barrelsofbottles
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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
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