Category Archives: Collectors & Collections

Stories from visits with the collectors and seeing their collections.

Dr. Wonser’s U.S.A. Indian Root Bitters – Looking at Some Information and Colors

Dr. Wonser’s U.S.A. Indian Root Bitters – Looking at Some Information and Colors 10 February 2012 (R•052914) (R•101714) One of my favorite Bitters bottles and certainly one of the very top western Bitters bottles is the Dr. Wonser’s U.S.A. Indian Root … Continue reading

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Warm Sunshine and Glass Photographs from Mike Holzwarth

Nothing like some sun on glass to warm us up in February. Photos shared by Mike Holzwarth – Bottles he has dug over the years. This is a photo album that I will add to as Mike keeps adding pictures. Read … Continue reading

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Three Killer Historical Portrait Flasks close at Heckler Last Night

Three (3) killer Historical Portrait Flasks closed last evening at Session III of The Thomas McCandless Collection auction. Call backs are now. Look at the prices for these three top shelf specimens. Lot: 183  Washington – Classical Bust Portrait Flask, Bridgeton Glass Works, … Continue reading

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Old Continental Whiskey – One Spectacular Bottle

Old Continental Whiskey – One Spectacular Bottle 02 February 2012 (R•110115) (R•022319) Recently I was provided the advertisement (below) from Eric McGuire for the CAMPBELL & SEAMAN NEW YORK post I recently did. The ad is for The Old Continental Whiskey, … Continue reading

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Dolcini J.F. (circle) Cutters and J.F. Cutters Old Bourbon Western Cylinders

Dolcini J.F. (circle) Cutters and J.F. Cutters Old Bourbon Western Cylinders 01 February 2012 * Page in Development Mode. Information forthcoming

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Dr. Petzold’s Genuine German Bitters – Patent Medicine

Dr. Petzold’s Genuine German Bitters 01 February 2012 (R•011715) (R•050819) My friend and Civil War author, Jim Schmidt (see Civil War Medicine) sent me a link today for an eBay listing for a Baltimore Letterhead dated 1887 for a Dr. Petzold’s … Continue reading

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What is it about GREEN?

Reprinted from the Rick Simi’s fine web site WESTERN BITTERS NEWS: [PRG] This is yet another picture from Dale Mlasko. Dale is a major collector of western glass and has some of the most drop dead gorgeous and rare bottles. … Continue reading

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Aqua GI-85A Lafayette / Liberty Historical Flask

I like it when collectors send me pictures and information about an exciting piece of glass. Thanks Michael for sharing. Good day sir, I was introduced to your website a while back and have found it to be a very … Continue reading

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A Sampling of the Famous David P. Wilber Barber Bottle Collection

A Sampling of the Famous David P. Wilber Barber Bottle Collection 25 January 2012 Mega collector and persona extraordinaire, Sandor Fuss, called me up yesterday all fired up about…and it was NOT about a world class historical flask or bitters … Continue reading

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