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    Cracked Top or Not?

    I just magnified that photo and it looks like a clean break.!!! So all I posted previous is a moot point. But this would be a good candidate for the grinding process if that company wanted to save the cost of making another bottle.
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    Cracked Top or Not?

    What I think what you have is a ground top. The bottle was placed in a grinding machine and the sharp edges were ground off. So a cork could still be put in the bottle without the total loss of use. I have many ground top bottles some even have threads in the neck for a screw on cap. A...
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    I Can See For Miles and Miles and Miles....

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    I Can See For Miles and Miles and Miles....

    Back to the original question. What you have is a three piece mold bottle and it is very possible that the two top halves were from a different batch of glass and the result is dark base and a lighter two piece top. IMHO
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    Newbie - Sodas and Medicine (PIcs added)

    Thanks for joining and good luck with your bottles!!!! Lots of information here on this forum. OMD
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    Wanted to share a Dog bottle that I just picked up on eBay. The reason I bought this particular...

    Wanted to share a Dog bottle that I just picked up on eBay. The reason I bought this particular bottle is because of the crudeness. The neck is really stretched, and it has drippy glass running down the front almost into the dog. It has become my favorite of the dog bottles....!!!!
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    First Two Tumbling Results

    Maybe that is all it will clean up. Don't be so critical on your attempts.
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    What is this bottle?

    What a great thing to share on this forum. I am sure many will benefit from your posting!!!!
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    How do I get that dark purple

    First, why do you want to deepen the color? In a natural state the glass will usually turn a light Amethyst and not that dark color you see online for sale. If you really want to go to the dark color try lining a container with aluminum foil, then place the bulbs and bottles in the container...
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    Screw Top Coca Cola

    I do not collect these bottles, but I would like to know how to date a screw top Coke bottle. They are clear and one has a cap within the screw cap. Any ideas on dating these would be helpful. Thanks, OMD
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    Hi, from Shermans Dale Pa.

    Don't know if you are familiar with Dellville Dam Rd. That is where I live. The hurricane that hit in 1972 took out the dam that was on Shermans Creek, so the name stayed but the Dam didn't!!!!
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    What is this bottle?

    Those longnecked whiskey bottles are great in bar fights. !!!!!!
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    What is this?

    Looks to me like you have found a surface dump. If you were using your metal detector to find that cone bottle. Start using a probe to see if there are any goodies below the surface. Go gently as you will feel the glass without breaking threw.
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    Hi, from Shermans Dale Pa.

    That is a very good question. There was one on eBay selling for $650. It sat and sat and the price dropped to $350. Then it went away. I guess the Rooster/Gamecock got it on a downhill run. It was not the quality that I personally would pay even the $350. for as it had some problems. IMHO $350...
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    Wales oval jar, Does anyone have a clue what this is. I found a lot of bottles in the marsh in Massachusetts this summer.

    Looks like a jar that a product called "COLD CREAM" came in. I am not sure but I think women used it to take make-up off of their faces.
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