Literally! Barrels of Bottles

[barrelsofbottles]

I believe I need some help. It seems to me that you all are very knowledgeable when it comes to bottles and I truly have enjoyed reading the posts on this forum.

I came across this forum while searching antique bottles. I purchased 22 barrels (55 gal) of bottles at an auction for our small bottle slumping (aka melting) business. I don't want to ruin any bottle that may have any value. I have SO many. Half of the barrels are in my barn and the other half is in my partners barn. Suffice it to say, the husbands are cringing! []

We have soda, beer, medicine, perfume, bleach, liquor and canning bottles. I also have a couple insulators. We really don't know what we have yet. We have just picked through and looked at the top of the barrels. I will post a few pics. I really would appreciate some help. I would like to sell, but I am not sure how to go about that. I thought of ebay and craig's list until I found this forum. Thought I better do my homework first.

The first group is an old 12 oz Pepsi bottle, a Furst McNess Co from Freeport, IL, and an H.J. Heinz. I just looked at the Heinz...maybe it is Heins. It looks like a backwards Z. There is the # 132 on the bottom also. The lip is broken, as you can probably see in the picture.

Thanks in advance for your help....

Liz

 

[AntiqueMeds]

searching completed auctions on ebay would be a good start.

 

[barrelsofbottles]

Thanks! I will take a look.

I will be uploading some more groups throughout the day.

This next group is a brown 32 oz clorox bottle, a 1/2 gal. Meister Brau (ew) and a plain brown bottle that is approximately 13 1/2" tall and about 18 1/2" round. There are no markings on the bottom that I can see.

If there are any bottles any of you may be looking for, please ask me! It may take a bit to look but I will do my best.

 

[barrelsofbottles]

I wish I could just upload the whole folder at once. Sorry.

This next group is a green 10 oz Mountain Dew, an 8 oz Breezy Beverage bottled by Warsaw Bottling Co, Warsaw, Ind., and a 32oz Julep bottled by Berlin Bottling Co., Inc, South Bend, Ind.

 

[barrelsofbottles]

Booster Beverages, East Chicago, IN, a 2/5 pint Garrett and Co., Inc., Established 1835, Pioneer American Wine Growers, New York, and an 8 oz Bostelmann, Chicago, IL.

 

[barrelsofbottles]

Kyle,
These pics are for you..
Thanks again.
Liz

 

[barrelsofbottles]

sorry bout that...I forgot to embed the pic.

 

[barrelsofbottles]

Here is a picture of the bottom of that HJ Heinz bottle. I've been looking around on Ebay and have not found one like this. The "Z" is definitely backwards. Has anyone seen this before? There is also a 3 on the side of the bottle. The pic makes the bottle look colored but it is clear.
Thanks.

 

[jays emporium]

There is definitely some stuff in those barrels worth selling. The Mountain Dew is the best one I see so far. That one with Ed & Gene on it would sell for about $20. on ebay if it has no damage. The Pepsi would bring about $10. depending on what town it is from.
The embossed and painted label sodas will probably be your best bottles. If you have a lot of beer and household bottles with no embossing on them other than mold numbers on the bottom, those will probably be worthless. Canning jars may be worth something if they are not common clear glass Ball jars. Embossed and painted milk bottle would be worth something.
Keep posting pictures and if anything good shows up someone will let you know.
Where are you located? I am in Texas but travel in the eastern and central US and I buy bottle collections.
Jay

 

[jays emporium]

Oh, I forgot to mention, that Heinz bottle is worthless because of the chip. If it wasn't damaged it still wouldn't be over a dollar or two.