Thread: Clubman Friday

Originally Posted by bongo

Nice bottle Kyle.... there seems to be a small,precise, slit where the crimping is,
and I'd guess that is a deliberate cut
Someone has had that off before in order to clean/refill the bottle, which means
it probably is loose enough to spin around on the lip of the bottle.
That means (if I'm correct) you should be able to take it off, clean and polish
the whole thing and replace the cork washer before re-crimping to make watertight .
Keep us informed of progress !!
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Bongo the seller told me the lid is a loss. They said it just sits on the bottle and will easily fall off. Not sure if I can fix it or not. Worst case...I will just put a cork in it.

We will see,,, most sellers have no experience with the mechanics of the bottle & how to restore it. We might get lucky on this one.

Originally Posted by Thug

I made today Clubman Saturday.

My girlfriend loves the smell of lilacs, so.... the Veg it was.

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Got my glass bottle! The bottle is in amazing shape, just needs cleaned out. The cap it pretty rough. I think its all there but I don't know if it is salvageable.

I stopped in a couple of stores this afternoon and tried to look for some bottles...

My eyes have enough of a hard time looking for a straight or a hone let alone looking in all the frilly bottles.

Your hand in the last picture at least gives me an idea of the size I am looking for.

Tim

Yes, it's Clubman Friday, let's celebrate with.....mmm.... Lime Sec I think ....
And an antique label I just found--enjoy !!

I'm sorry - are there other options? Hirlau's word is the gold standard for Fridays so why would you accept anything less??
Always clubman original for me on this day

Snow is in the forecast tonight, tomorrow, and Sunday. Going to hunker down and smell fantastic with the great Original Clubman.

Originally Posted by 32t

I stopped in a couple of stores this afternoon and tried to look for some bottles...

My eyes have enough of a hard time looking for a straight or a hone let alone looking in all the frilly bottles.

Your hand in the last picture at least gives me an idea of the size I am looking for.

Tim

When you encounter a large group of bottles at an antique store,,, don't try to decipher the writings on the bottles at first glance,,, look at the tops of the bottles, the opening(lips) of the bottles give them away fast. Pinaud bottles have but a few styles,,, most of which you can learn/see here on this thread. Pop bottles, medicine bottles, steak sauce bottles are different.

Today will be a Vanilla day,,, later tonight.

I blame John. Bought another.