Featuring a look at history of bottles seen through one retailer’s bottles over many decades, what we might hope we’d find while acquiring another collection and a look at DP Co.’s poison bottles. Also great digging, finds, photographs, amusement, ACL’s and history—all in this new issue!
Antique Bottle & Glass Collector
Vol. 36 No. 5 | September – October 2025 | No. 281 (Read Cover to Cover)
Expected to be mailed to members on 5 September 2025. Mailing was delayed due to equipment issues at the printer. Posted online on 29 August 2025.
Features: A Tribute to Mad Hatters & Others Who Just Struggled Along Andy Rapoza 16 Bottles Dug in 2024: Digging a Digger’s Collection John Savastio 26 W. H. Bovee – Coffee & Spice Maker Eric McGuire 42 Pop Culture Steve Libbey 52
Single page versions:
Vignettes: ACL Corner #18 Foreigners Mike Dickman 12 American Poison Bottles Who was DP Co.? Vern Huffstetler 38 The History of Bottles: Examined through one retailer over many decades in ten steps Alex and Viktor Prizgintas 48 Color? It Depends Ralph Finch 56
Departments: Table of Contents 1 FOHBC Officers 2024-2026 2 FOHBC President’s Message 3 Shards of Wisdom–Heard it Through the Grapevine 4 FOHBC News, From and For Our Members 6 FOHBC Regional News 8 Virtual Museum News Richard Siri 11 Lost & Found 60 Member Photo Gallery 64 Classified Ads & Ad Rate Info 67 FOHBC Show-Biz–Calendar of Events 68 Membership Benefits, Ad Rates, Donations to the FOHBC 71 Membership Application & Advertising 72
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