Steve/sewell
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First off to anyone I offended in the last two weeks in the Boston Marathon terrorists posting It was never intended to hurt or coin anyone's thoughts different then my own. The political and the religious posts always get out of hand and probably shouldn't be discussed here at this forum which Roger envisioned to be the best antique bottle forum on the internet. So Eric and Jim I am sorry if I offended either of you last week. I also have been as guilty as most when it came to pushing the fun envelope a little to far. Good Ball breaking amongst friends is one thing but to expect everyone to agree with or see your side of humor or seriousness on any subject matter is about impossible.
For the most part I have always tried to share my own thoughts gained collecting early American glass with all of you mostly for the love of the hobby and the fact my wife has very little interest in this hobby so I cant share it with her. I think most of us have seen what we desire change over time as our collections become more mature and at the same time stale as we are always seeking better examples and trying to find that one ultra rare bottle. That little section towards the bottom of this web site on the main page (Historic Glass Bottle Information) I have tried to call my own hoping some other collectors might join in with similar enthusiasm an add their personal collections of glass and thoughts and knowledge learned also to this section. It has never happened and sadly for me never will. It has been suggested to me many times before to start my own blog or web site which would better suit what I am trying to achieve, a web site loaded with pictures and information seen immediately as you enter the first page of the site.
With that said however I am grateful for the friendships developed here at this forum from all of the great members that contribute here. sicric[8D],epackage,cyberdigger,surfaceone,redmatthews,roaddog,Cowseatmaize,sandchip,Bostauras,myersdiggers,botlguy,ect ect and the ability to post here at this forum has helped me to join other similar ones and this alone has helped me to have acquired glass I never would have never imagined would have graced my collection six years ago when I started out here after becoming reacquainted with my own glass collection which had been boxed up in my parents attic. I have talked, shared thoughts and theorys,and argued first hand with the best early glass collectors America has to offer. Gary Katzen,Jeff Noordsy,Mike George,Red Matthews, Chris Rowell, Matt Knapp.Rory Martin,Melinda,Jim Sandchip and how can I forget Surfaceone!! and others I know that I have missed mention here. I have also watched epackage Jim collect with unbridled passion the largest Paterson New Jersey collection probably of everything imaginable!! 6 years and change WOW time has certainly flown by hasn't it!! For those not familiar with Gary Katzens milk glass collection it is OUTSTANDING and it is an amazing collection to see it first hand. With Gary's permission I hope to post a lot of his collection on my web site... I tell you it is a world class collection probably the largest of its kind. Some of you, actually very few of you[8D] may have noticed a lack of bottles and glass from my collection being posted of late. There is a reason, No time to anymore for a few factors. My Dad was recently diagnosed with Esophageal Cancer which has stunned me, as he has always been fit and much younger in mind and spirit when compared to most of his counterparts. He has a long battle ahead of him, but his prognosis is good as his PET scan has shown no spreading of the disease to other areas of his body. My own kids I have watched grow up and out of the house to College and Ice Hockey in far away places. I am not getting any younger and my collection needs to be cataloged properly for when I go, I don't want my kids calling any old Joe auctioneer and having the collection given away at a bargain rate to shrewd buyers....like yourselves!![8D]
So with all of that said here is what I have been up to of late.... It is still raw as I am figuring it all out and making constant changes to it. The positives are total control,unlimited bandwidth,unlimited pages, the pictures are awesome at 4.5 megs!!... The negatives although few are still there......... It is a lot of work to input the information to the site and test it and change it as you go. The page lay out I am still in the process of figuring out a final look, but if you leaf through the site you may see some familiar pictures I have posted at this forum along with newer ones I know you have never seen before So my time here at this forum will be quite limited as I will NOT be adding to the section at the bottom any longer. I am interested in all of you that collect early pontiled American and English glass,that also have great pictures and information to go along with it and would be willing to share it on my site. I wont be adding memberships like this forum does but I do have the ability to have a blog which would give any of you interested in it a user name and a place to upload your own pictures to it. I may go full tilt with that in the future but for now I need to start to catalog my own collection along with creating a site which will easily navigate with simple labeled Link Buttons on the first pages.. Well here it is my own domain name and site in its infancy.
http://historical-american-glass.com/index.html
It is early and I am struggling to make the site coherent. I really hope all of you with early glass collections who would be willing to share them on this site will come forward and contact me either here at this forum or info@historical-american-glass.com . I would love to add your pictures of your personal collections.
In using my site now mousing over the title menus gives you drop down links in which some are live and most have content. Again I am learning and fine tuning so be patient if any of this interests you. I am trying to include all areas of early glass in this country. Right now I am concentrating on the early Eastern Glass houses with plans to expand to the middle of the country and eventually to the West coast. Again thanks I have learned a lot here but it is time to devote all of my energy to my new site. I do enjoy helping others looking for information in my strong suits so you can continue to contact me as you feel is necessary. Thanks everyone God bless all of you Take care Steve....oh and tell me what you think I am open to many suggestions..
For the most part I have always tried to share my own thoughts gained collecting early American glass with all of you mostly for the love of the hobby and the fact my wife has very little interest in this hobby so I cant share it with her. I think most of us have seen what we desire change over time as our collections become more mature and at the same time stale as we are always seeking better examples and trying to find that one ultra rare bottle. That little section towards the bottom of this web site on the main page (Historic Glass Bottle Information) I have tried to call my own hoping some other collectors might join in with similar enthusiasm an add their personal collections of glass and thoughts and knowledge learned also to this section. It has never happened and sadly for me never will. It has been suggested to me many times before to start my own blog or web site which would better suit what I am trying to achieve, a web site loaded with pictures and information seen immediately as you enter the first page of the site.
With that said however I am grateful for the friendships developed here at this forum from all of the great members that contribute here. sicric[8D],epackage,cyberdigger,surfaceone,redmatthews,roaddog,Cowseatmaize,sandchip,Bostauras,myersdiggers,botlguy,ect ect and the ability to post here at this forum has helped me to join other similar ones and this alone has helped me to have acquired glass I never would have never imagined would have graced my collection six years ago when I started out here after becoming reacquainted with my own glass collection which had been boxed up in my parents attic. I have talked, shared thoughts and theorys,and argued first hand with the best early glass collectors America has to offer. Gary Katzen,Jeff Noordsy,Mike George,Red Matthews, Chris Rowell, Matt Knapp.Rory Martin,Melinda,Jim Sandchip and how can I forget Surfaceone!! and others I know that I have missed mention here. I have also watched epackage Jim collect with unbridled passion the largest Paterson New Jersey collection probably of everything imaginable!! 6 years and change WOW time has certainly flown by hasn't it!! For those not familiar with Gary Katzens milk glass collection it is OUTSTANDING and it is an amazing collection to see it first hand. With Gary's permission I hope to post a lot of his collection on my web site... I tell you it is a world class collection probably the largest of its kind. Some of you, actually very few of you[8D] may have noticed a lack of bottles and glass from my collection being posted of late. There is a reason, No time to anymore for a few factors. My Dad was recently diagnosed with Esophageal Cancer which has stunned me, as he has always been fit and much younger in mind and spirit when compared to most of his counterparts. He has a long battle ahead of him, but his prognosis is good as his PET scan has shown no spreading of the disease to other areas of his body. My own kids I have watched grow up and out of the house to College and Ice Hockey in far away places. I am not getting any younger and my collection needs to be cataloged properly for when I go, I don't want my kids calling any old Joe auctioneer and having the collection given away at a bargain rate to shrewd buyers....like yourselves!![8D]
So with all of that said here is what I have been up to of late.... It is still raw as I am figuring it all out and making constant changes to it. The positives are total control,unlimited bandwidth,unlimited pages, the pictures are awesome at 4.5 megs!!... The negatives although few are still there......... It is a lot of work to input the information to the site and test it and change it as you go. The page lay out I am still in the process of figuring out a final look, but if you leaf through the site you may see some familiar pictures I have posted at this forum along with newer ones I know you have never seen before So my time here at this forum will be quite limited as I will NOT be adding to the section at the bottom any longer. I am interested in all of you that collect early pontiled American and English glass,that also have great pictures and information to go along with it and would be willing to share it on my site. I wont be adding memberships like this forum does but I do have the ability to have a blog which would give any of you interested in it a user name and a place to upload your own pictures to it. I may go full tilt with that in the future but for now I need to start to catalog my own collection along with creating a site which will easily navigate with simple labeled Link Buttons on the first pages.. Well here it is my own domain name and site in its infancy.
http://historical-american-glass.com/index.html
It is early and I am struggling to make the site coherent. I really hope all of you with early glass collections who would be willing to share them on this site will come forward and contact me either here at this forum or info@historical-american-glass.com . I would love to add your pictures of your personal collections.
In using my site now mousing over the title menus gives you drop down links in which some are live and most have content. Again I am learning and fine tuning so be patient if any of this interests you. I am trying to include all areas of early glass in this country. Right now I am concentrating on the early Eastern Glass houses with plans to expand to the middle of the country and eventually to the West coast. Again thanks I have learned a lot here but it is time to devote all of my energy to my new site. I do enjoy helping others looking for information in my strong suits so you can continue to contact me as you feel is necessary. Thanks everyone God bless all of you Take care Steve....oh and tell me what you think I am open to many suggestions..
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