bearswede
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Nice, soft pastels... Look good enough to eat...
Ron
Ron
Newest Saratogas
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zanes_antiques
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Are you happy now? I just shorted out my keyboard with drool!!!
bearswede
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Here's some close-ups of the Congress Water... Cindy (Annie44) informed me that these bottles are thought to have been used for knock-off Congress & Empire Water... A sly imposter... By the looks of the glass quality, I'd say the bottles are knock-offs too...
Ron
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bearswede
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Thanks everyone - I couldn't resist taking a few photos today since there was a lot of sun coming in my sunroom. I replaced the photos of my Christmas bottles with a single group shot, since the ones I took on Christmas didn't come out too well, and then thought I'd try the Hanbury Smith grouping because of the great colors. It is amazing how much better photos come out in natural sunlight.
jane8851
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RE: Newest Saratoga's
I just got a chance to look at this thread and I'm blown away by the photos! I collect mainly Saratogas, pontilled meds, and poisons, and now I'm having bottle envy. Great photos folks.
I just got a chance to look at this thread and I'm blown away by the photos! I collect mainly Saratogas, pontilled meds, and poisons, and now I'm having bottle envy. Great photos folks.
bearswede
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RE: Newest Saratoga's
Yes, Jane...And soon, hopefully, we'll have our own forum topic: Mineral Waters on which to post our pics...
Ron
Yes, Jane...And soon, hopefully, we'll have our own forum topic: Mineral Waters on which to post our pics...
Ron
epgorge
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RE: Newest Saratoga's
I love wolfe's as well but mineral springs are an allure to me. Here is Middletown Srpings Grays and Clarks Amber, I own. My father remembers taking a whole case of these bottles and shooting them all with a .22 calliber for target practice. He realized their value before he died.
I don't agree that they can't be obtained relatively, inexpensively.
In my next post I will show a Hawthorne Springs from Saratoga Springs which I purchased for $9.75 just last week on Ebay (plus shipping of course). Admittedly, I am geographically, in a better position than most of you, to find these bottles. I live 45 minutes from Saratogoa Springs, NY and 15 minutes from Middletown Springs, Vermont. Regardless, these MS Bottles are not a dime a dozen anymore.
Joel
I love wolfe's as well but mineral springs are an allure to me. Here is Middletown Srpings Grays and Clarks Amber, I own. My father remembers taking a whole case of these bottles and shooting them all with a .22 calliber for target practice. He realized their value before he died.
I don't agree that they can't be obtained relatively, inexpensively.
In my next post I will show a Hawthorne Springs from Saratoga Springs which I purchased for $9.75 just last week on Ebay (plus shipping of course). Admittedly, I am geographically, in a better position than most of you, to find these bottles. I live 45 minutes from Saratogoa Springs, NY and 15 minutes from Middletown Springs, Vermont. Regardless, these MS Bottles are not a dime a dozen anymore.
Joel
