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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) bottles from the 1800s, especially those in interesting shapes (e.g. figural bitters), with dire warnings (e.g. medicine or poison bottles) or other interesting embossings. Collectors often seek pontil marks and rare colors, and of course, condition is paramount.
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).
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Interviews & Articles
Bill Lindsey on How To Read a Bottle
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]
Best of the Web (“Hall of Fame”)
Historic Glass Bottle Identification
Bill Lindsey's fantastic bottle identification and information site. Loaded with detailed descriptions and diagrams… [read review or visit site]
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… [read review or visit site]
Bottle Cap Index
Assembled by Gunther Rademacher with the help of several other contributors, this collection of over half a million… [read review or visit site]
Plopsite.de
Norbert Lamping's collection of 600+ ceramic bottle stoppers, Hutter stoppers, swingtops, swivel stoppers, and ligh… [read review or visit site]
Old Spice Collectibles
Lather up with Creighton Fricek's complete chronology of collectible Old Spice shaving products. Start with the bot… [read review or visit site]
Clubs & Associations: Bottles
- Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors
- Little Rhody Bottle Club
- International Perfume Bottle Association
- Midwest Antique Fruit Jar & Bottle Club
- Findlay Antique Bottle Club
Discussion Forums: Bottles
Other Great Reference Sites: Bottles
Top eBay Auctions
Gii-62 Eagle Willington Glass Co Ct. Flask Blue Green Color
Rare Mayo & Alton Florida Fla S/s Coca Cola Coke 1900's Soda Bottle Root Glass
Rare Straight Side Pepsi Cola Bottle - Appalachia, Va Virginia - Rarity 4-5
Indian Rock Ginger Ale Bottle Purple Pepsi Cola Richmond Va Bowling Pin Shape
Rare Center Slug Plate Coca Cola Bottle, Weldon N.c. 1910
Beautiful Green Cone Ink Open Pontil
Yellow Moss Green Antique Umbrella Ink Bottle Open Pontil.
Pinehurst Nc Milk Can - Nc Milk Bottle- Leonard Tufts Name Stamped In
Old Stoddard N.h. Granite Glass Co. Dark Amber Pontil Bottom Horseshoe Bottle
"estes Ink N.y" Pontiled 8-sided -aqua Covill# 117 Super Scarce
Ca.1880-1900 Cobalt Blue Casper Whiskey Bottle Scarce 4 City / Vintage / Rare
Antique Amber Glass Log Cabin St Drakes Bitters Bottle 1862 Patented 1860 
Antique Large Cobalt Blue Poison Bottle Triangle Shape 8 1/4" No Reserve
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Extremely Rare Dr. Deans Thalgetron Open Pontil Medicine Bottle
Light Yellow Olive Antique Umbrella Ink Bottle Open Pontil.
"j & I E M 6 Panel Ink" "lemon" "lime" "color" "rare"
16 Sided 0pen Pontil Ink .olive Green Superb Unclean
Vintage Coca Cola South Boston, Va Bottle 6 Fl Oz Very Rare & Heavy
1835-45 Gii-24 Pontil Double Eagle Louisville Rare Blue Flask Bottle Wow!
Howell & Smith Buffalo Ny Ten Pin Soda Bottle With Pontil
***otto Zwietusch Copper Seltzer Bottle/ Container***
Antique Pontiled Freeeblown Green Chestnut Flask 4 7/8" Tall
Rare Color Umbrella Ink Prussian/peacock Blue ! Antique Bottle
1820's Geometric Three Mold Inkwell ~ Coventry Connecticut Ink Bottle ~ Pontil ~
Antique Amber W.h. Ware Patented 1866 The Fish Bitters Bottle No Reserve
Rare Coventry Utility Bottle With Small Blobby Tapered Lip. Color & Condition !!
Dr/ Fisch's Bitters / W H Ware Pat.d 1866 Fish Bitters Bottle 
Beautiful Gi-91 General Lafayette American Eagle Flask Open Pontil
Vintage Thurmont, Md Milk Bottle Homarway Dairy Quart
Pepsi Cola Bottle
(4) Four 1920's Pepsi Cola Bottle Norfolk Suffolk Exmore Va Virginia & Durham Nc
Vintage Cone Top Soda Can / Pepsi Cola - Pepsi / 3/15-3/25
Super Seedy Crude Utility Bottle, Probably Pitkin Glassworks Wow L@@k Mint Mint
Antique Dark Green Medicine Blob Top Bottle Attic Find 
Mint Double Eagle Half Pint Open Pontil Bright Amber Stoddard Historical Flask A
Ultra Rare~near If Not Perfect~flared Lip~open Pontil~dr. Moridge/bridgeton N.j.
Greer # 1380 Pelletiers Sarsaparilla Hartford Con Open Pontil Medicine Bottle
Excellent C1740+ Spa Water Bottle, Bloomed Neck & Roullettd Stringrim Excellent
South Carolina Dispensary Union Flask # 172
~awesome Ocean Find~virgin Islands~pontiled~yellow /org.~p.herrink Ribbon Seal
Reduced Reserve~no Issues~flared Lip~open Pontil~mccombie's/compound/restorative
Genie Acl Soda Bottle
Rare, Makrauer's Hair / Cure Bottle, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Arctic Soda Works Honolulu T.h. 
Very Early Crude J. Hauel Open Pontiled Medicine Bottle Philadelphia Pa Penn
Super "rare" Threadless Jar - Anchor Mason's Patent. - Packer Press On Cap
Antique Advertising Tiffany & Allen Peterson Nj Stoneware Glaze Beer Bottle 
5 Solid- Old 1800's- Midget Pint Lids For Fruit
Early Master Ink Bottle - Forest Green
Vintage Early 1940's Jose V. Bottegoni Industria Argentina Soda Seltzer Bottle
Rare Bradley Junction Florida Root Coca Cola Fla Soda Bottle 
South Carolina Dispensary Union Flask #175
Large Bunker Hill Pickles Bottle No Reserve 
Antique Dark Green Medicine Bottle Attic Find 
Summer Winter Quart Tree Flask Pontiled Nice!! No Wording 
Antique Solon Palmer Perfume Bottle
H. H. Warner & Co. Tippecanoe Bitters Bottle Amber Pat. Nov. 20 1883 Near Mint
"torah Beverages"-acl-1940-cambridge,mass.-crown Jewel Of Acl's-sodas Soda Pop
Pepsi Cola Bottle
Recent News: Bottles
Source: Google News
St. Drake's Plantation Bitters bottle could fetch $20000-$40000 at American ...
EcommWire (press release), May 21stIt's a great time to be a bottle collector.” A Jenny Lind Glassworks flask, with “S. Huffsey” on the reverse and bearing the image of Ms. Lind (“the Swedish nightingale”), carries a pre-sale estimate of $5,000-$10,000.The open pontil, 10 ¼ inch flask...Read more
Moneague tops REAP
Jamaica Observer, May 21stThe students in the core programme were asked to use creative and imaginative ways to promote conservation in school, as well as tree planting and bottle collection exercises. In all, 2,500 trees were planted and 20,000 plastic bottles collected. "This...Read more
Zions Bank now accepting Smart Women Grant applications
The Idaho Statesman, May 20thUsful Glassworks will be holding a bottle collection drive called Bottles uP! on Sunday, May 26, at its donation center, 5858 West Franklin Road in Boise. Staffers will take donations from noon to 3 p.m. They need spirit and soda pop bottles as well as...Read more
Korkage Wine Bar Relocating to Three Square Grill Space
Portland Monthly, May 20thThe wine bar—which will continue to offer a large Northwest-centric bottle collection and live entertainment at the new location—has gained a loyal following in and out of the Hillsdale community. Now, Boleyn and Johnson hope to leverage that loyalty...Read more
Area Snapshots - The Montana Standard
Montana Standard, May 19thThe Montana Bottle Collectors Association will present its annual bottle, antique and collectibles show Friday, May 31, 4 to 8 p.m., and Saturday, June 1, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Butte Civic Center, 1340 Harrison Ave. Admission is $5 on May 31, which...Read more
15th annual antique bottle show at Appalachian Fairgrounds May 4
Elizabethton Star, May 1stThe State of Franklin Antique Bottle and Collectibles Club will hold its 15th annual Antique Collectibles and Bottle Show and Sale on Saturday, May 4, in the Farm and Home Building at the Appalachian Fairgrounds in Gray. Admission is free during show...Read more
Antique bottles, collectibles association to hold show Saturday
Kingsport Times News, April 28thAntique bottle collectors looking to add a few new items to their collection will find plenty to choose from at the State of Franklin Antique Bottles and Collectibles Association's 15th annual Antique Bottles and Collectibles Show, happening Saturday...Read more
Crowd finds plenty at annual Bottle Collectors' Show
Salisbury Post, April 24thSALISBURY — Buoyed by good weather and other events in Salisbury, the Seventh Annual Bottle Collectors' Show at the Civic Center drew a good-sized crowd last Saturday. “Lots of people don't know what a Bottle Show is until they come,” said Show...Read more