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Los Angeles Historical Bottle Club Show People

Posted on 13 September 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

These are photos of the LA Show taken by Tom Tyshko. Read Show Report

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Downieville starts out with a blast!

Posted on 10 September 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A bottle collectors paradise! Downieville starts out with a blast! 10 September 2011 Today is the day (10 September 2011) for the Downieville, California annual Antique Bottles and Collectibles Show “Bottlemania! A Blast of Glass from the Past”. The show … Continue reading →

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The Thomas McCandless Collection

Posted on 4 September 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

With at least five (5) bottle auctions happening now (read September Auction Round-Up) including American Bottle Auctions, Glass Works, Heckler, North American Glass and the upcoming Pole Top/Glass Discoveries it is easy to lose sight of the big Thomas McCandless … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles Bottle Clubs 45th Annual Show on 10 September!

Posted on 30 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Hello Ferdinand, I thought you might want to add a post about the Los Angeles Show to your website. This is our 45th annual show. Los Angeles has held a bottle show every year for nearly a half century. The … Continue reading →

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“Fuss Proof”

Posted on 29 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

ABA Auction #53 HOPATKONG WHISKEY J.C. HESS & CO PHILA. 10” With applied band and smooth base. These interesting whiskeys are one of the few that come in cobalt blue. This example came from the Sandor Fuss collection. Sandor is … Continue reading →

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Downieville Antique Bottles & Collectibles Show

Posted on 28 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“A bottle collectors paradise!” A bottle collectors paradise! Coming to Downieville, CA on Saturday, September 10, 2011 is the annual antique bottles and collectibles show “Bottlemania! A Blast of Glass from the Past”. The show is being held in the … Continue reading →

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Sneaking in some digging before Hurricane Irene

Posted on 27 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Expert digger Chris Rowell and buddy in action in my hometown Baltimore… Ferd, We got out Wednesday for a dig since we figured the weekend was going to be shot due to Irene. We started out on the east side … Continue reading →

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Reno Expo Bowling Tournament Plan

Posted on 27 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Ferdinand, Please post this and see if we get any interest. Among the many things to do at the Grand Sierra Resort Hotel is Bowling. They have a 50-lane bowling alley. I think a lot of people may be staying over Sunday … Continue reading →

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An Earthquake, Irene, Tornado & Spontaneous Combustion

Posted on 24 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Our Biggest Fear! What a wild week after a crazy weather summer! Wikipedia states that the 2011 Virginia earthquake was a magnitude 5.8 Mw intraplate earthquake that occurred in the Piedmont region of the U.S. state of Virginia on August 23, … Continue reading →

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Civil War Medicine (and Writing) Needs a Bigger Cake

Posted on 21 August 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

We’re Going to Need a Bigger Cake ! (301 Posts!) In from Jim Schmidt… Well, yesterday’s entry marked 300 posts for the “Civil War Medicine (and Writing)” blog! Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah! That’s a tricentennial, or in the spirit of the … Continue reading →

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