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Across Colorado, a hunt for bottles historic, colorful and odd

By Seth Boster October 26, 2025 | updated 6 months ago

PHOTO 1-Fred Bjork, holds one of most unique bottles, a large bottle that had poison in it. Bjork has a collection of bottles and glassware in the thousands. Tuesday, October. 7,2025.(The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)
PHOTO 2-Fred Bjork holds his smallest bottle in his collection. Bjork has a collection of bottles and glassware in the thousands. Tuesday, October. 7,2025.(The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)
PHOTO 3-Fred Bjork uses a flashlight to show how uranium glass turns green when lit. Bjork has a collection of bottles and glassware in the thousands. Tuesday, October. 7,2025.(The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)
PHOTO 4- Bjork has a collection of bottles and glassware in the thousands. Some of his bottles line a window above the stairs.Tuesday, October. 7,2025.(The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)
PHOTO 5-Fred Bjork has a large collection of poison bottles, some with poison pills still in the bottle. Bjork has a collection of bottles and glassware in the thousands. Tuesday, October. 7,2025.(The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)
PHOTO 6-Fred Bjork holds up a blue bottle with a unique color of blue for a bottles. Bjork has a collection of bottles and glassware in the thousands. Tuesday, October. 7,2025.(The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)
PHOTO 7-Fred Bjork holds a bottle that he found that came from Rocky Mountain Bottling Works in Colorado Springs. Bjork has a collection of bottles and glassware in the thousands. Tuesday, October. 7,2025.(The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)
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