Tag Archives: Bottle

FOHBC 2009 Pomona National Display Videos

F O H B C    D I S P L A Y    S E R I E S Alan DeMaison (FOHBC Business Manager pictured to left) has been working hard of late putting together videos of the displays … Continue reading

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Snuff Bottle Question?

Ferdinand: I recently acquired a (very) large snuff and have been searching the internet to find some info on it. Your Peachridge website is great but of all the wonderful snuffs pictured, none are the like the one I have. … Continue reading

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Looking at the Morning Star Bitters – Baltimore

Looking at the Morning Star Bitters – Baltimore Greatest Tonic of the Age 12 October 2012 (R•102013) (R•091518) I was looking closer at Ed and Kathy Gray’s (GreatAntiqueBottles.com) Morning Star Bitters (see above) yesterday at the Yankee Bottle Show in … Continue reading

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Yankee Bottle Club – 2012 Keene NH Show Pictures

It is now late Sunday afternoon and I am in Boston at the airport Marriott thinking back to the long weekend. While waiting to have breakfast with mega-collector Sandor Fuss (Denver) this morning, before the Yankee Bottle Show, I had a … Continue reading

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Los Angeles Historical Bottle Club Show Report & Newsletter

I would like to applaud Dave Maryo (FOHBC Western Director, Prez Los Angeles Historical Bottle Club) and the LAHBC for being on the forefront in the Antique Bottle and Glass world with their club newsletter The Whittlemark, the dissemination of the … Continue reading

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Just some neat pictures of Ships in Bottles

SOME NICE PHOTOGRAPHS I do not know what got me charted in this direction yesterday but here I am. Just some neat pictures and photography of a Ship in a Bottle. Looks like an interesting hobby combining history and bottles.

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Mike AKA Chinchillaman1 AKA Mike’s Bottle Room

I received this response on facebook to my recent post Cool Embossings 2: Those are all cool!!! but I’m saddened by the fact that you didn’t mention any NYC stuff, there are some amazing embossing on blobs, Olbermeyer and Liebmann, Easter … Continue reading

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Unlisted Dr. Cropper’s Bitters spotted at ABA table at Reno Expo

Unlisted Dr. Cropper’s Bitters spotted at ABA table at Reno Expo 07 August 2012 “Example found in a barn in Iowa” A number a people alerted me to a square, green bitters bottle that they spotted with Jeff Wichmann at … Continue reading

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FOHBC Reno Expo Shoot-Out Pictures

We are writing a big article on the FOHBC Reno EXPO for Bottles and Extras which will be delivered to FOHBC members by 01 September 2012 and hopefully sooner. I know some of you have been asking for pictures and I … Continue reading

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Gallery of Unembossed Utility and Salve Bottles & Jars

The group over at facebook on Bottle Collectors and Early American Glass Collectors have been posting some great pictures of unembossed bottles and jars. I have created this gallery to celebrate these beautiful glass pieces primarily from New England. As usual, … Continue reading

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