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Rare Circa 1840 William Henry Harrison and Tippecanoe Log Cabin Bottle! – on eBay!

Posted on 18 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Rare Circa 1840 William Henry Harrison and Tippecanoe Log Cabin Bottle! – on eBay! 18 September 2012 I think my first prompt was an email or text from Tom Doligale alerting me to something interesting on eBay. I was in … Continue reading →

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Painted Bottles – Old & New

Posted on 12 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“We’re still painting on bottles as an art form of expression” David Walker Barker posted some neat pictures yesterday on Bottle Diggers and Collectors on facebook that I though were pretty cool and wanted to be nested in a post. … Continue reading →

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“there’s a customer born every minute” – William Henry Harrison Flask Scam

Posted on 8 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

UPDATED 10 September 2012 “there’s a customer born every minute” PT Barnum “Theres a sucker born every minute” I wanted to start off with a quote ‘Theres a sucker born every minute” that is often associated (incorrectly) to PT Barnum. When Barnum’s biographer … Continue reading →

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Ice Cold Collectibles Illinois – Scott Terrell

Posted on 8 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I noticed a new facebook page called Ice Cold Collectibles Illinois last month developed by Scott Terrell. The graphics in particular on this cool Coca-Cola card pictured above caught my attention as Scott uses it as the primary art header … Continue reading →

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H F & B = Holtz Freystedt & Brothers – New York

Posted on 2 September 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Anyone into crude PUCE colored sided embossed whiskey bottles? Michael George posted a picture the other day on facebook (Antique Bottles for Sale) of an example of one of my favorite, non-bitters bottles. The H F & B New York. … Continue reading →

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Mike AKA Chinchillaman1 AKA Mike’s Bottle Room

Posted on 29 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I received this response on facebook to my recent post Cool Embossings 2: Those are all cool!!! but I’m saddened by the fact that you didn’t mention any NYC stuff, there are some amazing embossing on blobs, Olbermeyer and Liebmann, Easter … Continue reading →

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Rick Ciralli – Comedic Genius Bottle Guy

Posted on 26 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Rick Ciralli – Comedic Genius Bottle Guy 26 August 2012 The Urban Dictionary describes Comedic Genius as “the most intensely, legit, bad-ass on the planet; a comedic genius misunderstood in his era”. In the antique bottle and glass world, where … Continue reading →

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Blue Wells Miller & Provost & blue cathedral pepper sauce question?

Posted on 5 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Blue Wells Miller & Provost & blue cathedral pepper sauce question? 05 August 2012 Dr. Charles Aprill (New Orleans), saw the picture above in another post, and commented, “In the top row, there are two blue bottles. Is the left … Continue reading →

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“Salvadora” in the bottle – Tom Quinn

Posted on 3 August 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

From Tom Quinn (Benicia, California) who gave a ‘standing room only’ seminar to 80+ attendees at his “Bottle Digging in the West 2012” seminar at the FOHBC Reno Expo. A picture of my snake “Salvadora” in the bottle. I had … Continue reading →

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Shupp’s Grove 11th Annual Bottle Festival Pictures

Posted on 23 July 2012 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I’ve always wanted to go to the Shupp’s Grove Bottle Festival as there are not to many bottles shows outdoors. This and the annual Heckler Columbus Day Event in Connecticut are the only ones that come to mind. I guess it … Continue reading →

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