Can you help identify these pots?

[ghopper1924]

just get yourself up into their loft...you,d be amazed at what parents keep stashed away...i can remember clearing out my grans loft, in 1982...we came across whole cases of bully beef,tinned peaches,strawberry jam,all date stamped 1945...and i,m still here to tell the tale.....mind you after i,d made a pig of myself scoffing a few tins of  peaches,...I was able to crap through the eye of a needle,..from a great height...turned out the syrup contained Sorbitol...and we all know what that is....but i did,nt then....

 

[greenacres]

The white Saltglaze stoneware jug could be worth some $$$. The crocks with the writing you could get good money for too. The bottle I'm still checking.

[greenacres]

http://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/m-26345/mpage-1/key-/tm.htm#26427

This may help you.

[Ipcress]

That is interesting, I shall have to do some research on them.
Yes most of the pieces have some damage to them but we're not too bothered as we both think they are great anyway and provide a lovely talking point.
Knowing the history of each piece makes them even more valuable to us.

We're back at his parents this weekend and might see what else we can find.

Any connection to Lancashire ?

Post images of what you find. I'll adopt a Carry On tone and say that " I love a good old rummage "

If you do decide to sell the bottle then call BBR first but Ebay might be better. Some good images and a lengthy description about the history of the item should see it make a few hundred

[Sherlockian]

Full connections to Lancashire. That's where they were all dug up. They probably came from Mawdesley Hall in Lancashire, UK and most of them were thrown into the pit because they were damaged in some way. We have very few pieces that don't have a chip or a crack in them although most of the bottles are in one piece.

My husband remembers digging up loads of gin and spirit bottles (they must have been raving alcoholics!) and these are all in a box somewhere on his parent's farm so we'll be looking for that when we are up there this weekend.

Meanwhile we are going to do a little more cleaning of the pots and some of the not so valuable ones can take pride of place on our bookshelves (amongst my collection of old and rare Sherlock Holmes stories and Conan Doyle novels) whilst the others will be packed away safely until the kids have grown up.

My husband reckons that when we are old and poor, which we will be by the time the UK bleeds us dry with its right wing, rich-loving, bank-hugging policies, we can then put them up for auction and retire with the proceeds to the South of France. I think he's over-estimating their prices a little but a man can dream right?

Should we find the bottles I'll post the pics up. Will check out the bottle site too and try and persuade hubby to sell some if they are worth a bit as we could do with a couple of hundred to spend on the house (or have a weekend away sans enfants).

You are right, knowing the history does add to the value and it's just really interesting learning about these items.

[Ipcress]

Full connections to Lancashire. That's where they were all dug up. They probably came from Mawdesley Hall in Lancashire, UK and most of them were thrown into the pit because they were damaged in some way. We have very few pieces that don't have a chip or a crack in them although most of the bottles are in one piece.

My husband remembers digging up loads of gin and spirit bottles (they must have been raving alcoholics!) and these are all in a box somewhere on his parent's farm so we'll be looking for that when we are up there this weekend.

Meanwhile we are going to do a little more cleaning of the pots and some of the not so valuable ones can take pride of place on our bookshelves (amongst my collection of old and rare Sherlock Holmes stories and Conan Doyle novels) whilst the others will be packed away safely until the kids have grown up.

My husband reckons that when we are old and poor, which we will be by the time the UK bleeds us dry with its right wing, rich-loving, bank-hugging policies, we can then put them up for auction and retire with the proceeds to the South of France. I think he's over-estimating their prices a little but a man can dream right?

Should we find the bottles I'll post the pics up. Will check out the bottle site too and try and persuade hubby to sell some if they are worth a bit as we could do with a couple of hundred to spend on the house (or have a weekend away sans enfants).

You are right, knowing the history does add to the value and it's just really interesting learning about these items.

re Sherlock Holmes - don't suppose you have the 1887 Beetons do you ?! 

I have a love for Holmes / Conan Doyle. Copies of McClures and The Strand from 1893 with The Final Problem are little treasures. Also some of his short stories pre Holmes. Was fascinated to read about some receipts being found which showed how much he was paid for certain stories.

There was an episode of Flog It recently where someone brought in a book comprising of autographs cut from letters sent by various people thanking a hotel for it's hospitality, the prize being a full handwritten letter from Conan Doyle. They valued it at £100-150 and it just made the bottom end.
Must have been in the wrong auction house as that's just criminal.

[Sherlockian]

Bloody hell, I've have bought it for that!

I've got a 1901 Strand Magazine volume that includes the first half of The Hound of the Baskervilles as well as a HG Wells Man on the Moon
story. An 1891 re-bound volume with 5 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes stories in. Various other Strand volumes. First edition Boer War with maps. 2nd ed Memories and Adventures, his autobiography with index. I've also got loads of other stories such as The Professor Challenger stories, Rodney Stone, etc plus a few collections of Holmes stories and novels, mostly 1950s but some earlier. I also have the Holmes stories in various foreign languages too, just for fun.

Prices have shot up now because of the renewed interest in Sherlock Holmes so they are becoming hard to find. I want the other Strand volume that has the second half of the Baskerville story. I saw it for sale just recently and it was around £500, so out of my price range sadly! To think that I picked these Strand volumes up for around £15-£20.

His old house is up for sale you know....

[Ipcress]

Bloody hell, I've have bought it for that!

I've got a 1901 Strand Magazine volume that includes the first half of The Hound of the Baskervilles as well as a HG Wells Man on the Moon
story. An 1891 re-bound volume with 5 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes stories in. Various other Strand volumes. First edition Boer War with maps. 2nd ed Memories and Adventures, his autobiography with index. I've also got loads of other stories such as The Professor Challenger stories, Rodney Stone, etc plus a few collections of Holmes stories and novels, mostly 1950s but some earlier. I also have the Holmes stories in various foreign languages too, just for fun.

Prices have shot up now because of the renewed interest in Sherlock Holmes so they are becoming hard to find. I want the other Strand volume that has the second half of the Baskerville story. I saw it for sale just recently and it was around £500, so out of my price range sadly! To think that I picked these Strand volumes up for around £15-£20.

His old house is up for sale you know....

I've worked on Flog It, Bargain Hunt, Dickinson's Real Deal and often the main problem is that the items arrive at the auction house after the main catalogue has gone to press / been uploaded to the internet and only a few days before the auction, leaving little time for publicity.
Many of the auction houses they visit are just general sales. Some are obviously larger auction houses with well attended sales both in the room and online.
For the Antiques Road Trip the items came in the day before the auction.

[Sherlockian]

Well that's a good tip for bargain hunters - find out where they are filming these episodes and roll up on the day to snaffle up the bargains!

Hey, if you come across any more Conan Doyle items give me a shout 

I got obsessed with him and I've got a bill addressed to Holmes that I received from the Baker Street Museum, some Russian dolls in the style of Holmes characters, SH Lego mini-figure, badges, signed pastiche books, his business card with his signature (obv not real!), etc.

I'll have to go through my book collection one day and note down everything I have with dates and the condition, just out of interest to see what their value is. I reckon the two Strands I mentioned, the one with the Baskerville story and the one with the first 5 Holmes stories are the most valuable but I could be wrong.

Now if I had a Beeton's I'd be laughing my way out of this recession! Not that I'd part with it, that's the problem isn't it? They might be worth thousands but would you let them out of your possession?

I have an evil streak and I might specify in my will that all my most valuable books are buried with me - just to piss everyone off!