between new physical ailments and self imposed fiscal restraints i haven't been able to go out hunting or buy anything on line
i know i should still be reading and learning here but i'm too bummed out to do so
i'm hoping to feel better when the weather gets warmer and be able to go out hunting...
this bottle is listed on eBay as being from Jersey City - which i collect
that is the conclusion of the lister based on a maybe
BUT nothing on the bottle says anything about where its from
all it says is J. H. Midmer on one side and J.H.M. on the other...
Capitol City bottle for sale on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1076011901/capital-city-bottling-company-bottle?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=jersey+city+bottle&ref=sr_gallery-1-27&organic_search_click=1
I was out for a run this morning past the Jersey City Medical Center and saw they were doing some excavation. In the pit I could see some old pilings. The hospital is built on the route of the old Morris Canal (1829-1924). It was fenced off but I could see one broken bottle. Had to get in and...
my best find is Jersey City so far was the site of a torn down funeral home which had been there for more than 100 years. Before that it was some kind of bottler. Found two different names on bottles (and a ton of pieces) with that exact address as well as a couple of other Jersey City bottles.
hello FTH
i'm in Jersey City. Have been meaning to search for old dump sites in JC but haven't yet. Would love to go on a joint hunt some time. RobbyBobby is, i think, our resident Bergen County expert
I found this little bottle today and ask what might it have been used for and is it a pontil? Idea as to age? 4 inches tall and very rough. Thanks for your help
Away on short vacation. Saw this. Appears to be a pontil? What was it used for? And is it worth $25? Urgently need your advice. Leaving area Wednesday morning. Thanks
I found a Jersey City bottle in an upstate New York antique store for $8 Hutter made bottle with Hutter porcelain stopper. Shipping alone on eBay would have cost me more. Nice variation from the other C Willms bottle I have
i watch ebay daily and buy a fair number of bottles (and other stuff i collect) there.
if i see a bottle i want and there have been no bids, i usually put in a bid for the starting price and then watch from there
if there is already a bid, i usually wait til the end to put in my max - win some...
The vast majority of my aqua blobs and hutchs are 2 1/8-2 1/4 inches wide at the base.
However I have 5 aqua bottles with broken necks - four with the same address - which are 2 3/4 - 2 7/8 wide at the base. I don’t have a scale but they are clearly much heavier as well. Finally, they appear at...