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Books & Websites
A list of recommended book titles and websites for further reading.
Books
Titles of bottle related literature that ABC recommends. Highlighted titles are for sale.
We have included the main website of BBR publishing who, (although they publish a sister magazine similar to ABC), they do stock a wide range of NEW bottle related publications and often at extremely competitive prices unmatched elsewhere. We can only recommend you do look seriously at any titles they stock.
BBR Auctions/Events/Publishing
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ABC on the other hand, offers and specialises in the more difficult to find, out of print and sometimes collectable in their own right publications, usually second hand. A list of which will be coming soon below....
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(Coming soon)
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We are also adding here the link to Willy Van Den Bossche's Bibliography of Glass...which is a complete listing of all the known bottle and glass related publications which we think readers may find useful.
https://www.fohbc.org/2019/02/bibliography-of-glass-from-the-earliest-times-to-the-present/
ABC Magazine Back Issues
Back issues of ABC Magazine (including some with original title) are available. Basic details of more recent issues in the image below...
Websites
Uk online resources
https://londonsaltglazeflasks.weebly.com/
http://www.norfolkbottles.com/
http://www.swindonbottles.co.uk/
https://pubology.co.uk/index.html
https://www.maps.thehunthouse.com/Streets/New_to_Old_Abolished_London_Street_Names.htm
BBR Auctions/Events/Publishing
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EarlyGlass sales (currently under reconstruction)
www.antiquebottlecollector.com/early-glass
Paul Barker's superb ointment pot website
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All things Wiltshire, Bristol, and Bath
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Codds and related items
http://www.openers.freeservers.com/
https://brewerytrays.co.uk/cms/
https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/
https://www.925-1000.com/registry.html
http://1st-glass.1st-things.com/lozengetranslator.html
http://www.whatthevictoriansthrewaway.com/the-database/
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=5&lat=56.0000&lon=-4.0000&layers=1&b=1
http://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collection/p16445coll4
https://digital.nls.uk/directories/
International resources
A case history of GBs earliest world brand: https://www.pinterest.de/spirits…/spiritschweppes-worldwide/
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the spirit of eggbottles: https://www.pinterest.de/spiritschweppes/spiritschweppes/
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Hans-Jürgen Krackher's marketing cabinet: https://spiritschweppes.com
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Phil Culhane's excellent Persian glass
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Bill Brown's comprehensive Gin bottles website
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Dutch bottle collectors website
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https://www.peachridgeglass.com/
Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors
https://sha.org/bottle/index.html
https://www.cmog.org/collection
http://www.sodasandbeers.com/index.html
http://www.hvg-dgg.de/en/museums.html
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/
http://www.hutchbook.com/default.html
https://bouteillesanciennes.net/a-propos/
https://search.ipaustralia.gov.au/trademarks/mobile/search
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https://www.fohbc.org/2019/02/bibliography-of-glass-from-the-earliest-times-to-the-present/
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Auction sites
Alan Austin Auctions
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BBR Auctions/Events/Publishing
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Richard Wooders' complete Auction service
Ebay Auction site
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http://www.historicalandcollectable.com/index.html
The Saleroom Auction service
https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb
EasyLive Auction service
https://www.easyliveauction.com/
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Alton bottle club website
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Dorset bottle club website
www.dorsetantiquebottleclub.com
http://www.chippenhamauctionrooms.co.uk/
ABCR (Australian Bottle magazine Auctions)
http://www.abcrauctions.com/auctions.html
Graham Lancaster (Australian) auction
Roy Croft (Australian) auctions
http://www.roycroftauctions.com/
https://www.burnsandco.com.au/auction/
Kiwi (New Zealand) Auctions
http://www.kiwiauctions.co.nz/index.html
(Canadian) Auctions
https://www.mapleleafauctions.com/auctions/home.cfm
Glassworks Auctions (America)
http://www.glswrk-auction.com/
Norman Heckler Auctions (America)
https://www.hecklerauction.com/
John Pastor Auctions (America)
https://americanglassgallery.com/auctions/upcoming
American Bottle Auctions
http://www.americanbottle.com/
http://historicalglass.glass/index.html
http://www.gregspurgeon.com/auction/
http://www.bottleauctions.com/
https://live.antiqueadvertising.com/
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