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Antique 19th and early 20th century bottles have long attracted collectors, due to their beautiful shapes and colors, historical interest, and availability to anyone willing to do some sleuthing and some digging.
The rarest and most prized bottles include mouth-blown (as opposed to machine made) bottle...
There are in fact dozens of categories of collectible bottles, including milk bottles, soda bottles, beer bottles, flasks, ink bottles, perfume bottles, fruit (Mason) jars and Ball jars, liquor bottles, snuff bottles... the list goes on.
Many collectors also focus on specific brands or regions (e.g. the West), or bottles that were used in certain venues (e.g. pharmacy).
Sparklets Bottle 
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My maternal grandfather and uncle got into bottles in about 1965 or ‘66 when I was in high school, and we started digging. My uncl… [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 some books about snuff … [more]
Bill Lindsey's fantastic bottle identification and information site. Loaded with detailed descriptions and diagrams… [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]
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]
Assembled by Gunther Rademacher with the help of several other contributors, this collection of over half a million… [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]
Lather up with Creighton Fricek's complete chronology of collectible Old Spice shaving products. Start with the bot… [read review or visit site]
E. Anheuser Large Gallon Picnic Bottle 
Escambia Pepsi Cola Hutchinson Bottle
Early Mason Jar Nov 30 Th 1858 D 173 Amber Logo
Escambia Pepsi Cola Bottling Pensacola Florida Hutchinson Soda
Exceptional Gix-43 J R & Son Scroll Flask,blue Green,op,nr
Warner's Safe Cure Bottle Animal Cure Brown London, Toronto, Rochester
Extremely Rare Emanuels Southern Antidote Medicine Bottle Vicksburg Miss Bottle
1938 Big Chief 7oz Indian Acl Soda Bottle Eugene Oregon Grade Nice Solid 9 Of 10
Extremely Rare Very Very Old Fitzgerald Bourbon Whiskey Bottle **never Opened**
Standard Brewery Castlemaine Beer Bottle Rare Australiana 
Rare Pepsi:cola Hutch, Escambia Bottling Co. Pensacola, Florida Lots Of Bubbles
Rare Canadian Paneled Amber Pansy Qt. 
*rare* Treasure State Billings Montana Acl Painted Label Soda Bottle
Super Montana Whiskey Flask Bottle
Superb Condition Montana Coffin Flask Whiskey Bottle
Killer Dr Townsends With Ex. Rare Medicine Top.
Scarce **mineral Bottling Co ** Stoneware Ginger Beer Bottle !!
Sharp Gi-31 Washington-jackson Historical Flask,op,nr
Straight Sided Coke Glass 1900-1904
Antique Glass Target Ball Embossed Sophienhutte In Ilmenau Thur
Pappy Van Winkle 23 Year Old Family Reserve Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey 750 Ml 
Warner's Safe Cure Bottle Pressburg 
Rare "vintage" Very Old Fitzgerald Bourbon Full Bottle 4/5 Quart W/box Set
James Mason Umbrella Ink Pontil Aqua Really Crude
Old Fitzgerald Whiskey
Early Mason ? Jar Nov 26 1858 Preserves Aqua
Antique 19th Century Green Townsend's Sarsaparilla Iron Pontil Bottle Medicine 
Gibb's Bone Liniment Open Pontil
Rare Dr. Townsend's Sarsaparilla - Albany Pontil
Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year Family Reserve Bourbon Whiskey Collectible Bottle
1960s Green Chartreuse Liquor Sealed Unopened In Original Box Sealed--very Rare
Very Old Fitzgerald Whiskey (1952 To 1960) With Original Box And Hang Tag
Treq Amber Milk Bottle Polk's Best Indianapolis, Ind.
Rare Patent Medicine - Swain's Panacea Philadelphia
Pappy Van Winkle's Winkles 20 Years Family Reserve Bourbon W/ Red Bag
Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve 15 Year Collectible Bottle Unopened
Antique Open Pontil Pre-civil War Era Cornicopia & Urn Flask
Barrell Bitters "old Sachem Bitters And Wigwam Tonic" Light Amber Nm
Rare Tip Top Bitters Bottle. From Carlyn Ring Collection. Perfect. Great Color
Very Rare And Early Release - 1979 Booker's - Straight Bourbon Whiskey
1/2 Pint Flask / Pontil
Napa Soda/haas Bro's /natural /mineral Water Cobalt Blob Top Bottle 1873-1877
Usa Hospital Dept. Wide Mouth - 4 Piece Mold Bottle -early Crude & Mint Roll Lip
Old Weller Bottle, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 1970, No. F-4906 4/5ths
Deep (chocolate) Amber Pineaple Bitters Figural, Mint Condition!
Butler's Cone Ink, Aqua, Pontil, Embossed, Nice One
South Carolina Dispensary Bottle Quart Cylinder Tree
Rare Hard To Find Cincinnati B. Lager Beer Company W/rooster Dark Aqua
Trpq 1940's Shively Chambersburg Pennsylvania Quart Pa. Dairy Milk Bottle 2color
South Carolina Dispensary Bottle Half Pint Union Flask
Woodford Reserve Bottle Kentucky Derby 129, May 3, 2003, 1 Liter Collector 90.4p
Very Old Fitzgerald Limited Edition Paper Label Original Box 1959 Sealed Whiskey
Rare Tin Canning Jar R.arthur Self Sealing Airtight Preserving Vessel Jan 2 1858
Rare Large & Ornate Gothic Pickle Bottle With Lattice & Star Decoration Nr
Vintage 1800's Outstanding Quality Amber Stoddard Nh Double Eagle Pint Flask
Cobalt Blue Pontiled Soda "aerated Soda Water E.k.b. 1850s
Aqua Cathedral Pickle Jar, 11 Inches, In Mint Condition, Open Pontil
Blow-pipe Open Pontil Ball's Stomachic Bitters Perfect !
South Carolina Dispensary Bottle Pint Tree
Jameson Rarest Vintage Reserve Irish Whiskey 2009 750ml
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A technical guide to the collection of plastic bottles has been issued by the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) to help local authorities launch plastic bottle recycling or to boost collection rates. A number of key findings have been set out...Read more
By Han Bingbin (China Daily) Perfume bottle collector Cui Shaosong repeatedly apologizes for the state of his apartment, saying it's not suitable for visitors. The dwelling, which is less than 40 square meters, is filled with fragrances and crammed...Read more
By Dinny McMahon Two weeks before China's first auction dedicated to aged Maotai, China's most famous baijiu or white spirit, auctioneer Liu Xiaowei set the price of a 1982 vintage bottle at 10000 to 20000 yuan (roughly $1600 to $3200). Why 1982?...Read more
He has a bottle collection that includes a one-of-a-kind soda pop bottle that many are interested in. He has a collection of Pere Marquette Railroad table service items, again something many are interested in. Then there's the clay pipes found over the...Read more
The New Jersey Antique Bottle Club is a non-profit organization that promotes the history of bottles and glass. New Jersey has a strong history in the production of glass dating back to the 1700s and the society is especially interested in documenting...Read more
By LES STEWART John Eisenhauer holds one of the more unusual items in his milk bottle collection, a 10-quart bottle from a Philadelphia-area dairy. (Les Stewart / Lebanon Daily News) John Eisenhauer could teach a history class about Lebanon County's...Read more
The late John English had a passion for antique bottles, and his collection has been donated in his memory to the Ramona Pioneer Historical Society and the Guy B. Woodward Museum. A total of 120 bottles are on display for viewing by the public in the...Read more
Bill Mitchell and Mike Seeliger show their collection of historical glass at the 43rd annual Suncoast Antique Bottle Show at the Manatee Civic Center in Palmetto. The allure of brightly colored bottles and antiques drew a crowd interested in viewing...Read more
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