Your favorite local piece

[epackage]

Never heard of that before, I wonder how many people get hurt trying to grab that thing...

 

[pyshodoodle]

They built a glass building around one of their merry go rounds back before my time... 1/2 an hour after they opened it, 32 windows were broken. Rick, you are probably the reincarnation of at least one of those boys!

 

[pyshodoodle]

ORIGINAL: epackage

Never heard of that before, I wonder how many people get hurt trying to grab that thing...

They come out easy... I never heard of an injury like that!.... although if you were on the other side of the glass windows I just mentioned, I'd be a little worried!

 

[pyshodoodle]

ORIGINAL: RICKJJ59W

ORIGINAL: pyshodoodle

It's a brass ring from a merry go round. Hmmm.... I guess not everyone knows what those are.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPuZrVdsGu0

Brass one wins you a free ride.

Although these ones were given as souvenirs.

that looks real exciting lol

Take the grandkids to Knoebels Grove and see what they think, Rick!

 

[Bottle_boy_Buffalo]

Very nice pieces everyone, keep it rolling!

 

[beaglemixtape]

This is not really old, but it's my favorite because it's from my hometown. I searched high and low for bottles from DeKalb IL, and all that I could find were milk bottles from $100+ and milk bottles aren't really my thing. However, I went to an antique shop the last time I was down there and discovered this beauty. Circa 1913-late 1930's. It is from DeKalb IL Bottling Works but I have been told it probably contained just the flavored syrup from the soda.

 

[pyshodoodle]

I don't know why it would just contain syrup. Looks like a regular art deco soda bottle to me. 6 1/2 oz? Pretty! I love art deco sodas!

 

[antlerman23]

very neat bottle! love the art-deco ones!

 

[ScottBSA]

OK, after thinking about it for a day and not wanting to post my whole Kansas City collection again, and narrowing it down to my 1902 Coca-Cola bottle, I know it was 1902 or 03 because Coke started bottling in KC in 1902 and this glass factory went out of business at the end of May 1903 because of a flood and my FH Kump bottles, I decided on the pottery FH Kump bottle. It maybe as early as 1860 and is probably earlier than his known glass soda and beer bottles. I paid too much for it, but Kansas City was a very small town until the mid 1870's. You east coast guys have all kinds of pontiled colored sodas and 1840's medicines, but out here on the plains, 1880's stuff is REALLY old.
And besides, I think it was from the Merrill Pottery in Akron, Ohio where my sisters and mom live now.

Scott

 

[Bottleworm]

The 2 on the left are my 2 favorite local bottles. The Quincy flask is my favorite Illinois bottle but it is not local.