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Wearin’ of the GREEN! w PAGE 7

IN THIS ISSUE:

Stoneware Bottle from a Ghost Town w PAGE 12

Welcome to the Grant Marsh House w PAGE 14

When is a Star not a Star w PAGE 31

The History of Bottle Collecting w PAGE 34

T h e Ma g a z i n e T h at Ke eps Yo u I n fo r m e d!

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VOLUME 37, #11 • March 2021 FRONT COVER:

AB&GC Bitters Columnist Bob Strickhart talks about a popular March holiday and discusses some great bitters bottles that will make collectors 'green with envy'. Read all about it beginning on page 7.

Publisher John R. Pastor

In This Issue:

Editors: Ralph Finch Bill Baab Jodi Hall

Letters to the Editor........................................................................... 2

Managing Editor Libby Smith The Medicine Chest John Panella Joe Widman American Historical Flasks Mark Vuono New England Review Mike George Bitters Columnist Bob Strickhart Spouting off on Mineral Waters Donald Tucker Contributing Writers: Ralph Finch Kevin Sives Design, Layout & Production Jake Pluta

Heard it through the Grapevine......................................................... 4 The Wearin' of the Green.................................................................... 7 Rare Stoneware Bottle from a Pennsylvania Ghost Town................ 12 Welcome to the Grant Marsh House................................................ 14 Fruit Jar Rambles: Mini-Jellies......................................................... 17 Classified Advertisements................................................................. 22 Show Calendar.................................................................................. 27 When is a Star not a Star.................................................................. 31 The History of Bottle Collecting...................................................... 34 Catawiki? Cowabunga!..................................................................... 37 Woody the Woodchuck Showed Me the Way................................... 38 Medicine Chest: My Second Shelf.................................................... 42

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Coming in April: John Ault, England's Bottle King, by Ralph Finch Unmasking the Traveller, by Chris Bubash Shards of Glory, Part 3: Phoenix Glass, by Jeff Mihalik Fruit Jar Rambles: The Farley Jar, by Tom Caniff Medicine Chest: House of Fahrney, by John Panella and Joe Widman And other very cool stuff!

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LETTERS

to the Editor

The Greatest Medicine in the World Hi, John, I really enjoyed the Medicine Chest article in the January issue, “The Near Ultimate Medicines.” Any medicine called “Grave Robber” or “Infallible Life Balsam” has to be a sure thing. However, I have the Greatest Medicine in the World. How do I know this? It says this embossed on the front of the beautiful 7 5/8” aqua bottle. It also has “Vigorene” embossed on each side. I bought this from you several years ago, maybe at an Indy show. It was full of dried up medicine that took days to clean. I have never been able to find any information on this bottle. Maybe some of your readers may know something about this bottle (bottle not shown).

“But the great part was when I went to pay for it the lady said, ‘Oh, that booth has 20 percent off so …’

Will Be Missed

“I got it for about $3.50. It is mint.”

I would like to let everyone know Lucille Stanley passed away on November 15, 2020. Lucille was a well known bottle collector from Exeter, New Hampshire.

She always welcomed many a person to stop by her house, where she had a wide range of bottles for sale. I was one that was drawn to the hobby because of her.

She was always a regular at most of the New England bottle shows.

A Little Help on a Bottle?

Hi, John, I recently dug this emerald green beauty (shown below) and cannot find it listed.

Maybe you or one of our readers can help me with value and origin. And also, it is for stove or shoe polish. It is 5” tall.

Sincerely, Peter McQuade Concord, Vermont

Dear AB&GC Editor,

She will be missed by many.

Don Gosselin Haverhill, Massachusetts

Thanks, John Elliott Frankfort, Indiana

A Hot Sale on eBay Ron Pevahouse of Memphis sent this letter in response to the February AB&GC article that commented on the things that we rarely see at bottle shows.

Ron wrote: “(Ralph Finch’s) articles that you do in the bottle magazine are great.

I always look forward to reading them.

You have a great way with words.

“I saw your letter on (rarely seeing) a fire grenade. A few years ago I bought a fire grenade at an estate sale that was a blue one, and from, I think, Central or South America. I sold it on eBay for $450. I think I paid a dollar for it.”

Ron also added: “I was in a mall in Little Rock a few years ago and found a pontil Roback’s Barrel Bitters for $4.50.

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Peter McQuade’s Hauthaway & Son’s Peerless Gloss bottle.

LETTERS

to the Editor

CORRECTION - Cincinnatus?

In the February issue we featured an article on page 40 titled “George Washington: American Cincinnatus?” In that article, we inadvertently omitted one of the two images of Cincinnatus referenced in the article. Shown below is that image, juxtaposed with the reverse of the GI-25 Washington-Classical Bust flask. We apologize for the omission.

Colorful Booklet for Congress and Empire Mineral Waters Hi, John, Above is another item that I saw recently on eBay. As you see, one is the cover of a booklet promoting Saratoga’s Congress

and Empire mineral spring waters. The second image is a look at the inside, touting the many benefits of the waters.

Best to you, Dick Sheaff Bethel, Vermont March 2021

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Heard it through the

Grapevine

Signs of the Times Any photo that reveals early 20th-century American towns likely will show handpainted signs, done by painters in what is now a near-obsolete occupation in an age of computerized graphics. Collectors are drawn to the folksy look of signs which stand out amid the modern cookie-cutter signage of today.

And not just painted signs. A high illiteracy rate was the main reason that certain antique bottles have their special shape, and early trade signs were formed as figural representations of the product the vendor provided. Butchers might display a carved wooden head of a bull. A dentist would hang a larger-than-life molar, complete with roots. A giant pocket watch represented a clockmaker. (Lord only knows what proctologists of the time did.)

Of all the figural trade signs of the 19th century, the most valuable is the iconic cigar store Indian, which stood in front of most every tobacco store. If you get to meet Kim and Mary Kokles of Texas, ask them to tell you about their collection.

At an internet auction ending Dec. 12, and held by Morford’s of Cazenovia, N.Y., was a nice old sign. And signs, as all collectors should know, are popular and, often, expensive.

Signs also come in a variety of shapes and material: wood, paper, canvas, tin, steel, painted, glass, posters, what-have-you.

And enamel signs, especially in England.

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The Finches like signs, and our only complaint is that most rooms come with only four walls. Ours are covered and, while we have been tempted, we have declined to hang things on the ceiling.

But, among our hangings: Heinz and Lily Pond’s ketchups, “Blue Lick Health Waters,” “Cerebos Salt” (for a taste of England), “Cunningham’s Ice Cream,” “Raspberries,” “Sweet Corn,” “Ralph’s” (for a barber shop), “Palmetto” (an old Detroit street), “Be nice or leave” (Janet got that to threaten a previous husband), a huge “5¢ to $1.00 Up” (an early Woolworth’s?), “Shredded Whole Wheat” (the only food I ate from age 8 to 18), “Nabisco Sugar Wafers,” “House Refinisher / R.E. Owen” (and English firm), and a “Rival Dog Food” clock (to tell us when it is dinner time). One sign says “Baker Street,” a souvenir of twenty trips to England, and London in particular.

And the bathroom is filled with appropriate signs: “Seats Sterilized” and “Pay Toilet,” both for 5¢. The bedroom is filled with theater posters for The Phantom of The Opera.

And since we have two cats, one sign warns: “I Hope You Like Cat Hair.”

And, for long-time collectors: How about the “old days,” before “antiques malls,” and you would wander the countryside looking for “ma-and-pa antique shops”?

I will always remember driving down a two-lane road in New England and, way ahead there was a tiny roadside sign and I shouted, “ANTIQUES!” I was a bit

embarrassed when we arrived at the small sign and read it: “Used Tires.” I wrote it off as when people see mirages.

Perhaps my favorite sign is the large wood one that hangs over my computer, the sign that motivates me to write for hours every day. It simply states: “Fertilizer Of All Kinds.” And, phew, that’s just a sampling.

Perhaps the majority of Finch signs are those related to ketchup, but that’s because my ketchup collection is, literally, internationally known. I’ve always liked tomatoes; I even married one. And that’s why Morford’s Lot 61 got my interest.

It’s a nice painted wood sign described as “vintage ca. 1920s/30s, with a wonderful hand-painted image (of a red tomato) and lettering. All original, w/a rich, untouched paint surface and just the right amount of light general soiling, weathering and light wear to give it a great looking primitive country folk art look.” It’s a large sign, 43 inches wide and almost 10 inches deep, and says: “Hand Packed Tomatoes.” It required a minimum opening bid of $100.

OK, I said to myself, I’ll go … um, I hadn’t even figured out my high bid when I checked the auction with two weeks to go, and the bid had already reached $5,500! Right then, I knew that this Finch would never catch-up with this tomato.

The final hammer resounded with a smashing $6,700 (plus premium).

Laments and comments can be sent to Ralph Finch at rfinch@twmi.rr.com

Heard it through the

Grapevine We Are Truly Blown Away How exciting! At last, there is a reality program for those of us who love glass.

Somewhere along the line, our TVdevouring culture decided a reality series can be about pretty much anything.

There are shows about body-painting (Skin Wars), shepherds (Flockstars), Australian Airbnb hosts (Instant Hotel), mini golf (Holey Moley) — an entire subgenre of programming exclusively dedicated to cake. And yet, somehow, there are still things that we've never seen before.

In February 2021 Netflix quietly premiered Blown Away, the world’s first show about glassblowing. Technically, the series first aired on Makeful, but on the mega-streamer this refreshingly tight competition format (binge it in four hours!) is now reaching that sweet, sweet, global audience — and it features artists from Canada and the United States who fight for the title of “Best in Blow.” These artisans from across North America compete in a glassblowing competition for a residency at the Corning Museum of Glass.

A contestant on the show fires up a creation.

Stuart Heritage from The Guardian says: “I can’t stop watching it. I am only writing this to make you watch it, so I can have someone to talk to about it.

My fascination in part stems from the fact that glassblowing is an intricate, high-level skill that combines artistic vision with physical heft. This isn’t MasterChef, where you can wander into the kitchen after an episode and repli-

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cate some of the techniques in your own home. This is just about as niche as it gets. The equipment is vast and expensive. The processes can only be achieved after years of intensive training. Everything about glassblowing, at every step, screams, “This is not for you!” So on this level, it’s incredible to watch talented people do something that you could never do.”

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BITTERS bottles

By Robert Strickhart

The Wearin’ of the Green This spud’s for you. Everybody is Irish at least once a year

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y now, you’ve probably heard about my German Uncle Herman, but now it’s time to give my Mom’s side of the family its due.

Yup, Mom had a good bit of Irish blood.

Pop Pop’s family (as I called him) and Grandma had roots in the Emerald Isle.

On top of that, we shouldn’t forget my wife’s maiden name was McKeon. Oh, yea, there’s Irish blood in the Strickhart house here, too.

dinner time, because tomorrow morning there was always hash browns to be made or some sort of left-over potatoes served with your eggs.

Mom had several “Irish things” about her, some weird superstitions like never putting shoes on a table, because that would certainly bring bad luck. And carrying a real rabbit’s foot as well as a four leaf clover wrapped in cellophane in her purse, as that would always insure good luck.

Surely though, the most memorable Irish thing was dinner time and potatoes. Dad liked spuds, said they’re good for putting fire in the firebox, and so there was no more encouragement needed.

Funny thing, I’ve had the opportunity to travel to Ireland, but I’m still waiting for this virus thing to get over so I can take Marianne as she’s never been there, and she’s way more Irish than me. My oldest son had some vacation time before he was married once, and I had just retired, so it was a great father and son deal. I was only there that one time for about two weeks, but let me tell you, it’s really green, very wet, full of abandoned castles and most of all, full of truly friendly people.

It’s a magical place, but quite different.

At no time are you more than seventy miles from a coastline, so seafood is great!

Brown bread, soup and *Guinness are the staple foods in the pubs and there’s a lot of sheep around, so lamb is always a good

Mom made potatoes with every meal; boiled, baked, mashed, french fried (especially with Friday’s fish), scalloped, you name it, we had it. Mom thought ahead and always made extra taters at

In our house today we still take day-old mashed potatoes, form them into a patty and fry them up, yum! Mom blended the two family lines in the summer with German Potato Salad and Marianne still makes a great version of it today.

William Allen’s Congress Bitters in emerald green.

choice. Ireland has the same approximate latitude as Moscow, so it’s generally cool.

It rained a lot when I visited, and there really are 29 shades of green everywhere you look. The inhabitants are very happy and open, and if you get the chance, go.

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in the day, but green bitters are unusual.

Out of all the bitters on my shelves, I have to believe that less than ten percent are green, yet they add such a wonderful contrast to the other specimens. You really shouldn’t be without some green.

To start us off, let’s take a quick look at William Allen’s Congress Bitters in emerald green. Although it was originally marketed in Burlington, Vermont, William Allen’s Congress Bitters originated in a small town called Fort Edward, New York. Every summer I spend some time on Lake Champlain and have done so since I was a child, when my parents first took my sister and me there on yearly summer vacations. I mention this because we are directly across the lake from Burlington, Vermont, on the New York side, and about an hour or so north of Fort Edward.

Two examples of Dr. Russell Med Co./Pepsin Calisaya Bitters.

OK, one last thing before we get to the bitters. What’s green and sits in your backyard? Patty O’Furniture of course!

(My apologies.)

While putting my thoughts together for writing this article, my mind traveled back some thirty years to a fellow who collected bitters and had a great fondness for green bitters in particular. I never had the opportunity to meet Michigan’s Cris Batdorff, but he had one of the most astounding collection of bitters you could imagine. Among his collection were some great rarities such as the C.C. Jerome and Company National Bitters in amethyst, a yellow olive Woodgate bitters, and a cobalt blue fish.

When it came time to sell the collection, it was very clear that Cris really had a passion for the color green, especially when you looked at the cover of the auction catalog.

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If you opened the catalog completely so that you could see the back cover as well as the front, there was this amazing array of terrific, rare bitters. From left to right were a Fish Bitters, a Catawba Wine Bitters, a Palmers Tonic Bitters, a Canteen Bitters, a W & C pineapple, a Kelly’s Bitters, a Drakes Bitters, an HP Herb Wild Cherry Bitters, an E. Dexter Loveridge Wahoo Bitters and a Bryant’s Stomach Bitters lady’s leg. Some great rare bitters for sure, but the most astounding feature was that all of the bitters pictured were incredible shades of green! I have to tell you that as a young collector it just blew my mind back in 1990.

I thought it might be fun to pick a few green bitters from the shelf and have a short “Wearin’ of the Green” party for St. Paddy’s day. Green is not a common color on the shelves of most bitters collectors.

Nowadays, we commonly see green glass in Heineken bottles, and 7-Up sodas back

William Allen’s Congress Bitters is unusual in that it is more common in green than it is in amber. A good subject for a future article, the semi-cabin shape is particularly appealing. In emerald green, I think this bottle is extremely desirable and you don’t see them all that often. Save your money, because a good example will cost you in excess of $2,000 - $3,000, but it is well worth the green.

If you’ve read my articles, you know that I’ve explained that I believe the backbone of this hobby is the regular working guy without millions of dollars in a bank account. Well, if you want to add some green to your shelf and you’re on a budget, perhaps you’ll consider Dr. Russell Med Co./Pepsin Calisaya Bitters. This bottle hails from Chicago and it dates to around the beginning of the 20th century.

Eventually this bottle morphed into the Augauer Bitters, also from Chicago. I have included two examples of this bottle because, as you can see, this bottle is available in a variety of shades of green.

You should be able to get a nice example for around $100 and it is a great bunch of green for your green.

Ask any bitters collector to name a green bitters and they probably will say Dr. Loew’s. L-111 Dr. Loew’s Celebrated Stomach Bitters and Nerve Tonic / The Loew’s and Sons Company / Cleveland, O is the most commonly found specimen. There are a couple variants of this bottle and even quite a few different sample-sized bottles. While you might find an amber sample-sized bottle, which I think is very rare, I can never remember seeing a full-size specimen in any other color than green.

Usually that green is sort of washed out, like yellow green, but I know there are specimens that approach a more emerald or 7-Up green tone. With its iconic fluted neck, there are other bitters that share this exact bottle style and that is a topic for a future article. Dr. Loew’s are scarce and a good example will set you back quite a few bucks, but come on, it’s Saint Patty’s day, splurge a little for the green!

pontil mark and are extremely rare. The bottle is heavy, the glass maker didn’t spare any glass. I honestly know very little about who produced this bitters or where it originated. What I do know is that it’s really green and really cool!

Dr. A.W. Coleman’s Anti Dyspeptic And Tonic Bitters has to be the oldest participant in our parade here today, with its incredibly crude iron pontil mark the bottle has to date to the 1840s. Ring/Ham reports that Coleman was a druggist in Mobile during the late 1840s.

ABOVE: All of the bottles mentioned in this article.

LEFT: Two Dr. Loew's examples.

Both the Birmingham’s and the Coleman’s are extremely rare and seldom seen. When you do find one, get your checkbook ready.

The next two participants in our Saint Paddy’s day parade are tough bitters to acquire, but they add a wonderful splash of green.

With its beautiful shade of green and fantastic embossing, Dr. Birmingham’s Anti Bilious Blood Purifying Bitters is one of my favorite green bottles of all time.

These bottles come with and without a

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In 2010, a green, crude pontilled A.W. Coleman’s with minor stain sold for over $7,400 at auction. Only about a dozen Birmingham’s have shown up at the auction block over the last few years and you can expect to spend $3,000-$4,000 for a good one. As with all things in collecting, there’s always something to shoot for.

LEFT: Dr. Birmingham’s Anti Bilious Blood Purifying Bitters.

Well, that’s our “Wearin’ of the Green” party for St. Paddy’s Day 2021. Stay safe bottle family, and may the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be always at your back, may the sun shine warm upon your face, the rain fall soft upon your fields, and until we meet again may God hold you in the palm of his hands.

Ireland Forever - Erin Go Bragh!

To email Robert Strickhart, write to strickhartbob@aol.com

r Editor’s note: Wikipedia adds: “The Wearing of the Green” is an Irish street ballad lamenting the repression of supporters of the Irish Rebellion of 1798. It is to an old Irish air, and many versions of the lyric exist, the bestknown being by Dion Boucicault. The song proclaims that “they are hanging men and women for the wearing of the green.” The revolutionary Society of United Irishmen adopted green as its colour, and supporters wore green-coloured garments, ribbons, or cockades.

In some versions, the “green” being worn is a shamrock rather than fabric.

And: *Guinness is a dark Irish dry stout that originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness at St. James’s Gate, Dublin, Ireland, in 1759.

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RIGHT: Dr. A.W. Coleman’s Anti Dyspeptic And Tonic Bitters.

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Rare Centralia Stoneware Bottle

By David Graci

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t might be rated as rare, like pontiled glass, an embossed medicine bottle, or an unknown, unrecorded brewery example that surfaced in the deep South.

An exquisite shimmering majestic ink might merit that express terminology, but a debossed 9 3/4” tall stoneware bottle from the central hills of Pennsylvania’s coal region might not be that fortunate.

The bottle is very well made, in excellent condition, and looks as though it had never been used. Maybe because it might just be a relic from a lost town. It is quite possibly the only stoneware survivor that reminds folks that the town of Centralia really did exist.

Centralia, Pennsylvania, is pronounced in sharp letters debossed on the lower neck area of that stoneware bottle, with a woman’s name, Ann Gaughan, above it. That woman’s name may be enough to merit a rating of rare for this bottle. Of all the known names on stoneware bottles, only eight are believed to belong to a professional female brewer or saloon owner.

Centralia, Pennsylvania, did once exist.

Located west of Allentown and near Mt. Carmel, Shenandoah and Mahanoy City, the town did not disappear until mail service ceased after Sept. 18, 2003. The state had purchased most of the homes, and convinced almost all of the people to move for safety reasons.

The reason was a coal fire burning under parts of Centralia Township which started

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back in 1962, with two different causes being blamed for it. Workers had set fire to a nearby rubbish dump, which transferred to the coal, was one theory.

The other reason cited was that trash was put into an abandoned strip mine and lit, which spread into a coal seam under the town. That coal fire may continue to burn for decades, causing the State of Pennsylvania to declare conditions unfit for continued housing.

their crimes. The group subsequently lost power and faded away into history.

Very little remains of the town that straddled Route 61. Back in the day, mining interests began drawing up plans for lots and streets to attract miners into developing the area. The town would be called Centreville when commerce began, only to be changed to Centralia by the Postal Service in 1854.

The 1880 census recorded two possible births by different parents for an Ann Gaughan in about 1873. Nothing further could be determined because the 1890 census records were destroyed by fire in 1921. Later census records yielded no further aid. Centralia has three cemeteries that still exist but have no written records of who might have been buried in them.

In an attempt to organize a mine workers union, a group of Irish miners called the Molly Maguires were active in the 1860s. They were a secret fraternal society founded in the 1800s and named after a woman fighting landlords in Ireland for better conditions. They were responsible for the murder of Centralia’s founder, Alexander W. Rea, in October 1868.

Ten years after that event, four men were tried and hung for the crime. The Molly Maguires continued to foment unrest between the mining companies and their supervisors. Unionized miners went on strike in 1875, while violence spread. A Pinkerton detective testified against them, and in 1877 ten men were hanged for

There isn’t much actual history to be found about Centralia’s past. The maximum population reached 2,761 souls in 1890. The town had seven churches, five hotels, twenty-seven saloons, two theaters, a bank, post office, and fourteen general / grocery stores. Yet no history about any of its citizens can be ascertained today.

The town did contain twenty-seven saloons in 1890, which may have produced further records of our “Ann Gaughan / Centralia, Pa.” However, until other potential clues can be found, or some help from an interested reader is heard from, the answer to Ann’s identity and mystery will remain.

PHOTOS (clockwise, from top left): The Centralia stoneware bottle.

Centralia as it looked in 1906..

A look at Centralia in 1960.

The decades-long fire continues to burn Close-up of the debossing.

A clear look at Ann Gaughan / Centralia, Pa.

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Tom Askjem, the Nebraska and Dakota bottle king, digger and researcher, has sent this update on how he keeps busy out on the plains.

“I finished up my digging season recently. Brought an excavator in on a ghost town. We got nine Hutches: seven from Grafton, N.D., one from East Grand Forks and one generic without embossing.”

Welcome to the Grant Marsh House

And while visiting, say hello to Mark Twain and Gen. Custer Another interesting dig shared by Tom Askjem of Buxton, North Dakota

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n 2017, I dug the Grant Marsh House in Yankton, South Dakota.

The house was built in 1877. There were two privies in the yard. There was one bottle that stuck out to me, and was one of several intact-of-era artifacts found in the privy that fit the historical time frame he lived there, being that Grant Marsh located to Tennessee in the mid-1880s.

Though a bit unimpressive as far as embossing goes, this is one of my favorite bottles. It has some of the best history associated with it of any bottle I’ve dug.

It appears to be a beer bottle. It came from the bottom of the oldest privy in the yard of the Grant Marsh house. The beer bottle is embossed on the bottom with “C&I”, indicating that it was made by the Cunningham & Ihmsen Glassworks of Pittsburgh. The glassworks was out of business by 1878.

Grant Marsh was considered one of the greatest riverboat captains in U.S. history.

He started his career in 1856 as a cabin boy. He became first mate and student pilot under Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain).

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Marsh served on more than 23 vessels in his career. He is best known for piloting the Far West, which in 1876 accompanied the U.S. Army column that included Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and the 7th Calvary.

That army column was part of the Great Sioux War of 1876, which included the Battle of Little Bighorn. After the battle, Grant Marsh piloted the Far West down the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers to Bismarck, carrying 51 wounded Calvary troopers from the site of Custer’s Last Stand. Marsh brought the first news of the Custer massacre, which was relayed to the rest of the country via telegraph from Bismarck.

— Tom (thomas.askjem@gmail.com) Wikipedia adds a ton of great information about Marsh, stating “Captain Grant Marsh Was King of the Missouri River.”

It continues: “The Far West’s 54-hour, 710-mile day-and-night dash to Bismarck with the wounded troopers of Major Reno’s command was one of the most remarkable exploits in the history of Missouri River steamboating. It was Marsh

and those he brought with him who relayed the fate of the Seventh Cavalry to the rest of the nation, which was then celebrating its centennial year.”

“Marsh then continued his work on the Missouri. In Yankton, he bought a handsome brick house in 1877. With his own packet boat, the W.J. Behan, he participated in one more notable event in late April 1883, transporting Sitting Bull and his remaining followers from Fort Yates to Fort Randall, where they had been detained after their return from Canada.

“Then, as river traffic waned on the Missouri, Marsh moved to Memphis, Tenn., where there were still opportunities for individuals like him on the Mississippi.

“He did, though, return to Bismarck, operating snag boats, towing coal barges, transporting grain and cement. He stayed active on the river as long as he could.

Marsh died in near poverty in Bismarck in early January 1916, at the age of 83.

He was interred in St. Mary’s Cemetery, located on a hilltop overlooking the Missouri River valley.”

A Missouri River steamboat photo from the 1800s.

The bottle from the bottom of the oldest privy at the Grant Marsh house.

Tom in the yard of the Grant Marsh house.

The base of the bottle above.

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By Tom Caniff — Photos by Deena Caniff

MINI-JELLIES As a jar collector of some forty-plus years my interests have always been pretty wide.

If a container qualified as a jar by some definition and it had some attraction for me, then I usually found room for it in the collection. Like many other commercial product jars, jelly jars were looked upon by myself and others as cousins to fruit jars and thus jelly jars formed a fairly large place in our collection.

Miniature jellies, produced as samples, individual servings, or just cutesy little gift items, were put out by many companies and were identified by embossing on the jellies, original labels, or often just by their marked lids.

The largest category of these mini-jellies in Deena’s and my collection came from the Sue Ann Food Products Corp., of Chicago, Illinois. Photo 1 shows a cardboard box lettered “Jelly Delight Hostess Assortment Of Pure Fruit Jellies.”

The origins of Sue Ann Foods are somewhat vague and evidence of the early company is a bit contradictory, but Figure A illustrates the earliest advertising found. Appearing in the Feb. 1, 1946 CHICAGO [Illinois] TRIBUNE, it promotes early “Quick Frozen Hors D’Oeuvres... Prepared In The Modern Kitchens Of Sue Ann Food Products Corp., 723 W. Randolph St.” Photo 2 shows a pair of 1-ounce, 2 2/8” tall, clear, pedestal-base jellies from Sue Ann Foods. Although the jellies are unmarked, they are identifiable as being from Sue Ann Foods by the colorful, press-on, metal caps displaying a Swiss (?) girl and various fruits (Photo 3). Caps are found in varying shades of blue and red. The caps’ skirts are lettered MFG.

BY SUE ANN FOOD PRODUCTS CORP. CHICAGO 6, ILL. (City zone

code numbers appear to have been first used in the middle to late 1940s, running into the 1950s.)

The cap on the jelly on the left in the photo indicates that it held grape jelly, and the righthand example, still unopened and full, held quince jelly. Two other pedestalbase jellies in our collection have caps for apple jelly and mint-flavored apple jelly.

The 4” by 6” by 2 1/2” Cocktail Delight Hostess Assortment box in Photo 4 was found complete with six of the small Sue Ann pedestal jellies. Two were for quince jelly, two for mint-flavored, one for apple, and one for grape. This box, addressed to “Joyce,” was even dated with an inscription on the bottom, “From Uncle Morris & Walter 1960 Christmas.”

The small pedestal-base mini-jellies are also known with a flying goose (duck?) pyroglazed in black on the side (Photo 5).

These goose-depicted mini-jars are known with mint and quince jelly marked lids.

It’s likely that there were also other birds represented on these jellies, but if a similar bird jelly is found without an identifying cap, who’s to say it wasn’t made for and packed by another jelly manufacturer than Sue Ann? Another variation of these 1-oz. pedestalbase jellies has the bowl embossed with rounded hobnails. as in Photo 6. These two jellies have caps for cherry and strawberry jelly.

Virtually no advertising was found for these Sue Ann mini-jellies. This is curious, PHOTO 1: Jelly Delight Hostess Assortment box of Sue Ann mini-jellies.

FIGURE A: First-found Sue Ann Foods advertising from 1946.

PHOTO 2: Two pedestal-base one-ounce jellies from Sue Ann Food Products.

PHOTO 3: Sue Ann Food Products metal cap with Scandinavian girl displaying fruits.

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because the company marketed a number of other interesting products, including various Cocktail Delight brand cheeses, bottled salad dressings, rings of Queen Olives stuffed with pimento, 6-ounce cans of Tiger Meat, and Cocktail Delight Garlic, Chive, Onion, and Cheddar Cheese Chip Dips in small 6-ounce, Reusable Sherbet Dishes (Figure B). But despite an impressive array of such products, it’s the seemingly unadvertised mini-jellies that seem to pop up most often in eBay ads, antique stalls, and flea markets.

The only mini-jelly that I’ve seen with a paper label is displayed in Photo 7.

Standing 2 3/4” high, this unique straight-sided, pedestal-base jelly has a ring on the stem between the bowl and the foot. Its label reads “Apple Jelly 1 1/2 Oz. Sue Ann USA,” with a barn and a lady churning butter, but the fine print below this dealing with “Flavoring and...” has faded out over the years. This one was found without its original cap and has an unmarked generic, gold-lacquered cap.

A second of the 1 1/2 oz. mini-jars detailed above is also known with a somewhat tattered label reading “Rum Cheese Spread 1 1/2 Oz. Sue Ann U.S.A… Pasteurized Process A semisoft cheese, cheddar cheese, cream… rum, lactic acid and salt. Sue Ann Food Products Corp. Chicago, Ill.” So, the mini-jars were sometimes used interchangeably for both Sue Ann Jellies and Sue Ann Cheese Spreads.

So far, I’ve only found two mini-jellies embossed with identification. First, on the left in Photo 8, is the 2” tall, clear, barrel-shaped jelly embossed CROSSE & PHOTO 4: Sue Ann pedestal-base mini-jellies in a Cocktail Delight Hostess Assortment box.

PHOTO 5: Pyroglazed flying goose mini-jelly.

PHOTO 6: Sue Ann Food Products hobnail jellies.

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BLACKWELL, with its sixteen defined barrel-staves, four hoops, and bung-hole.

I have never seen a complete one, but I suspect they may have had aluminum closures bearing the flavor and other data; these would have been destroyed upon opening the jars.

On the right in the photo is a 1 3/4” tall, pot-shaped jelly embossed SMUCKER’S on the front and reverse shoulders. These were closed with a crimped-on aluminum cap, embossed SMUCKER’S OLD FASHIONED PURE GRAPE JELLY (or other flavor) NET WT. 1 OZ MADE

BY J. M. SMUCKER CO. ORRVILLE, OHIO. These mini-jellies, according to WITH A NAME LIKE, a Smucker company history, were used about 1955-58.

Aside from their mini-jellies, Sue Ann Food Products also marketed a line of cheeses in the same little 1 oz. style minijars. The two clear, approximately 2” tall, tapered mini-jars in Photo 9 were made by the Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. and bear its HA trademark on the base. The jar on the left in the photo is pyroglazed in black with the bust and name in script of Thomas Jefferson on the front, and the reverse is lettered THOMAS JEFFERSON THIRD PRESIDENT BORN APRIL 13, 1743 DIED JULY 4, 1826 PRESIDENT 1801-1809. The jar’s black press-on cap is lettered COCKTAIL DELIGHT BRAND PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEESE SPREAD CONTAINING CAMEMBERT NET WT. 1 OZ., and its skirt reads MFD. BY SUE ANN FOOD PRODUCTS CORP., CHICAGO 6, ILL. VAPOR-VACUUM 43 WHITE CAP CO. CHICAGO 2339827.

In relation to these caps, Sue Ann Food Products Corp. advertised in the June 30, 1952 CHICAGO TRIBUNE for a “man wanted for production line operations in

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a food plant. Must have some experience with filling machines, White vacuum capping machines or Pony labelers.”

The jar on the right has the bust and name of Woodrow Wilson on the front, and the reverse is lettered WOODROW WILSON TWENTY-EIGHTH PRESIDENT BORN DEC. 28, 1856 DIED FEB. 3, 1924 PRESIDENT 1913-1921.

The blue metal cap is lettered basically the same as the preceding jar, except for PROCESS CHEESE SPREAD CONTAINING BLUE (sic). (The small yellow whatzit perched on the cap was given out by our good friend Donald “Mr. Mason” Burkett at the F.O.H.B.C.’s 1980 National show and has helped guard our collection ever since.)

As with the jellies, the cheese mini-jars were also made in a number of variations.

Photo 10 shows a copper wire carousel holding six tapered mini-jars made by Hazel-Atlas Glass. Three of these have the same style of press-on caps as the jellies, while the other three slightly bulbous jars have screw-thread caps, all featuring the Scandinavian girl and her fruits. Based on the visible jars in the front, these six all look to be pyroglazed, some in white and some in black, for Sue Ann’s Cocktail Delight cheeses.

Photo 11 shows another grouping of six more 1 oz. Cocktail Delight cheese jars.

At least three of these tapered, straightsided jars have horses pyroglazed in black, and I suspect that the others probably do too. The press-on Cocktail Delight Brand caps are in a couple different colors but are all printed basically the same, representing Blue, Swiss, Roquefort, and Camembert cheese spreads.

In 1969, Milton Brav, an artist reportedly known for his “Wedgescapes,” sculptures and furniture made of small wood

FIGURE B: A 1957 CHICAGO TRIBUNE ad for a 6-oz. Re-usable Sherbet Dish from Sue Ann Foods.

PHOTO 7: Paper-labeled Sue Ann mini-jelly.

PHOTO 8: CROSSE & BLACKWELL and SMUCKER'S mini-jellies.

PHOTO 9: Sue Ann Food Products Cocktail Delight cheese spreads in mini-jelly-style jars.

wedges, and reputedly the founder of Sue Ann Food Products, sold the company to Pet Foods.

Quite a little collection could be made just from the mini-jars used by Sue Ann Food Products, but it can be difficult nailing down identification. If I were bitten

by the bug that predisposes one to collect shot glasses, I suspect that I’d be inclined to give many of these fascinating little 1-oz. jars room on my display shelves, regardless of whether or not I could identify their provenance. Photo 12 shows three Hazel-Atlas 1-oz. mini-jars pyroglazed in black with a Boxer, a Dachshund, and a March 2021

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PHOTO 10: Carousel with two styles of Sue Ann cheese mini-jars.

Publisher’s Note:

PHOTO 11: Selection of cheese mini-jars with pyroglazed horses.

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PHOTO 12: Hazel-Atlas 1-oz. tapered mini-jars featuring breeds of dogs.

Fox Terrier. Maybe they originally held jelly or cheese spread from Sue Ann or some other packer, or maybe they were actually sold as shot glasses. Without identification, who knows?

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FOR SALE: Early 1900's Stoneware Mug with amazingly detailed Eagle F.O.E. in banner. $75 shipped. Can send pictures to your cell phone. WANTED: Aurora, Indiana Antique Bottles & Jugs except for amber quart Crescent Brewing Company Beers. Also want some Lawrenceburg, Indiana Bottles & Jugs. Top prices paid.

Will trade good bottles for early comic books. Phone: 812-907-0015. 3/21

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FOR SALE: Reducing my collection.

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FOR SALE: New York State (Hudson Valley) Decorated Stoneware. Rare 2 gallon crock signed Lewis Reehl, Peekskill AND 1 gallon jug signed William Lent, Peekskill. Also 2 Merchant Jugs each 2 gallon with cobalt birds, first signed Jacob Fromer, Tannersville and second signed L. Sherwood, Monsey.

Contact me for pics and $$. TOM KEADY, jugs6@embarqmail.com, 973-650-7481.

4/21 FOR SALE: John's Bottle Shop, McGraw NY 13101. Selling my collection of 55 years. Call for appointment only, please leave message. 607-745-1828. 5/21

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ANTIQUES ON FIRST has a rotating selection of locally dug Bottles, Clocks, Militaria, Railroadiana, Art, Advertising and more. Open Wed thru Sun 12:00 (often earlier) to 5:30. 9/21 Come to the 48TH ANNUAL SOUTH CAROLINA BOTTLE CLUB SHOW & SALE!! Saturday, April 17, 2021. 9am to 4:30pm. Set up 7am. New Location: Jamil Temple, 206 Jamil Rd. Columbia SC 29210 southcarolinabottleclub.com 4/21 WE HAVE A GREAT BOTTLE SHOP 20 miles south of Santa Fe, New Mexico on the Turquoise Trail, Highway 14. We have rocks, gifts and bottles. We have the Cerrillos Turquoise Mining Museum, Trading Post and Cerrillos Petting Zoo. Come visit!

5/21 Every bottle has a story! MY WEBSITE, PRE-PROHIBITION WHISKEY MEN, has almost 800 of those stories. Look in sometime and learn the often fascinating details of the men and women behind those bottles and jugs. JACK SULLIVAN 5/21

March 28, 2020, Morgantown, W.VA. Don't miss THE DUNKARD VALLEY ANTIQUE BOTTLE / WV STONEWARE SHOW AND SALE in the spacious Ruby Community Centre at Mylan Park. Very large floor plans for comfortable social distancing and table spacing. In addition, bottle collectors are excited to welcome the WV Stoneware Collectors to the show to give us all more to see and learn about the wonderful state.

There will be plenty of free parking for all of us. Food will be available from the Mason Jar Catering Co. The show is located just off exit 155 on I-79, Morgantown W.V. Many motels and restaurants available nearby.

For additional info, please contact DON KELLEY: 724-998-2734. 3/31 THE NATIONAL BOTTLE MUSEUM is announcing our 2021 museum show taking place on the first Sunday in June.

Outdoor spots will again be available as well as indoor tables. Social distancing will be observed as well as masks, unless otherwise notified. Tables will be $40.00 and admission will be $5.00. Early admission is again at 8am and will be $15.00. Food will be available on the grounds, as well as free parking. We look forward to seeing everyone again, for a great time. If there is inclement weather shelter for outside dealers will be provided. Contact the museum at 518-885-7589.

6/21 THE CAPITAL REGION ANTIQUE BOTTLE CLUB has announced their show will take place in the summer instead of October. July 18th is the date we chose.

This will be an outdoor show with 25ft. spaces and ample parking. The show will be at the Mabee Farm along the Mohawk River, Exit 1 (rt.5s) off of 890. The cost per space will be $30.00. There will not be food but it can be procured if enough people want it. We hope to see you all there. Our contacts are: ADAM STODDARD, 518256-7663; email: acstoddard63@gmail. com, or: PHIL BERNNARD, 518-4297641; email: explomar@hotmail.com 7/21

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Before and after photos of past work and references available upon request. ERIC NYGARD, 706-691-1968. 4/21 www.BottleTreeAntiques.com specializing in SC Dispensary painted label sodas, advertising and primitive furniture. 1960 Mt. Lebanon Rd., Donalds SC 29638, 864-379-3479. 5/21

Wanted d WANTED: Hobbleskirt embossed Coca-Cola bottles: 1915's, 1923's, D-Patent's 6oz's and 6 1/2 oz's. Collector will buy or trade. JIM GEORGES, georges77@twcny.rr.com or 315-662-7729.

7/21 WANTED: Better Albany N.Y. bottles and flasks, L.Q.C. Wisharts in rare colors / all variants. Guilderland, N.Y. Stoneware. DON KELLY, dmebottles@aol.com, Phone: 518365-3783. 12/21 WANTED: PHILADELPHIA STRAPSIDED or Seamed Whiskey Flasks.

I collect and catalog these and also have an interest in Thomas H. Dillon (TD) Philadelphia mineral water bottles. Please contact me if you have any in your collection or wish to sell. ART MIRON, 215-248-4612. jestar484@verizon.net 4/21 WANTED: Hello Fellow Bottle & Glass Collectors! "We" as a "specialized bunch" are becoming almost as "rare" as the "cool old stuff" we seek and collect. Please cultivate and encourage any young person that shows interest in our hobby. All the best, Past President (1994) Los Angeles Historic Bottle Club, TIM BLAIR. 4/21 March 2021

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WANTED: BUYING Pre-Pro etched & amp; embossed beer brewery glasses; whiskey shot glasses; pre-pro brewery mugs, steins including souvenir steins mugs; souvenir china; old advertising material: signs, trays, mirrors, saloon material; back bar whiskey bottles; other early American bottles, flasks, bitters, especially from Kentucky. PAUL VanVACTOR, Phone: 502-533-2693, email: pvanvactor@aol.com P.O. Box 221171, Louisville, KY 40252-1171.

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Or Cabin Inks. BOB TERRY, 303-5692502, llterryualusa@yahoo.com 9/21 WANTED: American Whiskey & Bitters Barrels. Thanks in advance. FRANK, bottlepickers@bottlepickers.com, Phone: 260-347-4551. 3/21 WANTED: Old Marbles. Will pay top $$$$!

BOB GEIS, rhgeis@me.com, Phone: 410299-2800. 3/21 WANTED: Embossed beer, soda, and druggist bottles from Ford City, PA. Hutch bottles from Ford City, Manorville, Kittanning, Dayton, Sagamore, Leechburg and Apollo, PA. Also Flickenger's Dairy, Ford City. billoleksak1947@gmail.com, Phone: 724-859-0113.

3/21 WANTED: Any labeled, pre-prohibition spirits bottles from W.H. Jones and Co., Boston, Mass. that I don't already have.

PETER B. SAMUELSON, 603-960-4194, PO Box 281, Intervale, NH 03845-0281. 3/21 WANTED: Clevenger North American Log Cabin Commemoratives GVII-25-A GVII-25-I and GVII-25-Q Clevenger Commemoratives GVII-16-A GVII-16-C and GVII-16-E. Phone or write. STEVE GRAY, 440-279-8381, 7533 Clay St., Thompson, OH 44086.

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WANTED: Collector seeking bottles from Greene county PA. Soda, Beer, Medicine and Stoneware. Interested in common bottles for inventory and paying good money for good bottles. DON KELLEY, 724-998-2734, Mt. Morris, PA. 3/21 WANTED: Rockford, Illinois bottles.

Looking for 7-up and Dad's Root Beer ACL'z - any size. JEFF DAHLBERG, 815-963-5477. 3/21 WANTED: PA Pontils - Chester Co, PA Bottles - Ireland Bottles. 717-779-8324.

3/21 WANTED: North Dakota Hutchinson Soda Bottles. Also in search of an Ed C. Erfling soda bottle from Omaha. TOM, Thomas.

Askjem@gmail.com 3/21 WANTED: Pontiled Wm W Well's Liniment Freehold, NJ and also the smooth base Belmar NJ version. BOB RANDOLPH, randgal@aol.com, 732-223-6938. 4/21 WANTED: Harley bottles of West Chester, Pa. and Philadelphia, Pa. The West Chester bottles (3) display either J. Harley, James Harley or E.M. Harley. The Phila. Bottles (3) display Edwd. Harley, Schul (Schuylkill) 4th & Market St., Philada or E. Harley, 802 Market St. or E. Harley, West Market St. These bottling business operated in the late 1840s through the early 1880s. BOB HARLEY, rwh220@Yahoo.com, Phone: 215-721-1107.

12/21 WANTED: Art deco soda bottles. Any NC bottles. JERRY HIGGINS, higswalk@ embarqmail.com, 919-553-3341. 3/21 WANTED: U.S.A. Hospital Dept. and any pre-1866 embossed food bottles, mustards, early Baltimore, Wheeling, D.C., Alexandria sodas, beers (stoneware or glass) damage free.

BRUCE, cwaddic@yahoo.com, Phone: 703-307-7792. 12/21 WANTED: The Hero, Hero Improved, The Hero Ine and The Hero Improved jars. debantonez@comcast.net 3/21

WANTED: 9 1/2 inch - Milk Glass Violin Bottle. SONNY SMILEY, Email: lithiaman1@yahoo.com, 540-478-2005. 4/21 WANTED: Modoc Beer, Modoc in Arch over Indian embossed head and shoulders, Beer below Indian, back side reads Trade Mark Beer, M & O Newburgh N.Y. Height 10 1/2", round, aqua, bimal. BILL REEVES, 530-279-6304 or 530-640-1943 evenings, PO Box 252, Cedarville CA 96104. 3/21 WANTED: John W. Steele Niagra Star Bitters - Seeking a green JW Steele Bottle cracked the entire length along one corner. I owned this bottle in 1972 and would love to have it again. JIM EVANS, jcevans@jamescevansllc. com 4/21 WANTED: Looking for Bottles from Muskegon Co., MI that I don't have.

Also seek souvenir china and spoons, postcards and memorabilia. Towns include Bailey, Brunswick, Casnovia, Fruitport, Fruitvale, Holton, Lake Harbor, Lakewood, Michillinda, Montague, Muskegon, Muskegon Hts, N. Muskegon, Ravenna, Sullivan, Trent, Twin Lake and Whitehall.

Also items from Gladwin, Michigan. ELMER OGG, elogg@comcast.net, Phone: 231-5577526. 4/21 WANTED: San Pedro, California bottles and tokens. ERIC KLEPL, ekmail66@gmail.com, 707-499-2459. 5/21 WANTED: Researcher seeking information on 19th century Wisconsin pottery makers.

Old photos, bill of sales, genealogies, especially earthenware examples with known provenance. HENRY HECKER, phantomhah@gmail.com, Phone: 262-8445751. 3/21 WANTED: BALL PERFECTION No. 2 glass lid. FATHER PATRICK WILHELM, 973-986-3974. 5/21 WANTED: Anything pontil Charleston, S.C. JAMES WESTENDORFF, Phone: 843-4524419. 4/21

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WANTED: L. Brownell Cobalt Blue pontiled New Bedford Soda. Nice, clean example, no ground staining, chips or cracks please. I am NOT a dealer and wish to add to my personal collection. scorey2916@comcast.net 3/21 WANTED: Lancaster, PA. Looking for anything rare from Lancaster, PA. SAM NOLT, 717-807-4011.

4/21 WANTED: College and University milk bottles and go-withs. Also milk bottles from the state of Delaware. I will also buy any caps and advertising from both College and Delaware dairies. DEAN SHIPPY, Email: ajsrds@verizon.net, Phone: 302-368-0549, 26 Fremont Road Newark DE 19711. 3/21 WANTED: Blobtop Beers with Special Colored Glass and/or Blobtop Beers with unusual closures attached. BRUCE HECKMAN, hisser@comcast.net, Phone: 248-760-1722. 3/21 WANTED: Collector seeking Kenosha & Racine Bottles & Go-Withs. Also unusual Janos Hunyadi and Hungarian related Bottles & Go-Withs. kbencs6@yahoo.com 3/21 WANTED: Pontiled Bottles with the name "Kelly" on them. kdziak@aol.com 4/21 WANTED: Florida "Small" town milk bottles and ACL Soda Bottles with Unique Characters. Both pre-1970. Send photos.

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3/21 WANTED: Kadushin Dairy bottles and related items. Also, anything related to Mr. Kadushin's "Milky Way Ice Cream Bar." All were located in Nanuet, New York. hmpf@ manheim1762.org, 717-665-5560. 3/21 WANTED: Paying top dollar for Rare Pottsville, PA colored Blobs, Hutches, and Squats. Also buying rare Pottsville, PA Milk Bottles and rare Schuylkill County PA Pyro Milk Bottles. SCOTT, tracylang1218@gmail. com, 570-366-2837. 4/21

WANTED: Peppersauce with roped corners and stars on panels, Radam's Microbe Killer, base shard of an old Sachem, med. amber for repair project, Cobalt blue, applied top, squat whiskey, similar to Neal's Ambrosia, around 9" and unembossed, Myers, druggist, Reno, NV., Mis-spelled McCullough, Reno, NV. 406-888-9092, please leave message. 3/21 WANTED: To buy rare American Poisons.

Also looking for Marinette, WI and Menominee, MI bottles and memorabilia. In particular, looking for a Leisen Henes hutch from Menominee, MI. HENRY & TONI JOHNSTON, hankj@johnstonfurnace.com, 715-923-9351. 4/21 WANTED: OWL DRUG bottles, tins, boxes, paper, anything from the Owl Drug Company. MARC LUTSKO, Email: letsgo@montanasky.net, 406-293-6771, Box 97 Libby, MT 59923.

1/22 WANTED: Houston and Galveston, TX bottles, Richmond and Rosenberg TX bottles.

Dr. Bates celebrated National Tonic Beer, Bandy's Special Punch, Greens Muscadine Punch, Triple xxx Root Beer items, Javo, MoPep, Sazerac Ginger Ale, New Orleans, Omar Root Beer, New Orleans, Juni Phosphate, New Orleans. EARL McINTYRE, email: emcintyr@comcast.net, 832-914-2477, 14214 Jaubert Ct. Sugarland, TX 77489. 3/21

WANTED: South Carolina Bottles Especially SC Dispensaries and Early Crown. Also Lightning Rod items. JOHN, rustycann@ mindspring.com 5/21 WANTED: Seeking treatments/cures for epilepsy/fits/hysteria. Preferred labeled if possible. Also interested in related cards/ advertising. DAN LUCIANO, dluciano56@ optonline.net, 914-271-9785. 4/21 WANTED: OLD MARBLES - Will buy or trade for old bottles. PAT DARNEILLE, 503-888-0665. 4/21 WANTED: COCA COLA HUTCH's and unusual or rare straight sided script cokes wanted to buy or trade. JEFF PEACOCK, Fricaba1@gmail.com, 360-731-1072, 20434 10th Pl SW Normandy Park, WA 98166. 4/21 WANTED: Buying / Trading: Old glass and pottery bottles from Flint, Fenton, Holly and nearby towns; including, but not limited to: Wildanger, McWethy, Koeppen, Wm Findlay, Root, Williston, Pearsall, Burroughs, Ingalls, Bush, Dullam Van Kleek, Hux, Mc-Intre, Shoulters, NYE, Steele & Austin, Case, and/ or others with Flint embossed on them. Also, fewer but some with crown caps and painted labels. DON SIMONS, 810-695-0433. 4/21

WANTED: PA Quart & Colored Hutch Soda's. Cone Top & Flat Top Beer Cans, one or a collection. Gas & Oil Signs and Advertising. Quarts and 2 Gallon Oil Cans, Beer Adv, Pop Adv, Western PA Squat Soda's.

Any Old Paper or Cardboard Posters. Old Match Book Covers - don't have to have matches. LEO MILLER, 814-247-8404. 3/21

WANTED: FRUIT JARS - ESPECIALLY unusual closures and colors. Looking for pint BEAVER, AMBER, with CORRECT CLOSURE. Love the rare stuff including 1/2 pint Echo Farms, different styles of Hemingray Jars, 2" stopple closure, Webster Jar, and O Yes, those Lighting and Globe colors. PHIL SMITH, 859-912-2450 or 859-384-9651, 2281 Clarkston Ln, Union KY 41091. 4/21

WANTED: Pineapple Bitters (P-100), pontiled only. W & Co, in all the colors of the rainbow!! Need golden amber, lemon yellow, grass green and olive amber. Also, J. C. & Co., in colors. PERFECT CONDITION ONLY. Thank you!

Hawkeye751@outlook.com, 415-518-4124, leave message. 5/21

WANTED: Searching for family bottle embossed, "SCHWERKOSK BROS / 58 / VAN WINKLE / AVE / JERSEY CITY, N.J.". These are clear, quart-size blob tops, likely 1880's, that held soda or other beverages. They were from my great grandfather and his brother in Jersey City.

TOM SWIER, ptswi@aol.com 4/21 March 2021

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WANTED: GIV-35 Masonic Flask. CHUCK BUKIN, 1325 Cypress Drive Richardson, Texas 75080-4721.

6/21 WANTED: Serious collector looking for Portage Wis or Portage City bottles or related items. Buy - Sell - Trade. Will pay up to $500 for any bottle I do not have. Call or text.

TOM, 608-697-3452. 4/21 WANTED: 3 Centa Soda Bottle made by Chattanooga Glass Company. ARCHIE HUFFSTETLER, nomorecop@aol.com, 704-827-5058. 4/21 WANTED: AMBER PINT SHOOFLY FLASK EMBOSSED for J.H. & C.F. Miller from New York. JOHN CHENEY, 16 Bellevue St, Apt 3 Worcester, MA 01609.

4/21 WANTED: Amoyon Bitters Peter McQuade NY. Also McQuade liquor bottles from Utica NY. PETER McQUADE, 802-695-3393.

4/21 WANTED: Dr. Dunlaps Anchor Bitters (cabin style with embossed anchors). In excellent to mint condition only, please.

ARLIE ANDERSON, arlieda@comcast.net, 541-915-6190. 4/21 WANTED: Bottles, Advertising, Paper, Ephemera, Souvenir China, etc. related to PERRY NY and or AVON NY, located in WYOMING County and LIVINGSTON County. Also looking for BLOOMFIELD ART POTTERY & ROADSIDE CRAFTSMEN Pottery, Textiles, Woodwork & Iron, Bloomfield NY. AARON WEBER, awebby@frontiernet.net, 585-749-3861. 4/21 WANTED: Topless Jars - I have the lids, just looking for the jars. Almy, any size, Wilcox, any size, Mason's Moon and Star. Phone only.

BARRY SCHILLING, 410-749-7762. 4/21 WANTED: Glass Lid (insert) and Zinc Ring for Quart Ball Fruit Jar (BBGMCo.) RB #195-1. Will buy insert, ring or both. MIKE BEARDSLEY, casketeer@aol.com, 315-3455094. 6/21

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WANTED: Attention Diggers! The SW Bottle and Jar Spa is looking to buy Hutchinson Stoppers to restore. Stoppers must have all their metal and we pay $1.00 bounty for each usable stopper plus your shipping costs. Contact us! cactusjoe@ swbottleandjarspa.com, 4511 N. Arbor Way, Buckeye, AZ 85396. 5/21 WANTED: New Jersey Sodas, New Jersey Picture Beers and Hutches, Hunterdon and Somerset County Bottles, Red or Milk Glass Violin Bottles. RAY BUCH, 908-735-5014.

5/21 WANTED: OBSCENE prices paid for Fredericksburg, VA stoneware and bottles.

I should be committed - don't tell my wife!

KEITH LITTLEFIELD, klittl5191@ aol.com, 703-354-9544, 3902 Rose Lane Annandale, VA 22003. 4/21 WANTED: Colored California hutchinson sodas. Dark lime green, amber Paul Jeenicke San Jose, Turquoise T, Shore, cornflower, C.A. Reinard & Co, etc. Prefer mint. MIKE ELLIOTT, 2432 N. Balboa Ave, #12 Tucson AZ 85705.

3/21 WANTED: FOR SALE: Cobalt Phcy Bottle mint - 8 & 1/4 tall Purcell & Littlejohn Physicist - Leesburg, VA. BILL SIMMS, 443-235-0114. 5/21 WANTED: ILLINOIS BOTTLES $$$$: KEELEY & BRO ALTON ILL Black Glass Ale, SODA'S: BUFF & KUHL ALTON Gravitating Stopper, J. WEISBACH ALTON ILL embossed in straight line.

A & F.X. JOERGER ALTON ILL, L.ABEGG's SODA MANUFACTORY BELLEVILLE ILL. JOS. FISCHER'S SELTERS WATER BELLEVILLE ILL. J.N. CLARK BELLEVILLE ILL, BECK & BRO. HIGHLAND ILL, MUELLER & BECK HIGHLAND ILL. WEBER & MILLER HIGHLAND ILL. DANL KAISER QUINCY ILL. MR & HW LUNDBLAD QUINCY ILL. THEO ADAMS, stlouissoda@aol.com, 618-781-4806. 4/21

WANTED: Excited to announce the Summer 2021 opening of the Royal Crown Cola Museum in Columbus, GA, home of Royal Crown's founder Claud A. Hatcher! Looking for artifacts (signs, display pieces, etc.) from the following: Chero-Cola, Royal Crown Cola, Nehi, Diet Rite Cola, Upper 10, Par T Pak Ginger ale! Please contact Allen Woodall!

ALLEN WOODALL, 706-332-6378. 4/21 WANTED: EMBOSSED CURES WANTED: Including these pontils: Avery's, Benson's, Bernard's, Brown's, Bull's, Burt's, Cannon's, Flander's, Frambe's Geoghegan's, Hamilton's, Jacob's, Lay's, McAdoo's, McElroy's, Parham's, Rhodes' Prov. R.I., Rohrer's, Rudolph's, Star-in's, Stone's, Toledo, Woodman's. ALSO BIMALS: Anchor, Bavarian Bitters, Beesting, Bixler's, Bliss, Boot's Indigestion, Bowanee, Bower's, Bradford's, Bromo Mineral, Bronson's, Bull's (Baltimore), Carey's CholiCura, Clement's Certain (green), Collins' Opium (aqua), Cowan's Certain, Davis Indian, Detchon's Infallible, Edelweiss, Electrofluid, Ewer's Arcanum, Forest Pine (unpontiled), Francisco's, Frog Pond 8", Green's King's Cure, Large Handyside's (chocolate amber), Helmer's, Hilleman's, Hinderman's, Holden's (green), Hungarian, Indian Mixture, JBF, Kauffman Phthisis, Keeley's (opium, neurotine, solution), Large Kellum's, Kid-Nee-Kure, Lenape's, Lindley's, Long's Malaria, Loryea (green), Marsden, McConnon Cough, Amber McLean's (8"), Miniotti's (clear), Morning Glory, Murphy K & L. Pageapfel's, Park's (clear), Peck's, Pennock's, Peterman's (green), Rattail, large River Swamp, Scott's (bird), Streetman's, Tremaine's, Vosburgh, Wadsworth (goat), Warner's K & L Rochester (green, aqua, clear), Wildwest, Wilkinson's, Wilson Footrot, Winan's (no Indian), York Corn Cure. Looking for many others, especially embossed with label, contents, box. Also would like data on unlisted cures for future Cure Book. JOHN WOLF, ohcures@yahoo. com, 937-275-1617, 1186 Latchwood Ave., Dayton, OH 45405.

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APRIL 17

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

The St. Louis Antique Bottle Collectors Assoc. is pleased to present their 51st Annual Show & Sale, (9 AM to 2 PM), at Orlando Gardens, 4300 Hoffmeister (off Union Road), St. Louis. Adm. $3, children free. Info: PAT JETT, 71 Outlook Drive, Hillsboro, MO 63050; PH: 314.570.6917; email: patsy_jett@yahoo.com

New date, Larger and better Location!

The South Carolina Antique Bottle Club's 48th Annual Show & Sale, (9 AM to 4:30 PM; dealer set-up 7:30 AM to 9 AM), at the Jamil Shrine Temple, 206 Jamil Road, Columbia, SC. Info: MARTY VOLLMER, PH 803.629.8553, email: martyvollmer@ aol.com, or ERIC WARREN, PH: 803.960.7814, email: scbottles@aol.com

MARCH 28 MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA

APRIL 17

Dunkard Valley Antique Bottle Show & Sale, (9 AM to 2 PM; Early buyers 7:30 AM, $25), at the Ruby Community Center, 500 Mylan Park Lane, Morgantown, WV 26501. Adm. $2, 16 and under FREE! Info: DON KELLEY, PH: 724.998.2734, email: bonzeyekelley@gmail.com

LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA

APRIL 3 DAPHNE, ALABAMA

The Mobile Bottle Collectors Club's 48th Annual Show & Sale, (9 AM to 3 PM; Dealer set-up Friday, April 2nd, 3 PM to 7 PM, and Sat. 7 AM to 9 AM), at the Daphne Civic Center, 2603 US Hwy 98, Daphne, AL 36525. Free Adm., Free Appraisals. Info: ROD VINING, 251.957.6725, Email: vinewood@mchsi. com, or Facebook: "Mobile Bottle Collector's Club Show & Sale".

APRIL 10 KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN

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The Kalamazoo Antique Bottle Club’s 41st Annual Show & Sale, (10 AM to 3 PM, early buyers 8 AM), at the Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds, 2900 Lake St., Kalamazoo, MI. Info: JOHN PASTOR, P.O. Box 227, New Hudson, MI 48165, PH: 248.486.0530, Email: jpastor@ americanglassgallery.com, or: MARK McNEE, PH: 269.343.8393.

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New - Tailgate Antique Bottle Show, (6 AM to 10 AM), 15 North Lane, Lititz, PA. Free admission! Just Show Up, Sell, Buy & Go! Set-up in parking lot or INSIDE in the event of Inclement Weather.

NOTE: No tables provided. 8' tables Must be Reserved in Advance at $10 / each. No charge if you bring your own tables! Sponsored by Timeless Treasure Auctions, LLC. Info: STEVE GUION, PH: 717.371.1259, email: william03301956@gmail.com.

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The Historical Bottle-Diggers of Virginia 49th Annual Antique Bottle and Collectible Show & Sale, (9 AM to 3 PM), at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds, U.S. Rt. 11 South, (Exit 243 off I-81), Harrisonburg, VA. Info: SONNY SMILEY, PH: 540.434.1129 or email: lithiaman1@ yahoo.com

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APRIL 18 HUTCHINSON, KANSAS

13th Annual Kansas Antique Bottle & Postcard Show & Sale, (9 AM to 3 PM), at the Kansas State Fairgrounds (Sunflower South Bldg), Hutchinson, KS. Free Adm. Info: MIKE McJUNKIN, PH: 620.728.8304, email: scarleits@ cox.net, or, MARK LAW, Phone:

785.224.4836, email: kansasbottles@gmail. com. Sponsored by the Kansas Territory Bottle & Post Card Club.

MAY 2 EAST WINDSOR, NEW JERSEY

New Date! New Location! The New Jersey Antique Bottle Club (NJABC), 25th Annual Show & Sale, (9 AM to 2 PM) at the Kyle Family Farm, 831 Windsor Perrineville Road, East Windsor, NJ 08520.

Come join the fun! For contracts please email: bottlediggerkev@aol.com; Other questions - please call JOHN LAWREY: 973.222.7635.

MAY 8 MANSFIELD, OHIO

The Ohio Bottle Club’s 42nd Mansfield Antique Bottle & Advertising Show & Sale, (9 AM to 2 PM, early buyers Friday 3 to 6 PM, $35), at the Richland County Fairgrounds, Mansfield, OH. Adm. $5.

Info: MATT LACY, PH: 440.228.1873, Email: info@antiquebottlesales.com; or LOUIS FIFER, 330.635.1964, Email; fiferlouis@yahoo.com Website: www. ohiobottleclub.org MAY 16 WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA

Washington County Antique Bottle Club 47th Annual Show & Sale, (9 AM to 2 PM), at the Alpine Star Lodge, 735 Jefferson Ave., Washington, PA 15301. Adm. $3. Info: ED KUSKIE, 352 Pineview Dr., Elizabeth, PA 15037. PH: 412.405.9061, email: bottlewizard@comcast.net MAY 22 & 23 ADAMSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

New, Special Spring Shupp's Grove Bottle Festival, (Sat. & Sun. 6 AM to dusk, early buyers Friday, 3 PM), at the famous 'Shupp's Grove', 607 Willow Street, Reinholds, PA 17569. Info: STEVE GUION, March 2021

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JUNE 6

New date, New location! The Capital Region Antique Bottle Club outdoor Show & Sale, at the Historic Mabee Farm along the Mohawk River, 1100 Main Street, Rotterdam, NY (exit 1, Rt. 5S off 890). Info: ADAM STODDARD, PH: 518.256.7663; Email: acstoddard63@gmail.com, or: PHIL BERNNARD, PH: 518.429.7641; Email: explomar@hotmail.com

BALLSTON SPA, NEW YORK

The National Bottle Museum presents the Annual Saratoga Springs Show & Sale, (9 AM to 2:30 PM; early adm. 8 AM, $15), at the Saratoga County Fairgrounds, 4H building, 162 Prospect St, Ballston Spa, NY. Adm. $5, Children 12 and under free.

Info: NATIONAL BOTTLE MUSEUM, 76 Milton Avenue, Ballston Spa, NY 12020. PH. 518.885.7589; Email: info@ nationalbottlemuseum.org.

JUNE 12 CAMBRIDGE CITY, INDIANA

Cambridge City Jar & Antique Show, (9 AM to 3 PM, dealer set-up 7:00 AM), outdoors at Crietz Park, 150 N. Foote St, Cambridge City, IN. Info: MARTY TROXELL, PH. 765.478.3800.

JUNE 19 JOHNSTON, IOWA

The Iowa Antique Bottleers 51st Annual Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show and Sale, (8 AM to 2 PM; Early buyers 6 AM), at the Johnston Lions Club, 64th Place and Merle Hay Road, Johnston, IA. Adm. $2, Children Free. Info: MARK WISEMAN, 3305 Sheridan Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50301. PH: 515.344.8333, or JOYCE JESSEN, PH: 515.979.5216.

JULY 17 & 18 ADAMSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

The 21st Annual Shupp's Grove Summer Bottle Festival, (Sat. & Sun. 6 AM to dusk, early buyers Friday, 3 PM), at the famous 'Shupp's Grove', 607 Willow Street, Reinholds, PA 17569. Info: STEVE GUION, PH: 717.626.5557, or: 717.371.1259, Email: affinityinsurance1@windstream.net

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ROTTERDAM JUNCTION, NEW YORK

AUGUST 6 & 7 SYRACUSE, NEW YORK

FOHBC 2021 National Antique Bottle Show, OnCenter Civic Center, Syracuse, N.Y. View and download info. packet & contract at fohbc.org. Additional info: JIM & VAL BERRY, Email: jhberry10@ yahoo.com, or: JIM BENDER, Email: jbender@millservicesinc.com. FOHBC National Show – Eastern Region.

SEPTEMBER 26 BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

Rescheduled from March! The Baltimore Antique Bottle Club's 41st Annual Show & Sale, (9 AM to 3 PM), at the Physical Education Center, CCBC-Essex, 7201 Rossvile Blvd. (I-695, Exit 34), Rosedale, MD. Info: Show Chairman RICK LEASE, 410-458-9405, email: finksburg21@comcast.net. For contracts, call: ANDY AGNEW, 410-527-1707 or email: medbotls@comcast.net. Website: baltimorebottleclub.org.

JULY 28 - AUGUST 1, 2022 RENO, NEVADA

FOHBC 2022 National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo, Grand Sierra Resort & Casino. Information: RICHARD SIRI, email: rtsiri@sbcglobal.net, or FERDINAND MEYER V, email: fmeyer@fmgdesign.com. FOHBC National Convention – Western Region.

SEPTEMBER 11 & 12 ADAMSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

Special Shupp's Grove Fall Bottle Festival, (Sat. & Sun. 6 AM to dusk, early buyers Friday, 3 PM), at the famous 'Shupp's Grove', 607 Willow Street, Reinholds, PA 17569. Info: STEVE GUION, PH: 717.626.5557, or: 717.371.1259, Email: affinityinsurance1@windstream.net SEPTEMBER 19 CHEEKTOWAGA, NEW YORK

The Greater Buffalo Bottle Collectors Association 22nd Annual Show and Sale, (9:00 AM to 2:00 PM), at the Polish Falcons Hall, 445 Columbia Avenue, Depew, NY. Info: TOM KARAPANTSO, 716.487.9645, email: tomar@stny.rr.com, or: PETER JABLONSKI, 716.440.7985, email: peterjablonski@roadrunner.com; or JOE GUERRA, 716.207.9948, email: jguerra3@roadrunner.com

ATTENTION READERS: Due to COVID-19 precautions, a number of upcoming bottle shows have been postponed or cancelled. Please check with local show chairperson to see if your favorite shows are affected.

We will have further updates in future issues as new information becomes available. Thanks.

WANTED

Greer #s of the mint state #1265 United States Syrup #1685 United States Syrup #1383 Dr. Perkins’ Syrup #5 Arthurs Renovating Syrup #778 Halls / Palingenesia / Or Regenerator

Also non Greer bottles of the mint state Dr. C.W. Robacks Scandinavien Blood Purifier Cincinnati, O, IP

Write, Call or Email

John Keating P.O. Box 13255 Olympia, WA 98508 360-628-9576 johnkeating473@yahoo.com

WANTED: Clarke’s Vegetable Sherry Wine Bitters, Sharon, Mass.

All bottle sizes & variants…pontil/smooth base. Also, ANY ephemera..newspaper ads, invoices, letterhead, etc.

THANK YOU. Charlie Martin Jr. 781-248-8620, or cemartinjr@comcast.net

Presents our absentee mail/phone bid cataloged auction #74 of Patent Medicines, Pills, Tins, Apothecary/Drugstore and Advertising items.

Closing date: Saturday, March 27th, 2021 at 10:00 pm EST Some of the highlights to include:

Labeled Patent Medicines: Warner’s: Log Cabin Cough & Consumption Remedy, Log Cabin Extract, Safe Nervine, 2 Sizes = Safe Remedies Co. Compound. Bitters: S.T Drakes Plantation, Sarsina Stomach, West India Stomach Bitter, Sandborn’s Laxative Bitters, Dr. Jacobs’ Bitters, Dr. Langley’s Root & Herb, Prickly Ash, Dr. Pierce’s Indian Restorative Bitters, Dr. Warren’s, Sample size Dr. Harter’s. Winan’s Bros. Indian Cure, Amber, Hampton’s V. Tincture Mortimer & Mowbray Baltimore, Pages Veg. Syrup for Females, Dr. T.J Kilmers Special Remedies, Dr. Kilmer’s Female Remedy, Swamp-Root and Ocean-Weed Heart Remedy. Dr. McLean’s Liver & Kidney Balm and Strengthening Cordial, Lydia Pinkham’s Blood Purifier and Veg. Compound, Mrs. Dinsmore’s Balsam, Lighty’s Celery Nerve Compound, Dr. Green’s Blood Purifier & Nerve Tonic, Dr. King’s Sarsaparilla, Dr. James’ Stillingine & Sarsap., Rare, Kemp’s Sarsaparilla, 2 Sizes = Dr. Harter’s Lung Balm, Dr. Miles’ Restorative Nervine, Doct. Mott’s Cough Balsam, Tilden & Co. New Lebanon. Label/ Pontiled: Tilden & Co. NY., Longley’s Panacea, DeWitt’s Pain Reliever, John Bull’s King of Pain, C.C Bristol-Buffalo, Dr. Guysott’s Sarsaparilla, Dr. Kennedy’s Medical Discovery, Bach’s American Compound, Holden’s Dysentary & Diarrhoea Cordial, Dr. Porter, Snow & Mason’s. Many of the above with Boxes!!

Tins: Unusual, D.C.A New National Cigar Tin with Drugstore/Apothecary designs at the sides, Dr. Hall’s Catarrh Remedy, Crosby’s Swedish Asthma Cure, Superior Cough Drops, Magic Regulators – Trial Treatment, Dr. Kilmer’s U&O Sample and more!!

Tooth Powder Tins: Dr. Belding’s Tooth Powder, Holman’s Tooth Powder, Dike’s, Riker’s, Once-A-Week Tooth Powder, Dentist’s Friend, Sanitary Tooth Soap flat pocket tin. Tooth Bottles = Meade & Baker’s Carbolic Mouth Wash, J.I Brown’s & Sons Oriental Tooth Powder, Vernas Lotion / Mouth Wash, Unusual Pande Tooth Powder Wooden Cylinder. Daisy Tooth Forceps with box. Nice, Dr. Graft’s Riggscide Medicated Tooth Powder Sign, etc..

Pills: Scarce, Warner’s Safe Yeast Cannister, Strong & Osgood’s Physianthroptic Pills, Gum-To-Bac Medicated Gum box, Nice, Kennedy’s Headache Tablets Countertop Store Display, Marshall’s Asthma Cigarettes, Lot of 10 Eopa Homeopathic Home Remedies from San Francisco, Ca., Other Group Pill Lots etc…

Apothecary: 2 Different Reverse Glass Specie Jars, Label Under Glass Jars in Clear, Amber, Green and Cobalt Blue! 2 = W.R Warner & Co. LUG Pedestal Base Jars, 2 = Early Amethyst Storage Jars, 2 Sizes: Inverted Merck Jars, Ceramic Ointment Pots, Set of Cardboard Drug Jars, Dr. Wansbrough’s Nipple Shields, Quassia Cup, Phenix Breast Pump, The Lycosite “Quack Device” with box, Parke-Davis & Co. Store Tins and more!!

Veterinary: Labeled Bottles = Juniper Tar Healing Balm, Dr. Lesure’s Fever Drops, Dr. A.C Daniel’s Eye Wash. Packages: Rare, Carey’s GESS Horse & Cattle Powders, Dr. Cady’s Condition Powders, Owen’s Poultry Powder, Fleck’s Poultry Powder, Trial Package = Pratts Food for Horses, Cows, Hogs, Sheep. Cannisters: Lightning Lice Killing Powder, Dr. Lesure’s Dusting Powder, Talbot’s Flea Powder. Unusual, Large size Hahn’s Celebrated Hog Cholera Preventive and Deobstruent Powder Tin, Seibert Handy Fly Tin. Rare, Labaree Veterinary Medicine Co. “Pharaoh’s Horses” tin litho Tray etc…

Advertising: Signs: Graphic, International Honey-Tar Foot Remedy, Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, Ayer’s: Cathartic Pills and Ague Cure. Warner’s Safe Cure, Dr. D. Jayne’s Expectorant Poster – Lafayette, Dana’s Sarsaparilla, Embossed Tin = Welch’s Magic Tea Cures Constipation, Malaria etc., Reverse Glass: Nice, Dr. Walker’s California Vinegar Bitters, Dr. McLane’s Vermifuge, Dr. Jayne’s Family Medicines, Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. West’s Liver Pills Advertising Mirror. Complete, 1900 Antikamnia Calendar, Rare, Drink French’s Celery & Caffeine Bromide LUG Counter Jar, Unusual, Wm. Radam’s Microbe Killer Jug, Rare, Eye-Fix Cast Iron Advertising Clock, Dr. Scholl’s Porcelain Thermometer.

Selection of wood shipping crates & more!!!

For a fully illustrated catalog with color pictures send $15.00 to: McMurray Antiques & Auctions, P.O. Box 393, Kirkwood, N.Y. 13795. *ENTIRE CATALOG SHOULD BE VIEWABLE ON MY WEBSITE MARCH 15h.*

Email: mcmurrayauctions@aol.com Website: www.mcmurrayauctions.com

Phone (607) 775-5972. or Phone/Fax (607) 775-2321 Post auction price list included.

NEXT AUCTION SUMMER 2021

I am currently accepting quality items for future sales.

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When a Star is not a Star A good question, and a good point — up to 12 of them

By Charles (Chuck) Bukin

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here are a number of Masonic symbols on the Masonic flasks listed in the book American Bottles & Flasks and Their Ancestry, by Helen McKearin and Kenneth M. Wilson, published in 1978. I believe that mistakes were made on identifying some symbols on some of the Masonic flasks.

One of the most important Masonic symbols used in Freemasonry is not listed in the book. It’s the Sprig of Acacia, an evergreen that grows in abundance in the vicinity of Jerusalem. The tabernacle and its furniture, with the Ark of the Covenant, was made of it, and it was consecrated from among the other trees of the forest for sacred purposes.

Looking at the leaves of the acacia bush or tree, they have very unique patterns and are almost like snowflakes, with many unusual patterns.

This Masonic symbol is used in the Third Degree or the Master Degree of Freemasonry. The majority of the Masonic flasks in the book by McKearin and Wilson have the main Masonic symbols on one side of the flask, and have an eagle and an oval frame below and are surrounded by a bead on the other side. This oval frame is sometimes beaded and sometimes is smooth. I do not know what the oval bead represents; it could be a rope or reef of laurel flowers.

But the symbols within the oval frame are acacia leaves and not stars. I have never seen stars shaped like those on the flasks.

The Masonic symbols as described in McKearin and Wilson (shown on page 32): GI-84 - Large 12 Pointed Star GIV-5 - Large 8 Pointed Star GIV-6 - Large 8 Pointed Star GIV-7 - Large 8 Pointed Star GIV-7a - Large 8 Pointed Star GIV-8 - Large 8 Pointed Star GIV-8a - Large 8 Pointed Star GIV-9 - Large 8 Pointed Star GIV-10 - Elongated 8 Pointed Star GIV-10a - Elongated 8 Pointed Star GIV-11 - Crudely Formed Leaf GIV-12 - Small circle with concave center GIV-13 - Large 8 Pointed Star GIV-13a - Elongated 7 Pointed Star GIV-14 - Large 8 Pointed Star These symbols are the stars that are not stars. They are leaves of a sprig of Acacia bush or tree.

r REFERENCES: 1. American Bottles & Flasks and Their Ancestry, Helen McKearin and Kenneth M. Wilson, 1978 Crown Publishers, New York, page 591.

2. Monitor and Ceremonies, Ancient, Free and Accepted Mason, Nebraska 1902, revised 1962, page 55.

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Reverse of the GIV-5 Masonic flask.

Teal blue GIV-5 Masonic Flask

LEFT: Close-up of oval frame with acacia leaf on reverse of GIV-5 mold.

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The History of Bottle Collecting Picture this: A new wing in the virtual museum

By Michael Seeliger

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ur hobby has come a long way since the 1960s. Before that, there were great pioneers with the insight to collect bottles and bottle information long before it became popular. The Clevenger Brothers recognized that with the bottles they reproduced from some of the iconic molds they acquired. This is a great part of our hobby.

A few months ago, I started talking to fellow collectors about some of the collections I have photographed. We talked about how these collections were awe-inspiring to say the least, and they motivated us to continue in the hobby.

Some of these collections now are only mere memories.

We also discussed the old bottle shows of the ’60s and ’70s. There were memorable events, displays, and camaraderie, to say the least. Often a club photographer took pictures and captured the history of these shows. How wonderful it would be to see these old photographs again.

When I saw the letter from our FOHBC president, John O’Neill, in Bottles and Extras soliciting ideas on how to move our hobby forward, I recalled my previous discussions and shared those ideas with John. Be careful what you wish for.

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Suddenly I found myself gladly agreeing to serve on the board as Second Vice President focusing on some of my ideas.

Currently I am working on several topics.

First, I volunteered my 1974 book, H.H. Warner — His Company and His Bottles, and the follow-up eBook version, to be available to our members in the reference section of the Virtual Museum. I also worked on the additional transfer of early books on bottles into digital format for the museum’s reference library. My first endeavor was to get Rev. Agee’s two cure books added to the reference library. I am proud to announce that Collecting the Cures and Collecting All Cures will soon join my books in our reference library.

Which books shall I work on next? What are the books that helped our hobby along and gave us valuable reference material? Contact me with your ideas, or permission to transfer or include books or information you have written.

Secondly, I am gathering photos of collections, past and present, to put into our historical “collections photo” library.

They don’t have to be fantastic, just collections that you have pictures of from the past and present. Remember to obtain permission from the owners of past

collections, as well as present collections to be entered into our gallery. Digital format would be preferred but I can scan photos if that is what you have. I’ll return photos. Please include as much information about the photos as you can on the photos you submit.

Thirdly, I am gathering photos of bottle club shows, displays, auctions, etc. Again, digital format is suggested but I can scan photos and return them to you. Also provide information as to the date and location of the show.

I have included a few photos to get us started. Your contributions will make this a valuable resource for current and future bottle collectors. Also, remember monetary contributions are needed to maintain the Virtual Museum. If you have not visited the museum lately, now is a great time to do so and see the vast number of additions that have been made recently. It is turning out to be a fantastic project.

I can be contacted with photos and other ideas at MWSeeliger@gmail.com or Michael Seeliger, N8211 Smith Rd., Brooklyn, Wisc. 53521, or by phone at (608) 575-2922.

TOP ROW: Kathy Mitchell's poison display from 1972; Michael and Alice Seeliger at the 1972 South Central Wisconsin Bottle Show MIDDLE ROW: A much younger Bill Mitchell and Marian Jaeger at the 1974 South Central Wisconsin Bottle Show; Dr. Michael Schwartz and his table at the 1972 South Central Wisconsin Bottle Show; and The Old Bitters Home.

BOTTOM: Warner collectors gather to put together the most complete collection of Warner bottles ever displayed at the 2008 Genesee Valley Bottle Club Show in Rochester, New York. From left to right are: Andy Lange, Dave Kyle, Jack Stecher, Terry McMurray, Mike Seeliger and Steve Jackson

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Catawiki? Cowabunga!

A small bottle in a big world of cow manure A shipload of … stuff from Ralph Finch

(Whatever you find on the internet, watch your step)

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t started with a text from a collector friend in Michigan who alerted us to a Facebook reference she thought we might be interested in. That took us to an auction in the Netherlands, but not before we exchanged messages with a friend in northern England, and another in Germany and one in Antwerp, Belgium.

Actually, before we got on our magic flying rug, it really all started while we were having breakfast in early January, sitting in our jammies enjoying toast and coffee.

(And, by the way, a toast to the internet, which allows us to ignore the virus and spend money without getting dressed, always ignoring the threat of the pending poorhouse looming ahead. If we are sent to the poorhouse, will we be allowed to wear our jammies there?)

Catawiki, the Dutch auction house, boasts that we can “bid on over 65,000 special objects every week, selected by 222 experts​in areas such as fashion, stamps and antiques.” I tapped on “antiques” and 2,776 items came up!

The item that caught the Finch eye (which is slightly better than a fish eye) was this painted bottle, described as: “Lot 44246879 (!): Mouth-blown bottle with original hand painting, Netherlands, 18th century. 35 cm for length (13.8 inches), painted with a sea scene with a Dutch three-master (see the red/white/ blue flags). It is a beautiful object, it has a few small spots in the painting. These spots are not disturbing. We will ship it with track and trace.”

(Catawiki translates its offerings into a dozen languages. And the flags on the ships are the flags of the Netherlands.)

We did put in a bid, but, in of mid-January got this response: “You’ve been outbid.”

(I’ve heard that before!)

The current bid was €140 ($172), and at that time we were told that shipping to the States would be $57.

The auction house adds a fee of a modest 9 percent.

The nice bottle, “typical continental in shape and color, looks like a 1750s piece,” said our friend John Ault of northern England, except …

Except we then got advice that we should abandon ship when Willy Van Den Bossche of Antwerp (Belgium) reported: “This bottle is, as far as I know, a mid20th century bottle (1950s-’70s), a limited edition from the Dutch Amsterdam Bols liquor company founded in 1575, to commemorate their 400th birthday to promote the company.”

“Originally there was also the word BOLS painted on the neck of this bottle, but it has been removed to avoid recognition of its origin. Lucas Bols N.V. is a Dutch public company in the business of alcoholic beverages. It claims to be the oldest distillery brand in the world.”

Well, the auction house says the bottle is from the 18th century? So close, yet so very not close.

Looks good, but … it’s not old, maybe a circa 1975 “souvenir” bottle made by a Dutch liquor company.

On January 13, the vintage item sold for €260 ($316)! But the Finches had done our homework, yet the auction house apparently didn’t care to do its research.

Nor, apparently, did the buyer.

FYI: Noted author and researcher, Willy Van Den Bossche was inducted onto the FOHBC Honor Roll in 2019. He published the Bibliography of Glass: From the Earliest Times to the Present in 2019.

It contains 4,210 titles, and cost Willy twelve years of his life. You can order it on the internet.

Thanks to Willy and John Ault. I am so happy that I have such smart friends who make me look good.

For comments in a dozen languages (although I only speak English, and somedays just barely) feel free to email rfinch@twmi.rr.com

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Woody the Woodchuck Showed Me the Way To where? A hidden bottle treasure in a rock pile

By Peter B. Samuelson

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t was early spring of 2020. The temperature was sixty degrees and the robins had recently arrived for the season. Things seemed to be in order except for the recent news concerning Covid-19.

I live in a small town in western Maine where the population is quite sparse.

There is no post office or gas station and only one business (which is seasonal).

However, there are many miles of old coach roads with many old cellar holes along the way. The total human population is just under 400. It is a safe place to live during a pandemic.

The plan for that beautiful spring day was to investigate an old cellar hole in a remote section of town. To access the site, I had to hike along an old town road which passed through a dense forest of mixed hardwood and softwood trees.

Along the way there is a beautiful, handsplit rock bridge that crosses an ice-cold stream most likely full of native brook trout. The bridge dates to about 1820.

Not far from the bridge is some open farmland and the remains of an old barn.

Near the barn is what remains of an early 1900s *manure spreader and 1920s snow roller. I wonder if Ralph Finch has either of these collectibles?

Nearby is the Harding cellar hole. From looking at the condition of the foundation rocks I determined that the house burned many years ago. The rocks are split and crumbed from the heat of the fire.

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The Harding cellar hole full of 1940’s and 1950’s junk. Woody the woodchuck’s burrow is to the far left.

Inside and out, the cellar hole had been used as a dumping place for trash for quite a long time. Most of what I could see was 1940s-50s junk. But what was under it?

Off to the side of the cellar hole I noticed that many of the foundation rocks looked out of place or pushed around. Perhaps there was more dump in that direction.

Suddenly my thoughts were interrupted by a strange noise in the woods. Much to my surprise I could see a tubby woodchuck heading my way with some sort of green leaves in its mouth. Just before reaching the edge of the cellar hole the critter dove head first into a hole between two large rocks.

All this commotion sparked my interest, so naturally I had to go over and peek into the hole to see what “Woody the Woodchuck” was doing. I couldn’t see Woody at all. Instead, I saw something of greater interest.

Wedged among the rocks were pieces of rusty metal, broken bottles, old leather boots, and scythe blades. What a sight!

Apparently, this section of the cellar hole had been used from time to time as a dumping spot, probably during winter months when hauling trash off to the woods was a major hassle.

I still couldn’t see the fat woodchuck, so I gave a verbal notice to the critter that I would be back early the following day

PHOTOS (clockwise from upper left): Two common 1890s bottles and a broken Carnival glass item.

This copper hot water bottle was the first decent collectible to be dug from the dump.

A close-up of the debossing on the 2-gallon ovoid jug.

“C.W. ATWELL / PORTLAND / ME”. The last and best bottle dug from Woody’s home.

A 2-gallon ovoid jug and an 18” chamfer knife from deep in the dump.

Missing its side-boards, the old manure spreader is resting peacefully.

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1877. The tool was used to create a beveled edge on large barrel staves. The tool is 18 inches long and solid steel. What more could an artifact digger hope to find?

With lousy weather forecast for the next day or so, I backfilled my hole to keep intruders out and also to let Woody the Woodchuck enjoy his palatial estate all by himself.

The logo embossed on the hot water bottle.

with heavy duty tools to begin a major excavation of the premises.

The next morning, I arrived early at the digging site armed with a two-ton comealong and a crow bar and began the arduous task of digging through the rubble near the woodchuck’s burrow.

For the next few hours, I removed nothing worth keeping … what a drag. I was getting pooped!

But then, ahead of me, I could see a copper-colored object wedged under some bricks. Carefully I pulled it free and was surprised to see that I had just dug a complete copper hot water bottle with an embossed company logo on the front. The logo included a “Patent Date of Nov. 26, 1912.”

There was still much more rubble to dig through. And also, what happened to Woody the Woodchuck?

Continuing on into the pile of trash and rocks, I began to unearth broken pieces of early machine-made bottles such as inks and food flavorings. There was nothing here to keep, but with luck things could change as I went along. And after lunch things really did change, big time!

From under a large slab of house foundation came a most unusual handmade tool.

It is a type of draw-shave knife called a chamfer knife. It was made by Higgins and Libby Co. in Bangor, Maine, about

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Later in the week I was back at the Harding cellar hole with renewed energy and discovered a half dozen small 1890s household bottles and one busted Carnival Glass item. At least I was finding a little something for my efforts.

In this same area I came upon the remains of a nifty two-gallon ovoid jug from C. Crafts and Co., Portland, Maine. With a bit of patience and lots of epoxy, I made the jug stand tall for a photo or two.

It became very slow going for the next several days. Some huge rocks were more than I could move, so all I could do was scratch around them and hope to find something whole. This soon became a waste of time.

There wasn‘t much more for me to do except to try and dislodge some twisted metal that had been aggravating me for some time. Finally, with the aid of my crowbar, I managed to twist the metal around so I could see what was behind it.

And was I in for a surprise!

There in the dirt lay two unbroken bottles. One was a sick Warner’s Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, the other, a pontiled C.W. Atwell Portland, Maine with no damage and only some minor contents stain near the shoulder.

All I could think of at the time was to thank Woody the Woodchuck for showing me the way to some treasure. If things go well, I’ll be back to visit with Woody in April of 2021. *Editor’s note: Ralph does have an image of a manure spreader; he says it’s what motivates his writing.

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By John Panella and Joe Widman

MY SECOND SHELF I, Joe Widman, have my main shelf (three tiers) in my family room where I read, watch television and visit. Naturally I look at the bottles many times each day.

You probably have seen the shelf and the bottles in a number of articles I have written for this magazine.

I built both shelves about fifty years ago.

They are both made with curly maple. I got to know a man at the local lumber company in Kalamazoo. After a few years I talked him into selling me some of the maple that he saved out for Gibson Guitar. They didn’t have a standard price for this special lumber, so he sold it to me for the price of prime pine.

My second shelf is in a spare bedroom that I keep my computer in. So I also look at these bottles often. Even at today’s prices these bottles would all sell for under five hundred dollars. The bottles on my main shelf would all sell for at least five hundred dollars. The thirteen bottles on this second shelf all have “Unusually Neat” names. They are becoming more and more desirable. You have also seen a few of these in other articles. None of them are easy to find, but a couple can be found for sale occasionally. A couple may be one of a kind. From left to right are: 1. Mammoth Blood Purifier Is the Key (picture of key) to Health.

2. Osage Indian Remedy Makes Sick People Well and Makes Weak People Strong.

3. American Family Bitter Cordial.

4. Doctor Gunn’ Eureka Life Cordial the Secret of Medicine Made Pleasant.

5. Pick Me Up the Great Tonic Blood Purifier V.H. Woolrich Palmer Mass.

6. World Renowned Panacea.

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Joe's main shelf

7. Makes People New All Over.

8. Herbmystic Natures Greatest Tonic.

9. Mystic Wine of Life Mfg’d By Mystic Wine of Life Co. Bristol, Tenn.

10. The Greatest Medicine in the World.

11. Rev. Newman’s Medicines for all Diseases 1361 W. Lake St. Chicago, Ill. 12. Emerson’s Sarsaparilla 3 Bottles Guaranteed to Cure Kansas City, MO. 13. Davis’ Essence of Life Morning, Noon and Night Tonic.

Editor’s note: As AB&GC Medicine Chest columnist Joe Widman points out in the article, these bottles on the author’s “second shelf ” would collectively sell for less than $500. Yet, they are very interesting and attractive, many being quite rare or difficult to find, as well as historical in their own right.

The field of “quack medicines” that many of these fall into, is without a doubt, increasing in popularity. Let us know if you have any interesting names or quack medicines that you would like to share with the readers.

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