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Advice to Bottle ad Glass Collectors

Daily Dose | March 2015

MARCH  |  2 0 1 5 Monday, 30 March 2015 DRAKE’S PLANTATION BITTERS good for Clergymen too! Ottawa Free Trader, 1868 Was trying to find out more on the C. R. Smith Grape Bitters from Chicago and came across this advertisement for … Continue reading

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Daily Dose | February 2015

FEBRUARY  |  2 0 1 5 Saturday, 28 February 2015 Tilton’s Dandelion Bitters post updated with new information. Friday, 27 February 2015 Sorry, swamped with work. Heard from Pittsburgh collector Chip Cable on the Boerhaves Holland Bitters post. See Update with some … Continue reading

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Peachridge Glass: 2015 Mailbox Letters

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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Daily Dose | January 2015

JANUARY  |  2 0 1 5 Saturday, 31 January 2015 Interesting letter over in Mailbox from Kimberly R, a relation of S.O. Richardson. Visit MAILBOX Hi Ferd, Hope all is well with you. The link below is to the ebay seller ntqlvr (LINK) … Continue reading

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John Dente Recollections

John Dente Recollections 02 December 2014 The following e-mail communications are posted in the hopes of recording memories and recollections of great bitters bottles that have changed hands. We are only temporary custodians of these great beauties. Thank you to John … Continue reading

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Daily Dose | December 2014

DECEMBER  |  2 0 1 4 Tuesday, 30 December 2014 So unfortunate to lose Dick Watson. Great man. Really feel privileged to have known him as a collector and a Federation board member. Was a good friend of my father too. … Continue reading

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Daily Dose | November 2014

NOVEMBER  |  2 0 1 4 Saturday, 29 November 2014 Moosewood Bitters advertisement from the Boston Post on Monday, December 27, 1875. Wood, Pollard & Company Sole Agents for the United States. This tells me to look north to Canada where I found Moosewood Bitters … Continue reading

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Peachridge Glass: Mailbox Letters October – December 2014

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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Announcing Daniel Auction Company as the auctioneer for the 2015 Chattanooga National Antique Bottle Show

Announcing Daniel Auction Company as the auctioneer for the 2015 Chattanooga National Antique Bottle Show 22 October 2014 [FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE] The Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC) is proud to announce that the Federation Auction for the 2015 National Antique … Continue reading

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Plan Your FOHBC 2015 Chattanooga National Antique Bottle Show Vacation

Plan Your FOHBC 2015 Chattanooga National Antique Bottle Show Vacation 16 October 2014 31 July – 02 August for Chattanooga in 2015! Start planning  your vacation now and make the most of your trip to the 2015 FOHBC National Antique Bottle Show … Continue reading

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