Does anyone here subscribe to bottle collecting magazines, or belong to clubs that might be of interest to any of the bottle collecting community that may not know about these sorts of things? I ask because I have seen a few magazines and sites for clubs that spark my interest but I know nothing...
Am I way behind or am I just the first to say, welcome Reggie Lynch! I/we have used your site and info quite a bit over the years and thank you for the knowledge and great photos you have shared with us. Hope to see you around here as often as time permits.
jvharp
I found a bottle (soda I presume) today and it is embossed
Ridge Brand 6 1/2 fluid ozs
Jefferson Parish LA
Jefferson Bottling Company
It's a clear bottle but it is in pretty good shape for a dug bottle. Have you ever heard of this Ridge Brand before? Don't have any pics yet, maybe tomorrow.
I was searching some property for a dump yesterday and ran across a well that was partially filled in. I dropped my magnet (big one from a huge speaker on a wire) in the hole and a bottle came up! I got it close enough to read one side and check it out for a few minutes before I lost it but it...
I have noticed the 1/2 pint mason jars going for a pretty good sum of money here lately. I'm not a huge jar collector but I don't understand why they are all of a sudden so valuable. Can someone enlighten me on this please?
I have been searching for months on the same piece of property for the "old dump" and have came up with nothing. Lots of 30's-50's stuff coming up but not what I am after. I know for a fact the property was occupied in the early 1800's but I can't find a dump or privy anywhere. I did find an...
Ever seen one of these? It's about 18 1/2 inches tall. No brand name on it. It has FEDERAL LAW FORBIDS SALE OR REUSE OF THIS BOTTLE just below the neck and down at the bottle it reads ONE US GALLON. The base of the bottle says LIQUOR BOTTLE and has some jumbled numbers on it. A friend of mine...
This is my clothes line. Got bored and decided to spruce it up a bit. I'm not done yet it's getting black clothes line around the insulators and some climbing pegs in the poles soon.