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Advice to Bottle ad Glass Collectors

Ordinances Regulating Location, Depth, etc. of Urban Privies

Ferdinand, I have put together a list of privy ordinances from Philadelphia, Cincinnati, and more than 2 dozen other cities.Some of these ordinances will show why it is tough to find bottles in some cities privies, especially when they mandated … Continue reading

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The Color Yellow – A wide range of shades

Y E L L O W (above) Yellow figural whiskey bottle and Suffolk Bitters from the Meyer Collection The Color Yellow – A wide range of shades 02 April 2013 Yellow is an important color in bottle collecting but is … Continue reading

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Mailbox Letters – April 2013

Please feel free to send any antique bottle or glass questions to ferdinand@peachridgeglass.com. The information will be posted if relevant or of interest to the readers. I will try to answer or wait for another reader to respond. Quality images … Continue reading

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2013 National Antique Bottle Show Seminars Announced

Manchester, NH Seminars Michael George, show chair and Rick Ciralli, seminar coordinator for the 2013 FOHBC National Antique Bottle Show in Manchester, New Hampshire just announced officially, an exciting line-up of seminars and presenters that will want to be added … Continue reading

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Advertising Bitters Dose (Shot) Glasses in Glass Works Auction #97

BITTERS DOSE (Shot) GLASSES The ‘March Madness’ Auction #97 Advertising Bitters Dose (Shot) Glasses in Glass Works Auction #97 19 March 2013 I was pleasantly surprised to venture deeper in to the Jim Hagenbuch Glass Works Auction #97 to find … Continue reading

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Glass Production Flaw Explained – Chris Rowell

No, this is not one of the meteorite fragments from the Russian cosmic event. You can always count on Chris Rowell (Baltimore) and others for researching and stirring up points about the bottles we collect that I quite honestly, know … Continue reading

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Hawaii – Unidentified Objects Found! Treasure Hunting 2013

Something to look forward to in Bottles and Extras Unidentified Objects Found! Treasure Hunting 2013 Martin & Ferdinand, I wanted to follow up with you about a phone message I left regarding an article for Bottles and Extras and provide … Continue reading

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International Perfume Bottle Association

Thanking one of the newest Associate Club members to the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC). The International Perfume Bottle Association.

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The elusive Dr. John’s Stomach Bitters

The elusive Dr. John’s Stomach Bitters Fundamental Collecting Shift 10 March 2013 (R•032818 – example) (R•040418) In recent years I have had a fundamental shift in my Bitters bottle pursuits as I have shifted my primary focus from immaculate examples … Continue reading

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Balto 2013 – Crab Cakes, Bottles and my Mother – Part 2

CRAB CAKES, BOTTLES and my MOTHER Read: Balto 2013 – Crab Cakes, Bottles and my Mother – Part 1 PART II Sunday, 03 March 2013 (Day 4) The Show Saturday Evening Set-Up One of the biggest points about the Baltimore Bottle … Continue reading

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