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

 
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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.
 
 
 
 
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
 
 
 
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AntiqueTrader article about #antiques glass Whimsies says to find them @ bottle shows :-)
 
 
 
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!
 
 
 
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:
 
 
 
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:
 
 
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#Antiques #vintage Fun video of Heidi Klum shopping at the Rose Bowl Flea Market
 
 
 
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Absinthe has made a legal comeback, but the #antiques advertising posters intoxicate me!
 
 
 
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
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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!
 

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