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A Salute to the 2012 Baltimore Antique Bottle Show

A variety of pictures from my phone camera and Dave Maryo to give everyone a BRIEF look at the show tables. I could have spent DAYS at this show. I honestly did not get to comfortably see but maybe half … Continue reading

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Baltimore Antique Bottle Show Crowd Shots – Huge Gate Again!

Dave Maryo, FOHBC Western Region Director and Los Angeles Historical Bottle Club President, took these great Baltimore Antique Bottle Show photographs from the balcony. I am serious when I say this was one wild, packed show with some serious glass … Continue reading

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Make Plans – 5 Bottle Shows this coming Weekend!

PHOENIX | WEST MICHIGAN | SARASOTA | INDIANA | CONNECTICUT 24 & 25 February 2012 (Friday & Saturday) Phoenix, Arizona The Phoenix Antiques Bottles & Collectibles Club, Joined by the AZ Antiques & Collectibles Club Antique Show, Friday 24 February … Continue reading

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A Pole Full of Beehives

I saw this posting by James Bancroft on his facebook page of a large pole full of beehives (see below) of 152’s and 154’s. I thought this was pretty neat. A few weeks ago I also saw miles of old … 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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2012 Columbus, Ohio Antique Bottle & Insulator Show

Show Date: Saturday, 18 February 2012 Show Time: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Public Admission: $3.00 (*Fairgrounds Parking is $5.00) *plenty of parking available. Early Bird Admission: 7:00 am – 9:00 $25.00 You get in there while the dealers are … Continue reading

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Superior California Antique Bottle Club’s 36th Annual Show and Sale

28 January 2012 (Sunday) Anderson, California Superior California Antique Bottle Club’s 36th Annual Show and Sale. (9:00 am to 4:00 pm) at the Shasta County Fair grounds, Anderson County. Info: Mel Hammer 530.241.4878 or Phil McDonald 530.243.6903 Folks, this is the show where Ken Schwartz … Continue reading

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A Legendary Barto’s Great Gun Bitters Changes Hands

With a shot that is sure to be heard clear around the world, Peachridge Glass announces the sale of a legendary, Reading, Pennsylvania figural bottle in the shape of a cannon. Not only is this bottle extremely rare, it is … Continue reading

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ABCR Auction #7 Begins on 28 January – Check it Out

The Australian Bottle and Collectibles Review (ABCR) – In from our friend Travis Dunn from down under.

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