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How do I clean this NY to Cal labeled bottle? - 3/16/2008 6:04:04 PM    diginit   Posts: 661 Joined: 4/7/2004 From: California Status: offline  Nicely tooled top, Nice aqua color, a good number of bubbles. Is this turn of the century or older? I'm thinking 1890-1900 Should I clean it at all? Can you tell which side was up for 100 years? Attachment (1) < Message edited by diginit -- 3/16/2008 6:07:13 PM > _____________________________ Life is a Ditch. Post #: 1

RE: How do I clean this NY to Cal labeled bottle? - 3/16/2008 6:05:44 PM    diginit   Posts: 661 Joined: 4/7/2004 From: California Status: offline You can see it now. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Life is a Ditch. (in reply to diginit) Post #: 2

RE: How do I clean this NY to Cal labeled bottle? - 3/16/2008 6:22:00 PM    lobeycat Posts: 3386 Joined: 9/8/2003 From: RED SOX Nation Status: offline 1910-20....the paper's pretty brittle. looks like it's been cooking in an attic somewhere. Try rubbing alcohol and Q-Tips. I've had some luck brightening labels like that. Re-hydrating the paper to make it less brittle is the tricky part. After you clean it, if your bathroom gets steamy during a shower leave it on the toilet tank cover for a few weeks _____________________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx_yiuO2ro4&feature=related i see the words in the rain~~~~~ (in reply to diginit) Post #: 3

RE: How do I clean this NY to Cal labeled bottle? - 3/16/2008 11:48:39 PM    capsoda Posts: 7471 Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Seminole,Alabama, USA Status: offline Yep, the steamy shower thing is how I do it. Then you need to go to an office supply store and get some spray on deacidifier and preserver. Test the alcohol on a small spot to make sure the ink won't come off. < Message edited by capsoda -- 3/16/2008 11:49:33 PM > _____________________________ 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 lobeycat) Post #: 4

RE: How do I clean this NY to Cal labeled bottle? - 3/24/2008 10:05:22 PM    diginit   Posts: 661 Joined: 4/7/2004 From: California Status: offline Thanks much, Both of you. I think it turned out great. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Life is a Ditch. (in reply to capsoda) Post #: 5

RE: How do I clean this NY to Cal labeled bottle? - 3/24/2008 10:11:57 PM    diginit   Posts: 661 Joined: 4/7/2004 From: California Status: offline I guess I'll take a shower with it tomorrow.  Then I think I'll put it in the bedroom. That way I can say I slept with it too.   Attachment (1) _____________________________ Life is a Ditch. (in reply to diginit) Post #: 6

RE: How do I clean this NY to Cal labeled bottle? - 3/24/2008 10:19:23 PM    diginit   Posts: 661 Joined: 4/7/2004 From: California Status: offline Too bad a mouse chewed the cork. The little rodent left little teeth marks all over it. Guess it didn't like the taste of the rest of the label. Gotta glue back part of the label too. Any suggestions as to what type of glue would be best under the preserver? Attachment (1) _____________________________ Life is a Ditch. (in reply to diginit) Post #: 7

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