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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

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43rd Annual Atlanta Antique Bottle Show

43rd Annual Atlanta Antique Bottle Show by Jack Hewitt On June 8, 2013 the 43rd Annual Atlanta Antique Bottle Show was held in Smyrna, Georgia, just 15 minutes north of Atlanta. There were 80+ sales tables and Jim Sanders, long time … Continue reading

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Looking back at the Tony Shank Bitters Collection – Part II

This is the second post of old 35 mm slides that were digitally converted by Tom Lines (Birmingham, Alabama). Sometime in the past Tom and Howard Crowe (Gold Hill, North Carolina) visited the famous Tony Shank collection of figural bitters. … Continue reading

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Looking back at the Tony Shank Bitters Collection – Part I

A couple years back, Tom Lines (Birmingham, Alabama) asked me if I would like some pictures of the legendary Tony Shank collection. Of course I said yes. Tom was kind enough to get the 35mm slide transparencies converted into digital … Continue reading

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Leading up to Baltimore Glass Works

LEADING UP TO BALTIMORE GLASS WORKS Looking for some answers… 11 December 1012 (R•091515) Baltimore flasks, Mr. Pollard says flatly, “come in the widest range of colors, the choicest tones of all.” WILLIAM C. POLLARD In Baltimore, glassmaking ranked as … Continue reading

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Snuff Bottle Question?

Ferdinand: I recently acquired a (very) large snuff and have been searching the internet to find some info on it. Your Peachridge website is great but of all the wonderful snuffs pictured, none are the like the one I have. … 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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