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Category: Organizations, Clubs, and Mailgroups (10)
Links to national and local clubs, as well as web-based groups
American Breweriana Association
Non-profit, tax exempt historical and educational group for those who love brewery history and advertising, collect signs, steins, cans, bottles, labels, or anything "Beer".
Antique-Bottles.Net ....where collectors, diggers, and traders meet
Forums for digging and finding, cleaning and repairing, identification, auctions, etc. Membership not needed to view most forums.
Submitted by herndonbottles
The Baltimore Antique Bottle Club
The Baltimore Antique Bottle Club, Inc. is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate the public about antique bottle collecting and to promote the hobby. Over the years, the club has become one of the strongest and most enduring bottle clubs in the country.
Bottle Hunters Of Hawaii - Blake Cousins
Want to trade Rare Hawaiian Bottles, Looking for Torpedoes and Codd Marble Stoppers, Hutchinsons are on our list too!!
Submitted by Bottle Hunters
Capitol City Chapter of the BCCA
Home page of the Capitol City Chapter, an affiliate of the BCCA (Brewery Collectibles Club of America) and the NABA (National Association of Breweriana Advertising).
Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors
A non-profit organization for collectors of historical bottles and related collectible items. Our primary goal is educational as it relates to the history and manufacture of historical bottles and related artifacts.
Little Rhody Bottle Club
Founded in 1970, the Little Rhody Bottle Club has continually strived to promote the hobby of antique bottle collecting through the preservation of antique bottles and education through research relative to the companies those bottles represent. Lots of history, pictures, and price information for Rhode Island bottles of all kinds.
My Treasure Spot
Very popular and active premier metal detecting forum website. Has the DIV (Diggin in Virginia) and Relic and Bottle forums. No registration to read posts.
Submitted by herndonbottles
Privydiggerpit
Yahoo Group for those who dig and collect old bottles.
The Tri State Bottle Collectors and Diggers Club
Dedicated to the education and promotion of the bottle collecting hobby, covering Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
Category: Member Webpages (4)
Links to PBC members' webpages
Bottles, Booze, and Back Stories
Club member Jack Sullivan's blog, dedicated to provide an outlet for research results that are too short or of such narrowly-focused interest as to preclude their publication elsewhere.
Submitted by ca_drm1n
Chosi's Home Page
Mike Cianciosi's site, containing an extensive set of pictures and well-researched history associated with Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia bottles and go-withs. Also has Puzzles, Civil War Diary, and more...
Matt's Collectibles
Matt Knapp's website, includes Bottles (with a focus on Frederick, MD and Western Maryland), Civil War Relics, Antiques, and Trade Cards.
Submitted by ca_drm1n
Rusty Cans Home Page
Club member Mark Benbow's website, dedicated to providing information about beer can collecting in general, the history of beer cans, and his own collection and collecting interests. Also includes some good info about Virginia and National Prohibition, Porcelain Beer Bottle Stoppers, and more.
Category: External Bottle & Jar Sites (22)
Non-member websites on collecting, digging, and other bottle & jar info
American Bottle Auctions
Site set up to buy, consign and sell antique bottles via online auction - including old whiskey, bitters, sodas, water, beers, inks, flasks, spirit, medicine, historical, fruit and pickle jars, utility, barber, gin, Dutch onion, nippers and more! Heavy emphasis on bottles from the western U.S.
American Digger Magazine
Promoting the responsible excavation and collecting of all artifacts related to America. We strongly oppose illegal recovery and wanton destruction of artifacts. Please dig responsibly. Our hobby depends on it!
American Relic Hunters
Dedicated to be friendly, informative and non-biased. Site aims to help protect the rights of relic hunters, identify finds and provide information, knowledge and preservation of coins, artifacts and relics (bottles too!). A collective group of relic hunters, dealers, collectors and historians.
Antique Bottle & Glass Collector Magazine and Glass Works Auctions
Antique Bottle & Glass Collector is the most read magazine of its type on the market today, bringing you a wealth of information in the form of well researched articles covering many facets of the hobby. Glass Works Auctions presents spectacular photos on bottles, jars, and go-withs, as well as the opportunity to bid and win.
Antique Bottle Collector's Haven
Reggie Lynch's educational Internet site for finding, buying, selling and learning about Antique Bottles! If you want to learn more about a particular category of bottle, or simply find out "how much is my old bottle worth?", then this is the right place.
Antique Bottles of Baltimore
Chris Rowell's site, dedicated to Baltimore bottles in his collection and his bottle digging experiences. Lots of great pictures and history on Baltimore bottles, and plenty of dig stories!
Submitted by ca_drm1n
Antique Soda & Beer Bottles - Tod von Mechow's site
Site provides useful information for collectors, researchers, and novices on pre-crown soda and beer bottles.
Submitted by ca_drm1n
Ball Corporation’s Natural Progression
Very detailed history timeline of the Ball Brothers Glass Mfg Co., from 1880-1998. Lots of pictures and all the significant dates related to fruit jar evolution.
Submitted by ca_drm1n
The Bottle Den
Specializing in American Pontiled Soda and Mineral Waters, welcome to The Bottle Den, where you can buy, sell and learn about investment quality antique bottles.
BLM/SHA Historic Glass Bottle Identification & Information Website
Part of the mission of the BLM is the management and preservation of the cultural and heritage resources found on America's public lands - prehistoric and historic. The author created this website as a BLM employee and will continue to update and enhance the site while in "retirement" (after late 2007). Excellent info with lots of pictures and references on dating, types/shapes, glassmaking, colors, finishes, body & seams, etc.
Cape May County Bottle Collectors
Website of Ed & Mark Runyon, bottle collectors in Cape May County, New Jersey. Includes pictures, history, and lots of bottle collecting information!
CecilMunsey.com
Huge library of published and unpublished articles and manuscripts researched and written (representative of a 40-year body-of-work) by Cecil Munsey, PhD, Bottle collecting pioneer noted for many significant contributions to the organized hobby.
Submitted by ca_drm1n
Digger's Diary (UK)
A site dedicated to our hobby of discovering, researching and collecting antique bottles. It's a place to wallow in the glories of old rubbish, to be amazed by hands-on history that anyone can get their hands on, and to experience the thrill of The Hunt !
Submitted by ca_drm1n
Eddie's Privy Page
Dedicated to the ethical rescue and preservation of items thrown into the time capsules that were the outhouse pits of the 19th century.
KocaNola.com
Dedicated to the process of gathering, preserving, and sharing historical information about Koca Nola.
Submitted by ca_drm1n
thememphisdiggers: Preserving the Excitement of Bottle Digging!
These guys do some serious digging, and have lots of pictures of their adventures. Also an excellent resource for info on Memphis-area bottles and stoneware (mini jugs).
Submitted by ca_drm1n
Mr. Bottles
Wisconsin bottle collector share their experiences and treasures. Self-described as "THE greatest resource for Wisconsin antique bottle collectors EVER!!!", and it's true. Hundreds of pictures and descriptions of Wisconsin bottles and stoneware of all kinds, dig stories, diving for bottles, and much more.
One Man's Junk is Another Man's Treasure
Beer bottle and soda can collector's site; includes pictures of numerous beer bottles. Bruce Mobley, site creator, specializes in Embossed Beer Bottles from all parts of the globe. He also deals in all types of brewery collectibles.
SeattleHistoryCompany.com
The primary vehicle for disseminating information about the Hutchinson Bottle Directory initiative, an ambitious effort to document the history and all variants (15000+) of North American hutches.
Soda & Beer Bottles of North America
Tod von Mechow's latest offering - purpose of this site is to provide useful information for collectors, researchers, and novices on North American hand-made glass and pottery soda and beer bottles.
Submitted by ca_drm1n
Soda Museum, LLC - Home - Coca-Cola, Pepsi, other Soda Pop Collectibles
Museum page includes historical information about soda, and soda collecting. Learn about the history of Coke and Pepsi, find out their "secret" recipes, and much more.
Submitted by ca_drm1n
The Treasure Depot - Bottle Forum
The Bottle Forum for the collector and digger. The main site features forums from metal detecting to Native American artifacts.
Submitted by herndonbottles


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