BITTER

[GregHunt]

I HAVE ALOT OF BOTTLES THAT ARE FROM 1930-40. ARE THEY OF ANY VALUE. I REALLY DO NOT WANT TO GET RID OF THEM..FOR EXAMPLE, I HAVE A LONG NECK KETCHUP BOTTLE. I THINK IN THE WARNERS BOOK ITS VALUE AROUND 25.OO

 

[botlguy]

That is the Flavoring type of Bitters.

 

[diggerdirect]

I HAVE A LONG NECK KETCHUP BOTTLE. I THINK IN THE WARNERS BOOK ITS VALUE AROUND 25.OO

Why would a ketchup bottle be in the Warner's book?? There are none in mine. I know of no 30s-40s ketchup of any value unless labeled, even then questionable at 25.. That 'bitters' is broken, but there is always a ton of that type on eBay at any given time, very little value whole, no (monetary)value broken.

 

[GregHunt]

in the 5th edition Antique Trader, page 178, 1889-1913 Heinz keystone ketchup 35-45 dollars

 

[GregHunt]

Antique trader book has a section for bitter bottles with pretty high value on them.

 

[cowseatmaize]

Bitters can get into 5, maybe 6 figures for the right ones. Most are still only a few dollars.

 

[botlguy]

Eric is correct, when I sold my Bitters collection 2-3 years ago I got $3,000+ for several, over $1,000 for a few more and sold Hostetter's and Lash's and others for as little as $10.00. When I first started collecting Bitters the name was magic.

 

[2find4me]

Looks a lot like this etched bitters: http://chataboutdg.com/gallery/img10063.htm