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I was dusting, so it seemed like a good time to post a couple of pics, if I can get them to post correctly (some of us are kinda old for this computer stuff). Obviously, I collect inks...

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Nice stuff there Jim. Early Inks are my 2nd main collection focus next to bitters and large early bottles. I think they are pretty cool, the colors and shapes on some of them are just awesome. Great Picture thanks for sharing

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Do we have any other ink collectors on here? It didn't seem like there was a lot of "ink talk"... Got some lovely pictures of some really great regional sodas though. Love the colors people seem to have. I go for color, shape, age and name mainly. Mostly I buy the cheaper ($30-$40) bottles for myself and let my family make gifts out of the better stuff. I, like most of us, can't afford the really high end stuff. I've had some decent luck on ebay though.

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I've got to hit you up for some bottle cleaning at some point. I'm over in Lancaster. I've got a couple of pieces that I'd really like to get polished up, namely an SO Dunbar umbrella (it has a little flash in the lip so may not be a great candidate, but it's a cast off from my father's collection anyway) and a Sanford's turtle, a recent acquisition on ebay that I bought knowing it needed a tumble. It's crude and will look nice cleaned up.



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If I had to pick a favorite, it would probably be this one. It's a master size Este's Metropolitan. Not listed in Covill. Harmer Rooke sold one back in the 90s (before the owner got a federal inmate number) for $1500. This one isn't perfect, it has a potstone in the neck with two stress cracks, and a number of stress marks in the neck. The neck must have been painfully stretched in the making. Huge push up botttom with open pontil. A bit of staining, obviously a dug bottle. Came off ebay a few years ago, out of the sauce listings for $255, which I considered a steal. The height compressed slightly when I rotated the pic, but the ruler tells all. It's similar to the smaller Este's but considerably bigger.

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Very nice! And you live in Lancaster Pa? My buddie collects sodas/beers from around there. Would love to see which sodas you have. And if you need anything tumbled I sure can help you out

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I don't have any sodas. I was commenting on all the nice sodas that forum members have here. Some really great colors. I go for color in my inks when I can afford to (not very often). I've got the inks, a few flasks (haven't bought one in years) and a few VT spring waters (my mom and dad live in VT. She collects VT bottles and doesn't have room for the spring waters anymore, so I "inherited" the few that I have).

Are those two stained bottles candidates for cleaning (talk about hijacking my own thread...)?

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Some more from my cabinet (which needs to be expanded with step shelves or something soon, I'm running out of room).



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Wow you do have a lot of Inks! And yes those two can be cleaned, the turtle might be the more difficult of the two because of the offset neck, I never did one of those before. The OP umbrella ive done quite a few and if it just has a little lip bruse it shouldnt be a problem

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If I had to pick a favorite, it would probably be this one. It's a master size Este's Metropolitan. Not listed in Covill. Harmer Rooke sold one back in the 90s (before the owner got a federal inmate number) for $1500. This one isn't perfect, it has a potstone in the neck with two stress cracks, and a number of stress marks in the neck. The neck must have been painfully stretched in the making. Huge push up botttom with open pontil. A bit of staining, obviously a dug bottle. Came off ebay a few years ago, out of the sauce listings for $255, which I considered a steal. The height compressed slightly when I rotated the pic, but the ruler tells all. It's similar to the smaller Este's but considerably bigger.

Jim G

Great collection there Jim. Here's a few more pictures of your bottle and a short history of the Estes Ink Company taken from Ed and Lucy Faulkner's book on Inks that I highly recommend to anyone who collects or is considering collecting inks. The self bound book is over 300 pages and is loaded with photos and stories of a few thousand inks. Well worth the price in my opinion.

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