Just off to drop these off to the charity shop, from my teenage years when i did a bit of bottle
digging, i suppose its what gave me an interest in glass.
Found them in my Dads Garage, just put them throught the dishwasher!
It makes you realise how much glass paid a part in life , before the use of plastic and modern materials.
I dont suppose there was much glass recycling in Victorian days, and millions of functional glass
items were just thrown on the tip.
Some of the embossed bottles are quite interesting, and i think many people still go bottle digging
and collecting today.
I wonder if any other GMB members had or have an interest in the hobby.
I think i have another box of Codd bottles and better stuff somewhere, or i may have given them away
years ago. If you dont know what a Codd bottle was, have a look, interesting invention!
http://www.antiquebottles.com/codd/It appears there is little value in the mass produced average glass bottle, i expect they will all end up
back on another tip someday.
Happy New Year to all,
Andy
Topic: An old bottle collection (Read 715 times)
