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Does anybody willing to pay for this??

Would look nice in a tropical fish tank if you are a millionaire
- Rika
- Post #12
- Dec 3, 2014
- Forum: General Chat About Bottles
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strange shape, KOCH-O-LENE CURES CATARRH ...netty bottle?

Wow very cool can't be many of them left laying around
- Rika
- Post #6
- Nov 22, 2014
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Sailboat /New Jersey Bridgetown

Hi Eric,I didn't get to go yet [:(] hopefully this week. I have been going thru boxes of my Aunts,all kinds of neat old things. Heather seems very nice, I wonder if she knows anything else, like what happened to the molds etc. or knows who does or if anyone has paperwork? I saw another Santa...
- Rika
- Post #42
- Nov 9, 2014
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Sailboat /New Jersey Bridgetown

@cowseatmaize , I hope M.G husted gets the recognition for these bottles now and thank you for the info on the flasks interesting stuff!@MichaelFla, I wonder how many people do sell nice bottles at yard sales or like @sandchip found just throw treasure out with the trash. It makes me sad that...
- Rika
- Post #39
- Nov 7, 2014
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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strange shape, KOCH-O-LENE CURES CATARRH ...netty bottle?

I am thinking a neti pot or as they called them in 1901 a nasal douche
- Rika
- Post #2
- Nov 5, 2014
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Sailboat /New Jersey Bridgetown

Update on the Santa BottleI recieved an email back from M.G Husted's Great Grandaughter "Rika, YES I have heard about the Santa bottles and can confirm that he made them. I don't think anyone in the family has any, my grandpa sold almost all of what we had that he crafted. There's a little...
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- Post #34
- Nov 5, 2014
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Sailboat /New Jersey Bridgetown

Hi Ron,Thank you for the offer, I am still thinking about what I want to do with the bottles since this is all new to me but I will let you know. Erika
- Rika
- Post #33
- Nov 5, 2014
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Sailboat /New Jersey Bridgetown

cowseatmaize , I sent a message to MG Husted great granddaughter to see if she knows, seems she is a librarian so she may be helpful.cannibalfromhaaibal, "Ever watch the metal detectorists hoot, holler and do cartwheels over finding a crusty button on the diggers show? You should hear the...
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- Post #30
- Nov 5, 2014
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Sailboat /New Jersey Bridgetown

Great Site! RED Matthews alot of information for me to look at and thank you for your comments. Sunrunner I was looking at your blog also, I cant believe you actually are able to dig up bottles, wow! very cool
- Rika
- Post #23
- Nov 5, 2014
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Sailboat /New Jersey Bridgetown

Wow! Thank you guys, not what I expected. I would never have thought bottles could make you emotional. I am torn between the fascination of them, their history and beauty and its a great little starter collection and then the fact that I could really use some money. Will have to think about this...
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- Post #22
- Nov 5, 2014
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Sailboat /New Jersey Bridgetown

MichaelFla here is the Jenny Lind
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- Post #16
- Nov 4, 2014
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Sailboat /New Jersey Bridgetown

MichaelFla It says SIMONS CENTENNIAL BITTERS on the back it says TRADE MARK
- Rika
- Post #15
- Nov 4, 2014
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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shipwreck bottle finds

I am new to this but could this help. "Underwood's history reaches even further back than B & M's, dating to 1822 when an Englishman named William Underwood started a small condiment business in Boston. Beginning with mustard, Underwood soon began selling ketchup, marmalade, cranberries, and...
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- Post #33
- Nov 4, 2014
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Sailboat /New Jersey Bridgetown

Here is the 2nd small green one with the cork and also two that I believe are reproductions the first a Jenny Lind that on the left side has the 6 leaves and twig but I didn't understand who that means it was made by. The 2nd is a G. Washington, I was only able to find one pic of an original but...
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- Post #13
- Nov 4, 2014
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Sailboat /New Jersey Bridgetown

I have two small green ones that I like alot I think they must be made by the same person the 2nd one has a cork in it. Here is a rounded bottle one, neat looking & fun but seems like a bad idea lol thanks for looking Erika
- Rika
- Post #12
- Nov 4, 2014
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900