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    do antique stores buy bottles?

    Like, can you just walk in with some bottles and see if they'll take anything for them?
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    Easiest way to sell bottles?

    It seems like a simple question, but I really havn't come across any simple answers...whats the easiest way to sell bottles to raise a little extra cash? I have some extras (nothing rare, just fairly common stuff) and I wouldnt mind getting at least something for them...even a dollar or two...
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    uhhh..whats this?

    went bottle hunting down at the creek today...didnt find any bottles (except a broken alka-seltzer) but i did find this..its about 2 1/2 inches tall..any ideas?
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    new bike trail finds....yay

    nothing special...just a generic milk bottle and a Canadian Cream Ale ACL from 1946....the milk bottle was found on top of a large pile of very old broken ceramic drainage pipes and the ACL was found in a patch of brush off the side....not worth a pennt but i had fun finding em (ps sorry...
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    Little Cobalt Blue poison

    Fund this one under a tree at the dump. Cute little thing, ABM, says "1/2 Oz" on the front. The body seams and the neck seams don't match. Any info?
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    Where else could you sell bottles besides Ebay?

    Anybody know where bottles can be sold besides Ebay? I thought it would be fun to sell off some of my duplicates, but nobody ever bids on bottles on Ebay unless they're rare or unusual. Anybody have any Ideas?
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    Prescott Stove Polish

    This was one of my first dump finds. Anybody know anything about it? ABM, says: "Liquid Stove Polish Manufactured by J.L Prescott co. New York" Any info??
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    What the heck is this??

    Anyone know what this held an how old it is? took it because I thought it was pretty. Has the 1915-1929 Illinois mark on the base.
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    Today's Finds

    When I used to go to the Clarence Middle School on the bus ride home I always used to pass by the Clarence Escarpment Sanctuary. Since there were old farmhouses nearby, I decided today to take a hike and find out. As I'm riding my bike down the road, I see in the woods a large rock pile-but no...
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    Info on this jar??

    Picked this one a few months ago from my local surface dump, havent even claned it. Any info on the age?? I'm thinking it was made by Armstrong Cork co. (1938-69) and that the "53" is the date. Anybody know?
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    Anybody know how old this here whiskey is??

    All it says is "32 oz." Another one of my uncle's finds. nybody know how old? NOTE: That is not a defect in the bottle. That is just the scan.
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    Here are all the dugs

    These are all my truly dug finds so far. I'm going back to the dump (hopefully) tomorrow, so maybe they'll be more. Probably worth $.25 for the bunch, but so what. Sorry I couldnt do a pic, but my mom's got my camera. left to right (All O-I)- 1930 Sauce 1955 Ketchup 1930 Perfume...
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    Yesterday's finds

    Went back to the dump yesterday. I dug a little of my previous hole (Got a 1930 O-I sauce) and then started a new one, in a much newer part of the dump (1930's thru 50's). This may sound weird, but this part of the dump hasen't really been dug much and since I collect the later stuff I took a go...
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    Ok here is the cache-

    F.E.R & Co. bottle
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    New Cache of bottles

    Just got a nice hoard of bottles from my uncle, untouched since 1981. He used to work in construction and dug them up on the job. Some are pretty nice. Should I post them??
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    Today's..umm..""finds"

    Ok I didn't dig these, but I did have a $25 gift certificate from the local antique store so I figured I'd spend it all on bottle. here's what I got. Nice Rexall Perscription
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    Should I dig this one??

    Just found a new dump yesterday...It's in a creek bank near an old house. Most of the stuff is from the 40's. Got a 1945 pill (?) jar, 1946 lotion bottle, and a corker shoe polish. It's definitely a dump. Most of the stuff was broken but I found a few wholes. There's suff buried so It's good to...
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    Question about Owens-Illonois bottles..

    Is the number to the right of the symbol always the date? Same for Owens (pre-1929)?? Just curious..
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    Juice??

    This one has me stumped. 5 1/2 in. tall, 2 in. wide, ABM, round. Any info would be appreciated.
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    Cool embossed druggist

    Finally something embossed for all of ya. My uncle dug this up many years ago back when he worked in construction. 3 1/2 in. tall, 1 1/2 in. wide, BIM, says: "Oscar Rydstrom Pharmacist Buffalo, NY " Made buy Whitehall Tatnum. Any guess on age?

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