2015 Mohawk Valley Antique Bottle Club Show Report

Bottle Showroom Floor 2015 Mohawk Valley Antique Bottle Club Show Report By Jim Bender The Mohawk Valley Antique Bottle Club held its 21st bottle show last May 3rd at the Maennerchor located in Marcy, N.Y. This was the [...]

Cache of E. Dexter Loveridge Items Found

Cache of E. Dexter Loveridge Items Found A Treasure Trove of Wahoo Bitters items goes to Auction Special from Peachridge Glass One of the more entertaining aspects of collecting antique bottles, and in my particular case, bitters bottles, is the [...]

Rochester 2015 Antique Bottle Show

The showroom was packed! Rochester 2015 Antique Bottle Show by Jim Bender The Genesee Valley Bottle Collectors Association held its 46th annual bottle and tabletop collectables show and sale on April 19, 2015. The show, once again, was held [...]

Rushton’s Cod Liver Oil – New York

Rushton's Cod Liver Oil New York 25 December 2014 It is always nice to see a bottle that I am unfamiliar with and to meet someone new in bottle collecting. In this case I am referring to Ken Darnell from Mount Sterling, Kentucky. Here [...]

Avon Mineral Springs – the “Saratoga” of Western N.Y.

AVON MINERAL SPRINGS the “Saratoga” of Western N.Y. by FOHBC member Jack Stecher  “Grimace was the prevailing feature on the face of the new-comer when swallowing the beverage of the fountain” Back in 2005 I published an article on the [...]

Fantasy Jug Raffle and Saratoga Bottles to be featured at the 2013 Saratoga Show

Ferdinand, Roy Topka with the Bottle Museum in Ballston Spa here. Local collector and artisan Jim Healy (he was tickled pink by the mention of his good work in the current Bottles and Extras) created the attached Fantasy Jug for [...]

What’s the Attraction for You at National Federation Shows?

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 to buy quality bottles for your [...]

Albany Bottle Show Report

The Capital Region Antique Bottle Club (CRAB) held its 16th Annual Show and Sale on November 11, 2012 at the Polish Community Center located on Washington Avenue in Albany, New York. There were 50 dealers from mainly the Northeast Region [...]

Evolution of Historical Flasks – Richard Tucker

Evolution of Historical Flasks Richard presenting his program with his wife Kathy and club member Mike Polak watching from the side - photo Dar Furda Western Region Los Angeles Historical Bottle Club (LAHBC) member, Richard Tucker, who has been [...]

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