Very nice job on the shelving unit, Doc.
Very nice job on the shelving unit, Doc.
"YOU CAN'T STAY YOUNG FOREVER, BUT YOU CAN BE IMMATURE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!"
WELL, AFTER BEING AROUND PEOPLE THE ENTIRE PAST WEEK....I DECIDED THAT YESTERDAY (SATURDAY), I WAS GONNA HAVE A SOLO...JUST ME....BY MYSELF KIND OF AFTERNOON. SO I SLIPPED AWAY ON MY BICYCLE AND TOOK A SHORT RIDE OVER TO MY LAST AND MOST RECENT DIGGING SPOT. I HAD TO WEED THE HOLE THAT I HAVEN'T TOUCHED SINCE LATE JULY. I WAS THERE FROM 5-6:30PM AND CAME HOME WITH THIS SMALL COLLECTION....
THEN, THIS COOL MORNING WHILE THE HOLE WAS STILL SHADOWED BY THE TREES, I TOOK ANOTHER RIDE OVER AND STAYED FOR ALMOST 2 HOURS BRINGING BACK ANOTHER
BUNCH OF BOTTLES, SOME NEW TO MY COLLECTION....
AFTER SOAKING THEM AND CLEANING THEM OUT, HERE ARE ALL BUT 3 OF THEM....
UNFORT IN THE DIGGING/LOOKING PROCESS I DID FIND A FEW BROKEN BOTTLES THAT WOULD'VE REALLY MADE MY DAY!
THIS "TRACY" BOTTLE IS A SMALLER VERSION OF ONE I POSTED A FEW MONTHS AGO....
"YOU CAN'T STAY YOUNG FOREVER, BUT YOU CAN BE IMMATURE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!"
LAST TUESDAY, MY BUDDY, HIS SONS AND I WERE OUT HITTIN' SOME ANTIQUE SHOPPES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF L.I. THE FIRST PLACE WAS CLOSED, THE 2ND PLACE HAD BOTTLES....NOTHING TO UNUSUAL BUT RATHER PRICEY. THE THIRD PLACE WAS THE CHARM (3RD TIME LUCKY).
I PICKED 2 BOTTLES FROM A SMALL SHELF INSIDE THE DOOR ASKED TO PUT THEM ASIDE WHILE I LOOKED AROUND. THE WOMAN SAID SHE HAD A BUNCH OF BOTTLES IN THE BASEMENT IN A BIN WHICH HADN'T BEEN CLEANED OR SORTED TO ANY EXTENT. SHE TOOK ME DOWN THERE AND SHOWED ME THE BIN WHICH WAS OVERFLOWING WITH DIRTY OLD BOTTLES. I STARTED PICKING THRU PUTTING STUFF I WANTED IN ONE PLACE AND THE THROW BACKS IN ANOTHER. MY BUDDY EVENTUALLY CAUGHT UP WITH ME AND MY EXCITEMENT AND WAS HELPING ME WADE THRU THE BIN (HE COLLECTS BOTTLES TOO, BUT PREFERS NOT TO PAY FOR THEM)
AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES, I HAD SELECTED ABOUT 38 BOTTLES. I WENT BACK UPSTAIRS AND TOLD THE WOMAN HOW MANY I HAD. I ALSO MENTIONED THAT IF IT WERE MORE THAN 46 DOLLARS I'D HAVE TO COME BACK THE NEXT DAY OR BORROW SOME CASH FROM MY BUDDY. SHE DIDN'T EVEN LOOK AT THE BOTTLES OR COUNT THEM. SHE GAVE ME A BOX AND SAID "HOW ABOUT $2 A BOTTLE?" I TOLD HER "THAT'S MORE THAN FAIR...I MEAN THESE 40 BOTTLES WERE ALL NEW TO MY OLD BOTTLE INVENTORY, SO I FELT I WAS IN A GOOD POSITION TO PAY, LOAD UP AND GTFO! LOL!
I GOT A NICE SELECTION OF LARGE, MED AND SMALL MOST ALL EMBOSSED....
DARK AMBER NY AREA BREWS!
"YOU CAN'T STAY YOUNG FOREVER, BUT YOU CAN BE IMMATURE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!"
THE REST.....
ACTUALLY FOUND 3 ABRAHAM & STRAUS BROOKLYN NY BOTTLES. GAVE ONE TO MY BUDDY FOR THE LOAN
$80 LIGHTER IN THE POCKET, I WAS QUITE THE HAPPY CAMPER DROVE HOME WITH A BIG SMILE ON MY FACE!
"YOU CAN'T STAY YOUNG FOREVER, BUT YOU CAN BE IMMATURE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!"
Are there any real value to any of these?
TO THE AVERAGE PERSON...NOT MUCH. BUT TO A COLLECTOR IN A CERTAIN HOMETOWN OR STATE, NUMBER$ CAN SOMETIMES FLY HIGH.
FOR EXAMPLE I PAID $3 FOR THE PASSAIC BOTTLE IN PIC BELOW, AND SOMEBODY ON THE BOTTLE FORUMS FROM JERSEY OFFERED ME $20 FOR IT.
(PICKED THESE UP FROM A LOCAL B&B ABOUT 3 MILES FROM MY HOUSE IN LAUREL)
"YOU CAN'T STAY YOUNG FOREVER, BUT YOU CAN BE IMMATURE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!"
DOC SCORES AGAIN!
THIS TIME WITH A BGLI MEMBER!
THIS DEAL WAS IN THE WORKS FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS AND ON LABOR DAY I VISITED WITH TONY (ONEFREEDUDE) AT KINGS PARK.
I WAS EXCITED TO OBTAIN TONY'S COLLECTION BECAUSE IT HAD SEVERAL OLDER BOTTLES AND ONES NOT ALREADY IN MY OWN
COLLECTION. HE GAVE ME A REASONABLE PRICE ON THE BATCH AND WE WERE BOTH HAPPY.
HERE IS A RUN DOWN OF THE OLDER, MUCH COOLER BOTTLES IN THE BUNCH...
I THOUGHT THIS ONE WAS COOL BECAUSE IT'S FROM BERLIN, GERMANY AND HAS A COOL SHAPE:
WHILE WELZ & ZERWECK BEER BOTTLES ARE SOMEWHAT COMMON, I THOUGHT THESE HAD UNUSUAL ILLUSTRATION MARKINGS ON THEM:
A NICE SELECTION OF DAIRY PINTS AND 1/2 PINTS:
(1930'S-1950'S)
A STONY BROOK DAIRY QUART, A TORPEDO AND SOME MEDS:
SOME NY AREA AND L.I. LOCAL (SAG HARBOR ON THE RIGHT!):
SOME AMBER MEDICINE AND ELIXER BOTTLES:
SOME AMBER MEDICINE/ELIXER SMALLS:
AND SEVERAL FUN BOTTLES THAT ARE NOT TOO OLD, PROBABLY FROM THE 70'S AND 80'S:
THANKS AGAIN TONY FOR SELLING ME YOUR BOTTLES. IT WAS NICE CHATTING ABOUT TAG SALES AND KINGS PARK HOSP.
"YOU CAN'T STAY YOUNG FOREVER, BUT YOU CAN BE IMMATURE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!"
DOC,you are very welcome.I am glad the bottles found a happy new home.I will keep my eyes open for more old bottles in my travels.It was great to see you & catch up on old times
FOUND THESE THIS MORNING AT A COUPLE YARD SALES....
"YOU CAN'T STAY YOUNG FOREVER, BUT YOU CAN BE IMMATURE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!"
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