A Few Collectible Bottles Types

A Few Collectible Bottles Types

Antique oriental snuff bottles, made in every material known to the Chinese (glass, porcelain, jade and other hardstones, ivory, coral, lacquer, amber, wood, etc.) were produced in enormous quantities and of varying quality.

Ceramic bottles: Hand-thrown bottles can also be a nice collectible, especially antique ones that were once used for commercial purposes. An old ceramic moonshine bottle might be worth a lot to the right collector.

Ink bottles can be found in the shape of cottages, eagles, lions, locomotives, even snails, but two of the most common are the teakettle and umbrella designs. Ink bottles were blown by hand or molded and made in unusual shapes for particular companies; the shape of its ink bottle was the company’s trademark. Strader has bottles shaped like barrels, igloos, cones, umbrellas, boats and other items.

Perfume bottle collecting is a relatively new hobby; when collecting, condition and rarity are of paramount importance, check for scratches and chips. If the bottle has a paper label, it must be pristine.

Bitters are medicines with a high alcohol content, that were sold as medicine from wagons. They were very popular in Victorian times because there was little pain medicine then. Bitters and tonic bottles are one type of specialty bottle to collect.