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The history of bottle recycling in the United States has been characterized by four distinct stages. In the first stage, during the late 18th century and early 19th century, most bottles were reused or returned. [1] When bottles were mass-produced, people started throwing them out, which led to the introduction of bottle deposits. [2]
The empty bottle was called an "official blank". [3] This meant that, while most nickels inserted in a vending machine would yield cold drinks, one in nine patrons would have to insert two nickels in order to get a bottle. This effectively raised the price to 5.625 cents. [1] Coca-Cola never implemented this strategy on a national scale.
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An Old Fitzgerald Bottled in Bond, barreled in 1965 and bottled in 1971, was estimated by its collector in 2016 to be worth $1,000. [10] A 1974 bottle of Old House Reserve was estimated at $6,500 in 2023. [1] A bottle of Old Rip Van Winkle 25 year old, from a defunct Kentucky distiller, was sold for $55,000. [4]
A rare, forgotten bottle of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche, on the other hand, sold for more than $100,000. Mark Paulson bought the 3-liter Jeroboam bottle in the 1970s for $250 and kept ...
Old and not-so-old cereal boxes can be surprisingly valuable to collectors, selling for hundreds or even thousands of dollars. A box of Nabisco "Wheat Honeys" cereal from the 1960s, with Beatles ...
Its collection of more than 3,500 bottles, some on loan from bottle clubs all over the U.S. and Canada, are on the shelves. They were used for holding everything from milk and fruit to bitters and soda. [16] The oldest in the collection are a set of black glass bottles, made in Europe and said to have been used for rum or gin. [17]
Technically, anything over 20 years old can be coined "vintage." But when you truly think of items worth this title, your brain doesn't go to Beanie Babies. Instead, it conjures up images of vinyl...