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I bought a bottle with a hole in it!!!! - 11/3/2005 4:23:06 PM    bearswede Posts: 2906 Joined: 9/28/2004 From: western mass Status: offline Y'all probably think I must have a hole in my head, one too many, anyway... But this bitters looked like a good subject for repair, and the price was right, I think... Ron Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: I bought a bottle with a hole in it!!!! - 11/3/2005 4:26:47 PM    bearswede Posts: 2906 Joined: 9/28/2004 From: western mass Status: offline Yep... It's a "Cooley's Anti-dispeptic Or Jaundice Bitters"... Whatchya'll think...? Oh yeah... Here's the rough part... Attachment (1) (in reply to bearswede) Post #: 2

RE: I bought a bottle with a hole in it!!!! - 11/4/2005 7:32:17 AM    Bottle tumbler   Posts: 370 Joined: 4/5/2004 From: Noxen pa Status: offline Hole repairs are tough to do. I would have bought it also if the price is right. I bought a iron pontil soda from ebay for $12 once. it had no top to it. I cleaned it up and just had it for 2 years sitting on my shelf, I was going to repair it, then one day while digging, I dug a top that was a prefect match in color and age, so I ground it off flat, did the same to the bottle and now they are married, hope they have kids, haha i'll show the after pics later rick kern Attachment (1) < Message edited by Bottle tumbler -- 11/4/2005 7:38:51 AM > (in reply to bearswede) Post #: 3

RE: I bought a bottle with a hole in it!!!! - 11/4/2005 9:11:05 AM    bearswede Posts: 2906 Joined: 9/28/2004 From: western mass Status: offline Hey, Rick... I've done some repairs using casting resin... They usually work pretty well... The idea is to make a nice display, not necessarily a "perfect" repair that might go undetected... Most of the stuff I've done is on flared aqua lips... It turned out those are easier than might be expected... I think with this one I can build up a rough frame of resin (probably in-dented) in two stages... Then apply a third coat to make it smooth... What do you use to glue/cement the two pieces? Does the seam show much? Ron (in reply to Bottle tumbler) Post #: 4

RE: I bought a bottle with a hole in it!!!! - 11/4/2005 7:48:22 PM    bearswede Posts: 2906 Joined: 9/28/2004 From: western mass Status: offline From the Willamantic (CT) Journal News; May 8, 1863: (Ad by J.G. Rathbun, Chemist and Apothecary, Hartford, CT)... "Cooley's Bitters. We have them, the old favorite bitters, known and taken by all men. Put up in packages of 10 cents each." My bottle dates to around 1830, so Cooley's Bitters was around for at least 30-35 years... Ron (in reply to bearswede) Post #: 5

RE: I bought a bottle with a hole in it!!!! - 11/4/2005 9:11:01 PM    Bottle tumbler   Posts: 370 Joined: 4/5/2004 From: Noxen pa Status: offline i use hxtal to glue them together, yes a seam shows, cant get away from the unless it is under the mouth rick (in reply to bearswede) Post #: 6

RE: I bought a bottle with a hole in it!!!! - 11/4/2005 9:23:29 PM    Caretaker maine   Posts: 518 Joined: 7/9/2005 From: Scarboro Status: offline Rick, I'd like to see a pic of it too, how do you grind it down, I'd like to try that, I know a dump that has alot of top and bottoms, that don't match exactly _____________________________ go out and dig something (in reply to bearswede) Post #: 7

RE: I bought a bottle with a hole in it!!!! - 11/5/2005 9:00:51 PM    Bottle tumbler   Posts: 370 Joined: 4/5/2004 From: Noxen pa Status: offline pictures are posted in 2 emails Attachment (1) (in reply to bearswede) Post #: 8

RE: I bought a bottle with a hole in it!!!! - 11/5/2005 9:02:13 PM    Bottle tumbler   Posts: 370 Joined: 4/5/2004 From: Noxen pa Status: offline now what are the chances of buying the bottom from ebay and god knows where that came from and finding a perfect matching top in the same color? hey thats lucky Attachment (1) < Message edited by Bottle tumbler -- 11/5/2005 9:03:29 PM > (in reply to bearswede) Post #: 9

RE: I bought a bottle with a hole in it!!!! - 11/6/2005 10:08:28 AM    Bottle tumbler   Posts: 370 Joined: 4/5/2004 From: Noxen pa Status: offline to grind bottles you can find the stuff here, I dont have the excate grinder i need, A flat seface grinder, I have a wheel grinder. the link http://www.kingsleynorth.com/lapidary.html rick (in reply to bearswede) Post #: 10

RE: I bought a bottle with a hole in it!!!! - 11/17/2005 8:15:37 PM    bearswede Posts: 2906 Joined: 9/28/2004 From: western mass Status: offline I was pretty happy with the results from the first application... I may leave it as is... Or, I may try one more round... Here's some pics: Ron Attachment (1) (in reply to bearswede) Post #: 11

RE: I bought a bottle with a hole in it!!!! - 11/17/2005 8:18:10 PM    bearswede Posts: 2906 Joined: 9/28/2004 From: western mass Status: offline Close-up... Attachment (1) (in reply to bearswede) Post #: 12

RE: I bought a bottle with a hole in it!!!! - 11/17/2005 8:21:09 PM    bearswede Posts: 2906 Joined: 9/28/2004 From: western mass Status: offline another... Attachment (1) (in reply to bearswede) Post #: 13

RE: I bought a bottle with a hole in it!!!! - 11/19/2005 4:30:38 AM    bearswede Posts: 2906 Joined: 9/28/2004 From: western mass Status: offline Here's some more history on Cooley's Bitters and its creator... http://www.boltonnews.org/zdrsamuelcooley.html (in reply to bearswede) Post #: 14

RE: I bought a bottle with a hole in it!!!! - 11/20/2005 7:39:35 AM    Miles   Posts: 248 Joined: 9/6/2005 From: New York Status: offline Nice repair! Great whittling on that bottle. (in reply to bearswede) Post #: 15

RE: I bought a bottle with a hole in it!!!! - 11/20/2005 9:00:21 AM    bearswede Posts: 2906 Joined: 9/28/2004 From: western mass Status: offline Thanks, Miles... Glad you like it... I've seen listings for this bottle in perfect shape run from $400 to $800... Needless to say, I paid a whole lot less... Ron Attachment (1) (in reply to bearswede) Post #: 16

RE: I bought a bottle with a hole in it!!!! - 11/20/2005 3:50:51 PM    bearswede Posts: 2906 Joined: 9/28/2004 From: western mass Status: offline Hold the presses!!! A leading dealer in New England fine antique bottles has informed me that a mint Cooley's would presently go for $900 to $1200!!!!!!!! Wow!!!!!!!!!!!! < Message edited by bearswede -- 11/21/2005 11:44:07 AM > (in reply to bearswede) Post #: 17

RE: I bought a bottle with a hole in it!!!! - 1/28/2006 5:54:29 PM    BRIAN S.   Posts: 1470 Joined: 5/27/2003 From: The Mountains of Tennessee Status: offline Hi Ron , That's a great looking Extremely rare Bitters ! Nice crudity ! I love the shoulders ! That pricing for a minrt example wouldn't suprise me a bit in todays market. Nice addition to your collection ! Brian _____________________________ Tennessee Hillbilly Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most ! Always looking to buy or trade for Drake's Plantation Bitters and Drake's go-withs . And Tennessee Bottles and Jugs ! (in reply to bearswede) Post #: 18

RE: I bought a bottle with a hole in it!!!! - 1/28/2006 10:33:59 PM    capsoda Posts: 7700 Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Seminole,Alabama, USA Status: online Hey Rick, Try some 330 epoxy and your seams will just barely show if at all. You can get it at jewelry suppliers on the internet. < Message edited by capsoda -- 1/28/2006 9:34:43 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 bearswede) Post #: 19

RE: I bought a bottle with a hole in it!!!! - 1/29/2006 8:24:46 AM    bearswede Posts: 2906 Joined: 9/28/2004 From: western mass Status: offline Thanks, Brian... What really jazzes me is the fact that there are only 3 known to exist! And that I currently own one of them is mind-blowing... Ron _____________________________ "I LOVE Wolfies!!!!!!!!!!!!" (in reply to BRIAN S.) Post #: 20

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