Insurance for Antique / Vintage Collector & Dealers

I received this email recently, and thought it was worth posting here.

I'd love to hear from anyone who has experiences with any collectibles insurance companies.
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subject: Offer your members a discount on collector & dealer insurance

Collectibles Insurance Services, LLC insures over 18,000 collectors & dealers nationwide. We insure all types of collectibles. Typically our customers believe their collections are covered by their homeowners insurance until they have a loss and find that homeowners insurance does not adequately cover their collection.

As a member based group, we can offer your members 5% off the first term premium. Simply forward this email to your members &/or post to your website/forum. Be sure members reference your group and this email when calling or sending in an application. More information, quotes and applications are available at www.CollectInsure.com

Please call or email me with any additional questions regarding the insurance program.




Annemarie Fitzpatrick, Sales Director
Collectibles Insurance Services, LLC
11350 McCormick Road, Suite 700
Hunt Valley, MD 21031
410-876-8833 X 232
888-837-9537
afitzpatrick@collectinsure.com
www.collectinsure.com
Insuring today’s treasures from tomorrow’s tragedy








California license no. 0F82785
In Michigan dba Collectibles Insurance Agency Services LLC
In New York dba Collectibles Services Insurance Agency, LLC

The Findlay Bottle Club is not associated with this company -- I just thought it was something interesting to share with fellow collectors.

The FinBotClub Blog is published by the Findlay Antique Bottle Club of Ohio

LEGENDS OF THE JAR - Phil Alvarez

Our roving bottle show reporter Bruce Schank is now a documentarian. Check out the first article in his new series, Legends of the Jar.

Bruce spent some time talking with long-time fruit jar collector Phil Alvarez. Phil regaled Bruce with stories of his many years collecting fruit jars, and gave Bruce a tour of his beautiful collection. The pix are many, and they are awesome! Even if you don't collect jars, you will love Phil's collecting stories. Thanks, Bruce, for a job well done.




Editor's note: Originally published on the club's old website, this article is now here on the club's blog for achiving. Even if you read it the first time, it's well worth another read. --M.D.

The FinBotClub Blog is published by the Findlay Antique Bottle Club of Ohio

I Had a BALL - Mason Bright and His Historic Ball Jar Collection

Findlay Antique Bottle Club member Jeff Klingler has written a great article -- with many pix -- about his recent visit to see long-time fruit jar collector Mason Bright's amazing collection.

Read Jeff's article here. You will see MANY wonderful jar pix -- I promise!

Here's an exerpt from the article:
" One of the great things about any hobby, is sharing your chosen passion with others. I have been an avid fruit jar collector for a long time now and hanging out with fellow collectors is one great way to learn things about these jars that date back to the 1850's. Usually the most common ground for such a gathering would be at local bottle club meetings or the various bottle shows held all over the country. But one of the best ways to see examples of jars not usually found "in the wild" is to make a visit to another long time collector's home.
Findlay Antique Bottle Club members Richard Elwood, Marianne Dow and myself did just that a couple of weeks ago. Mason Bright had extended an invitation to come and see his jar collection a year of so ago, and finally we found a weekend to make the trip up to Michigan and see his fabulous Ball Jar Collection ... "


Read the entire article here. You'll be wowed by all the photos. Good job, Jeff!

Editor's note: Originally published on the club's old website, this article is now here on the club's blog for achiving. Even if you read it the first time, it's well worth another read. --M.D.

The FinBotClub Blog is published by the Findlay Antique Bottle Club of Ohio

Fruit Jars Rule - Let's Call It JARS-uary! 2009

The winter Muncie Show was so much fun! Read my show report, with links to many articles and pix. It's almost as good as being there. Well, not quite, but there were definitely several good things to read, and they'll make you WISH you were there.

Be sure to read Bruce Schank's article about his Muncie experiences, titled amusingly As the Fruit Jar Turns ... Winter Muncie 2009 -- His pix are fabulous!

The Great BALL Wall of Montana

Larry Munson sent some pix for show'n'tell. He writes:

"... I'm sending pictures of the wall in my jar house that I am working on--it is a little over 11' high. Just finished putting up the big BALL cutout of the BALL MASON jar and the 5 pictures on the left side of it...."
Click the thumbnails to see the BIG picture.



Editor's note: This was originally published on the club's old website. It is now here on the blog for archiving. Even if you read it the first time, I think it's well worth another read. --M.D.