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    Ink?

    Hi all, looking for some help with id'ing this little applied top bottle. 2 3/4" x 1 1/2". Bottom embossed - CARTER'S . Thanks in advance. Reid
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    lip?

    Another pic of the lip.
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    factory lip?

    This small flask, 6" x 3", has a modification to the lip. Is this a factory made alteration or something a resourceful person did out of necessity? Any ideas? Seen one like it? Appreciate any input. Thanks, Reid
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    Ink bottle ?

    Hi group, need more help. Picked this piece up today at antique sale. I can see no mold lines or markings. Plenty of little seed bubbles in almost clear glass. Seems to have a very light sage green tint to it. It measures 2 1/4" tall, 2 1/8" across the top and 1 7/8 across the base. The cone...
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    rare?

    Hi, found this little beauty a couple of years back. Did'nt look like much at first, very grimy, but after a little tumble, looks good. Tried searching this site and google for some info and came up blank. McLaren's invincible extracts with 426 on the bottom. Just under 4" tall and 1 5/8'...
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    help please

    Picked up this piece at an antique shop. Can anyone/someone help me identify and value. In insulator collecting there i s a price guide to most all glass pieces, is there a like guide for bottles? Thanks, Reid
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    Apothecary?

    Found this in an old farm in S.E. Saskatchewan, Canada. I'm told it might an apothecary bottle but would like to know for sure. The bottle is 6 3/4" tall and 2 1/4" across the bottom. It has an indented ledge on the top similar to the old milk bottles. It has 10 sides. Also believe it was made...
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    cleaning/tumbling

    Good morning, thanks to all of the info I've gotten on this site I'm almost ready to start tumbling. Wondering what grit of aluminum oxide is best/safest to use for tumbling bottles and insulators. Thanks in advance, Reid.
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    vintage pop bottles

    Hi, I have a number of Canadian (mostly western) soda bottles to either sell or trade (I collect insulators now). If interested e-mail me at diamondpony@shaw.ca for more info and pics. Reid
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    fine codd bottle

    Hi, I have a codd bottle in what I think is a corn flower blue with a cobalt blue ball. The only embossing is a five pointed star on the bottom. Hoping to find any info available on manufacturer, age, contents, value and so on. Thanks in advance, Reid
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    brushes

    I usually soak my bottles in oxalic acid for a day or two and this gets most of the stains and dirt off but on some there is still a need to brush them on the inside. Can anyone steer me in the direction of good bottle cleaning brushes or give me some advice on how to clean the film off the...
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    1800's beer bottle

    Hi all, I'm new member Reid Ryder from Alberta, Canada. I have a few old & interesting bottles picked up while persuing my main collecting hobby of telephone/telegraph glass insulators. I'm hoping some of you will help me to identify some of the bottles I have. Starting with this "THE CHRISTIAN...

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