#Vintage Bitters Bar Bottles Bringing Premium Auction Prices
A Kelly’s Old Cabin bitters bottle, made during the time of the Civil War and in an exceedingly rare light green color, soared to $45,360 in an Internet and catalog auction held Aug. 17-26 by American...
View ArticleEclectic Mix of Antique Bottle Related Articles on Peachridge Glass
Once again I must recommend that you read Ferdinand Meyer's articles over on his Peachridge Glass website. He presents an endless eclectic mix of fascinating subjects, running the gamut from cocaine...
View ArticleDigger Creates Bottle Tree Ranch in Barstow CA #Vintage
Photos are screen shots from Google Image Search Elmer Long's Bottle Tree Ranch Near Barstow CA Gotta put this place on my route, next trip out West! You just know there are some good old bottles...
View ArticleBall Jaarrr Talk for Talk Like A Pirate Day 2012
"AARR, MATEY! AYE, EVEN PIRATES LOVE JAARRRS!" Avast, mateys, it be that time again, t'practice t'twist yer tongue and change yer common tune to that lingo o' days o' yore, when wild men sailed the...
View Article#Vintage Old Dutch Beer Watch Fob Krantz Brewing Findlay Ohio
Old Dutch Beer Watch Fob -- Krantz Brewing -- Findlay Ohio At Morphy's auction of the Adolf Grenke breweriana collection.See it online here. It SOLD for $180.00...
View ArticleGBBCA Buffalo New York Bottle show Report
Congrats to the Greater Buffalo Bottle Collectors Association (New York) on their recent successful bottle show. See their report and more photos on their facebook page....
View ArticleRare Josee Johnson Fruit Jar Does Exist
Rare Josee Johnson Fruit Jar Does Exist Great story of a "Lost Jar": the 'Josee Johnson Jar'. Patented in 1865, an example was never seen by fruit jar collectors, so it was thought there wasn't one....
View ArticleBottle Hobby Hits the Big Time - Antique Trader Adds Michael Polak as...
Bottle Hobby Hits the Big Time - Antique Trader Adds Michael Polak as Permanent Columnist Expert Michael Polak joins Antique Trader as a columnist on issues important to antique and vintage bottle...
View Article#Breweriana - $36,000 auction price for #vintage Gibbons Bock LP Cone Top...
$36,000 auction price for a vintage Gibbons Bock LP Cone Top beer can. See the listing here.Wow - look at these completed auction prices from the Grenke Collection Breweriana Auction @ Morphy's -...
View ArticleMemphis Moves Bottle Show Into a Brave New World
Photo Caption: Gene Bradberry Display of TENN-COLA products (left) reveal a Made In Tennessee theme. Mike Elling shares the first NEHI calendar GIRL AT THE LIFEBOAT along with NEHI bottles from...
View Article2012 Findlay Bottle Show is almost here! Sunday Oct. 21
Wow! The 2012 Findlay Bottle Show is almost here!Mark your calendars now for Sunday October 21, 2012.Since it was a big success last year, we are again having Early Bird Admission on Sunday morning,...
View ArticleHere's Some #Antique #Bottles Dealers and Info Websites for Collectors
Here's a blast from the past, but it's such a great bottle collecting info resource, I thought I'd re-run it by y'all. Originally published back in August 2010 as a Thank You Note to the advertisers...
View ArticleEnd of an Era - No More Coca Cola in #Vintage #Bottles - Winona Bottler...
[Editor's Note: This is from their website.]Final Run of 6 1/2 oz Coke xx Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Winona, Minnesota, the last producer of Coca-Cola in returnable 6 1/2 oz glass bottles (the...
View ArticleFruit Jar Collectors News in Midwest Club's August 2012 Newsletter
Grab yourself a cup of coffee, and settle in to read the latest from the Midwest Fruit Jar Club. Their August issue of the Glass Chatter newsletter is chock full of articles and photos. Here are a...
View ArticleAttn Bottle Collectors - Findlay Bottle Show is this Sunday Oct 21, 2012
It's going to be a great show - hope you're planning on attending. Come early! Or late -- there'll be plenty of treasures for everyone. Get all the details/directions here --...
View ArticleYour Bottle Collection Is Also Your Scrapbook
Antique bottle collector's will want to read Ferdinand Meyer's FOHBC President's Message. I like his comments about making your hobby activities a total experience. If you can, add in other local...
View ArticleBreweriana and Beer Can Show Tonawanda New York Nov 3 2012
The Simon Pure Chapter of the Brewery Collectors Club of America is holding its annual breweriana, beer cans and advertising show next weekend.Saturday Nov. 3, 2012The Eldredge Club / 17 Broad St. /...
View ArticleMilford OH Bottle Show: Small but Growing - Nov 17 2012
Ohioans - here's a small but growing bottle show for you: the St. Andrew Milford OH Antique Bottle Show Steve Singer singersams@yahoo.com wrote to us: Thanks for publicizing our show. We had a good...
View ArticleFruit Jar Collectors to Take Special Tour of Minnetrista to See Rare Ball Jars
From our Inbox:Dick Cole writes to tell us about the Midwest Fruit Jar Club's next meeting (Sunday Nov. 4, 2012). It will be a super special occasion, as the club is getting a guided...
View ArticleOctober 2012 Findlay Bottle Show Report and Photo Album
The 2012 Findlay Bottle Show was GREAT!! Saturday October 20, 2012 was dealer set up day, which is like a big reunion / club meeting / show'n'tell / swap and sell session, capped off with a feast of a...
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