Poison bottles booksleeve padded book cover bookandbobbin 5 out of 5 stars 15. We have our own collection to view and items for sale as well. This list is updated as our inventory changes so check back often. In 1863 a bill for the prevention of accidental poisoning was introduced to the house. Antique poison bottle collectors association sicontactform form1. The 20 antique poison bottle collectors association edition includes hand written updates to sizes, colors, prices, and origin where known. The book is out of print and scarce to come by as bottle collectors have collected all of them for their collections. During the 19th century, many new poisonous substances came onto the market to control plants and vermin. Joan cabaniss, a bottle collector and publisher of the antique poison bottle collectors associations newsletter, has tracked poison bottle sales on ebay since 1999. A note from diana about the pen the poisoned pen is my local independent bookshop. In the late 1800s, people were getting ill and dying from reaching into cabinets for medicine in the middle of the night and mistakenly grabbing the lamp lighter fluid or some other. Per our conversation, the following information pertains to the owl drug company of san francisco. Of all the colors available in bottles, old blue poison bottles are among the scarcest and most valuable.
Bottle collectors put a premium on square and hexagonal antique bottles for food because of the ornate panels near the top and the wide mouths, which made them useful for repurposing. Books on antique bottles and glass historic glasshouse. Their unique colors and designs are what make these bottles so highly valued by collectors. Finding a fiveyearold coke bottle in the local creek is not going to make you rich. The book shows drawings of each individual bottle and states rarity of each bottle. A very nice bottle with good color and crudeness to the glass. One thousand fruit jars 1752 by bill schroeder price. Odell publications books about bottles, bottle digging and bottle collecting.
Antique trader bottles identification and price guide by michael polak is a large book, but it also comes in an electronic edition. See the best in vintage bottles, sports memorabilia, and more. I have created a blog entitled the owl drug collectors blog where you will find 16 postings as of this week pertaining to different subjects related to the owl drug company and other related bottle activities the blog includes several pictures of items of interest or for sale. This site is for all us poison bottle addicts collectors. Jun 30, 2015 in the early 1900s, the burgeoning soda industry was made up of local drugstores who mixed and bottled smallbatch recipes and delivered them in handstenciled crates. Dec 29, 2017 a major milestone for the rise of the glass bottle was the rise in popularity of soda water and, eventually, flavoured soda or pop. The poison bottle workbook, by rudy kuhn and poison bottles, by roger durflinger are good sources. Those are the questions bottle collectors ask themselves when they come. All previously scheduled classes, events, and programs are cancelled until further notice. In the late 1880s it seemed that almost every drug store had a special soda water to sell to the local public, but none caught on quite as well as cocacola. So pardon the lack of fancy formatting, but the alternative would take hours upon hours of work with little real pay off or reason for me to do so.
Simmonds nabob trade sultan with hookah and attendant mark pure ky bourbon whiskey all this embossed on this well known but quite scarce, full faced, western picture whiskey cylinder fifth. Warners safe cure dorset antique bottle collectors club. Finding a onehundredyearold coke bottle might put a few dollars in your pocket should you decide to sell it. A collectors guide millers collectors guides by madeleine marsh price.
When he retired from work he gave me the best of his bottle collection and sold or gave the rest away. The american poison bottle book, by the antique poison bottle collectors. Antique bottlesbottles and jarsbottle treesbeautiful book coversskull and bonesguideapothecaryalbum coversvodka bottle. The bottle bible widely used bottle book home page. Digger odell publications books about bottles, bottle digging and bottle. Mar 16, 20 writing about my granddaughter, adriana this morning read granddaughter adriana stirs up traffic at balto show 2004 led me to the apbca american poison bottle collectors association web site. Get the best deal for collectible poison bottles pre 1900 from the largest online selection at. See more ideas about poison ring, halloween apothecary and halloween potions. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. A price range and rarity guide is also included for each poison bottle. To prevent mishaps, poison bottles were often given distinctive patterns or marked with certain raised shapes, which were especially useful if you were fumbling with bottles by candlelight. Baltimore antique bottle club very nice site with a clean layout. If you have old poison bottles for sale, please contact us. Slowly the collection a poison collector in paradise by bob barbour bottle 1.
Cobalt blue 4 oz flatback coffin style poison bottle. I pamphlet january 1, 1973 by roger l durflinger author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Rare amber kr4, carbolic acid poison, also found in cobalt blue bottle 2. Even so, valuing owl bottles is difficult, as joan explains. Not shown are the tomato red and natural white examples. Large size, embossed skulls and cross bones, and coffinshaped poisons bring the highest prices. Collectible miniature bottles 1900now for sale ebay.
If the saving throw fails by 5 or more, the creature is also unconscious while poisoned in this way. The purpose of this section is to help you fill out the blank spots of your collector s book. If you know the type of bottle you have, these can be very helpful in determining. Antique bottle collector s haven check out the page on poison bottles and the poison bottle hall of fame for some really nice photos of unusual specimens. Old bottle price guides and collector s resources an accurate and thorough price guide for old and antique bottles is an essential tool when starting a collection of your own. Aug 10, 2014 the american poison bottle book, by the antique poison bottle collectors association. As space for my collection became an issue, i began to sell off the more common american and english poisons. Dorset antique bottle club meeting september 2017 posted on march, 2017 by dorsetantiquebottleclub in september gbs were the flavor of the month with some superb ones on display the blackglass ones are especially hard to find, the cure section had a stunning aqua half pint warners london safe cure. Antique poison bottle collectors association home of poison collectors.
Bottle collectors price guides digger odells bottle price guides. A collector s guide millers collector s guides by madeleine marsh price. Apbca antique poison bottle collectors association. In todays collectors corner column, michele alice delves into the collectability of poison bottles, which were designed to help people avoid accidentally mixing up deadly rat poison and medicine, for example. Up for auction is the first essential reference guide or workbook for any poison bottle collector. An excellent general reference and price guide for the beginning collector. Overseas and canada will require additional postage. Antique bottle collector uk s the magazine for indepth articles on antique bottles, old bottles, poison bottles, mineral water bottles, medicine bottles. Other notable collectible poison bottles from before 1900 include the following. Antique bottlesbottles and jarsbottle trees beautiful book coversskull and bonesguideapothecaryalbum coversvodka bottle. Bottle references society for historical archaeology. Most collectors, however, still look beyond the type and value of a bottle to its origin and history. These new technologies and resources have helped bottle collecting to continue to grow and gain interest.
See more ideas about old bottles, antique bottles and vintage bottles. A poison collector in paradise by bob barbour bottle 1. Rare sauce glass bottles made to look like beehives are also collectible, as are ones with horizontal, vertical, or spiral lines. They carry all of my books, in all formats hardcover, trade paperback, massmarket paperback, audiobook, u. Among the most notable poison bottles on ebay is a more expensive skull poison bottle for sale with the raised or inlayed image of a skull and crossbones. The bill called for all poisons to be stored in special hexagonal. While not all old bottles are valuable, an older bottle is. Glass links from the glass encyclopedia and the virtual. A creature subjected to this poison must succeed on a dc constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 hour. Learn where to dig for buried bottles from an antiquarian and collector.
We bought an antique bottle field guide worthless, then the apbca american poison bottle book based on rudy kuhns poison bottle workbooks and then the first 2 kuhns workbooks. Youll find a list of items for sale and a description of the types of bottles i buy see to the right. Antique poison bottles antique bottle collectors haven. My rarest poison bottle antique bottles, glass, jars online. Books for antique bottle collectors antique bottle collectors haven.
Poison bottle related books the examples pictured on this page are not for sale. See pictures of the museums large collection of bottles and keep up to date on upcoming bottle shows. Joan cabaniss, a bottle collector and publisher of the antique poison bottle collectors. The poison bottle workbook, by rudy kuhn and poison bottles, by roger durflinger are good sources, but both are out of print and difficult to obtain. This site was created in 1998 by danielle kreeger to sell, trade and buy early american utilitarian glassware. Digger answers your questions about antique and old bottles. Super miniature 2 dram light emerald green poison bottle. Look for figural bottles including a rare few shaped like coffins or skulls and other shapes e. Apr, 2014 antique bottle collector abc is the magazine for indepth articles on antique bottles, old bottles, poison bottles, mineral water bottles, medicine bottles, quack cures, ink bottles, poison bottles, black glass, seals, pot lids, stoneware bottles, stoneware flasks, cream pots, ointment pots, enamel signs, breweriana. The corning museum of glass is temporarily closed as we do our part to limit the spread of covid19.
Youll find extensive information about bottle types and prices. Antique bottles of south africa this site strives to be a focal point for collectors, diggers and dealers both national and international. The benign blue coffin, and other life saving bottles. In the united states, however, the oldest bottles were actually ceramic vessels produced by indigenous groups. Poison bottle hall of fame presented by antique bottle collectors haven. Antique poison bottle collectors association facebook. Below is a list of all the books in the club library. He also takes it personally when someone manages to sneak into his office and poison his favorite bottle of scotch. Antique bottle collector magazine nice site, lots of pictures.
Many bottle clubs now have websites providing even more information for the collector. There were some real scarcities there i liked the partial labeled on and the sandblasted etched codds are generally rare as the supplier couldnt run to having a mould made for them. The curious world of bottle collecting and the people who. This illustrative guide provides a coded and numbered system to identify 315 different poison bottles by shape, color, embossing and size. In todays collectors corner column, michele alice delves into the. The purpose of the apbca is to socially unite all poison bottle collectors and to promote, foster, and encourage the betterment of their. The march competitions were well supported as usual. The apbca poison bottle book only lists the 3 34 inch size. The purpose of this section is to help you fill out the blank spots of your monster book. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Dorset antique bottle collectors club collecting antique.
Antique poison bottle collectors association who also published a new poison bottle book in may 2005. My rarest poison bottle antique bottles, glass, jars. Thousands of questions and answers about the common and rare bottle. A very short history of glass bottles the wayback times. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. All attempts have been made to accurately describe all bottles listed. The book itself was printed in 1975 and is a antique in itself. She really took a liking to member joan cabanis at the baltimore antique bottle club show sometime around 2003. If you have a bottle club page, let me know and ill link it here for free. My focus is on low to moderate priced bottles that are within reach of most. If you want to borrow a book, send me an email at this address. There are 10 sizes of the onewing, cobalt, bimal owl, from one.
Sand or silica, sodium carbonate, and lime, also known as calcium oxide. Money back guarantee ensures you receive the item you ordered or get your money back. High desert books, bottles, and collectibles bottles for. By the mid nineteenth century public concern over accidental and nonaccidental poisonings had reached the point where the british government was taking action. These have had good appeal to collectors for many years because the bottles are frequently found in cobalt and amber. Writing about my granddaughter, adriana this morning read granddaughter adriana stirs up traffic at balto show 2004 led me to the apbca american poison bottle collectors association web site. Scarce green taylors patent, 1905, 1 example known in cobalt blue bottle 3.
We usually have antique poison bottles for sale in our etsy shop. Our collection includes well over 100 bottles, mostly american poisons. Bottle collectors provide look at western history news. Rudy khuns poison workbooks which is once again available. Please give me a call at 9412965665ive been collecting for like 20 years and i also dig these bottles up out of the ground i have flask from the 1700s and bitter bottles all the way up into the late 1890s i do it for the love of american history and also i dont sell them at is for purely passion and the main reason to pass on to my only child my daughter when she grows up and im going. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
This poison is typically made only by the drow, and only in a place far removed from sunlight. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new. The national bottle museum in ballston spa, new york, celebrates the history of the bottle making industry. A precious memento, a message, or perhaps a single shot of your favorite spirit.
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