Before and after Warners experiment

[cyberdigger]

There's some great Tamaqua bottles out there! Seems disproportionately so.. I look forward to seeing the results of this experiment with the Warnerses.. []

 

[donalddarneille]

ORIGINAL: cyberdigger

There's some great Tamaqua bottles out there! Seems disproportionately so..[]

So far as I can tell there is only one prolific Tamaqua soda/pony bottle with three misspellings, any help with this bottle would be appreciated....

 

[buzzkutt033]

tamaqua is about 15 miles from my place. has been dug hard over the years. it was an early mining town with quite a few different brewers. lots of colored sodas.

jim

 

[donalddarneille]

Thanks for the info Jim. Are these Geo. Kietman bottles pretty common then? Can hardly wait to pull it out of the tumbler and see how it turns out.

 

[buzzkutt033]

hi donald,

i'm not one to say which particular soda is common or rare. the issue with many of the coal region sodas is the fact that the area is economically depressed. while there are many quality colored sodas from the area, it's difficult to get top dollar for any except the very top of the line bottles. is the Kietman pontiled? the locals who desire them simply won't pay as much as some buyers from other areas of the country.

i'll bet that bad boy looks dandy after a tumble..........

jim

 

[Lordbud]

"...take the shine right off your shoes..."

 

[coboltmoon]

When is the show?

 

[BarbaraInCalif]

This bottle will be going back in for a fine polish to remove the "smokey" haze left by the previous polishing compound

While admiring my growing group of nicely polished bottles I have gradually become aware that some bottles have this residiual "smokey haze" you mention.
What is your final polishing step on these stubborn bottles?

Thanks for the help,
Barbara

 

[donalddarneille]

ORIGINAL: coboltmoon

When is the show?

O. B. C. A.
ANTIQUE BOTTLE
& COLLECTABLE
SHOW & SALE


The 2011 Winter Show & Sale wil be held at the
American Legion Hall, 3rd & Main St.
In the historic antique shop town of
Aurora, Oregon

Set-up & Early Birds begin Friday, February 18th
Dealer drop-off at 12 Noon
Set-up & Early Birds 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Dealer Set-up 8 AM - 9 AM Saturday, February 19th

Regular Public Admission on Saturday, February 19th
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Admission will be donation

 

[donalddarneille]

ORIGINAL: BarbaraInCalif

While admiring my growing group of nicely polished bottles I have gradually become aware that some bottles have this residiual "smokey haze" you mention.
What is your final polishing step on these stubborn bottles?

Thanks for the help,
Barbara

I use the "JarDoctor's" Aluminum Oxide All Purpose Polish, usually just an additional 2-3 days is more than plenty to remove the haze left by the rougher compounds. Careful not to over polish. Occasionally I'll use Raybrite, it also does quite well and is available at any local Rock Collecting supply.