hi i recently went to vist family who bought a new home in the loch sheldrake area of new york and when i went to the backyard i noticed alot of broken glass so we took a walk into the woods and came across a house/building of some sort that was knocked down and then some old bottles i took some of the bottles home and cleaned the up best i could and tryed to find any info on then that i could but came up empty i dont know what im doing so if anyone can point me in the right direction as to where i can find out what my bottles where used for,how to date them and if they are worth anything so i know if i should toss them out or not im thinking they date back from 1957 and earlyer because i also found a roll of wallpaper still in tact dated 1957 if anyone wants to email me with questions about the bottles or wants to see pictures of them to help me my email addy is nybxtch28@yahoo.com thank you all for your time
2007-10-25 09:16:14 · 3 answers · asked by nybx28 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
I'll email you when I get home (I'm blocked from personal email at work). I would love to see pics of the bottles. I'm a little southeast of you in NY (northern Westchester county) and have about 20 old bottles I have found on my property and other places near my house. Its a fun hobby, but I've never had much luck finding values for the bottles. One I was able to find was a Hires Root Beer Syrup Bottle from the late 1800's. I've also found some Van Cortlandt Dairy bottles, from the 30's or 40's I think.
Sometimes you can find values in books, but there are also some enthusiast web sites on the net you can check out. I've also checked eBay to find what people are trying to sell the bottles for.
Definitely go back again and look for more bottles. Dig carefully and I'll bet you find more buried under dirt that has collected over time.
There was a good book I happend to see in Barnes & Nobel the other day. I'll see if I can stop by tonight and get the title for you, it was a useful book about values and about searching for bottles.
2007-10-25 09:56:31 · answer #1 · answered by 2007_Shelby_GT500 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call some of your local antique shops, maybe the owners will have some info. Barnes & Noble usually have great books on collectibles, you might want to check them out. Try a Google search, and an image search to see if you can find some matching yours. Also, you might post this question again with a pic, it might help. Hope this helped!
2007-10-25 09:33:07 · answer #2 · answered by god_chic 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to any local antique stores, i find they have old bottle in there old stores. They should be able to tell you...or get an book that tells you what to look for into a bottle. Well good luck!
2007-10-25 10:05:25 · answer #3 · answered by butterfliez2002 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋