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    Mobile Alabama Bottle & Collectibles Show & Sale, Saturday March 23, 2024

    The Mobile Antique Bottle Collectors Club presents our 51st annual Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show & Sale, Saturday March 23, 2024 from 9AM to 3PM at the Daphne Civic Center, 2603 U.S. Hwy 98, Daphne, AL 36526. FREE PARKING, FREE ADMISSION! Bring your old bottles and related items to...
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    The Iron Pontil

    Click the link below for a massive amount of information on pontil types. ======== https://sha.org/bottle/pontil_scars.htm ======== Note that "ground" pontils do exist, but are almost always ground, then POLISHED completely smooth and shiny. You can see evidence of them on cut glass decanters...
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    What can I use to make the embossing stand out and not disappear over time?

    Thanks Leon. I chose select examples from my collection and highlighted the embossing just so they would show up better for bottle show advertising photos. Most of these examples are from sets, and I would never take the time to do them all. The type of paint or marker you use can change the...
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    What can I use to make the embossing stand out and not disappear over time?

    Uncle Bruce has all the tips you need to perform this task. I must note though that I never use bar keepers friend or copper brushes on finely polished or mint glass. Both will leave fine scratches on the surface. Also, in addition to paint markers, I use permanent black sharpie on milk glass...
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    Tumbling quandary

    Everyone, Here is an important point to remember about grit ratings. The claimed grit rating of manufacturer A's silicon carbide or aluminum oxide is often NOT the same as manufacturer B's grit rating of what you think is the same product. Add to that, that most vendors do not tell you who...
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    Mobile Alabama Bottle & Collectibles Show & Sale, Saturday March 25, 2023

    The Mobile Antique Bottle Collectors Club presents our 50th annual Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show & Sale, Saturday March 25, 2023 from 9AM to 3PM at the Daphne Civic Center, 2603 U.S. Hwy 98, Daphne, AL 36526. FREE PARKING, FREE ADMISSION! Bring your old bottles and related items to...
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    Opinions Requested

    I started off with a machine I built in the 1990's with two 8' parallel shafts that would turn 6 bottles. About 6 years ago I replaced it with a small Jar Doctor machine, then I added a large, then another large, and then converted my original small frame to a large frame and connected them...
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    Tumbling Before and After photos

    To remove most seltzer tops you have to hold the base ring securely and unscrew the top. I used "vice grips" to hold the base ring and twisted off the top by hand. Just make sure you apply pressure to the spout and not the trigger. You can wrap tape around the vice grip jaws to reduce marks...
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    Tumbling Before and After photos

    This John Ryan ginger ale had been "buffed" about 50 years ago, before bottle tumbling was invented. Buffed bottles almost always suffered loss to the embossing. You have to be really careful when tumbling them to clean them without further harm to the embossing. The inside of this bottle was...
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    She' u bute!! YELLOW!!!

    If you han If you have not already sold it, my contact info is on our show flyer pictures here.
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    Mobile Alabama Bottle & Collectibles Show & Sale, Saturday March 26, 2022

    The Mobile Antique Bottle Collectors Club presents our 49th annual Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show & Sale, Saturday March 26, 2022 from 9AM to 3PM at the Daphne Civic Center, 2603 U.S. Hwy 98, Daphne, AL 36526. FREE PARKING, FREE ADMISSION! Bring your old bottles and related items to...
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    JAR DOCTORS TUMBLING MACHINES

    Sorry for the delay in responding. Since the shaft speed is constant, based on the pulley combination you choose, the lager the canister the slower it turns. The "slow" speed, on a Jar Doctor machine will turn a 4" at approximately 28 rpms, a 5" at 22, and a 6" at 19. Note: best for square and...
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    JAR DOCTORS TUMBLING MACHINES

    The motor is a constant 1725 rpm's. (Variable speed motors almost always sacrifice torque on lower speeds.) If you purchase the "two/multi speed" jack shaft option pictured, you can swap the belt on the pulleys between the jack shaft and your drive shaft to increase or decrease the speed your...
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    JAR DOCTORS TUMBLING MACHINES

    The photo that I shared above IS my Jar Doctor machine, a large frame, like yours, connected to a small frame one. Depending on the size of the canisters, I can turn 8 to 10 at once. The clear canisters that you see in my photo have over a year's use in each one and are still mostly clear...
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    JAR DOCTORS TUMBLING MACHINES

    See my other post to Wildcat Wrangler for my opinion on my machine. I will NEVER be without it. When you put in the time to learn to do it right, you will be pleased with the results you can achieve. Also check out the facebook group "Antique Bottle Cleaning".
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