Fished In! Facebook Posts Antique Bottle Info-Bits for This Week (Aug. 27, 2011)

 

 

Peachridge Glass posted about Lance Westfall's Western Whiskey bottle inspired tattoo -- so thought I'd share Tom Schumm's fruit jar ink!

 

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Fished In! @AntiqueTrader has article about Fish Bitters #antiques #Bottles http://www.antiquetrader.com/article/bitters_bottle_appraisal_bottle_dig Antique Trader always gives great coverage to the bottle collecting hobby.

 

  

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Rare Coca Cola bottles & advertising auction catalog online now.

 

 

 

Richard Opfer Auctioneering, Inc. - The Schmidt Museum Collection of Coca-Cola - Page 1 of 8

 

Auctioneer:Richard Opfer Auctioneering, Inc., Auction:The Schmidt Museum Collection of Coca-Cola, Date:7:00 AM PT - Sep 17th, 2011, Location:Timonium MD

 

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Urbana Bottle Show Report

 

 

Urbana Bottle Show - Friends and Bottles, What More Can You Want?!!

 

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AntiqueTrader article about #antiques glass Whimsies says to find them @ bottle shows :-)

 

 

Antique Trader - Glasshouse Whimsies: Non-production creations offer collectors pieces as unique as.

 

Glasshouse whimsies – whether they are entirely free-form or created from production glass pieces – are items made by glassworkers to show off their skills. ...

 

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Hagenbuch auction: yellow scroll flask sets record @ $31K #antiques #bottles -- Antique Trader has the auction report - More bottle collecting in the news - yay!

 

 

Antique Trader - Unusual colored Louisville Glass Works antique bottles bring big bucks

 

The big bats in the flask collectors league were hot during a July 25, 2011 Internet and phone auction of nearly 400 early flasks, bottles and stoneware. Among the most sought-after items in the auction were three 1840-1850 flasks from the Louisville, Ky., glass works. Lot 59, a marked...

 

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Just for grins!

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Top 5 Tips for #Antiques #Vintage Dealers using Facebook 4 Biz http://www.antiquetrader.com/article/antiques_business_social_media/ - by Wayne Jordan who offers very good advice.

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Killer Stuff is new book w/in-depth look @ #antiques #vintage dealer's world. Read:

 

 

 

Killer Stuff and Tons of Money: Seeking History and Hidden Gems in Flea-Market America 0n www.amazon.com

Go there and read the description, reviews, and use the ''search inside the book'' link to read an excerpt. It IS killer stuff!

 

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I love ghost-ads, old fading ad murals on the sides of buildings. Here are some NYC ghost ad pix:

 

ads home page on www.forgotten-ny.com

 

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#Antiques #vintage Fun video of Heidi Klum shopping at the Rose Bowl Flea Market

 

 http://video.aol.com/aolvideo/aol-video/heidi-klum-on-aol-flea-market-with-michael-ostrow/1089813278001

 

 

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Absinthe has made a legal comeback, but the #antiques advertising posters intoxicate me!

 

 

Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Faster —  on imprint.printmag.com

 

Absinthe is an anise-flavored drink derived from the herb Artemisia absinthium, or "grande wormwood." It is combined with green anise and fennel, which gives it a green color. It is known as "la fée verte" ("green fairy")....

 

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Addicting site tracks highest eBay auctions, can't stop clicking NEXT - #antiques http://whatsellsbest.com/index.html

See Best Selling eBay Items from the last 90 days.

whatsellsbest.com

Shows Best Selling eBay Items (Sold and Active) over the last 90 days.

 

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Summer's almost over -- hope you had a lot of bottle-fun!

 

National Insulator Display w/ Ink Bottles - COLOR!

Gene Hawkins shared a link with us -- thanks, Gene!

At this year's National Insulator Association National Convention in San Jose, CA, the NIA Award for Best in Color went to Bob Merzoian which was really neat, and perhaps you Findlay-iites might enjoy:  http://www.insulators.info/pictures/?id=314992211  and on the NIA site here: http://www.nia.org/nathist/2011/11disp5.htm

 

A Findlay Fan, Gene Hawkins

 

Display by: Bob Merzoian, Porterville, CA

"Color Cousins"

This display shows a great pairing of  "cone ink bottles" with Hemingray signals and Diamond Ponys and won the NIA Award for Best of Color.

More insulator display pix here: http://www.nia.org/nathist/2011/11disp5.htm

Urbana Bottle Show - Friends and Bottles, What More Can You Want?!!

 

John and Margie Bartley

Here are a few shots of the big show room. The show was much bigger than last year, with 75 tables. Saw lots of friends, made some new ones, too. And oh yeah, bought some bottles. More pix soon. (From phone)

Click the pix to enlarge.

OK - I'm home, and ready to add some more show pix. John and Margie Bartley put on another fun bottle show. It was a great day of shopping and visiting with lots of friends. I know this show is going to grow bigger every year. The building has room for plenty more dealers - and there are more buildings to expand into - and the Urbana Fairgrounds have plenty of shaded grassy areas for outside dealers. This show could be HUGE! Be sure to plan on attending next year.

Here's a small taste of who and what was there this time, for the Urbana Bottle Show 2011:

Don Burkett and Jeff Klingler

Joe Hardin and Shari Rolston

Ken Bryson

Adam and Phyllis Koch

Terry Jones

Here's some shopping candids:

I'm sure we'll all be dreaming about pretty bottles and jars tonight.



Update: Sept. 5, 2011

Here's a note from the Urbana Bottle Show promoters:

A special thanks to all the dealers and collectors (and just plain curious!) who participated in the Urbana Bottle show this year. With over 70 sales tables and almost 170 through the door for our first stand alone effort at this venue, we can only look forward to next year!

All proceeds from this show go to Champaign County Fair Board. This year’s admissions were collected by and benefit the Junior 4-H Sheep Council.

We hope to see everyone at the sold out Findlay, Ohio Show and Pittsburgh in October or St. Andrew, Milford, Ohio in November!

John and Margie Bartley and Steve Goddard

Facebook Mini Post Wrap Up for Aug. 17, 2011

 

Here's some info tidbits that should entertain and enlighten you antique bottle collectors:

 

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Who killed the soda fountain? The guy who invented the bottle cap?

 

Read more about soda fountain history, how sodas were actually meals, get recipes, see how history being kept alive - http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2015530059_sodafountains06.html

 

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Kovels.com posts about #antiques #bottles - gorgeous INKS http://bit.ly/mXtKDe

Kovels.com Item of the Week July 11, 2011: Ink Bottle | Latest News | Kovels.com

www.kovels.com

This teakettle ink bottle sold for $560 at a recent American Bottle auction. Bottles were a favorite 30 years and have been regaining popularity. Bottle collectors often have pet names for their favorites. Ink bottle collector

 

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#Vintage advertising signs for Richardson's Maid of Honor Fruits & Syrups, 1948 via graphic design blog DAILY HELLER:

 

 

Heavy With Goodness — Imprint-The Online Community for Graphic Designers

imprint.printmag.com

We see them everywhere, point of purchase display is a huge marketing industry. Some are clever, others not – rather most are not. The idea is to get consumers at the counter to buy on impulse. Just showing the product is a no-brainer, but add a little comedy and the world is the seller's oyster, so...

 

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C. Munsey's article about Drake's Bitters w/pix from Ferdinand Meyer's collection - a ''must read'' http://bit.ly/ru5VG5

 

 

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#Antiqes #bottles on display in Burlington City NJ @ Historic Burlington Antique Emporium  

 

 

http://www.antiquesandauctionnews.net/Article+Display/Antique+Bottles+And+Tools+Displayed+At+Historic+Burlington/

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Did you know that glassmaking was America's first industry?

 

Read more:  National Historic Glass Factory District -- Museum of Connecticut Glass

 

Glassmaking was the first United States industry, a claim supported by a Metropolitan Museum of Art publication. "Glassmaking was America's first industry, as witnessed by two attempts, in 1608 and I621-24, to establish a factory at Jamestown, Virginia," according to the article. In Connecticut, gla...

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http://www.glassmuseum.org/

 

There's going to be a new Museum of Connecticut Glass in Coventry, in the home of home of Captain John Turner, one of several incorporators of the Coventry Glass Company (and later one of the founders of the Ellenville [N.Y.] Glass Company), at the intersection of Route 44 and North River Road. The building is one of several original houses still standing in the National Historic Glass Factory District.

 

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Jeff Wichman of American Bottle Auctions is featured @ MAD MARBLES:  http://madmarbles.com/collectors-corner

 

 

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Important info for Findlay Ohio #Antiques glass collectors- factories, history, patterns #bottles - Book on ebay now.

 

Findlay Pattern Glass Ohio Makers ID / Scarce Book

 

 

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And a closing message from Peachridge Glass:

The FOHBC is running a special on memberships. We are up about 200 or so in the past month or so. Support the FED. We are stronger together. Good things are happening! Get 7 issues for the price of 6 for those whose membership stopped over 6 months ago. (sending the July/August issue free).

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The 2011 Findlay Bottle Show is SOLD OUT of dealer tables!

 

We do still have some display cases that you can sell from, and outdoor space (weather permitting). Call Fred NOW -- 419-424-0486.

 

SHOPPERS -- Plan on coming Sunday morning for our first-ever EARLY BIRD ADMISSION -- 7am - 9am for only $10 !!

 

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This is our 35th annual BOTTLE SHOW AND SALE! The show is held at the Old Barn Auction House 10040 St. Rt. 224 West / Findlay, OH. Directions: Go WEST on SR-224 from I-75 (exit 159)

The show is open to the public on Sunday October 16 with Early Bird admission from 7am - 9am for only $10 -- General admission starts at 9am, until 3pm. Admission is $2 (kids under 12 get in for free) - plenty of FREE PARKING - heated building - food concession inside.

Free Appraisals with paid admission.

"Dealer-only" set-up is the day before, Sat. Oct. 15 (from 1pm until 9pm)

No Early Bird on Saturday

Set-up day includes our FAB-ulous Free Dealer Supper!

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Author of GLASS IN NORTHWEST OHIO to speak at Findlay Bottle Show Dealer-Dinner

Special event: Noted author and bottle industry historian Dr. Quentin Skrabec will be giving a talk at the Dealer Dinner. Read more about Dr. Skrabec here.

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