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What's it Worth?? / Re: Vintage Bottles
« on: September 21, 2013, 01:18:06 PM »
Ok here's the deal with old bottles, very general guidlines
MOST bottles made after about 1910 are worth recycling. If you look on the side, there's a seam. If the seam runs to the top, its machine made. LIKELY little value. Bottles made in a mold and hand blown are much more scarce, as a machine outpaced hand blown by x1000.
Older bottles can range from $3 for a very common, to $50,000 for a super rare histic flask depending on color, rarity, condition, ect. If you have something you think may be good, post a pic at antique-bottles.net or check a pricing guide at a book store/library such as Kovels.
Most people don't know bottle collecting even exists but there are a lot of collectors and a lot of money in it.
MOST bottles made after about 1910 are worth recycling. If you look on the side, there's a seam. If the seam runs to the top, its machine made. LIKELY little value. Bottles made in a mold and hand blown are much more scarce, as a machine outpaced hand blown by x1000.
Older bottles can range from $3 for a very common, to $50,000 for a super rare histic flask depending on color, rarity, condition, ect. If you have something you think may be good, post a pic at antique-bottles.net or check a pricing guide at a book store/library such as Kovels.
Most people don't know bottle collecting even exists but there are a lot of collectors and a lot of money in it.