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Yard Sale Find - 9/1/2007 4:38:46 PM    corrybottles   Posts: 72 Joined: 4/27/2007 Status: offline I picked up this bottle at a yard sale. Anybody know what's is worth? Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: Yard Sale Find - 9/1/2007 4:49:18 PM    digger mcdirt   Posts: 911 Joined: 8/8/2005 Status: offline Nice bottle those can go back to the Civil War era. _____________________________ McDirt (in reply to corrybottles) Post #: 2

RE: Yard Sale Find - 9/1/2007 5:22:18 PM    jagee44   Posts: 281 Joined: 8/14/2007 From: North Carolina Status: offline How much did you pay for it? (in reply to corrybottles) Post #: 3

RE: Yard Sale Find - 9/1/2007 7:09:46 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 5160 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline That's a fairly common pontil glue. Funny you should mention the Civil War, I dug one in an Alabama winter camp hut site from around 1862-1863.  You should be able to get about $20-$40 for it. < Message edited by GuntherHess -- 9/1/2007 7:13:48 PM > _____________________________ 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 jagee44) Post #: 4

RE: Yard Sale Find - 9/1/2007 7:20:15 PM    corrybottles   Posts: 72 Joined: 4/27/2007 Status: offline Hey thanks guys, Paid 50cents for it. Not to bad of a deal. (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 5

RE: Yard Sale Find - 9/1/2007 8:22:23 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 5160 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline One thing odd about that bottle, it seems they misspelled Russell SPAULDING'S name on it. _____________________________ 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 corrybottles) Post #: 6

RE: Yard Sale Find - 9/2/2007 7:54:43 AM    jagee44   Posts: 281 Joined: 8/14/2007 From: North Carolina Status: offline That is a great deal for 50 cents. Good find. (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 7

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