Hello: I posted this in the repro forum as well. I hope that is OK. I can delete that one if need be. Anyway, I am wondering where I could obtain repro lids for old fruit jars. Is there anyone out there who makes and sells them?. I am looking for a C.F. Spencer jar lid. It has a metal...
Hello: I am wondering if anyone knows where I may find repro closures for antique fruit jars?.I have noticed dealers and collectors have repro closures in some of their jars.Is there someone online that makes and deals in these?. Specifically, I would like the metal insert for the C.F. Spencer...
Thanks for the reply. Yes, I thought it would be kind of rare due to the wire bail and how thick the glass was. I accidentally sold it in a lot of cheaper bottles I had sitting around. It got mixed up in them. What was interesting is that it was found years ago around an old farm in Bedford Co...
Hello All: It has been a while since I have been on the site. I have recently began collecting a little here and there and remembered this site. I just want to relate a story, and maybe see if anyone else may have ran into another one like this. Sorry, no photo. Years ago, I found a half pint...
Wow, thanks for that. That makes sense. There are no markings on the base or otherwise. If it is only worth a few hundred dollars, I wouldn't think of selling it. Thanks for the info. I appreciate it. I have not been able to find out anything before this. Unfortunately, my father is no longer...
I have never been able to find out anything about this unusual jug. Does anyone have any idea where I may go to find out anything about it?. This jug was found in a barn 50-60 years ago hid amongst junk. It has been the subject of plenty of conversation and speculation over the years, but no...
My house was built in 1956 by my father and grandfather. I suppose that is Atomic era. I never thought of that. Unfortunately, I have not had the kitchen redone. Very perspicacious of you.
No one knows much about this either, huh?. I am taking it to a Treasure Hunter's Roadshow that is in Cumberland, MD this Friday to see if I can get any info about it. I took it to one some years back and no one had a clue. Maybe it is folk art and worth a fortune, or maybe it's worthless....I...
I will post the bottom picture in a few days. It is rather tedious to post a picture. I have to load them into a separate computer and then drop and drag the picture to the one I am working with because the old camera I have is not compatible with Vista. The bottom looks to be a ground pontil...
Wow, that was you?. We met at a show in Keyser, W.Va. That is where you showed me that bottle you have in the picture. My cousin knows a fellow that has a Borgman he found. It is horribly stained and last I heard he wanted $750 for it. This has been sometime back, so I do not know if he would...
I am from close Cumberland and any bottle that old from Cumberland is generally very rare and worth a fair amount. Unfortunately, I have not seen this one before.
I have an old whiskey flask from Oldtown. It says, "J.W. Carder, Dealer in Wines and Spirits, Oldtown, MD.
I live close Cumberland in Bedford, County, PA and have dug alot in Cumberland over the years. I ran across a fellow who had a Borgman in mint condition he said he bought at a yard sale...