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It's February already and your
glassmaster is way behind on highlighting the wheeling and dealing on
eBay. I apologize - it's frustrating how work continues to get in
the way of the more important things in life, like shot collecting.
So here's a compilation of the best of
what we've seen in the past few weeks. Competition for nice glass is
still minimal so there's plenty of bargains to be had and I
apologize -- again -- for skipping over some true beauties just
because they're relatively common.
So where to begin? Another
onslaught by kmtnhi seems like a good place to start. This CO
dealer is offloading a massive collection (or so it's rumored) so we'd
better get used to the periodic deluge. The more I see, the less
enchanted I become, however. Much of what he has to offer looks like
it's been through one wash cycle too many, while the rest is from Rock
Island, IL. Which is great for Rock Island, IL collectors, but
what about the rest of us?
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red-etched Uneeda Whiskey from Ferd. Roddewig Sons, Davenport,
Iowa. This is the third glass from this company to be offered
by Dick, but the first red one. bluroc predictably sunk
his teeth in early on and then solidified his position in the face
of competition. He hung tough until the end, for a final
hammer blow of $152.50. |
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most curious offering from this latest batch was a blue-etched
Woodland Whiskey from Crigler & Crigler. The red-etched
version is THE most common colored pre-pro glass and can be
found on the display shelf of every self-respecting pre-pro
collector. The white-etched
version is less common but still shows regularly on our favorite
auction site. But a blue glass?????? That's a new
one. |
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on the street is that kmtnhi has several of these glasses and
they're actually washed-out green-etched Woodlands. But still,
blue or green, it's a new one on me. Newcomer (or more likely
oldcomer in drag) shotfaced took it for just short of $80.
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there was this pair of novelty glasses that yours truly paid way too
much for (thanks Chip, you're a pal!) - but then I'm a sucker for
novelty glasses. I have no idea why they were made - they're
going to end up on the "Whatsit" page
for sure.
The
first features a woman on the phone saying "Yes Hubby I Recognize Your Dear Voice",
while a rabbit with a
monkey's tail and a chain sits on a stool close by. The
second features a jackass and an elderly gent on the phone,
saying "Gosh! He must be a stranger".
Any
ideas??? |
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Then
there was this lovely
hand-painted orange enamel "Victoria" glass from Friedman-Keiler
of Paducah, Kentucky. Enamels usual bring out all the serious
collectors but not this time. bluroc found it a little
late and was hen-pecked up to $179.19
before the close. Pricey, but how often does this
glass show? Hardly ever, although I did find
one myself at a show recently. Maybe someone's making them
in their basement??! |
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the congrats for this week/month definitely go to joelais for
snatching a rare
San Fran glass for a whopping $24.50
in a steal-it-now! This is a listed Weil Bros glass
(see HSG),
with a 1992 book value ca. $80.
Real-world value, probably
$150.00 Not a bad investment at $25!! Nice one
Joe! |
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Note that some previous picks
for "Shot of the Week" can be found in The
Archives. |