I love collecting antique bottles and I love history. I found that one of my favorite parts about bringing home a new bottle was finding out the story: who made it, what kinds of things were going on at the time, what is actually in the bottle? I love searching through ancestry records and newspapers to find out about our person. Usually there are some interesting twists and turns in the story, and thats my favorite part. We have seen some VERY interesting ways people have died, we've seen some really happy stories, and some really sad ones. But I think thats what we cling to. They were people, and had problems that we have today. We can relate to them on a more personal level. My hope by making this channel, is that when you pick up a bottle, (whether you dig for them or buy them), you can come here and learn the story, and then that bottle you are holding becomes a little piece of history, and maybe it means a little more to you than just holding a bottle. Happy Hunting!
I bought a “Drink Dr. Browns Sarsaparilla relieves fatigue” mirror. Yesterday. Looked all over the interwebs. THANK YOU for your research. Maybe one day I’ll find a bottle to go with it. 😁
Every baby-boomer fron the NYC area knows that "Beverages by Hoffman" were the sponsors of the Joe Franklin Show ("Down Memory Lane") for many years. I remember them promoting their home delivery service, which was not available where I lived.
Thanks for posting this video. Your videos are always so interesting and enjoyable to watch. I would love to see you do a video on Orangette Lemonette soda. I have always wondered why the bottles had both names on it. I would like to see Grapette soda as well. Thanks so much!
I actually used to have the set: grapette, lemonette, and orangette, and i sold them before i started this channel. Hm.. Ill throw them on the "to-do"list.
I recently unexpectedly found an antique Polio vaccine vial bottle with original box. Still sealed in mint condition. So difficult finding a value. I put it up on Ebay a few days ago. I guess we will see what happens.😀
Hi! My husband metal detects and found a really cool green Ennis Bros bottle which, when googling, brought us here! Thanks for the informational video. Sadly, no date on our bottle. Hoping to find more information on these!
I have 2 of the amber ones you have and 1 clear version of it,I loved learning about the history of my finds,I currently have 150 bottles from 2 days of digging and I still have more out in my dig site,definitely has become my number 1 hobby
i have an ebay shop yes. the link is posted here somewhere on the channel. I have had so much on my plate lately, but i will get back on ebay and add more bottles. Theres a few up there now though. Keep looking in the next few weeks for new additions. :)
That's an interesting story. You have done a great job. Thank you. Recently I received a bunch of old bottles including a Wampole recovered from various old construction sites around Vancouver BC.
I Have Been A Collector for almost 60 years.....did a little digging at some awesome spots..I Dug at Jacksonville when they CRUSHED the GATOR BOWL the 1900 Dump was Under The Rubble, I Got an Invite to Join the Dig with a Buddy that was in The Jacksonville Bottle Club...I Really Enjoyed our Time We had A Month with a Machine operator digging us holes to pick. I just came across your channel and I'm A NEW SUB ...I Like How You Do This.....Great Job, back in the early 90 I was hired to help run the radio station ROCK 104 WRUF-FM @ University Of FLORIDA Gainesville to teach GRAD Students Journalism & Communications.....So My Compliments on Your Format, and Information...Great Research ....Keep Up The Great Job. A+
Pretty interesting, thanks for sharing! That checkerboard pattern was also used for a Peru Illinois Star Union Bottling Works art deco 20's/30's soda. I imagine there would be other different bottles but that Utica is now the only one I've seen. I'll have to dig out one of the Peru bottles and compare the base markings.
Found a fully embossed bottle under my house. I knew it was early because it didn't have "It's Good" yet and found the patent date decoded on antique bottles .net- 1935-1942 style! Interesting background video!
@BottleMininganAntiques yeah it is a cool bottle. I am proud to own it. She said it's a rare one too. Score! I am the on who gave her the pictures of my bottle.
