January–February 2023 issue full of digging and finding bottles!

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Antique Bottle & Glass Collector

Vol. 34 No. 1 | January – February 2023 | No. 265  

(Mailed 27 December 2022 – Visit the FOHBC Members Portal to read the online version same date as mailing)

Features: A Line From the Past–An unexplained connection Rick Weiner 22 The Mud, The Blood and the Beers Tom Bostwick 34 Two Bottles: Two Pioneers Henry Eichman 40 Confessions of a Bottle Thief Jack Klotz 52

Vignettes: Orphan Jar with a Story Barry Bernas 12 ACL Corner #2 Mike Dickman 16 Ralph Finch Reverts to his Childhood Ralph Finch 46 Prunes with a Pedigree Curtis S. Morse, Ph.D. 49

Departments: Table of Contents FOHBC Officers 2022-2024 2 FOHBC President’s Message Shards of Wisdom–Heard it Through the Grapevine FOHBC News, From and For Our Members 6 FOHBC Regional News Virtual Museum News Richard Siri 10 Lost & Found 60 Member Photo Gallery 64 Classified Ads & Ad Rate Info 66 FOHBC Membership Additions & Changes 67 FOHBC Show-Biz–Calendar of Events 68 History’s Corner Jim Bender 70 Membership Benefits, Ad Rates, Donations to the FOHBC 71 Membership Application & Advertising 72