Michael Polak - Antique Trader Bottles Identification and Price Guide

Antique Trader Bottles IDENTIFICATION & PRICE GUIDE 6th Edition
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ISBN-13: 978-0-89689-733-5
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eISBN: 978-1-44021-924-5
Designed by Marilyn McGrane
Edited by Dan Brownell
Front cover photos courtesy of Jeff Wichman and American Bottle Auctions. Back cover images courtesy of Jim Hagenbuch and Glass Works Auctions. More Great Books in the
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Antiques & Collectibles Annual Price Guide Book Collectors Price Guide Collectible Cookbooks Price Guide Collectible Paperback Price Guide Furniture Price Guide Guide to Fakes & Reproductions Indian Arrowheads Price Guide Jewelry Price Guide Kitchen Collectibles Price Guide Limoges Price Guide Lunch Boxes Perfume Bottles Price Guide Pottery and Porcelain Ceramics Price Guide Radio & Television Price Guide Royal Doulton Price Guide Salt and Pepper Shaker Price Guide Stoneware and Blue & White Pottery Price Guide Teapots Price Guide Tools Price Guide Vintage Clothing Price Guide Vintage Magazines Price Guide Dedication The 6th edition is dedicated to all those collectors making the dirt fly in the dumps and outhouses, buying, selling, and trading at antique and bottle shows, and scouring the flea markets and garage sales in search of that special bottle.

Never stop! Keep having fun with the hobby of bottle collecting. Mike Polak Photo Credits Rodney Baer Frank Bartlett Charles and Julie Blake Collector Books/Schroeder Publishing (Avon photos) Jim Hagenbuch (Antique Bottle & Glass Collector Magazine, Glass Works Auctions) Bud Hastin (Avon Collectors Encyclopedia) Norman C. Heckler (Norman C. Heckler and Company Auctions) David Graci International Association of Jim Beam Bottle and Specialties Club Samia Koudsi Gary and Vickie Lewis Bob Moore Randall Monsen Steve Ritter (Steve Ritter Auctions) Bob Snyder David Spaid Rick Sweeney Jennifer Tai John Tutton Jeff Wichmann (American Bottle Auctions) Willy Young Acknowledgments Rodney Baer: Thank you for your contribution of photographs of perfume bottles and your overall support of the project. Charles and Julie Blake: Thank you for your contribution of the great photographs and background information and pricing on cobalt blue medicine bottles. Penny Dolnick: Thank you for writing the great introduction article for the perfume and cologne chapter, along with pricing input and background information. Jim Hagenbuch (Antique Bottle & Glass Collector & Glass Works Auctions): Thank you for the great assortment of photographs, pricing input, and overall support of the project. Bud Hastin (Avon Collectors Encyclopedia): Thanks for the great photographs and your help with the Avon collectibles pricing. Norm Heckler (Heckler Auctions): Thank you for your contribution of photographs and your support of the project. Fred Holabird: Thanks for your great friendship and your continued help with understanding Nevada bottles. David Graci: Thanks for your contribution of photographs and background information on soda and beer bottle closures. Bob Kay: Thanks for your pricing input on miniature bottles and your support of the project. Gary and Vickie Lewis: Thanks for your contribution of photographs of ACL soda bottles and your overall support of the project. Randall Monsen: Thank you for your contribution of photographs of perfume bottles and your overall support of the project. Jacque Pace Polak: A special thank you to my wife for your continued patience and invaluable moral support. Steve Ritter (Steve Ritter Auctioneering): Thanks for your help in obtaining the ACL soda bottle photographs and your help with the pricing input. Jan Rutland (Director, National Bottle Museum): Thanks for all your help, support, and overall contribution towards the writing of the chapter on the National Bottle Museum. David Spaid: Thanks for your help with understanding the world of miniature bottles and your support of the project. Rick Sweeney: Thanks for your help and understanding with the pricing input for applied color label soda bottles. John Tutton: Thank you for your contribution of photographs of milk bottles and your overall support of the project. Violin Bottle Collectors Association and Members: Thanks for all of your help with the contribution of photographs and an overall understanding of violin bottles. Violin Bottle Collectors Association and Members: Thanks for all of your help with the contribution of photographs and an overall understanding of violin bottles.

A special thank you to Bob Linden, Frank Bartlett, Samia Koudsi, and Bob Moore for their time and effort in providing photographs, pricing data, and resource information. Jeff Wichmann (American Bottle Auctions): Thanks for your great assortment of Western bottle photographs, for the cover photos, and overall support of the project. Contents Introduction Welcome again to the fun hobby of antique bottle collecting with the 6th edition of Antique Trader Bottles: Identification and Price Guide. Once again, a special Thank you to all of my readers for your support in making the 5th edition a huge success. With the publication of each edition, the positive and valuable input and helpful comments from bottle collectors, clubs, and dealers across the United States, Europe, and Asia-Pacific continues to be overwhelming. I have enjoyed writing and updating the 6th edition as much as the first five editions, incorporating all of the positive feedback, and living up to the nickname The Bottle Bible, given the book by collectors, clubs, and dealers.

In order to continue making this book the most informative reference and pricing guide available, I have provided beginner and veteran collectors with a broader range of detailed pricing information and reference data. The 6th edition introduces two new chapters on the fastest growing segments of bottle collecting: Ginger Bottles and Portable Soda Pop Dispensers. In addition, I have added a chapter that will highlight a different museum, auction, or show in each new edition. The 6th edition will feature the National Bottle Museum in Ballston Spa, N.Y. This edition also includes extensive updates and revisions to chapters covering the history and origin of glass and bottles, how to start a collection, bottle facts, bottle sources, bottle handling, and one of my favorite topicsdigging for bottles. In addition to a number of valuable illustrations, this edition features 600 stunning color photographs.