How Do You Identify Antique Glass Bottles?
Collecting old bottles and jars is a hobby sure to evoke a feeling of nostalgia–bringing you hours of enjoyment. It may also be one way to put a little cash in your pocket. The value of historic bottles is escalating, sometimes garnering hundreds, even thousands of dollars each. The key is knowing how to identify whether or not a bottle is old or a modern reproduction. Glass bottles produced in early America date back to the 1700s. Antique bottles come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors. You can create your own collection with the treasures you find or sell them to antique dealers at auctions, on ebay or on craigslist. Seek out bottles made of thick, dark green glass, also known as black glass, as many beer and ale brewers used these types of bottles in the 1800s. Other beer bottle colors were dark amber, aqua and green. Determine if you have an old medicine, poison or household cleaning agent bottle by color and design. Cobalt blue is a color often used in these types of bottle
