Massive mid 1990's Micro archive

Discussion in 'Breweriana' started by gb-shop, Oct 23, 2013.

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  1. gb-shop

    gb-shop Initiate (0) Oct 23, 2013 California

    Are yours FL (Florida) Caps?...probably not...
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    #61 gb-shop, Nov 17, 2013
  2. gb-shop

    gb-shop Initiate (0) Oct 23, 2013 California

    Can anyone answer the question "Why is there a Florida disclaimer on the caps?" I probably can...
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    #62 gb-shop, Nov 17, 2013
  3. SirBottlecap

    SirBottlecap Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2013 California

    yeah, they are. Those were more common here.
     
    #63 SirBottlecap, Nov 17, 2013
  4. jermsumm

    jermsumm Initiate (0) Jun 3, 2009 Alabama

    GB-

    I may be reading these wrong, so apologize if so, but why the angry posting? You have some nice items and I think most people here have commented as such.

    The FL on the caps is pretty common on certain brands (esp. Rhino Chaser) because certain states used to make the companies show the state being sold for tax purposes (AL, MS, and VA were notorious for that). Rather than make a whole new cap they would just throw the FL on the cap to cut costs.
     
    #64 jermsumm, Nov 17, 2013
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  5. WassailWilly

    WassailWilly Initiate (0) Sep 8, 2007 New York

    Its all about the trade man !!!
     
    #65 WassailWilly, Nov 18, 2013
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  6. SirBottlecap

    SirBottlecap Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2013 California

    Plus, those might be fakes. Rhino chasers always made sure they put their 'FL' on the left side of the rhino's head. There are a lot of bootlegs on the market.
     
    #66 SirBottlecap, Nov 18, 2013
  7. gb-shop

    gb-shop Initiate (0) Oct 23, 2013 California

    Those Rhino cap are certainly not fakes, all the caps I have were chucked into a mason jar back in the day (see first page). I thought that most of the "FL" or "Florida" caps were done because Anheiser Busch had a "packaging" monopoly on Florida in the 1990's, meaning only bottle sizes that were the same as theirs could be imported into the state. There were no 22oz bottles there when I was, I have a bunch of Rogue 12oz bottles with paper labels that were the only ones I could get down there for awhile. Maybe the FL on the other side is to designate shipping there under these circumstances and not just tax? Or maybe its just a different run of caps?
     
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  8. gb-shop

    gb-shop Initiate (0) Oct 23, 2013 California

    Here are two different Rogue caps; a "thrown in" FL on the side and fully spelled out Florida. Maybe these are just different cap runs, or maybe the spelled out one is specifically for Florida?

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    #68 gb-shop, Nov 20, 2013
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    gb-shop Initiate (0) Oct 23, 2013 California

    Here are some other caps just for fun.

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    #69 gb-shop, Nov 20, 2013
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    gb-shop Initiate (0) Oct 23, 2013 California

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    #70 gb-shop, Nov 20, 2013
  11. SirBottlecap

    SirBottlecap Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2013 California

    Joke. I'm pretty sure there are no bootleg caps. But there might be a market for old Bigfoot caps...hmmm... Anyway, I'm pretty sure the 'FL' is a tax thing. There are many other states on caps, but the only ones I ever saw come through California had 'FL' and I don't know why...
     
    #71 SirBottlecap, Nov 20, 2013
  12. joeebbs

    joeebbs Initiate (0) Apr 29, 2009 Pennsylvania

    Seeing your Temple jersey (i'm an alum) and the Philly beers were you from Philly or did you just go to school here? I might be interested in a Dock Street bottle if you'd be willing to sell.
     
    #72 joeebbs, Nov 20, 2013
  13. gb-shop

    gb-shop Initiate (0) Oct 23, 2013 California

    Just noticed this post...all tongue in cheek. Making fun of the fact that I have about 500lbs of garbage that is somehow still cool.

    GB
     
    #73 gb-shop, Nov 21, 2013
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    gb-shop Initiate (0) Oct 23, 2013 California

    I'm from the Philly area, lived and "colleged" in Florida for 10 years and now I've been in SoCal for 10. My dad is a Temple Alum, that Jersey is from the 50's or 60's (not one of his).

    The bottles are a tough sell, they are all back in Philly. I was back home when I started this thread and took bottle pics. I boxed everything up nicely and labeled each one (documenting what's inside each), but each box weighs like 35lbs because there are many bottles in each one so...shipping the box with the Dock street to CA might not be worthwhile.

    I need to find a serious bottle collector that needs many of these to part with them I think.

    GB
     
    #74 gb-shop, Nov 21, 2013
  15. gb-shop

    gb-shop Initiate (0) Oct 23, 2013 California

    The last of the micro caps I have...

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    GB
     
    #75 gb-shop, Nov 21, 2013
  16. gb-shop

    gb-shop Initiate (0) Oct 23, 2013 California

    More Coasters...

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    #76 gb-shop, Nov 21, 2013
  17. gb-shop

    gb-shop Initiate (0) Oct 23, 2013 California

    Can anyone ID this cap?

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    #77 gb-shop, Nov 21, 2013
  18. jermsumm

    jermsumm Initiate (0) Jun 3, 2009 Alabama

    Gotcha. Just thought somebody had called your collection junk or something...good deal.
     
    #78 jermsumm, Nov 21, 2013
  19. jermsumm

    jermsumm Initiate (0) Jun 3, 2009 Alabama

    It actually one of the first Great Divide caps.
     
    #79 jermsumm, Nov 21, 2013
  20. gb-shop

    gb-shop Initiate (0) Oct 23, 2013 California

    Thanks!
     
    #80 gb-shop, Nov 22, 2013
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