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Category Archives: Glass Companies & Works
Western Bitters Survey 2012
THE TOP 20 WESTERN BITTERS The western Bitters collectors, which is a strong, passionate group, have reactivated their desire to determine the TOP 20 WESTERN BITTERS. This task was done some years ago apparently. This is somewhat of a challenge … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters Bottles, Glass Companies & Works, Questions
Tagged African Stomach Bitters, Alpine Herb Bitters, Asher S. Taylor, AT&C0, bitters, Brandy, Byrne & Castree, california, California Bitters, Cassins, Catawba, Chalmers, Chappas, Chittum, Cundurango, Dale Mlasko, Dr. Boerhaave's, Dr. Henley, E.G. Lyon's, Eye Opener, Grand Prize Bitters, Grape, Hall's California Pepsin Wine Bitters, Marcus Sass, Maristany, Miller's, Old Man's Stomach Bitters, oregon, Orizaba, Peruvian, Ratafia, Rosenbaums, sacramento, Salutaris, San Francisco, V. Squarza, Wideman, Wine
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The McKearin Group VIII – Sunburst Flasks
Sunbursts are considered one of the oldest of the American Geometric and Historical Flasks and are generally attributed to the period of 1815 to the early 1830′s. The collectors of Sunburst flasks have been posting some great pictures recently on … Continue reading
Posted in Collectors & Collections, Flasks, Glass Companies & Works, Historical Flasks, History
Tagged Antique Bottle and Glass Collector, Bill Ham, Conneticut, Coventry, ferdinand meyer, geometric, John April, Keene, Maryo, Michael George, Mike Hauser, New Hampshire, Pitkin, Rick Ciralli, sunburst
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Glasshouse Turtle Whimsies
Recently on facebook, one of our more advanced collectors of early American glass posted a picture of some glass turtles in a garden setting (see below). It reminded me of some of the more whimsical glass pieces that I have … Continue reading
Posted in Collectors & Collections, Early American Glass, Facebook, Figural Bottles, Glass Companies & Works, Whimsies
Tagged doorstop, fun, Glass, glasshouse, molten, slag, South Jersey, Stoddard, turtle, Whimsey, Whimsies, Woody Douglas
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Washington – Taylor Portrait Flask out of the woodwork….or something like that
“Our flask was recovered from a privy in the Historic District in downtown Savannah. The privy dated to about 1820 and was in use until around 1900. The bottle was recovered from a “cleanout” pit about 8 feet deep adjacent … Continue reading
The Amber Willington Cathedral Pickle Jar
Many of the early American pickle bottles and jars were made in the 1850′s and 1860′s. As would be expected, the earlier examples have pontiled bases and exceptional character. The most popular style amongst collectors is the “cathedral” pickle with … Continue reading
Posted in Auction News, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, eBay, Glass Companies & Works, History, Pickle Jars
Tagged Bill Bixby, Cathedral, Charles Gardner, Connecticut, Coventry, Don Smith, Ebenezer Root, Elisha Brigham, Frederick Rose, Jim Hagenbuch, Jim Persing, John C. Mosman, John Turner, Mansfield, Norman C. Heckler, Pickle, Richard Rushton-Clem, Roderick Rose, Spafford Brigham, Stephen Brigham, Willington
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Hemingray Fruit Jars and Insulators – History Needs Your Help
NATIONAL INSULATOR ASSOCIATION April 22, 2012 Dear Collector, How would you like to be a part of Hemingray history? After all, many of us love the fruit jars and other products produced by them for their history as well as for … Continue reading
Posted in Club News, Fruit Jars, Glass Companies & Works, History, Insulators, News, Questions
Tagged Covington, Hemingray, historical plaque, Insulators, Kentucky, NIA
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Early American Blown Three Mold Decanters
The objects were produced by blowing molten glass into a mold, thereby causing the glass to assume the shape and pattern design of the mold. An area of high interest to me is early American blown three mold glass and in … Continue reading
Posted in Collectors & Collections, Decanter, Glass Companies & Works, Glassmakers, History
Tagged Boston and Sandwich, flint glass, George S. McKearin, GI-29, GII-28, GII-3, GII-7, GIII-16, GIII-2, GIV-7, Glassmaking, glassworks, Helen McKearin, Holly Noordsy, Jeff Noordsy, Keene, Marlboro Street, Michael George, Mount Vernon, New Hampshire, richard tucker, Scotch, Wine, Woody Douglas
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The GIV Eagle Masonic Historical Flask
Two nice pictures of a cobalt blue, Eagle Masonic historical flask were posted on facebook the other day by New Orleans, super collector Charles Aprill (2 l’s) that rocked the site prompting some high praise from all who viewed. This … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Article Publications, Auction News, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Flasks, Glass Companies & Works, Historical Flasks, History, News
Tagged American Bottle Auctions, Charles April, Charles I. Bukin, Eagle, Edmund Blaske, Henry Schoolcraft, Historical Flask, Jayne Blaske, JKB, Justus Perry, Keene, Kevin A. Sives, Marlboro Street, Masonic, Michael George, New Hampshire, Norman Heckler, Sam Laidacker, sandor fuss, Tom McCandless
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The “Star of Baltimore”
You just have to love these umbrella style inks called the ‘Star of Baltimore” or ‘Baltimore Star“. Different from an Umbrella Ink in that the sides are concave and create the form of a star when viewed from the bottom. … Continue reading