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IVE BEEN INTO BOTTLES SINCE THE TENDER AGE OF ABOUT TEN YEARS OLD AND USED TO COLLECT ANYTHING THAT WAS RELATED TO DIGGING INCLUDING POT LIDS AND CLAY PIPES.

A FEW YEARS AGO I DECIDED TO SPECIALIZE IN GINGER BEER BOTTLES ONLY BECAUSE THE HOUSE WAS FULL AND TO BE HONEST ID ALWAYS THOUGHT THEM TO BE THE MOST ATTRACTIVE AND TACTILE OF ALL OLD BOTTLES.

RECENTLY I DECIDED TO GO A STEP FURTHER AND SPECIALIZE A BIT MORE BY ONLY COLLECTING GINGERS THAT HAVE CROWN CAP CLOSURES. A LOT OF PEOPLE ASK ME WHY IVE GONE FOR WHAT IS OFTEN A MUCH MALIGNED TYPE OF BOTTLE BUT FOR ME CROWN CAPS HAVE A BETTER VARIETY OF GLAZE COLOUR, SHAPE, SIZE AND MORE OFTEN THAN NOT A BETTER PRINT QUALITY. I THINK ALSO THAT THE FACT MY FIRST EVER GINGER WAS A CROWN CAP SPLIT SIZE FROM SCOTLAND HAS A LOT TO DO WITH IT AS WELL.

I COLLECT BOTTLES FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND ALSO ENJOY MEETING COLLECTORS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES WHO IT HAS TO BE SAID ARE SOME OF THE NICEST PEOPLE YOU COULD EVER MEET.

IVE STARTED THIS SITE NOT TO JUST SHOWBOAT MY COLLECTION BUT HOPEFULLY TO GET THE WORD ROUND AND MAYBE GET OFFERED SOME GOOD BOTTLES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY THE CASE WITH SPLIT SIZE BOTTLES WHICH ARE MY FAVOURITE AND I HAVE MANY MORE I WOULD LIKE TO ACQUIRE.