Well, the time as come. I have owned this bottle for nearly 11 years, and the time has come to say goodbye. The bottle is a 1944 D-Pat Coke from Taft, Calif.
For the serious Coca-Cola collector, I was once told that there were only about 125 of these known to exist, and that made it rare as...
Well folks, I am moving very soon. Downsized most of my collection.
Last one for sale.
American Bottling Company vintage soda bottle 8 3/4 oz.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251265889604?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
A good friend of mine gave me this bottle as a gift over the Thanksgiving holiday. This is my first Hutch and I am quite proud of it, especially since it is from Colorado, which is my favorite state!
^ Brief pertaining info: located in the center of the state, Salida was (is) a small...
Picked this up yesterday. Does anyone know anything about it? I like it a lot, I just wish that the label wasn't so faded.
Also, I picked up a "double-dash" Pepsi yesterday too (the one you see in the background.) Is there anything special about those?
The collection...
Was at an an older gentleman's house today, who has been collecting for nearly 50 years.
At any rate, I happened to be going through some of his bottles that he was willing to sell to me for cheap. I came across a dark green 1923 Coke with "VENTUR E" embossed on the bottom. It's supposed to...
Got this one for free at an estate sale awhile back.
How on earth do you date these? I want to put it on buyerbewarebay.com soon. Any help from resident experts much appreciated!
This was just way too good not to share.
So, I was watching The Man Who Fell to Earth last night on Netflix for the very first time in my entire life, and then comes on a scene (around the 40 minute mark) with a familiar-looking (to me) green bottle. I couldn't believe it.
About 3 months...
A few weeks ago, I was out in the desert...searching for bottles yet again.
I just happened to come across this little guy:
As soon as I saw it, I knew that it was special. The fact that the cork was still in it I found quite intriguing.
Here is what I can tell you...
I am looking for a good book on various ACL's and their values.
An emphasis on bottles from the far western and southwestern states would be a huge plus.
Over the New Years holiday weekend, the wife and I decided to head out to the desert for a little camping/exploring adventure.
The following narrative is in chronological order.
This is a portion of a very large map that is hanging on the wall of the BLM's Jawbone Station Visitors...
Welp, today the Santa Ana's have begun.
It is 101*F (38*C) IN THE SHADE on my side porch right now folks. I am running the AC unit full blast as I am typing. The air is so hot and dry outside that you can barely breathe. The power already went out earlier today for about 35 mins. *looks to...
Well, we had to cut the trip short by two days, due to a large weather event moving into the area. Other than that, it was a very good trip. Put 715 miles on the odometer in four days.
Pictured: a Globe, Cloverleaf, 3 straight-sided steel soda cans, old oil can, and the jar on the far...
About 3 weeks ago, I went on family vacation in the Owens Valley and environs. We made a stop at the railroad museum in Laws, California. It was actually my 4th visit to this museum - I first visited in 2002. However, this was the first time that I had seen their "bottle house" exhibit.
Here...
Tell me about the one that got away, and why it hurts.
Now, I have only been involved with this hobby for about 15 months, so bear with me as the following story is my best example to date.
This past April while on a camping/road trip, the girlfriend and I were looking for old exposed...
Alright, are you ready for a little story? Get ready for a big run-on sentence then!
I recently acquired this bottle for free from a younger brother of mine who was on summer break from college and got a job wrenching on airplanes at Inyokern Airport for a couple of weeks whist living there...