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Prior to about 1850, most beer was sold only by the barrel, to taverns, for distribution. But independent breweries pioneered individual bottling post Civil War, with the introduction of stamped glass making different brands identifiable. Cork stoppers were used until pressurized caps came along in the 20th Century. And many pre-Prohibition beer bottles were green (aka Aqua glass), in contrast to the later predominant brown, which supposedly keeps out sunlight and preserves freshness.
My mother brought home a bunch of openers back in 1977, and that got me started collecting. I thought it woul… [more]
I’ve been a beer stein collector for about 25 years. About 10 years ago I sold my business, a specialty dat… [more]
My maternal grandfather and uncle got into bottles in about 1965 or ‘66 when I was in high school, and we s… [more]
One of the most common fruit jars ever produced is the lowly Ball jar. Historical figures show that from betw… [more]
In 1978, I found a snuff bottle and didn’t know what it was. It intrigued me, so I bought it. Then I found… [more]
Bill Lindsey's fantastic bottle identification and information site. Loaded with detailed descriptions and diagrams… [read review or visit site]
The guys at the Connecticut Chapter of the Brewery Collectibles Club of America have created a full-on tribute to t… [read review or visit site]
Assembled by Gunther Rademacher with the help of several other contributors, this collection of over half a million… [read review or visit site]
Ed and Mark Runyon's wonderful guide to the antique bottles of Cape May County, New Jersey is a great site for anyo… [read review or visit site]
This site features photos of beer advertising openers from the early 1900s, organized alphabetically by state. But … [read review or visit site]
There's a ton of information here, but as with bottles, you have to dig to find the best stuff. Start with the famo… [read review or visit site]
This great site, from British diggers Darren Gray and Jeremy Kemp, is rich in information about hunting for antique… [read review or visit site]
This pre-1965 collection is organized alphabetically by brand and contains scans of seemingly thousands of beautif… [read review or visit site]
Norbert Lamping's collection of 600+ ceramic bottle stoppers, Hutter stoppers, swingtops, swivel stoppers, and ligh… [read review or visit site]
Though partially restricted to members-only, this site has a huge amount of free, publicly available and incredibly… [read review or visit site]
Lather up with Creighton Friceks complete chronology of collectible Old Spice shaving products. Start with the bott… [read review or visit site]
A quick tour of pre-Prohibition bock beer label designs with nice, high resolution scans. Do the whole slide show o… [read review or visit site]
An interesting site dedicated to Trappist beers and the history of the development of beer brewed by Trappist Bened… [read review or visit site]
This site features a fascinating variety of over 1000 beer bottle labels from around the world. Though focused main… [read review or visit site]
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