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Met up with a nice guy I met last month, his family bottled grape juice using any and all bottles they could find, and LOTS OF IT. Last time I got about 20 bottles from him, all crowntops, but he also had a blob and a strapside I was interested in. He wasn't in the mood to let go of the blob and the strapside last time, but today I was able to obtain them while buying this lot.
The Union Bottling crate is dated 1909, they were in business a very short time and the bottles aren't too easy to come by, so getting a crate in this condition is a good score. The Braun Bros. crate isn't in as good a condition as the Union Bottling crate but they were in business from 1892-1905 so it's a bit earlier, another good get. I also grabbed 4 of the Union Bottling Co. bottles, a Braun Bros., two GoldYrock paper labels that are on their way to the family in California tomorrow morning. They are from Clifton NJ which also borders my town and Paterson, the family lives in Cali and I always offer them the bottles I find because they mean more to them than they will ever mean to me, this makes about 8-10 I've sent them. Better pics of the bottles tomorrow, the afternoon sun is not conducive to good pics around here...
Group shot, amber crown wasn't in this group but was just cleaned for me so I threw it in the pic...
The Union Bottling crate is dated 1909, they were in business a very short time and the bottles aren't too easy to come by, so getting a crate in this condition is a good score. The Braun Bros. crate isn't in as good a condition as the Union Bottling crate but they were in business from 1892-1905 so it's a bit earlier, another good get. I also grabbed 4 of the Union Bottling Co. bottles, a Braun Bros., two GoldYrock paper labels that are on their way to the family in California tomorrow morning. They are from Clifton NJ which also borders my town and Paterson, the family lives in Cali and I always offer them the bottles I find because they mean more to them than they will ever mean to me, this makes about 8-10 I've sent them. Better pics of the bottles tomorrow, the afternoon sun is not conducive to good pics around here...
Group shot, amber crown wasn't in this group but was just cleaned for me so I threw it in the pic...
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