Just a story of an old lady's house full of bottles

[diggincajun]

Hi all, I'm visiting in Franklin, PA. right now and my Mother-in-Law has been telling me of this old lady who lives alone and has alot of bottles in her windows. Well finally today we passed by and she was outside and my M-in-Law knows her so we stopped. She invited us in so I can look at her bottles. Well let me tell you she literally has thousands of bottles, every type you can think of, a complete collection of soda's, med's, mineral water, pontilled, inks...everything. I observed bottles I never seen before or heard of. She has all the local one's from the area. One I was impressed with was the Lithium Water from Franklin, Pa. She has the blob top WHANN and the "WHANNIE" and the WHANNIS ones, all the same bottle different spelling, WOW, they still have the bails on them with the original porcelian tops. Pontilled bottles in the hundreds everywhere. Of course I tried to buy some from her but she will not part with anyone of them for no amount of money. She has so many bottles, her attic is full and she has garbage cans full outside that she don't even know what's in them. She invited me back to go through the garbage cans to see what's in them. Wow I'm excited I've never seen so many bottles in one place in my life. Well I thought ya'll might enjoy this story and it is true.
Happy digging

 

[glass man]

HEY ,IF YOU HAVE A CAMERA AND SHE DON'T MIND TAKE PICTURES! Find out how long she has been collecting and what got her started. YOU say she is a" OLD LADY" is 54 old to you? If so I am 24.

 

[diggincajun]

Hi, She's in her 80's and she told me her and her husband started digging in the 40's he passed away some time ago. It was her husband that had the interest in bottles and it grew on her. I'll ask if I can take pictures, I will be there Thursday to sort through the garbage cans and drewl all over the bottles. Man I tell ya it's a site that I will remember forever. I'm 52 so 54 is still young to me

 

[glass man]

GREAT NEWS ALL THE WAY AROUND![] Digging since the 40's! Got to be some great stuff in there. I love to look through bottles like that for hours,even if I know I am not gonna get one. I have never run up on what you have though. GROOVY![8D]

 

[diggincajun]

Update, I went back to her house today and took pictures of her back porch full of bottles, her kitchen, livingroom, bathroom. I'll be posting pics on Sunday the 3rd when I return to Florida. Ya'll will be amazed at what I saw. I also took pictures of her garage with Jugs in it and boxes of bottles. I took pictures of garbage cans full of bottles. I never got to her basement or attic. She told me when I come back next year I can take pictures of that area. It's unbelievable what I saw. I saw a gallon jug amber of buttermilk...very rare. An amber Ball jar with lead lid. Bitters I never seen before. She actually gave me an Emeral Green Carter cone ink..rare color...she had 6 of them. So look back at this area on Sunday to be amazed at all the bottles.

 

[Digswithstick]

Hey Kim ,thanks for sneak peak at pictures ,awesome ! Funny how things work out ,wife and i just had anniversary 25th daughter put picture in paper ,listed my interests (hunting ,collecting antique bottles ,arrowheads ) lady called saw the picture her husband passed away also ,they dug bottles and collected stone artifacts ,doesn't know anybody who collects wants the wife and i to come saturday and look at her collection hope she lets me take pictures ! Kim that green ink is awesome ,was great meeting you, hope to see you next year if not sooner ,thanks for all the bottle information ,take care

 

[diggincajun]

Hello all, I'll start posting the pics I took at that Old Ladies house. I'll post in sections today it will be her back porch. Enjoy

 

[diggincajun]

Here is another of her porch, I have several

 

[diggincajun]

Her porch again. Tommorow I'll post the Kitchen...

 

[diggincajun]

Last one of porch..