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Looking for and making labels - 5/8/2005 2:43:29 PM    cowseatmaize Posts: 2135 Joined: 12/2/2004 From: Metro West, MA Status: offline Hi all, I wanted to show you what I made. The front label for my Davis bottle. It had a back label so I searched for a front label .jpg. Mine may have never had one being the 5¼" pontilled type but I like it. It came from an 8"±, non pontilled Davis so i'm sure it doesn't match and I had to shrink it some. I'm also looking for a quality image of the front label for a Doyle's or Soule's Hop Bitters. I have a Doyles with the back label and I want to make a facsimile of the front to put on it. I found this partial but I don't like it. I don't think Soule's or Doyle's mentioned the name so it won't matter much to me. Thank you and don't worry. Even if I were to sell them, I'd never try to pass it off as real. _____________________________ My 10¢ worth (inflation) Eric If you love what your doing it might be illegal, so watch your back. Post #: 1

RE: Looking for and making labels - 5/8/2005 3:39:01 PM    diggermeister Posts: 149 Joined: 5/3/2005 From: North Carolina, USA Status: offline Hello Cowseatmaize, Nice job on the label. I don't have any help for you on this subject but I had to say, " Girl, you thought he was a man but, he was a muffin". _____________________________ If I Wasn't Crazy; I'd Go Insane, GARY http://groups.yahoo.com/group/federal_law_forbids_bottles (in reply to cowseatmaize) Post #: 2

RE: Looking for and making labels - 5/8/2005 4:08:07 PM    BRIAN S.   Posts: 1471 Joined: 5/27/2003 From: The Mountains of Tennessee Status: offline Hi Eric , What are your intentions with a Doyle's label ? For your own bottle in your collection ? I have a Doyle's with a good label and will pass an image on to you if you wouldn't ever try to pass off a repro as an original. Brian P.S. By the way Killer Pickle on your homepage !!!! _____________________________ 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 cowseatmaize) Post #: 3

RE: Looking for and making labels - 5/8/2005 6:00:14 PM    cowseatmaize Posts: 2135 Joined: 12/2/2004 From: Metro West, MA Status: offline BRIAN S. No, I'd never pass something like that off a real. If I ever decided to sell, I'd be upfront about it and say "back label is real, front is counterfeit" or "reproduction". My old epson 740 is hardly photo quality so it wouldn't fool many people up close anyway. I'd love to have an image for the Hop Bitters By the way, I've been to your page and I'd have to say my best is as good as your mediocre anyday. Nice bottles!!! _____________________________ My 10¢ worth (inflation) Eric If you love what your doing it might be illegal, so watch your back. (in reply to cowseatmaize) Post #: 4

RE: Looking for and making labels - 5/8/2005 6:28:43 PM    BRIAN S.   Posts: 1471 Joined: 5/27/2003 From: The Mountains of Tennessee Status: offline Tell me if this one will do ! If not I can try to get a better one . It's a little fuzzy .... You may be able to sharpen it a little bit with your photo software . Attachment (1) < Message edited by BRIAN S. -- 5/17/2005 5:43:47 PM > _____________________________ 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 cowseatmaize) Post #: 5

RE: Looking for and making labels - 5/17/2005 9:46:52 AM    swizzle   Posts: 1325 Joined: 3/2/2005 From: Upstate NY Status: offline What happens when the labels have aged and you pass them on to your kids and they try to sell the bottles? Maybe you should put a message in the bottle itself that says its a reproduction. I'm not saying that you shouldn't make the labels for your own personal collection as it does look good. Just suggesting that you cover all the bases. A million things could happen, it could be stolen or lost..ect... Maybe on the back of the label you could print in big letters Not Original Label or Reproduced Label. After you get the paper label done maybe you could sit it in the back window of a car in the sun for a few days to age the paper and match it more closely to the back label. Just my opinion. Swiz (in reply to cowseatmaize) Post #: 6

RE: Looking for and making labels - 5/17/2005 11:16:05 AM    GuntherHess Posts: 5155 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline I think the labels you make should have some marking on them that indicates they are fake. You never know where they may end up at some point. They will end up giving someone a lot of grief at some point. _____________________________ 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 #: 7

RE: Looking for and making labels - 6/7/2005 2:12:49 AM    madman   Posts: 4856 Joined: 2/5/2005 Status: offline hey ive found thousands of plain jane meds!! labels would be very cool as a decrotive item , also it would make the bottle worth a couple of bucks mike (in reply to cowseatmaize) Post #: 8

RE: Looking for and making labels - 6/8/2005 1:16:09 AM    whiskeyman Posts: 2020 Joined: 4/17/2005 From: NE TENN-SW VA Status: offline It's easy to copy & save label images from assorted websites( Ebay always has a bunch)....Just search for the label(s) you want...Click on one and save it in your pics/documents,etc...Then just size them and print them out in color, or black & white, on your printer.... This is recommended ONLY for your own personal use....In one corner of the label you can pen in a date or your initials or something like "reprint", so one will know they are NOT authentic. _____________________________ * Member: Bristol Historical Assoc...and, Friends of Steeles Creek Nature Center & Park President: Bristol Tenn-Va Bottle Club Author of: Spirits & Medicinal Bottles of Bristol,TN-VA. My WebSite: www.bristol-tenn-va-bottles.com (in reply to cowseatmaize) Post #: 9

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