There was a bottle for every kind of bottle collector at a recent Glass-Works auction. Top price was $17,920 for a dark olive green Saratoga Seltzer Spring Co. mineral water bottle (pictured). Another Saratoga bottle, blue green and embossed "Saratoga…
Insulators like the ones found on the top of old telephone poles are often overlooked by those who have not been introduced to them. But insulators, fire grenades, target balls, lightning rod balls and other glass made for industry in…
Every year some unexpected "treasures" sell in shops, sales, auctions, even storage units. These are the best of those mentioned in Kovels Komments, 2010. Unclaimed Vases Claim High Price A matching pair of cloisonne vases was among hundreds of unclaimed…
Terry Kovel will be guest speaker at the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC) 2018 National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo in Cleveland the weekend of August 2 through 5. The annual convention is the largest (and most exciting!) antique…
Toy merry-go-rounds and carousels auctioned in New Jersey are featured in a sale report in Kovels On Antiques & Collectibles September 2018 newsletter. Most were tin and made in Germany; all were whimsical and enticing. Kovels' pictures merry-go-rounds with clowns,…