There still seems to be some confusion here with some members concerning NUKING verses SCA (sun colored amethyst). In my opinion, as well as Jim's and Matt's, is that NUKED bottles are glass that has been subjected to Gama rays from machines emitting radiation to sterilize vegetables, hospital...
Hey Matt, in the early '70's my buddies and I dug the lot (at that time) next to the old Bell store downtown Coloma, just north of you. Found some pontilled black glass, a pontilled sarsaparilla, and two 20 dollar gold coins! The coin I found was dated 1848 and like mint condition. I know...
Six sided cathedral pickle in common mold, with not-so-common expanded mouth, and sand chip pontil. I am a large man ( 6ft.4in. tall ) with large hands, and I can put my hand thru the top of this jar!
Hey Glen, I have been waiting awhile to see if someone would post something about this site. I see that you made no comments about this, so I will put my 2 cents in. This is a very bitter old man who thinks that he is the only person that knows anything about collecting Owl Drug bottles and...
The guy that brought them to Santa Rosa show may have been John Thompson. He lives in Santa Rosa and specializes in pickles, peppersauces, and sauce bottles. Just saw him at the Reno Expo, he has been AWOL from the hobby for a long time. After seeing Lou Pelligrini's pickle and sauce display, I...
I just sold the miniature version of this bottle, full labels, foil cap and contents, on ebay. Brought around $100. I have seen the larger size, with labels, sell for about the same. Could bring several hundred, but I doubt it would be in the middle range of 3 figures as Jim suggests.
A great bottle for 6 bucks! I found one with a light puce tone for 12 bucks in a local antique shop about a year ago. A rare find for Southern California. As for pricing, I will stick with my 75-100 dollar statement. The standard amber 4 or 6 log Drakes sell all day long for 60-100 on ebay; of...