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First Finds of 2012. Also? Lame!

I went for a similar walk and found a similar pepsi. weird.--Joe
- Picklejar
- Post #3
- Jan 1, 2012
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Took a risk on this one

But seriously, I don't own an antique store so I guess the thought of working around one doesn't bother me. That's all. Don't wanna hijack this gentleman's thread any longer, so truce? For now? --Joe
- Picklejar
- Post #17
- Jan 1, 2012
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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Took a risk on this one

Perhaps....perhaps, or maybe it was due to the fact that his shoes were two sizes too small foe his feet? hmm? [;)] ---Joe
- Picklejar
- Post #16
- Jan 1, 2012
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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L. Steinberger Jersey City, NJ "cathedral" 5-panel soda!

These Ny and Jersey bottles come from a connection which took a long time to foster, but was well worth it. My friend has really started to come through for me as you can see. He gets them right from a digger, and brings them to market for me. They are always pit fresh, which is nice. When...
- Picklejar
- Post #7
- Jan 1, 2012
- Forum: New to the Collection
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Took a risk on this one

My issue with a shop is that any time four walls are put around that bottle, the price goes up. That's a fact of life, and thats ok. I'm accustomed to digging, knowing diggers, and really making a life of scouring outdoor markets. I get the bottles I want for a fraction of the price. Usually...
- Picklejar
- Post #13
- Jan 1, 2012
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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E N LADLEY GERMANTOWN GRAPHITE PONTIL SQUAT SODA, PHILADELPHIA PA.

Neat, why don't they just put it in a museum or something? "Graphite pontil" is also not a real term, like how brontosaurus is not a real dinosaur. Cheers!---Joe
- Picklejar
- Post #7
- Dec 31, 2011
- Forum: Current Auctions and Sales
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Took a risk on this one

It's a neat bottle, but you should never pay more than your comfortable if the bottle is A. damaged, B. slick. Both of these factors, lead to the "used car" problem. Once you take the car off the lot, it devalues right away. In this case, you have purchased a bottle from a shop, where the guy is...
- Picklejar
- Post #8
- Dec 31, 2011
- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles BEFORE 1900
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L. Steinberger Jersey City, NJ "cathedral" 5-panel soda!

Considered this a Warnering!
- Picklejar
- Post #5
- Dec 31, 2011
- Forum: New to the Collection
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RAYNORS SPECIALTIES NYBC "Bowling Pin"

sandwich. yours truly, joseph.
- Picklejar
- Post #4
- Dec 31, 2011
- Forum: New to the Collection
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Lucky #13 Ball Perfect Mason

I've always regarded this as a flea market myth. Who cares about the number on the bottom of a jar that yr gonna display upright, especially when there are so many neat variants, colors and defects to collect? IMHO.--Joe
- Picklejar
- Post #3
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: Jars General discussion
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Ball Perfect Mason

This jar is from the ball period of 1910-1923 with the abbreviated underline. The perfect mason text style, I would say, puts it right in the middle of that estimate at about 1916-1917. I like em in blue, but they are all nice. Any standard ball zinc and milk glass lid should do the trick, as...
- Picklejar
- Post #5
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: Jars General discussion
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Green Bottle

Yeah ditto above, still cool though. You should take it to a glass furnace and have them apply a new top! That would be unique for sure. --Joe
- Picklejar
- Post #5
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: Pontils Only
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Worm Syrup

Cool finds, where are you poking around? I have some south philly blobs if you ever want do a swap or something. ---Joe
- Picklejar
- Post #4
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Large Blue Iron Pontil bottle

There is definitely a very soft slug plate impression on the bottle. Real good eyes, Wheelah! --Joe
- Picklejar
- Post #6
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: Pontils Only
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Holidays got you down? Try a bottle of "Jake!" yeah thanks, F. Brown..

I just found this blue variant of F. Brown's Ess. Of Jamaica Ginger, or commonly "jake". This stuff was like rat poison for alcoholics. After they got in trouble for basically selling rubbing alcohol to people as a "drink", they faked out inspectors by "increasing the apparent volume of ginger...
- Picklejar
- Thread
- Dec 27, 2011
- Replies: 2
- Forum: New to the Collection
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I. Katz New London Conn. "trippy" slugplate

Ok, so what am I doing with a Conn. bottle? Let's just say I'm a sucker for a purdy blob! I really like the wavy style of "New London" in the slugplate. I thought I had ingested something nefarious when I first encountered it, but no, thats how they made it. Thanks for looking.--Joe
- Picklejar
- Thread
- Dec 27, 2011
- Replies: 1
- Forum: New to the Collection
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Large Blue Iron Pontil bottle

bottom, iron pontil.
- Picklejar
- Post #2
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: Pontils Only
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Large Blue Iron Pontil bottle

I recently picked this up from the flea market for next to nothing, a shame there's no embossing but still an old and pretty bottle. Any ideas on what it may have held? Thanks for looking.---Joe
- Picklejar
- Thread
- Dec 27, 2011
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Pontils Only
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P. HALL PHILa

Really nice find! Makes you almost consider a career change for like a 1/4 of a second, don't it?[:D] ---Joe
- Picklejar
- Post #12
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: Pontils Only
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Another Dyottville to add to my collection!

Filbert St. is located between Arch and Market Sts. in center city Philadelphia. If you guys could only see what they are doing to the Dyottville Glassworks site right now. Its been dug wide open down to the original brick walkways, etc. Its down the street from house, and I wanna jump outta my...
- Picklejar
- Post #10
- Dec 27, 2011
- Forum: Pontils Only