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RE: Nice Yellow, Do I have it right? - 8/19/2008 9:00:53 PM    lobeycat Posts: 3801 Joined: 9/8/2003 From: RED SOX Nation Status: online got to agree with the panel JD. I've seen a lot of bottles like most here, and many, many, many repros. Like Gunth  I've never seen this form of bottle antique or otherwise. It does appear to be made in a multi piece mold meaning the lip part of the mold is separate from the body part. It's a very cleverly made mold for sure. It's sole purpose being to fool the eye and appear antique. If I had to bet, I'd say it was made in Asia somewhere, second choice being Meheeco. Your green one there kind of looks like a Crownford, another type of repro. Lobey. edit: whoa  < Message edited by lobeycat -- 8/19/2008 9:06:14 PM > _____________________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD8XDgVe2EU long lost recipe (in reply to jdogrulz) Post #: 21

RE: Nice Yellow, Do I have it right? - 8/19/2008 9:21:39 PM    jdogrulz   Posts: 195 Joined: 8/10/2008 From: Boca Raton, FL Status: offline All of this is just bumming me out!! Anyone got any good news?? Thanks for your replies guys. Keep em coming, maybe ill get a hailmary in ther somewhere Which Green one are you referring to Lobeycat? < Message edited by jdogrulz -- 8/19/2008 10:09:32 PM > _____________________________ Jeff (in reply to lobeycat) Post #: 22

RE: Nice Yellow, Do I have it right? - 8/19/2008 10:24:22 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 5157 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline That Sweet Home bottle is neat looking. I cant remember seeing one. The first thing I would note on it is looking inside the lip there is a ridge. For a bottle to actually use a cork closure this wouldnt work very well. I would have to say this also is a modern bottle. _____________________________ 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 jdogrulz) Post #: 23

RE: Nice Yellow, Do I have it right? - 8/19/2008 10:44:12 PM    jdogrulz   Posts: 195 Joined: 8/10/2008 From: Boca Raton, FL Status: offline Im really not sure anymore, what I thought I had is evidently not what I have. Thats why I look to you pros for the answers and learn as I go. Here are some more pics of the mouth. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Jeff (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 24

RE: Nice Yellow, Do I have it right? - 8/19/2008 10:44:40 PM    jdogrulz   Posts: 195 Joined: 8/10/2008 From: Boca Raton, FL Status: offline mouth 2 Attachment (1) _____________________________ Jeff (in reply to jdogrulz) Post #: 25

RE: Nice Yellow, Do I have it right? - 8/19/2008 10:45:06 PM    jdogrulz   Posts: 195 Joined: 8/10/2008 From: Boca Raton, FL Status: offline mouth 3 Attachment (1) _____________________________ Jeff (in reply to jdogrulz) Post #: 26

RE: Nice Yellow, Do I have it right? - 8/20/2008 12:09:28 AM    lobeycat Posts: 3801 Joined: 9/8/2003 From: RED SOX Nation Status: online quote: All of this is just bumming me out!! Anyone got any good news?? Thanks for your replies guys. Keep em coming, maybe ill get a hailmary in ther somewhere Which Green one are you referring to Lobeycat? Nah don't be bummed, they're only bottles and nobody's going to get rich off them. There's not a member here that's hasn't been fooled a time or three.  The good news is.....well there isn't any except you're learning and you can't put a price on that aaaa-ight. My only suggestion is, if you have a passion for these things just do your home work. The net is full of info. Ebay is the easiest. Go to the general pre-1900 bottle category Antique (Pre-1900)   and sort by highest first (Sort by: Time: ending soonestTime: newly listedTime: ending todayTime: new todayPrice + Shipping: lowest firstPrice + Shipping: highest firstPrice: highest firstDistance: nearest firstBest MatchCategory) to weed out the crap and just see what's what. This site is the best on the net to just learn the basics of the hobby http://www.sha.org/bottle/index.htm After awhile you'll see these F'ing things in your sleep then all is lost my friend. Like most of the boys and girls on this forum, bottles are always on the fringes of our minds. Always on the look out, taking $4 a gallon road trips to an antique shop a buddy spotted on the way home from work, people looking at you funny when you start talking about them....yeah dude it's an awesome way to go through life! Lobes. _____________________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD8XDgVe2EU long lost recipe (in reply to jdogrulz) Post #: 27

RE: Nice Yellow, Do I have it right? - 8/20/2008 3:41:16 AM    glass man Posts: 1808 Joined: 1/30/2008 From: GEORGIA Status: offline LOBEY IS RIGHT! I have collected for years and you have to learn and keep going! All I want to do money wise is break even! Then I  am out no money and get to enjoy the bottles as long as I can. The bottles I have ,for the most part were here a long time before I came along and my goal is to keep them going to the next person .I never have the feeling of owning these bottles . I have a problem ,sometime of buying a bottle 'cause I think it is worth "SOMETHING"[GOLD,MONEY,ETC] THAT is when I mess up! I try to buy what I like and what I can live with if it ain't what I traded/paid for the bottle. OH WELL! JAMIE ...WE ARE ALL CRAZY ANYWAY!!! < Message edited by glass man -- 8/20/2008 3:44:18 AM > _____________________________ I know You've got mountains that you think you cannot climb Your skies are dark You think the sun won't shine Case you don't know The WORD OF GOD is true! ALL HE PROMISED HE WILL DO IT FOR YOU! JESUS IS THE ANSWER FOR THE WORLD TODAY JESUS IS THE WAY! (in reply to lobeycat) Post #: 28

RE: Nice Yellow, Do I have it right? - 8/20/2008 9:23:36 AM    E   Posts: 171 Joined: 5/9/2008 Status: offline Amen to what Lobes and the Glass Man have already said. After a little more time in the hobby you will usually be able to tell at a glance from several feet away what is "real" and what is a repro.  When I am not digging my bottles, I prefer shopping at big flea markets or antique malls where I can actually touch the bottle, call me obsolete but I do not care for E-bay and am still holding out from doing business this way.  Bottom line is, if you really like the bottle and are not looking to resell it, what is the problem with dropping $10 or $14 bucks on it?  I can't feed me family at McDs for under $14 these days.  Buy the bottle and put it on your display shelf - all is good. Like Glass Man said I too hope to pass my collection on someday, kinda bums me out that my son is apparently lacking the bottle gene. (in reply to glass man) Post #: 29

RE: Nice Yellow, Do I have it right? - 8/20/2008 1:25:36 PM    jdogrulz   Posts: 195 Joined: 8/10/2008 From: Boca Raton, FL Status: offline Thanks for replies all. I started it for the fun and to make some extra dollars. I am on ebay and dont do to bad. I guess its kinda like treasure hunting for me and I love history. I really like investigating a piece and finding out all I can about it. Thats why I do so well on ebay (I think) because I try my best to get all the info in there and try to tell the items story. So if you can make a little money doing somthing that is fun, why not? _____________________________ Jeff (in reply to E) Post #: 30

RE: Nice Yellow, Do I have it right? - 8/20/2008 2:29:12 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 5157 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline Making money at something you enjoy doing is one of the keys to a happy life IMHO. I have found when I buy stuff I know well I can almost always turn a profit on it. When I take a chance on stuff I dont know well, I usually lose money. Amazing how that works , isnt it Guess thats why they say knowledge is power. _____________________________ 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 jdogrulz) Post #: 31

RE: Nice Yellow, Do I have it right? - 8/21/2008 7:27:35 AM    E   Posts: 171 Joined: 5/9/2008 Status: offline Kudos to anyone in this hobby that can turn a profit.  Its been difficult for me ever to sell anything through the years - especially bottles that I have dug (kinda develop a bond with them ya know?). When I was a kid my folks used to encourage me to set up booths at flea markets hoping I would get rid of some bottles and earn spending money.  At the end of the day I always returned broke with more bottles than I started with having traded crocks/other knick-knacks for them. (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 32

RE: Nice Yellow, Do I have it right? - 8/21/2008 10:32:46 AM    jdogrulz   Posts: 195 Joined: 8/10/2008 From: Boca Raton, FL Status: offline hello E I turned a profit on my first buy. I bought a double eagle flask for $10 and thought it was the real thing. WELL me being a newbie and all and like I said before I dont like putting somthing up for sell unless I am sure (at least in my heart) that it is correct, I put some pics up on this great forum and you guys let me know that it was a repro (BUMMER). Anyway I started investigating it as a repro. and put it up with all the info and all the clevenger info and sold it for $26. I know it dont sound like much but hey it starts adding up. < Message edited by jdogrulz -- 8/21/2008 7:12:52 PM > _____________________________ Jeff (in reply to E) Post #: 33

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