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Need help on rarity and value - 2/21/2003 6:14:55 PM    Bottlez   Posts: 11 Joined: 2/2/2003 Status: offline I recently aquireda Half pint Hotchkiss Saratoga bottle. I cant find any info on this one in books or the web. I was wondering if anyone could tell me rarity of this one. Thanks, Mike Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: Need help on rarity and value - 4/24/2003 1:34:55 PM    Guest Hi Mike. Can you tell me exactly what the embossing is on your bottle? I found some auction results for Hotchkiss' s sons Saratoga, but there are variations. Andy (in reply to Bottlez)   Post #: 2

RE: Need help on rarity and value - 6/3/2003 6:13:31 AM    Bottlez   Posts: 11 Joined: 2/2/2003 Status: offline It has the CW in the middle ..rest is like most all hotchkiss' s sons CW in middle and Saratoga New York at bottom. (in reply to Bottlez) Post #: 3

RE: Need help on rarity and value - 6/11/2003 10:54:34 AM    Guest Hi Mike. Sorry it took so long to get back to you. I had house guests and we were quite busy doing the " Let' s Tour D.C." shuffle. I found some info on prices from the 1997 edition of " The Auction Price Report" by William Brown. These prices are for a 1/2 pint smooth based bottle embossed as follows: CONGRESS & EMPIRE SPRINGS CO / HOTCHKISS' SONS / CW / NEW YORK / SARATOGA N.Y. The " /" indicates separate lines. There is also an index number (S-14;C) from the book " Collectors' Guide to the Saratoga Type Mineral Water Bottles" by Donald Tucker. Here goes: 1989, olive green, perfect, $319; 1994, olive green, $467; 1994, med. olive green, about perfect, $330; 1994, emerald green, about perfect, $385$; 1995, yellow olive green, perfect, $192; 1995, yellow olive, 1/2" bubble burst at base, $88; 1995, olive green, tiny spider crack in shoulder, $192.50; 1996, deep emerald green, perfect, $467; These prices include the buyers' penalty...oops, " premium" . Your bottle looks olive green in the picture, but whether these auction houses would call it olive yellow or just olive is a mystery to me. If you have a chance, take your bottle to some shows and compare / ask questions. I hope this helps. Andy (in reply to Bottlez)   Post #: 4

RE: Need help on rarity and value - 7/15/2003 12:22:45 AM    Bottlez   Posts: 11 Joined: 2/2/2003 Status: offline Thanks alot Andy. That was most helpful. I have a friend who used to dig with Ken Aldritch <sp> up around vermont way and he said he had never seen one. Thanks again for the information it was most helpful. (in reply to Bottlez) Post #: 5

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