My Bottle Collection...added library display pics

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I started "collecting" old bottles sometime in the mid 80's. We were clearing land to build a house is when I found my first, and they just been popping up ever since. So, I actually don't go searching, but if I see one or two I latch on to them now. ;D Here's what I have found throughout the years. I've been asked by the local library to put them on display there for 2 months, so I've been gathering them up, dusting them off. I will post a library display pic later.

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The 2 smallest bottles in the center are Dr. Tichenor's Antiseptic
4 Pharmacy bottles
Brown Bottles are unknown
Fletcher's Castoria
The Name St. Joseph Assures Purity
Dr. W.B. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
Hinds Honey & Almond Cream and other odd & end bottles​

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These were given to me as a whole collection, by relative from FL (Yard Sales)
Front L-R Woodbury Cream Jar, Morses Indian Root Pills, No ID (looks like a glue bottle), Griffins All-White Shoe Polish, MOM, Foley's Cream, No ID, Syrup of Black Draught, "Squeeze" Pop Bottle
2nd Row, R-L - Brown Bottle "Old Joe Gideon Bros", No ID, NuGrape Pop, Aqua colored bottle is Lea & Perrins, Re Umberto Brand Pure Olive Oil, No ID, "Drink Matay" Pop,
Milk Bottles are Granite Farm, Parks Dairies, "Z" Van Nostrand & Johnson, Pickle Jar?
Back Row - Turpentine Vessel (used to collect pine sap)
Printers Ink Bottle (found in trawling net)​

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Can't forget about "Milk Maid" cream pitcher, I found her whole...got broken over the years.​
 

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River Rat,

Nice collection; thanks for posting.


Ouch :( on the Milk Maid. It happens. :(

have a good un.....
SHERMANVILLE
 

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Good looking collection, I had one collection stolen, & sold another, now am on the third try.


Fossis................
 

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Judie, very nice collection, I love bottles, especially to display but the big downside to bottle collectin, is they take up soooo much room! So, maybe specialize in smaller ones! :)

You do have a nice variety of different types there, I'm sure the display will look nice, of course you will take a photo of it and show us later. ;D

Don
 

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Nice bottles RR,Im with Don they take up a ton of room. Ive been digging and collecting them for many years and have gotten quite particular over time. I try and save only little bitty bottles if they have embossing,any old med as long as it is embossed. I also love old milks but only keep them if they are embossed unless its a cream top. Old inks and poisons are some of the best bottles to keep and they are small so thats an added bonus. Any bottle with a pontil mark in the bottom is a keeper. Thanks for the birthday card and keep safe out there,snakes are getting angry this time of year...Shoot
 

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Judie - Those are great pictures of a beautiful collection. Thank you for posting! I have like six or seven bottles... nothing near as sexy as your collection.
 

Here's the display...

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