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Just passed 22,000 sales results! - 5/03/2010 4:43:05 PM

The work continues collating sales results from all sorts of sources. Now over 22,000 past sales recorded in the database.

2010 February Auction discussion and results - 23/02/2010 1:17:58 PM

Brief report and a bit of discussion of the latest GDL Auctions event held on the Toowoomba show weekend

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/articles/2010-2LancasterReport.pdf

21,000 Sales results - 22/02/2010 10:02:47 PM

We have been working away flat out here at Bottleguide central and have rapidly added another 1000 past results to fly past 21,000 in total recorded on the site!

Bottleguide Website Downtime - 17/02/2010 9:12:05 AM

Hi all,

Our hosting company has scheduled some downtime with us in order to do some maintenance work on the servers that Bottleguide lives on. Unfortunately, during this time Bottleguide will be inaccessible.

The planned outage is scheduled for Wednesday 17th February 8pm - 10pm AEST.

Bottleguide apologises for any inconvenience caused.

Dont miss the Toowoomba QLD Bottle Show & Auction - 15/02/2010 10:16:35 PM

20 - 21 February.
Antique & Collectors Fair & Exhibition.
Founders Pavillion, Toowoomba Show Grounds, Glenvale Road.

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/shows.asp

Dont miss the Bendigo VIC Bottle Show - 5/02/2010 7:43:08 PM

Bendigo Bottle Show
McKinnon Hall, Prince of Wales Showgrounds, Holmes Rd, Bendigo.
Open to Public 8am-2pm Sunday 14th Febuary.

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/shows.asp

13000 Items and... - 4/02/2010 10:46:27 PM

20,000 sales results!

A big thankyou to everyone who has contributed, advised, corrected and generally supported the site over the last few years.

I hope everyone who has subscribed feels more and more that the site is as inclusive as possible and that this discussion area makes it a little easier to provide feedback directly on the items listed. Of course we also welcome all the emails, calls and chats at shows as well.

And while the database keeps growing there is also the constant process of updating, re-evaluating and correcting listed items.

Thanks again everyone and heres to a great 2010 for you all,

Dave

Find a Convict? - 24/01/2010 8:53:38 PM

www.ancestry.co.uk are having a week of free searching through their records of British convicts transported to Australia. If you are looking into this period of history this is a great opportunity to check their records. I would also recommend subscription to this great resource if you have a continuing interest in this type of research.

Additional information: http://www.ancestry.co.uk

2010 February Auction Reference - 20/01/2010 3:12:47 PM

Just completed a quick guide to finding the appropriate listing on Bottleguide for items in the upcoming Lancaster Auction. Please follow the links or go to the Articles section for all the details.

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/articles/2010-02AuctionRef.pdf

Merry Christmas to all - 24/12/2009 8:33:32 AM

We would like to wish all BottleGuide members a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Safe New Year.

And to thank you all for your support through out the past year, especially those members who have donated pictures and information to the database, we could not do it without your support.

I hope Santa brings you all a nice Codd or Ginger Beer for your collections.

Thank you all

The BottleGuide Team

Lancaster Auction Results Added - 4/12/2009 10:06:27 PM

We have added the results of the last Lancaster-Roycroft combined Auction held on the 22/11/2009.
I have omitted a few items, like bulk lots, and there were a number of English cream jars which have not been recorded as they are not really found in Australia other than those brought in via the internet etc. Also some ashtrays and match strikers, I do have all the results so if there is something you want results on that has not been recorded, ask in the forum and I can post the results for those lot numbers there.

Cheers
Chris

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/forum/showthread.asp?t=27

1000 Stone Ginger Beers Cross Reference - 1/12/2009 3:25:18 PM

Now ready is a handy cross reference between Bottleguide and the book One Thousand Stone Ginger Beers. Check out the link below for more information.

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/articles/GBRefblurb.pdf

New Forum Feature on Bottleguide. - 11/11/2009 8:09:32 AM

Hi everyone. As Berk has announced we have instituted a discussion forum on the site. We aim to keep the range of topics focussed in a narrow band around values and rarities. Some of the ideas considered for Newsletters will find their way into this area as it provides a much better way for these thoughts to be discussed, updated and clarified as time goes on. Naturally we will continue to seek out, catalogue and organise all the information we can find. But hopefully you now find you have a much easier avenue to question, discuss and yes, dare I say it criticise, that information.

Happy Collecting!
Dave Bruce

Bottleguide Discussion Forums Now Live! - 10/11/2009 1:19:37 PM

Bottleguide is pleased to announce a new section to its website, the Bottleguide Discussion Forums. The forums can be accessed using the link in the main navigation bar at the top of the site.

The forums can be used to discuss particular bottles listed, share thoughts on a listing or chat about information on a particular company.

The forums are only open to paid up members of Bottleguide and we encourage all users to jump on over to the forums and say hi.

Please have a read of the Bottleguide Forum Rules thread and if you have any problems please let us know in the Website Talk thread.

See you in the forums!

The Bottleguide Team

Dont miss the Holbrook Bottle Show - 4/11/2009 9:27:44 PM

14 November.
Bottle & Collectors Fair.
Sire Hall, Holbrook, NSW.

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/shows.asp

Dont miss the Warrnambool Bottle Show - 18/10/2009 4:47:02 PM

The Victorian State Bottle Show will be held in Warrnambool Vic this year.
23, 24 & 25th October.
Wannon Rooms,
Warrnambool Show Grounds.
Koroit St, Warrnambool.
Vicroads map 514 ref H6.

The BottleGuide team will be there, come along and say hi!

Cheers
The BottleGuide Team.

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/shows.asp

A Victorian Thirst special offer - 14/10/2009 11:46:30 AM

Bottleguide has a small quantity of this great reference book for sale, please check the link for all the details. Naturally there is a special reduced price for subscribers.

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/articles/2009VicThirstOffer.pdf

18,000 Sales results now listed - 10/09/2009 9:37:18 AM

This morning we have passed 18000 individual sales results now recorded on the site!

August 2009 Lancaster Auction results listed - 24/08/2009 12:56:18 PM

The preliminary auction results are now listed under each items individual listing in Bottleguide. Please find a quick link to the BG-Auction Number reference below to make finding each auction item a little easier.

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/articles/2009-8AuctionRef.pdf

Book Review - Thirsty Work - 6/08/2009 6:36:11 PM

The finest book produced within bottle collecting in Australia? We think so - see what else we have to say in our review in the articles section.

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/articles/2009-7ThirstyWorkReviewOnly.pdf

Double Milestone! - 6/08/2009 11:23:45 AM

You will have noticed that we have now over 11,000 items listed but what you may not have realised is that we have also now passed 17,000 individual sales results to go along with them!

National Show & Lancaster Auction - 2/08/2009 3:33:27 PM

In the articles section you will find a quick blurb about the upcoming National Show (August 21st-23rd at Penrith) and the associated auction. Also included is a quick reference list so you can easily find any of the auction items on Bottleguide to see their past sales results.

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/articles/2009-8AuctionRef.pdf

16,000 individual sales results and growing daily! - 30/06/2009 3:44:47 PM

Keep checking your favourite bottles because this data is added regularly and provides a better insight into pricing and availability of individual items.

Numbers rising - 15,000 auction results - 4/06/2009 9:43:31 AM

We keep plugging away here at Bottleguide Central and we have just brought up 15,000 auction results now on file.

Flowerdale Auction Results Added - 27/05/2009 2:02:21 PM

All the Auction results of bottles listed in the BottleGuide database for the Lancaster-Roycroft Auction held on 24/05/2009, have been added.

More on Scotty Clark Collection - Nobelius Auctions - 27/05/2009 11:29:35 AM

Further to this subscribers can view some more details on this auction on the Auctions page of Bottleguide. We have put up some brief notes on the lots containing bottles with some pictures to follow. You will need to log in to view this information.

Scotty Clark Auction - 26/05/2009 3:22:26 PM

The extensive bottle & collectables collection of Melbourne collector Scotty Clark, who passed away recently will be Auctioned by Nobelius Auctions on Sunday 31/05/2009, at their Auction rooms in Surry Hills. Bottleguide has a brief review of the bottles in the auction on the Auctions page of our website.

The auction is being held at Nobelius Auctions,
278 Canterbury Rd, Surrey Hills, Melbourne. VIC.

The auction will start at 12 noon.
Viewing is Friday 29th of May (10-5),
Saturday 30th of May (12-5) and Sunday 31st of May (10- auction commences).

Catalogue and photos available at www.nobeliusauctions.com.au.

Please help support Scottys Family by attending or bidding at the Auction.

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/articles.asp

Bottle Show Calendar Updated - 18/05/2009 1:53:10 PM

Have updated the show calendar for 2009/2010.

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/shows.asp

14,000 past sale results now online! - 30/04/2009 1:36:26 PM

Ok, not quite as notable as our most recent milestone but we have now gone past 14,000 past sale results recorded in our database! (Still worthy of one exclamation mark)

10,000 items listed!!!!!! - 24/04/2009 9:12:29 PM

Oh Wow! Sorry might have got carried away with the exclamation marks. I am a little excited however. A major milestone. But do not worry we are not about to relax. There is so much more out there that our work never ceases which is just the way we like it!

Dont miss the Beachworth Bottle Show - 6/04/2009 9:54:37 PM

11 April 2009.
Easter Saturday.
Annual North Eastern Bottle Club One Day Show.

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/shows.asp

And that is 13,000 now... - 30/03/2009 4:31:03 PM

Auction results that is. A large selection of bottles now have an extended price history that you can look through and get a much better understanding of how condition and fashion has affected prices over the years.

Dont miss the Cranbourne Vic Bottle Show - 28/03/2009 10:49:11 PM

Mornington Peninsula Antique Bottles & Collectors Club.
Antique Bottles & Collectors Show.

Cranbourne public hall.
Cnr Sth Gippsland Highway & Clarendon St, Cranbourne.
Melway ref 133 j4.
Addmission $2.00.

Cheers
The BottleGuide Team

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/shows.asp

12000 Auction Results - 17/03/2009 1:16:10 PM

Whoops this actually happened a week or two ago but better late than never! We now have over 12,000 auction results recorded on Bottleguide.

February 2009 GDL Auction Report - 26/02/2009 1:27:42 PM

Brief report from the latest Toowoomba auction can now be found in the Articles section. Also note you will find attached to the article a handy reference list showing the Bottleguide ID Number for most items from the auction.
PS. Please be patient some of the pdf files in the articles area take some time to download.

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/articles/2009-2-21%20Lancaster.pdf

Protection BottleGuide Intellectual Property - 2/02/2009 9:38:36 AM

I would just like to remind all BottleGuide members that displaying copyrighted material from the www.bottleguide.com.au website publicly on forums, chat rooms or in printed newspapers or magazines, or linking to pictures in the bottleguide database is against our terms of service. Any bottleguide members found doing this, run the risk of having their bottleguide account suspended or in a more serious case terminated.

We have had a number of reported instances where our username & password protected information has been given away freely by a few limited bottleguide members.
I know people are just trying to help out, however this is against our terms of service, also if we cannot make the BottleGuide website viable we will be forced to close it down.

Also we have had a few members who have attempted to share their username & password with other people, please note that our software detects this instantly, and we will suspend your bottleguide account if you are found trying to share your account with another person or party.

Please take the time to read over our Terms & Conditions again for more details
http://www.bottleguide.com.au/help.asp?page=terms_conditions

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at
http://www.bottleguide.com.au/contact.asp

Sorry to play big brother, however this needed to be pointed out due to a number of recent issues.

Cheers
The BottleGuide team

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/help.asp?page=terms_conditions

Dont Miss the Tamworth & Toowoomba Bottle Shows - 12/01/2009 6:30:45 PM

Looks like Tamworth and Toowoomba QLD Bottle Shows are on the same weekend this year.
Try to get along to the one closest to you.

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/news.asp

Dont miss the Cranbourne VIC Bottle Show - 12/01/2009 6:21:31 PM

Mornington Peninsula Antique Bottles & Collectors Club.
Antique Bottles & Collectors Show.

Cranbourne public hall.
Cnr Sth Gippsland Highway & Clarendon St, Cranbourne, VIC.
Melway ref 133 j4.
Addmission $2.00.

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/shows.asp

Now with 11,000 past results... - 2/01/2009 4:59:33 PM

Another milestone passed folks. We have topped 11,000 past sales results for items in the database with more added every week.

Happy New Year - 31/12/2008 3:15:14 PM

We hope all members have a Happy & Safe New Year.

Cheers
The BottleGuide Team

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/news.asp

Merry Christmas - 25/12/2008 9:10:44 AM

Merry Christmas everybody.

We hope you have a great Christmas and that Santa brings you all a new bottle for your collection.

I asked Santa for a Darby of Warrnambool Square Lip Torpedo!
What do you want?

Cheers
The BottleGuide Team

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/news.asp

New Article - Seppletsfields Wines 1896 - 20/12/2008 5:22:12 PM

Added a new Article, a review of the Seppeltsfield Wine Co in South Australia.

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/articles.asp

Thanks to Graham Lancaster of GDL Auctions - 28/11/2008 10:27:56 PM

A Special thanks to Graham Lancaster of GDL Auctions who has graciously given us permission to use photos and information from his past Auctions.

Additional information: http://www.gdlauctions.com

Dont miss the Morwell Bottle Show - 28/11/2008 10:15:33 PM

29-30 November.
Gemstone, Antiques and Collectables Expo, Kernot Hall, Morwell Vic.

Wally Weston: 03 5127 6548

Ten Thousand! - 29/10/2008 9:53:56 AM

Sales results now recorded.

October 2008 GDL Auctions Report - 28/10/2008 4:19:14 PM

A quick rundown of the October 2008 GDL auction is now in the articles section or just follow the link from here!

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/articles/2008-10-26Lancaster.pdf

Bottleguide Newsletter Volume 1 Number 1 - 25/10/2008 10:51:08 AM

Our first newsletter. Emailed to subscribers, all newsletters will also remain on file in the articles area for future reference.

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/articles/2008-1Newsletter.pdf

Dont miss the Geelong VIC State Show - 24/10/2008 3:42:22 PM

Geelong.
VIC State Show.
Sat 1st & Sun 2nd November 2008(Melbourne Cup Long Weekend)
at Geelong Showgrounds.
Kim Johnson (President): 03 5245 7338, LPO Box 5049 North Geelong VIC 3215.

The BottleGuide Team will be there.
Cheers
BottleGuide Team

Dont miss the Holbrook NSW Bottle Show - 16/10/2008 12:00:21 PM

18/10/2008.
This is always a good show, worth going if you get the chance.

Cheers
BottleGuide Team

9000! - 19/09/2008 12:03:32 PM

Well no, not 9000 bottles yet as you can quickly see by looking at the site statistics on the left. But we have now recorded over 9000 individual sale results for bottles in the database. Some items now have a substantial record of past results for you to consider when making an assessment of a bottles value.

New Article - Waters Patent Circa 1874 - 15/08/2008 9:52:20 PM

Unusual patent bottle from 1870s. Victorian patent application.

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/articles/waterspatent1874.pdf

New Article - Alfred Ladson, Ink Manufacturer, Beechworth - 9/08/2008 3:23:49 PM

Interesting producer from country Victoria dating to the late 1860s

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/articles/ladsonalfred.pdf

New Article - Katunga Aerated Water and Cordial Co - 7/08/2008 11:34:18 AM

Brief article on a company that only had a brief existence.

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/articles/katungaaerated.pdf

Dont miss the Maryborough Show - 6/08/2008 10:13:54 PM

30-31 August.
Annual Bottle Show.
Maryborough Harness Raceway.

One of the best shows in the Victorian calender.

BottleGuide will be there, come and say hi.

Cheers
The BottleGuide Team

Dont miss the Murwillumbah Show - 23/07/2008 11:36:02 AM

02/08/2008
Murwillumbah Civic Centre. Annual Exhibition & Trading Fair.

Always a great show.

Cheers
The BottleGuide Team

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/shows.asp

Dont Miss the WA State Bottle Show - 14/07/2008 2:01:20 AM

19/07/2008.
Perth.
Western Australia State Show.
Hosted by the Colonial Bottle & Collectables Club of WA at the Cannington Exhibition Centre.

Dont forget the Newcastle NSW State Show - 14/06/2008 8:31:48 PM

NSW State Show
28th to 29th June, Newcastle Racecourse, Darling Street, Broadmeadow in Glasshouse.

2008 May Auction Report - 2/06/2008 8:12:48 AM

A few brief general observations from the Roycroft-Lancaster auction on 25th May. Also a short note on the Cowra Show.

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/articles/2008MayAuction.pdf

Dont forget the Adelaide Show - 1/06/2008 3:48:48 PM

7th & 8th June 2008.

Adelaide Historical Bottle Club
Annual Show
Portside Recreation Centre
50 St. Vincent Street.,
Port Adelaide

Roycroft-Lancaster Auction Results from the 25/05/2008 - 30/05/2008 3:51:31 PM

Auction results for the last Roycroft-Lancaster Auction, held on 25/05/2008, have now been added to bottle listings in the database.

Dont forget the Coffs Harbour Show - 29/05/2008 8:23:25 AM

31/05/2008
Annual Bottle Show, The Norm Jordon Pavillion.
Coffs Harbour

New Article Added - 25/05/2008 12:40:38 AM

Company Tour of Mr E Rowlands Factory and history by The Australian Aerated Water Gazzette in 1884.
See the Articles link above.

Dont forget the Flowerdale Auction - 23/05/2008 6:17:34 PM

24/05/2008
Public Bottle Auction.
Public Hall, Yea Road, Flowerdale Vic.

Dont forget the Cowra Show - 13/05/2008 11:59:29 PM

17/05/2008
40th Annual Show & Collectors Fair. Cowra Showground Pavillion.

Show Calendar Updated - 16/04/2008 6:28:03 PM

We have updated the show calendar, have added a few more for later this year.

New Articles Added - 11/04/2008 4:39:20 PM

We have added 3 more Articles in the Articles section, use the link above to have a look.

Dont Forget the Sunshine Coast Bottle Show - 5/04/2008 12:55:15 PM

3/05/2008
Sunshine Coast Antique & Collectables Show. North St, Caloundra.

Article Listings Updated - 5/04/2008 12:49:45 PM

The Articles section of the website has recently been updated. It now groups each article type into its own tabbed section and allows you to filter down to a smaller category listing.

Check out the changes by clicking on the Articles tab in the top menu.

Dont forget the Cranbourne Show - 16/03/2008 12:28:50 AM

Cranbourne.
16th March 2008.
Cranbourne Public Hall.
Collectors Fair. 9am - 3pm.
Howard: 03 9750 0076, Julie: 03 5659 6489.

Bendigo and Toowoomba reports - 23/02/2008 1:06:41 PM

A few notes on the February shows

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/articles/2008-2BGNews.pdf

Dont forget the Australian National Bottle Show
Toowoomba Queensland - 30/01/2008 2:45:05 PM

Darling Downs Antique Bottle & Collectables Club Inc
present the
37th National Show
Founders Pavilion
Toowoomba Showgrounds
Glenvale Road
Contact: Dawn: 07 4638 4832

Dont forget the Bendigo Bottle Show - 30/01/2008 12:59:55 AM

The Bendigo boys would love to see you there, it is always a great day.
Sandhurst Antique Bottle & Collectables Club
Annual Swap & Sell Day
McKinnon Hall, Bendigo Prince of Wales Showgrounds Holmes Rd, Bendigo.
Setting up for collectors on Saturday evening/Sunday morning.
David 03 5474 2390. Scott Morrison: 0402 467 601. regionalducting@optusnet.com.au

The BottleGuide Team will be there.

Cheers
The BottleGuide Team

About Bottleguide Valuations - 8/01/2008 8:04:48 AM

Long overdue, but finally here is a brief blurb explaining a little about the valuations on Bottleguide.

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/articles/AboutValuations.pdf

Merry Christmas - 27/12/2007 12:06:24 PM

We hope you all have a Merry and Safe Christmas Break.

This is the bottle hunting time of year with many collectors having some time to chase that illusive bottle for their collections.

I hope Santa puts a few Codds or Torpedos or Pot Lids in you stocking.

Cheers
The BottleGuide Team

Dont Forget the Morwell Show - 25/11/2007 12:30:38 PM

Morwell.
1st to 2nd December. Collectables, Gemstones & Jewellery Expo, Kernot Hall, Morwell, VIC.

Morwell is always a well received Bottle & Gemstone show, always lots of great items on display from around the Gippsland area.
Last Show for 2007 as well so come on down.

BottleGuide Team will be there, come along and say Hi!

Cheers
The BottleGuide Team.

Lancaster Auction report now online - 5/11/2007 8:33:47 AM

A few prices and a couple of observations from the latest bottle auction.

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/articles/2007-10-28Lancaster.pdf

Holbrook Bottle Show - 31/10/2007 8:25:07 AM

Dont forget the Holbrook Bottle Show.
Saturday the 3rd November.
Bottles and Collectables Show.
Holbrook Shire Hall.
Holbrook NSW.
Open to the public 9am to 2pm.
The Lions Club of Holbrooks 10th Annual Collectors Fair.

The BottleGuide Team will be there,
So come along and say Hi.
Cheers

Coolamon Collectables and Antique Fair - 25/10/2007 8:54:59 PM

Do not forget the Coolamon Collectables and Antique Fair.
This weekend the 27th to 28th October.

Coolamon.
27th to 28th October 2007. Coolamon Collectables and Antique Fair, Up-To-Date Store, Cowabbie Street, Coolamon.

Always a great weekend.
Cheers
The BottleGuide Team

2007 Williamstown Swap and Sell Day Report - 23/10/2007 8:10:06 AM

Great little day, the hall was full nearly the whole time and plenty of stuff changed hands. Cannot wait for next year...

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/articles/2007%20Willy%20SS%20Report.pdf

Williamstown Swap & Sell Day - 18/10/2007 6:02:04 PM

Dont forget the Williamstown Swap & Sell Day this Sunday 21/10/2007.
Holy Trinity Church Hall, corner Nelson Place and Pasco Street, Williamstown Vic.

The BottleGuide Team will be there so come and say Hi.

Cheers
The BottleGuide Team

Search Results Update - 16/10/2007 9:47:52 PM

Some of you may have noticed some errors with the advanced search and it bringing up errors when clicking through to the second page of your search results. This has now been fixed as well as any Favourite Searches that you may have had saved as part of these advanced searches.

Thanks to those involved in pointing this out.

Cheers
The Bottleguide Team

Just cracked 6000 bottles listed - 5/10/2007 8:54:58 PM

We have just added our 6000 bottle listing to the database, this makes BottleGuide the leading Antique Bottle reference site in Australia and possibly the World.

Again if there is something you would like us to list in the database, please email us a good clear picture with relevant info i.e. Height, Width, Colour, Patent etc and we can add it to the list.

Thank you to all you members that have donated photographs and information to help build the site we do really appreciate your help and support.
A Special thanks to Ross & Christine Roycroft who has graciously given permission to use photos and information from there reference books One Thousand Stone Ginger Beers of Australia and the Australian Bottle Price Guides Vol 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. This has allowed us to add up to date pricing on all bottles listed in these books, which were the only source of information on bottle values from 1980 until now with the BottleGuide database. These photos are black & white and we will endeavour to replace the pictures with colour photos when they become available, again if you have a colour photo of a bottle listed with a black & white photo please email it to us and we will replace it.
Cheers
The BottleGuide Team

Victorian State Bottle Show Maryborough - 23/08/2007 9:00:19 AM

Dont forget the Vic State Show is on this weekend 25th & 26st August 2007, check the Shows tab above for full details.

Maryborough Antique Bottle Club
Annual Bottle & Collectables Show
Incorporating
The 2007 Victorian State Show
Carisbrook Trotting Track

This is one of the best bottle shows on the Victorian calender and will be even better this year as the state show, dont miss it and I hope you find a new peice for your collection there.

Cheers
The BottleGuide Team

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/shows.asp

New Feature - value last updated notice - 19/08/2007 1:28:32 PM

Berk has been busy working away on the database making things work even better but one thing users will start to notice is that next to the value on any bottle details page there will be appearing the date when the value was last updated. Currently the database has some bottles that have not been re-valued for up to 5 years and as we know that can make a major difference to the price. We will be working through the database over the next few weeks to update prices so that in future you will be able to see not just the price estimate but when that estimate was submitted.

Email is back - 24/07/2007 4:27:32 PM

Bottleguide emails are working again.

Bottleguide Email - 24/07/2007 9:11:00 AM

You may have noticed the email on the contact us page is presently not working. If you need to get in touch with us please try brucewall-dsl@keypoint.com.au for the time being. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

2007 National Report - 21/06/2007 9:20:19 AM

Brief rundown of the 36th National Bottle & Collectables Show at Adelaide

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/articles/2007%20Adelaide.pdf

May 2007 Roycroft Lancaster Auction report - 5/06/2007 2:15:17 PM

A brief report now available from the auction, featuring highlights and a few observations. By the way if you would like to comment on any of these reports just let me know at dave@bottleguide.com.au

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/articles/2007-5-27%20Roycroft%20Lancaster.pdf

2007 Cowra Show Report - 31/05/2007 3:35:24 PM

New article posted with a brief report of the Cowra show along with a few photos.

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/articles/2007%20Cowra.pdf

Bottle World Round-up - 8/05/2007 11:32:41 AM

We have hit the busy season for collectors. In the next few weeks there is the Cowra Show closely followed by the huge Roycroft-Lancaster auction at Flowerdale and then Coffs Harbour annual show and just to round out the four weeks, the National in Adelaide. Should be an exciting period for the hobby, I hope you all get a chance to pick up some bargains and enjoy the next month!

Beechworth Show Report 2007 - 10/04/2007 8:23:39 AM

What is going on? Here is a brief report and a couple of pics from the Beechworth show. Includes a very short trading report which we will try to expand a bit in future show reports.

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/articles/beechworthshow2007.pdf

Cranbourne Show Report - 2/04/2007 8:14:47 AM

Very brief (and late!) rundown on the Cranbourne swap and sell day.

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/articles/cranbourne2007report.pdf

Lancaster Auction February 2007 - 27/02/2007 8:41:46 AM

Brief report on the latest auction.

Additional information: http://www.bottleguide.com.au/articles/2007-17-2Lancaster.pdf

Site Maintenance - 20/02/2007 10:18:34 AM

The Bottleguide database is scheduled for some maintenance today from 1:30pm till about 3:30pm. During this time you will not be able to log in to the site or access any of the features of the site.

We do apologise for this inconvenience but unfortunately these things need to happen.

Cheers
Bottleguide Team

4000 Bottles Listed and climbing - 17/01/2007 9:26:47 AM

Well we have just ticked over 4000 bottles listed on BottleGuide and most of the newer listings have a few Auction results where available.

Help us help you, if any subscribers have bottles they would like an estimated value on that are not listed on BottleGuide email us a good clear photo with all the relevant information on dimensions, colour, closure, embossing/transfer front and back and we can add it to the data base.

This helps you with an estimated value on your collection and helps us build our data base which will in turn benefit all subscribers.

Feel free to send us just one or hundreds, all helps, I must stress that they do need to be good clear photos and the larger the picture the better, I can edit them to fit however the size we use is 195 pixels wide for the main listing this is after I have cropped the pics so there is as little back ground as possible.

Thanks

Cheers
Chris Thornton

Bottleguide Downtime - 4/01/2007 10:58:32 AM

Bottleguide has outgrown its current hosting location and needs to be moved to a bigger and better home. As such this will take place on Thursday 11th January 2007 beginning about 11am and hopefully will not take any more than an hour to do. You may experience some downtime while the database is moved to a new database server.

Christmas 2006 - 25/12/2006 7:26:04 AM

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone from the Bottleguide Team.

What is Bottleguide - 8/10/2006 12:14:35 PM

Want to see a guide as to what Bottleguide is all about? Click on the More... link below (not the read more - just More! this link is only available from the homepage at the moment) to find the lowdown on what there is to see and do once you get inside.

Additional information: /articles/Welcome%20to%20Bottleguide.htm

Aussie Bottle Forum - 2/10/2006 8:13:43 PM

If you have not already, go and visit The Australian Antique Bottle Collectors Forum at http://aabc.forumer.com

Go on head on over there and join - you know you want to!

Additional information: http://aabc.forumer.com

Classifieds now working - 2/10/2006 8:03:32 PM

Berk has slaved away and got the classifieds up and operational. This is available to all subscribers - when you first registered there were 5 tokens attached to your account and these enable you to create classified ads (For Sale, Wanted, Other?). One token is used for each ad (I hope that is right!) Just go to the Member Details section of the site and of course let me know at the first sign of trouble.
Over the last week (other than finishing the re-jig of the rarity levels) I have been concentrating on adding auction results and have put on close to one thousand in that time, and frankly I am getting sick of looking at catalogues. Hopefully this gives the site a bit more depth however and you can get some great historical price information on a lot of bottles now.
See ya,
Dave

Rarity definition changes - 27/09/2006 7:27:52 PM

Regular users will note that we have radically changed the rarity scales. No doubt this will cause some angst to those who have grown up with the narrower definitions previously used - including me. However this new scale gives much more breathing space and in the long term we think will be much more descriptive of the relative frequency with which various bottles are seen. The scale now used is actually a modified version of that used in Betty Zumwalts American book Ketchup, Pickles, Sauces written way back in the 1970s. Note also because the change was made to the actual definitions in the database it will take us a couple of days to update each bottle to more accurately reflect the new ratings. At the time of writing I have quickly checked the first 100 bottles so if you are reading this little note have a look at them and see if you agree or not with the new direction.
Cheers,
Dave
by the way send any feedback to dave@bottleguide.com.au, I would be interested to hear what people think.

Lancaster Auction September 2006 - 18/09/2006 8:09:24 PM

See right on time - Monday. Sure I promised last Monday but, well... the dog ate my homework.
It will surprise no-one to hear that some extraordinary prices were achieved at the latest Toowoomba auction. Records were broken right from Lot 1 when the Neilson, Mackay Lamont went for a hammer price of $8500 (Total including bidders premium $9435), an extremely rare bottle no doubt but would be a record, by a long way, for an aqua pictorial Lamont. With a couple of exceptions the rest of the Lamonts went fairly cheaply so the Neilson did not seem to herald a resurgence in Lamont collecting, but is it just a one off price anomaly? Time will tell. The Pot lid collection in the middle of the auction was clearly the highlight and these did not disappoint. The Longmores White Crow and the Charles Bruce Flint both reaching $11,500 ($12765). Millard Johnson and Simmons & Dwyer both went for $6500 ($7215), the Fords went for $6250 ($6938) and the Lighthouse from Warrnambool made $5000 ($5550). Otherwise lid prices were strong without being spectacular. Although there were only four convict ginger beers they all went well. The pick of them was a Leak with magnificent swirls of different coloured clay, absolutely a classic piece of pottery that finally got to $3900 ($4329). Of course these convicts were merely a teaser for the big collection of this style of bottle coming up for sale in November. Marble bottles and Ginger Beers seemed to be up and down, some strong prices achieved and quite a few going cheap. One thing that clearly shone through for mid and low range items was that people were prepared to pay a premium for pieces in mint or near mint condition while damaged or poor-fair condition pieces were marked down, often quite harshly. This will be a trend worth watching as in recent times I had felt that buyers were paying less regard to condition. Even polished items, which have had a good run lately, were clearly given less regard than original shiny glass. As I say something to watch and see how it shakes out. Well, that is about it for this week so bye for now.

Greetings collectors - 7/09/2006 5:27:01 PM

I am sure others have noticed that these updates seem to be happening every 8 days. I must be working on some sort of skewed week. Anyhow, firstly from the rumour file, it seems that not one but two amber Rowlands dump sodas have turned up after many years of hiding, nice additions to those lucky enough to be on the spot.
Apart from that the only real happening in the general bottle world is the upcoming Lancaster auction this weekend. There are some positively sensational pieces in Grahams latest offering and I would expect to see a few more records tumble.
On the Bottleguide front we have been adding some more bottles, (lots) more auction results and dealing with some technical issues that are hopefully making the site easier to use.
Well that is it for now. I am heading off to Toowoomba for the weekend and will report back (hopefully on Monday) with my take on the goings on up North.
Cheers,
Dave Bruce

Contact Details - 3/09/2006 12:44:34 PM

Sorry folks, we have had a few issues getting our email addresses up and running so we keep putting this back but for the time being if you need any help get in touch with me (Dave) on brucewall-dsl@keypoint.com.au
or via old fashioned post at Central Park PO Box 4000, East Malvern, VIC, 3145.
Cheers,
Dave

The week that was - 30/08/2006 8:15:11 PM

This week the only real news was the Maryborough show. As usual a lot of activity occurred on Friday night / Saturday morning with plenty of good bottles changing hands. Most noticeably some nice goldfields oils found new homes. The show itself was good, the number of displays was well up on last year apparently and Swap & Sell space about the same. The feature display (with $100 up for grabs) was glass internal threads and the winner was Trevor Pilgrim from Gippsland, a very good winner in a tight field.
Three recent eBay results that I noted were a Rudge, Latrobe, Zeehan & Wynyard Codd bottle from Tassie – went for its starting price of $280. A J.Martin, North Fitzroy lamont with bird embossed went for only $52, what a bargain! (Ok some disclosure – I sold this one but I still think it was dirt cheap for a rare Melbourne bottle). Finally an E.G.Smallhorn Hay GB (all tan with rampant lion trade mark) went for a heavily contested $353. Crown Seal GBs show no sign of dying down and this one had plenty of support well past $200, which only a handful of years ago would have been considered a very high price.
Next event must be Graham Lancasters auction at Toowoomba on the 10th of September.
Cheers until next week,
Dave

Bottleguide News - 22/08/2006 1:05:21 PM

Hi everyone, hope you are enjoying the site and all it has to offer. We are making improvements all the time of which many can not be seen but make things work better. A huge number of past auction results were added over the last few days. These results were from the early 80s and make an interesting addition showing some of the changes (both up and down) in bottle prices over the last 25 years. Another group from later auctions will be posted over the next few days.

Some notable recent eBay results – J.A.S.Jones Lithgow C/S Beer - $1575, Squat Black Horse Ale - $480, and I thought interesting were four separate Broome Codds – all pretty plain with just writing or initials embossed yet all went for between $103 and $133, obviously pretty hard to find.

Do not forget Maryborough (VIC) Bottle Show this weekend 26th and 27th of August – one of the longest established and biggest bottle shows in the country. Some details can be found here – http://www.vbaca.org.au/vbacacalendar.html

Until next time,

Dave

Friday Night at Australian National - 7/07/2006 11:33:20 PM

Well the National bottle show has started for 2006.
It is at the Frankston Arts Centre in Frankston, the quality of the displays so far have been outstanding with collectors from all over Australia trying to win top honours.
The swap and sell stalls as always have been very busy on Friday night with many quality bottles changing hands.
One interesting bottle that was shown to us was a 26oz green glass torpedo bottle, found in Sydney, will try to get some photos so you can all see this bottle.
Bottleguide has set up and will have our official launch of the website at the National so wish us luck.
We will keep you informed of the Nationals progress.

35th National Bottle Show - Frankston - 24/06/2006 8:45:35 AM

Do not forget the National folks! On the 8th & 9th July at the Frankston Arts Centre. Displays, Swap & Sell, Appraisals and maybe Bottleguides first public appearance? Check out www.vbaca.org.au for more detail on the show.

Just Ticked Over 3000 Listings... - 17/06/2006 8:05:45 PM

Over 100 Fruit Jars added, lots with Auction results.

Auction Results Available - 28/04/2006 11:25:56 AM

Auction results are available for viewing again - see the link at the bottom of any bottle details page. Note that not every bottle has auction results.

2500 and climbing... - 29/03/2006 10:06:33 AM

We have hit the 2500 mark for bottles listed. It has taken 3 years to get here but we are moving faster now! At a minimum of 50 listings per week our target is 3000 by or before the 7th of June.

Getting there!! - 24/03/2006 1:46:09 PM

Thirty nice shiny ginger beers added last night and this morning and tidying up of some old data, now lets see if this news thingy still works. There will be a heap of auction results added soon...

November update - 11/03/2006 2:50:01 PM

Well, we have a busy time coming up in Bottle collecting circles here on the East coast. Next week we have Lancasters Auctions having a big two day sale up at Toowoomba. Features a nice selection of Convict/early australian stoneware ginger beers. Plenty of other nice items but we will keep the focus on bottles here. Following that we have three consecutive shows down here in the South-east, Whittlesea, Morwell and then Holbrook. I can honestly recommend all of them so if you have the chance get along to at least one of these events. By the way for the time being check out the calendar at www.vbaca.org.au to see details of these events.

Additional information: www.vbaca.org.au/vbacacalendar.html

Bottleguide Website Update - 11/09/2005 2:59:13 PM

Welcome to the new look for Bottleguide.com.au. This change has been a long time in development but we hope it makes it easier for everyone to use. There are still some sections which need to be finished/updated but these should be done in the upcoming month or so.

Happy Collecting and browsing!