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!