That is a beautiful color. That jar is not even listed in any shade of green in the half gallon size. Qt. size in apple green is $500+ and QT. size in olive green is $750+. Very nice find.
When I was a young kid just starting to dig for old bottles in the early '70s, the amber Clorox was one of the very first cork-type bottles that I had ever dug up. I found 5 or 6 that day and they all had the rubber stoppers marked "Clorox" still intact. That night I was cleaning one of them and...
Found a large interesting jar yesterday at a yard sale. I am strictly a fruit jar collector but couldn't pass this one up. It is clear glass with thousands of tiny seed bubbles, thick ground lip, 10.25" tall and 5.00" wide, rounded-square shape and about as heavy as a red brick. It is strongly...
Very nice finds. I love the Dimick's hair bottle. Most unfortunate that the Bitters didn't survive. That's the first example I've ever seen, broken or whole.
Bottle digging/collecting is a wonderful hobby. I really enjoy hearing about younger people truly excited about the possibilty of finding old bottles. Aside from the fun factor, we are also preserving beautifully important examples of our past. This site is a wealth of information so don't...