trash or?

Discussion in 'Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain' started by Matt Johnson, Nov 16, 2020.

  1. Matt Johnson

    Matt Johnson Well-Known Member

    Hie

    I was cleaning my attic and found these. Is there anything 'valuable' or should I throw them away.

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  2. antidiem

    antidiem Well-Known Member

    Judging from the square-headed nails in the background of your condiments bottles picture, I wouldn't toss anything away.
     
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  3. Matt Johnson

    Matt Johnson Well-Known Member

    The left condiment bottle looks a bit older, maybe 1930s? I have no idea how old the bottles are. Maybe I'll find some use for it idk.
     
  4. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Those look old. I'm not sure they're valuable per se, but they're not junk.
     
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  5. Matt Johnson

    Matt Johnson Well-Known Member

    Any idea how old?
    I can use them as vases haha
     
  6. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    I'm not a glassie; one of the experts will be along in short order.
     
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  7. MR Treasure Hunter

    MR Treasure Hunter Well-Known Member

    The bottles have really early looking necks on them one of them looks 1700s the others look late 1800s. The bottle with the early looking neck, if genuine it could be worth 500 pounds upwards but they normally have thicker glass like the onion bottles from 1600s.

    The two jars look to be 30s 40s maybe worth 50p each.
     
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  8. David Kiehl

    David Kiehl Well-Known Member

    I can's see where the seam line ends on the bottles. But here is a rule of thumb. If the seam stops at the upper lip of the bottle it is 1880-1900. If you see the seam or mold line from the bottom of the bottle and even the lip has a seam line then it 1900 or newer. They would make great flower vases! I can give you a better estimate of their worth if you showed both the bottoms and the top lip looking down from the lip to the bottom of the bottles.
     
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  9. Matt Johnson

    Matt Johnson Well-Known Member

    Ohhh my I wasn't expecting them to be that old!
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    Number 1 has a green shine, the glass is pretty thick which makes the whole bottle heavy of course. I believe the lip has no lines but I'm not sure.

    Number 2 is pretty clear, no green shine. It has a punt on the bottom like modern wine bottles but it's rather cut than molded that way.

    Number 3 has a pattern, it looks fluted. I believe there are some numbers on the bottom. Not sure. I think the whole bottle has those mold lines including the lip.
     
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  10. Matt Johnson

    Matt Johnson Well-Known Member

    Thank you very much! I will upload more pictures tomorrow!
     
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  11. MR Treasure Hunter

    MR Treasure Hunter Well-Known Member

    I'd get bottle number 1 looked at because from what your describing it could be something special.
     
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  12. Matt Johnson

    Matt Johnson Well-Known Member

    Well.. I went to the attic in the middle of the night.

    1. Green glass
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    It has no mold lines on the sides. There is a pattern, its really hard to take a picture of it, look at the last one. The lip has small cracks and air bubbles.

    2 the transparent one.
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    It has no mold lines, its really smooth with little imperfections.

    3. The base has a Badel Zagreb mark.
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    Zagdeb a city in a nearby country, Ill look the Badel company up. It has mold lines on the sides but not on the lip.
     
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  13. Matt Johnson

    Matt Johnson Well-Known Member

  14. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Wine decanters missing their stoppers. I'm honestly not seeing massive age in either of them.
     
  15. Matt Johnson

    Matt Johnson Well-Known Member

    Well I found a few similar ones online, some are claimed to be 1850s
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  16. Cherryhill

    Cherryhill Well-Known Member

    I've not seen any comments on these (the ones with numbers on the bottom) the numbers indicate to the manufacture which mold they were made in, therefore they are machine made and are thus 20th century or later.
     
  17. Matt Johnson

    Matt Johnson Well-Known Member

    Those two with the numbers are those jars. They are totally 30s judging by the design
     
  18. ValerieK

    ValerieK Well-Known Member

    Whatever an item is, I would always suggest give away rather than throw away if you really don't want it! Here in Bristol we have low front garden walls, and if something is too damaged even for a charity shop we put items out there, and they always go to someone who has a use for it!
     
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