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Daily Dose – August 2013
August 2 0 1 3 Some ramblings and thoughts… Saturday, 31 August 2013 Last day of another hot dry month. The local news last night said Houston, which is typically semi-tropic, is 5 feet +/- under rain level since … Continue reading
Birmingham Bottle, Advertising & Folk Pottery Show
Birmingham Bottle, Advertising & Folk Pottery Show 27 July 2013 The Alabama Bottle Collectors’ annual show was another huge success with 100 paid Dealer tables. In addition, we had 36 Early Buyers during Friday afternoon’s setup period. At the FREE … Continue reading
How to win a Stoddard Double Eagle Historical Flask
How to Win a Stoddard Double Eagle Historical Flask What is was: There will also be a raffle for a quart sized, double eagle flask from Stoddard, New Hampshire to benefit the Virtual Museum. The show co-chairs (Michael George and … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Bottle Shows, Flasks, FOHBC News, Historical Flasks, News, Virtual Museum
Tagged Double Eagle, Jonathan Melnick, raffle, virtual museum
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Rare Flask Stolen at Shupp’s Grove
GII-126 | Double Eagle with Wreath Ferd, This past weekend at Shupp’s Grove, I had this flask stolen (GII-126 – Double Eagle with Wreath) off my table. The bottle was bought from Norm Heckler in 2006 after I was under bidder … Continue reading
Posted in Bottle Shows, Collectors & Collections, Flasks, Historical Flasks, News
Tagged GII-126, Jim Bender, Shupp's Grove, stolen, theft
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Bitters Spotting (and more) at Manchester
Bitters Spotting at Manchester FOHBC 2013 National Antique Bottle Show | Manchester, NH 29 July 2013 Whew, been cramming for the past 3 or so days trying to get the September | October issue of Bottles and Extras ready for … Continue reading
Spotted on the floor at the Manchester National
Spotted on the floor at the Manchester National I was walking my dogs from my studio today which is a block from Minute Maid Stadium where the Houston Astros play. They were having an afternoon game and trying hard to … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Vuono, Astros, Bill Ham, Bob Currens, Chuck Wingate, crowd, David Landry, Dennis Huey, Eric Correia, faces, fohbc, Houston, Ian Simmonds, Jack Stecher, James Campiglia, Janine Burkhardt, John Pastor, Jon Vander Schouw, Manchester, Maureen Crawford, Nicholas Wrobleski, photography, Scot Selenak, Val Berry, Vince Martonis
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Manchester National Glass Gallery 2
FOHBC 2013 National Antique Bottle Show Manchester, New Hampshire 24 July 2013 Scott Selenak (Los Angeles) is the official FOHBC photographer. We first were fortunate enough to have Scott photo-document the 2012 Reno Expo. Scott is wonderful to work with. … Continue reading
Posted in Bottle Shows, Club News, Display, FOHBC News, News, Photography
Tagged Manchester, photography, Scott Selenak
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Manchester National Glass Gallery 1
FOHBC 2013 National Antique Bottle Show Manchester, New Hampshire 23 July 2013 Scott Selenak (Los Angeles) is the official FOHBC photographer. We first were fortunate enough to have Scott photo-document the 2012 Reno Expo. Scott is wonderful to work with. … Continue reading
Posted in Club News, FOHBC News, News, Photography
Tagged Ferdinand Meyer V, fohbc, Manchester, national, New Hampshire, photography, Scott Selenak, show
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Manchester Display Photo Gallery
More pictures from the FOHBC 2013 National Antique Bottle Show in Manchester, New Hampshire. Display awards were announced this past Sunday afternoon near the conclusion of the show. Congratulations are in order to Michael George and his Stoddard Glass Factory exhibit … Continue reading
Posted in Blown Glass, Bottle Shows, Bottling Works, Club News, Collectors & Collections, Color Runs, Digging and Finding, Display, Early American Glass, Ephemera, Flasks, FOHBC News, Freeblown Glass, Ginger Ale, Glass Companies & Works, Glass Makers, History, Inks, Insulators, Medicines & Cures, Milk & Creamers, Mineral Water, Miniatures, News, Reproductions, Soda Bottles, Soda Water, Stoneware, Utility Bottles
Tagged award, Bob Kennerknecht, Bobby Hilton, Bonney, cone, Dale Murschell, Dave Olson, Dave Waris, Dennis Gionet, display, fohbc, fragments, Ginger Ale, Holly Noordsy, Ink, inkwells, Jeff Noordsy, Jim Bender, Jim Gray, Karen Gray, Ken Previtali, Kevin Kyle, Lyndeborough, Manchester, Mark Newton, Mark Yates, Michael George, Mount Vernon, Moxie, New England, New Jersey, Paul Richards, Reproductions, Rob Girouard, Sandwich, Soda, Stoddard, stoneware, sunburst, Tom Marshall, Wistarburgh
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The Winners – Manchester Display Photo Gallery
The Winners – Manchester Display Photo Gallery Displays & Displayers + Awards Pushing out some pictures of the two displays that won awards at the FOHBC 2013 National Antique Bottle Show in Manchester, New Hampshire. Awards were announced this past … Continue reading
Posted in Bottle Shows, Club News, Collectors & Collections, Display, Early American Glass, Ephemera, FOHBC News, Ginger Ale, Glass Companies & Works, History, News, Soda Bottles
Tagged award, display, exhibit, fohbc, Ginger Ale, Ken Previtali, Manchester, Stoddard
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