Mojo Posted October 16, 2021 Report Share Posted October 16, 2021 A friend came to me with a story about marbles in old bottles Even german handmades are in old Rum and Whiskey bottles The marbles also were taken out and they make beads..when men go to Afrika in the past and gave it to the locals as gifts Interesting to follow this lead , i know i will because i am very curious about this amd like to know more about it Some examples in the pictures and it this rings a Bell please comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted October 16, 2021 Report Share Posted October 16, 2021 They sell the "Cod Bottles" "Stoppers" & "Trade beads" every once in a while on Ebay. A slough of nice German trade beads were sold earlier this year on Ebay. They were used for trade in Africa as well as right here in the US. Wherever ships went the beads were used. LINK : http://beadcollector.net/cgi-bin/anyboard.cgi?fvp=/openforum/&cmd=iYz&aK=60436&iZz=60436&gV=0&kQz=&aO=1&iWz=0 This site has thousands of them for sale, have at er Brother !! LINK : https://www.ebay.com/str/mountainammasmarketplace?_bkw=trade+beads LINK :https://www.ebay.com/itm/401227613608 I found a few hundred cod bottles for sale on Ebay also ( not all vintage or antique) they still make the overseas somewhere, I forget where ?? AH !! found it. LINK : https://www.beachcombingmagazine.com/blogs/news/history-the-codd-neck-bottle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo Posted October 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2021 From bottles to beads haha Found this Czech bullet mold beads Getting closer 😎 , going to try and buy this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted October 16, 2021 Report Share Posted October 16, 2021 Not sure if you saw them Mojo, but some of us shared our vintage soda bottles in the thread "Show Us Your Bottles"....more nice examples 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo Posted October 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2021 3 hours ago, Mojo said: From bottles to beads haha Found this Czech bullet mold beads Getting closer 😎 , going to try and buy this Got them 🥳 , what a nice piece 👌 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mojo Posted October 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2021 Found some in the Netherlands Dunno if i should buy Can pick those up for 15 dollar 150 miles drive He does not want to send em by mail Dunno if they are worth it ?? Any ideas ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted October 18, 2021 Report Share Posted October 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Mojo said: Found some in the Netherlands Dunno if i should buy Can pick those up for 15 dollar 150 miles drive He does not want to send em by mail Dunno if they are worth it ?? Any ideas ?? Just a "personal preference" & "my own opinion" but "I'd" make it worth the drive and $$ and get some good Antique ones. Quality and rarity are almost always better. Something you know will hold value & possibly gain it over time. "Maybe" a waiting game ?? but worth it in the end !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted October 18, 2021 Report Share Posted October 18, 2021 At $15.00 each that is the top high price for these. These are later made not antique Codd bottles. Many of these were made and used in Cuba and else where. These more plain ones with no writing found in the US are about $5.00 to $10.00 each and plentiful. Again price or value can depend highly on your location and what is available. A lot of the very old Codd bottles come from the UK and Europe. Codd is last name of the man who had the idea or invented this bottle with the glass marble stopper. Lots of info about him and the bottles on the internet. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoozer Posted October 19, 2021 Report Share Posted October 19, 2021 American made are more rare according to this site. https://www.antique-bottles.net/threads/american-codd-bottle.232618/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted October 20, 2021 Report Share Posted October 20, 2021 Were the bottles made in the USA ? Or did the USA companies use bottles made in the UK and elsewhere ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoozer Posted October 20, 2021 Report Share Posted October 20, 2021 17 minutes ago, wvrons said: Were the bottles made in the USA ? Or did the USA companies use bottles made in the UK and elsewhere ? The article says imported, I have not done a deep dive on it. I have a $5 repop as an example, but always on the lookout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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