/25/2006 From: Biloxi Ms Status: offline Jon,  I have a variety of sizes with different wording styles of embossing. The smaller variety's had MOM Tablets on them. I only have one corker. Some of the screw top bottles read,  REG'D. IN U.S. PATENT OFFICE AUG. 21 1906. So even the screw top's must go back a ways. Just a little trivia  Like everyone has said, they are very common and very low in value.   Hope this helps.   Marvin (in reply to cappyjon431) Post #: 12

RE: Blue Milk of Magnesia bottle - 4/30/2009 10:29:45 PM    tftfan Posts: 1459 Joined: 5/11/2006 Status: offline Just got this one from a dump. Attachment (1) (in reply to #1twin) Post #: 13

RE: Blue Milk of Magnesia bottle - 4/30/2009 10:37:24 PM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 11889 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: offline Wow really!!?? I have a  basement full of them. They should fetch me a cool 10 grand at least. _____________________________ My web site. Lots of privy and dump dig pictures. Also dig story's I had published in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector magazine and Western & Eastern Treasure's www.19thcenturybottlediggers.com (in reply to drdjayne) Post #: 14

RE: Blue Milk of Magnesia bottle - 4/30/2009 10:59:16 PM    Dabeel Posts: 849 Joined: 3/12/2004 From: Baltimore origin, Now the Bay Area,CA Status: offline tftfan: That is the very earliest version of the Milk of Magnesia....strap sided and applied top. I too uncovered one like yours last year under a sidewalk in Sacramento. As I was uncovering the dirt from the side of the bottle I was thinking .......strap sided embossed whiskey...."Yes Oh Yes" and then "Oh No!" when I read the embossing. It does look good even it's not worth much. Doug (in reply to tftfan) Post #: 15

RE: Blue Milk of Magnesia bottle - 5/1/2009 8:06:24 AM    cobaltbot Posts: 3878 Joined: 4/7/2006 From: Delta, PA Status: offline Hey Jon, using the "search" feature you can find some good information on the history and earlier varients, like this thread: http://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/m-61493/mpage-1/key-magnesia/tm.htm#61493 _____________________________ My tombstone will read: He went out for a walk and never came back.... (in reply to Dabeel) Post #: 16

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