Antique Trader Bottles Identification and Price Guide

Antique Trader Bottles Identification and Price Guide
Author: Michael Polak
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 552
Release: 2008-12-15
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1440219249

This new edition of The Bottle bible is loaded with listings, current market values and trademark data for 50 years of bottles produced during the 19th and 20th centuries. With this book in hand, the tools to positively identify and accurately assess bottles in your collection are at your fingertips. Review tips for spotting reproductions, determining rarity and identifying factors that affect values and for 50 plus categories of bottles (with 20 new areas) including bottles from Avon, Ballantine, Jim Beam, Lionstone, Miniatures, and Violin and Banjo among others.

Bottles

Bottles
Author: Michael Polak
Publisher:
Total Pages: 524
Release: 1994
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780380772186

Do you need help in finding that elusive and rare antique bottle? How about some clues on where to locate the best digging spots? Do you wonder how old your bottle really is? The "Bottle Bible", a comprehensive reference for all collectors from bottle-collecting enthusiast Michael Polak, is now newly revised for the third edition. Bottle collecting continues to grow as an incredibly popular hobby, with more and more people digging through old dumps, foraging through old ghost towns, digging out old outhouses, exploring mine shafts, and searching at swap meets, flea markets, and garage sales for the treasured bottle.

Antique Trader Bottles Identification & Price Guide

Antique Trader Bottles Identification & Price Guide
Author: Michael Polak
Publisher: Krause Publications
Total Pages: 552
Release: 2012-09-10
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9781440232077

Simply the Best! Known in the field as "The Bottle Bible," Antique Trader Bottles Identification & Price Guide has been for nearly 20 years the definitive bottle-collecting guide. As the only full-color bottle book on the market, the guide is loaded with more than 5,000 listings and 700 photographs covering more than 50 bottle categories from the 19th and 20th centuries. Inside you'll find such bottle categories as: Avon, Barber, Beer, Bitters, Flasks, Jim Beam, Medicine, Perfume, Soda and many, many more. And with key identifying characteristics, detailed descriptions and current real-world values, you have in hand a trusted and reliable resource. New in the 7th Edition! Black Glass Bottles Hawaiian Bottles Top 10 Bottle Collecting Destinations Central Nevada Museum profile

Antique Trader Bottles Identification & Price Guide

Antique Trader Bottles Identification & Price Guide
Author: Michael Polak
Publisher: Krause Publications
Total Pages: 552
Release: 2006-01-24
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780896892439

The "bottle bible" is back with 500 full-color photos and new categories to give collectors the most up-to-date data on collectible bottles. Thousands of listings will appeal to collectors, dealers, and anyone with a fond memory of bottles.

Antique Trader Perfume Bottles Price Guide

Antique Trader Perfume Bottles Price Guide
Author: Kyle Husfloen
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2009-01-26
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1440219141

A precious commodity since ancient times, the powerful presence of perfume lies not in the fragrance alone, as you'll discover after spending just a few minutes with the beautiful new reference to the regal world of antique and vintage perfume bottles. Each of the bottles in this book (which includes commercial successes such as Avon and Coty, and high-end spectacles including Chanel No. 5 and Lalique) is represented in a stunning color photos, accompanies by recent auction and realized pricing, plus, production information to assist the accurate identification of these containers.

Bottles

Bottles
Author: Michael Polak
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Bottles
ISBN:

Bottles

Bottles
Author: Michael Polak
Publisher:
Total Pages: 493
Release: 1994
Genre: Bottles
ISBN: 9780380772186

Do you need help in finding that elusive and rare antique bottle? How about some clues on where to locate the best digging spots? Do you wonder how old your bottle really is? The "Bottle Bible", a comprehensive reference for all collectors from bottle-collecting enthusiast Michael Polak, is now newly revised for the third edition. Bottle collecting continues to grow as an incredibly popular hobby, with more and more people digging through old dumps, foraging through old ghost towns, digging out old outhouses, exploring mine shafts, and searching at swap meets, flea markets, and garage sales for the treasured bottle.

Antique Glass Bottles

Antique Glass Bottles
Author: Willy van den Bossche
Publisher: ACC Distribution
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2001
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

A major and comprehensive book on the history and evolution of antique glass bottles between 1500 and 1850. Lavishly illustrated with new specially commissioned colour photography, it also includes the most comprehensive worldwide bibliography on glass bo

Picker's Pocket Guide to Bottles

Picker's Pocket Guide to Bottles
Author: Michael Polak
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2014-10-16
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 144024328X

Buried Treasures When a brilliant and rare flask sold at auction for a record $176,670 a few years ago, a secret was unearthed - bottles are true buried treasures. Discover for yourself what veteran bottle hunters have known for years with this hands-on, how-to guide to picking bottles. Learn what seasoned collectors look for and what they value in this easy-to-follow and indispensable pocket guide. You'll Uncover: • The most popular bottles, including flask, whiskey, poison, and ink • The hot spots for picking bottles, from flea markets to thrift stores • Where and how to dig for bottles • How to price and evaluate bottles Whether for pleasure or profit, the Picker's Pocket Guide is a real find.

Bottles and Bottle Collecting

Bottles and Bottle Collecting
Author: A.A.C. Hedges
Publisher: Shire Publications
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2011-05-24
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780852632093

As more and more people feel the urge to possess objects of age or beauty, so the prices of antiques soar beyond the pockets of many people. Bottles, however, have remained comparatively inexpensive. In Victorian times, our forebears packed everything from tea to hair restorer in glass bottles, and they discarded them with their household refuse. In dumps all over Britain, these bottles are waiting to be dug up, each non-machine-made bottle a collector's item. This book describes the development of bottles of all sorts and illustrates over two hundred examples.