LETTERS
to the Editor
RIGHT: Image of a rare Dr. Kilmer's Ocean - Weed Heart Remedy bottle sent by John Savastio. BOTTOM: Two views of Andy Agnew's rare Dr. Fahrney's German Liniment / Boonsboro bottle. BELOW: Page of a 1951 sales cataloque for Bols display bottles sent in by Johan Soetens.
More Information on the Bols Bottle Dear John, To further expand on Ralph Finch’s article (in the March 2021 AB&GC, p.37), on the Bols bottle that was offered as an antique by Catawiki, I contacted my good friend Ton Vermeulen, curator of the Bols Historical Collection. During the whole of 2006 I went there weekly to photograph all the bottles, paintings, etc., because we had planned to publish a book about all the old distilleries that had, in the course of the years, been taken over by Bols. Alas, the plan was never excecuted because the new owners were not interested in it. Nevertheless, thanks to our efforts, we do have a pretty complete documentation of the Bols collection and in the coming weeks I will go through it to see how many of these display bottles I can find. Here is a picture of a 1951 sales cataloque that advertises display bottles to decorate the shop windows. Although described as ‘antique’ they most likely would have been made sometime in the 20th century. Time to go, as Joan calles it ‘down the rabbit hole again!’ Asap I will send you more information by We Transfer. Kindest regards, Johan Soetens Rotterdam, Netherlands
Rare Fahrney Bottle Hi, John, I’ve been following and enjoying the Fahrney story by John Panella and friends. I obtained a rare, possibly oneof-a-kind, Fahrney bottle in a collection I purchased many years ago and thought others might enjoy seeing it. It is amber,
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