Scotiaspinner
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Hello all! This is my first post! [
] Please be gentle with me!
I recently purchased a farm in Nova Scotia which was originally built in the 1850s. Since then, the farm has grown over time and became a blueberry winery. I have been going through the old barns and I found a bunch of lovely old (tiny) bottles. I know nothing about bottles, but I do believe these might be quite old. I think this because
a) they were found in the back of the barn in an old wooden crate under a ton of other junk!
b) some of them have unusual bubbles and lumps in the glass
c) they don't look like any bottles I'm used to seeing
d) a few of them had stuff written on them that I could look up and determine they were old.
Truth is, I really like them! They're cute and pretty and I thought I might make a display of them in my in-home shop that goes along with the winery. Hubby said that might be asking for trouble if they are worth something - somebody might want to steal them. Anyway, I joined the forum to learn more about my bottles, if that is possible, such as how I might determine their ages (I am presuming they are post 1900...), how I might determine if any have any value, and especially what they might have been used for at any time.
Attached are 4 pics of my favourite bottle so far. It is 2 and 7/8 inches tall, 1 3/8 inches wide and 5/8 inches deep. There appears to be a seam that is diagonal as shown in 3rd pic. No markings that I can see. Cute little bottle though!
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6037/5913402894_8d040f8d4e_z.jpg
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6055/5913402956_bba8fbb0f2_z.jpg
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6042/5913403042_505b621693_z.jpg
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6046/5913403122_4af7f55b3a_z.jpg
I will post a few of them and see what you experts in the field think! If I do anything wrong, please let me know! Thanks for any comments and help!
Claire
] Please be gentle with me!I recently purchased a farm in Nova Scotia which was originally built in the 1850s. Since then, the farm has grown over time and became a blueberry winery. I have been going through the old barns and I found a bunch of lovely old (tiny) bottles. I know nothing about bottles, but I do believe these might be quite old. I think this because
a) they were found in the back of the barn in an old wooden crate under a ton of other junk!
b) some of them have unusual bubbles and lumps in the glass
c) they don't look like any bottles I'm used to seeing
d) a few of them had stuff written on them that I could look up and determine they were old.
Truth is, I really like them! They're cute and pretty and I thought I might make a display of them in my in-home shop that goes along with the winery. Hubby said that might be asking for trouble if they are worth something - somebody might want to steal them. Anyway, I joined the forum to learn more about my bottles, if that is possible, such as how I might determine their ages (I am presuming they are post 1900...), how I might determine if any have any value, and especially what they might have been used for at any time.
Attached are 4 pics of my favourite bottle so far. It is 2 and 7/8 inches tall, 1 3/8 inches wide and 5/8 inches deep. There appears to be a seam that is diagonal as shown in 3rd pic. No markings that I can see. Cute little bottle though!
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6037/5913402894_8d040f8d4e_z.jpg
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6055/5913402956_bba8fbb0f2_z.jpg
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6042/5913403042_505b621693_z.jpg
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6046/5913403122_4af7f55b3a_z.jpg
I will post a few of them and see what you experts in the field think! If I do anything wrong, please let me know! Thanks for any comments and help!
Claire
