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Research & Writings of Interest To Collectors and Historians

    The following is a listing of published and unpublished articles and manuscripts researched, organized and written [(representative] of a 40-year body-of-work) by Cecil Munsey, PhD –

    “Bottle collecting pioneer noted for many significant contributions to the organized hobby.  His skilled research, writing, and editing pervade the literature; and his 1970 [hardbound] book ‘The Illustrated Guide to COLLECTING BOTTLES’ is the hobby’s primer.”  – Source: 1987 Hall of Fame Award by the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors.

    The numbered articles, manuscripts, essays, and other items listed on this website are available FREE to those interested in history, collecting and related material created by the author. 

(1) To obtain an article, manuscript, essay, and other item, click on the corresponding button on the MAIN MENU to the left.

(2) When you have located the article you would like to view, click on the article title to download the item in PDF format .

(3) Viewing note:  All items on this website are scanned in and saved in PDF format.  They may be viewed using a free PDF viewer downloadable from adobe.com.  All images may be viewed on Windows, Mac or any other operating system with the ability to use Adobe Acrobat Reader.

    Promise:  As more of Dr. Munsey’s articles are written and/or rediscovered they will be added to this website and may be requested, so check-in periodically and make additional requests for the FREE articles.

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