Beginner finding more bottles than info: are these catsup bottles?

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Mikez

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Not a young guy but just getting into bottles.
Have been surfing the Internet for info but frustrated. There's so much information it's overwhelming, but when you have a specific question you can't find it.
I'm particularly interested in soda, acl, pepsi, local. I'm picking up othet stuff but that's what I like.
So the broken NH pepsi with the intact acl got me excited. Found it right off.
Two days later, my back is shot, I have huge hole to fill in, and all I have for my efforts is 100 plain food jars, the bottles above and the one lonely broke pepsi.

So are these all catsup? I thought they were soda but have weird tops.
Yes I know they're not valuable and no I didn't keep any. Just looking to educate myself. 20171102_125059.jpg20171101_143504.jpg20171101_143548.jpg
 

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And how come every intact acl bottle i find sheds it's paint the minute I touch it, but the brokes always have perfect labels??
 

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Have only been doing this a year or so myself but those do look like all catsups—the size, paneled sides, and lack of embossing are all consistent w/ catsup (or relish) bottles.
 
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As for the paint, not sure... Murphy's Law perhaps? I've found some ACLs that hold their paint and others that seem to lose it if I look at them too hard. Depends on the chemical comp of the soil I believe. Maybe one of the members with more experience knows for sure.
 

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the bottles in top picture all look like ketchup bottles to me .

often broken bottles were tossed into dumps cause they had nothing else to do with them , this was before recycling and such . so if your digging old dumps its likely your going to find a lot of broken bottles especially pop . as to why some have nicer labels than others ? no real reason as to why , some acl bottles just seem to last long and nicer than others
 

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When you find old ACL Bottles it's best to let them dry out for at least a month before trying to clean at all, especially if the ground &/or dirt on the bottle is wet or moist. This will definately help preserve the label from washing or wiping off. Try it, works for me. LEON.
 

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Thanks Leon. I was gonna make a separate post about preserving acl labels in the field.
I was wondering if there was a way to stabilize the paint. It looks so good when you find it, it's frustrating seeing it wash off so easy.
 

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You digging in New Hampshire? That used to be my stomping grounds. Did lots of digging there.
 

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I'm actually in North-central Ma, just below the NH border.

I intend to hunt the Merrimack river and tribs as I search for new spots.
I like stream hunting. I'm a fisherman so I'm good at spotting stuff in the water.
I also like that the streams are constantly eroding out new bottles. Just like with points, bottles in my area been heavily picked over for a long time.
 

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That should be a very good area...and you are right about rivers. Good luck!
 

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