Category Archives: News

The New Bedford Museum of Glass

Posted on 27 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The New Bedford Museum of Glass Dear Mr. Meyer, I was speaking with our mutual friend Ken Previtali at a recent glass lecture in Connecticut (Thomas Haunton’s talk on Clevenger glass), and he suggested that I get in touch with … Continue reading →

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Milwaukee Antique Bottle & Advertising Club Rises Again!

Posted on 25 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Steve’s excitement and enthusiasm have convinced me to re-join this club after being a 30+ year dropout. Ferdinand – As of today the MILWAUKEE ANTIQUE BOTTLE AND ADVERTISING CLUB has a new, exciting website. Thanks to “mover and shaker” president, … Continue reading →

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Some Recent Finds – Cody Zeleny

Posted on 17 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

There are lots of great finds to be had out there still, it just takes time and patience and you will be rewarded! I was in disbelief of what was in front of me. As I picked up the flask … Continue reading →

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Found some Charles Gardner pieces Out Pickin’

Posted on 11 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Hi Ferdinand, Please read below before you view the pictures. I was out pickin’ today and scored two amazing items; both Charles Gardner Collection pieces. They are not bottles, but items I think may be a bit more rare. I … Continue reading →

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The Pickin’s of Lancaster County

Posted on 31 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

This is hopefully the first of many new antique bottle and glass postings by guest writers who have a talent with words, story-telling, photography and digital technology. I asked Eric first because I simply think he is near the best … Continue reading →

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Bottle Collector finds Huge Cache of Silver Coins in Piggy Bank

Posted on 27 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Michael Urbanski Good Evening!: I was wondering if you do articles on your site other than bottles, I just metal detected a piggy bank cache with 346 silver coins in it, would that be a good story for the site? … Continue reading →

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XR Clarke’s Vegitable Sherry Wine Bitters sells on ebay

Posted on 25 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

ONLY 70 CTS, CLARKE’S VEGITABLE SHERRY WINE BITTERS Vegetable is misspelled 25 December 2012 [Jeff Burkhardt] You might consider a posting on Bob Strickhart’s superb run of CLARKE’S SHERRY WINE BITTERS per last month’s Antique Bottle & Glass Collector magazine. … Continue reading →

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An Alarming Trend with Bottle Clubs

Posted on 23 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Where are we without our bottle clubs? See a Listing of affiliated FOHBC Bottle Clubs This is the second e-mail that I have received from one of our important bottle clubs that concerns me greatly. I was able to touch … Continue reading →

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2013 National Antique Bottle Show Auction News

Posted on 19 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

CONSIGNMENTS NEEDED! Please support our Auctioneer for the 2013 National Antique Bottle Show in Manchester, New Hampshire. We are proud to say the Jim Hagenbuch and crew at Glass Works Auctions will be heading up the auction! 

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David Jackson and his Applied Seal Bottles

Posted on 9 December 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

DAVID JACKSON and his APPLIED SEAL BOTTLES 09 December 2012 I really like it when I see David Jackson posting pictures from his collection. Recently David has been primarily posting pictures of his applied seal bottles over at Bottle Collectors … Continue reading →

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