/r/AntiqueBottles

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This is a sub reddit for everything about antique bottles!

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  1. No pictures of bottles post 1990.
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/r/AntiqueBottles

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Found this behind a wall while doing demolition work. Does anyone know how old this whiskey bottle is?

20 Comments
2020/09/01
03:47 UTC

26

I found this leather covered bottle in a Virginia thrift store. It has a floral pattern, metal studs on both sides and a broken cork inside. No lettering or dates. Can you help identify it?

7 Comments
2020/08/30
01:11 UTC

49

Found this perfume bottle while thrifting. Not sure if it’s antique or retro. There are no markings on it that I can find. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

4 Comments
2020/08/29
18:46 UTC

13

Found this beer bottle while renovating a house in Germany. What brand is this?

3 Comments
2020/08/29
11:44 UTC

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I found a piece of San Francisco history in the floorboards of my home built in 1925! It says PCGW 95 on the bottom of the glass and has “12725” punched on the label. Would love to learn more about it and the brewing company!

4 Comments
2020/08/28
05:03 UTC

0

What bottle brand is this?

https://i.imgur.com/oQdnbs0.png

This was taken in a Japanese photo shoot in 2008

It seems like the last word in English is "flower."

0 Comments
2020/08/26
15:43 UTC

30

Found this bottle in the wall of my house while doing renovations, theres still some liquid in it. The house was built in the 1900's in Lancaster Pa. The bottles demensions are 6"x2"x1" (inches). Any info would be great!

7 Comments
2020/08/26
00:57 UTC

5

Does anyone know if Hazel Atlas made syrup bottles?

2 Comments
2020/08/25
01:48 UTC

37

I've never been able to get a good appraisal for the one with the pop still inside?

19 Comments
2020/08/23
21:34 UTC

1

Question

I want to go dig up some bottles but how far would I need to dig to start finding some. (I want to dig at an old trash dump)

2 Comments
2020/08/21
14:12 UTC

13

Need help identifying.

9 Comments
2020/08/21
12:35 UTC

4

"Pan American Bottling Works . Golden Medal"

I know someone who does a lot of diving around old ponds and usually I have no trouble dating/finding information on some of the old bottles he finds. This one stumps me so far. Does anyone have any information on t?

https://preview.redd.it/dv1kh6mxp1i51.png?width=720&format=png&auto=webp&s=b803374a045194f40e49c2ccaa5beabe1a5691c5

1 Comment
2020/08/19
23:45 UTC

1

Can someone date this Owens Illinois bottle?

6 Comments
2020/08/19
18:14 UTC

16

Found this in the crawl space under my house. Only marking says “since 1852” on the front. Still has the cork and liquid in it. Please help identify.

7 Comments
2020/08/19
17:53 UTC

9

Are these Rare. Found these today in the side of a creek bed up outside of Walnut Creek, Ca.

10 Comments
2020/08/19
00:48 UTC

5

Can anyone tell me anything about this bottle I found in a creek? About 4 inches tall top is sealed and ball on top rolls like a ball point pen.

14 Comments
2020/08/18
13:15 UTC

11

Anyone have any info on this company? Or what was originally inside of the bottle?

10 Comments
2020/08/16
13:35 UTC

5

Please help identify what time this bottle is from?

My wife and I are renovating the basement of our 100+ year old house. Renovating is maybe the wrong word. The basement was never finished in any way other than two storage closets. When I tore down all the existing structures in the basement we found this wrapped in corrugated "cardboard/paper". It was in an enclosure built directly above the top plate of one of the walls. It damn near fell out and smashed on the floor but with some luck the top plate of the wall didn't come all the way loose when I was removing it and the bottle sort of got stuck between the board above it and rested on the board I was removing. It was very much put there to be found by someone who removed the wall. It has never been opened but either leaked or evaporated over the years. I do not know when the two storage rooms were built but the base plate for the wall this was hidden above was secured to the ground using square nails.

The Empire Bottling Works label is a sticker that was put on top of the original California Brandy label. There are no other labels or words on the bottle other the the repeat of ONE QUART on the bottom.

I've searched for Empire Bottling Works , Saint Paul Minnesota and can't seem to find anything relevant. And also California Brandy is obviously too broad of a term.

I wasn't sure where to start so I thought maybe this sub could point me in the right direction.

Thanks!

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5 Comments
2020/08/14
20:51 UTC

3

Google was no help. It says 04 and 82 on the bottom and it also says no refill. I found it at the bottom of a lake in New Hampshire.

6 Comments
2020/08/14
17:14 UTC

5

Found this bottle/bong in my nans 50 year old house that’s never been touched! I’m so confused but please help me out

3 Comments
2020/08/14
15:36 UTC

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