Best Bottles Shelf

[DJV]

Thought I'd share a pic of my "favourites" shelf - blob-top quarts, blob-top squats, hutchinsons, gravitating stopper, La Page Anodyne Oil, Merchant's Chemist meds., inks - gotta love the beauty of old glass!

 

[Centsless Detecting]

That's a mighty fine top shelf. Very clean.

 

[pepperj]

It kind of sucks that I don't have one as nice as that one.
Congrats on the beauties-liking that emerald green looking one!
You're so correct on "gotta love the beauty of old glass"

 

[Lenrac2]

Great collection! Thanks for sharing! I love old glass!

 

[fyrffytr1]

I wish mine looked as good. I need to get a tumbler for some of mine.

 

[DJV]

It kind of sucks that I don't have one as nice as that one.
Congrats on the beauties-liking that emerald green looking one!
You're so correct on "gotta love the beauty of old glass"

Yes indeed, the emerald green ones are the Merchant Chemist bottles from Buffalo. Some American bottle glass colours are fantastic - a lot of variety. I found that one 3 hours north from the border - amazing how far products moved in the pioneer era - buggies with wooden treads running over corduroy roads for mile upon mile - makes my kidneys ache just thinking about it!

 

[DJV]

Great collection! Thanks for sharing! I love old glass!

You're welcome!

Anybody like / collect pipes?

 

[DJV]

I wish mine looked as good. I need to get a tumbler for some of mine.

Is it a "sick" glass problem, stubborn stains, rock rash or all of the above?

 

[DJV]

That's a mighty fine top shelf. Very clean.

I have a rep for being a diligent cleaner! Looking to buy a tumbler one day soon to fix some that are beyond my scrubbing abilities.

 

[fyrffytr1]

Is it a "sick" glass problem, stubborn stains, rock rash or all of the above?

Some are like this.

 

[unclemac]

how do you get the INSIDE clean?

 

[DJV]

Some are like this.View attachment 2054431View attachment 2054432

Definitely some 'sickness' there - tumble time!

 

[sandchip]

Thought I'd share a pic of my "favourites" shelf - blob-top quarts, blob-top squats, hutchinsons, gravitating stopper, La Page Anodyne Oil, Merchant's Chemist meds., inks - gotta love the beauty of old glass!

The LaPage is killer. Wouldn't mind seeing some closeups of that one. Very nice pieces in there.

 

[glass half fool]

You certainly have some beautiful examples of "old glass " on your top shelf .I have hundreds of old bottles .But my favorite finds are the blob tops .I always am very happy to find them in good condition Pictured are some of my best ones over the past years Thanks

 

[pepperj]

You certainly have some beautiful examples of "old glass " on your top shelf .I have hundreds of old bottles .But my favorite finds are the blob tops .I always am very happy to find them in good condition Pictured are some of my best ones over the past years Thanks

Top shelf bottles in great condition. Congrats on the recoveries.

 

[detectorcowboy]

How did you get them so clean?
Here is a few I found

 

[DJV]

How did you get them so clean?

I'm fortunate that many of my best finds likely spent a good portion of their hibernation in clean sand, then were exposed, making them quite clean from the outset. For others, it's mostly good ol' fashion elbow grease, a wide assortment of brushes, copper bits for shaking,
Barkeepers Friend" as a mild acid. I also have varying lengths of copper wire with a small, "L-shaped" bend at one end to help get recessed areas clean. This all can take considerable time, but the results are satisfying.

 

[DJV]

how do you get the INSIDE clean?

See post #17...

 

[glass half fool]

I'm fortunate that many of my best finds likely spent a good portion of their hibernation in clean sand, then were exposed, making them quite clean from the outset. For others, it's mostly good ol' fashion elbow grease, a wide assortment of brushes, copper bits for shaking,
Barkeepers Friend" as a mild acid. I also have varying lengths of copper wire with a small, "L-shaped" bend at one end to help get recessed areas clean. This all can take considerable time, but the results are satisfying.

I also use many of the tools (brushes. bent l shaped L wire ,copper bits , sand etc )And I sometimes allow them to sit with cleaning agents such as Simple Green or an orange citrus acid cleaning solution .But in the end it just takes a lot of time and generally a combination of methods to get them really clean Plus I also admit that depending on where you find them some are in a mostly clean condition from the start

 

[PickTime]

Nice collections. The items of such bring a level of intrigue, as to their history as well as that of those who have held them.