i have been a bottle collector for over 40 years and i have seen trends come and go but i have seen nothing like what is going on on ebay.there are a few people that pay a rediclus price for a common bottle.this kind of thing troubles me and i have to ask what is going on.the person has to be...
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after doing some more research on the oil bottle i have found out that it is a repro.sorry if i have misslead you into beliveing it was a real one.but it is a repro.i found severial places where they were for sale for less than $30.00.
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i just went to the google patent site and typed in the patent numbers that are on the bottle.the bottle is an american made bottle.patent date is may 20,1930. to a carl a.paterson of evanston,ill.the patent is for the design not the color.who ever bought the patent had the bottles made to...
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here is the oil bottle.it is embossed tiolene motor oil.over the years i have seen hundreds of oil bottle's like this and of all kinds of brands.at times i could have bought them in cases,but that was years ago.have seen hundreds at bottle shows but never seen a cobalt blue one.i can almost...
i had a terrible time learning how to post pictures here on this site.after a lot of questions about this i found i was the only one here with this problem(1 out of 14,000).so with this in mind i knew it had too be on my end.in the help screen and the very last example what i saw there was just...
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thank you for the reply back.i have a oil bottle i would like to know about.it is tall and slender (about 3 inches).you see this bottle often at bottle shows or flea markets and they are clear in color but the one i have is cobalt blue in color.what can you tell me about this bottle?if you...
for a mint one you better expext to pay as much for it as you would for the cobalt blue one.i would say between $450.00 and $600.00.i used too be a dealer many years ago and would easley sell the blue ones for $500.00.it would be very difficult too keep them in stock for my custermers that were...
here is a good nc bottle that collectors like.it is the caspers whiskey bottle.it is in good to near mint condition(closer to the good side).no chips or cracks.would be willing too work out a trade for a good coca-cola indian rock ginger ale bottle.let's see what we can do.[/IMG]