BottleDragon
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I will have to find some BC bottle books. I could only find one picture of this bottle online, but no other information.wish I knew more about it but I don't have any BC bottle books , but I'd imagine there fairly uncommon just based on the size and geographical location of Prince Rupert
Yeah, seems he was right about finding more "out of area" soda bottles that are intact and most local ones being broken. I actually found several different shades of cobalt bottles here. I never knew there were so many variations.Fun place you found there. Like RCO said the sodas are broken a lot and it's a teaser to see what could have been. But anytime you can find cobalts it is a good day. And Coke bottles were made so thick, they seem to hold up well over time.
I've heard of North Star and have seen that red and white one before, they aren't common in the south of the province but I don't know how many are up your way. I really like the Players sign, shame it's damaged but I'd keep it even in that condition. One sign means there may be more! That glass dish thing is interesting as well, even broken I'd take it home. Another thing to keep an eye out for is ACL druggist bottles, no idea if any were used in that area but you're in the right era for them. I rarely see anyone talking about them in Canada but they were used here; I've got one from Victoria - only example from BC I've ever seen.
This post is making me all nostalgic, what you're finding are the exact sort of bottles that I found all the time when I was in BC.
Oh also, I think I see a Shell bottle in there. Those can be somewhat collectible, especially if they still have the ACL on them.
I am actually in the south of BC, so these bottles must be almost unheard of down here. I left behind the sign and the glass bowl, but doing so went against my hoarding instinct.
It has been kind of nostalgic for me too, because I had found a similar (though much smaller) dump when I was 11 or 12 years old. In those days, I used to take home everything -- even the ketchup bottles. Eventually, we started smashing them because they were so common.
LOL... I was finding a lot of those shells, and they look almost like new.