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    Wanted 1920's & 1930's Crowntop and food bottles

    Definitely a Hemingray made piece. I do however already have this one.
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    Wanted 1920's & 1930's Crowntop and food bottles

    Let me know what you found please.
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    Got a tip on where to go in a river.WOW!!!!!

    Looks like some local Chicago bottles there. I am always looking for 1920's and 1930's crown tops and food bottles made by Hemingray Glass Co. Looks like you might have a couple in there. They would be lite aqua/ice blue colored. Bob Stahr
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    Bottle bottoms with elaborate maker's mark found near Toledo

    I think I see a 20N marking below the logo. That would indicate the bottle was made in 1920 at the Newark, OH American Bottle glass factory. My guess is Edward Mohr Bottling Co. Toledo Ohio.
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    Weirdo demijohn? Or something else?

    This looks very much like bottles made by the McLaughlin Glass Co. They made a bunch of 5 gallon water bottles and in the 1950’s made some that were used as lamp bases and other decorator items. McLaughlin also made glass insulators. They were from California and these usually show up out that way.
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    Vernor’s first ACL

    I collect bottles manufactured by the Hemingray Glass Company. Among those they produced a bottle nearly identical to this one, in a more slightly ice blue color. I am sure you know what I am talking about if you have collected their bottles for some time. The painted label one you posted is...
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    New York bottle and/or Wisconsin bottle?

    From the internet: Traditionally, the name of Prairie du Chien came from the French for Prairie of the Dog, an early Fox chief who lived on the prairie. French Canadians engaged in the fur trade settled on the island by the river, and the fur trade made the first major economic impact on the...
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    I need help identifying this insulator.

    Made between 1902 and 1910, by various glass companies from Elmer, NJ for General Electric.
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    Chicago area Insulator and go-with show

    Should be some bottles at our show too.
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    Glass turtle whimsy

    I have a few turtles, but have never seen one with an embossed date
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    Wanted 1920's & 1930's Crowntop and food bottles

    Thanks for sharing. Looking for lite aqua/ice blue colored glass.
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    Wanted 1920's & 1930's Crowntop and food bottles

    The ketchups, horseradishes, and such would be similar to the Wayne County; machine made in that ice blue/aqua coloring

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