My Other Hobby. *DUW*

For anyone interested, Ive got an Antique Bottle Forum in the getting started stages.

http://antiquebottles.freeforums.org/

I tried getting a shot of the G13 on the bottom, but the glare was too much; I can try again later. Here's the jar itself...

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...es/balljar.jpg

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Originally Posted by worldcupkeeper

You can find them on Ebay, ive never bought from there though. I find most of mine in old dumps and old outhouses:P. Im digging at my grandparents right now, their house is from the late 30's and there is an old dump where to original homeowner would dispose of their stuff. Crazy thing is the original owner was a school teacher, theres LOTS of old whisky bottles down there:rolleyes:.

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Hmmm. Our neighbors have an old burning pit from their trash. The couple is in their 80-90's. Think that may be a decent place to look?

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Originally Posted by Pork Chops N' Corn Bread

Hmmm. Our neighbors have an old burning pit from their trash. The couple is in their 80-90's. Think that may be a decent place to look?

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I would dig around; never know what you'll find.
Old farm junkpiles in the woods are awesome too; that's where I found this Ball.

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Originally Posted by Ginevive

I would dig around; never know what you'll find.
Old farm junkpiles in the woods are awesome too; that's where I found this Ball.

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Thats where it is. In a forest, the burn pit from a farm house

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Originally Posted by Pork Chops N' Corn Bread

Hmmm. Our neighbors have an old burning pit from their trash. The couple is in their 80-90's. Think that may be a decent place to look?

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Yep that would be a great place, if you find shards of glass, it usually means there will be whole bottles somewhere.

My dad used to collect old bottles. He found some nice ones when we ripped up our old front porch. The house was build in the 1920's. I have a collector's bottle of Jim Beam from 1969. It's a ceramic? bottle for the 200th anniversary, 1769-1969, and it has full color printing on the front and back. It's never been opened and it still has the paper seal on the cap. I'll try to take some pictures.

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I tried getting a shot of the G13 on the bottom, but the glare was too much; I can try again later. Here's the jar itself...

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...es/balljar.jpg

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An easy way to get a photo of the bottom is to hold the bottle up to a light so the light comes through the bottom and then take the pic that way.

From the way BALL is spelled it looks like the jar is from 1933-60, but ive never seen a lid like that, very unique. Does the lid say anything on top?

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Originally Posted by worldcupkeeper

An easy way to get a photo of the bottom is to hold the bottle up to a light so the light comes through the bottom and then take the pic that way.

From the way BALL is spelled it looks like the jar is from 1933-60, but ive never seen a lid like that, very unique. Does the lid say anything on top?

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It says "do not freeze" "refrigerate after opening" around the rim on the lid sides. Nothing but a 79 cent price stamp in purple on top.. weird, like someone canned and then sold something in it.. unless the jar was that much?

Here is what I found today, as well as a closeup of the g13 on the Mason jar I posted before :) Anything interesting; one of them looks like a salt shaker! The other one says Acme on front with a shield motif.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ottlesjars.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...vive/accme.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...evive/g133.jpg