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Chuck Gildea wins an Oster Toaster!

Chuck Gildea wins an Oster Toaster! 02 June 2015 You never know what to expect from Jeff Wichmann with American Bottle Auctions. I was sitting in a meeting yesterday and peeked at my phone and saw a link to Jeff’s … Continue reading

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Daily Dose | June 2015

June  |  2 0 1 5 Tuesday, 16 June 2015 More rain headed our sway in Tropical Storm Bill. Ground already saturated from wettest May in history for us. Sunday, 14 June 2015 Dr. Truman Stillman’s Temperance Bitters – NOLA post … Continue reading

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Fantasy Jug for 2015 Chattanooga National

Fantasy Jug for 2015 Chattanooga National 25 May 2015 Now, here is some exciting news. Jim Bender, FOHBC Historian, has commissioned Jim Healy from Tribes Hill, New York to make a commemorative stoneware jug for the upcoming 2015 Chattanooga National … Continue reading

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Loss of Jim Springer of Marshalltown, Iowa

Loss of Jim Springer of Marshalltown, Iowa 04 May 2015 It is with deep sorrow to inform you that a Midwestern legend in privy digging and bottle collecting has lost his 10 month battle with brain cancer on March 24th … Continue reading

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Daily Dose | May 2015

MAY  |  2 0 1 5 Sunday, 31 May 2015 3″ more rain yesterday evening. Wettest May on record for Texas. Supposed to dry out this week. Post update: Webb’s Improved Stomach Bitters – Jackson, Michigan Saturday, 30 May 2015 Sitting here waiting … Continue reading

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E. Dexter Loveridge – In the House

E. Dexter Loveridge – In the House A Treasure Trove of Wahoo Bitters items goes to Auction 24 April 2015 (R•051215) One of the more entertaining aspects of collecting antique bottles, and in my particular case, bitters bottles, is the interesting names … Continue reading

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Some other pictures from our 2015 West Coast Bottle Trip

Some other pictures from our 2015 West Coast Bottle Trip San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay, Big Sur, Carmel & Monterey 04 April 2015 This is a follow-up post to the “Salutes to the 2015 San Luis Obispo Antique Bottle Show – Morro … Continue reading

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Daily Dose | April 2015

APRIL  |  2 0 1 5 Wednesday, 29 April 2015 Good afternoon from Paducah, Kentucky, “Quilt Capital of the World”. You all watching the olive-yellow Kelly’s Old Cabin Bitters on eBay? Thanks to Andy Volkerts for tip. Looks too good to be … Continue reading

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Salutes to the 2015 San Luis Obispo Antique Bottle Show – Morro Bay

Salutes to the 2015 San Luis Obispo Antique Bottle Show – Morro Bay 22 March 2015 (R•040315) Well…I salute along with the soldier and sailor dolls spotted on a dealers table. Another San Luis Obispo Antique Bottle Show in Morro … Continue reading

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2015 Baltimore Bottle Experience

2015 Baltimore Bottle Experience Snow, Cold Weather and a Warm Time 11 March 2015 Towards the middle of last week, Elizabeth and I started getting alerts from the airlines that our scheduled flight from Houston to Baltimore might be delayed. … Continue reading

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