1/4 pint Milk bottle

[creich9]

Can anyone tell me the what the facination with these bottles are. I was in 2 seperate antigue stores in Alton IL. and saw 1 in each store and they were asking 35 to 40 dollars for them. Are they that rare to garner that price? Here is one that I have in my collection it has a crack in it near the mouth of the bottle

 

[waskey]

well ive always thought the 1/4 pint milks were cool but most are not worth a whole lot unless they are rare locals not all dairies used them so i would say they are scarcer than any of the other sizes but value depends on the specific bottle

 

[blobbottlebob]

Antique stores may not be the best judge of value either. I saw a bottle (that I have a couple dozen of) on sale at one for $200. My guess is that $20 would have been on the high side. The size of those milks is neat. You almost never see them - and even then, they are often unembossed. However, all things being equal, I agree that rarity (i.e. small town) and condition are more important than the size.

 

[coboltmoon]

¼ Pints or gills are a rare size. I have sold common gills for $20. As long as it has a town and state it is a desirable bottle. Generally the smaller the town the better.

 

[cyberdigger]

All things equal, they are worth theveral timeth more than their better growed up brethren [8|]

 

[JGUIS]

ORIGINAL: creich9

Can anyone tell me the what the facination with these bottles are?
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Here is one that I have in my collection it has a crack in it near the mouth of the bottle.
Me thinks ya answered yer own question before you even asked it.[&:][]

 

[glass man]

STRANGE THINGS BOUT ANTIQUE MALLS,SHOPS IS THEY DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHAT THEY GOT AND IT IS THE OPPOSITE OF WAY OVER PRICED! I FOUND A STONE WARE GALLON JUG THAT HAD A SCOTTISH LOOKING GUY [HAS ON A KILT] THROWING A STONE,SOME KIND OF COMPETITION. BOUGHT IT FOR $22 AND SOLD IT FOR $100 AND IT WAS PROBABLY WORTH MORE.

ALSO BOUGHT A INDIAN FIG SYRUP FROM QUITMAN GA. FOR $3 IN THE 70S SOLD IT FOR A HUNDRED DOLLARS TO A WELL KNOWN GA. COLLECTOR THAT STILL HAS IT.
SO DON'T ASSUME NOTHING TO BE GAINED BY GOING TO AN ANTIQUE STORE/MALL AND ALL WILL BE OVER PRICED. IT GIVES A CERTAIN SATIFACTION TO MAKE MONEY OFF AN ITEM FROM AN ANTIQUE STORE/MALL! [&:] JAMIE