Bottle Score!! Tons of pictures

[ynpto804]

Well I didn't dig them but I did find them. I found them under a old house in the city this morning while working(I have permission to remove anything I find) I don't know much about bottle and of coarse the dude in the local shop told me that most of the small ones where only worth about .50 cent each. Well I dont believe him, but I dont know much about them either. So help me out here. I hate to do it but any ideas of value? And in the box was the Good Conduct medal and a 43 steel wheatie.

Thanks for Looking
ynp

 

[allen]

not sure of the prices but there are some
nice looking bottles.
I found a good conduct medal just like that
one several months back.

 

[High Plains Digger]

Under the house finds are the best. None of that nasty scrubbing to get the dirt and rust stains off.

 

[kuger]

the Hostetters bottle is $50+

 

[bottles10]

If you don't have a sleeper in there I cant see I would say 40.00 to 50.00 dollars worth

 

[thrillathahunt]

Hell, I will give you $40 for the lot! Awesome score!

 

[ynpto804]

Well It sounds like not a bad day, plus I couldn't see just leaving them.

 

[prolab69]

Cool, I found that same achievement award last year

 

[riverrunner814]

Great bottle collection Definatly worth more than .50 cents.

 

[Syrena Hunter]

Nice collection. I pays to pay attention...

 

[kuger]

I guess,a couple folks didnt read.....or are being dishonest with ya like the other guy!!!Look it up,those Hostetters go for around $50....I have dug a sold a bunch of em..used to get $100 for em

 

[PikesPeakCharlie]

Not to step on anyones toes ,,,, but here in Colorado the bitters is not worth $50,here they consistently sell for $12 to $25 they are VERY common . Now if it were Green or a very light amber,or yellow,then around at LEAST a couple of hundred $. I can not see all the bottles very well,but it looks like the Bush bottle is your best one. The cobalt LAXOL bottle $ 12 to $25 .Some of the mason jars could be worth $10 or more. As far as the plain bottles go , I don't think he lied to you,50c to a $1.00 is about right. If you find someone to give you more,Please send them my way. I put all my "junk" bottles in a box until it is full then sell for $10 to $15. But all opinions aside ---- WHAT A GREAT CRAWL !!!! Congrats Nothing like looking into a crawlspace and seeing antique bottles staring at you. Also want to apologize if this sounds smartass ,was not my intention. HH

 

[PikesPeakCharlie]

I just noticed a couple of Hutchinson sodas on the left side of your first picture,those could be real good,check into them with some local diggers. HH

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Great score on the bottles ynp!

If you want to know what these are worth, Jgas would be the man to contact on this.

Dave

 

[Roland58]

I think the Busch bottle deserves a little more attention. Did you notice the print below the label stating that it had a registered trademark and should be destroyed when empty? If that was actually the case, there may not be a lot of them around.

 

[ynpto804]

Here are a few photos of the sodas.

 

[gleaner1]

There are a few good ones but nothing extremely rare or valuable that I can make out. Still, it is a nice grouping of finds for sure. Looks like most are of the older bimal type. The common Hostetter's, in such dreadful shape, would nary fetch a couple bucks. Wet shiny mint, maybe twenty bucks nowadays. The common Budweiser branch bottle is a returnable crown top, I have yet to see one free of heavy wear rings around the bottom and shoulder from being returned many times. But yours looks very clean and free of wear, one of the better ones. I would say that averaging all the pieces, $2.00 apiece would be good estimate for the lot, in a wholesale offering.

 

[kuger]

Good info guys....as I said,I just stated what I sold them for....a lot of em,there cant be that many fools!!
To the Op,you first three you have labled as Sodas I beleive were actually beer