Andrew Rapoza
- 6 days ago
- 6 min
Hair-Raising Stories: the Bear, the Coconut & the Oil Well
Part 2 of 3: THE COCONUT I remember my mom taking me to the bear cage at Buttonwood Zoo when I was a little kid. I could smell the...
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Andrew Rapoza
- Aug 16
- 5 min
The Unforgettable Big Bottle Expo
The FOHBC put on an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime event at Houston24 An upcoming issue of the FOHBC (Federation of Historical Bottle...
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Andrew Rapoza
- Aug 10
- 10 min
Weaponized Witch Bottles
Fighting Witches & Demons with bottles and other things ever since the 1600s The year is 1644. You left your home in a bustling town in...
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Andrew Rapoza
- Jun 26
- 8 min
Come to Houston! Look into the Past through Amazing Glass
This is my personal invitation to you, my reader and my friend, to come to the most amazing assortment of bottles and glass that you’ll...
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Andrew Rapoza
- Mar 17
- 7 min
Soule's Eradicator: the Flower or the Worm?
It's so easy for me to imagine the scene in 1885: a young woman of Lynn, Massachusetts, has put in another long, hard day at the dismal...
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Andrew Rapoza
- Mar 9
- 7 min
The Big Green Bottle, Full of Miracles & Tragedy
In the early 1880s, Jacob Welch had accomplished having the biggest furniture store in Lynn, Massachusetts, and he felt he could achieve...
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Andrew Rapoza
- Feb 17
- 6 min
Dr. Kilmer's Unforgettable Organs
Personal Note from Andy: In most of these blog posts, I've tried to entertain you with great history, solid research, and engaging...
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Andrew Rapoza
- Jan 21
- 7 min
A Big Story from a Small Bottle
Several years ago, I went to the illustrious Baltimore Bottle Show. Traveling from Texas to Maryland for a long weekend cost me several...
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Andrew Rapoza
- Dec 30, 2023
- 3 min
Trademarks: Playing Possum?
It was one of the earliest trademarks registered in the United States - Number 247 - and the very first for a business in Lynn,...
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Andrew Rapoza
- Dec 6, 2023
- 2 min
Trademarks: Love in a Bottle
As America moved closer to the end of the 19th century, more and more products loaded store shelves and newspaper pages. Competition for...
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