You've got some good ones there (especially that paper label!) I didn't know that the green glass with only white ACL even existed. I've heard references to that three-city one as well but never seen it and I'm not sure what era it's supposed to be from. What would the third city have been, Courtenay?
Do you have a Goodwill that's marked from Nanaimo? I only know of them as being marked from Victoria, although I know they were active in Nanaimo.
I think I have the John Mitchell hutchinson bottle you mentioned. It's missing the wire closure but I see in the bottle magazine it says too few to determine price. It's not for sale of course but if you want to see a pic I can post it Gerry.
Your bottle collection looks amazing. I have a question, though. I have the opportunity to purchase a number of Nanaimo bottles in very good condition. The seller wants me to purchase them all in one deal but I have no idea what to offer him or, if he gives me a price, what is reasonable. He has one John Mitchell, one Adam & Lawrence, a green Rummings crown top which looks more modern but is embossed, and 5 Rummings pick and shovel (two green). My daughter just moved out to the island so I would like to get some bottles from close to where she lives for my collection. I recently purchased a pick and shovel Rummings and I think I got a good deal but there are crazy prices online so I don't know for sure. One auction site sold a clear Rummings bottle for $600 U.S. and another is on eBay right now for $250 U.S. I don't think the bottles are worth anywhere near that but I am fairly new at this. Can you assist me in any way?
Just wondering what bottle magazine you are talking about as I am fairly new to the hobby and want to get as much information as I can.
Feel free to message me directly. I think I can give you a ballpark number for what you are looking at, but will need to see some pictures and know some specifics about the green Pick & Shovels, which Mitchell bottle, and which Adams and Lawrence (I do not have one of these, but have plenty of reference materials).
Do you know which clear Rummings sold for $600? I didn't think many, if any, of the Rummings bottles were worth nearly that much apart from maybe some which were only rumoured to exist. That one on Ebay is definitely not worth anywhere near $250, one sold recently for $40 which is more reasonable. I bought mine for $20 a decade or so ago and I remember thinking that was a pretty good deal but not shockingly low.
I feel the same way about price guides...so often a bottle will sell for half or even less than what a guide will list it for and in some case way more..lol. Many of the top tier bottles are now selling for double or triple.
