This is a bit off-topic since it's not about scrap or metal. But this did result from a "dumpster dive" of sorts so I'll post it anyway...

My son and I were participating in a community clean-up event this morning picking up trash along a local creek. We came across what looked like a mini land slide where a part of a steep and tall creek bank came crashing down after a lot of rain. It exposed what looked like a mini graveyard of old bottles, many of them intact. We collected a bunch and brought them home. Cleaning them now...

Here are some photos: http://s941.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Old%20bottles



According to this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clicquot_Club) at least one of them (http://i941.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/IMG_2374.jpg) could not be made later than 1965. Pretty neat!

Two questions:
1. What chemical can I use to clean the bottles? I tried scrubbing them both inside and outside with a bottle brush and an old toothbrush but some stuff I could not remove. Should I use Clorox? Some other chemical that's less nasty?
2. I am trying to learn as much as possible about these bottles. Some have markings but other don't. Do you recognize any of them, say, from your childhood or something?

Thanks!