Bright Raven
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callmefence":kbfcywyn said:I'm collecting hundred dollar bills. You never know they might be worth something someday.
At the rate our currency depreciates, better to spend it now!!!
callmefence":kbfcywyn said:I'm collecting hundred dollar bills. You never know they might be worth something someday.
slick4591":3s8hbtn6 said:wacocowboy":3s8hbtn6 said:slick4591":3s8hbtn6 said:Popular back the 30's & 40's. My bottle contained syrup that you would mix with water and make your grape drink and when empty it became a bank. This bottle is called the Slick-Eared Elephant if you want to read about it.
Interesting. So did they all have an interesting design?
There's another elephant which there's an abundance of. They also put the syrup in cat and clown shaped bottles under the Grapette name. Snowcrest also sold the syrup in a Bear shaped bottle. All of those were banks when you emptied them. The slick-eared is valuable because of the glass shortage in WWII. They made that bottle out of much thinner glass which were broken easier. I don't have proof, nor can I find any, but it's been said by other collectors there's only 35 to 40 of those in accounted for.
Bright Raven":1n7jj1lb said:slick4591":1n7jj1lb said:Would you pay $650.00 for this bottle?
Most people probably wouldn't and I don't guess I could blame them. I've been collecting Grapette memorabilia for about 25 years and bought that bottle 22 years ago for $500.00. I've come to realize none of my kids give a crap about my collection and it would either end up in a garage sale for a pittance or trashed after the wife and I are gone. I've been kicking that thought around for a while and have decided to liquidate the collection. Just ran this bottle on Ebay and didn't sell, but a guy contacted me and said he wanted it if I would let him pay it out, so I'm selling.
Dennis,
I am going through the same phase of my life. For example, I have a case knife collection. Some very nice pieces. If I passed away tonight, my son might sell them for a fraction of their value or put them in the attic to rust away. I need to sell them and send him a nice IRA contribution.
I also have some very nice trophy mounts. Bighorn sheep, pronghorn, elk, mule deer, Rocky Mountain Goat, Bushbuck, Kudu, Cape Buffalo, Eland, etc. I need to dispose of those too. Material possessions that I don't use on a regular basis no longer have the appeal they once did.
wacocowboy":1zmec4gp said:Bright Raven":1zmec4gp said:slick4591":1zmec4gp said:Would you pay $650.00 for this bottle?
Most people probably wouldn't and I don't guess I could blame them. I've been collecting Grapette memorabilia for about 25 years and bought that bottle 22 years ago for $500.00. I've come to realize none of my kids give a crap about my collection and it would either end up in a garage sale for a pittance or trashed after the wife and I are gone. I've been kicking that thought around for a while and have decided to liquidate the collection. Just ran this bottle on Ebay and didn't sell, but a guy contacted me and said he wanted it if I would let him pay it out, so I'm selling.
Dennis,
I am going through the same phase of my life. For example, I have a case knife collection. Some very nice pieces. If I passed away tonight, my son might sell them for a fraction of their value or put them in the attic to rust away. I need to sell them and send him a nice IRA contribution.
I also have some very nice trophy mounts. Bighorn sheep, pronghorn, elk, mule deer, Rocky Mountain Goat, Bushbuck, Kudu, Cape Buffalo, Eland, etc. I need to dispose of those too. Material possessions that I don't use on a regular basis no longer have the appeal they once did.
If you ever have time I would love to see photos of the knives and mounts. I have a knife collection should be bigger but had some stolen. My dad gets me the Case Christmas knife every year. I think they are neat wish I had somewhere to display them.
Bright Raven":1fjj8wpf said:callmefence":1fjj8wpf said:I'm collecting hundred dollar bills. You never know they might be worth something someday.
At the rate our currency depreciates, better to spend it now!!!
Bright Raven":28fecmh9 said:slick4591":28fecmh9 said:Would you pay $650.00 for this bottle?
Most people probably wouldn't and I don't guess I could blame them. I've been collecting Grapette memorabilia for about 25 years and bought that bottle 22 years ago for $500.00. I've come to realize none of my kids give a crap about my collection and it would either end up in a garage sale for a pittance or trashed after the wife and I are gone. I've been kicking that thought around for a while and have decided to liquidate the collection. Just ran this bottle on Ebay and didn't sell, but a guy contacted me and said he wanted it if I would let him pay it out, so I'm selling.
Dennis,
I am going through the same phase of my life. For example, I have a case knife collection. Some very nice pieces. If I passed away tonight, my son might sell them for a fraction of their value or put them in the attic to rust away. I need to sell them and send him a nice IRA contribution.
I also have some very nice trophy mounts. Bighorn sheep, pronghorn, elk, mule deer, Rocky Mountain Goat, Bushbuck, Kudu, Cape Buffalo, Eland, etc. I need to dispose of those too. Material possessions that I don't use on a regular basis no longer have the appeal they once did.
Farm Fence Solutions":nybln852 said:Bright Raven":nybln852 said:slick4591":nybln852 said:Would you pay $650.00 for this bottle?
Most people probably wouldn't and I don't guess I could blame them. I've been collecting Grapette memorabilia for about 25 years and bought that bottle 22 years ago for $500.00. I've come to realize none of my kids give a crap about my collection and it would either end up in a garage sale for a pittance or trashed after the wife and I are gone. I've been kicking that thought around for a while and have decided to liquidate the collection. Just ran this bottle on Ebay and didn't sell, but a guy contacted me and said he wanted it if I would let him pay it out, so I'm selling.
Dennis,
I am going through the same phase of my life. For example, I have a case knife collection. Some very nice pieces. If I passed away tonight, my son might sell them for a fraction of their value or put them in the attic to rust away. I need to sell them and send him a nice IRA contribution.
I also have some very nice trophy mounts. Bighorn sheep, pronghorn, elk, mule deer, Rocky Mountain Goat, Bushbuck, Kudu, Cape Buffalo, Eland, etc. I need to dispose of those too. Material possessions that I don't use on a regular basis no longer have the appeal they once did.
I know where you are coming from. One of my fears is that I'll kick the bucket and my wife will sell all of my traps for what I told her I paid for them. :cowboy:
hurleyjd":2w0wqr8a said:Bright Raven":2w0wqr8a said:callmefence":2w0wqr8a said:I'm collecting hundred dollar bills. You never know they might be worth something someday.
At the rate our currency depreciates, better to spend it now!!!
Need to buy gold dollar not worth anything.
callmefence":ozcmimal said:hurleyjd":ozcmimal said:Bright Raven":ozcmimal said:At the rate our currency depreciates, better to spend it now!!!
Need to buy gold dollar not worth anything.
Well apparently 6 and half of em will still get you a empty soda bottle.
greybeard":2cev77fg said:I probably drank the equivalent of nine RR tank cars of Grapette in my youth. By far my favorite.
Suncrest and Mission after that.
Rafter S":1vu0mbae said:greybeard":1vu0mbae said:I probably drank the equivalent of nine RR tank cars of Grapette in my youth. By far my favorite.
Suncrest and Mission after that.
Not me. I've been drinking Dr. Pepper for 50 years.
Farm Fence Solutions":19tbffiw said:Bright Raven":19tbffiw said:slick4591":19tbffiw said:Would you pay $650.00 for this bottle?
Most people probably wouldn't and I don't guess I could blame them. I've been collecting Grapette memorabilia for about 25 years and bought that bottle 22 years ago for $500.00. I've come to realize none of my kids give a crap about my collection and it would either end up in a garage sale for a pittance or trashed after the wife and I are gone. I've been kicking that thought around for a while and have decided to liquidate the collection. Just ran this bottle on Ebay and didn't sell, but a guy contacted me and said he wanted it if I would let him pay it out, so I'm selling.
Dennis,
I am going through the same phase of my life. For example, I have a case knife collection. Some very nice pieces. If I passed away tonight, my son might sell them for a fraction of their value or put them in the attic to rust away. I need to sell them and send him a nice IRA contribution.
I also have some very nice trophy mounts. Bighorn sheep, pronghorn, elk, mule deer, Rocky Mountain Goat, Bushbuck, Kudu, Cape Buffalo, Eland, etc. I need to dispose of those too. Material possessions that I don't use on a regular basis no longer have the appeal they once did.
I know where you are coming from. One of my fears is that I'll kick the bucket and my wife will sell all of my traps for what I told her I paid for them. :cowboy:
Bright Raven":332stzud said:Farm Fence Solutions":332stzud said:Bright Raven":332stzud said:Dennis,
I am going through the same phase of my life. For example, I have a case knife collection. Some very nice pieces. If I passed away tonight, my son might sell them for a fraction of their value or put them in the attic to rust away. I need to sell them and send him a nice IRA contribution.
I also have some very nice trophy mounts. Bighorn sheep, pronghorn, elk, mule deer, Rocky Mountain Goat, Bushbuck, Kudu, Cape Buffalo, Eland, etc. I need to dispose of those too. Material possessions that I don't use on a regular basis no longer have the appeal they once did.
I know where you are coming from. One of my fears is that I'll kick the bucket and my wife will sell all of my traps for what I told her I paid for them. :cowboy:
Are you a trap collector? You would be amazed at my neighbor's collection. I mean AMAZED
Edited to add: if you get down my way, I will ask Adrian to show you his collection. He has hand foraged traps that were made by native American trappers during the Frontiersman age. Some are bear traps. Every kind of mouse trap ever made.
Farm Fence Solutions":1dg0jiko said:Bright Raven":1dg0jiko said:Farm Fence Solutions":1dg0jiko said:I know where you are coming from. One of my fears is that I'll kick the bucket and my wife will sell all of my traps for what I told her I paid for them. :cowboy:
Are you a trap collector? You would be amazed at my neighbor's collection. I mean AMAZED
Edited to add: if you get down my way, I will ask Adrian to show you his collection. He has hand foraged traps that were made by native American trappers during the Frontiersman age. Some are bear traps. Every kind of mouse trap ever made.
I'm not really a collector, but I used to do quite a bit of trapping. I've got a few hundred, but nothing that's really old or valuable. I'd like to see your neighbors collection some day when I get down your way.
Bright Raven":xoziqb5z said:Farm Fence Solutions":xoziqb5z said:Bright Raven":xoziqb5z said:Are you a trap collector? You would be amazed at my neighbor's collection. I mean AMAZED
Edited to add: if you get down my way, I will ask Adrian to show you his collection. He has hand foraged traps that were made by native American trappers during the Frontiersman age. Some are bear traps. Every kind of mouse trap ever made.
I'm not really a collector, but I used to do quite a bit of trapping. I've got a few hundred, but nothing that's really old or valuable. I'd like to see your neighbors collection some day when I get down your way.
Just meeting Adrian is an experience. He is 72. He has over 100 antique anvils. Every type of forging tool ever known to man. He will drive to North Dakota to buy one item at an auction. He literally, I mean literally has 3 barns completely full of collectables. He has one room in a barn with nothing but different types of hammers.
He has a 4th grade education and if you show him a part from a rake, roller, baker, etc. He will make it. He can talk metallurgy with the best of them. But be warned, he is eccentric. No one on this forum can hold a candle to some of his philosophy. I was at the Mayslick mill one time. Some how the subject of religion came up. He said "I believe in God but I will be damned before I will spend my time with such nonsense!"
Bright Raven":1ulhbjtu said:Just meeting Adrian is an experience. He is 72. He has over 100 antique anvils. Every type of forging tool ever known to man. He will drive to North Dakota to buy one item at an auction. He literally, I mean literally has 3 barns completely full of collectables. He has one room in a barn with nothing but different types of hammers.
He has a 4th grade education and if you show him a part from a rake, roller, baker, etc. He will make it. He can talk metallurgy with the best of them. But be warned, he is eccentric. No one on this forum can hold a candle to some of his philosophy. I was at the Mayslick mill one time. Some how the subject of religion came up. He said "I believe in God but I will be damned before I will spend my time with such nonsense!"
Bestoutwest":uy3oq7nz said:Bright Raven":uy3oq7nz said:Just meeting Adrian is an experience. He is 72. He has over 100 antique anvils. Every type of forging tool ever known to man. He will drive to North Dakota to buy one item at an auction. He literally, I mean literally has 3 barns completely full of collectables. He has one room in a barn with nothing but different types of hammers.
He has a 4th grade education and if you show him a part from a rake, roller, baker, etc. He will make it. He can talk metallurgy with the best of them. But be warned, he is eccentric. No one on this forum can hold a candle to some of his philosophy. I was at the Mayslick mill one time. Some how the subject of religion came up. He said "I believe in God but I will be damned before I will spend my time with such nonsense!"
You've got to get some pictures of those old, old traps. That's something I'd like to see.