Category Archives: Lightning Rod Balls

Lightning Rod Balls and related material

Big Boy Lightning Rod Ball

**email from Jeff Burkhardt to Ferdinand Meyer 17 April 2011…regarding our respective Lightning Rod Ball collections… Ferdinand- You got balls, I got balls, but do ‘ya have these balls? Yes, the 5-1/2″ POINT PLEAT is a “big-boy”. It dwarfs “big” … Continue reading

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Glass Passion and Color Part I : Life Transformation

*as reprinted from The Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC) Bottles & Extra Magazine. September-October 2009 Glass Passion and Color    Part I: Life Transformation Read: Glass Passion and Color Part II : Exploration and Color by Ferdinand Meyer V 08 April … Continue reading

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Flat Quilted Lightning Rod Balls

Lightning Rod Balls do not get the airplay of say Target Balls, Fire Grenades or Witch Balls, but in my camp, these balls rule. Pictured above is my color run of Quilted Flat Lightning Rod Balls. Company pattern of the George … Continue reading

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