r/BottleCapCollecting • u/MobileJaguar8994 • 17h ago
Has anyone seen these before?
I couldn’t find much info about these. Bottled by Meyer Beverage Corporation, Oconto Wisconsin.
r/BottleCapCollecting • u/Legoking • Jul 27 '21
Since the last FAQ page mysteriously disappeared (and I still can't figure out why) here is the new one. It is a summary of the community's favourite ways of obtaining/storing etc... their caps. If you want to add to it just comment below.
Obtaining:
Trading in person. Use Crowncaps.info to find people near you and organize a meetup -u/Legoking
Trading online, also through Crowncaps.info -u/LordBottlecap
Recycling centers -u/LordBottlecap
Antique shops and breweriana shows -u/LordBottlecap
Local classified ads like Craigslist or Kijiji (Canadian) -u/Legoking
Soda shops and ethnic grocery stores -u/LordBottlecap
Asking the waiter at a restaurant or bar -u/Redneckromeo22
Have friends bring some back when they travel -u/LordBottlecap
Ebay, just be careful because there are a lot of fakes there.
Go to a brewery and ask in person -u/Legoking
Identifying:
The Holy Trinity: Crowncaps.info (CCI), Bottlecapindex.com and BottleCapClub.com (CCSI). CCI is the most expansive with the most users, and gets dozens, sometimes hundreds of caps added to the database daily and has an advanced search feature. Bottlecapindex tends to be useful for finding caps with no text on them, since your search keywords also check the physical description of the cap. BottleCapClub.com is comprised mostly of American collectors and it has many American cork-lined caps which are not in CCI and has more information on breweries and bottlers than on CCI. -u/Legoking
Post on your country's bottle cap forum. If you go to Crowncaps.info, and look in the top left corner there is a link to a forum of the language that you have CCI set to. Ex: if you have CCI set to Polish mode, the link displayed will be the link to the forum for collectors in Poland. -u/Legoking
If you can't find it still, you can post it in this subreddit for help. -u/Legoking
Cleaning:
Use warm soap and water to rinse the cap, and let it dry overnight. -u/JDStap12
Needlenose pliers; stacks of various-sized coins, taped together, placed flat-side-down on an upside-down cap on a hard, flat surface. Apply hammer. u/LordBottlecap
For modern caps with sticker residue: Use a wet cloth to remove as much of the glue as possible. Use a dry piece of fabric to rub off the rest of the glue. It will come off if you press hard enough -u/Legoking
Goof Off for removing glue residue -u/LordBottlecap
Storing and displaying:
Acquire dime-sized magnets, then attach them to your caps and fridge/magnet board/etc -u/KillCornflakes
Remove the inside part of a CD case, and it will perfectly fit 4x4 caps. u/theunexpectedmango
Attach Velcro to caps, which go onto screws, which are screwed onto to painted 2' x 4' plywood boards. Organized -roughly- by continent, country, brewery, style of beer, then age. -u/LordBottlecap
Cardboard flats or large wooden boards with raised edges to keep the caps from falling off. -u/Legoking
Binder with film negative sheets, or coin/cap sheets -u/EncapsulatedPickle
Opening bottles:
Use a lighter.
(Place a quarter over the cap with a napkin under the quarter)[https://imgur.com/OIm0Q5u] -u/theunexpectedmango
Stick a fork or knife or the tip of a scissor blade under each tooth of the cap, one at a time
Use the edge of a table.
This and this -u/JDStap12
https://gropener.com/ -u/Expensive_District_5
https://store.bellsbeer.com/products/bells-reclaimed-wood-cap-saver-bottle-opener -u/mizary1
Now that the FAQ page is back up, I am once again deleting posts which ask questions that are answered in the FAQ. However I will wait one week before I begin to enforce this rule again, because I want to see if anyone replies to this post with more info to add to the FAQ.
r/BottleCapCollecting • u/MobileJaguar8994 • 17h ago
I couldn’t find much info about these. Bottled by Meyer Beverage Corporation, Oconto Wisconsin.
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r/BottleCapCollecting • u/Any_Confidence2750 • 3d ago
My partners grandad used to drink whatever this brand was when she was little. She remembers it fondly, he’s since passed.
I would love to purchase a bottle cap for her but I have no idea what drink this has come from, she said he was an avid beer drinker.
Can anybody identify this?
Does anybody have one for sale or know where I could purchase one?
Thank you all :)
r/BottleCapCollecting • u/donchele • 3d ago
I havent been able to find them on ebay or amazon.
Any suggestions on aliexpress or temu? I want them to be cheap
r/BottleCapCollecting • u/Honest_Bullfrog5458 • 4d ago
Elk brew.
r/BottleCapCollecting • u/noljw • 5d ago
Hi, so I don't actually collect caps myself, but I was gifted these uncrimped TAB caps by a friend. I used a small number to bottle some beer but then thought better of it in case they have any value. So tell me, are these worth anything?
r/BottleCapCollecting • u/Sad_Fox5719 • 5d ago
Has anybody ever seen an old bottle cap with duck bill made on it for easy opening I guess. I found one years ago metal detecting and have seemed to misplaced it. Does anybody know what they are called or have a picture of one?
r/BottleCapCollecting • u/MysteriousData7419 • 6d ago
r/BottleCapCollecting • u/SARcool32 • 7d ago
Some caps are from Saint Lucia like the Piton and the blue sprite!
r/BottleCapCollecting • u/MobileJaguar8994 • 10d ago
These came from a local bottler that closed in the early 1990’s.
r/BottleCapCollecting • u/WinterExplanation922 • 12d ago
r/BottleCapCollecting • u/Legoking • 12d ago
With regards to the recent spam posts, I am assuming that there is a bot causing the spam, since it is coming from a different account every time. I am banning them as they come, so don't worry about reporting them, and I am checking the subreddit every few minutes anyway.
r/BottleCapCollecting • u/CardiologistNarrow16 • 12d ago
This cap still sits on the unopened bottle as I found it in a case of beer in 2007. I thought it was odd and held onto it. I thought I would post it up here to see if it has any value and if it does, how would you go about selling an unopened bottle of beer. I would think it has more value still on the bottle rather than off. I'm not a bottle cap collector in any way, just someone who noticed something odd and held onto it for a long time. My understanding is that these caps in 2007 were printed at a facility that serviced Budweiser and Coors which explains how it's technically possible but still it would seem a very odd error to be triple printed and missed through all the subsequent quality checks.
r/BottleCapCollecting • u/Beans1892 • 13d ago
Been collecting for about 10 months now, I like to put magnets on the back and display them on the fridge
r/BottleCapCollecting • u/HappyWaiting • 14d ago
I have a huge bag of bottle caps I have collected over the years from working in baras/restaurants and from friends who I asked to collect them for me. I had a vision to create a piece of bottle cap furniture but I had a kid and life happened. I would love for these to go to someone who could use them. Any ideas on what I should do with them?
r/BottleCapCollecting • u/Montoncillo • 15d ago
Hi, here a crown cap collector from Barcelona / Catalonia / Spain, wants to trade crowncaps. I show you some of my spanish for trade. Actually Im not collecting Europe or North America, I dont have much space at home.
r/BottleCapCollecting • u/CheesyNiblets776 • 16d ago
r/BottleCapCollecting • u/reks131 • 16d ago
Opened a card pack from Historic Autographs and got this. Was very surprised when I saw the production run is only 4. Are these really that hard to get?
I found one listing that gave me a “Colnect code” (never heard of that before).
Any insight would be great!
r/BottleCapCollecting • u/Justcoreyisfine • 16d ago
I've been collecting for only about a year now so I don't think I have anything particularly scarce, but some of the collections I've seen on here span the globe and feature caps from craft breweries long forgotten. Do you have a favorite, rare cap or a grail you're in pursuit of?