When I was a young boy, growing up in the mountains of North Carolina, almost all containers that held liquid were made of glass (milk, ketchup, shampoo, etc). As the years passed and technology flourished we turned to plasticas an alternative for glass. As a result, glass containers aren't as common as they once were and bottle collecting has become quite popular and (for some folks) lucrative. In 1976, while clearing off some property behind my father-in-law's house in Cramerton, North Carolina, I found an old soda pop bottle. I knew it was old when I saw the name of the soda ("The 3 Centa"). Then I found an old Mason jar. I think it was at that point when I became hooked.
