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    MELLIN'S INFANT FOOD jar info

    I picked this up at a garage sale REAL cheap. I can't find my Red Book. Can someone please tell me what the RB# is and value please? It is 5" tall, tooled lip, somewhere between aqua and apple green in color, nothing on bottom, and says "MELLIN'S INFANT'S FOOD DOLIBER-GOODALE Co. BOSTON" on...
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    My first poison

    I posted this and another bottle on the pre 1900's forum. This poison has a burst top, "ribs" that go the length of the body on the front side only, and has a very crude neck. It is aqua in color. There is nothing on the back or bottom of the bottle. No pontil. The front says "POISONOUS". It...
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    New bottles

    I just got these. First one is a neat poison bottle (my first). It has a burst top and ribs running the length of the bottle on the front side. Back side is smooth. It is aqua in color and very crude. It stands 4.24 inches tall and says "POISONOUS". Nothing on the bottom. Got it for $1.00. The...
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    Indy area diggers?

    Any Indianapolis, Indiana diggers in here? I'm tired of hunting the antique malls for for my bottle and jar fix. Would like to start finding them in the ground. There's gotta be another Hoosier in here some where..... Joe Hoosier49er
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    Pristine whopper help

    Hello all! It's been a while since I've posted. I found this little guy at an antique mall in Gettysburg and wondered what it might be worth. It stands at 15" tall and is 6" across at the base. It has a very crude applied lip, and is in absolutely perfect shape. I've cleaned it up a little...
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    Ball Jelly jar?

    I posted this one in the jars forum and didn't get any takers, so I'll try here too. This one stands 3 3/4" tall, and is 3" wide at the top. It has ten flat panels around the bottom, with "84 MADE IN THE USA 27" embossed around the lower edge. There is a double-dimpled ring on the bottom...
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    Ball Jelly jar?

    Hello all! I have a wild one here. I found this Jar at a thrift store taday. It is 3 3/4" tall and 3" wide at the top. The Ball logo has an undropped A, and the trademark register R on it. There are 10 flat panels around the bottom edge. There is a double-dimpled ring around the bottom, with...
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    "Stuff" in the glass?

    I have a couple of jars with "Stuff" imbedde in the glass. I thought it might be neat to see what kind of things others might have found . Here's a scan of a Ball PERFECT MASON with a chunk of twisted wire encased in the right mold seam. I can't believe this ever made it out of the plant. Joe
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    EARLY vial? (three pics)

    I need help with this one. It stands at 3 1/2" tall, and 3/4" across. It has a pontil on bottom, no mold seams, and VERY crude lip. Aewsome brownish-almost gold colored swirls in glass. Any help at all would be appreciated. Thanks. Joe
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    champagne bottle?

    Here's one I recently picked up because I love the color and the etching, but I have no clue of it's origin. It has an aplied lip. The color is a VERY dark olive green. The bottom is recessed inward almost an inch deep, and has no markings. There is a very nice ivy pattern etched into the body...
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    R.L.& SON LONDON Help

    Can anyone help me ID this one? The seams dissapear at the shoulders, crude lip, and there is nothing on the bottom but "pitting" where it looks like it was set down on sand or something while it cooled. I'm looking for dates, value, what it contained, etc. Thanks in advance! Joe
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    highlighting

    I posted on here several months ago about what to use highlighting raised lettering on jars and bottles....I found something that works well for me. Try overhead projector pens. These can be found at most office supply stores for cheap. The best thing about them is that they completely wash off...
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    R.L. & SON LONDON Bottle?

    Can anyone tell me anything about this little bottle?
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    yellow/amber 1/2 cup bottle

    Hello all! I picked up on old yellow/amber colored bottle at a thrift store the other day. There is one listed on Ebay just like mine. It is Ebay item #6185421671. I tried to upload a picture, but the file was too large. The bottle stands at 7 1/4" tall and has a line in the midle with an...
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    civil war bottles

    Hello all! I am a civil war reenactor with the 49th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. (I also collect Ball jars [:D]) Here's my situation, soldiers in the civil war drank.....a lot. I don't drink, and most of the guys in my unit don't drink either, but some of us thought it might be neat if we had the...
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    Second Patent date?

    I just picked up a quart aqua "MASON'S PATENT NOV. 30TH 1858" jar with the hero fruit jar company cross on it. It has the ground lip. On the bottom is another patent date: "PAT NOV 26 67". It has a number "442" in the middle. Was a second patent date a common thing on these jars, or does that...
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    Indianapolis diggers?

    Hello all! I live in Indianapolis, IN. Just recently bitten by the bottle-bug. Would love to dig something local. If you need a dig partner, shoot me an Email or reply here. Joe
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    Ball jar info.

    Does anyone know of an informative website that lists dates of manufacture for the variuos lines of jars that Ball made? Eclipse, Sanitary Seal, Ideal, Perfect Mason, Etc.?Ball.com was a little helpful, but didn't have much on their lines of jars. I'd apreciate any help. Joe
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    highlighting?

    I am fairly new to bottle and jar collecting. I've noticed on some web sites that the embossing on some bottles appears to be highlighted. I was wondering what would be the best way to do this without destroying the value of the bottle or jar being highlighted. Thanks in advance for any...
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    "Dorilla Lafety" bail-wire

    I just got a bail-wire jar in clear glass, quart size with the words "Dorilla Lafety" embossed in cursive on the front of the jar. Can anyone tell me anything at all about it? I've spent several hours on the internet and come up empty handed. Sorry I don't have the ability to post pics yet. Joe...

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