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USA Hospital bottle in rare puce color

Posted on July 11, 2011 by admin

A rare-colored USA Hospital bottle recently turned up in ebay, creating quite a bidding frenzy. The 3″ tall deep puce cylinder closed at $732 thanks to plenty of bidding. This example did appear to be dug, had weak embossing and … Continue reading →

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Wisharts Pine Tree Cordial

Posted on April 21, 2011 by admin

The Wisharts Pine Tree bottles have always been one of my favorites. Over the years, I have acquired a number of really great examples. It is a good example of an antique bottle that has many variations: – a scarce/rare … Continue reading →

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ABCR Auction #4 – May 7

Posted on April 16, 2011 by admin

ABCR Auctions will be conducting Auction 4 from April 23rd to May 7th. They are now one year into the auction business, with a positive response from collectors right across Australia and from international locations. Auction 4 contains 254 lots. … Continue reading →

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Antique Bottles from California

Posted on February 4, 2011 by admin

Bottles from California have long been a hot commodity in the bottle collecting world, especially those dating from the earlier years of settlement in the 19th century. You will find plenty of examples as their age gets closer to 1900 … Continue reading →

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Wiggins Gentian Bitters

Posted on November 18, 2010 by admin

An seldom seen J.T. Wiggins Gentian Bitters recently closed on ebay for $3,831.94. This square amber bottle has unusual mold features which give the corners a classical column-like appearance. The bottle was in good shape but did have a small … Continue reading →

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Syrup of Figs – California Fig Syrup

Posted on November 16, 2010 by admin

A friend of mine sent me a photo of a brick building on Greenwood Ave. in Brooklyn, NY which reminded me a of an old garbage dump that a friend of mine and I dug back when we were teenagers … Continue reading →

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WOW! GI-94 Franklin/Dyott Flask Hits $28,334

Posted on November 12, 2010 by admin

A surprise ebay auction this past week served up a honey amber GI-94 flask which closed at a record price for this mold – $28,334.  The flask is marked with   BENJAMIN FRANKLIN and his bust on the front and T.W. … Continue reading →

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C Heimstreet Emerald Green Soda Bottle

Posted on November 4, 2010 by admin

This emerald green C HEIMSTREET TROY NY / SODA WATER early tapered collar soda with iron pontil brought $3,419.69 recently at an ebay auction.  Most collectors will know the name from the popular sapphire blue hair bottle with the same … Continue reading →

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Clear Fish Bitters Swims Past $9,000

Posted on October 15, 2010 by admin

A recent ebay auction of a WH Ware Fish Bitters brought a final hammer price of $9099.99 on September 39th. 42 bidders battled for the catch. The seller, from Maryland, said he purchased it from a local estate sale where … Continue reading →

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Link Secrets for Bottle Auctions

Posted on September 9, 2010 by admin

As you know, many of the bottle auctioneers use the same online auction format created by a company called Real Time Auction Method. Their auction presentation is rather basic and somewhat dated, but it works well, and I believe auctioneers … Continue reading →

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