MoonShine shack finds

[ww2collector]

Well, I live in VA in a wooded area. I found out there was an old shack deep in the woods in town that was used for making moonshine back in the day. Not too many people know about it nowadays, So I took my dog for a walk out there and found a bunch of Mason jars and small bottles. Any opinions are welcome as I have no clue about this stuff other than what I find online. It is very close to where I found the "Climax" Dry Ginger Ale bottle from the 40s. I cleaned em up with a brush inside so u could see the labels. Even if they arent worth anything, they are still pretty neat in my opinion. I only collect them because Im in love with finding/collecting old things.

 

[ww2collector]

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[Alaska]

hello! i live in virginia too! lets link up! i live in newport news, and aint scared to drive, and have spots that you are welcome to join me in.

Tom

 

[ww2collector]

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[ww2collector]

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[ww2collector]

2nd atlas bttle

 

[ww2collector]

mid size bttle

 

[ww2collector]

that last pic......the mid size bottle says like " DUREGLAS" or PUREGLAS" ?? Any Ideas or opinions would be appreciated. If you need any specific pictures or angles, please let me know.


p.s. I live in Powhatan. Im not really a bottle collector per say. I just walk my dog in the woods alot and I come across all types of stuff. haha. Those were the only bottles at the moonshine place that were still fully intact. there were a few more that were smashed to nothing. It would be cool to meet up sometime over the summer tho for sure.

 

[surfaceone]

Hey Bill,

This one says "Duraglas."

"Duraglas - This was the proprietary name for a process used by the Owens-Illinois Glass Company where the surface of the hot, just produced bottles, were sprayed on the body, shoulder, and neck (not base or the top of the finish) with a stannic chloride vapor that allowed the tin to bond to the outer surface and providing scratch resistance and durability to the bottles. (Information courtesy of Phil Perry, engineer with that company.) This process - and the embossed notation of it ( in script) on the base of many Owens-Illinois products - began in 1940 and continued up until at least the mid-1950s, though the process is still in use today without the notation (Toulouse 1971; Miller & Morin 2004; Phil Perry, O-I engineer pers. comm. 2007). The photo to the right (click to enlarge) is of a 1951 beer bottle with the Duraglas notation in the lower portion of the base embossing. (See the machine-made bottle dating page Question #11 for more information on the dating of this bottle.)" From Bill Lindsey.

Bill, I heartily recommend that you further explore the above cited site. It's way better than Bottles 101.

 

[ww2collector]

thank you VERY much. I really appreciate your knowledge and your reference to the site. I will def check it out. The info about the company is quite interesting. I am what most would call a "newbie" to the world of bottle collecting. Recently I had found myself bringing home a bunch of older bottles from walks with the dog, so I figured it would be a neat side-interest to my normal ww2 collecting. Thanks again for the I.D. on the bottom bottle/jar

p.s. I hope im not a bother by asking uneducated questions, but im sure I will have more.[8|]