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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 12/30/2004 10:29:04 PM   
diginit

 

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Status: offline 		I have to agree with Oldtimer,a 12 or 14 or 16 paneled, pontiled, embossed Emerald green or Cobalt master ink would look great with my inks.
Vnovakane-by the way,
The price of cobalt bottles,as with all bottles, varies with age, condition, and rarity. Each bottle should be appraised separately. Any background info is a plus. Even if your just curious.

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 12/31/2004 7:06:59 AM   
drjhostetters

 

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Status: offline 		Hey A W,

I was "coin shooting" an old cemetery (someone once told me they used to put coins on the top of the tombstones as a "tip" for the caretaker and I was hoping one or two fell off and I might be able to recover it..)..anyway...a lady came up and assked what I was doing and she told me about this old dump down the hill from the cemetery and she was looking mostly for broken shards because she used them to make stained glass pictures and window hangings that she sold at flea markets....neat idea I thought...another way to preserve our heritage and make something useful out of "trash"....recycling our heritage as it were..
Happy New Year and may you find your "Holy Grail" in your next dig...

The Doc...

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 12/31/2004 12:30:04 PM   
vnovakane

 

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Status: offline 		I have 7 cobolt blue bottles;
1- 4 in. Bromo-seltzer....Emerson Drug Co. Baltimore,MD
1- 3 in. bottle with a glass dropper still in it... has 5 elongatted ribs vertically down the front and 2 on each side...it hsa 1 oz. on the front... it has a ringed neck for a screw top...
2- 2 in. 1 is 8 sided with vertical ribs on the top... the neck has rings for a screw top... the other has 3 sides in the front and rounded in the back, also with ringed neck...
1- is approx. 5.5 in. tall ,has 7 elongated ribs in front and 2 on each side... has a thick rim at the top for a cork...on the bottom it has an A with an arch over it, and the #'s 871 on one side and either 9 or 6 on the other...
the last 2 are VICKS bottles, one in perfact shape,the other melted from the fires...

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 1/7/2005 11:25:48 PM   
ronvae


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Status: offline 		I think my (current) "Holy Grail of Bottles" would be a prohibition-era soda from a brewing company with "bravery", "generosity", or "chastity" embossed on it. I already have "Lovit Soda" from the "Sobriety Co.", and a "Purity Brewing Co.". I'd like to end up with a little prohibition-era virtue collection. :)

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 1/8/2005 4:25:38 PM   
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Status: offline 		Ok, you've all read this story but anything like this, http://www.maineantiquedigest.com/articles/pick0699.htm . It doesn't matter what bottle, that kind of find is cool. I could easily part with that to buy 1 or 2 (hundred) I'd like to keep.

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 1/10/2005 12:30:09 AM   
stubby

 

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Status: offline 		Hello;
Around here torpedo bottles are amoung top finds for most of the people I scuba dive with. especially a Glendenning torpedo one of the first locally produced soda waters.
stubby
Nova Scotia Canada

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 1/10/2005 12:48:18 AM   
S.C. Warner

 

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Status: offline 		"but when you recognize something of quality, you buy it," he said"
I find that to be true. (if you have the ready cash, anyway) Nice article. Thanks!

sc

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 1/10/2005 5:25:01 PM   
kumtow

 

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Status: offline 		I heard a cobalt blue hybrid was found in the Carribean a couple of years ago. That would look really good on my shelf.

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 1/15/2005 3:18:42 PM   
WhiteLighting


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Status: offline 		Holy Grail----- To find another "J. Lake Schenectady",Deep cobolt blue 1850's iron pontil ,no chips and 4 in existance,thats a find!...........
to bad i sold the one i found,but its in good hands.............

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 1/16/2005 8:55:52 AM   
cowseatmaize


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Status: offline 		A olive green with puce tone pontilled Zutriff Conundrum. No such thing you say, maybe it just hasn't been found yet.

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 2/5/2005 12:44:14 AM   
DOLANBADGER

 

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Status: offline 		I'm the new kid on the block,not sure if i'm doing this right.
The 'HOLY GRAIL' for me, emack stone ginger from N.B .

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 2/7/2005 9:48:00 PM   
diggs

 

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Status: offline 		I agree with Harry it,s an abbreviation.Sounds like a name for a scary bug.lol

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 2/21/2005 7:29:44 PM   
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Neat. Sounds like it is a subject thas crossed a few minds ....Speaking of incomplete bottles--is it ever worth it to keep broken bottles? I glued a few back together, but i'm running out of room in the window sills to display them. ---Also, i found a "wyeth & Bro Philada" the other day. I've seen this term before--what exactly was 'philada'?


In regards to broken bottles....I've been keeping shards of mostly 'embossed flat panels' from square or rectangular broken bottles for about 30 yrs. Why...? I always figured when I was to old to go digging anymore....I might arrange these broken pieces to make leaded glass window panes, with the embossed pieces in no particular arrangement other than colors and an over-all theme, like the shape of a bottle in the middle...and, using the abundant porcelain 'Boyd' inserts as corner or border designs....the 5-gallon buckets of these shards are still being added to. Guess I'm not that old yet.

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 2/22/2005 4:35:07 PM   
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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 2/22/2005 11:49:56 PM   
RJ_Digs_Deep

 

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Status: offline 		Great Topic ....


To me, a very early, very crude - amber cathedral pickle would do ... RJ

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 2/28/2005 8:30:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		Ya know, I've read this post about a thousand times and right now there is about three feet of snow on the ground outside and more falling. I'd probably settle for being able to dig a screw cap unembossed pickle jar right about now, but If I had my choice I'd like to find a nice Cobalt Master Ink as well, and to post in the amazing discoveries column a nisce double peacock ten gallon S. Hart Crock would be nice

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 2/28/2005 8:58:11 PM   
Maine Digger

 

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Status: offline 		Hey Ol' Shoe, do what I've been doing lately; I throw a few of the bottles I dug last SUMMER out into the snow bank, wait a day and then 'dig' them up. Just so I won't lose my touch! It hasn't started snowing here yet, but we're expecting 8 - 12'', we've had 71'' in Portland to date.

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 2/28/2005 9:26:26 PM   
oldshoe4u

 

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Status: offline 		That's hilarious Norm! We were just talking about hiding some bottles in the dirt pile in my friend's basement and 'digging' them out. Dirt pile is actually from all of the bottles we have cleaned there in totes full of water, silt left over after water is drained pile is about 3' high (his landlord will love it if he ever moves LOL) Too funny we just had this conversation last night! Were at 105" of snow to date and they're calling for 6-8" from midnight to AM drive and another 4-6" during the day tomorrow..

BOB

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 2/28/2005 10:40:42 PM   
grdigger35

 

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Status: offline 		The Holy Grail would be a million dollars. Then I wouldn't have to dig anymore. I'd just buy the bottles I want.

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RE: What would be the 'holy grail' of bottle finds? - 3/1/2005 7:37:43 AM   
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Status: offline 		I bet you'd miss the dirt under your nails... I know I do!

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