Tag Archives: James Campiglia

Looking at some of the Bitters Bottles on the steamboat Bertrand – Part 1

Posted on 13 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

James Campiglia, in a series of recent emails, embedded the following statement within one portion of his commentary which inspired this post: “Also found a picture of a shard you may want to post. “Kintzing” early, beautiful green square is a … Continue reading →

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Keeping in touch with James Campiglia

Posted on 11 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Campiglia Email #1 Hello Ferd, Thanks much for posting the pics and my story about our Montana Bottle Club meeting. Looks great up on your site and thanks for posting the other stuff about flyers in Virginia City and making … Continue reading →

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Post Office against Diggers? Hmmmm

Posted on 30 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Incoming email from James Campaglia. See Outhouse Patrol On Friday Aug 24th, a friend and I went to the state run historical society (McFarland Curatorial Center) in Virginia City, Montana to see what they could show us that had been … Continue reading →

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Bottle Thefts at the Reno Expo

Posted on 11 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

THEFT REPORT By Pam Selenak | FOHBC Public Relations Director As great of a show as the Reno Expo was, it did not go without a blemish. The bottle collecting community as a whole is an honest and trustworthy group of … Continue reading →

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Outhouse diggers: Looking for gold(en bottles) in Butte

Posted on 24 May 2011 by Ferdinand Meyer V

My friend James Campiglia sent me some nice bottle PR he’s getting up in Montana. Keep me posted and good luck! An email and link is noted below: Hello Ferd, Look at this nice bit of publicity we got. Not many … Continue reading →

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