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dads root beer bottles - 1/31/2012 11:11:47 PM    arbernet   Posts: 3 Joined: 1/31/2012 Status: offline I have 6 dads root beer bottles with paper labels, junior size but 12 oz. They are in a paper 6 pack. patent dates on the bottom of the six pack  are 1949 and 1951. Some pics are attached. I would appreciate any help determining the value. bottler info 3 bottles each dads root beer bottling company midway 0302 st paul minn dads root beer bottling company 553 n fairview ave   nester 7175 st paul minn Attachment (1) < Message edited by arbernet -- 1/31/2012 11:14:22 PM > Post #: 1

RE: dads root beer bottles - 2/1/2012 12:54:06 AM    epackage Posts: 9911 Joined: 5/3/2009 From: Jersey Status: offline Dad's paper labels bring about $2-5 on e-bay, I see some label wear but as a group with the carrier you might do $25-30 mayyyyyyyyyyybe....IMHO. The experts on soda will know better....Jim Welcome to the forum... < Message edited by epackage -- 2/1/2012 12:56:32 AM > _____________________________ I WANT PATERSON NJ BOTTLES !! Being NICE for the SAKE of OTHERS !!! (in reply to arbernet) Post #: 2

RE: dads root beer bottles - 2/1/2012 11:50:00 AM    SODAPOPBOB   Posts: 3678 Joined: 3/10/2010 Status: offline arbernet ~ Welcome to the forum. Dad's are cool. epackage's estimate sounds right to me. Here's another thread on A-B.net you might like to check out. Sodapopbob Dad's Root Beer Link:  http://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/m-331230/mpage-1/key-/tm.htm#331230 (in reply to epackage) Post #: 3

RE: dads root beer bottles - 2/1/2012 12:45:56 PM    epackage Posts: 9911 Joined: 5/3/2009 From: Jersey Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: SODAPOPBOB epackage's estimate sounds right to me. Anytime I see you write something like this it makes me feel good considering how knowledgeable you are Bob... _____________________________ I WANT PATERSON NJ BOTTLES !! Being NICE for the SAKE of OTHERS !!! (in reply to SODAPOPBOB) Post #: 4

RE: dads root beer bottles - 2/1/2012 1:38:51 PM    SODAPOPBOB   Posts: 3678 Joined: 3/10/2010 Status: offline epackage ~                        Thanks for the compliment. However, regarding "Knowledge" ... Knowledge is of two kinds: We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information about it. - Samuel Johnson To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge. - Henry David Thoreau                                http://www.famouslifemottos.org/Knowledge.html                                                                                                                                In other words ... Regarding values of today's soda bottles and go-withs, collectors (myself included) are a lot more particular about condition now than they used to be. I remember a time 25+ years ago (before the internet) when I collected nothing but Coca Cola stuff and would nab just about anything and everything I could find from antique shops, irregardless of condition. I knew if I didn't snatch it when I found it that I might not get another chance. Thus, I ended up with a lot of "junk" that would be hard to give away these days.                                                            In other words ... I agree with your estimate on the Dad's six-pack because we all know we can go on eBay and find a a ton of stuff just like it (and likely in better condition) for "just about" the same amount of money. Meaning, without eBay, if collectors had to rely entirely on bottle shows, antique shops, trades, etc; like we used to, something like arbernet's six-pack might actually be worth $100+ now.  Lastly, my high school English teacher once told me that my brain was too big for my head, and if I could find a way to relieve some of that pressure that I might actually learn a thing or two. Little does he know that my brain is still too big for my head, thus the reason for all of this gobbly-gook. (Lol) SODA "POP-GOES-THE-WEASEL" BOB       < Message edited by SODAPOPBOB -- 2/1/2012 1:41:55 PM > (in reply to epackage) Post #: 5

RE: dads root beer bottles - 2/1/2012 1:56:35 PM    SODAPOPBOB   Posts: 3678 Joined: 3/10/2010 Status: offline P.S. ~                                                             On the other hand ... If arbernet's Dad's six-pack were a "Popeye" six-pack in the same condition, it might be worth as much as ...                                                                 $10,000.00! (in reply to SODAPOPBOB) Post #: 6

RE: dads root beer bottles - 2/1/2012 2:48:55 PM    morbious_fod   Posts: 4020 Joined: 3/4/2007 From: The backwoods of the backwoods, Virginia Status: offline You're obsessed with those Popeyes Soda. LOL! _____________________________ My website chronicling the soda bottling companies of the Southwest Virginia or Northeast Tennessee area including Bluefield, Princeton, and Rock West Virginia www.tazewell-orange.com NEW ARTICLES: Just say Mil-Kay the story of Mil-K-Botl (in reply to SODAPOPBOB) Post #: 7

RE: dads root beer bottles - 2/1/2012 3:00:59 PM    SODAPOPBOB   Posts: 3678 Joined: 3/10/2010 Status: offline Morb ~                                 You're right! And please allow me to emphasize it this way ... To the first person who can post a "PICTURE" of a genuine (1930s) Popeye soda bottle with intact label, I will send them a "free" copy of the acl soda bottle books I am currently selling. And it doesn't matter where the picture comes from - book - internet - etc; ...  Just so long as its "The Real Deal." And I am not referring to the illustrations on the old cardboard/tin signs ... I'm talking about an actual bottle with paper label. Yep! I'm obsessed!   Thanks. SPB  (in reply to morbious_fod) Post #: 8

RE: dads root beer bottles - 2/1/2012 3:13:49 PM    SODAPOPBOB   Posts: 3678 Joined: 3/10/2010 Status: offline P.S. ~ If/When someone does find an original "Popeye" soda bottle or a picture of one, please post a new thread on it ... as it will make "Soda Bottle History." Gracias' SPB  (in reply to SODAPOPBOB) Post #: 9

RE: dads root beer bottles - 2/1/2012 6:51:31 PM    arbernet   Posts: 3 Joined: 1/31/2012 Status: offline Thanks for the feedback. I paid 30 so I don't feel to bad. My logic was, I do not see many 12 oz juniors. they usually seem to be 10 oz. In general is ACL a better value than paper? (in reply to epackage) Post #: 10

RE: dads root beer bottles - 2/1/2012 6:53:19 PM    arbernet   Posts: 3 Joined: 1/31/2012 Status: offline sodapopbob thanks for the welcome and the 2nding of the motion. (in reply to SODAPOPBOB) Post #: 11

RE: dads root beer bottles - 2/1/2012 7:01:23 PM    epackage Posts: 9911 Joined: 5/3/2009 From: Jersey Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: arbernet Thanks for the feedback. I paid 30 so I don't feel to bad. My logic was, I do not see many 12 oz juniors. they usually seem to be 10 oz. In general is ACL a better value than paper? In most cases acl's do better, they just hold up better over time....As long as you like them you're fine at $30 IMHO....Jim _____________________________ I WANT PATERSON NJ BOTTLES !! Being NICE for the SAKE of OTHERS !!! (in reply to arbernet) Post #: 12

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