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« on: February 17, 2017, 11:44:34 am »
Hello Everyone,

My name is Rheuben and I hail from the Midwestern part of the United States.  I share your love of snuff bottles and recently joined this most interesting forum so that I can learn more about this fascinating art form.  My grandmother had a collection of snuff bottles which always mesmerized me every time I'd visit.  Some of the bottles were part of her mother's collection, some of which were passed on to my mother, and now I'm blessed that I've inherited a few that have been in my family for four generations.  As I ponder expanding this fledgling collection, I'd like to learn as much as possible about snuff bottles, and after perusing this forum, decided to join immediately!  Thank you in advance for all the shared knowledge and insights which  can be found here.

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« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2017, 03:10:02 pm »
Hello Rheuben..

Very glad you found us, and look forward to sharing with you on forum Smiley
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« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2017, 02:27:03 am »
Dear Rheuben,
a warm welcome from Italy. Wish you will find this place interesting and funny.
You inherited a collection that goes four generations back, i.e. roughly 100 years? Wow, be sure that everybody here are invidious!
I do collect almost only old bottles, and meant for use. So I am eager to see some of your bottles.
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« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2017, 04:38:43 am »
Dear Rheuben,

Hello from the UK where we are enjoying unseasonably warm weather which is blowing over from the USA so many thanks for that.

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« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2017, 06:52:39 am »
Hello Rheuben,

Welcome and warm greetings from Massachusetts. I am new to the forum as well.  Looking forward to your involvement and posts.

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« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2017, 08:04:35 am »
Dear Rheuben,

Greetings from Singapore ! Welcome on board !

Looking forward to hear you share your journey in snuff bottle collection.

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« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2017, 04:49:23 pm »
Thanks for the greetings everyone!  Giovanni, I will gladly post pictures of some of my bottles (I only have a few!) but I want to make sure I'm doing it correctly.  Can someone please give me a brief tutorial about the best way to post photos, and what is the optimal size for viewing? 

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« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2017, 04:59:39 pm »
Giovanni,  sorry I'm new to forum and am reading thru rules and suggestions etc.  You provided a wonderful tutorial already and I will follow your suggestions as best I can!

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« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2017, 01:34:45 am »
Hi Rheuben,

A warm welcome from Bangkok. Glad you found us, and look forward to your participation in this friendly forum.

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« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2017, 04:04:25 am »
Welcome here Rheuben .. I am th 'other' Bangkok member here ..
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« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2017, 05:21:14 pm »
Welcome Rheuben!  We are excited to have you join the Forum.  I have been collecting for about 7 years now and live in North Carolina. How interesting to have treasured bottles that are a part of your family heritage. This is a great place to study, learn and share.  All the best!  Jo
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« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2017, 11:25:21 pm »
Dear Rheuben,
 
    And a warm welcome from me, in Jerusalem, Israel, as well. I believe Giovanni meant 'envious' (rather than 'invidious') re.our opinion of you having bottles which have been in your family for 4 generations! And he's right!
I'm a first generation snuff bottle collector for the last 47 years, but my late mom collected Ancient Glass from the Land of Israel, from 1952, and I inherited 1/4 of her collection (±140 vessels and about 12 individual fragments). 
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Quote from: Fiveroosters on February 18, 2017, 02:27:03 am
Dear Rheuben,
a warm welcome from Italy. Wish you will find this place interesting and funny.
You inherited a collection that goes four generations back, i.e. roughly 100 years? Wow, be sure that everybody here are invidious!
I do collect almost only old bottles, and meant for use. So I am eager to see some of your bottles.
Kind regards
Giovanni
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« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2017, 05:45:10 am »
Thank you dear Joey! I like to be corrected, i.e. to learn. It is because envious is "invidioso" in Italian.
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« Reply #13 on: February 21, 2017, 03:48:52 pm »
Dear Giovanni,
 
     So I am 'invidioso' of your native knowledge of Italian, and almost colloquial knowledge of English! Grin
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Quote from: Fiveroosters on February 21, 2017, 05:45:10 am
Thank you dear Joey! I like to be corrected, i.e. to learn. It is because envious is "invidioso" in Italian.
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