need info on bottles I found years ago

[larrybuilders]

I found these bottles years ago and hung onto them. I'm finally getting around to try to find out what they are and what they're worth. any info or interest is appreciated.

 

[sunrunner]

all three bottles go back to the 19th century.The Hostetters may be the only one which has any value . The other too are just turn mold alcohol bottles with minimal value maybe a dollar or too.The Hostetters 5.00 to 8.00 dollars maybe 10.00 if your lucky.

 

[larrybuilders]

Thanks for the info! Ill continue to post more bottles I find and already have. even worth 8$ its still a lot of fun and suspense finding them.

 

[andy volkerts]

Hello Larry. That is an applied top Hostetters in a darker color than some, if it has Mc kee on the base, that is the glasshouse it was blown in. If it is a Mc Kee it might bring as much as forty dollars, check em out on e-bay, the older Hosses will bring better dollars than the gazillion common ones.......Andy

 

[sandchip]

Let's see the bottoms of those too.

 

[larrybuilders]

Here's the bottoms of those bottles the hos looks like it has mc c and co on it.

 

[andy volkerts]

Hello Larry, I believe that stands for Mc Cully another glasshouse. Hostetters were made by almost everybody, because they were far and away the most popular bittersever made. One estimate is that there are more than a million Hostetter bitters bottles existing today. Yours still will bring a good price thirty dollars would not be out of line, if there is no damage.......Andy

 

[larrybuilders]

Thanks for the info. is there anyway to identify bottles if they have no markings?

 

[cowseatmaize]

Sometimes but not often. The bottle on the right (well middle of the base shots but bottom of the first picture and right on the third) anyway, the one with the open pontil looks like it may be foreign (like France maybe). That's not my area but I'd guess around 1860-70. It seams odd for the time to have a tubular (blowpipe) mark but it has been done.I'll let someone who knows more rip me a new one now.[] I don't mind being wrong.

 

[larrybuilders]

Well that's ten times more than id know so it sounds good to me thanks.