Antique bottles at reasonable prices

[GuntherHess]

Any repros are find they just need to be marked. Debossing the date in the bottom is simple and works well to mark them so virtually anyone can tell they are modern. Its not rocket science.

 

[GuntherHess]

I think there could actually be a decent market for repros if they were done right. The trick is to make cheap enough molds. Some of the graphite paste molds might make it feasible. Plus , you need artisans who can blow convincing glass , and of course raw glass which looks 'right'.

 

[epackage]

ORIGINAL: NyDigger1

I heard a story a little while ago of an 1870s bottle in the shape of a bumblebee. No whole examples were ever found, but the molds turned up. They decided to make a few examples and then lock away the molds.

Like this one???[8|]

https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/m-256657/mpage-2/key-bee/tm.htm#256862

 

[RICKJJ59W]

ORIGINAL: epackage

ORIGINAL: NyDigger1

I heard a story a little while ago of an 1870s bottle in the shape of a bumblebee. No whole examples were ever found, but the molds turned up. They decided to make a few examples and then lock away the molds.

Like this one???[8|]

https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/m-256657/mpage-2/key-bee/tm.htm#256862

yep still got that thing,sitting on the shelf collecting dust []

 

[NyDigger1]

ORIGINAL: epackage

ORIGINAL: NyDigger1

I heard a story a little while ago of an 1870s bottle in the shape of a bumblebee. No whole examples were ever found, but the molds turned up. They decided to make a few examples and then lock away the molds.

Like this one???[8|]

https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/m-256657/mpage-2/key-bee/tm.htm#256862

huh... guess i was wrong, maybe it was another bottle. I read about it so long ago I forgot [sm=lol.gif][sm=lol.gif]
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[GuntherHess]

that one is a honey bee , not a bumble bee.

 

[cowseatmaize]

Who'd have thought leaving something that a ring of Spam on purpose would resurface a year and a half later and gain sooo much interest. [][]
I'm glad I left it.[]

 

[RICKJJ59W]

ORIGINAL: cowseatmaize

Who'd have thought leaving something that a ring of Spam on purpose would resurface a year and a half later and gain sooo much interest. [][]
I'm glad I left it.[]

Its all the Buzz Derrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr[]

 

[RICKJJ59W]

ORIGINAL: GuntherHess

that one is a honey bee , not a bumble bee.

Like I said---- [8D]

 

[cowseatmaize]

Awesome, cross post arguing over what type of bee. Maybe it's a wasp?
This is the year of the cicada, maybe it's that? [][][]