Thread: Source for antique looking bottles?

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Anyone know where to find antique looking bottles? Glass would be nice, looks better. But odd shapes, maybe that poor quality glass. I've been looking everywhere cant find anything.

Other than over priced antique stores.......I get lucky sometimes & find pretty good ones at Salvation army & thrift stores, can't beat the prices. Other than that.....???

Try Pier One, or do a search for Civil War Vendors, they may have them for renactments.

Try this link:

http://www.sciplus.com/category.cfm/.../7/category/78

Not exactly antique, but you may find something that works.

If you're doing a mad scientist laboratory, try this link as well:

http://www.sciplus.com/category.cfm/.../4/category/42

This website also sells corks, as well as other unusual stuff.

Check etsy too... someone on there always has amazing looking antique bottles for not too much.

Oh, and Michaels too. Lots of bottles with corks.

I'll be honest, I just go to the liquor store and see if they have any neat bottles on sale. Throughout the year, they'll have quite a few come through.

If you don't drink, but know friends that do, ask them for their empties!

Another great place to look is flea markets or second-hand stores.

I am not sure where you are at, but here in Central Florida there are a lot of flea markets. I have gotten pretty lucky there.

Depending on the size that you're after, my wife got a bunch at our local "Micheals" craft store. They had different sizes, shapes, and colors. She made them into potion containers with some lables. She bought some, but i think she made some other custom ones.

I've been finding my bottles at various thrift & junk stores. Sometimes they're those nasty decorative bottles with random real / fake vegetation floating in mystery fluid. Empty & wash out & ready for some potions!