Large 1940's Dump Discovered - Advice?

RCO said:

wish I knew more about it but I don't have any BC bottle books , but I'd imagine there fairly uncommon just based on the size and geographical location of Prince Rupert

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WesternPA-collector said:

Fun place you found there. Like RCO said the sodas are broken a lot and it's a teaser to see what could have been. But anytime you can find cobalts it is a good day. And Coke bottles were made so thick, they seem to hold up well over time.

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CanadianBottles said:

I've heard of North Star and have seen that red and white one before, they aren't common in the south of the province but I don't know how many are up your way. I really like the Players sign, shame it's damaged but I'd keep it even in that condition. One sign means there may be more! That glass dish thing is interesting as well, even broken I'd take it home. Another thing to keep an eye out for is ACL druggist bottles, no idea if any were used in that area but you're in the right era for them. I rarely see anyone talking about them in Canada but they were used here; I've got one from Victoria - only example from BC I've ever seen.

This post is making me all nostalgic, what you're finding are the exact sort of bottles that I found all the time when I was in BC.

Oh also, I think I see a Shell bottle in there. Those can be somewhat collectible, especially if they still have the ACL on them.

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CanadianBottles said:

I don't think there are any BC bottle books for that era. I can only think of three and all focus on pre-1930 bottles. I've been trying to save pictures of every later BC soda bottle I come across but I still see unfamiliar ones from time to time.
Interesting how bottles tended to end up in far-off cities back then. There's a dump on the Island (not diggable now) that's absolutely loaded with soda bottles from Vernon. No idea what they were doing there.
If you're finding Shell bottles with intact ACLs you should definitely keep them, they're probably the most valuable thing you've found so far. They can bring in $20+ each.

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CanadianBottles said:

I've heard of North Star and have seen that red and white one before, they aren't common in the south of the province but I don't know how many are up your way. I really like the Players sign, shame it's damaged but I'd keep it even in that condition. One sign means there may be more! That glass dish thing is interesting as well, even broken I'd take it home. Another thing to keep an eye out for is ACL druggist bottles, no idea if any were used in that area but you're in the right era for them. I rarely see anyone talking about them in Canada but they were used here; I've got one from Victoria - only example from BC I've ever seen.

This post is making me all nostalgic, what you're finding are the exact sort of bottles that I found all the time when I was in BC.

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CanadianBottles said:

In the photo with the Players sign there's a bottle with a ribbed design next to a Milk of Magnesia bottle. That looks like those Shell ACL bottles, they had things like furniture polish in them. I could be wrong though.

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BottleDragon said:

That looks identical to my bottles, except green. It also appears to be of a similar age to mine, while the one on the previous page appears to be newer, judging by the textured base. With so few examples it's difficult to judge which style is the most common, though perhaps this green version was a brief transition between the clear style and newer green style -- so it could be the least common one.

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RCO said:

most bottlers used clear and green bottles at the same time , they put different flavours in clear bottles than the green ones . the green could of been for a ginger ale or lime drink . and clear maybe a cola or orange drink .

agree the green bottle I saw on ebay last year is newer than your clear bottles or the green one I saw the other day

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