Bottle Museum: You Can’t Touch, But You Can Enjoy!

There are virtual business meetings, virtual book clubs, virtual classrooms and now — a virtual museum! The Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors this year debuted a virtual museum for “visitors” to enjoy the most significant historical bottles and other items related to early glass. With a couple of clicks, visitors can enjoy 3D imaging of galleries and exhibitions. Categories, or “exhibition rooms,” are divided […]

A Quick Identification Guide to Bottles

Bottles come in all shapes and sizes. Collectors look at a bottle’s shape, top, bottom, color, age and condition when determining value. A bottle’s nickname can come from its shape, contents, maker or the location associated with its manufacturer. Shapes and embossing often indicated content. For example, bottles holding poison could be embossed with a […]