new to the Morbious Fod collection

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More finds, a one pint Double Cola said to have come from the falls mills, va area, rolls eyes, at least it is the proper era for the bottling company as it doesn't have a town name of course. The guy does live within a mile of the old plant and was living there when it was in operation, so who knows...and a 3-C Nectar from Winchester VA. Unfortunately I saw one in better condition after I had bid on this one and couldn't resist the upgrade, so now I have two, glad I like 3-C Nectars.

 

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So what would make a man buy a bottle he already has two of? A variation of course. This is the 10oz Sun Flower Beverages I bought recently. The interesting part is that while during this period they were bottling the brand for The Tip Corporation, this 1950 has Dr. Pepper Bottling Company Marion Va embossed on the bottom. I found out about this one a year or so ago when on a dig with us in Bristol, our very own Madman dug up the bottom of a 1955 Sunflower with the very same embossing on the bottom, which at the time was my first clue to Dr. Pepper bottling for Tip in Marion. Now I finally have this variation, reserved shout for joy.

 

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Hmmmm. Doesn't say Tip bottling company like the rest of mine, except the 1955 of course.

 

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The bottom tells an interesting story. It's funny how a small piece of broken glass can help you figure out a mystery, or pose even more. That's what I love about this hobby.

 

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While going to my grandmothers yesterday I stopped at what was discribed as an estate glassware sale. Hoping for old bottles I found a lot of dishes and other various glassware that this gentleman's mother had collected throughout her life. I looked and finally found something I was interested in, or was at the very least a "Hey that's neat" Item. It was the Salt dish on the right, it is quite thick, and has bubbles in it and I'm thinking that maybe it is turn of the century to at least the 1920's. Seems too thick for depression glass, but then again who knows, I don't so I'm asking the professionals, how old is this thing? and was it worth picking up?

The Old Colony is a replacement Canadian bottle, the other one had too many chips in it to satisfy me. Aside from one flea bite this one is in great shape.

 

[madman]

hey morb thats some nice stuff!

 

[morbious_fod]

As you may have heard by now I went to the Morristown show and actually did much better than last year. In fact I probably made the find that made not only this years trip worth it but last years as well, but more on that later. First up is a group of nice bottles for the collection. The Orange Crush on the left is an interesting early Knoxville variation I hadn't seen before and aside from a couple of small bruises was in very nice condition. The one beside that was one of the finds of the day, and King Cola from Norton, VA. I had one of these already but mine had several large chips on it. The last one was a bottle I thought would replace the chipped one I had already, unfortunately while cleaning it I found a chip near the bottom. Still better than the one I own, but not the pinnacle I was hoping for, it is a 1924 Orange Crush from Marion, VA, which is about a year after they started bottling.

 

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The next batch is a Tip without "The Tip Company" on the back acl from 1942 that I didn't have yet. The Sun Drop 7oz replaces the one I traded, and the Frostie is the taller and thinner variation 1955 Frostie Root Been from Johnson City that I have been looking for.

 

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I've been trying to get one of these for a while. It's a Five Points from Knoxville, Tenn. I wasn't interested in a specific town and just like the acl design.

 

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The embossing and the squat style does set this bottle off.