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How To Photograph Antique Glass and Vintage Bottles Tutorial
Photography set up in the American Bottle Auctions studio.Jeff Wichmann has written an excellent tutorial on the subject, titled Photographing Bottles and Glass.If you've read his books, or seen his...
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Why Join an Antique Bottle Collecting Club? For So Many Reasons
Why Join an Antique Bottle Collecting Club? That's a good question, one posed recently by the Association of Collecting Clubs (A.C.C. website: Collectors.org), the group that works to promote all kinds...
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Potpourri October 2013 ~ FinBotClub's Bottle Show and Collecting Hobby News
A little this, a little that, just some interesting bottle-bits to entertain and/or educate you collectors.A while ago someone posted one of these odd shaped cobalt blue glass bottles on the Bottle...
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Big Fruit Jars Bottles #Antiques #Vintage #Auction Friday Oct. 18 2013...
[Photo via fruitjar.org]Big Fruit Jars & Antique Bottles Auction Friday Oct. 18 2013 Economy IndianaAnne and Sue, long time fruit jar collectors and Findlay Club friends, are moving, so they're...
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American Glass Gallery Announces October 2013 Auction of Rare Antique Bottles
John Pastor writes to tell us about his latest American Glass Gallery antique bottle auction:Auction #11, opens for bidding Wednesday, October 16, Closing, Tuesday, October 29Our October Auction...
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Happy Halloween 2013 from the Devil ~ #Antiques #bottles
Happy Halloween!_______________________________________________Findlay Antique Bottle Club Website - Facebook - TwitterSign up for our free newsletter!© 2011 Findlay Antique Bottle Club -- Go to...
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Featuring Findlay ~ Vintage Findlay Ohio Bottles and Advertising Items / for...
Featuring Findlay ~ Vintage Findlay Ohio Bottles and Advertising Items ~ a monthly round up of interesting items from Findlay's past. Here's the latest round up of vintage Findlay Ohio items recently...
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Milford Ohio Antique Bottle Show Nov. 23, 2013
Steve Singer writes to tell us about the upcomingSt. Andrew Antique Bottle ShowMilford, OhioNovember 23, 2013Welcome to the St. Andrew Church antique bottle show! We would like to extend an invitation...
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Poison Skulls ~ Collecting Antique Poison Bottles Info Resource
[Thought I'd rerun this 2009 post for Halloween.]It's always good news when bottles and bottle collecting are the focus of the Antique Week paper's cover story. It is so great to see our wonderful...
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Devilishly Hot Stuff: Spicy History of Tabasco Sauce Bottles #Antiques
[Another rerun post in keeping with today's Halloween theme.]To read: Cecil Munsey's article about the History of Tabasco, with lots of info, photos of antique pepper sauce bottles, and great vintage...
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Muncie Fruit Jar Club to Meet at L.L. Ball House this Sunday 11/3/13 ~...
The L.L. Ball House, today.Dick Cole, president of the Muncie Indiana fruit jar club, writes to tell us the club is having this Sunday's meeting (11/03/13 @ 1:30pm) at a very special location: The...
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Pittsburgh PA Antique Bottle Show Sunday Nov 10 2013 #vintage #antiques
10 November 2013 (Sunday) Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaThe Pittsburgh Antique Bottle Clubs Annual Antique Bottle Show at The Ice Garden, Gallitin Road and Route 51 North, Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania 15012....
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Remembering Lou McFadden, Noted Ohio Milk Bottle Collector
Lou and Sue McFaddenSue Mcfadden has shared the sad news of the passing of her beloved husband Lou."The last month has seemed an unbelievable blur. My husband and best friend died this evening after...
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Sad News: Anne Szopa, Muncie Fruit Jar Club member has passed.
Anne Szopa with Sue Wilson and Mary Harper at the Muncie Fruit Jar ShowSad news... long time fruit jar collector Anne Szopa has passed after a long illness. Our hearts go out to Anne's devoted partner...
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Have a Snort with Santa: Rare Antique Bottles That Say Merry Christmas
In looking for the perfect Christmas bottle theme for this post, I couldn't do much better than to share John Pastor's collection which is featured in the December 2010 issue of the magazine Antique...
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Columbus OH Bottle Show Saturday Feb. 15 2014 @ State Fairgrounds
Columbus OH Bottle & Insulator Show Saturday Feb. 15, 2014 @ State FairgroundsThe highly anticipated Columbus Bottle & Insulator Show is on Saturday, February 15, 2014 -- the first Ohio bottle...
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Antique Bottle & Fruit Jar Show in Muncie IN ~ Big Collectors 3-day Event...
Attention -- if you're planning on staying at the hotel, it is not called Signature Inn anymore. It is now a BAYMONT INN -- same phone number -- double check your reservations.Winter Muncie Fruit Jar...
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'The Apollo' Candy Jar from FH Roberts ~ Vintage Candy & Chocolates Collectibles
I picked up this great little display jar at our bottle show, embossed simply with THE APOLLO. I was pretty sure it was a candy jar, but researching it was a little bit of a project, as ''The Apollo''...
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Dented Glass Jar: Bishop's Spoon Ledge Jar / Cooper & Co Grocers, Glasgow /...
I came across this odd looking glass jar, and thought I'd share my findings. It's an English jar, not rare, they come up on ebay for less than $20.00. And the history of the jar is not a mystery, but...
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Historic Ball Fruit Jar Collection on Display at the Minnetrista Museum in...
Dick Cole, President of the Muncie Fruit Jar Club [fruitjar.org] writes to tell us of the great newFruit Far Display at the Minnetrista Museum in Muncie"Minnetrista has moved the Gift Ship from the...
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