There are twelve important factors that
determine the value of any antique bottle. Any one of these
factors is frequently not sufficient in and of itself to make a
bottle valuable.
It is the combination of these factors that
determine value.
- 1. supply and demand
- 2. age
- 3. rarity
- 4. condition
- 5. color
- 6. esthetic appeal
- 7. embossing and design
- 8. category
- 9. size
- 10. individuality
- 11. historic significance
- 12. locale
SUPPLY AND DEMAND
Recently milk bottles and painted label soda
bottles, both of which were made after the turn of the century,
have become collectible because there is a good supply of these
items and there is great variety of both types of bottles. Only a
few years ago bottles in these two categories rarely brought more
than a few dollars but as interest in these categories increased
so did the price. Today some are selling for hundreds of
dollars.
Whenever demand increases or outstrips the supply of a
collectible, the price goes up.
