lachance88
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I'm reposting this at the request of white lightning.... thanks for the input, BTW......
I found this crate and bottle at a yard sale. It was marked $8.00, and I figured what the hell, it's cool, old and I know it's worth more than that. I handed them a $20 and noticed when I got to the next yard sale that they had given me $17.00 in change, so I got it for three bucks....
Label is ripped, crate has some water damage. Upon further investigation, crate reads "the Hercules Carboy Box co., newark NJ and is dated August 31st 1926 as the patent date..... also the letters
I.C.C. - 1 and under that
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Trying pix again........
Bought this just today and wondering about value? I'm going to keep it no matter what, it's old, looks cool and I just bought a new house so I can start my collecting again, more room....
It's a wooden crate with a Posion label - formaldehyde from whitmoyer laboratories inc in myerstown pa.. inside was this HUGE bottle, like the kind people put pennies in - with poison scum still in it. Bottom of bottle has a huge "G" on the bottom, and the year 1929 and the number 117.. I'd say it's a 5 gallon capacity...
I'll try to upload a pic, but my comp is pretty lousy.....
BTW, the bottle has no chips or cracks anywhere!!!!
Thanks in advance
I found this crate and bottle at a yard sale. It was marked $8.00, and I figured what the hell, it's cool, old and I know it's worth more than that. I handed them a $20 and noticed when I got to the next yard sale that they had given me $17.00 in change, so I got it for three bucks....
Label is ripped, crate has some water damage. Upon further investigation, crate reads "the Hercules Carboy Box co., newark NJ and is dated August 31st 1926 as the patent date..... also the letters
I.C.C. - 1 and under that
H
Trying pix again........
Bought this just today and wondering about value? I'm going to keep it no matter what, it's old, looks cool and I just bought a new house so I can start my collecting again, more room....
It's a wooden crate with a Posion label - formaldehyde from whitmoyer laboratories inc in myerstown pa.. inside was this HUGE bottle, like the kind people put pennies in - with poison scum still in it. Bottom of bottle has a huge "G" on the bottom, and the year 1929 and the number 117.. I'd say it's a 5 gallon capacity...
I'll try to upload a pic, but my comp is pretty lousy.....
BTW, the bottle has no chips or cracks anywhere!!!!
Thanks in advance