Monthly Archives: December 2012

Woods’ Baltimore City Directory – 1864

I get asked all the time from collectors, especially in my collecting area of Bitters; “so what is happening?”, “heard about any new bottles?, “anything in the upcoming auction interest you?” or “are you going to the so and so … Continue reading

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This Week in Pictures

A weekly round-up of some really nice photography from various facebook glass sites. These pictures are amazing. It is so nice to see such great care with topic selection, composition and lighting. Kudos folks. P H O T O   … Continue reading

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David Jackson and his Applied Seal Bottles

DAVID JACKSON and his APPLIED SEAL BOTTLES 09 December 2012 I really like it when I see David Jackson posting pictures from his collection. Recently David has been primarily posting pictures of his applied seal bottles over at Bottle Collectors … Continue reading

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Log Cabin Series – Dr. Lovegood’s Family Bitters

DR LOVEGOOD’S FAMILY BITTERS Dr. Leonard Harriman – Anderson, Indiana 08 December 2012 (R•052714) (R•012415) (R•112918) (R•041819) (R•012021) You really have to love the great names for some of the medicine brands and antique bottles we collect. E. Dexter Loveridge, … Continue reading

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Tom Doligale collection of Colored Squares

Not to be Undone.. I recently did a post on some killer unembossed colored squares from the Mike McKillop (Roseville, California) collection. Read: I happen to collect unembossed applied top squares. Embedded in the post was a cryptic.”Tom Doligale..are you looking?” … Continue reading

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The earliest and latest with the blue W. Wolf’s Pittsburgh barrel

T H E   F I N D  –  C H I C A G O   A R E A The gorgeous blue W. Wolf – Pittsburgh figural barrel found in a Thrift Shop for 70 cents this past summer … Continue reading

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Log Cabin Series – Perrine’s Apple Ginger – Philadelphia

P E R R I N E ‘S    A P P L E    G I N G E R Here is an interesting figural log cabin and ‘Fancy Square’ called Perrine’s Apple Ginger from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The bottle … Continue reading

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I happen to collect unembossed applied top squares

“I happen to collect unembossed applied top squares and knife edge flasks. The squares are ‘hands down’ the toughest to find, not sure why.” Hey Ferdinand, I am sorry that I didn’t get the chance to invite you over to see … Continue reading

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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

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Rose Water – Lime Juice – Olive Oil whats-it-hold bottles!

Rose Water – Lime Juice – Olive Oil whats-it-hold bottles! 03 December 2012 This past weekend at the El Nina – Monsoon, 49er Antique Bottle Show in Auburn, California I was able to put together a color run of some … Continue reading

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