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Antique Coca Cola Bottles
For the most part we normally look for older mold blown
(BIM) bottles. One exception are machine made Coke
bottles. These bottles are fairly common but still very
collectable. Coke bottles were originally produced as
BIM Hutchinsons these late 1800’s vintage bottles are
extremely rare. From 1900 to approximately 1910
straight-sided (SS) Coke bottles with crown tops were
produced. These SS bottles can be found in clear, aqua,
green, blue, and amber. Note that if a bottle has
"Coca-Cola" embossed in script letters it is more
valuable then when "Coca-Cola" is embossed in block
letters. In 1915 the familiar hobble-skirt shape bottle
was designed. This classic design is still used today.
The first five versions of the hobble-skirt bottles can
be identified by their embossing:
"NOV.16 1915" were produced from 1917 to 1928.
"DEC. 25 1923" ("Christmas Coke") were produced from
1928 to 1938.
"PAT. D 105529" were produced from 1938 to 1951.
"US PATENT OFFICE / MIN CONTENTS 6 FL OZ" were
produced from 1951 to 1958.
"US PATENT OFFICE / MIN CONTENTS 6 1/2 FL OZ" were
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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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Hunting
Antique Bottles in the
Marine Environment.
By Capt. Dan Berg
Softcover, 5.5x8.5", 98 pages
printed in full color. $19.95 +P&H
Hunting Antique Bottles in the Marine
Environment is the complete field guide for
finding and identifying antique bottles. Capt.
Berg has been searching for antique bottles in
local lakes, rivers and on shipwrecks for over
thirty years. Learn not only how to find
submerged antique bottles but also how to clean
them and how to determine how old they are. This
text is packed with historical information that
shows how bottles were produced and how each
manufacturing process left distinct marks which
can be used to accurately estimate any bottles
age. Capt. Dan has heavily illustrated this text
with over 200 color images depicting the types
of bottles that can be recovered by searching
local waters.
He
also uses over 10 unique 3D diagrams designed to
give a better understanding as to the time line
of glass blowing and bottle manufacturing. These
3D mold images are combined with drawings of the
bottles they produced and highlight the distinct
mold seam marks each created. This informative
text tells all the tricks of the trade that
until now have only been learned through years
of experience. Bottle collectors, scuba divers
and anyone interested in exploring the marine
environment for these historic treasurers will
reference this text often as they search for and
collect antique bottles.
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Antique
Bottle Identification Guide Sample
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This title is also
available as a downloadable ebook
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for details on all of Capt. Dan's
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Hunting Antique Bottles
in the Marine Environment.
By Capt. Dan Berg
Softcover, 5.5x8.5", 98 pages
printed in full color. $19.95 +P&H
This book is also
available as a downloadable ebook
only $9.95
5.7 MB instant download, printable PDF file
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Hunting Antique Bottles
in the Marine Environment
Bottle Collecting
Bottle
Characteristics
How bottles were made
Bottle Value
Bottle Types
Screw Top
Painted
Crown Top
Blob Top
Hutchnison
Lightening
Bromo seltza
Black Glass
Bitters
Whiskey
Medicine
Poison
Beer
Saratoga
Soda
Codd
Coca Cola
Round and Torpedo
Flasks
Inkwells
Ceramic
Milk
Water Hunting
Scuba Diving
Tools
Shipwrecks
Harbors
Ferry Piers
Dump Sites
Scuba Diving
Cleaning Bottles
Tumbling
Estimating Age
Tops
Mold Marks
Mold Mark Chart
Bottom
Embossing
Patent Numbers
Makers Marks
Just how old
Age Estimating Chart
Glossary of Terms
Scuba
Equipment
Training Agencies
Equip Manufacturers
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