Antique Bottles, Fruit Jars News, Photos - February 2013

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Here's the afore-mentioned Potpourri of Antique Bottles and Fruit Jars News and Photos for February 2013

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• Joe Terry shared an old photo of an early family business: John Terry's Lunch and Candy Kitchen with great old Coca Cola signs.

• Is your funny-bone out-of-whack? You need a dose of Humor Doctor -- http://www.peachridgeglass.com/2013/02/dr-j-w-poland-great-new-england-medicines/

• Got the blues? Read this Worthpoint article on collecting cobalt blue bottles -- http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/cobalt-blue-bottles-who-are-you-calling-old

• Want to know what's going on with the Federation of Historic Bottle Collectors? Of course you do! Read the latest FOHBC President's Message -- http://www.fohbc.org/2013/02/presidents-message-march-april-2013/

• See a few pix from the February 2013 Columbus Bottle Show here.

• January 2013 Muncie Fruit Jar Show -- Here's a fantastic show report by Joe Coulson with lots of great photos. Just click here to pop up the pdf.  

• Here's the Muncie Fruit Jar Club's February GLASS CHATTER newsletter. Articles about jars -- JAR-ticles -- and lots of great jar photos by Joe Coulson of their club meeting's Show and Tell session. Click here to pop up the pdf.  

• Gene Hawkins shared this 1913 photo of the Findlay Electric Porcelain Co. employees. His insulator collector group want to know ''why do the women's aprons have holes in the center? 

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