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  1. #1
    us
    Jun 2011
    Rochester, Minnesota
    Garret Ace 250
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    Metal Detecting

    bottle id/value

    i got these bottles at a flea market last weekend, and i know what the all are, but do any of them have value beyond the $2-$3 i paid for them?
    The first bottle is embossed CITRATE MAGNESIA, has an applied finish, and is a cup bottom mold.
    the next bottle is embossed "PROPERTY OF MILLER BREWING CO MILWAUKEE" on the front and "THIS BOTTLE IS NEVER SOLD" on the back, and "A B Co" on the bottom. it has a tooled finish and it is either a key mold or post bottom mold. i cant tell. ill let you decide.
    the next bottle is embossed "Orange Crush 7 FL OZ" on the front and "PAT'D JULY 20, 1920 ORANGE-CRUSH CO BOTTLE. it is machine made and has the owens illinois mark on the bottom with a 9 on the left and a 7 on the right. so 1937, right?
    and the last bottle has no embossing, an applied finish, and is a round bottom bottle.
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    C'mon, coin. C'mon coin! dang, popta... wait. Is that, YESSSSSS SILVER!!!

  2. #2
    us
    Mar 2010
    Historic Saratoga CA
    250

    Re: bottle id/value

    You've already answered all of the easy questions - and yes, A.B. Co liked using post molds for some reason.

    The hard question is value - and there is no solid answer - except of course when you've made a sale and the money is in your hand! Right now they are worth $2-$3 because that's what you were willing to pay for them. On eBay you might do better - or worse!

    I personally like the Citrate of Magnesia - especially with the wire bale still attached! I wouldn't sell it for less than $20 if it was in my collection - but then I'm not offerring to buy it for that either.......

 

 

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