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Large Collection of Soda Bottles for sale
Looking to sell my collection of 130 assorted soda bottles as well as the two soda crates seen in pics. Due to the large quantity you would have to be wiling to pick up here in east-central Illinois. Would like to get $200 for the whole lot. Would consider adding the hand made wooden shelves...- bluegrassfan76
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- Forum: Bottles for Sale or Trade (WTS, WTT)
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Crabapple Creek Dairy Bottle
Thought some of you who collect dairy bottles may appreciate what I believe to be a fairly rare dairy bottle from the Crabapple Creek Dairy which was located several miles west of Mattoon, Illinois. We used to live next to the farm where the dairy was located and although I collect soda bottles...- bluegrassfan76
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- Forum: Milk & Dairy bottles
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repurposing idea for insulators
Several months ago we moved and needed some curtain tie backs in our main bedroom so I decided to use a couple old insulators that I had. I went to the local Ace Hardware and purchased two galvanized pipe nipples and flanges and within a few minutes had the tie backs that you see in the pics...- bluegrassfan76
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- Forum: Insulators
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anyone do any digginig around east-central Illinois?
I live in east-central Illinois and as someone who collects soda bottles I would love to go out and do some digging but have absolutely no clue as to where to dig or any good methods to use so I'd love to go with someone who is looking for some help and would be willing to share some knowledge...- bluegrassfan76
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- Forum: Digging and Finding
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new bottles from the antique store
Yesterday my wife and I drove an hour north and went to a big antique mall in Clinton, Illinois to enjoy some time together. I came home with three new bottles. I collect soda bottles and am always looking for something I don't have and just as importantly is affordable! With kids at home I...- bluegrassfan76
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- Forum: New to the Collection
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New display for bottles
I've had most of my soda bottle collection displayed on shelves in our living room but recently I came up with a new way to display several soda bottles using an old soda crate. Maybe this will give someone else an idea. I'll gladly take any of your ideas for neat ways to display soda bottles...- bluegrassfan76
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- Forum: Displaying and Photographing
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Lot of insulators from auction
Several weeks ago I went to an auction to purchase some old soda bottles which I collect and ended up bidding on a couple buckets of assorted bottles and such. Came home with around 20 some glass insulators, most are Hemingrays of different size and color but I had a couple others as well. I...- bluegrassfan76
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- Forum: Insulators
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squirrel hunting find
While out squirrel hunting on some govt. ground yesterday morning I took a quick look through a ravine where someone had dumped a lot of their trash back before the govt. took the ground when they dammed the Kaskaskia River to put the lake in back in the early 60s. I found a few old bottles and...- bluegrassfan76
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- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
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locating outhouse location
The house we live in is located in the country and was built in the early 20's and I've been thinking it would be interesting to dig up the old privy location but I have no idea how to locate the exact spot it would have sat. Any tips from you guys who have been doing this for a while? Thanks!MIKE- bluegrassfan76
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- Forum: Digging and Finding
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w. h. mervine bottle
I recently bid on a lot of bottles at an auction and one of those that I came home with was this W. H. Mervine bottle which I know nothing about. I have done a Yahoo and Google search on W. H. Mervine with very few hits. The little bit that I could find seemed to indicate an old beer bottle...- bluegrassfan76
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- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
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bottle guide books
Am wondering what bottle guide books you folks would recommend for someone who would like to get more information on the value and history of different soda bottles? Our library system doesn't have any so I'd like to go to abebooks or amazon or somewhere to pick up a book or two but don't know...- bluegrassfan76
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- Forum: General Chat About Bottles
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one of my favorite bottles
I thought I'd share what I'm guessing would be a fairly rare Coca-Cola bottle. It happens to be from a very small town that I live near by and where my grandmother lives still. It is from Windsor, Illinois which I didn't even know had a Coke bottling plant until I found this bottle a couple...- bluegrassfan76
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- Forum: General Chat About Bottles
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my other mystery bottle
I mentioned in my first post after joining the forum that I had a couple mystery bottles that won with a winning bid at an auction earlier this week when I bid on two 5 gallon buckets full of misc. bottles. This little bottle is what really caught my eye. The lid is rusted but was apparently...- bluegrassfan76
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- Forum: What is it? Antique Bottles AFTER 1900
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new to the forum & looking for some help
Hi everyone, I'm new to the group but have been slowly collecting soda bottles for several years. I got started when out squirrel hunting years ago I found an old junk pile in a ravine out in the woods and among all of the old junk I found some old soda bottles. Well, that got me started on my...- bluegrassfan76
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