Cleaning ACL milk glass?

[Newtothiss]

Is there a way to clean it and not destroy the ACL? I found this pepper shaker with red ACL, but it came off with a light scrub..
Still a very cool jar though..

 

[ROBBYBOBBY64]

Not much can be done.
ROBBYBOBBY64.

 

[CanadianBottles]

The general recommendation is to let them dry for a while (not sure how long, I think a few weeks?) before washing, then wipe very gently. Some just can't be saved though.

 

[Newtothiss]

Darn. That may have worked.
Live and learn...

 

[CanadianBottles]

Darn. That may have worked.
Live and learn...

Hey at least it's not something more collectible! If you had to ruin an ACL, a salt shaker is one of the better ones for that to happen to. Now if you find something like a war milk, you'll want to be really careful with cleaning that one.

 

[Mailman1960]

Hey at least it's not something more collectible! If you had to ruin an ACL, a salt shaker is one of the better ones for that to happen to. Now if you find something like a war milk, you'll want to be really careful with cleaning that one.

What's a War milk?

 

[webe142]

What's a War milk?

During WWII, a lot of dairies put patriotic slogans on their bottles. Here is one example.

 

[Mailman1960]

During WWII, a lot of dairies put patriotic slogans on their bottles. Here is one example.

I thought he was talking about Milk Glass.

 

[Newtothiss]

I'll keep my eye out for em'. Found quite a few milk bottles, only a couple that were cool though.

 

[CanadianBottles]

I'll keep my eye out for em'. Found quite a few milk bottles, only a couple that were cool though.

If you're finding milk bottles at all that's a very good sign, most people returned all of them unless they accidentally broke one. Could be some good ones if you can get into a slightly older layer.