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About Antique Bitters Bottles

Bitters (made from roots, herbs, and other natural elements) were supposedly the cure-all for stomach ailments, but were also essentially alcohol disguised as medicines, especially popular wherever and whenever alochol was frowned upon. Known for their colors, ornate logo designs, and unusual barrel or figure-like shapes, there are a wide variety of distinctive bitters bottles dating to the early 1800's.

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Interviews & Articles

An Interview With Antique Bottle Collector Bill Lindsey

My maternal grandfather and uncle got into bottles in about 1965 or ‘66 when I was in high school, and we started digging. My uncl… [more]

Guest Column: Collecting Antique Ball Jars

One of the most common fruit jars ever produced is the lowly Ball jar. Historical figures show that from between Sept 1, 1894 unti… [more]

An Interview With Chinese Snuff Bottle Collector Vincent Fausone, Jr.

In 1978, I found a snuff bottle and didn’t know what it was. It intrigued me, so I bought it. Then I found some books about snuff … [more]



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Old Spice Collectibles

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Lather up with Creighton Fricek's complete chronology of collectible Old Spice shaving products. Start with the bot… [read review or visit site]



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