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    Antioch, California April 8th & 9th

    Golden Gate Historical Bottle Society Show.....
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    March 25 & 26 in Morro Bay, California

    March 25 & 26 in Morro Bay, California The San Luis Obispo Bottle Society's 43nd annual show and sale. Fri. 3 PM to 7 PM and Sat. 9 AM to 3 PM at the Morro Bay Veterans Hall, 209 Surf St. Morro Bay California. Free admission and no charge to early birds. Info: RICHARD TARTAGLIA 805-543-7484...
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    Chico, CA March 11 & 12

    Chico Bottle Show...hope to see you there!
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    Alhambra Water....Martinez, California

    I normally don't pick up crown top bottles, but this aqua tooled quart really caught my eye at a local shop. Alhambra water is a well know (West Coast only?) company still. Here is the Wiki history I found: "Alhambra Creek is a stream in Contra Costa County, California in Northern...
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    Tumbler noise dampening advice please

    Two of my three kids have (finally) moved out enough for there to be a small bottle room, the problem being that it is upstairs. By simply closing doors we've eliminated the majority of noise EXCEPT for directly below the tumbler...which is over our computer. Do you have any advice for...
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    From Craigslist: Old Bottles - $1000 (Dayton, NV)

    Found this add on Craigslist this morning. Thinking that someone here may be interested in these Nevada bottles, I'm posting the add. You'll need to follow the link to the actual Craigs-listing for contact information. http://sacramento.craigslist.org/clt/1761812049.html Old Bottles...
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    Big demijohn...advice on buying please!

    I have the opportunity to purchase this huge demijohn. It measures 25" tall, 18 1/2" in diameter with a circumference of 60" (5 feet). No chips, cracks or repairs and has a pontil that measures a good 4" in diameter. What is a fair price? Thanks, Barbara
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    Grassvalley, CA May 7 & 8

    Does this antique show generally have bottles?
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    Removing wire bails....

    Is there a good way to remove these wire bails, with the least amount of damage, in order to clean the bottles?
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    Vallejo, CA...shops selling bottles there?

    Our daughter is buying a house in Vallejo, CA. While helping her with the purchase and move there is sure to be some free time (starting tomorrow!) for me to explore shops in the area. Can anyone recommend a good shop to start at that sells antique bottles? Thanks, Barbara
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    Hostetter's Stomach Bitters

    Can't seem to find any specific information about this nicely textured applied top Hostetter's in my, albeit limited, reference material which includes the old Ring Bitters book. The maker's mark of I.G.CO.L (Ihmsen Glass) gives it a date range of 1878 to 1900. Can you give more information on...
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    New old bottles

    Finally got to the Craigslist advertised bottle sale in the Sacramento area on Friday. Didn't find anything nearly as exciting as Jen and Aaron's great soda bottle, but was able to double my number of broken pontils. Even talked on the phone to our forum member ktbi for the seller, only to...
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    Ebay bottles arrived broken...now what?

    A box from ebay with 3 smaller demijohns arrived today. Haven't opened it yet because I know something is broken by the tinkling sound. I've contacted the seller, but don't really expect a reply for several days. Should I open the box? Insurance is now required...right? What should be done...
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    Throw me a bone...help on sanding please.

    Need help on sanding scratches out of bottles. I prefer hand sanding....actually enjoy sitting in front of the TV doing it. HOWEVER, the pressing motion involved makes one of the damaged connections in my rotator cuff flare up resulting in painfull, sleepless nights. Dremel: charged a 1/2"...
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    Here's a nice go-with for you!

    San Francisco Craigslist: Antique 1900's HIRES Root Beer Keg - $950
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    Clear 4" canisters

    We found a local source for some Schedule 40 clear PVC that is nearly identical to that used in commercially available clear tumbling canisters. I'm wondering if there is any interest in trading canisters that we could custom cut in exchange for your bottles of similar value? Please contact...
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    Which Stopple Type to Use?

    This bottle has been tumbling in a 5 inch canister for 4 days with 220 SC and beads. Rotated after 2 days. It is nicely frosted EXCEPT towards the bottom of the bottle. Is this caused by the four-finger stopple being used? The same has happened to rectangular bottles in a 4" canister; those...
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    Rock in bottle....

    There is this 4 3/4 McIlhenny Tobasco Sauce bottle with a rock rattling around in it! Could it have been blown with the rock inside? It sure isn't coming out... Battery dead, so no picture yet
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    Show in Anderson, CA on January 23, 2010

    Is this a good show?
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    Tumbling out sickness...help please!

    Trying to get this Celery Compound cleaned up and can't get rid of all the sickness. It's been tumbling in 1200 (with some 1000 added too) for 6 days in glass beads. The embossing was already somewhat rounded before the cleaning began, so I've been putting fingernail polish on the letters to...

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