bottlekid76
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
Well being bottle collectors we obviously like color. It's an interesting thing if you stop and think about the value color can bring in glass sometimes. It appears that for the most part, and everyone has different opinions of course, that cobalt seems to be king? At least in rarer bottles. Is that a safe assumption? This is a topic that could go on and on for sure, but generally from what I have seen that tends to be that case in many instances. Also tho, it can depend heavily on the type of bottle.
Ok, examples... i'm hoping you take in account these are some very general observations.
Take sodas, this includes mineral waters, squat porters, ales, etc. Blue-green, various shades of greens, teals, cobalts, and aquas seem to be the most prevelant. Where as yellows, puce, emeralds, and amber tend to be quite a bit more rare.
Medicines, generally aqua or clear, and when you start getting into color demand rises quite fast in the rarer bottles. Cetainly there are many rare aqua & clear as well in very high demand.
Flasks, it seems sometimes to me that they can be driven more by rarer molds than color on many occasions. Of course, the colored examples in many instances still draw a bigger crowd.
Bitters, amber seems the most dominant, as well as the many shades of it. More solid colors, yellows, greens, cobalts, and the exotics really cause a skyrocket.
Inks, similar in taste of how flasks are it seems in the molds or makers are sought, with color really driving more attention.
Of course nothing is set in stone, and these are merely a few observations I have had. Some may agree and others wont. There are so many exceptions to what I have stated.
So, do you prefer certain colors in your collection, or is it much more bottle specific for you than that?
Just curious on your thoughts [
]
~Tim
Well being bottle collectors we obviously like color. It's an interesting thing if you stop and think about the value color can bring in glass sometimes. It appears that for the most part, and everyone has different opinions of course, that cobalt seems to be king? At least in rarer bottles. Is that a safe assumption? This is a topic that could go on and on for sure, but generally from what I have seen that tends to be that case in many instances. Also tho, it can depend heavily on the type of bottle.
Ok, examples... i'm hoping you take in account these are some very general observations.
Take sodas, this includes mineral waters, squat porters, ales, etc. Blue-green, various shades of greens, teals, cobalts, and aquas seem to be the most prevelant. Where as yellows, puce, emeralds, and amber tend to be quite a bit more rare.
Medicines, generally aqua or clear, and when you start getting into color demand rises quite fast in the rarer bottles. Cetainly there are many rare aqua & clear as well in very high demand.
Flasks, it seems sometimes to me that they can be driven more by rarer molds than color on many occasions. Of course, the colored examples in many instances still draw a bigger crowd.
Bitters, amber seems the most dominant, as well as the many shades of it. More solid colors, yellows, greens, cobalts, and the exotics really cause a skyrocket.
Inks, similar in taste of how flasks are it seems in the molds or makers are sought, with color really driving more attention.
Of course nothing is set in stone, and these are merely a few observations I have had. Some may agree and others wont. There are so many exceptions to what I have stated.
So, do you prefer certain colors in your collection, or is it much more bottle specific for you than that?
Just curious on your thoughts [
]~Tim
