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Category Archives: Collectors & Collections
Charles Flint and his Shades of Color
Charles Flint recently posted a series of phenomenal pictures of bottle color shades over on Bottle Collectors on facebook. These pictures are wonderful and represent why our hobby is so great. I suspect I may be adding a few more … Continue reading
Posted in Collectors & Collections, Color, Photography
Tagged Charles Flint, Color, photography, shades
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Dr. L.Q.C. Wishart’s Pine Tree Tar Cordials from the Marshall Collection
Wishart’s Pine Tree Tar Cordial I have had the pleasure of knowing Larry Marshall since I got in to this hobby back in 2002. He was a friend of my father so I felt honored to meet him when I was … Continue reading
Using Children on Advertising Trade Cards – Part 2
Hi Ferdinand, Liked the piece you did on using children to advertise products on trade cards. As requested, here are some additional TC’s along with my permission to display any or all of them on your website. Glad to support … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Ephemera, Medicines & Cures, Trade Cards
Tagged Brown's German Bitters, Browns Iron Bitters, Burdock Blood Bitters, Dandelion Bitters, Hops & Malt Bitters, Joe Gourd, Moose Mountain Remedy, National Stomach Bitters, Prescott's Bitters, Prickly Ash Bitters, Sulphur Bitters, Trade Card, Van Ness Golden Bitters
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Terrible and Sad News – Tom Doligale RIP
13 June 2013 With a suddenness that I thought not possible, we have lost one of the newer generation, pioneering collectors that brought so much to the hobby we all love. He illuminated our special world. I myself feel a … Continue reading
Labeled Calabash Bitters from Ogdensburg, New York
C a l a b a s h B i t t e r s Ogdensburg, New York Labeled Calabash Bitters from Ogdensburg, New York 10 June 2013 (R•053014) Over at Bottle Collectors on facebook (celebrating 700 plus members) … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Collectors & Collections, History, Medicines & Cures, Questions
Tagged Calabash Bitters, Calabash Bitters Company, George Hall, Henry F. James, James Marvin Wells, Milton Wrobleski posts "Has anyone heard of Calabash Bitters?. That prompts three quick questions i, New York, Nicholas Wrobleski, Noel Tomas, Ogdensburg
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“Take a trip with me into the worm hole”
“Take a trip with me into the worm hole” Just love this above grid from Jason Rinehart with his accompanying comment “Take a trip with me into the worm hole”. It is creativity like this that makes our hobby so interesting. Congratulations Jason, … Continue reading
Posted in Collectors & Collections, Color, Color Runs, Photography
Tagged Danny Catherino, Dick Watson, Jason Rinehart, photography, worm hole
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Look at Cody’s new Scroll Flask
Look at Cody’s New Scroll Flask Hi Ferdinand, Cody Zeleny here, just wanted to share a unique flask I acquired. I believe the flask to be a GIX-14, but as you can see, has quite an odd feature. The lip … Continue reading
Posted in Collectors & Collections, Display, Flasks, Historical Flasks
Tagged Cody Zeleny, Flask, GIX-14, photography, Scroll, shelves
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Gary Katzen Milk Glass Collection
Gary Katzen Milk Glass Collection 30 May 2013 Read Part 2: Why White? or How the %$#@! did you choose that Category? I first met Gary Katzen online, a year ago June when he sent me some incredible pictures of milk … Continue reading
Posted in Bottle Shows, Collectors & Collections, Cologne, Depression Glass, Display, Figural Bottles, History, Milk Glass
Tagged Baltimore Bottle Show, Bunker Hill Monument, cologne, Dancing Indian, fin de siecle, Gary Katzen, Katzen, lion, Lion cologne, Milk Glass, opal glass, opaque, Sandwich, Stanger Glass Works, translucent
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Quite a lineup of Railroad Flasks
The McKearin Historical Flask Group V – Railroad Flasks Ferdinand, Got close to 60 of the railroad flasks on my new shelves now. With over 125 of them, hard to figure how I am going to display/setup. My wife is … Continue reading
Posted in Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Display, Early American Glass, Flasks, Historical Flasks, History, News, Photography, Technology
Tagged Baltimore & Ohio, cart, display, Flask, horse, Maine, Mike, photography, Railroad, shelves, success
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Aromatic Schiedam Schnapps – Udolpho Wolfe
AROMATIC SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS UDOLPHO WOLFE 26 May 2013 I have to admit, many times when I write something about a brand or bottle is not because I know something, it is because I want to learn more and I am … Continue reading
Posted in Bottling Works, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Gin, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Questions, Schnapps, Spirits
Tagged Aromatic, Benjamin Wolfe, David H. Burke, German, Gin, Holland, jenever, Netherlands, New York, Revolutionary War, Schiedam, Schnapps, Tom Doligale, Udolpho Wolfe, Udolpho Wolfe Co.
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