November 23, 2008
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.
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]
“The Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors is a non-profit organization for collectors of historical bot… [more]
Bill Lindsey's fantastic bottle identification and information site. Loaded with detailed descriptions and diagrams… [more]
Ed and Mark Runyon's wonderful guide to the antique bottles of Cape May County, New Jersey is a great site for anyo… [more]
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]
This great site, from British diggers Darren Gray and Jeremy Kemp, is rich in information about hunting for antique… [more]
Assembled by Gunther Rademacher with the help of several other contributors, this collection of over half a million… [more]
Norbert Lamping's collection of 600+ ceramic bottle stoppers, Hutter stoppers, swingtops, swivel stoppers, and ligh… [more]
Lather up with Creighton Friceks complete chronology of collectible Old Spice shaving products. Start with the bott… [more]
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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 ...
1/2 Pint Milk Bottle (versailles,ohio)$300.00 Ends Thursday 1 bid
Vintage Roanoke Va Garst Bros Dairy Bottles Silhouette Buy it Now$102.50 Ends in 15 hours 7 bids
Indian Line Farm Milk Bottle Ponkapoag Mass. W. Picture$82.00 Ends in 12 hours 5 bids
Vintage Pint Milk Bottle Sheppard Pyro York Pa Red Lion$79.99 Ends Tuesday 2 bids
Tspq Milk Bottle Yasgur Farms Dairy Bethel Ny Woodstock$76.50 Ends in 14 hours 6 bids
Cop The Cream "milk Bottle" He Ideal Dairies Company$62.50 Ends in 11 hours 26 bids
Quart Milk Festus, Mo Home Dairy Phone 381 Wash & Ret$61.65 Ends in 13 hours 8 bids
R K Emenheiser One Gill Milk Bottle York Pa Red Lion$56.99 Ends Monday 3 bids
Milk Glass Flaccus Bros Steers Head Pint Fruit Jar$56.00 Ends Tuesday 3 bids
Irwins Dairy Laurens Sc South Carolina Milk Bottle$56.00 Ends Tuesday 5 bids
Vintage Qt Milk Bottle Eater Bros York Pa Red Lion$55.99 Ends in 14 hours 2 bids
Old Pillsbury Pancake Flour 1qt Advertising Milk Bottle$52.99 Ends Monday 13 bids
Extremely Rare "the Milk Protector" 1880s Not Repro !!!$51.00 Ends in 13 hours 4 bids
Cop The Cream Baby Face Milk Bottle Silver Hill Dairy$50.99 Ends in 11 hours 15 bids
Nc North Carolina Biltmore Farms Dairy Milk Bottle$50.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Sspq Milk Bottle Cornell University Ithaca Ny Very Rare$50.00 Ends in 14 hours 6 bids
Unlisted Variant Round Two Color Mich Milk Bottle Quart$49.99 Ends in 5 hours 1 bid
Galliker Acl Gal.milk Jug Bottle W/handle Johnstown,pa.$49.99 Ends in 15 hours 1 bid
Vintage Geo. Bolte Half Pint Milk Bottle Clinton, Iowa$49.95 Ends in 14 hours 1 bid
Vintage Quart Milk Bottle J Wire Dairy York Pa Red Lion$48.90 Ends in 13 hours 4 bids
Qrt Mlk Btl. - Pollock's Dairy- Erie, Pa$48.50 Ends Tuesday 11 bids
Cherry Lane Dairy Chambersburg, Pa. Milk Bottle$46.23 Ends Monday 6 bids
Vintage Aluminum Milk 10 Bottle Carrier Wood Handle$40.00 Ends Monday 1 bid
Sussex Creamery Millsboro Del Delaware Pint Milk Bottle$40.00 Ends Monday 1 bid
Trpq Milk Bottle Gillett Ayrshire Dairy Hammondsport Ny$39.79 Ends Monday 3 bids
Wwii Anderson Milk Bottle W Pilot & Plane Ch$39.78 Ends Monday 6 bids
South Kent Conn Milk Bottle Ct Newtown Daiiry Cream Top$36.50 Ends Tuesday 7 bids
H.h.hiers Camden Nj Antique Pint Milk Bottle$35.15 Ends in 4 hours 5 bids
Milk Bottle-ingleside Dairy Catasauqua,pa Pyro Qt Farm$35.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
Rare! 1946 U.s. Naval Discp. Bks. Farm Qt Milk Bottle$34.33 Ends Monday 2 bids
1 Qt Milk Bottle Holland Farms Piersma Bros Oriskany Ny$34.00 Ends in 14 hours 2 bids
Treq Milk Bottle Pb Arnold Feeding Hills Agawam Mass.$31.55 Ends in 11 hours 4 bids
Wikel Dairy Milk Bottle Huron Vermilion Oh$31.00 Ends Monday 6 bids
Rehoboth Beach De Delaware Glass Dairy Creamer Bottle$31.00 Ends Monday 2 bids
Cranson's Dairy Milk Bottle (2 Color) War Bonds$30.99 Ends Tuesday 2 bids
Vliet's Dairy Milk Bottle Springtown Nj Embossed$30.09 Ends Monday 3 bids
Sanitary’s Dairy Cream-top Milk Bottle Warren, Oh Ohio$30.03 Ends Thursday 3 bids
Chas. Magers Milk Bottle, Traer, Kansas, Decatur County$29.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Rare A Wagner Milk Bottle York Hanover Pa Collection$29.99 Ends in 11 hours 5 bids
Antique Milk Glass Barber Bottle Pair$29.95 Ends in 13 hours 1 bid
Vintage Dairy Creamer Paducah, Ky. Sunshine Dairy Wow$29.56 Ends in 9 hours 3 bids
Zeigler Illinois Dairy 1 Qt. Milk Bottle Nice$29.50 Ends Friday 1 bid
Vintage Dairy Creamer Gnagey's Dairy Meyersdale, Pa.$28.99 Ends in 9 hours 3 bids
1948 Windber Pa Fairview Dairy Milk Gallon Jug Bottle$28.77 Ends Wednesday 7 bids
Rd Emb Qt Antlope Dairy Red Bluff California Ca $26.66 Ends Monday 3 bids
J.durrant Dairy Mt Airy Pa Antique Pint Milk Bottle$26.51 Ends Monday 4 bids
City Dairy J J Oden Waynesboro Pa Milk Bottle Pint Emb$26.50 Ends in 12 hours 4 bids
Clenallen Dairy Hanock, Md. Milk Bottle$26.00 Ends Monday 2 bids
Vintage Milk Bottles With Old Metal Carrier$26.00 Ends in 16 hours 4 bids
Rare Trpp Muncy Pa K.o. Searfoss Pint Pyro Milk Bottle$25.54 Ends Tuesday 2 bids
Frazier's Dairy, Frankfort In. Collectables/ Must See!$25.49 Ends in 7 hours 5 bids
Blueridge Creamery Luray, Va. Milk Bottle$25.49 Ends Monday 2 bids
Vintage Cream Top Eveleth Minn. 1 Qt. Glass Milk Bottle$25.00 Ends in 10 hours 4 bids
Treq Milk Bottle, Lunt's Dairy, Duncan, Arizona $25.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Milk Bottle-mapledale Dairy Phillipsburg,n.j. Qt Pyro$25.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid
Clark Lewiston Ny Niagara County Quart Milk Bottle$24.99 Ends Thursday 2 bids
Rc Miller Pint Milk Bottle Springville Ny Mint$24.99 Ends in 13 hours 1 bid
1960 Stiller's Dari-marts Gallon W/ Bail Milk Bottle$24.99 Ends Monday 1 bid
Woebkenberg Cincinnati Ohio Milk Bottle$24.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
