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Need your advise.A full case of Jewel Machine oil. - 11/18/2008 12:45:22 PM    Bent_Twig Posts: 137 Joined: 10/8/2008 From: Northern Ohio Status: offline Hey folks,        I was in a antique shop and buried under a bunch of old tables and junk there was a wood case w/ one of the slats lifted up. I looked under the table and the case was full of these bottles. Full of content ,corked, and tooled top. All of the labels are there but are faded and wore. The packing sawdust or whatever it is all in the case still and caused the labels to fade.They are clear 3 sided bottles w/no embossing on them.The lady said I could have it all at $5 a bottle. The case is dirty but I beleive it would clean up nicely. There are a lot of bottles in there , maybe 25 to 30, maybe more. At $5 a bottle is this something you would buy or is it something you would leave alone? The oil has'nt gummed up at all it is just like the day it was bottled. I think it would make for a nice display. What do ya think?                                       Twig. Attachment (1) < Message edited by Bent_Twig -- 11/18/2008 12:50:19 PM > Post #: 1

RE: Need your advise.A full case of Jewel Machine oil. - 11/18/2008 12:47:47 PM    Bent_Twig Posts: 137 Joined: 10/8/2008 From: Northern Ohio Status: offline Pic of the label. It says.....our Jewel Machine Oil Independant Oil co. Mansfield Ohio.  Anyone have any info on this company? Year it started? Attachment (1) (in reply to Bent_Twig) Post #: 2

RE: Need your advise.A full case of Jewel Machine oil. - 11/18/2008 12:48:36 PM    Bent_Twig Posts: 137 Joined: 10/8/2008 From: Northern Ohio Status: offline One more pic. Attachment (1) (in reply to Bent_Twig) Post #: 3

RE: Need your advise.A full case of Jewel Machine oil. - 11/18/2008 1:23:16 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 5442 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline Since the bottles are not embossed, thier main value is the labels. People buying un-embossed labelled bottles want the label to be in good shape. If the one in your photo is a typical one, I dont think I would pay more than $1 each for them.  Even then you may not be able to get rid of them all individualy . Might sell better as the complete set. There are a few sewing machine collectors and oil collectors out there that would buy them  Not a huge market i would guess. < Message edited by GuntherHess -- 11/18/2008 6:00:58 PM > _____________________________ Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg (in reply to Bent_Twig) Post #: 4

RE: Need your advise.A full case of Jewel Machine oil. - 11/18/2008 2:24:51 PM    Wilkie Posts: 493 Joined: 5/2/2008 From: Suisun City, CA Status: offline The value here is probably the crate.  Can you post a picture of that?  If all the labels are like the one your showing, I'd offer a couple bucks a piece, crate included, all she could do is say no.  _____________________________ www.myspace.com/westernbottles I buy samples, Jamaica Gingers from anywhere and Northern California hutches, blob tops. (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 5

RE: Need your advise.A full case of Jewel Machine oil. - 11/18/2008 4:03:09 PM    capsoda Posts: 8080 Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Seminole,Alabama, USA Status: offline I agree with the others. Tell her you will give her 10 bucks. _____________________________ 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 Wilkie) Post #: 6

RE: Need your advise.A full case of Jewel Machine oil. - 11/18/2008 4:28:46 PM    glass man Posts: 2006 Joined: 1/30/2008 From: GEORGIA Status: offline YEP,AGREE WITH THE OTHERS! JAMIE _____________________________ A lady just came from COLUBIA SHE smiled cause I did not understand THEN she held out some marijuana,oh ho I said "NO NO ",I don't smoke it no more I'M tired of waking up on the floor THEN IT MAKES IT HARD TO FIND THE DOOR! RINGO STARR, NO NO SONG (in reply to capsoda) Post #: 7

RE: Need your advise.A full case of Jewel Machine oil. - 11/18/2008 4:47:57 PM    Bent_Twig Posts: 137 Joined: 10/8/2008 From: Northern Ohio Status: offline Thank You all for the advice!!   If I ever end up over that way again I will make her a lowball offer for the cratefull. Sounds like it's not worth the drive to make any offer really.                Thanks Again, Twig. (in reply to Bent_Twig) Post #: 8

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