Mouse Exterminator, N.J. Wigginton | Antique Bottle Stories

I am an antique bottle collector, and my favorite part of collecting these old bottles, is the old stories that come with them. Join me as we look at the histories of my bottle collection.
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I also have an EBAY store, where I am selling some of my collection.
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[@vonDumpy]

As someone who is interested enough in antiques to watch videos about them but not interested enough to do the hunting/research/collection of them, I love finding channels like this.

[@antiquebottlestories]

Im glad to hear it! It just gets me out of my head for a while. I dont drink or smoke, so this is my vice. LOL

[@colorbugoriginals4457]

yes, a minimalist here who loves antiques 😂

[@applegal3058]

He sounds like a very smart and interesting fellow. Always inventing things that can be useful.

[@leonst.7471]

Now this is a niche part of UA-cam I stumbled into interesting nontheless.

[@antiquebottlestories]

Cool. Glad you stopped in :)

[@BottleMininganAntiques]

I’m a little late but congratulations on 1000 subscribers🎉🎉🎉

[@antiquebottlestories]

Hey Thanks man!

[@antiquebottlestories]

did you see your pin money video is up?

[@Killer_Space_2726-GCP]

Didn't know what to expect with this video, but very interesting jaunt through a fairly unknown man's history.

[@bluecrow3755]

Good show as always... thanks on the deep dive researching 💛👍

[@antiquebottlestories]

Thanks! :)

[@cynthiaswearingen1037]

He sounds a very enterprising fellow!❤

[@antiquebottlestories]

I thought so too

[@buggaboo2707]

I suggest getting the metal wire from a pale of cat litter if you want to recreate the wire stabilizer... it's sturdy enough, will retain it's bend, and easy enough to bend

[@antiquebottlestories]

Thats a good idea!

[@buggaboo2707]

@@antiquebottlestories I used a bunch of them makes hooks for my pot and pans to hang from this chrome bar shelf thingy I have... made a little "jig" to bend them around so they all look similar and everything

[@GeneralTaco155555a]

A gross is another way of saying "a dozen dozens"
1 gross = 144
Also, grading equipment sorts fruits and vegetables by size, there isn't much to it besides what you already said.
There are trap doors at the bottom that heavier fruits will fall through, but lighter fruits get redirected.
And just as a guess, perhaps the bottles were manufactured straight, and then bent while the glass was still hot/ reheated and bent? I'm not a glass manufacturing expert though, idk 😅

[@antiquebottlestories]

Im learning new things everyday. Yeah i was wondering that too, how they put that dent in there. :) Have a good one!

[@Travelling..Bottle..Digger]

That was different... interesting

[@antiquebottlestories]

Yeah i never seen anything like it. Definitely cool.

[@gastoncampbell6895]

Love your vids!

[@antiquebottlestories]

I appreciate it! :)

[@sunrunneroldbottels223]

there are some weird inventions out there. never dug one of those. nice going on that one.

[@antiquebottlestories]

Yeah its crazy the stuff you can find at an antiques flea market. Last year a guy had a full box of embalming stuff in the original box/case it came in. So cool.

[@Faesharlyn]

My Meme had one of these!
There was mouse poison in the bottom, the opening is tipped down to the floor. Mice can slip into the crack the mouth makes with the floor, eat the poison and go on their way to expire
The dog couldnt get to it even with a paw

[@antiquebottlestories]

Yeah i thought that was a pretty neat invention. Probably could still be useful.

[@dai-nippon_digger]

This bottle is machine-made but it's an from the early days of manufacture. The "creases" on the bottom is a common symptom of early machine-made pieces. I have a import beer bottle from Japan that's all wrinkly.

[@antiquebottlestories]

Yeah during those transitioning times its kinda hard to tell. But thanks!

[@wildpinto3291]

I love the odd looking bottles. I wonder what it cost to patent something back in the day?

[@antiquebottlestories]

good question

[@rawbacon]

Gross = 12 dozen = 144, that's 12.5 cents per exterminator, adjusted for inflation, $2.33 per exterminator.

[@antiquebottlestories]

Not bad i guess.

[@ryanpenrod1859]

I wonder what people from back when these bottles were made would think about people collecting them now?

[@antiquebottlestories]

i often think about that. Especially if they wouldve guessed people would be digging up their outhouse holes in 100 years. They would be so disgusted at the thought. LOL!

[@SeminalSimian]

It just tips up so that it is more upright. This is too steep for a mouse to climb out. It doesn't look like it kills them.

[@pensans1]

😊

[@gastoncampbell6895]

A gross is 12 dozen (144)

[@antiquebottlestories]

Ah. Now i know!

[@jeanettemarkley7299]

A Gross is 12 dozen.

[@antiquebottlestories]

So ive learned! Thanks!

[@brianedwards7142]

A gross is 12 dozen.