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Category Archives: Holiday
W.L. Richardson’s Bitters – South Reading
So “Who is W.L. Richardson?” Yesterday I put together a post on the R 57 – S.O. (Solon Osmond) Richardson’s Bitters (pictured to left). Read: Dr. S.O. Richardson’s Jaundice Bitters – South Reading This bottle has an abundance of information. … Continue reading
U.S. Gold Bitters – Augusta, Maine
U.S. GOLD BITTERS – Augusta, Maine Yesterday all started innocently enough with an email from my friend and fellow Bitters collector Jeff Burkhardt (Froggy) from Cedarburg, Wisconsin telling me he might take a U.S. Gold Bitters to the upcoming Baltimore … Continue reading
Posted in Apothecary, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Currency, Druggist & Drugstore, Holiday
Tagged $20, Apothecary, Augusta, bitters, Bryan Grapentine, Charles F. Potter, Charles Kimball Partridge, coin, Druggist & Drugstore, Eagle, Eben Fuller, Frank R. Partridge, General J. L. Hodsdon, gold, Henry Dearborn, Jeff Burkhardt, Kennebec River, Liberty, Maine, Ruger & Stoner, Tom Phillips, U.S., United States, W. T. Phillips & Co.
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A Most Unusual Christmas Present
ART CHURCH BIRD HOUSE Now here’s something none of you have – For Xmas my wife to be commissioned a special, one of a kind birdhouse by HVBC (Hudson Valley Bottle Club) Club Treasurer Art Church, a friend of ours. … Continue reading
One ‘Hellofa’ Night…Always Has Been…
One ‘Hell-of-a’ Night…always has been…
Posted in History, Holiday, Humor - Lighter Side, Photography
Tagged Drinking, Drunk, Hangover, New Year, New Years Eve
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Christmas 2012 – Peachridge Glass
Read More: The Best Merry Christmas Bottle Tree Read More: A Collection of Vintage Christmas Bulbs Read More: Christmas Themed Glass Post Read More: Christmas 2011 – Peachridge Glass
Posted in Figural Bottles, Holiday, Peachridge Glass
Tagged Christmas, Elizabeth, Ferdinand, Meyer, Peachridge Glass
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The Best Merry Christmas Bottle Tree
Randy and I can’t put up our big tree because of our two little kitties so we decided to have a bottle tree and kitty proof it. Merry Christmas. Pam (Selenak) Usually, bottle trees are kind of tacky, at least … Continue reading
Posted in Display, Folk Art, Holiday, Humor - Lighter Side
Tagged Bottle, Christmas, Holiday, Pam Selenak, Randy Selenak, tree
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Brisbane Queensland Australia Swap & Sell Event
News from Brisbane Queensland Australia Dear Ferdinand, I attended a small bottle show today in Brisbane Queensland Australia that maybe of interest to folks state side in smaller regional clubs. Essentially an end-of-year Christmas event, club members only for swap … Continue reading
Posted in Bottle Shows, Club News, Collectors & Collections, Display, Holiday, News
Tagged Australia, Brisbane, Greg Dean, Queensland
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Shafer & Vater Whiskey Nips over at American Bottle Auctions
S H A F E R & V A T E R WHISKEY NIPS When I was at Jeff Wichmann’s over at American Bottle Auctions yesterday I was kind of surprised that Jeff had all these ceramic … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Collectors & Collections, Display, Figural Bottles, Flasks, Glass Makers, History, Holiday, Humor - Lighter Side, Liquor Merchant, Spirits, Stoneware, Whiskey
Tagged American Bottle Auctions, Bourbon, Dennis Fox, Figural, figurines, German, Jeff Wichmann, nip, nipper, Sears Roebuck & Company, Shafer & Vater, Whiskey
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Table-Hopping at Heckler 2012
TABLE-HOPPING AT HECKER 2012 This is the first of two posts (see 2nd post: People-Spotting at Heckler 2012) of pictures from today’s events at Hecklers. The weather was fantastic which was somewhat surprising since they had been threatening rain all week as … Continue reading
Heckler Columbus Day 2012 just around the corner!
Peachridge Glass was at this fabulous event last year with the following posts: Read More: Heckler Columbus Day Weekend Event – Best Yet! Read More: People Shots from the Heckler Columbus Day Weekend Event Read More: Top three Bitters Bottles from last weekend … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Auction News, Bottle Shows, Holiday, News, Peachridge Glass
Tagged auction, columbus, Connecticutt, hayfield, Heckler, Keene, New Hampshire, party, tailgate, Woodstock, Yankee
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