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Here's some of the interesting bottle collecting-related things that I came across this week, and posted on the FinBotClub's Facebook page.
Here's some of the interesting bottle collecting-related things that I came across this week, and posted on the FinBotClub's Facebook page.
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Great vintage ads for American Thermos Bottle Co.
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There is something beautiful about light bulbs and the way they were packaged back in the day when incandescent bulbs were new. We take it for granted that bulbs have always been with us and always will...
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As we have seen, one of the rapid developments in glass technology was the making of panes of window glass, plain and coloured, which was particularly noticeable in the northern half of Europe [after the twelfth century]. One very practical effect of this was on working conditions. In the cold and d
He refers us to this book:
Glass: A World History -- the fascinating story of how glass has revolutionized the way we see ourselves and the world around us.
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Antique Bottle Collector - Interview with Bottle Bill - ephemera
Bottle Bill, 53, is a technical author and a lifetime collector of bottles and pottery. In the following interview, we talk about the era when the packaging also sold the product. ephemera: I've recently become interested in antique bottles after...
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What NYC's landfills have to do with ivory craftsmanship and existential questions of impermanence...
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More for you diggers:
Dumpdiggers: Acquiring Antique Bottles From Excavators in Downtown Toronto Construction Sites - May.
dumpdiggers.blogspot.com The title says it all... For many years I've heard about people who stand at the chain link fence out front of excavation sites and arrange to buy antique glass bottles from workers who are not so helpless witnesses to history being trucked away to make room for new condominiums. Here I am making 'f
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www.nationalbottlemuseum.org
History is always on tap with Director Jan Rutland of The National Bottle Museum in Ballston Spa, NY.
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Auction June 25 w/fruit jars --
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www.peachridgeglass.com
Bill Meier is Hosting and Conducting the Online portion of the FOHBC National Auction in Memphis on Saturday, 25 June 2011 at 7:00 pm. The Preview should be available very soon. As soon as I get it, I will post. I must say, there are some really nice bottles that have been co-signed. Check it out.
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When the staff at the Corning Museum of Glass realized that their paperweight collection was approaching its 1,000th piece, they wanted to celebrate the occasion with an outstanding piece of artwork. They chose reknowned glass artist Josh Simpson and issued a challenge: Could he create one of his s...
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also - Visit the NEW FOHBC Web Site (available for viewing by 15 June 2011) and follow ...progress of the FOHBC Virtual Museum of American Historical Bottles and Glass. fohbc.com
Go to : Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC) on Facebook
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