Amber Coke bottles cut ?

[NHBandit]

These have me stumped. I can see cutting the neck off a broken bottle and using it as a vase or something of that nature but a local antique shop has several of these highly collectible amber straight side Coke bottles with the necks cleanly sawn off for sale cheap. $10 each.. Any thoughts on why someone would do this ? There are mostly Bristol & Johnson City TN bottles which would be $200-$400 bottles if intact.

 

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[NJKLAGT]

This is for repairs! If someone has the neck only they can buy this body and use some epoxy or whatever to put 'er back together.

 

[Bass]

The tops were likely broken so they were sawed off to keep from getting cut by the sharp edges. Just my opinion

 

[epackage]

The tops were likely broken so they were sawed off to keep from getting cut by the sharp edges. Just my opinion

Exactly....

 

[NHBandit]

Went back today & bought one just because... For $10 bucks it will make a fine pencil holder for my desk. It will look good beside the Jaguar V12 distributor cap I use for pens..

 

[Bass]

By sawing these broken tops off, the bottle still has some value vs being thrown in the recycle bin. I have one I sawed off as well.

 

[NHBandit]

By sawing these broken tops off, the bottle still has some value vs being thrown in the recycle bin. I have one I sawed off as well. View attachment 1402592 View attachment 1402593

Very cool "Christmas" bottle.. What town & state ?

 

[villagenut]

I have a friend who found a few broken local hobbleskirts and had them cut down and rim polished for shot glasses.They are pretty neat but only the bottom/base is the cool spot and nobody sees it unless you're downing a shot.

 

[Bass]

Very cool "Christmas" bottle.. What town & state ?

Ruston,LA

 

[epackage]

Here is my $250-300 pencil holder when whole, luckily I obtained a whole example a year or two later...

 

[Bass]

Nice one Jim. Great bottle

 

[epackage]

Nice one Jim. Great bottle

Thanks, found with other bottles by a local excavator in Paterson, it had an entire thick root in it from the base to the top, took about 4 months of chemical combinations to dissolve it all without hurting the glass...

 

[NJKLAGT]

Whoooaaaa epackage, that is one awesome bottle!

 

[bottlehunterofcoscob]

Thanks, found with other bottles by a local excavator in Paterson, it had an entire thick root in it from the base to the top, took about 4 months of chemical combinations to dissolve it all without hurting the glass...

Whoa that's intense!

 

[Bass]

Thanks, found with other bottles by a local excavator in Paterson, it had an entire thick root in it from the base to the top, took about 4 months of chemical combinations to dissolve it all without hurting the glass...

What did you use? Acid?

 

[epackage]

What did you use? Acid?

I used different root destroyer chemicals and some other stuff I had lying around the house that I knew wouldn't harm glass, it was extremely stubborn...