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Downieville – Goodyears Bar Excursion

Posted on 18 September 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Goodyears Bar Excursion Downieville Trip | Part 2 18 September 2013  The first post from Downieville centered around my trip up here with my running companion Coco (Read: 2013 Downieville Sabbatical – “just us two dogs”) (See: Downieville Antique Bottle Show Dinner … Continue reading →

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2013 Downieville Sabbatical – “just us two dogs”

Posted on 16 September 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

2013 Downieville Sabbatical “just us two dogs” 16 September 2013 | Part 1 As some of you might know, I decided to take a long weekend, actually a week off sabbatical, to visit the historic town of Downieville, California with … Continue reading →

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A few of us Bottle Collectors got together in Manchester

Posted on 15 September 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A few of us Bottle Collectors got together in Manchester by Brian P. Wolff 15 September 2013

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Heckler Auction 105 – Looking at Paint on Bottles

Posted on 9 September 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Heckler Auction 105 – Looking at Paint on Bottles From the late Carl Sturm Collection 09 September 2013 The folks at Heckler have another outstanding auction that closes this Wednesday evening. This is one of their ‘Opportunity’ auctions meaning it … Continue reading →

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Daily Dose – September 2013

Posted on 1 September 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

September   2 0 1 3 Some ramblings and thoughts… Monday, 30 September 2013 On this last day of September, I am going down the road and trying to figure out why a number of proprietors and medicine businesses in … Continue reading →

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I was a very close friend of Tommy Mitchiner

Posted on 30 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

I was a very close friend of Tommy Mitchiner 30 August 2013 | By Mike Newman I was a very close friend of Tommy Mitchiner, as our relationship went back 32 years. I was just a newlywed with no money … Continue reading →

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More on the Harrison Campaign Historical Flask Scam

Posted on 28 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

More on the Harrison Campaign Historical Flask Scam 28 August 2013 Ferd, saw your posting on Peachridge on scams. Thought you’d like to see my version of the Harrison campaign flask, this from late July. I had a ‘wanted’ posting on … Continue reading →

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The latest bottle Scams with Velma Craft or Anicia Benson or Reginald Offutt etc.

Posted on 26 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The latest bottle Scams with Velma Craft or Anicia Benson or Reginald Offutt etc. 26 August 2013 (Updated 28 August 2013) *** See Update Steven Dujardin below *** I’ve been reading the various scam reports and here’s what happened to … Continue reading →

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2013 Houston Bottle Show Sightings

Posted on 18 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

2013 Houston Bottle Show Sightings 18 August 2013 Another Houston Antique Bottle Show has come and gone. No rain this year, the weather was hot but the dealer action was hotter. With tables sold out, Barbara Puckett, for the first … Continue reading →

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My Pink Dream

Posted on 7 August 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

MY PINK DREAM 07 August 2013 (R•102013) Did I dream this? I can not remember. Was a Memory Bottle found recently that had a hint of a Drake’s Plantation Bitters within as the covered bottle structure? Was it at Manchester? … Continue reading →

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