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question about milk bottle - 10/30/2003 9:00:06 PM    daags   Posts: 5 Joined: 10/30/2003 Status: offline Hi I am writing to ask about a milk bottle I purchased. It is embossed on front with Absolute Pure Milk above picture of guy milking cow. Below that is The Milk Protector. It is a Blown in Mold bottle and has a cork stopper. It is also a deep green –blue. It stands 11 ½ in. tall. Now I collect fruit jars but this one caught my eye as neat. I have tried to get a value on this but all I can find is for the wire bail tops. I am thinking mine is reproduction because of its color but I am not sure. Could you give me idea of value or if its reproduction. I can provide picture if necessary. I don’t intend to sell it as and I only paid 2 bucks for it so my feeling won’t be hurt if its worthless. I would appreciate it. Thanks Post #: 1

RE: question about milk bottle - 10/31/2003 4:02:08 AM    IRISH   Posts: 1238 Joined: 11/23/2002 From: cockatoo Australia Status: offline There are LOT's of reproductions of that bottle out there but if its a genuine one its a very good bottle. If you can post your photo of it it will help a lot to tell if its a repro or not. I think it may be an English bottle, anyone know? (in reply to daags) Post #: 2

RE: question about milk bottle - 10/31/2003 8:29:36 AM    daags   Posts: 5 Joined: 10/30/2003 Status: offline Thanks for the response. I am in process of moving so I just packed the bottle last night. I will post picture of it next week. I have seen lots of them around in my search. This one doesn't have the wire bail closure nor does it have anything stamped on bottome of bottle. I will get photo up and see what happens. should be interesting. Thanks daags (in reply to daags) Post #: 3

RE: question about milk bottle - 11/12/2003 12:22:46 PM    daags   Posts: 5 Joined: 10/30/2003 Status: offline ok here we go I finally got down to it and got a picture of this thing. I had to crop it because of size limit so I hope this is ok. I took pic outside on sunny day to get the color to show through. I hope someone can tell me if this is repro or not. It is my most interesting jar/bottle I have. And I have just started to collect. Thanks Daags Attachment (1) (in reply to daags) Post #: 4

RE: question about milk bottle - 11/12/2003 8:20:33 PM    woody   Posts: 1615 Joined: 10/29/2002 From: Gilmanton, New Hampshire Status: offline That should say Thatchers, Absolutely Pure Milk, Potsdam.....(man milking a cow), circa 1884. I believe yours to be a reproduction of this bottle. _____________________________ Woody (in reply to daags) Post #: 5

RE: question about milk bottle - 11/12/2003 9:11:45 PM    daags   Posts: 5 Joined: 10/30/2003 Status: offline Thanks for the info. I did a quick search on ebay and I found lots in the same style as mine but none are the deep green I have. All in all I figured reproduction because of the color. Mine doesn't say thatchers or anything else than what i originally posted. I still think I got a neat one. Can't beat the two bucks I paid for it. (in reply to daags) Post #: 6

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