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Advice to Bottle ad Glass Collectors

New bottle club in Wisconsin!

Hello Ferdinand, In the frozen tundra up here in Wisconsin we are starting a NEW club. We tried for the better part of a two years to create value and bring in new members. We reached an all time high of … Continue reading

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Peachridge Glass: Mailbox Letters January – March 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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The Antique Bottle and Glass Facebook Sites

The Antique Bottle and Glass Facebook Sites 06 January 2014 I remember giving a talk at one of the FOHBC membership meetings at a national show a few years back on the new generation of bottle collectors and how they communicate. … Continue reading

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I remember visiting the Sandwich Glass Museum

I remember visiting the Sandwich Glass Museum 06 January 2014 Incoming e-mail and pictures from Denver, Colorado collector, Sandor Fuss. I had the privilege of seeing some of these pieces in person during a recent trip to see his historical flask … Continue reading

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Sometimes when a shot of Bitters is not enough

Sometimes when a shot of bitters is not enough… Tent Revivals, Snake Handling & Faith Healers 01 January 2014 I came across the above picture the other day which pretty much captured the ‘spirit’ of this post and put my … Continue reading

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Madame Doctress Ross – The Wonderful Astrologist and Healing Medium

Madame Doctress Ross – The Wonderful Astrologist and Healing Medium 20 December 2013 (R•112915) (R•090619) “Madame Ross, doctress and astrologist, was born with a natural gift and was never known to fail. She can tell your very thoughts, cause speedy … Continue reading

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On the Origin of Demijohns

On the Origin of Demijohns Part 2 from Gene Ainsworth 14 December 2013 OK, not a lot of information about origin here, but maybe we can speculate a bit, and even if we don’t reach a definite conclusion about where … Continue reading

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The Ladies’ Home Journal Endorses Beer as Opposed to Patent Medicines

The Ladies’ Home Journal Endorses Beer as Opposed to Patent Medicines 08 December 2013 “A mother who would hold up her hands in holy horror at the thought of her child drinking a glass of beer, which contains from two … Continue reading

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From clear to purple or brown, that’s how irradiation runs

From clear to purple or brown, that’s how irradiation runs by Ken Previtali 01 December 2013 Regarding the post on “Artificially Purpled Glass” with the link to David Whitten’s fantastic website: David also mentions the effects radiation has on bottles … Continue reading

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A Frog’s Eye View of Glass Works Auction 100

A Frog’s Eye View of Glass Works Auction 100 27 November 2013 by Jeff Burkhardt (Froggy) Just as most of us are stepping off to start Christmas shopping, Glass Works Auctions invites us to buy ourselves an early Christmas present in … Continue reading

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