Category Archives: Glass Makers

A lot of Collectors find Dyottville fascinating

A lot of Collectors find Dyottville fascinating 30 September 2012 Hi again Ferdinand, A lot of collectors find Dyottville fascinating; Here are three Dyottville cylinders including the “Class of 1846” example on the left (Fig:1). That one and the center are both two-part … Continue reading

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Mike AKA Chinchillaman1 AKA Mike’s Bottle Room

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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FOHBC 2012 Reno Expo Banquet Pictures

The Banquet on Friday Evening Elizabeth and I typically attend the FOHBC Banquet each year. There is usually a cocktail party first, good food, the keynote speaker (Warren Friedrich gave a talk on San Francisco Glass Houses), awards and the … Continue reading

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Advertising Notes and Facsimile Currency

Over the years, since I started collecting bottles, I have picked up some nice examples of facsimile currency and advertising notes relating to the bottles that I collect. As a collector of US Postage and Revenue Stamps, there is a … 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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Cut Decanter and Wine Glasses in Fisher Diamond Pattern

[Incoming email and pictures from Los Angeles Historical Bottle Club president and early American glass collector Dave Maryo] Hi Ferd, I recently purchased an early cut glass decanter and would like to share some pictures. The decanter was cut in … Continue reading

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Some Early American Glass Bowls

The group over at Early American Glass Collectors on facebook have been posting and commenting on some gorgeous early American bowls from the primarily New England glass houses. These are wonderful pieces. So simple and clean. I can not help … Continue reading

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Incoming Questions about Finds

I continually get emails and pictures about recents finds and questions about bottles and glass. Though I field the Bitters questions, I typically send the questions outside of my area of speciality to others. Here are a few questions I … Continue reading

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Glass Cane Whimsies

In my continued effort to stay ahead of the curve and to look at other examples of Glasshouse Whimsies or End of the Day Glass, I developed this post and dedicate it to a rather unique whimsy and that is … Continue reading

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Small collection of 13 hat and salt (pontil) Whimseys

I like when I do a general post about a specific topic and I get comments and additional information and pictures. The beauty of this site and the digital age in general, is that I can update, modify and correct … Continue reading

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