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About Antique Milk Bottles

The milkman may be long gone, but glass milk bottles are still used in some places, and are loved by collectors, who often fill them with white sand (or a similar substance) and have them re-capped. Prior to the 1930s milk bottles were generally embossed. After that, dairies or distributors used a glaze or applied label to identify their brands.


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An Interview With Antique Bottle Collector Bill Lindsey

An Interview With Antique Bottle Collector Bill Lindsey

My maternal grandfather and uncle got into bottles in about 1965 or ‘66 when I was in high school, and we s…  [more]

Guest Column: Collecting Antique Ball Jars

Guest Column: Collecting Antique Ball Jars

One of the most common fruit jars ever produced is the lowly Ball jar. Historical figures show that from betw…  [more]



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Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors

Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors

“The Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors is a non-profit organization for collectors of historical bot…  [more]





Top Websites (“Hall of Fame”)

Historic Glass Bottle Identification

Historic Glass Bottle Identification

Bill Lindsey's fantastic bottle identification and information site. Loaded with detailed descriptions and diagrams…  [more]

Cape May County Bottle Collectors

Cape May County Bottle Collectors

Ed and Mark Runyon's wonderful guide to the antique bottles of Cape May County, New Jersey is a great site for anyo…  [more]

Antique Bottle Collector's Haven

Antique Bottle Collector's Haven

There's a ton of information here, but as with bottles, you have to dig to find the best stuff. Start with the famo…  [more]

Diggersdiary.co.uk

Diggersdiary.co.uk

This great site, from British diggers Darren Gray and Jeremy Kemp, is rich in information about hunting for antique…  [more]

Bottle Cap Index

Bottle Cap Index

Assembled by Gunther Rademacher with the help of several other contributors, this collection of over half a million…  [more]

Plopsite.de

Plopsite.de

Norbert Lamping's collection of 600+ ceramic bottle stoppers, Hutter stoppers, swingtops, swivel stoppers, and ligh…  [more]

Old Spice Collectibles

Old Spice Collectibles

Lather up with Creighton Friceks complete chronology of collectible Old Spice shaving products. Start with the bott…  [more]


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Recent News: Milk Bottles

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At home with chef Tyler Florence

San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Nov 18, 2008
By mixing modern with vintage and antique, the house has "a collected look, rather than a purchased look." The Mill Valley abode is a far cry from his ...

Nest Egg Auctions LLC

Antiques and Arts Weekly, CT - Nov 21, 2008
... posters, German Patches & Arm Band, Jewelers Tools & Books, Vintage Buttons, Milk Bottles, Ball and Mason Canning Jars, American Girl Doll & Clothes, ...

ANTIQUE DOUBLE ESTATES AUCTION

Maine Antique Digest, ME - Nov 12, 2008
... Staff. c/saucers, Set mod. china, Stemware, Daisy & button cov. butter dish, Millefiori blown glass vase, Silver overlay glass, 10 sm. milk bottles inc. ...

Barbara's Unique Antique Boutique

Antiques and the Arts Online, CT - Nov 1, 2008
OLD TIN LITHO GAS OIL FOODS ADVERTISING SIGN COLL; 1800s white cedar canoe display; cherry jewelry armoire; vintage embellished hair combs; scarves; ...

Gallery at Knotty Pine

Antiques and Arts Weekly, CT - Nov 6, 2008
NOVEMBER ESTATE AUCTIONS THURSDAY, NOV 6th @ 6 PM: We will be offering 400+ lots of antiques, smalls and accessories from a longtime southern antique dealer ...

Mill House opens after years of hard working

MIllbrook Voice Ledger, NY - Nov 7, 2008
Arlington student and Eagle Scout Thomas Donaldson worked to build a cabinet from scratch and antique it for the museum. The project took over 100 hours, ...

Passion for collecting not bottled up at all

The Chronicle Journal, Canada - Nov 9, 2008
He has even co-authored a book on the subject, “Milk Bottles and Dairies of Thunder Bay and Area, 1906-2003.” In the works is a similar tome about the pop ...

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