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old coke bottle

Thanks alot everyone. There is so much to know, and I am starting from zero...... Brent Ashcraft
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- Post #6
- May 9, 2011
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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old coke bottle

I was hunting mastodon bones (really) in Cold Water Creek near St. Louis, when I came across an old Coke bottle. Bottom - St. Louis MO One Side- Coca-Cola Trademark Registered Min. Contents 6 Fl. Oz Other Side-Coca Cola Trade Mark Registered...
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- May 8, 2011
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- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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heile chemical company

I divide my"life" into sections- Premarriage working as a chemist/field specialist (about the time I got married) teaching school None are better or worse, just significantly different. Brent Ashcraft
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- Post #6
- Apr 28, 2011
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
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heile chemical company

Thanks! I actually teach chemistry in high school/college these days, and it sound to me like you have a pretty good grasp of the material. I didn't realize aniline was used in Tylenol, but did know it is a strong blue dye. You can't tell it from the photo, but the water soluble label is...
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- Post #3
- Apr 27, 2011
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
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heile chemical company

In a previous life, I used to do lab clean-ups of old chemicals. I had to dispose of many old and rare (I think) bottles. Occassionally, I would come across bottles that were completely empty, and I would take them home. Attached is a photo of the most interesting one. in my limited...
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- Apr 27, 2011
- Replies: 5
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
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hiawatha stomach bitters

I had a little free time today between vacuuming up the water invading my basement from the 15" of rain we have gotten over the past week. The bottle cleaned pretty well, but did expose a "love scratch", and indeed there was a white staining left (never question an expert). Interesting how the...
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- Post #13
- Apr 27, 2011
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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hiawatha stomach bitters

The white staining on the bottle will come off in my opinion. It is soft and crumbly. We'll see, in between the flooding events were dealing with. As far as selling....I bought a box of old trapping lures once, circa 1900, for about $7. They still had their original shipping containers, and...
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- Post #12
- Apr 26, 2011
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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hiawatha stomach bitters

I have to ask, what is wrong with using muriatic acid? Is it a safety issue? It shouldn't harm the bottle should it? I spent 15 years dissolving everything from copper scrap to hazardous waste, so I am not the typical chemical handler. I did note in the bottle cleaning section that some...
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- Post #10
- Apr 24, 2011
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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hiawatha stomach bitters

Thanks for the information, the internet is such a powerful tool, even when used inexpertly. I hated to equate "rare" to "valuable". My wife tells me that I am one of a kind, making me quite rare. From time to time she also tells me that I am worthless, making me quite un-valuable. The...
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- Post #8
- Apr 24, 2011
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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hiawatha stomach bitters

I frequent another forum on fossils, and I know that speaking aout value is a bit crass, but I know absoutely nothing about any of this. My question on this bottle is, can I display it, and if it gets knocked over and broken should I slit my wrists? Any comments and opinions are appreciated...
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- Post #6
- Apr 24, 2011
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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hiawatha stomach bitters

I apologize for the pic size, I chopped it down, but still seems a litle large. Attached is a photo of the base.
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- Post #5
- Apr 23, 2011
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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hiawatha stomach bitters

Wow, I have never owned anything "rare". Attached are the photos you requested (I hope).
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- Post #4
- Apr 23, 2011
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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hiawatha stomach bitters

I am not a bottle collector, I collect fossils and arrowheads, but I do keep my eyes open for old things. I bought a bottle at an auction last week embossed with "Hiawatha Stomach Bitters". It is amber, square, and around 9.5" tall. According to a website I visited which gave info on dating...
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- Apr 22, 2011
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- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900