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Old 11-18-2016, 09:29 AM
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Default Found my First Cobalt Bottle!
I think it's probably 1950's. That's about the age of the dump I was exploring. Definitely love that color!



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Old 11-19-2016, 01:16 PM
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That's probably a Milk Of Magnesia type bottle. There may be a date code on bottom. Older ones were embossed in the glass, later ones like yours originally had paper labels. Nice window bottles.

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Old 01-06-2017, 07:46 PM
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I think it's probably 1950's. That's about the age of the dump I was exploring. Definitely love that color!



Nice what kind of place was it dug from find any more

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I think it's probably 1950's. That's about the age of the dump I was exploring. Definitely love that color!



Beautiful. Whereabouts are you located? Good cleaning job. Interested in selling it? Let me know! I collect bottles, especially the cobalts.
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Old 01-06-2017, 08:41 PM
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Beautiful. Whereabouts are you located? Good cleaning job. Interested in selling it? Let me know! I collect bottles, especially the cobalts.
Am trying to get into collecting them. How big is your collection do you have any milk bottles?

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Back in the 70's when beer can hunting we used to throw them away all the time.... maybe its time to head back to those old dumps

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Old 01-11-2017, 05:55 PM
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Back in the 70's when beer can hunting we used to throw them away all the time.... maybe its time to head back to those old dumps
Beer can hunting...Hmmm. Sure did a lot of that back then.

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Great find! Common but love all the cobalt bottles, HH!

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Beer can hunting...Hmmm. Sure did a lot of that back then.
Still do a lot of it now...unintentionally...
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Cool! I like the cobalts also, I have a few of the cork top type embossed Bromo-seltzers.

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Nice find , congrats
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O snap! Its a screw lid.

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Old 01-13-2017, 09:31 PM
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I gather up the odd color bottles from my digs and sell them at some of the local flea markets and I sell a lot of the cobalt blue ones to the fairer sex who seem to love 'em. Also real small perfume bottles.

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I like it, congrats!!

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