Cornflower blue "33" bleach bottle

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ORIGINAL: JOETHECROW

WOW THAT BOTTLE IS DEF TRIPPY! KEWL!

 

[buckleyjames]

Beautiful ammonia bottle.The "33" bleach bottle I found was a surface find,in the old city dump,Union co.FLA.(Lake Butler),and I almost just left it on the ground ,as it was real viney/thick w/ overgrowth.It is in pretty much mint condition.I survey,so I have seen all types of bleach bottles,throughout the woods,just pile after pile of amber(and some clear),but never a colored one.I collect insulators,and know that a common Hemingray 42(CD 154) blue/clear,etc. is practically worthless,as there were millions made and used,but if you find a carnival,milk glass,MR,etc.,it would raise the price up to $500 +,from a usually $1 insulator.Any ideas on a monetary value?Also are there any links to a green Aunt Jemimah bottle,I searched the net,but didnt see any.Thank you all for the replies,Florida.

 

[cobaltbot]

Sorry James it was Mrs. Buttersworth here:

https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/m-32052/mpage-1/key-buttersworth/tm.htm#32060

 

[buckleyjames]

Thanks for the link,the bottles were very very neat,I never knew there was a green Mrs. Buttersworth,and price wise it would pay to check out all the common bottle bins @ the thrifts,yard sales,etc..

 

[TashaGuest]

Does anybody have any information regarding this cornflower blue "33" beacon chemical corp.(bleach) bottle.I have always found the amber ones,but never a colorized one esp.in cornflower blue.This was found in Union co.FLA. during 2009.I collect insulators primarily,but i do know that bleach bottles were amber colored to protect the contents from the sun,and that they are a dime a dozen,however I never knew that there were any colorized ones.Thanks.

My father in law has one of these also in mint condition. Yours is the only other one we've ever seen. He's been selling bottles for 30+ years now and says it it the most rare bottle in his collection. We have no idea what the value may be, but would love to know!

 

[CanadianBottles]

My father in law has one of these also in mint condition. Yours is the only other one we've ever seen. He's been selling bottles for 30+ years now and says it it the most rare bottle in his collection. We have no idea what the value may be, but would love to know!

This is a weird one because it's a very rare example of a beautiful colour used for a type of bottle which no one collects. With something like that you can only really figure out value by putting up it for auction and seeing what you get, but I've got a feeling that it wouldn't end up selling for very much. The high values usually come from specialist collectors who are trying to get as complete a collection as possible of one particular type of bottle. There are no completist bleach bottle collectors, so you would only get interest from generalist bottle collectors who are usually not a group inclined towards spending a lot of money because there are a near-infinite number of cool-looking bottles out there which can be had for fairly cheap. I would personally be pretty surprised if it sold for more than $50.

 

[TashaGuest]

This is a weird one because it's a very rare example of a beautiful colour used for a type of bottle which no one collects. With something like that you can only really figure out value by putting up it for auction and seeing what you get, but I've got a feeling that it wouldn't end up selling for very much. The high values usually come from specialist collectors who are trying to get as complete a collection as possible of one particular type of bottle. There are no completist bleach bottle collectors, so you would only get interest from generalist bottle collectors who are usually not a group inclined towards spending a lot of money because there are a near-infinite number of cool-looking bottles out there which can be had for fairly cheap. I would personally be pretty surprised if it sold for more than $50.

This is a weird one because it's a very rare example of a beautiful colour used for a type of bottle which no one collects. With something like that you can only really figure out value by putting up it for auction and seeing what you get, but I've got a feeling that it wouldn't end up selling for very much. The high values usually come from specialist collectors who are trying to get as complete a collection as possible of one particular type of bottle. There are no completist bleach bottle collectors, so you would only get interest from generalist bottle collectors who are usually not a group inclined towards spending a lot of money because there are a near-infinite number of cool-looking bottles out there which can be had for fairly cheap. I would personally be pretty surprised if it sold for more than $50.

Thank you for the insight!