Tag Archives: Norman C. Heckler

Barrel Series – Turner Brothers New York & San Francisco

 TURNER BROTHERS | NEW YORK 07 July 2012 (R•081414 with information from Ann Huberty Duncan who is a direct descendent of the Turner Brothers) (R•091516 – Ferraro example) (R•042019 – 3 part advertisement) (R•091219 – Advertising Cover) The Turner Brothers New York … Continue reading

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Figural Barrel Series – Hall’s Bitters

  HALL’S BITTERS  | E.E. HALL NEW HAVEN | ESTABLISHED 1842 04 July 2012 (R•011715) (R•091516) Today I will start a new series on Figural Barrels akin to the previous Fancy Squares, Figural Pig or Figural Cannon Series. With an … Continue reading

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Large Willington Pickle Jar in a Teal Blue

With cathedral pickles in the news recently, (Read: The Amber Willington Cathedral Pickle Jar) (Read: MAJOR Cathedral Pickle Collection News) (Read: Early Blown Glass Blue CATHEDRAL PICKLE BOTTLE closes on eBay) it was good timing for Dennis Rogers to send Peachridge Glass three … Continue reading

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The Amber Willington Cathedral Pickle Jar

The Amber Willington Cathedral Pickle Jar 02 May 2012 (R•042519 – Heckler Aprill example, top of post) Many of the early American pickle bottles and jars were made in the 1850s and 1860s. As would be expected, the earlier examples … Continue reading

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Witch Balls – Warding Off Evil Spirits

“A witch ball is a hollow sphere of plain or stained glass hung in cottage windows in 18th century England to ward off evil spirits, witch’s spells or ill fortune” Yesterday I did a post on Sulphide Marbles (Read: Sulphide Marbles … Continue reading

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Brown’s Castilian Bitters – Transitional Cannon Barrel Figural

Brown’s Castilian Bitters – Transitional Cannon Barrel Figural 14 March 2012 The Carlyn Ring and W.C. Ham listing in Bitters Bottles is as follows: B 221.6  BROWN’S CASTILIAN BITTERS BROWN’S CASTILIAN // c // Wm. H. & Jerome B. Brown, Baltimore, … Continue reading

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People Shots from the Heckler Columbus Day Weekend Event

It is fun to walk around and take pictures of people at bottle shows. Like my father always told me, “you will never meet a greater group of people than you will with bottle collectors”

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The Thomas McCandless Collection

With at least five (5) bottle auctions happening now (read September Auction Round-Up) including American Bottle Auctions, Glass Works, Heckler, North American Glass and the upcoming Pole Top/Glass Discoveries it is easy to lose sight of the big Thomas McCandless … Continue reading

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Corn for the World Historical Flasks

Corn for the World Historical Flasks 03 September 2011 (R•031516-Fuss Example) (R•091416) Ever since I saw Tom Lines display of Corn for the World historical flasks about 5 years ago at the Baltimore Antique Bottle Show I have been hooked … Continue reading

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