Highlights from last nights bottle Auction!

[Topusmc]

Final prices realized not including the buyers fee:
Lot 229 BROWN’S CELEBRATED INDIAN HERB BITTERS/PATENTED FEB 11. 1868. Ring-B 226 $33,000
Lot 260 DR HENLEY’S WILD GRAPE ROOT BITTERS $3,400
Lot 264 THE FISH BITTERS W.H. WARE PATENTED 1866. $8,500
Lot 266 CALIFORNIA WINE BITTERS M. KELLER LOS ANGELES $9,000
Lot 267 DR. WONSER’S USA INDIAN ROOT BITTERS.$6,000
Lot 273 ORIGINAL POCHAHONTAS BITTERS Y. FERGUSON. $6,500
Lot 274 HOLTZERMAN’S PATENT STOMACH BITTERS.$2,200
Lot 307 THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY/GENERAL TAYLOR NEVER SURRENDERS. GI-39B $2,800
Lot 308 WASHINGTON/TAYLOR GI-51 $1,800
Lot 310 MAJOR RINGOLD ROUGH AND READY. G-71 $14,000
Lot 314 DOUBLE EAGLE. GII-91 $3,600
Lot 323 EAGLE/GRAPES. GII-55 $17,500
Lot 324 LANCASTER GLASSWORKS CORNUCOPIA URN. GIII-16 $5,500
Lot 330 FELLS POINT/SLOOP. GVI-2. $11,000
Lot 331 FELLS POINT/SLOOP. GVI-2. $4,600

Our Hobby is still going strong in spite of the down economy, yes, I know that many of us will never get the opportunity to own one of these but on the other hand how many folks own a T-206 tobacco card with Wagner? Not many. I know that many complain about the high prices now, like back in the 70"s I could get this for 20-30 bucks. Yep, and gas was .25 a gallon, a candy bar was a nickel and so was a coke. Try buying a new car now for $2,500, more like $25,000. In hind sight, maybe I should have bought more of those Indian Queens back in 1989 for $125. Almost as good as holding gold. I do believe that buying quality bottles, and holding them is better than a 401K in the stock market. That I get to look them any time I want (no taxes either!)

 

[Poison_Us]

OY! The clear Indian went way over it's projected rate.

I have noticed that bottle prices are slowly regaining value as more people start finding work (or those with a job feel more confident in the economy and their own security)...but still going for fairly cheap on ebay.

 

[cowseatmaize]

OK, a newbie here. What auction?
Really, what auction, obviously there were rare colors and variants not shown in your description that Steve knew about.

 

[RICKJJ59W]

ORIGINAL: Topusmc
    I do believe that buying quality bottles, and holding them is better than a 401K in the stock market. That I get to look them any time I want (no  taxes either!) [/color]
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Or digging them and holding them[]

 

[Lordbud]

ORIGINAL: cowseatmaize

OK, a newbie here. What auction?
Really, what auction, obviously there were rare colors and variants not shown in your description that Steve knew about.

http://www.rtam.com/americanbottle/cgi-bin/catalog.cgi

You can search any of the results or simply look through page by page. A load of really nice bottles but nothing I was interested in, which is good since I couldn't afford the majority of those bottles on offer! []

 

[bostaurus]

there was a pharmacy bottle I would have loved to have. My hubby told me I could up to a certain amount as my Christmas present...it went for about $500 more than I could spend.. Oh well, I knew it would go for a lot...I was just hoping the folks with the money were asleep at the wheel.