I don't understand !

[ktbi]

Hello mmebouteille and welcome to the forum....I lived in Europe for about ten years and have to back up what cyberdigger said..check attics and basements of old houses...flea markets (boot sales), and antique shops are another good place. Talk to the owners of some local antique and/or secondhand shops as they might know someone with bottles for sale. Hunting is a bit different in Europe as a 100 year old object just doesn't generate as much interest over there as it does here. Network, get the word out that you are interested and you will get responses. It worked for me...Ron

 

[Lordbud]

More ideas!

Pour trouver de vieilles bouteilles, vérifiez les greniers et les sous-sols de maisons anciennes.
Marché aux puces, salons des antiquaires et magasins d'antiquités sont bon endroit pour chercher. Parlez à des propriétaires de magasins d'antiquités locales, car elles pourraient connaître quelqu'un avec des bouteilles à la vente.

{Thanks to the previous post which I paraphrased and translated via Google}

 

[mmebouteille]

Hello

I don't understand you tell me but I will ask to my sister to translate !

Angélique

ps : nobody speack spanish ? My father is spanish (and my mother french)

 

[GuntherHess]

I havent seen member botil https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/showprofile.asp?memid=4711 post for a while but he is Spanish from a beatiful coastal area, Menorca? I think. Probably a good person to talk to about finding bottles in Europe. He had some nice ones.

 

[VA is for Diggers]

I will write this one in french ( I also have my roots from France.)

Bonjour Angelique, les bouteilles anciennes sont souvent trouvees dans les anciennes toilettes (un trou creuse qui peut parfoit atteindre 10 metres de profondeur.) En France, l'hygene etait un peu plus au point, alors ces toilettes sont peu frequentes dans les villes; les demeures situees dans la campagne seront plus faciles. Chaque ville avait aussi leurs endroits de dechets (trash). A mon avis, cela pourait etre un tres bon endroit a creuser. Les vielles bouteilles sont fabriquees differemment que celles d'aujourdhui. Il y a des livres sur amazon.com qui pourront vous aidez a mieux les identifier. Je pense que le marcher des bouteilles anciennes en France est toujours a decouvrir, et sera eventuellement un marcher lucratif. J'ai passe beaucoup de temps en France entre Paris, la Bretagne, et Bordeaux. C'est vrai que le pays en general est tres propre, et je ne souviens pas d'avoir vu trop de bouteilles enfouis. Bonne Chance! -Garrick.

 

[RED Matthews]

Hello mmebopiteille; I have to invite you to my homepage because I have a library of good books on learning about early bottles. First and foremost is Willy Van den Bosche's book "Antique Glass Bottles" "Their History and Evolution" "1500 - 1850". On my homepage I have referenced some of my books. Another good place to learn about the making of early glass is http://www.sha.org/bottles/index/htm Glad to have you on the Forum. I will watch for your posted inquiries. RED Matthews

 

[JGUIS]

Welcome. I found this Kirkoff bottle from your neck of the woods just the other day, in a dump in Ohio. I've seen other versions of this bottle, but not this exact one. It just proves that they're everywhere, ya just gotta look. Good luck.

 

[RedGinger]

I love all the writing in French. What a romantic language. You'd think I'd remember some. I think I made it to French 4, but it's all lost. Welcome Angelique. There are some very nice people on here always willing to help, as you can see. Au Revoir.
Laur

 

[hossom1]

I'm sorry am i the only one who thinks this is phony?

 

[GuntherHess]

until someone asks me for money i'm not worrying about it too much[]