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Nothing worth collecting after 1950 - 2/12/2007 1:59:05 PM    BigJock   Posts: 59 Joined: 2/12/2007 Status: offline Glass bottles from 1950s to date were all machine made and have no character and all look same just labels are different Post #: 1

RE: Nothing worth collecting after 1950 - 2/12/2007 4:27:24 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 4737 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline I dont know if that's supposed to be a serious post but its not really true. There are actually a lot of machine made bottles that have value. Jim Beam bottles were actually very collectible at one time. There are many newer perfumes that are valuable. Many people collect modern reproduction bottles. The transition to machine made bottles was around 1910 , not 1950. Many early 20th century machine made bottles are valuable including ACL milks, sodas, and Whitehouse vinegar bottles. Do I need to go on? Read posts on the forum and learn. _____________________________ 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 BigJock) Post #: 2

RE: Nothing worth collecting after 1950 - 2/12/2007 4:46:29 PM    epgorge Posts: 2398 Joined: 12/29/2006 Status: offline God!!!! You hit on a main issue/nerve. Who knows what tomorrow may bring. They may even be collecting plastic when they dig up our dumps. I ma presently atempting to document and pictorialize pharmaceutical and certain "named" store bottles from the 1900's, in Vermont. Wow, what an undertaking! Some of these, while being made by machine, are quite unique. Of course, the labels are equally, important. Ep (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 3

RE: Nothing worth collecting after 1950 - 2/12/2007 4:53:00 PM    capsoda Posts: 7510 Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Seminole,Alabama, USA Status: offline The NDNR folks would be hard to convince of that. NDNRs are gaining in popularity and value. _____________________________ Warren Diggin down in Dixie, USA Work is for people who don't dig bottles President, Panhandle Cruisers http://www.panhandlecruisers.org/ (in reply to epgorge) Post #: 4

RE: Nothing worth collecting after 1950 - 2/12/2007 5:09:40 PM    digdug Posts: 606 Joined: 11/4/2004 From: Atlanta Status: offline Here is an ACL NDNR-Mountain Dew Party Jug-sold for over $3000 a few years ago!  I think collecting bottles is like anything else-all a matter of preference.  As long as you enjoy collecting a particular type..that is all that matters! Attachment (1) (in reply to capsoda) Post #: 5

RE: Nothing worth collecting after 1950 - 2/12/2007 7:51:49 PM    madman   Posts: 4590 Joined: 2/5/2005 Status: offline now that is sweet!!!!!!! wow mike (in reply to digdug) Post #: 6

RE: Nothing worth collecting after 1950 - 2/12/2007 10:21:27 PM    bottlenutboy Posts: 2137 Joined: 10/10/2006 From: Bordensprings, Ala. or Esom Hill, Ga. Status: offline i dont really like your asessment on modern glass. especially being that it is completely untruthful and false and really show how "uneducated" you are in that area of collecting _____________________________ bottles for sale on my website! go check it out! http://www.geocities.com/cleburneslim/index.html?1170417418125 also check out the same bottles on my freewebs site!: http://www.freewebs.com/bottlenutboy/forsale.htm Spencer (in reply to madman) Post #: 7

RE: Nothing worth collecting after 1950 - 2/13/2007 7:36:48 AM    epgorge Posts: 2398 Joined: 12/29/2006 Status: offline Ooohhhh, Bottleboy kicked it up a notch. I have find there is solice in debate by understanding Ad hominem vs ad argumentum. They are latin terms. Look them up. Ep (in reply to bottlenutboy) Post #: 8

RE: Nothing worth collecting after 1950 - 2/13/2007 10:50:43 AM    Jim Posts: 2268 Joined: 7/5/2005 From: Lewistown, PA Status: offline It is true that many later, machine-made bottles are junkers....But the same can be said for the hundreds of unembossed plain pre-1900 clear medicine and food bottles that I have a hard time giving away as well! Every era of bottles has good ones, really good ones, and not-so-good ones. I get frustrated in 30s dumps by all of the junkers we find, but one nice $100 milk bottle from the same era can make it worthwhile. My favorite bottle series didn't come about until well after 1900 (patented in 1914), and some of them have sold for close to $5000 for one bottle. There are also some killer bottles (like the Mountain Dew Party Jug) that are much later than that. A good summary would be that it's all in what the individual collector likes. I have given away some of my "junkers", and the recipients looked at me like I just gave them a thousand bucks . Collect what you like, and you never know what good bottles you might find, be it 1850s or 1960s! ~Jim _____________________________ Preserving our buried history, one pit at a time. (in reply to epgorge) Post #: 9

RE: Nothing worth collecting after 1950 - 2/14/2007 7:18:59 PM    treasurekidd   Posts: 278 Joined: 9/25/2005 From: Warwick, RI Status: offline We all collect bottles for one reason or another - the love of history, the bottles local, the type of bottle, etc, etc. While one may prefer Hutch bottles, another ACL milks, or pontiled medicines, the value of these bottles, in sheer monetary terms, is only what one is willing to pay for them. For instance, I collect any antique or vintage bottle from RI or nearby MA and CT. When buying, I personally don't like to spend a lot for a bottle. Call me a "bargain hunter", lol. However, my wife's late grandfather was the founder of a dairy company here in RI, and on the rare occasion when I see one of their milks listed on eBay, even though they don't have much monetary value, I'll pay almost any price for it, because of the sentimental value that these bottles have to my wife and her family. What is a "junker" to you may be worth a lot to someone who may have a connection to, or preference for, that particular bottle. The true value is in the eye of the beholder. _____________________________ Here's my eBay stuff: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZpktchng Always looking for bottles from Rhode Island and Danielson and Killingly, CT. Post #: 10

RE: Nothing worth collecting after 1950 - 2/14/2007 11:34:40 PM    California Dream N   Posts: 182 Joined: 12/28/2006 Status: offline What treasurekidd says is so ture. I have bottles that I have dug and love that if they are worth $100.00 I still would not sell $500.00 , In fact when I get time I will post some of them on this site..Norene (in reply to treasurekidd) Post #: 11

RE: Nothing worth collecting after 1950 - 2/18/2007 9:15:24 AM    BigJock   Posts: 59 Joined: 2/12/2007 Status: offline Yes your right I forgot Americans collect anything as its a young country,,I remember well the rubbish we didnt want Americans bought :) (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 12

RE: Nothing worth collecting after 1950 - 2/18/2007 9:18:54 AM    bottlenutboy Posts: 2137 Joined: 10/10/2006 From: Bordensprings, Ala. or Esom Hill, Ga. Status: offline thats right laugh it up now...when your country is old as hell and decrepit well still be whippersnappers!     but seriously, just because its not 1000 years old doesnt mean its rubbish, some of the 50-60 ndnr's are worth more than most of the bottles from europe _____________________________ bottles for sale on my website! go check it out! http://www.geocities.com/cleburneslim/index.html?1170417418125 also check out the same bottles on my freewebs site!: http://www.freewebs.com/bottlenutboy/forsale.htm Spencer (in reply to BigJock) Post #: 13

RE: Nothing worth collecting after 1950 - 2/18/2007 9:44:56 AM    GuntherHess Posts: 4737 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline quote: Yes your right I forgot Americans collect anything as its a young country,,I remember well the rubbish we didnt want Americans bought :) We will just keep your rubbish for a 50 years or so then sell it back to you for a nice profit. The trick is to be able to recognize what items will go up in value. We are good at that. _____________________________ 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 BigJock) Post #: 14

RE: Nothing worth collecting after 1950 - 2/18/2007 9:46:13 AM    bottlenutboy Posts: 2137 Joined: 10/10/2006 From: Bordensprings, Ala. or Esom Hill, Ga. Status: offline you'll do good to listen to gunth she knows what she is talking about < Message edited by bottlenutboy -- 2/18/2007 9:47:07 AM > _____________________________ bottles for sale on my website! go check it out! http://www.geocities.com/cleburneslim/index.html?1170417418125 also check out the same bottles on my freewebs site!: http://www.freewebs.com/bottlenutboy/forsale.htm Spencer (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 15

RE: Nothing worth collecting after 1950 - 2/18/2007 10:51:21 AM    bubbas dad Posts: 1355 Joined: 3/30/2005 From: South Carolina, USA Status: offline this person appears to be trying to stir things up then just leaves. just remember spencers tag line. _____________________________ john the older i get, the smarter my father gets! (in reply to bottlenutboy) Post #: 16

RE: Nothing worth collecting after 1950 - 2/18/2007 11:07:40 AM    bearswede Posts: 2906 Joined: 9/28/2004 From: western mass Status: offline Big Jock...Small cup... _____________________________ "I LOVE Wolfies!!!!!!!!!!!!" (in reply to bubbas dad) Post #: 17

RE: Nothing worth collecting after 1950 - 2/18/2007 11:23:42 AM    bottlenutboy Posts: 2137 Joined: 10/10/2006 From: Bordensprings, Ala. or Esom Hill, Ga. Status: offline YEAH, if you had all just listened to me in the first place we wouldnt be arguing with idiots on here! and swede....your hilarious.. _____________________________ bottles for sale on my website! go check it out! http://www.geocities.com/cleburneslim/index.html?1170417418125 also check out the same bottles on my freewebs site!: http://www.freewebs.com/bottlenutboy/forsale.htm Spencer (in reply to bearswede) Post #: 18

RE: Nothing worth collecting after 1950 - 2/18/2007 4:08:10 PM    preditor   Posts: 173 Joined: 1/19/2004 From: Ellenboro NC Status: offline  I've been gone from this site for a long time, looks like I came back just in time to get in on a good argument. To Big Jock, I don't know where your from but feel free to stay there!!!! we'll dig our own bottles!!!! Its my opinion that any bottle I dig up is a treasure that would probably have been lost forever if I had not taken the time to dig it up, clean it and display it to be enjoyed until it becomes valuable.         Preditor (in reply to bottlenutboy) Post #: 19

RE: Nothing worth collecting after 1950 - 2/26/2007 9:45:33 PM    Digger George   Posts: 313 Joined: 10/5/2006 From: PHILAD'A PA Status: offline I collected this bottle CIRCA. 2007 It was worth it! (in reply to preditor) Post #: 20

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