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Repro Bixby Shoe Polish - 1/6/2010 11:00:54 AM    Bixby Bill Posts: 111 Joined: 4/24/2009 From: Ellington, CT Status: offline Here`s a repro Bixby bottle I found on eBay recently, I went for it because it didn`t have any embossing, and being the Bixby nut that I am, I had to have it! It turns out that it is machine made, has no embossing at all, and as you can see in the pictures, is identical to a real one, right down to the funky V shaped lip. I wonder if these were made in other colors? I`ll have to start checking out the local gift shops and stores! Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: Repro Bixby Shoe Polish - 1/6/2010 11:01:46 AM    Bixby Bill Posts: 111 Joined: 4/24/2009 From: Ellington, CT Status: offline Here are the bases. Attachment (1) (in reply to Bixby Bill) Post #: 2

RE: Repro Bixby Shoe Polish - 1/6/2010 11:08:55 AM    GuntherHess Posts: 9192 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline you sure it isnt just a later label-only polish bottle? _____________________________ New 2010 Antique American Medicine Guide http://www.antiquemedicines.com/BottleBook2010.htm My Site - http://antiquemedicines.com Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles. Email me at : mknapp@antiquemedicines.com (in reply to Bixby Bill) Post #: 3

RE: Repro Bixby Shoe Polish - 1/6/2010 11:19:38 AM    Bixby Bill Posts: 111 Joined: 4/24/2009 From: Ellington, CT Status: offline I`m pretty sure of it. Bixby last used this style of bottle in the early 1890`s, then they went to the squared version, then to the regular straight sided ones, and even these were blown by hand. By the time Bixby had machine made bottles, they were well into using only the straight sided ones we are all familiar with as shoe polish bottles. It did have me wondering a bit at first also, though. The seams, the glass texture, and the way the lip was made in a seperate part of the mold with the seam going over the lip plus around under it is too similiar to the modern bottles you see in the stores today. (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 4

RE: Repro Bixby Shoe Polish - 1/6/2010 8:06:18 PM    sweetrelease Posts: 1110 Joined: 7/20/2006 From: newport, nj Status: offline why would anyone make a repo bixby?? seems to me it would cost more to make it than you could sell it for. then again what do i know.~matt _____________________________ you never know what you will find. hell , that is the fun of it! (in reply to Bixby Bill) Post #: 5

RE: Repro Bixby Shoe Polish - 1/6/2010 8:31:19 PM    Bixby Bill Posts: 111 Joined: 4/24/2009 From: Ellington, CT Status: offline I think that someone in a glasshouse somewhere that makes the new stuff for the gift shops got a hold of a Bixby and just copied the shape. I don`t think it was made on purpose to fool people, just something to sell in a Home Goods store or Walmart. That`s my theory anyway. I might be way off the mark too. _____________________________ Always looking for anything Bixby: bottles, tins, boxes, trade cards, advertising, etc. Been collecting for 33 years and still don`t have enough of them! Also looking for early gas & steam engines, machinery, spark plugs, & literature. (in reply to sweetrelease) Post #: 6

RE: Repro Bixby Shoe Polish - 1/6/2010 8:41:05 PM    madman Posts: 7720 Joined: 2/5/2005 Status: offline hmm looks pretty good to me, im going  with a later machine made bixbys paper label _____________________________ ALWAYS LOOKING FOR TOLEDO.OH. EAST TENN, SODAS, MILKS,PHARMS (in reply to Bixby Bill) Post #: 7

RE: Repro Bixby Shoe Polish - 1/6/2010 8:47:59 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 9192 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline quote: I think that someone in a glasshouse somewhere that makes the new stuff for the gift shops got a hold of a Bixby and just copied the shape. Its possible. It an interesting shape for decorative purposes. < Message edited by GuntherHess -- 1/6/2010 8:48:58 PM > _____________________________ New 2010 Antique American Medicine Guide http://www.antiquemedicines.com/BottleBook2010.htm My Site - http://antiquemedicines.com Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles. Email me at : mknapp@antiquemedicines.com (in reply to Bixby Bill) Post #: 8

RE: Repro Bixby Shoe Polish - 1/7/2010 12:50:09 PM    jays emporium Posts: 808 Joined: 12/18/2006 From: Victoria, Texas Status: offline Could be some other shoe polish company copied the Bixby bottle design and put their own label on it about 1910. (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 9

RE: Repro Bixby Shoe Polish - 1/7/2010 8:17:50 PM    glass man Posts: 5868 Joined: 1/30/2008 From: GEORGIA Status: offline TO HECK WITH THE "REPRO" I LOVE THE COLOR OF THE REAL ONE! BEAUTIFUL! JAMIE _____________________________ LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED ! IF YOU NEED A BLESSING OR A SONG THAT WILL PICK YOU UP PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS SONG FROM"VAN THE MAN"MORRISON! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi4R2YXv_AE (in reply to jays emporium) Post #: 10

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