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RustyRelics

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Here are the bottles I came out with yesterday.

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O. P. Klee soda bottle, Dayton Ohio.


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Sher-A-Cola, Lexington Kentucky. I heard these were rare.



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Crystal Bottling Company, Lexington Kentucky.



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S. H. Frederick beer bottle, Braddock Pennsylvania.



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Anheuser - Busch beer, St. Louis Missouri.



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Beer or bitters bottle. This is the one that I was crushing with my hand. :)




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Dr. J. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.


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Blue Lick Mineral Water bottle. It looks like a regular wine bottle, but this was actually the style used by the company in the 1880s-1890s. It had a paper label once.
 

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Nice selection of bottles you picked up....now wheres that confederate bill you were talking about...:laughing7::laughing7::laughing7:
 

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During my morning walk there were tons of people along the water near the lake...turns out it was the annual dragon boat races going on.

 

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Nice selection of bottles you picked up....now wheres that confederate bill you were talking about...:laughing7::laughing7::laughing7:

You know dagburn well where it is, lol!

I did find an image of the one I had found, before surrendering it to that girl however.

23338270_1.jpg Mine..er, well, not mine, was 1864 issue.
 

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I did find an image of the one I had found, before surrendering it to that girl however.

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... was 1864 issue.
In the 1950's there was a company that printed Confederate currency as "play money"($1, $5 $10 $20 & $100) that was sold in 5 & 10 stores, and Cheerios cereal put them in their boxes (1953?) as a prize- I still have the $100 bill from then.
On the back, bottom left was the word "facsmile" stating it was a copy.
The bill you posted was a part of that 5 & 10 Package that sold for $0.75
These facsimile Confederate bills were made by the WHITMAN PUBLISHING CO, that also printed coin folders and childrens Golden Books.
I was at an antique mall, where a vendor was selling these as the real deal for a high price, and he was very upset when I pointed out the "facesmile" on the back.

Uncle Daveys in Jacksonville Florida has a large selection of Confederate bills as well as other items from the War of Northern Aggression.
http://www.uncledaveys.com
 

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In the 1950's there was a company that printed Confederate currency as "play money"($1, $5 $10 $20 & $100) that was sold in 5 & 10 stores, and Cherrios cereal put them in their boxes (1953?) as a prize- I still have the $100 bill from then.
On the back, bottom left was the word "facesmile" stating it was a copy.
The bill you posted was a part of that 5 & 10 Package that sold for $0.75
I was at an antique mall, where a vendor was selling these as the real deal for a high price, and he was very upset when I pointed out the "facesmile" on the back.

Uncle Daveys in Jacksonville Florida has a large selection of Confederate bills as well as other items from the War of Northern Aggression.
Uncle Davey's Americana Civil War Antique Store in Jacksonville, Florida

VERY good eye! I inspected that bill, and I did not see that facemile stamp on it. I might have missed it. Thank you for your advice by all means though. I'll keep my eye out for that in the future.
 

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Here is my bottle shelf now. Due to high prices, I have spent a little more than I should of. BUT with the blessing of American Capitalism, I have about 30 or so bottles I have in the "for sale pile" along with some other antique odds and ends. I think i'll become a charter member, and sell some stuff on here.
 

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Hey Tom, I knapped this as an experiment. It came from a Bud Light bottle I found on the side of the road. I know you like notched stuff, so I'll try a notched version when I can.
 

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I am heading up to Yankee land, in Pennsylvania tomorrow. I plan on trying to stay out of trouble, introduce some Northern Girls to Southern charm (called Southern Stupidity by Northern Folk), and maybe find a few artifacts along the way.

I did have one thought though. Remember the last time some Southerners went to Pennsylvania?

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Yeah, from what I remember, it didn't end well.
 

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