Franklin and Benjamin Franklin Bottles

Evergreendors

I bought a set of 5 bottles from an auction house. They each either say "Benjamin Franklin" or "Franklin Glass" on them. They are varying colors and different embossments. I will enclose pictures for you to tell me if these have any value to a collector or not. They are front and back of each bottle. The only ones that have anything on the bottom are the last 2. The ship green one has a 5 and the ship blue has a 7

Chris

Hi - thanks for posting.

These are all 20th century "re-creations" - that is, modern interpretations of original 19th century historical flasks.

The last photo shows embossing from Wheaton Glass which made many such bottles in the mid to late 20th century. You will find other discussions on this site regarding Wheaton bottles.

They have some minor decorative value...

Evergreendors

Thank you Chris for your reply. I am going to clean them up, put some cork lights in them and attempt to sell them at a craft fair for $8 or $10 each