Case of old Coke bottles

[Pat Pixley]

Ok while we are on the bottle talk , What do you guys do with your old Glass coke bottles ??
just let them site  or do some of you use them ??
I have two cases of old coke bottle and not sure why I'm keeping them  .

[halehouse]

Same thing here. I have some bottles that just sit and collect dust. Some have the 1923 date on them, various cities, but I wouldn't know a good one from a better one.

[MoonDawg]

       People with single vend machines like the 39, 33, 44 are at the mercy of Coke who sell the small reproduction bottles at $22.00 for a case of 24.
       But, Coke also sells the 2 liter plastic bottle of the same product for 99 cents. One 2 liter container will fill 10  6.5 oz bottles, which amounts to a dime each.
       A capper from a brewery supply store runs $20 to $30 and blank unused caps are about $6.00 per 100. So re-filling the Coke bottles costs 16 cents at home vs $1.00 from the store ........plus the old glass fits much better in the stack machines like the 44 and 80 and the product stays cold longer.
      I sell machines out of a store and used to let customers vend the repro cokes for a dime but that was killing me at a buck apiece. So when I started re-filling them I also started getting requests from people who wanted a couple of cases of empties for their machines.
      This also works well if you have kids 
       

[dr galaga]

Ok while we are on the bottle talk , What do you guys do with your old Glass coke bottles ??
just let them site  or do some of you use them ??
I have two cases of old coke bottle and not sure why I'm keeping them  .

I take mine to the Winona, MN Coke plant to get refilled. 
The 6.5 ounces cases are around $7.50 a case and the 10 ounce cases are around $8.50 a case, but you have to bring the same amount of empties.

[Eric]

Bottle collecting is a whole nother world.. You may have a rare hobble skirt worth hundreds and not know it...
Some like to collect just 1923 Cokes.. some 1915 Cokes... there are some 1915 that have a mis print date of 1918
there are 7up bottles with 8 bubbles instead of 7... Some want every bottler that bottled Coke, some want just their state, some collect themes  (bottles with the word “cola” or pictures of woman on them)
There was a blob top Coke on ebay that just sold for $3000.00+ there is a 2 liter Mountain Dew bottle with the
hillbillies dancing all around the bottle.. rare that can be as high as $3000.00 depending on the condition...
3 grand for a bottle!... I'm always watching..
I use them to display carriers, crates and racks... I have several different style carriers and they look better
with mint bottles... I have 1923s, 1915s, different shades of the green/blue hobble skirts, straight sided,
trying to get a complete case of Nichol Kola... Dang they're hard to find in good condition...
I think Chedki bought them all!!!

Then there's the world of Bottle Caps   It never ends....

[rayg]

Eric you got that right,  I collect the dust that settles on the old coke  bottles 

[Creighton]

Thanks Glen for watching for Spokane and Salina!! Eric I've only seen one NK and it was toast. Will keep checking.
Creighton

[Ken R]

If I happen to find any old Coke bottles or the like, I'll be sure to let you guys know.  You obviously know more than I do on those things!!

[Ken R]

What do you guys think of this crate of bottles?  anything special that you can see? Not sure what to look for to determine if a good deal or not.

http://austin.craigslist.org/clt/2573396587.html

[MoonDawg]

      Those are painted labels with a red crate from the 70's (has the wave).
Scott found the embossed labels with the yellow 1930 to 1940's crate.

      Like Creighton said, the crate alone is worth $20 and with the bottles $25.