Category Archives: Insulators

Insulators and related News

Could we have a 2016 Mega Expo and a 2020 International Antique Glass Festival?

Hi Ferdinand, I went to the Springfield Insulator show last weekend and was approached by three different high end insulator people about exploring the possibility of the Federation and NIA getting together in the future to collaborate on a national … Continue reading

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Is it finally time to tackle bottle colors?

B O T T L E    C O L O R S “There is no reference guide a collector can use to denote color to a fellow collector in advertisements or in conversation.” Hello Ferdinand, First of all let … Continue reading

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EC&M Insulator Display at the FOHBC 2012 Reno Expo

D I S P L A Y    S E R I E S Alan DeMaison (FOHBC Business Manager and pictured on the left) was able to provide some great video coverage of the many displays at the 2012 FOHBC … Continue reading

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Keeping up with the Insulator Collectors on Facebook

I just wanted to take a moment to post some neat insulators shots I found trolling through the insulator facebook pages. It is fun to watch the incoming images from these folks. See more pictures these groups and others… Telegraph & … Continue reading

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Swirls, Whirls, Twists & Twirls

“Swirls, Whirls, Twists & Twirls” D I S P L A Y    S E R I E S Dwayne Anthony won the Most Educational Award at the FOHBC 2012 Reno Expo with his outstanding “Swirls, Whirls, Twists & Twirls” … Continue reading

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Cullet and Slag Glass Information

Put this in the “Learn something new every day” file… Incoming email this morning. I put the question up on Early American Glass on facebook and quickly received the following comments from Charles Flint and Steven James Anderson. Howdy Ferd … Continue reading

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Left Coast Lines Presents Jim’s Trading Post – Austin, Nevada

Hello Mr. & Mrs. Meyer, I hope this letter finds you both well. My name is Michael Doyle. I write for the insulator collecting hobby under the mast-head ‘Left Coast Lines.’ Some of my work has been published in Crown … Continue reading

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The next generation and future of our hobby

I have developed this page to nest stories about our youth and the next generation of our hobby. My own granddaughter Adriana (she is now 16 and absorbed in horses) who is the most interested of my grandchildren in bottles, … Continue reading

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Crown Jewels of the Wire focuses on Youth

I have a special place in my heart that fuels my glass addiction and passion. Before I even started collecting Bitters bottles, Elizabeth and I met a couple at an insulator show in Houston, probably in the mid 1990’s. I … Continue reading

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Insulator Hunters

I put together a post earlier today called Privy Digging – The Hole Story which included some great pictures of holes and digs. These diggers are going to some major depths including one hole at 60 feet! After looking underground, it seemed … Continue reading

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