Bottle Collecting Diver Dan Berg digging for bottles while diving around a shipwreck in the Thousand Islands. Divers often have a unique opportunity to find bottles lost on shipwrecks or tossed into almost any waterway. Bottles can be found in lakes, rivers, old mooring areas etc. Photo by Joe Koppelman. Hunting Antique Bottles Fossil Shark Teeth    Treasure Showcase  Shipwreck Artifacts             Bottle Collecting Suggested Reading               Hunting Antique Bottles  in the Marine Environment The complete field guide for finding and identifying antique bottles                           Capt. Jim Wilson and Dan Berg with a beautiful Shoe shaped ink well recovered from the Oregon Shipwreck. Photo by Ed Slater.                               Diver Jim Fazzalore recovered this Saratoga spring water Congress bottle while digging for artifacts on the Oregon shipwreck. Photo by Dan Berg.                           One of the most interesting bottles I ever found at was a late 1800’s vintage Hutchison with a clam inside it. The clam had thrived inside the bottle and was now much larger than the bottles opening.                             "Johnny Walker & sons" dark green Whiskey bottle. Recovered from the  Prohibition rum runner Lizzie D Wreck by Capt. Dan Berg                               1880's Blob Top bottle recovered from the Old Ferry Pier a beach dive on Long Island NY's South Shore. Embossing was made with dedicated mold. Courtesy Capt. Dan Berg                           Recovered from Constellation Wreck in Bermuda by Capt. Dan Berg                               Bitters Bottle recovered from the Emerald wreck by Enrique Alverez.                           Congress Sping Water bottle. Recovered from the Emerald wreck by Capt. Dan Berg                               This Belfast Ginger ale round bottom blob top bottle was recovered from the Black Warrior wreck by Capt. Dan Berg                             Black Glass Onion Bottle, Courtesy Ed Slater                             Black Glass case gin Courtesy Ed Slater                             Medicine Bottle Recovered by Capt. Dan Berg from Garvies Point a beach dive on the North Shore of Long Island.                             Dial a Dose bottle Recovered by Capt. Dan Berg from the Tarantula Shipwreck                           Bottle hunting in the Thousand Islands. Photo by Dan Berg.                               Ceramic bottles Recovered from Thousand Islands. by Capt. Rick Schwartz                             Shoe ink well. Recovered from the Oregon Shipwreck Photo by Capt. Dan Berg                             Congress bottle. Recovered from the Oregon Shipwreck By Jimmy Fazzalorie. Photo by Capt. Dan Berg                             Many wrecks hold bottles and many beach dive sites also offer excellent bottle hunting. Capt. Hank Garvin with bottles recovered from the USS San Diego sunk 1918.San Diego wreck                             Capt. Dan Berg with bottles recovered from the Lizzie D wreck  a prohibition rumrunner sunk in the 1920's.                             Capt. Dan, Jimmy Faz and Capt. Ed Slater with assortment of round bottom, torpedo bottom and whiskey bottles recovered from the Oregon wreck sunk 1886.                             Round bottom, blob top Ginger Ale bottle. Capt. Hank Garvin with an intact bottle from the Emerald Wreck sunk 1860's                             Capt. Ed recovered this black glass case gin (1700's) bottle while beach diving off Long Island.                             Codd bottle. This Marble Stopper bottle was recovered from a shallow water shipwreck.                             Recovered by Dan Berg  from the Oregon wreck sunk 1886                               Squat beer bottle Recovered by Ed Slater and Dan Berg                                 Recovered by Jimmy Fazzolare from the Oregon wreck                                 Old blob top bottles Hillbilly jugs and portholes recovered while Beach Diving off New Jersey.                                     Capt. Frank Persico with a bottle recovered from the prohibition rum runner Catamount. Photo by Dan Berg                             Capt. John Lachenmayer with two bottles recovered from the Inshore Schooner shipwreck. Photo by Dan Berg                           Randy Eisen found these bottles, which date to 1880's while exploring the Sandy Hook shipwreck                                 Group from LIDA recovered an assortment of bottles while diving the Bald Eagle shipwreck.                                 Group from Kings Counts Divers/LIDA recovered an assortment of bottles while diving the Immaculata Shipwreck 7/24/2010                   Bottle Collecting Suggested Reading     Captain Dan Berg's Build a Ship in a Bottle The complete how to guide to the ancient mariners art of ship in a bottle building only $9.95 This heavily illustrated ebook is 5.5 x 8.5, 64 pages, 6.5 MB and loaded with color photographs and sketches. This printable ebook is available for immediate download as a PDF file.   Unlike other books on the subject, that provide a diagram and step by step instructions Capt. Dan attempts to teach model builders to understand the basic principals involved. After reading this heavily illustrated text, readers should have a good understanding of how to design rig and build both square sailed as well as fore and aft rigged vessels. They will then be able to apply the basic principles and techniques and build any type of sailing ship they choose. Please note that there are many different techniques used by different builders in creating their ship models. Some use elaborate mast hinges while others contend with a maze of rigging lines which all run through and under the hull. This book teaches Capt. Dan's basic and the straight forward simple techniques that the authors uses on all of his ship in a bottle models. These basics can be enhanced and modified as model builders become more proficient. Capt. Dan has included a showcase of ship in bottle images from some of the best master model builders in the world. Often the best way to improve skills and technique is to examine the exquisite work and detail of these masters. 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Antique Bottle Collecting Guide

 

Book Description This revised edition of Cleveland's popular bottle guide features over 4,000 bottles listed alphabetically including Avon, medicine bottles, Jim Beam, bitters, and many more. Black and white photos. 2004 values. AUTHORBIO: Hugh Cleveland was a passionate collector of bottles, and made it his lifelong hobby. His Bottle Pricing Guide has become a standard in the field. Though now deceased, Cleveland's years of collecting and research continue to aid collectors in their searches. REVIEW: This book continues to be the standard reference among bottle collectors, complete with over 4,000 listings and hundreds of black and white photographs. Besides the detailed information provided in each listing, there are also tips on identifying and buying and selling bottles
The "bottle bible" is back with FULL color photos and new categories to give collectors the most up-to-date and comprehensive data on collectible bottles! This impressive 5th edition of the Antique Trader Bottles Identification & Price Guide features two new categories -- perfume bottles and political/patriotic bottles. Thousands of detailed listings for old (pre-1900) and new (post-1900) bottles, current pricing, and 500-plus spectacular color photos combine for an unparalleled collectibles resource. From collectors and dealers to anyone with a fond memory of bottles for everything from soda pop to ink will find this easy-to-follow resource essential to building a stellar collection.
This new edition of “The Bottle bible” is loaded with listings, current market values and trademark data for 50 years of bottles produced during the 19th and 20th centuries. With this book in hand the tools to positively identify and accurately assess bottles in your collection are at your fingertips. Review tips for spotting reproductions, determining rarity and identifying factors that affect values, for 50+ categories of bottles (with 20 new areas) including bottles from/about Avon, Ballantine, Jim Beam, Lionstone, Miniatures, and Violin and Banjo, among others.
This second, updated edition is a highly portable guide filled with detailed descriptions, trademarks, 300+ color photographs and more than 1,500 listings that will help in positive identification of bottle values. Perfect for novice to advanced collectors, this edition also contains up-to-date pricing, a state of the market report and collecting tips on reproductions, rarity, and other factors that can determine value.
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