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Tag Archives: Washington
Those West Coast Megaphone Bottles
W E S T C O A S T M E G A P H O N E S THE SPEAKING TRUMPET [Wikipedia] A megaphone or speaking-trumpet is a portable, usually hand-held, cone-shaped acoustic horn used to amplify … Continue reading
Posted in Auction News, Figural Bottles, History, Liquor Merchant, Spirits, Wine & Champagne
Tagged American Bottle Auctions, Aneuberger, Athanasius Kircher, california, Durkin, Figural, Glass Works Auctions, J. Aronson, Los Angeles, Megaphone, oregon, Portland, Samuel Morland, Seattle, Spokane, Star Wine Co., trumpet, Washington
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Washington – Taylor (Portrait Only) Historical Flasks
WASHINGTON TAYLOR PORTRAIT FLASKS Since starting out as a Bitters collector back in 2002, I have ‘strayed’ slightly from my course a couple of times into the Historical Flask world. As a specialist in color runs I found it immensely … Continue reading
Posted in Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Early American Glass, Flasks, Historical Flasks
Tagged Blaske, Dr. Gary and Arlette Johnson, Dyottville, Ferdinand Meyer V, Flask, Glass Works, Historical, Norman Heckler, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Portrait, T.W. Dyott, Taylor, Warren "Bud" Lane, Washington
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The Roads of Research
I really like it when I get an email from Eric Richter. It is interesting to watch his enthusiasm and passion for glass. I think you will see what I mean by reading this incoming email. Eric ‘on the hunt’. … Continue reading
Fourth of July 2012 Patriotic Pictures
“Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed – else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die.” Dwight D. Eisenhower … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters Bottles, Breweriana, Early American Glass, Figural Bottles, History, Holiday, Spirits, Whiskey
Tagged 4th of July, American Brewing, Betsy Ross, bitters, Dwight D. Eidenhower, Father of his Country, freedom, Golden Eagle, Independence, New York Hop Bitters, Noel Thomas, Pam Selenak, Randy Selenak, Rick DeMarsh, Rob Girouard, San Francisco, Sandwich Glass Works, Simon's Centennial, United we Stand, Washington, Whiskey, whisky
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United States in the 1800′s and early 1900′s
I really enjoy looking at old photographs whether they are historical or not. The poses are usually staged and so perfect that they capture your imagination and take you right into the picture to further investigate. I even find myself … Continue reading
Posted in History, Photography
Tagged Brandy Station, chicago, Coney Island, D.C., Daytona, Detroit Publishing Company, Dress, florida, Gary Beatty, General Rufus Ingalls, George Grantham Bain, henderson, Hotel, Jack Cross, jacksonville, Laurel, Lewis Wickes Hines, Library of Congress, Lincoln Park, maryland, Mattheson, New York, New York Central Railroad, Photochrom, photography, Promontory, Rhode Island, Salvation Army, San Francisco, truck, Utah, Virginia, Washington
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James Noyes – Hollywood, Mississippi & the Imperial Levee
“Three variations are known to exist: one in green and a number in amber, one of which was altered with a “doughnut” on the shoulder and with lip flared to form a sort of decanter“ For the past few months … Continue reading
Posted in Article Publications, Club News, Figural Bottles, History, Publications, Wine & Champagne
Tagged bitters, bottles, Bristol, England, George Chatham, Hollywood, Imperial Levee, J. Noyes, Jackson, James Noyes, Jugs, Justin McClure, Mississippi, Natchez, Richard Kramerich, Sim Callon, Washington
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David Kyle gets the Capital Bitters on eBay
First of all, congratulations to my friend, Dave Kyle from Thousand Oaks, California. I first heard about this specific Capital Bitters in an email from a contact in Baltimore close to a year ago. I was rather excited because I … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters Bottles, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, eBay, News
Tagged Capital Bitters, D.C., David Kyle, sandor fuss, Washington
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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
Cannon’s Dyspeptic Bitters – W. Morrow – Washington D.C. – Unlisted Find!
Last week, five (5) broken examples of a previously unknown Bitters were unearthed by three well known east coast diggers. This is extremely exciting when this happens because it allows us to study the new bottle with the hopes of … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters Bottles, Collectors & Collections, Digging and Finding, News
Tagged bitters, cannons, Chris Rowell, DC, Digging, Dyspeptic, finding, Meyer Collection, Phil Edmunds, Tom Leveille, Washington, William Cannon
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