History Archive
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BBC Dixie Canning question for new Wartime Farm series
Posted on October 2, 2011 | No CommentsDear The Federation of Historic Bottle Collectors Please forgive my emailing several addresses at once; I was unsure who of was the right person […] -
Doc Dawson Ford
Posted on September 20, 2011 | No CommentsDoc Dawson Ford , born Feb. 7, 1925, departed September 19, 2011 at the age of 86 to be rejoined with his wife, Lois. They […] -
Nice Report on the recent Downieville, California Show
Posted on September 17, 2011 | No CommentsVisit Western Whiskey Tool Top Gazette -
“Converse Treatment” for Epilepsy
Posted on September 15, 2011 | No CommentsRead three (3) Jim Schmidt posts on the “Converse Treatment” for epilepsy (named for its “inventor,” Mrs. C. E. Converse) at A “Sure Cure” for […] -
Patent-Medicine Themed Patriotic Covers from the Civil War
Posted on July 22, 2011 | No CommentsDo you have a bottle of “Uncle Sam’s Infallible Remedy”? How about “Lincoln’s Renowned Rebel Exterminator”? I bet you don’t! Check out some fun patent-medicine […] -
River Swamp Chill & Fever Cure, with embossed Alligator
Posted on June 30, 2011 | No Commentsby Bill Baab If you collect cures, then the 1884 River Swamp Chill & Fever Cure, with embossed alligator, is probably your heart’s desire, […] -
California Wine Depot and The A.M. Smith Flask
Posted on June 17, 2011 | No CommentsCheck out Jeff Wichmann’s Bottle of the Month at American Bottle Auctions. Another great story from Jeff!