Picture that Mike Newman took, at least 15 years ago in Augusta, with Tommy down in a bricklined privy while being observed by the late Stanley Gwinnett. I was a very close friend of Tommy Mitchiner 30 August [...]
Ferd, Just wanted to let everyone know about the death of long time collector, digger, and friend, Tommy Mitchiner. I don’t know the details but he had been sick for several years but always bounced back. Tommy was one of [...]
On the shelves of the Corning Museum of Glass 29 August 2013 | Noel Tomas On the shelves of the Corning Museum of Glass, these rarities sit among many other bottles on the various shelves in the "Study Room." - Noel (Tomas) [...]
Ronald Rasnake of Ft. Pierce, Florida "holder of the largest pictorial case gin collection archive in the world" It is with great sadness in my heart that I have to report to you all the passing of my honorary brother, [...]
Tuesday, August 20, 2013 We lost our good friend J. Carl Sturm I am David Sturm, Carl’s oldest son. I have the sad duty to inform the FOHBC that my father passed away last night. Would you please see that [...]
Tips for Finding Antique Glass Bottles with a Metal Detector By Michael Bernzweig About the author: Michael Bernzweig manages metal detectors in Southborough, MA. He has written extensively on the subject of metal detecting since the mid 1980s. He has traveled [...]
Can you believe it? Another great National Show goes down in the record books. My head is still spinning with all of the great events and action. My hat is off and we sincerely need to thank all of those [...]
August 1-3 for Lexington in 2014! What’s the Attraction for You at National Federation Shows? By Bill Baab Why are you here? That’s an easy question, but the answer may not be. You might be here because of a chance [...]
Hello Ferdinand: My brother-in-law recently came for a visit and while here I showed him some of our more interesting sodas. Of course, I rattled on and gave him a brief dissertation. He later wrote this thoughtful email and I [...]
Birmingham Bottle, Advertising & Folk Pottery Show 27 July 2013 The Alabama Bottle Collectors’ annual show was another huge success with 100 paid Dealer tables. In addition, we had 36 Early Buyers during Friday afternoon’s setup period. At the FREE [...]
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