Literally! Barrels of Bottles

[barrelsofbottles]

and more......

 

[barrelsofbottles]

This is what we do with them. The picture doesn't do justice.

 

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Here is my first line-up.

From left to right....
7 oz. Johnnie Ryan - Newark, NJ
7 oz. Copper Beer - Mishawaka, IN
What is, I believe, is a vintage beer bottle
1 Pint Like a Product of 7-Up
10 oz. Mason's Root Beer - Chicago, IL
16 oz Hill Billy Beverage - Richland Center, WI
7 oz. Lifter - Chicago, IL
Bob Top Pabst - Milwaukee, WI
7 oz Kelley Jr - Mishawaka, IN

 

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And for the next line-up....left to right

10 oz Coca-Cola
12 oz (I think) Red Rock Cola - South Bend, IN
7 oz Champay Non-Alcoholic - St. Louis, MO
7 oz Lack's - Muskegon, MI
7 oz Drewrys Alka-Pep - Detroit, MI
7 oz Bubble Up - Bottled by Coca-Cola
8 oz Clicquot Club - Millis, Mass
7 oz Crown Beverages Property of Dr. Pepper Bottling Co - Spencer IA
12 oz Cellu - Manufactured for the Chicago Dietetic Supply House, Inc - Chicago IL
6 oz Cowboy - Chicago, IL

If any of you have any thoughts on these last two posts, please let me know before I slump any. They make cool spoon rests because the glass is so thick.

Thanks again!

 

[barrelsofbottles]

I forgot the last bottle in the first line-up.
It is a Miller bottle. It has bubbles in it and the seam appears to fade away before the top. The bottom has W F & S, the number 22 and MIL. Maybe a pontil, but I'm not sure.

 

[KBbottles]

A lot of those applied label bottles look VERY nice. I don't collect them but there are some that do. dont melt the blob Pabst or the applied crown Miller. They are fairly collectible as well. I have a nice cheese plate similar to the ones you make! Love it! You should market your melted stuff on this site.

 

[Wheelah23]

I'd be very happy to have dug that Pabst! That's a VERY good sign that you might have collectible bottles in there after all. Not saying ACL's aren't collectible, in fact I'm sure some people will come along in the Soda forum and tell you you have some valuable ones. But I, and many others, are more interested in older bottles like that Pabst. If you have any more blobs, please post those! If I had barrels of blobs, I'd be doing backflips... [8D][]

 

[jays emporium]

The Pabst blob top and Miller crown top are a completely different age from the rest of the bottles you have shown. Not high value bottles but definitely old, over 100 years old. I would gues the value of the Pabst to be about $25. and the Miller about $10. so please don't melt those. Some of the ACL sodas may be good but I don't see anything over $5., of course I don't really specialize in those so might be missing something.
Jay

 

[blobbottlebob]

Hey Barrels,
(As opposed to hay barrels[]), Everyone is giving you great advice. Jay's guesses were a bit generous, though. The shoulder embossed Miller is very common. I would be ahppy with two bucks apiece for them. My guess is that the Pabst would actually sell somewhere between $3-10. However, sometimes you get lucky - like on that online auction site someone mentioned. Might be worth a try on some of the older bottles.

 

[blobbottlebob]

Maybe a pontil, but I'm not sure.

BTW - There are no pontils on anything this late. Pontilled bottles will be 1860s or older (unless it is just artistic glass).