Hey Ry! I gotta 'nuther hutch for you to work your magic on! This is a rare one, and the separation anxiety is already killing me. I wish I could just hand it to you rather than trust the USPS with it back and forth across the country.....Would you fire me a PM with your address again? I'll...
AHA! The beloved Montana hutches are home and back on the shelf! It really does seem like a sweet deal doesn't it? You send Ry your old foggy nasty bottles, and for a nominal fee he sends you back brand new ones! How can it get any better than that? I only hope that he can sell the old ones...
Watch for my "VEGAS" narrative tomorrow night.
And please everyone, ignore the message posted directly above this one. That guy is obviously insane, and a very poor sport. Nonsensical ramblings such as that can ruin an otherwise-decent forum.[:o]
Thank you.
ALERT! WARNING! ALERT! WARNING! ALERT! WARNING! ALERT!
Be careful everyone, I believe I know how Ry is doing it. You mail him your old, foggy, scratched up, dull-looking bottles, then just to make himself look good, he goes out and finds brand-new examples to replace them with and passes...
What??? I notice there's no Montana hutches in the photo! Man, you're showing extreme amounts of predjudice here! Whaaaaaa?
Has your weather cleared up? I was starting to think we should pass the hat to charter a plane to air-drop you cleaning supplies!
I'm glad I mailed the check...
Hey Dean! You're a chicken for not considering the dog or kids! And don't worry, we've already got the guest room fixed up for you, so the wife's threat is nothing to worry about.....
Take a hard look at that bottle...a REALLY hard look, like someone might who's coveting it and green with...
Hey Dean! Where in the heck do you keep coming up with these neat Montana Territory bottles? Egads........they're beautiful! And yes, that bottle is indeed an error bottle, it's supposed to say R.S. Hale & Co. What's it going to take to trade you out of that? I've got a couple of...
Hey pal, I've also got a bottle that I've been contemplating as you are.........
Google "Montano's Glass Repair", get their e-mail address, and drop a note to Wayne. I think you'll be interested in what he has to say, and his price seems reasonable. They used to be in California, but have...
Hey Riverdiver! Nice set-up.....extremely well thought out and perfectly executed! I love the sock bag idea, and am gonna steal that one from ya! If it warms up just a LITTLE, I'm planning on going out this weekend. I'll keep you posted if I hit the motherlode. Ohhhh to find just a couple...
Wow! Nice stuff. Last week a friend and I dove off of a "lost' bridge here in Montana to look for bottles. There were dozens and dozens of bottles laying around, but before we could check any out we continued on out to deeper water and stumbled across a half-dozen old old slot machines that...
Hey Ryan! Watch for a box of hutches.....if it doesn't come today, maybe tomorrow! Mailed 'em Tues. morning, so hopefully you'll have them by the weekend....
By the way, thank you SO much for serving. Because of you and others like you, my son will have a choice of what he wants to do...
Thanks for the offers to help me out with the photos guys! I'll get it done here in a night or two hopefully.....
Found a couple nice hutches and a super Baltimore loop yesterday over in Helena. Timing was everything. Sometimes you have to have a little luck in this sport don't ya...
Hey Ryan!
I've got 3 Hutchinsons coming your way in the morning via priority mail. Good luck! I'll be dieing to see 'em! I'm going to fire you a quick PM...........
Thanks,
Aaron[:)]
AARRGGGHHH! I spent the last 30 minutes trying to post a few photos of some Montana bottles, but when I try to upload them I end up getting a message that says the file's too large. I'm too ignorant to know what to do about that, so I'm giving up for the night! I suppose one of the kids will...
Thank you Ry! I appreciate the advice.....
I've got several bottles I'd like to send you after the holiday rush is over. Have you got any preferences as far as who to ship with to minimize the chance of the dreaded "lost package"? Egads the thought of something disappearing during transit to...
Yea, isn't that a hoot? The comment about Niagra Falls struck me as funny, 'cuz last night I told a friend it looked like it'd been tumbled alright.....about 2 miles down a riverbed. In the description however, it's mentioned that "people love this bottle". This is obviously one of those rare...
Okay Digger Ry!
You seem to be almost a "miracle man". Do me a favor would you? I know it's extremely difficult to tell much from just photos (and so-so photos at that), but would you do me a favor? Check out ebay item #160390298844 and let me know if there'd be any hope for this bottle...
Mr. Marvel!
You know, years and years ago I collected old Redwing stoneware, so along with that came the old stoneware whiskey jugs from Montana. Occassionally I'd consider bottles as sort of a "go along" with the jugs, but the bug just never did bite. Fast forward about 10 years, I haven't...