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York Springs torpedo type bottle - 7/16/2006 6:37:54 PM    Lynette   Posts: 174 Joined: 5/29/2006 Status: offline Hi all.......bought this bottle off a guy today for $8.00....it has embossed on one side YORK and on the other side SPRINGS...no other markings. It looks like it was a soda bottle and I was told it was a dug bottle from the Toronto Ontario area..... I don't know if it is a torpedo bottle or not as it has a flat bottom (nothing is inscribed on the bottom) but the mould seam ends @ 1 1/4 inches from the top of the lip which would indicate that it may (???) be pre-1900??? Does anyone know anything about this bottle ??? Thanks. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Always looking for some ND/NR soda bottles...... Post #: 1

RE: York Springs torpedo type bottle - 7/18/2006 7:11:17 AM    cowseatmaize Posts: 2135 Joined: 12/2/2004 From: Metro West, MA Status: offline Hmm, no takers. I'll guess at it, it's a ten pin or bowling pin soda type bottle. The guess would be York Springs PA On second thought there's a york, part of Toronto too  < Message edited by cowseatmaize -- 7/18/2006 7:33:19 AM > _____________________________ My 10¢ worth (inflation) Eric If you love what your doing it might be illegal, so watch your back. (in reply to Lynette) Post #: 2

RE: York Springs torpedo type bottle - 7/18/2006 9:40:51 AM    cowseatmaize Posts: 2135 Joined: 12/2/2004 From: Metro West, MA Status: offline I just saw this question to digger Odell, sounds like the same company. From: Iron Kettle-Johannesburg < To: Digger Subject: my bottle Date: 21-02-2003 Looking for history, age, and value.  Smooth base with circular ring, has raised embossed letters YS on bottom height 8 1/4 " neck to lip is 2 1/2" aqua in color with seams on both sides of bottle up over top of the lip one side of bottle says mineral springs limited Toronto other side of bottle says York springs has a two letter logo and Toronto just above the base on one side is a small number 3 all lettering on bottle is raised.  This bottle is unique, as a small child my Mother was always told that her grandfather was a wood carver.  He hand carved small wooden grave diggers tools and placed them inside of this bottle.  The bottle is sealed with some sort of brownish red hard material.  This story his photo and the bottle have found its way to me his great grand daughter.  Thanking you in advance, Karen Warren Lewiston, Michigan _____________________________ My 10¢ worth (inflation) Eric If you love what your doing it might be illegal, so watch your back. (in reply to cowseatmaize) Post #: 3

RE: York Springs torpedo type bottle - 7/18/2006 7:29:53 PM    bottlerobin   Posts: 20 Joined: 5/3/2004 Status: offline Hi Lynette Your bottle is for sure a Toronto soda bottle. The York Springs soda bottles are very common in this area. York was one of the early names of  Toronto. The age 1900 - 1910. Robin (in reply to Lynette) Post #: 4

RE: York Springs torpedo type bottle - 7/18/2006 8:21:48 PM    Lynette   Posts: 174 Joined: 5/29/2006 Status: offline Thanks.......I knew about the York being part of Toronto but didn't know about the age of the bottle or the type of bottle...... Where are you from bottlerobin? Any idea of the value of this bottle ??? _____________________________ Always looking for some ND/NR soda bottles...... (in reply to bottlerobin) Post #: 5

RE: York Springs torpedo type bottle - 7/19/2006 12:34:42 PM    Insulators Rule!   Posts: 289 Joined: 8/30/2004 From: Strathroy, Ontario, Canada Status: offline I see those from time to time down here in Southwestern Ontario. I am in Strathroy, which is about 20 minutes from London. Half way between Sarnia and London. I still think that 8 bucks was a good buy though. Thanks, Kyle _____________________________ Kyle Collector of Insulators, Ontario marked bottles, railway memorabilia and signs of all sorts (in reply to Lynette) Post #: 6

RE: York Springs torpedo type bottle - 7/21/2006 12:30:59 AM    bottlerobin   Posts: 20 Joined: 5/3/2004 Status: offline Hello again Lynette As for the value on your bottle i would imagine not more than $10. I find most soda bottles from around that age don't have much value, there're are some though that can be quite valuable to the right collector. Lynette i live in Toronto and have been digging and collecting for 6 years now. Locating and finding old landfill sites is the challenge which is really interesting and takes a lot of legwork. I managed to put a nice collection together so far with a bit of hard work.  Bottles and crocks from 1850's - 1900 and Toronto history are what interest me. What are your bottle interest's. Robin (in reply to Insulators Rule!) Post #: 7

RE: York Springs torpedo type bottle - 7/25/2006 10:40:52 PM    Lynette   Posts: 174 Joined: 5/29/2006 Status: offline I  have done alittle research and there are over 180 closed landfills in the Toronto area - it is finding them that is the challenge !!! I have only been digging for about 6 months and my digging partner is much more skilled in hunting down the great digging area's. As far as my interests.........WOW !!!!! Old cokes, MoM's, Noxzema jars, aqua bottles embossed or plain, old medicine bottles embossed or with labels, old soda bottles (ACL), milk bottles and ....and....and...      _____________________________ Always looking for some ND/NR soda bottles...... (in reply to Lynette) Post #: 8

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