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Some of my recent Antique Mall deals. I love going to antique malls to find bottles because a lot of the dealers have no idea what they have. Most of the time, dealers don't think bottles have value or don't know they have value, so they end up selling the bottles they acquire really cheap, no matter how old or valuable they may be. Sometimes the bottles are junk, or the dealer knows what they have and inflates the price to about retail+20%, but if you find the right bottle in the right booth, you can get amazing scores.

1930's Coca-Cola perfume bottle with original stopper and a miniature bottle that I think went on a metalcraft truck. I got the perfume bottle for $8 and I have seen them sell on eBay for $30-$50.
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Interesting shaped figural green bottle. It's BIM, so I think it dates before 1920. Any ideas on what this could have been used for? Cologne? Perfume?
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Dr. Munn's Elixir of Opium. BIMAL with a pontil.
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Here's the pontil. Very faint, but it's there.
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Jacob's Pharmacy, Birmingham, Ala. Not the drug store in Atlanta that first dispensed Coca-Cola, but I think it still has some relation to it.
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Nice Thos. L. Smith & Sons flask. Didn't find much on the company, but I do know Maker's Mark is located in Loretto. Also, it has a BIM external threaded top. I'd like some help on dating this bottle. I do know the company went out of business in 1919.
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Awesome, dark amber, almost black, double collared Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure bottle. It's hard to take a good picture of it because hardly any light passes through it! Super clean and minty. Picked it up for $6.
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Partially labeled Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. BIMAL with the bottle itself in mint condition. Even has the cork with some remnants of the tax stamp or a label seal.
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Wavenlock Hair Tonic barbers bottle. Label under glass. Not in the best condition, but I still thought it was cool looking.
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G. Simmond stoneware bottle. It's a smaller one. I wouldn't call it mini, but it is smaller than your average stoneware bottle. I can't find any info on this one. Any help would be appreciated. Does the name sound familiar to anyone?
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Size comparison with the Warner's.
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