Paper Label Butte, MT Beer Bottle

[ACLbottles]

I picked this up the other day at a flea market and I have quite a few questions about it. It's a BIM, aqua, label only Butte Brewing Co. Export Pilsener beer bottle from Butte, Montana. It's a pretty large bottle; it's just over 11 1/2 inches tall. It has an unusual top for a beer bottle; I don't think I've seen one like it before. What is this style of top called? What type of closure would it have used? The base is embossed A. B. G. M. Co., which I was able to find means that it was produced by the Adolphus Busch Glass Manufacturing Company. This bottle is pre-prohibition, right? Would anyone happen to have an idea of what this bottle might be worth? I really don't collect these, so I don't really know what to expect as far as value goes. Thanks!

 

[hemihampton]

It's got the same top as most other Budweisers I've seen from 1870's+. Forgot the name of the top. Looks like pre 1906 Label/bottle to me. Any Pre 1906 bottle Is very tough to find with a paper label. If the label was mint I wouldn't be surprised if it got $500+ in that condition maybe $100-$200 but just my opinion. others may vary. LEON.

 

[botlguy]

I really don't know but I suspect in that condition it's worth under $100. To me it's a crap shoot, I'd put it on eBay and let it go. It really is not that special, only because of the label condition.
Jim

 

[ScottBSA]

Yeah, labeled pre-pro stuff is hard to find. I have been collecting for years and only have one with a complete label. No embossing, but the complete label. The fact that the paper survived for over 100 years when it was designed to last a few weeks is remarkable in itself.
Scott

 

[andy volkerts]

I picked this up the other day at a flea market and I have quite a few questions about it. It's a BIM, aqua, label only Butte Brewing Co. Export Pilsener beer bottle from Butte, Montana. It's a pretty large bottle; it's just over 11 1/2 inches tall. It has an unusual top for a beer bottle; I don't think I've seen one like it before. What is this style of top called? What type of closure would it have used? The base is embossed A. B. G. M. Co., which I was able to find means that it was produced by the Adolphus Busch Glass Manufacturing Company. This bottle is pre-prohibition, right? Would anyone happen to have an idea of what this bottle might be worth? I really don't collect these, so I don't really know what to expect as far as value goes. Thanks!
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There is a beer bottle from Stockton with a top like that and the one I saw had a Hutter style porcelain/wire/combo stopper on it....Andy