Check out the upcoming auctions, shows, events and offerings in the world of antiques courtesy of the Weekly Auction & Show Ads in Antique Trader. Read More +
Weekly Antiques Auction & Show Ads: Feb. 8 – Mar. 29, 2013
Tag Archives: bottles
NW Missouri Insulator and Bottle Show marking 11th anniversary
The Missouri Valley Insulator Club will mark the 11th anniversary of its insulator and bottle show March 9. Read More +
New auction house targets items valued under $500
Reno-based Holabird Western Americana Collections is open for business, and all its lots are priced at under than $500. Read More +
Rare bitters bottle claims top lot spot at American Bottle Auctions event
A Kelly’s Old Cabin bitters bottle, made during the time of the Civil War and in an exceedingly rare light green color, soared to $45,360 in an Internet and catalog auction hosted earlier this fall, by American Bottle Auctions. Read More +
SOLD: Values of antique and vintage bottles
Collectors spend their free time digging through old dumps and foraging through ghost towns, digging out old outhouses, exploring abandoned mine shafts, and searching their favorite bottle or antique shows, swap meets, flea markets, and garage sales. This list of bottles and values will tell you what people are seeking in today’s market. Read More +
Welcome to the hobby of antique bottle collecting
Bottle expert Michael Polak joins Antique Trader as a columnist on issues important to bottle collectors. Known as the author of “The Bottle Bible” Polak has a long history in the hobby and will share news from bottle clubs shows and sales, upcoming auctions and pricing results and ongoing bottle hobby events. He kicks off with a few antique bottles from Tonopah and Goldfield, Nev. Read More +
Golden Age of English Glass reflects artform’s history
Did you know that although ancient Romans made receptacles of glass in Britain and a few crude glass drinking vessels have survived from Saxon times, or roughly 927 A.D.? A new book, ‘The Golden Age of English Glass,’ shows how England’s glass makers evolved over 700 years to become a dominant force in the global glass trade. Read More +
Collecting antique bottles from Hawaii
The history, culture and beauty of the Hawaiian Islands are intertwined with the history of the many varieties of bottles found there. The importing of bottles to Hawaii dates back to 1851. Read More +
Blake & Brent Cousins: Hawaii’s antique bottle hunting brothers
Blake and Brent Cousins, known as the “Bottle Hunters of Hawaii,” have found 3,000 antique bottles and a following on YouTube. Not a bad total considering they’ve only been collecting for two years. Raised on a sugar plantation dating back to the 1800s, the brothers do the majority of their digging on the Hamakua Coast of Hawaii’s Big Island. Read More +
EXPO 2012: Seminars, sales boost Reno antique bottle show
EXPO 2012, the three-day antique bottle show and convention kicked off July 27, 2012 in Reno, Nev. with a crowd of 600 dealers and 160 “early bird” attendees. Between 300 to 400 collectors attended the convention. Within minutes of the door opening there was a flurry of activity as deals quickly went down between buyers and sellers. Read More +