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    Another Pensacola bottle question

    William Hudson used a Codd closure when he first stated in the soda water business because Carre (Mobile) had the rights to the Mathew's gravitating stopper in Pensacola. There exists at least 3 styles of the Codd bottle he used embossed with his name. One variant appears to be English made...
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    Ponce DeLeon Spring Water

    I would like to purchase a bottle from St Augustine, FLa. It is a mineral water shaped bottle made in the 1890's that has a monogram on the front of the bottle. The monogram is a F with an H over the F. I believe this monogram is a logo for the Flagler Hotel that opened in the late 1880's...
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    Pensacola bottle Collectors Question

    I collect patented stopper soda water bottles from Florida. I found a really nice WILLIAM HUDSON/PENSACOLA, FLA. aqua, tall lightning stopper. On the reverse is is embossed THIS BOTTLE TO BE RETURNED. I have seen one, maybe two of these but don't know if the price he is asking is reasonable...
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    wanted St. Augustine bottle

    Ladies and Gentlemen, I am looking for a bottle from the late 1800's from St. Augustine Fla. The bottle is similar to the usual Saratoga mineral water bottles, and exists in various shades of olive green glass. It is embossed Ponce DeLeon Springs/Water/St. Augustine, Fla. It has a smooth base...
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    D T Sweeney bottles

    I would like to contact folks that have one or more of the cobalt blue sodas or ale used by DT Sweeney prior to him moving to Key West. I would like to get a picture of the pony style soda with just his name embossed on it. I would also be interested in purchasing/trading for that bottle. I...
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    wanted Florida sodas

    I am looking for a Fort Pierce Bottling Works/Ft. Pierce, Fla. Hutchinson stopper, a Charles Demont/Sanford, Fla. gravitating stopper, a James McHugh/Pensacola, Fla. lightning stopper, a D.T. Sweeny/Key West, Fla. blob top pony, a 1/2 pint and pint Rogers, Martyn & Co./Orlando, Fla. strap sided...
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    information request on bottle found in the 1970's

    I recently acquired a bottle from my of bottle digging buddy that is having more than his share of health issues. I remember the night we found this bottle like it was yesterday. I came from a construction site in Tallahassee Florida that we had the owner's permission to dig an keep any...
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    Coco Cola vs Coca Cola question

    The first Coco Cola Bottling Works straight sided bottle I came across was from DeLand Fla. It was advertised by the seller as a misspelled Coca Cola Bottling Works. I recently came across a Hutchinson stopper bottle embossed Coco Cola from Chattanooga, Tenn. The seller (different fellow)...
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    lightning stopper bottle top needed

    Hello, I am trying to repair a lightning stopper (Carl Hutter on bottom) quart beer bottle. Apparently the wire securing the stopper to the bottle rusted enough to cause the top to break off just under the blob top. The bottle is a typical aqua color seen in this sort of beer bottles. Does...
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    Need a top for repair job

    I have a A W Meyer/1885/Savannah, Ga soda with a damaged top. The bottle is a dark emerald green. I was going to attempt repairing it with epoxy but think I may be better off cutting to top off and replacing the entire top. Does anyone have a broken Meyers I could buy for a repair?
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    black gunk removal after tumbling

    I am relatively new to bottle tumbling but slowly getting the hang of it. There is definity an "art" to it if your goal is to acheive excellent results. I am finding that whatever the black gunk is that forms when tumbling using a fine polish abrasive gets in small dings and is tough to remove...
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    Light tumble?

    I am fairly new to the world of cleaning with a tumbler. So far a lot of practice, some good results and some not so good results. Nothing ruined so far thank goodness. Getting the right amount of copper shot, water and the amount of tumbling time are variables I need to work on. I am...
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    Cost to run a tumbler

    I am using a 1/2 hp single phase 115 volt electric motor to run my new tumbler set up. Has anyone know about what it cost to run a motor like this per day? My wife tells me our electric bill has increased quite a bit and she thinks the main reason is due to my new cleaning venture. Help, thanks
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    WH Hutchinson & sons/Chicago Ills

    I found a large (1 gallon or so) aqua bottle embosed WH Hutchinson and Sons/Bottlers Supplies/Chcago, Ills in a junk shop the other day. Since I collect Hutchinson stopper bottles I though this was a nice go-with. I am sure this bottle was made in other sizes/colors and thought maybe someone...
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    seller disclosing bottle condition

    There are several things that can happen to an old bottle after it is unearthed. Cleaning/tumbling is one of the most common steps one takes in restoring the bottle to as close to original condition as possible. Results can vary depending on the glass, and condition of the dug bottle...
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    Hyxtal question

    I use digital scale for mixing purposes when putting together larger batches of this epoxy. For smaller repairs it is more difficult when less than 1/2 a teaspoon is needed. Sometimes a few drops is all that is needed. Does anyone have the information that would make mixing by volume more...
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    Floating ball for FBS bottle

    Hello, Does anyone have a floating ball for an improved Roorbach or Stewart patented bottle they could part with. Will consider buying a bottle damaged or otherwise if it contains the floating ball. Gasket condition is not important. A good friend sent me one and I need to replace it.
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    C Demont/Sanford Florida

    Hello, A Friend sent me a picture of a gravitating stopper that sold on e-bay in 2003. It is embossed C DEMONT/SANFORD, FLA. with the regular John Matthews patent information on the bottom. Would any of you folks happen to have that bottle or one that is like what I am describing? If so I...
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    Where did it go?????

    In about 2003 a gravitating stopper embossed "C DEMONT/SANFORD, FLA" also has the John Matthews patent embossing on the base sold on e-bay. Did perhaps one of the forum members buy it? If so can you contact me?
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    Canadian beer bottle in Florida

    My son dug a neat lightning type stopper bottle in a trash pit in Central Florida. I collect Florida bottles but this nice bottle is from Toronto Canada. It's an aqua bottle embossed ROBT DAVIES/LAGER BEER/DOMINION BREWERY/TORONTO. The embossing is embossed vertically on the bottle using a...

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