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Literally! Barrels of Bottles - 11/7/2011 10:40:33 AM    barrelsofbottles   Posts: 39 Joined: 11/2/2011 Status: offline I believe I need some help.  It seems to me that you all are very knowledgeable when it comes to bottles and I truly have enjoyed reading the posts on this forum. I came across this forum while searching antique bottles.  I purchased 22 barrels (55 gal) of bottles at an auction for our small bottle slumping (aka melting) business.  I don't want to ruin any bottle that may have any value.  I have SO many.  Half of the barrels are in my barn and the other half is in my partners barn.  Suffice it to say, the husbands are cringing! We have soda, beer, medicine, perfume, bleach, liquor and canning bottles.  I also have a couple insulators.  We really don't know what we have yet.  We have just picked through and looked at the top of the barrels.  I will post a few pics.  I really would appreciate some help.  I would like to sell, but I am not sure how to go about that.  I thought of ebay and craig's list until I found this forum.  Thought I better do my homework first.  The first group is an old 12 oz Pepsi bottle, a Furst McNess Co from Freeport, IL, and an H.J. Heinz.  I just looked at the Heinz...maybe it is Heins.  It looks like a backwards Z.  There is the # 132 on the bottom also.  The lip is broken, as you can probably see in the picture. Thanks in advance for your help.... Liz Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: Literally! Barrels of Bottles - 11/7/2011 10:43:32 AM    AntiqueMeds   Posts: 2031 Joined: 3/6/2009 From: Frederick, MD. Status: offline searching completed auctions on ebay would be a good start. _____________________________ My web site - http://www.AntiqueMedicines.com/ Medicine BLOG : http://antiquemedicines.com/blog/ Email me : mknapp@antiquemedicines.com (in reply to barrelsofbottles) Post #: 2

RE: Literally! Barrels of Bottles - 11/7/2011 10:56:00 AM    barrelsofbottles   Posts: 39 Joined: 11/2/2011 Status: offline Thanks!  I will take a look. I will be uploading some more groups throughout the day. This next group is a brown 32 oz clorox bottle, a 1/2 gal. Meister Brau (ew) and a plain brown bottle that is approximately 13 1/2" tall and about 18 1/2" round. There are no markings on the bottom that I can see. If there are any bottles any of you may be looking for, please ask me!  It may take a bit to look but I will do my best. Attachment (1) (in reply to AntiqueMeds) Post #: 3

RE: Literally! Barrels of Bottles - 11/7/2011 11:00:10 AM    barrelsofbottles   Posts: 39 Joined: 11/2/2011 Status: offline I wish I could just upload the whole folder at once.  Sorry. This next group is a green 10 oz Mountain Dew, an 8 oz Breezy Beverage bottled by Warsaw Bottling Co, Warsaw, Ind., and a 32oz Julep bottled by Berlin Bottling Co., Inc, South Bend, Ind. Attachment (1) (in reply to barrelsofbottles) Post #: 4

RE: Literally! Barrels of Bottles - 11/7/2011 11:05:47 AM    barrelsofbottles   Posts: 39 Joined: 11/2/2011 Status: offline Booster Beverages, East Chicago, IN,  a 2/5 pint Garrett and Co., Inc., Established 1835,  Pioneer American Wine Growers, New York, and an 8 oz Bostelmann, Chicago, IL. Attachment (1) (in reply to barrelsofbottles) Post #: 5

RE: Literally! Barrels of Bottles - 11/7/2011 12:10:55 PM    barrelsofbottles   Posts: 39 Joined: 11/2/2011 Status: offline Kyle, These pics are for you.. Thanks again. Liz Attachment (1) (in reply to barrelsofbottles) Post #: 6

RE: Literally! Barrels of Bottles - 11/7/2011 12:12:10 PM    barrelsofbottles   Posts: 39 Joined: 11/2/2011 Status: offline sorry bout that...I forgot to embed the pic. Attachment (1) (in reply to barrelsofbottles) Post #: 7

RE: Literally! Barrels of Bottles - 11/7/2011 12:17:17 PM    barrelsofbottles   Posts: 39 Joined: 11/2/2011 Status: offline Here is a picture of the bottom of that HJ Heinz bottle.  I've been looking around on Ebay and have not found one like this.  The "Z" is definitely backwards.  Has anyone seen this before?  There is also a 3 on the side of the bottle.  The pic makes the bottle look colored but it is clear. Thanks. Attachment (1) (in reply to barrelsofbottles) Post #: 8

RE: Literally! Barrels of Bottles - 11/7/2011 1:34:08 PM    jays emporium Posts: 1518 Joined: 12/18/2006 From: Victoria, Texas Status: offline There is definitely some stuff in those barrels worth selling. The Mountain Dew is the best one I see so far. That one with Ed & Gene on it would sell for about $20. on ebay if it has no damage. The Pepsi would bring about $10. depending on what town it is from. The embossed and painted label sodas will probably be your best bottles. If you have a lot of beer and household bottles with no embossing on them other than mold numbers on the bottom, those will probably be worthless. Canning jars may be worth something if they are not common clear glass Ball jars. Embossed and painted milk bottle would be worth something. Keep posting pictures and if anything good shows up someone will let you know. Where are you located? I am in Texas but travel in the eastern and central US and I buy bottle collections. Jay (in reply to barrelsofbottles) Post #: 9

RE: Literally! Barrels of Bottles - 11/7/2011 1:35:40 PM    jays emporium Posts: 1518 Joined: 12/18/2006 From: Victoria, Texas Status: offline Oh, I forgot to mention, that Heinz bottle is worthless because of the chip. If it wasn't damaged it still wouldn't be over a dollar or two. (in reply to jays emporium) Post #: 10

RE: Literally! Barrels of Bottles - 11/7/2011 1:42:01 PM    barrelsofbottles   Posts: 39 Joined: 11/2/2011 Status: offline Thank you so much Jay. I'm surprised about the Heinz bottle just because of the backwards Z.  Oh well.... I am in northern Indiana and like I said, I have barrels and barrels of bottles.  Just kind of sifting through.  You never know!   I'm a firm believer that one man's junk is another man's treasure.  I have alot of other peoples junk! LOL I will keep posting pictures. (in reply to jays emporium) Post #: 11

RE: Literally! Barrels of Bottles - 11/7/2011 4:41:40 PM    Bixel   Posts: 731 Joined: 8/30/2004 From: Strathroy, Ontario, Canada Status: offline That insulator has very little value. The only value it really has is for people who want it as a planter or something in their garden. _____________________________ Formerly : Insulators Rule! Kyle Collector of Insulators, Ontario marked bottles, railway memorabilia and signs of all sorts (in reply to barrelsofbottles) Post #: 12

RE: Literally! Barrels of Bottles - 11/7/2011 4:44:04 PM    carobran   Posts: 3344 Joined: 6/10/2011 From: Heart of Dixie Status: offline the meds and suck are pretty much worthless,....but some acls can be worth a nice chunk of change..............let me know if theres any Miss. bottles.. _____________________________ PROUD TO BE FROM THE SOUTH! (in reply to Bixel) Post #: 13

RE: Literally! Barrels of Bottles - 11/7/2011 10:00:10 PM    RIBottleguy Posts: 1001 Joined: 3/5/2008 From: South Kingstown, RI Status: offline The soda bottles are worth keeping/selling.  The rest looks pretty recyclable.  I'd keep any milk bottles and fruit jars that don't say "Atlas EZ Seal" or "Ball Ideal".  Also look out for older "blown in mold" bottles where the mold seams on the sides fade out before they reach the lip. (in reply to carobran) Post #: 14

RE: Literally! Barrels of Bottles - 11/7/2011 10:11:49 PM    madman Posts: 10369 Joined: 2/5/2005 Status: offline looks good so far! dont kill em!~ _____________________________ always looking for, Toledo Ohio, Knoxville Tn. milks pharms and sodas, (in reply to RIBottleguy) Post #: 15

RE: Literally! Barrels of Bottles - 11/8/2011 8:39:57 AM    barrelsofbottles   Posts: 39 Joined: 11/2/2011 Status: offline Thank you all! This information is very helpful.  Maybe I should post pictures before we slump them.  Wouldn't want to kill a good one! Thanks again.  I will post more pics soon. Liz (in reply to madman) Post #: 16

RE: Literally! Barrels of Bottles - 11/8/2011 11:37:19 AM    KBbottles Posts: 1445 Joined: 2/24/2010 From: South Brunswick, NJ Status: offline Hi There, Try to line lots of them up in rows and take big group shots and then we can tell you which ones stand out.  There are late labeled sodas and art deco sodas that sell for quite a bit sometimes on ebay.  I just watched an old labeled Barqs root beer reach almost $100 today.  (in reply to barrelsofbottles) Post #: 17

RE: Literally! Barrels of Bottles - 11/8/2011 7:44:44 PM    surfaceone Posts: 7132 Joined: 12/9/2008 Status: offline quote: I will post more pics soon. Hello Liz, Welcome to the blue pages and thanks for showing us half a barrel. I wanna see'em by the barrel full, and in the format you've shown here, too. If you have a lot of soda bottles, I'd post those in the Sodas section. Those guys sometimes don't get this far north. You know how they can be. So what'ya do with your "slumped" glass? Does the ACL paint burn off or become a design element? (in reply to barrelsofbottles) Post #: 18

RE: Literally! Barrels of Bottles - 11/9/2011 1:33:13 PM    barrelsofbottles   Posts: 39 Joined: 11/2/2011 Status: offline Hi and thanks for the welcome! First off, the ACL labels stay on when we slump them even though we heat them to about 1600 degrees.  We sell them for cheese trays, spoon rests, wall art, etc.  The possibilities are absolutely endless.  We also have customized many with family photos, wedding pics, etc.  We even made one with a picture of a baby's ultrasound pic.  When our bottles break, we make jewelry.  All of our glass is upcycled. I will post a few pics of half of the barrels that we have because the other half is in my partners in crime barn. Again, thanks and I will post a pic in the soda forum. Attachment (1) (in reply to surfaceone) Post #: 19

RE: Literally! Barrels of Bottles - 11/9/2011 1:33:55 PM    barrelsofbottles   Posts: 39 Joined: 11/2/2011 Status: offline More Barrels! Attachment (1) (in reply to barrelsofbottles) Post #: 20

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