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Bottle Bible?`` - 10/12/2007 8:59:08 AM    hed11877   Posts: 55 Joined: 3/4/2007 From: Bristol PA Status: offline What is the best book for identifiny bottles? Post #: 1

RE: Bottle Bible?`` - 10/12/2007 9:27:41 AM    cowseatmaize Posts: 2135 Joined: 12/2/2004 From: Metro West, MA Status: offline That's a tough one, it depends on your interests. General or specifics guides are available. You could start with this web site. BLM Historic Bottle Homepage Browse that and go to the references page for a list. Bill's most recommended books are in red but those are just the beginning. _____________________________ My 10¢ worth (inflation) Eric If you love what your doing it might be illegal, so watch your back. (in reply to hed11877) Post #: 2

RE: Bottle Bible?`` - 10/12/2007 10:53:17 AM    GuntherHess Posts: 4732 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline http://www.bottlebooks.com/ O'Dell has a pretty nice array of books. I would steer clear of books like Kovels they tend not to have enough detail to be useful. Like Eric said, figure out what type of bottles you like and get books for that type. There are no good books that cover every type of bottle in one book (bible) in my opinion. _____________________________ Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles 2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg (in reply to cowseatmaize) Post #: 3

RE: Bottle Bible?`` - 10/12/2007 11:41:47 AM    RICKJJ59W Posts: 3222 Joined: 3/8/2007 From: Lehigh Valley US of A Status: online The real bottle Bible (to me) is American bottle's and Flasks and there Ancestry by Helen Mckearin  written in 1978, it is chocked full of info,but there are no prices.but who cares its a good book and it is as thick as the BIBLE. Rick _____________________________ My Blog.Dig story's published in Antique Bottle& Glass Collector. New story added 9/08 http://www.myspace.com/bottlediggerr Digs in action. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pitpirate/ (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 4

RE: Bottle Bible?`` - 10/12/2007 3:30:32 PM    jagee44   Posts: 281 Joined: 8/14/2007 From: North Carolina Status: offline I have what is known as the "bottle bible".  It gives good history of bottles but dont expect to find a very common bottle listed in it. http://www.bottlebible.com/  There is the link for the website. (in reply to RICKJJ59W) Post #: 5

RE: Bottle Bible?`` - 10/12/2007 3:52:44 PM    capsoda Posts: 7510 Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Seminole,Alabama, USA Status: offline I'd say that the bible for all bottles is a library full of referances. All that have been mentioned are very fine referances and there are many more. Find you nich and focus on books in that area. Some in book form and others on CD and web sites. Find your nich and focus on referances in that area. I use several general referances and many dedicated referances. _____________________________ Warren Diggin down in Dixie, USA Work is for people who don't dig bottles President, Panhandle Cruisers http://www.panhandlecruisers.org/ (in reply to jagee44) Post #: 6

RE: Bottle Bible?`` - 10/12/2007 4:12:45 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 4732 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline quote: I have what is known as the "bottle bible". It gives good history of bottles but dont expect to find a very common bottle listed in it. http://www.bottlebible.com/ There is the link for the website. Polak's book is probably the best generic book out there.  A lot of the same info can be found for free on the  BLM Historic Bottle Homepage  already noted. _____________________________ Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles 2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg (in reply to jagee44) Post #: 7

RE: Bottle Bible?`` - 10/12/2007 4:51:34 PM    cowseatmaize Posts: 2135 Joined: 12/2/2004 From: Metro West, MA Status: offline The BLM site recommends The Illustrated Guide to Collecting Bottles by Cecil Munsey and I do to. It was my first book and goes into far more info on each type than any of the price guides. Consider that some info may have been corrected over the past almost 40 years but not much. There was a companion price guide to it too. Outdated now but if you have a pencil that easily fixed by watching ebay. _____________________________ My 10¢ worth (inflation) Eric If you love what your doing it might be illegal, so watch your back. (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 8

RE: Bottle Bible?`` - 10/12/2007 5:04:03 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 4732 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline wow, Polak's site says they sold 100,000 copies of the 1st two editions! Generic books really appeal to the masses!!! I'm doing the wrong price guide it seems, stop the the presses... I gots to call me editor.... _____________________________ Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles 2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg (in reply to cowseatmaize) Post #: 9

RE: Bottle Bible?`` - 10/13/2007 1:11:01 AM    OsiaBoyce Posts: 1665 Joined: 12/8/2005 From: Chinquapin, S.C. Status: offline For us black sheep who worship a different bottle god,our bible is Collecting Applied Color Lable Soda Bottles 3rd edition 1600 pics,dates,city and value,4th edition coming out w/1600 NEW bottles. Like Warren said gotta find your nich.One worthless piece of info. Penn has more different painted lables than any state in the nation. If ya had'em all that would be ONE HELL of a collection. True your not gonna dig'em and might hafta spend some money,but when you have 6-700 painted bottles lined up it looks good.Can ya tell what I collect? ACL or nothing.Latter (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 10

RE: Bottle Bible?`` - 10/13/2007 1:22:00 AM    morbious_fod   Posts: 581 Joined: 3/4/2007 From: The backwoods of the backwoods, Virginia Status: offline Where can one find this magical acl tome? (in reply to OsiaBoyce) Post #: 11

RE: Bottle Bible?`` - 10/13/2007 1:49:00 AM    OsiaBoyce Posts: 1665 Joined: 12/8/2005 From: Chinquapin, S.C. Status: offline By his greatness the painted god need not lay his hands upon you to have a bible to know his greatness.He bestowes his powers upon you to know what kind of  silica and lime creation you possess. Like yourself having sprang from the dust. Your own greatness tells you what you desire,Yes the painted ones. No ******** you don't have it? Oh Morb. Now it's not to cheap,runs close to 50.00,but well,well worth it.I take it your not a member of PSBCA? Gotta join,and it's 25.00 again well,well worth it.Even got us a little mag,nuthin fancy.Join and we'll get better.You can get all this done by contacting Kathy Hopson-Sathe @ PSBCA 341 Yellowstone Drive, Fletcher,N.C. or try www.thesodafizz.com. < Message edited by Flaschenjager -- 10/13/2007 2:53:06 AM > (in reply to morbious_fod) Post #: 12

RE: Bottle Bible?`` - 10/13/2007 1:55:50 AM    OsiaBoyce Posts: 1665 Joined: 12/8/2005 From: Chinquapin, S.C. Status: offline There's another I forgot about. I dont have it cause it's just out and it's Collecting Soda Pop Bottles. You can get it for 19.95 it has164 pages. For it it's Ron Fowler,4518 35th Ave.,N.E. Seattle,Wa 98105-3002.Don't like it he'll give your money back,now that's hard to beat (in reply to OsiaBoyce) Post #: 13

RE: Bottle Bible?`` - 10/13/2007 2:17:25 AM    OsiaBoyce Posts: 1665 Joined: 12/8/2005 From: Chinquapin, S.C. Status: offline never enough greatness,gotta spread it around. (in reply to OsiaBoyce) Post #: 14

RE: Bottle Bible?`` - 10/13/2007 7:18:59 AM    I_dig_bottles   Posts: 65 Joined: 8/31/2007 Status: offline Not a book, BUT this site is the best place that I have seen to find information ! (in reply to OsiaBoyce) Post #: 15

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