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Rare Aqua Warner’s Rocks Collecting World w PAGE 31

IN THIS ISSUE:

Examining Dr Langley's Bitters w PAGE 7

Treasure Hunters Raise a Toast! w PAGE 14

Kerr Mason Pie Filling Jars w PAGE 17

Medicines to Cure Addiction w PAGE 42

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 36, #10 • February 2020 FRONT COVER:

An extremely rare, beautiful and bubbly pint aquamarine London Warmer's bottle graces this month's cover. An (almost) equally iconic early image of the London Bridge sets the backdrop. This gorgeous little bottle was recently unearthed in England. Read all about it in John Savastio's article, Rare Aqua London Warner's Rocks the Collecting World, beginning on page 31.

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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

Heard it through the Grapevine......................................................... 4 Dr Langley's Bitters............................................................................ 7 Treasure Hunters Raise a Toast!........................................................ 14 Fruit Jar Rambles: Kerr Mason Pie Filling Jars............................... 17 Classified Advertisements................................................................. 22 Show Calendar.................................................................................. 26 January Crossword Answers............................................................. 30 Rare Aqua London Warner's Rocks Collecting World.................... 31 Dunkard Valley Aims for the Peak................................................... 36

Design, Layout & Production Jake Pluta

Medicine Chest: Medicines to Cure Addiction................................ 42

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LETTERS

to the Editor

said to have written: “Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public.” Perhaps I shouldn’t have suggested that only a sucker would buy a barnacle-covered bottle.

Here are two readers who share the Army’s view:

Barnacle Bottle Fans (a reply to Ralph)

Keelhauling Finch?

Trouble maker Ralph Finch again has caused ripples in the bottle world. And in the January issue he made waves making fun of sharp people who sell junk once dumped into the ocean.

He writes (but not from Davy Jones’s locker as some critics hoped): Over the years I have riled a reader or two — OK, if truth be known, I’ve lost count of the rather large number. A few even promised to sue me if I didn’t change my ways (I didn’t, and they didn’t). Some were from serious sellers, a few auction houses, and one was unsigned, but I think I recognized the handwriting (it wasn’t the first time I’d upset my mother).

One collector, who I won’t name, since he passed away before he wanted me to pass away, threatened me with physical harm.

I don’t know what pushes me to the literary edge, but years ago, in the army, I wrote a satirical letter to the Inspector General complaining that on our base we were short of chocolate milk, and … the army did not think it was funny. (And I didn’t know that any letter sent to the I.G. became part of one’s official record.)

So, I shouldn’t complain about someone who makes money selling trash. I should remember American author and social critic H.L. Mencken (1880–1956) who is

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My name is Larry, the one that you wrote about regarding selling barnacle bottles on eBay. Ralph I am sorry that you are annoyed at what I am doing. While I do enjoy reading your articles, I am annoyed that you did not bother to even consult or contact me before submitting what you wrote to AB&GC. As a twenty-five year subscriber to this magazine I certainly did not expect to see my stuff presented in a matter that degrades me and the hobby of antique bottle collecting.

I started doing this because I felt that other people were taking advantage of what I was doing. Fifteen years ago I started looking for bottles in the water and every once in a while I would find something interesting with marine growth on it. I took all of these to bottle shows that I set up at and found that I could pay for the table cost of every show I attended or set up at. As time went on, I found that much of what I had sold was turning up on eBay. What I had sold for $4 or $6 was being resold for $50 to $60!

I asked myself, why can’t I do this? Well I did, and fast track to now I have something that I have found that no one else has. I do think it is very wrong to call the people that I sell to as having no standards and my stuff junk. It may be junk to you, but to the interior decorators and people who enjoy the ocean, love this kind of decor. I don’t consider myself as a total unknowing collector or a bottle

dealer, or to be totally unknown in the world of antique bottle collecting. For example last August I set up and attended the FOHBC show in Augusta, Georgia.

I am a quiet guy who enjoys the hobby and making the world a better place to live. For example, when I dive for bottles, I remove toxic plastic that kills marine life: fishing line, cast nets, water bottles, bags and other hazardous stuff from the water. The reward for my work comes from when I find an old bottle.

Ralph, I know that I have taken the ketchup bottle collecting to a whole new level. I wish that I could mail you the one that you copied the photo from. But I have bad news for you. It was sold in December 2019 along with 31 other auctions on that same day to someone that according to you has no standards.

As a writer myself (I have authored two Florida bottle books), I would ask that you please request permission prior to using or publishing my *photos. I would be happy to provide the background on why these barnacle encrusted pieces are so much more than a simple ketchup, or other type of bottle, and appreciated throughout the Gulf Coast and ocean areas by both homeowners and interior decorators alike.

Larry Smith Jupiter, Florida *Editor’s note: The photo shown in the magazine was courtesy of eBay.

Finch Fizzled?

I was wondering if you contacted the person that was selling the barnicle (sic) bottles? He makes a lot of money selling them. Don’t be so one-sided.

Larry Marshall St. Augustine, Florida

LETTERS

to the Editor

really collects “embossed businesses.” Like Ferd Meyer, I believe there is a story behind every (or almost every) bottle.

Both of us — Ferd on bitters; for me, whiskeys — have found lots of good stories lurking behind a single bottle.

The bottles Joe displays in his article are a treasure trove. They cry out for someone to research their origins. Did those nostrums come from pure frauds or from individuals who, rightly or wrongly, thought they could cure disease?

What were their lives like? Their families?

Their resting places? Many questions to answer that would help bring the bottles “to life.”

These fine trade cards were thoughtfully sent in by reader Jay Hawkins.

Interesting Trade Cards

Business Names on Bottles

Hi, John,

Hi, John,

I have attached several trade cards (above) that I thought you might want to share with the readers. The Morrison & Bros. dates prior to 1907, based on the style of “Postal Card.” The other I think was made in the 1890s.

Your January magazine was exceptionally good. I particularly was taken with Joe Widman’s article about “business name” bottles and was stimulated to write a letter on two points.

Jay Hawkins West Newton, Pennsylvania

Joe seems to be denigrating the interesting group of cure/remedy bottles he owns and shows in his article, wondering if anyone

My second point relates to Joe’s final comment that all the bottles he featured are “rare to ‘one of a kind.’”

Rare certainly, but no businessman ever had an embossed bottle made but ordered only a few. Plain bottles and paper labels sufficed for small lots. The originator of an embossed bottle must have had some certainty that he could sell sufficient product to warrant the additional expense of having his local glasshouse make a personalized mold. Orders likely were in the magnitude of at least 100 or more. Because of attrition down through the years, an embossed bottle might be rare but my experience tells me “one of a kind” is unlikely. Somewhere in a privy as yet unearthed or a cellar long abandoned may reside an unbroken half-dozen or more of the presumed singularity.

Sincerely, Jack Sullivan Alexandria, Virginia

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Heard it through the

Grapevine Did you hear?

Behind the Scenes of a Record-breaking Western Bottle Auction The Ken Fee Collection Editor’s note: Highlighting this iconic sale was Lot #55, a Cassin,s Grape Brandy Bitters in a light to medium teal blue aqua.

The Cassin,s bottles are often considered the pre-eminent bottle blown on the West Coast.

This particular example was originally discovered in the late 1960s on 2nd Street in Eureka, California, and purchased by Ken for around $1,000. It was finally hammered down in Part 1 of the sale for more than $140,000!

someone’s fancy. In the case of Ken Fee, Western-made bitters caught his attention, and not just any old Western bitters.

From everything we can discern, he was a quick study and soon began buying from the likes of Richard Siri and other top collectors of the day, studying the new Western Bitters book written by Bill and Betty Wilson.

To be honest this isn’t a large collection by any means. Around 250 bottles tops and a lot of those are not exactly top of the line.

It was more the quality of around 100 bottles and the rest window dressing. The one thing I know is that when he collected bottles, he knew his stuff. By referring to the Wilson book, he used that as a guideline in finding what he liked. His quest to collect wasn’t about money or obtaining the best, it was just a hobby he saw as a neat way to pass the time.

By Jeff Wichmann When we have an auction, we like to share the experience for those that might be curious what we are doing behind the scenes. So, I am doing that within the bottle community. This particular auction, number 67 and known as the Ken Fee Collection, was an interesting one from the get-go.

We anticipated some pretty major interest on a number of the items we had in this sale. It was, after all, a collection that had been kept out of sight for over fifty years and much of it was unknown to almost everyone, including us. When we went to the house we were in awe of some of the pieces Ken had collected so many years before. When he was buying them in the 1960s and 70s, I’m sure he was aware that he had put together some rare and desirable bottles.

Most collectors start out collecting bottles by going to bottle shows and checking out what is out there. There are around ten different and specific categories of bottles and you never know what will strike

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As we began preparing everything, we realized we needed two auctions, we had some pieces that needed cleaning and frankly some of the pieces were so rare we thought we might be overloading the market. Being an auctioneer carries an obligation of not presenting too much or even too little at one time. Some bottles sell for too much or not enough, so it can give a false indication of the market. With this auction we felt it was something special, in that it was a surprise, like finding the lost treasure of Salt Lake, and it had to be promoted in a different way.

Cassin,s Grape Brandy Bitters

The story has been told before, we posted many pictures on our website, during and after securing the collection and bringing it back to our Sacramento offices. It was a lot of fun and not too unlike picking up the Bryan Grapentine and Vince Madruga collections. This was different in that this collection was largely unknown aside from all the rumors about the Cassin,s. It was different in a way that we didn’t know what was there.

When we first got the bottles in the shop, we went through them, as we had looked at many in Salt Lake but there were many we hadn’t seen as they still stood silent in their cardboard boxes. I first put them out on the shelves to get an idea of what we had. Three Catawba Wine Bitters! Thirteen Henley IXL’s, almost ten Renz Bitters! Both colors of the Wonser’s, a couple Boerhaave’s, and the fun was just beginning. They were covered with fifty years of dust, which considering they’d been in closed boxes is amazing. How dust gets in everything, even closed boxes is astonishing but that’s a subject for another day.

There has been some question as to announcing to the world that we sold a bottle for $155,000 which is what the Cassin,s sold for (including buyer premium). While that number seems relatively

Heard it through the

Grapevine high compared to other categories of collecting, and it is, it is not to say that antique bottles are going to suddenly soar in value. You have to remember that the Cassin,s is a one-in-a-million type of find, even among other Cassin,s Bitters it’s the rarest of the rare in both condition and color. As for the other bottles that went beyond expectations, the Boerhaave’s has a small but devout following and at a $28,000 hammer price it’s a lot of money but compared to a rare stamp or Rolex watch it’s a mere bag of shells. At $21,000 the Henley’s OK Bitters wasn’t really a surprise, there are only a couple known for gosh sakes. The Dr. Wonser’s in aqua brought in $23,000 and was one of the finest examples we’ve ever seen and that is also a bottle that rarely comes up for sale. Both the Lacour’s sold in the $13,000 neighborhood (all these prices don’t include the 10% buyers fee) and that was solid, especially the amber example.

Unknown to a lot of bidders the amber variant 1 is very rare in perfect condition with good crudity, and they don’t come around often. This sale was a fairly accurate depiction of the market for super rare and high condition Western bitters.

The rest of the group went pretty much as expected, with labeled bitters bringing anywhere from $100-600 depending on condition and appeal. A large size Hostetter’s Bitters did an unexpected $1,800 although I’m told they are a rare commodity and this one had a lot of whittle and appeal. The Henley IXL’s and the Renz’s all sold as expected and condition played a large part in that.

Condition continues to play a huge determining factor in collector’s minds as so much as a flake off the lip could dramatically bring down the price. A rare and early Renz’s Bitters with an early top struggled to get $800 as it had a hairline in-making check in the shoulder. For those collectors looking for bargains, they need only look for a bottle with a minor

flaw and they will be rewarded for their ability to overlook. I still think a utilitarian bottle thrown in a toilet 150 years ago has a remarkable story to tell if it remains in mint condition. The fact that any bottles survived in perfect condition is a miracle. These are bottles made to be thrown away. The people that bought and used them didn’t think about using an ice pick to pry out the cork.

“For those collectors looking for bargains, they need only look for a bottle with a minor flaw and they will be rewarded for their ability to overlook.”

So, to the Cassin,s, I had been asked a hundred times what I thought it would sell for and I thought between $100,000 and $200,000. There were people who told me they were going to buy it and never bid and those that I had no idea were going to bid. Auctions are funny things; you never know what goes on in the heart of a collector.

Bottle collectors are a little different than other collecting categories because they are smarter than other collectors since they collect the best thing one could ever collect. I know that’s a little biased but come on, you can display bottles in your window or on a shelf, they are handmade, no two are alike. They have history and luster and color and beauty; they are special whether you collect Warner’s Cures or historical flasks. So, in my mind it’s not that some sell for a lot of money. It’s

only a matter of time before more people become aware of them and they become more popular. For ten years now, I’ve been hearing how the bottle hobby is in trouble. Well I’m here to tell you that the news of the bottle hobby’s demise has been greatly exaggerated. As I look at the bids coming in, I am astonished at the number of names I don’t recognize. We’ve signed up thousands of bidders and have had hundreds of consignors. The number of intelligent and educated bottle collectors has exploded nationally, just look at the websites and articles and all the hoopla on eBay and in national publications.

It’s hardly getting less popular. I’m not going to wave the banner celebrating the hobby and its popularity, I’ve already said a lot on the subject. All I can say is I see it every day. The calls we get, the emails people send us, the hobby is strong and it’s not a secret! It shouldn’t be a secret. If you have bottles be glad, if you don’t have some start learning about them and start collecting them.

If this auction told us anything it’s that the cream rises. The total for 125 bottles was $335,000, that’s a record but, of course, the Cassin,s was a big part of that. Think of this, out of the total, seven bottles brought in almost $250,000 of that. There were some good deals if one was to look a little closer. I thought a colored Henley’s with just a minor flake on the lip or even in perfect condition were good deals in the $3,000 price range. When labeled bitters become all the rage people will look back and see these went pretty cheaply.

We would like to thank those who were a part of the Ken Fee auction, and we look forward to the second part.

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Editor’s note: Part 2 of the Ken Fee Collection is scheduled to open on Tuesday, February 14. For more information please visit their website, www.americanbottle.com February 2020

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By Robert Strickhart

Dr. Langley’s Root and Herb Bitters How can you call a bottle with this much character ‘common’?

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don’t wish to appear boastful. No one likes a braggart and it is really cool that, in our hobby, swollen heads are few and far between. I’ve been extraordinarily lucky to have been able to add some fairly pricey and rare bottles to my collection over the years. I might even be able to claim that one or two of them are so rare as to be called “one of a kind.”

I must also admit that I’ve gone off the financial deep end once or twice for a bottle or two. This reminds me of my good friend, Ralph Finch, who regularly ran an ad that stated, “Financially irresponsible collector is interested in paying good money for unusual target balls and traps, and any item related to target balls.”

While I don’t want to be thought of as “financially irresponsible,” I do want it known that I count my blessings that I’m able to afford some high-end bottles from time to time.

If you know me or have read my articles, you know that I believe that our hobby is made up mostly of regular guys and gals who work hard, and, while they don’t

have a couple million bucks in the bank, they still love glass, bottles and this hobby all the same. By the way, there’s nothing wrong with expensive bottles. In fact, I have a few articles in the pipeline that feature rarely seen, high-end bitters bottles.

However, spending a couple thousand dollars or more on a bottle is just out of reach for a lot of folks, so I like to concentrate from time to time in my articles on bottles we can all collect.

The bottles we’re examining here today have great character, diversity of form and exceptional eye appeal, and any bitters collector should have at least one example on the shelf. New collectors or seasoned veterans can all agree that the Dr. Langley’s Root & Herb Bitters provide us with great collecting opportunities. Some examples have great character with fine color and whittle. These are early bottles, many sporting pontil marks and downright overall crudeness. While we consider some of these bottles as “common” when we examine their numbers and availability, it’s hard to use that term when we consider their classy look.

Let’s take a brief look at Dr. Langley and how he made his fortune selling his product in Boston.

John Osbourne Langley was engaged in bitters production a good ten years before the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861.

It wasn’t until 1852 that Dr. Langley’s Root & Herb Bitters really caught on, most likely due to the fact that J.O. Langley teamed up with George Clinton Goodwin. Goodwin had been involved in the wholesale trade of extracts, bitters, sarsaparilla and medicinals since the late 1830s. It is important to note that Goodwin’s company was listed at 76 Union St. in Boston (the date embossed on the early Langley variants). The company thrived for several years and, in 1859, Charles C. Langley (John O. Langley’s son), and a partner, William Hibbard (taken on previously by the founders), operated the concern quite successfully into the early 1900s.

Ephemera dated August of 1858 makes mention that Dr. Langleys Root & Herb Bitters had moved to No. 99 Union St. It has always puzzled me why there were February 2020

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different dates on the Langley Bitters.

Both on Union Street in Boston, 76 and 99 in my mind had to be on different sides of the street. Try as I might, I could not find why there was the change in address, though I had to think it was important enough to change the embossing on the bottles. I guess they just needed a bigger place! Sometimes the puzzles the bottles leave us remain unanswered.

These puzzles are interesting, and a similar incident from another Boston concern can illustrate this nicely. Most bottle collectors are familiar with the C.A. Richards & Co squares that come in quite a variety of nice colors. They, too, have their roots in Boston, and a year or two ago, I found an interesting trail that was left by the bottles that we collect today.

Fellow collector Bill DePeel offered four different squares on eBay that I just couldn’t pass up, specifically for the address trail that they presented. They are embossed as follows: C.A.RICHARDS & Co // 99 WASHINGTON St // BOSTON MASS. JAMES DINGLEY & Co (in plate) // 99 WASHINGTON St // BOSTON MASS. JAMES DINGLEY & Co (in plate) //18 & 20 MILK St (in plate) // BOSTON MASS. C.A.RICHARDS & Co (in plate) // 18 & 20 KILBY St (in plate) // BOSTON MASS. I spoke with Bill and he directed me to a follow-up response to a Peachridge Glass posting by tigue710. Apparently, according to tigue710, Dingley bought out Richards around 1870, ran the company for four years and then sold it back to Richards, who went back into production. The slug plates help tell the tale as

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the company was sold, moved and resold back to its original owner.

The Langley change of address will have to remain an unknown for now. What we do have are some really beautiful bottles with a ton of character that show up regularly at shows and auctions. There are seven known variants of Dr. Langley’s Root & Herb Bitters. Let’s examine each variant in order.

The first is the easiest to identify, as there is no address embossed on the bottle.

While it is still a cylindrical bottle, it has a much smaller diameter than the other variants and the embossing reads horizontally from shoulder to base.

Time out! Let’s think about that embossing for a moment. Did you ever wonder why some bottle manufacturers embossed vertically and some horizontally? It may seem elementary to some, but it it is interesting to note that many bottle manufacturers frequently placed the embossing horizontally from shoulder to base on their bottles so the user could read and see the name as the product was being poured. It was also assumed that most folks were right-handed and so the user would see the embossing from shoulder to base as he tilted the bottle to the left when pouring. Oh, fear not, lefties! There are quite a few bottles for you embossed base to shoulder.

Oh, the things that clutter my mind! Let us continue.

This first variant is listed as follows: L 20 DR. LANGLEY’S / ROOT & HERB / BITTERS L . . . J.O. Langley, Proprietor Office at 36 & 38 Hanover Street Boston 6 X 2 1/2 (3 3/4)

This variant is easily identified, as there is no address embossed on the bottle and it is decidedly smaller than the other variants. Also, here is another question mark as the label, as well as other paper found about the Langley’s, lists a Hanover Street address. My guess is that it was just another office? At any rate, this bottle is found in amber and, much more infrequently, aqua, and is considered very scarce. I have seen these “unaddressed” bottles appear from time to time in auctions and even eBay. I think that, as this is sort of an ordinary looking bottle, it can be easily overlooked, so keep a sharp eye!

Now, if you’re putting a run of these bottles together and want the challenge of tracking down an example of each variant, remember that these guys come in twos. Of course there is only one L 20 without an address, but there are two variants with the 99 Union St. address, two variants with the 76 Union St. address, and two variants with the 99 backwards in the address.

The first of two “99” variants is: L 21 DR. LANGLEY’S / ROOT & HERB / BITTERS / 99 UNION ST. / BOSTON 8 1/4 x 3 (6 1/2) Coming in just over 8 inches, these bottles are considered common in aqua but rare in amber and blue green. Some are found with an iron pontil but rarely are these found with anything other than a narrow square-collared mouth finish.

My friend, Rick Ciralli, calls the tops of the Langley’s “Life Saver lips” quite correctly as they have a disk-like/Life Saver-shaped lip that is distinctive of all Langley’s variants.

All seven Langley's variants in order.

Sometimes the embossing tells the history.

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Next is: L 22 DR. LANGLEY’S / ROOT & HERB / BITTERS / 99 UNION ST / BOSTON 6 1/2 or 6 7/8 or 7 1/8 or 7 1/4 by 2 7/8 (4 3/4) Common in aqua, scarce in amber or green, these fellows at times sport an open pontil, and again are found with that applied mouth.

So now we have the “unaddressed” Langleys, and the two 99 Union St. variants, as I call them one short, the other tall.

The same theme will follow through for the last four variants.

an iron or metallic pontil mark and sporting a double-collar applied mouth.

It may just be me, but I don’t think this bottle is common for two reasons. First, a bottle with an iron pontil has to date from about 1845 to 1865, making it truly early. Secondly, this bottle doesn’t show up that often at all. In fact, it’s shown up only three or four times at the auction block over the years and they’re hard to find at shows. To me, that’s commonly uncommon!

The last two variants, one short one tall, are the 76 Union St. bottles. I believe these variants are harder to find than the other five. They just don’t seem to show up.

The first is what I call the tall backwards 99 variant. It is listed as:

L 25 DR. LANGLEY’S / ROOT & HERB / BITTERS / 76 UNION ST. / BOSTON

L 23 DR. LANGLEY’S / ROOT & HERB / BITTERS // 99 (numbers backwards) UNION ST. / BOSTON

At about 8 and 7/8 inches tall and found in aqua or green with applied mouths and some with rough pontil marks, this bottle is again considered common. Once again, I say: Bunk!

Coming in around 8 1/2 inches tall, this cylindrical bottle is listed as only being found in aqua, sporting either a narrow square or double collar, mouth and is considered common. One with an applied sloping collar was recently offered in American Glass Gallery’s Auction #21 (Lot 187). If found with a metallic or what we call an iron pontil, it is considered rarer.

Next is what I call the short backwards 99 variant.

L 24 DR LANGLEY’S / ROOT & HERB / BITTERS / 99 (numbers backwards) UNION ST. / BOSTON Much shorter than its big backwards brother, this bottle stands 6 3/4 inches tall and considered common in aqua and light green. Again, some are found with

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Its shorter brother: L 26 DR. LANGLEY’S / ROOT & HERB / BITTERS / 76 UNION ST. / BOSTON Just over 6 inches tall, found in aqua (common) and green tones (rare) with the usual applied mouth, this is frequently a really crude bottle and really a lot of bang for your buck!

I think it’s important to mention here that each of these bottles, with the exception of the variant without an address, are frequently found in odd heights. For example, the 76 Union St. variant is essential listed as either 9 inches or 6 inches tall, yet there are examples that measure 7 1/2 inches. There must have been many,

many molds made over the years and these variations are probably a result of just the sheer number of different molds.

Going back to that price tag dilemma I spoke of earlier, there are examples of Dr. Langley’s Root & Herb Bitters for everyone. You can find a nice example of the seven varieties of Dr. Langley’s for around $100, sometimes more, sometimes less, depending on condition and, of course, character. Back in April of 1995 however, a mint example in a yellow olive color was won at a Glassworks Auction for $2,640. Yes, it was different and quite the color, but in 1990 only a few years earlier, the same bottle in fine condition with a pleasing more common yellow amber coloration brought a mere $104.50.

The moral of the story here is that there is plenty of room for a Langley’s on everyone’s shelf no matter your wallet size.

I have all variants of the Langley’s on the shelf, and I’m always on the lookout for anything with something “different” going on. Last year at the Saratoga show my good friend Mike Stephano had a Langley’s I couldn’t pass up. Sitting on his table was this great amber example with the 99 Union St. embossing sporting a nearly complete label. It was so cool, there was no way I was going to pass it up.

By the way, the Saratoga show is a super good time up in the Balston Spa/Saratoga Springs, New York area. Last year we held our meeting on the Saturday before the show on Sunday. After the meeting and lunch on Saturday, we assembled quite a large group and visited some of the original mineral water springs in the area.

There’s a lot of history here and it’s really fun to actually see and taste the spring waters. Some of the club members who grew up in the area actually reminisced about going to the springs for fun in the

Ring-Ham L23 with applied sloping collar.

Beautiful graphic label on an amber Dr Langley's.

Two amber Dr. Langley's, one with label.

Would you trust a face like this?

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summer when they were younger and having a big drink of the spring waters.

I tried the waters and have one comment: “YUK.” I guess it’s an acquired taste.

After touring about four or five springs, a large group of members assembled for a prime rib dinner while watching the horses run at the local track. It’s trotters at this time of year, the old track for thoroughbreds is a historical masterpiece and runs only in the summer months. It, too, deserves a visit!

I’m a member of the club, not because I’m that much into mineral water bottles, but because it’s a great club with great folks to spend time with and they deserve our support. Our meetings are held in the National Bottle Museum in Balston Spa and it’s a really nice time and an excellent show.

Ever been to the National Bottle Museum in Balston Spa? I suggest a road trip stat.

Watch this magazine for the listing of this show and join us, a splendid time is guaranteed for all!

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The label on the bottle Mike sold me is a bit dark and difficult to read but the picture of old Dr. Langley is worth the price of admission. I mean, look at this guy! How can you look at him and not believe him when he claims that if you “Buy me and I’ll do you good!”? The label reads as follows:

The great success of this Medicine has produced a host of imitations, containing no merit but the name of some ingredients stolen from my label, Avoid such miserable trash as you would poison, See that my name is blown in the bottle with a yellow cap over the the cork, without which you will be worse than robbed.”

“Buy me, and I’ll do you Good …

DR. J. O. LANGLEY’S Root & Herb BITTERS. Composed of Sarsaparilla, Wild Cherry, Yellow Dock, Prickly Ash, Thoroughwort, Rhubarb, Mandrake, Dandelion, and others comprising the best Roots, Herbs, and Barks in the World, all of which are so compounded as to act in concert, and assist Nature in eradicating Disease.”

In other words, if you don’t use my stuff, and use their stuff, it’ll rob ya, and kill ya!

Well, I’m convinced … aren’t you?

The fine print goes on to tell how the compound is truly wonderful — acts directly upon the bowels, purifies the blood, etc, etc, etc. It also speaks to the many diseases and maladies it will cure, but my favorite lines are “One bottle will do them more good than forty Latin prescriptions of drugs, by which so many people are annually killed.” And “CAUTION —

Bottom line here is that the Langley’s Root & Herb Bitters is a great bottle, one worthy of being on any bitters collector’s shelf. My final thought is this: imagine for a moment what the price tag would read if there were only a few examples of this fine early bitters with great glass character? This is a common bottle that is uncommonly great!

As usual, if you have questions or comments, I’d be glad to hear from you at strickhartbob@aol.com. In the meantime, enjoy our hobby and good hunting!

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Treasure Hunters Raise a Toast!

Nine hundred bottles of old booze are new news Ralph Finch dips his toes into a story of a group of underwater treasure hunters who have salvaged bottles of rare cognac and liqueur from a ship that was sunk by a German U-boat during World War I.

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ivers and unmanned underwater vehicles last October hauled up case after case of booze from the Swedish steamer SS Kyros, which has been sitting 250 feet down in the Baltic Sea. They recovered 600 bottles of De Haartman & Co. cognac and 300 bottles of Benedictine liqueur (a brand now owned

by Bacardi).

“We don’t know yet if it is drinkable. We get a fraction of smell from the Benedictine bottles and it smells sweet and from herbs,” one salvager said.

The Kyros was on its way to Russia’s St. Petersburg, then known as Petrograd, when it was stopped by German submarine UC58 in 1917.

Russia was ruled by Czar Nicholas II at the time, and “We can’t tell for sure that these bottles were for the Czar himself, but for the nobility around him for sure,” a salvager said.

The German submarine captain had the boat sunk because its cargo was considered contraband. They put explosives in the Kyros’ engine room to sink it.

The wreck was first discovered in 1999 and has been damaged by fishing equip-

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ment over the years. The team had to clear away nets so it would be safe for divers to access the wreck.

Also …

Did Lawrence of Arabia Drink These?

I’m reminded of this 2017 report: “In a search for antiquities, Israeli archaeologists have unearthed a far more modern find — century-old bottles that belonged to British soldiers in World War I. The Israel Antiquities Authority said it was excavating 250,000-year-old flint tools when the archaeologists stumbled upon hundreds of liquor bottles near a building where British soldiers were garrisoned in 1917.

There were uniform buttons, belt buckles and riding equipment found near the city of Ramle, in addition to the bottles of gin, whiskey and wine. The excavation director said it offered a glimpse into “the everyday life and leisure of the soldiers.”

The items appear to have belonged to members of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force commanded by Gen. Edmund Allenby. (FYI: Allenby was the officer who “discovered” Capt. T.E. Lawrence, aka “Lawrence of Arabia.”)

D PHOTOS (previous page): The happy — but wet and cold — salvagers hold a couple of their discoveries.

Bottles salvaged from the wreck.

PHOTOS (this page): An undersea look at the remains of the SS Kyros.

The assemblage of bottles that was revealed in the Israeli excavation near the city of Ramle. (Photo: Clara Amit, courtesy of IAA) Close-up of an excavated Gordon's Dry Gin bottle.

Bottles and other artifacts discovered in the British refuse pit. (Photo: Assaf Peretz, courtesy of IAA)

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By Tom Caniff — Photos by Deena Caniff

KERR MASON PIE FILLING JARS Sometimes I think there are just too many potentially collectible jars to keep track of, especially when we consider some of the more modern jars, which are appreciated by a good number of collectors.

The subject of this thought is a jar which has been in our collection for over twenty years. Recently, looking at this jar, I decided to look it up to see what had been recorded about it. The jar carries the name of a well-known fruit jar manufacturer, and it has a unique shape and embossed name.

This interesting clear, rounded-square pint product jar (Photo 1) has a recessed panel for labels around the entire center of jar. It is embossed KERR MASON on two opposing sides. Around the heel it’s embossed NOT FOR HOME CANNING USE. The base is unembossed. The embossing “KERR MASON,” standing alone, is a style not found on any of the many other Kerr variants that I can find.

The jar’s paper labels reads in part, “New Kerr Peach California Clingstone & Freestone Pie Filling Net Wt. 21 Oz. (1 Lb. 5oz.)” on the front (Photo 2), with “Kerr Pie Fillings Are Distributed By Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corp Consumer Products Division, P.O. Box 76961, Los Angeles, Ca 90076… © Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corp. 1989” on the reverse.

The one-piece metal screw cap is lettered in red, BUTTON POPS UP WHEN SEAL IS BROKEN KERR PIE FILLING STORE IN REFRIGERATOR AFTER OPENING on top, and the KERR name appears four times around the edge.

This jar was first reported in Dick Roller’s FRUIT JAR NEWSLETTER in March 1991 by collector Herb Karcher, of Bridgeport, Nebraska.

Dick was unfamiliar with the jar and asked if any of his readers had seen one.

This query was answered in the April newsletter by Muncie, Indiana’s Dick Cole, who reported having a style of the jar with KERR MASON embossed on one side only, giving us a second embossing variation. Dick Cole also provided a Kerr newspaper advertisement showing the Kerr Pie Filling available in several other flavors — blueberry, cherry, and apple cinnamon (Photo 3).

The Kerr Pie Filling jars were reportedly introduced in February 1990, in four flavors: peach, cherry, blueberry, and applecinnamon. It was Kerr’s first venture into the commercial food line, and apparently it wasn’t a complete success. They were apparently trying to join the nostalgia of home canning jars to the allure of homemade pies.

PHOTO 1: KERR MASON embossed pint.

However, preceding this introduction date a bit, the first found advertising for the Kerr Pie Fillings had appeared a month earlier in the Jan. 1, 1990 GREEN BAY [Wisconsin] PRESS-GAZETTE. “New! Mom Would Approve,” it announced.

“Introducing a new line of Kerr Pie Fillings in clear glass mason style jars. The kind of pie filling your mom used to make…” An accompanying coupon offered a $1 refund to anyone buying a jar of the new Kerr Pie Filling. Four of the Kerr Mason jars with labels for the four flavors of pie filling were shown.

On June 20, 1990, a column, “Quick Eats,” in the WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL, of Madison, Wisconsin, in discussing the Kerr Pie Fillings, stated that Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, were “Midwest test markets for Kerr Pie Filling.” Testing customer response in certain picked locales across the country was geared to show whether or not the product might be viable, and it also accounts for

PHOTO 2: KERR MASON with Pie Filling label.

PHOTO 3: Three other types of Kerr Pie Filling.

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the scarcity of items that were never offered from coast to coast.

PHOTO 4: Side of Kerr Pie Fillings box.

In the January 1991, JACKSON HOLE [Wyoming] NEWS, Fred’s Super Market was advertising the Kerr Pie Filling at $1.69 a jar. Ten months later, on Nov. 6, 1991, a reviewer in the CLARION-LEDGER, of Jackson, Mississippi, talking about food items he’d covered, stated that “Favorites I have found over the years include Kerr Pie Filling…” A good review, but this is the last mention of the Kerr Pie Fillings in any of the many papers that we researched.

Photo 4 shows a white-cardboard side of one of the blueberry Kerr Pie Fillings boxes.

PHOTO 5 (LEFT): Red, white and black HOME CANNERS MASON CAPS box.

HOME CANNERS MASON CAPS Over the years we’ve noticed a good number of Home Canners Mason Caps at bottle shows, many still in their original red, white and black boxes (Photo 5).

While too new to be of much great interest to most jar collectors, they form a part of fruit jar history during the mid-1900s.

PHOTO 6 (RIGHT): Side of HOME CANNERS box.

Sides of the boxes (Photo 6) explain that the unlined steel, screw cap is modern, inexpensive, and “Most satisfactory… for preserving all kinds of fruits, vegetables and meats, and is recommended for either cold pack or steam pressure canning.” The cap depicted on the boxes is utilizing a rubber gasket, not included, to seal on the fruit jar’s neck bead, or presumably, on the jar’s shoulder for those hanging on to the old style canning jars.

PHOTO 7: One-piece HOME-CANNERS caps.

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PHOTO 8: Slightly different style of the HOME CANNERS fruit jar caps.

If one only sees these caps occasionally it’s easy to miss a couple details that make them a tad more interesting. The rolled-edge, silver caps in Photo 7 appear, from the ones we’ve seen, to be the

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By Tom Caniff — Photos by Deena Caniff

more common, and even this is misleading, as one style has the underside enameled in white, while a second style of the same cap is gold lacquered underneath.

Both of the above caps are lettered in black on silver: FOR ALL METHODS OF CANNING HOME CANNERS CAP CORP. –– BRIDGEPORT –– CONN., with the center reading HOME-CANNERS (in script, diagonally) MASON CAPS FOR EASY REMOVAL OF CAP – PULL OUT RUBBER RING. And to these two styles of cap, we can add a third, as pictured in Photo 8. This one is lettered just a bit differently, reading FOR ALL CANNING METHODS THE HOME CANNERS CAP CORP. – BRIDGEPORT – CONN., with the center reading HOMECANNERS (in straight line script) MASON CAP FOR EASY REMOVAL OF CAP – PULL OUT RUBBER RING. This style has a gold-lacquered underside.

Home Canners “One Piece Mason caps” were reduced to 10¢ a box, as offered in a Montgomery Ward’s ad of Sept. 25, 1945.

In 1946, THE HOME CANNERS CANNING BOOK featured one of the (we think) later HOMECANNERS caps on its cover, sealing with a rubber on the jar’s bead (Photo 10). The book’s publisher was The Home Canners Cap Corporation, of 80 White St., New York 13, N.Y. Still around in Aug. 1954, the Home Canners Mason Caps were being advertised at 7¢ a dozen in the GREELEY (Colorado) DAILY TRIBUNE. Last trace of the Home Canning caps was found in the Nov. 17, 1966 STANDARD SPEAKER, of Hazelton, Pennsylvania.

Not a bad run for screw caps that still required buying the rubber jar rings. And these same basic metal screw caps could still be found, with different advertising, on the mayonnaise and other product jars of the period.

The box shown in Photo 9 apparently followed the first example described above. This box held twelve of the later HOMECANNERS caps, which were depicted on the side of the box on a generic Mason jar, with the company given as “The Home Canners Cap Corporation,” of Bridgeport.

There were also Home Canners Jar Rubbers from Jenkins Bros. Rubber Division, also of Bridgeport (Photo 11). I don’t know of the connection between these two companies, if any. They aren’t well known in jar collecting circles, but Jenkins Bros. was founded in 1864, and they were listed under “Rubber Gaskets” in the 1940 THOMAS’ REGISTER OF AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS. Jenkins Bros. was associated, however briefly, with the large-embossed-A zinc cap, the JENKINS zinc cap, and at least seven variations of their Blue Target, Pak-Tite, Ringleader, and Tite-Pac jar rubber boxes. The company manufactured their rubber jar rings at their Bridgeport, Connecticut factory

The first advertising we could find was for “Home Canners’ Mason Caps doz. 18¢” in the July 16, 1942 PALADIUM-ITEM newspaper, from Richmond, Indiana.

Thanks to Jean M. Pouliot, of West Glacier, Montana, for kindly sending us one of the boxes of Home Canners caps that led to this article.

Interestingly, all three styles of the Home Canners caps that we have were packed in identically printed boxes, even to the presumably newer HOMECANNERS MASON CAPS being packed in boxes with the older style hyphenated HOMECANNERS name.

PHOTO 9: Box with HOMECANNERS MASON CAPS depicted on side.

PHOTO 10: Box of Jenkins Bros. HOME-CANNERS Jar Rubbers.

PHOTO 11: The HOME CANNERS CANNING BOOK featuring the HOMECANNERS MASON CAP.

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FOR SALE: Starting in November, I will be putting bottles from my 30 year collection for sale on eBay. eBay seller name - Jazimodo. RICK LITTELL. 2/20 FOR SALE: 20 Penn. Hutchinson Soda Bottles. Forest City Bottling Co. Forest City Pa. $25. Rhode & Bro. Kutztown, Pa. $25. John F. Bartel, Gettsburg, Pa. $25.

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FOR SALE: White Clover Cream L.A. Gould, Portland, ME full label, contents and stopper $125. Dr. Hooflands German Bitters, very clean, excellent condition, $125 or B.O. Dr. Kilmers Swamp Root, label, contents and box, $75. Also Dr. Kilmers embossed bottles, $80 each.

Various cobalt blue and other colored poison bottles. Shipping and Handling extra. JOHN, 207-233-8071. 2/20 FOR SALE: OKLAHOMA BOTTLE BOOK - Revised book lists embossed soda, drugstore and misc. bottles, dose glasses and crock jugs. Prices listed for each item. Price $25 (includes shipping via USPS Media Mail). JOHNNIE FLETCHER, Email: privyguy@aol.com 1300 Blue Haven Dr., Mustang OK 73064.

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Not everyone has a computer, and a physical address does help to make sure that all of our readers can reach you. This ensures that the greatest number of people can respond to your ad. Thanks. 12/20 51st ANNUAL SUNCOAST ANTIQUE BOTTLE SHOW & SALE February 14 and 15, 2020 -- Palmetto, Florida. Saturday, February 15th, 9am to 3pm, $3, 16 and under free with adult. Friday, early buyers, February 14th, 2pm TO 7pm. $20 (Good for Saturday also). Dealer set up, Friday, February 14th, 12 to 7pm and February 15th, 7 to 9am. Manatee River Fair Association, 1402 14th Ave. W; Palmetto, FL 34221. Antique Bottles, Artifacts, Fossils, Stoneware, Pottery, Coins, Insulators, Variety of Advertising, Display cases of too much to mention. GEORGE DUEBEN, 727-8045957 or LINDA BUTTSTEAD, 941-5650593. 2/20 ANTIQUE BOTTLES AND ANTIQUES FOR SALE in my booth and case at Scranberry Coop, Rt. 206, 42 Main St. Andover, NJ. Many milks, blob beers, medicines, oak furniture, jars, sodas, etc.

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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: 703307-7792.

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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), Cook's Turpentine, 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, Riverview, Scott's (bird), Streetman's, Struble's (aqua), Tremaine's, Universal, 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, 937-275-1617. ohcures@yahoo.com 1186 Latchwood Ave., Dayton, OH 45405.

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WANTED: Any "flag" Esposito, Philada, Pa. that I do not already have. R.J. BROWN, 813-286-8696.

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WANTED: Lime Green J. Esposito "flag" bottle, 812 814 Washington Avenue, Philadelphia PA. R.J. BROWN, 813-2869686. rbrown4134@aol.com 4114 W. Mullen Ave. Tampa, FL 33609. 11/20

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WANTED: Looking to buy Rockville Ct. Conn. Pharmacy bottles and go withs. LOREN, Phone: 860-508-2861. whittleguy@comcast.net 2/20

ATTENTION COLLECTORS (or the curious!) DON’T MISS the 54th Annual Golden Gate Historical Bottle Society’s BOTTLES, ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES SHOW AND SALE. This 2-day event takes place at the Contra Costa Event Park (Sunset Hall) in Antioch, CA on Friday 4/10 from Noon to 5pm ($10 early admission fee) and Saturday 4/11 from 9am to 3pm (FREE ADMISSION). Free walk-in appraisals and buyers available both days. You’ll find bottles, plus a wide variety of collectibles and “go-withs”. For more info, contact GARY OR DARLA ANTONE at 925-373-6758 or packrat49er@netscape.net 4/20

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.

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WANTED: Clarke's Vegetable Sherry Wine Bitters, Sharon, Mass & Rockland, ME. All bottle sizes & variants. Thank you.

CHARLIE MARTIN, 781-248-8620. cemartinjr@comcast.net 5/20 WANTED: HUTCHINSONS - G.H. Wilkison, Wallingson Conn. (eagle with flags and powder horn), American Soda Works S.F. (flag green color), New Castle Bottling Co. New Castle, Del. (crossed flags), J.E. McKinley, Frankford, Pa. (flag), McKinley & Schlafer, Frankford, Pa. (flag). R.J. BROWN, 813-286-9686.

Rbrown4134@aol.com 4114 W. Mullin Av. Tampa, Fl. 33609. 11/20 WANTED: Hutchinson - (FLA BREW'G CO. TAMPA, FLA) R.J. BROWN, Phone: 813-286-9686. Email: rbrown4134@aol.com 4114 W. Mullen Ave. Tampa, FL 33609.

5/20 WANTED: Any signage or milk bottle go-withs; “lids”, tin cans, porcelain signage, etc, that has the name Maxbauer, having to do with the Maxbauer Meat Market and Maxbauer Dairy in Traverse City, Michigan.

I have plenty of Milk bottles, but more interested in the other go-withs. Contact LIZ MAXBAUER at Liz@mcnamaraortho. com or call 734-645-5585. 12/19 WANTED: McQuade Utica NY liquor bottles. SUE YOUNG, 315-724-2778. 6/20 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 3/20 WANTED: GEORGE OHR CABINS. Or Cabin Inks. BOB TERRY, 303-569-2502. llterryualusa@yahoo.com 9/20 WANTED: Quart Blob Soda "Crystal Spring Bottling Works - W.H. Collins" Steven Point, Wis. TIM, 920-993-1611.

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WANTED: Old OWL DRUG Co. bottles, tins, boxes, paper, anything/everything from the Owl Drug Company. Paying TOP DOLLAR. MARC LUTSKO, Email: letsgo@montanasky.net PO Box 97, Libby MT 59923. 5/20 WANTED: Paying $2000 for amber or unusual colored Wisconsin strapped-sided Flasks. Let me know what you have. Also looking for Wisconsin Whiskey advertisement especially Peter Barth - Milwaukee advertisement or signs. JOE WHEELER, 715-572-9810. llnur@uniontel.net PO Box 232 Plainfield WI 54966.

4/20 WANTED: Dr Claris Buffalo NY bottles, jugs, billheads, advertising items, photos, All Buffalo NY bottles, stoneware and beer advertising. PETER JABLONSKI, Phone: (716) 440-7985. pjablonski66@gmail.com 12489 Hunts Corners Rd. Akron, NY 14001.

6/20 WANTED: Minnesota Patent Medicines and Bitters. boyd.beccue@charter.net 2/20 WANTED: Harley bottles of West Chester, Pa. and Philadelphia, Pa. The West Chester bottles display either J. Harley or James Harley. The Phila. Bottles display Edwd Harley, Schul (Schuylkill) 4th & Market St., Philada (Philadelphia) or E. Harley, 802 Market St or E. Harley, West Market St. These two bottling businesses operated in the 1840s through the early 1880s. BOB HARLEY, Phone: 215-721-1107. Email: rwh220@yahoo.com 12/20 WANTED: Ford City, Pa. embossed beer and soda bottles. Especially blob quarts.

Need Wygonik, Pater, Thomasy & Pallum, T. Scheeren pints. Also Walker Dairy Cadogan, PA. BILL, 724-859-0113. billoleksak1947@gmail.com 2/20 WANTED: Open Pontil Medicines from New Jersey. Also cream sodas from anywhere, they look like mini blob tops. They are about 51/2" to 6" tall - some say cream soda on back, some do not. CHARLES DASCENZO, 732-270-0545. 2/20

WANTED: Anthoni & Donnenwirth Bucyrus, OH blob beer bottle. JOE BLUM, 419-492-2829.

2/20 WANTED: Bitters & Whiskey Barrels.

Phone: 260-347-4551, or 5304 askfrank@ bottlepickers.com 2/20 WANTED: Michigan Medicines: "16 and 32oz" Michigan Druggists Kellogg's Bottles, Ann Arbor, Mich., Grand Rapids, Mich., & Lowell, Mich. bottles. GORDON HUBENET, 616-826-4663.

2/20 WANTED: Chester County PA Bottles Phila Pontils - PA Pontils. 717-779-8324.

2/20 WANTED: Buffalo, NY & Lockport, NY stoneware and bottles. Also, Buffalo beer trays and advertising signs. PETER JABLONSKI, 12489 Hunts Corners Rd, Akron, NY, 14001. Ph: 716-440-7985.

12/20 WANTED: Always looking for rare Bininger bottles I do not have. Please email me at dddonn@aol.com 2/20 WANTED: As always looking for Hemingray Glass items. If you have Cincinnati, OH or Covington, KY bottles, there's a good chance they could be Hemingray. Let me know what you have. Of course fruit jars, insulators, paperwork and other items also wanted. BOB STAHR, bob@hemingray.com Phone: 630793-5345. 2/20 WANTED: E.G. Whiskey Bottles: GV1114 - Green - Jersey Green GV11-15 - Jersey Green, Black Ruby, Red RubyGV11-16 - A GV11-38 - Clear GV11-40 - Ruby RedCall or write. STEVE GRAY, 440-279-8381.

7533 Clay St., Thompsonville, OH 44086.

3/20 WANTED: Manchester Vermont Medicine bottles. L.H. & W. Crandall Easton, NY fruit jar. debantonez@comcast.net 2/20 WANTED: Help! I am looking for anything good from Lancaster, PA. Thanks! SAM NOLT, sjnolt@comcast.net 2/20

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Dr Miles New Heart Cure. Beggs Ague Cure, Beggs Blood Purifier, Dr. Crooks Wine of Tar. Dr. M.A. Simmons Iuk, a Liver Medicine. Must be attic perfect. MONTE JAKABOSKY, 719-293-1925. Box 365, Leadville, Colorado 80461. 2/20 WANTED: I live in Modoc County Calif. named after the Modoc Indians in the area.

I collect any bottles, lamps, etc. embossed Modoc on them. BILL REEVES, 530279-6304 or 530-640-1943. PO Box 252, Cedarville, CA 96104. 2/20 WANTED: Canadian bottles and pottery.

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Please contact me via email. robin@ nsaauctions.com 2/20 WANTED: Top Dollar Paid for green embossed Western whiskey fifths and flasks, rare Western bitters including Cassin's Grape Brandy, G.A. Simon's and Lacour's. I am also looking for New Almaden Vichy water bottles and keyhole peppersauce bottles. STEPHEN HUBBELL, morpheus@centurytel.net Phone: 253-851-7036.

2/20 WANTED: Ball Perfection No. 2 Glass Lid. REV. PATRICK WILHELM, Phone: 973986-3974. 2/20 WANTED: Nice, lighter shade of purple (not dark, picture included) Mrs. Allen's World's Hair Restorer. No chips or cracks please.

SEAN COREY, Phone: 508-457-9837, scorey291@comcast.net 29 Corrine Drive, East Falmouth, MA 02536. 2/20 WANTED: Lemon Kola, Christo Cola, Mint Cola, Boone Cola, and Cheerwine Bottles. I would like to communicate with other collectors of these bottles. CHARLES RIFFLE, 336-769-9817 criffle@triad.rr.com 241 Willowcrest Drive Winston-Salem, NC. 2/20 WANTED: Anything early Charleston, S.C. JAMES WESTENDORFF, 843-452-4419.

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WANTED: Native Southern Californian still needs the sample bottle embossed: First Water from Los Angeles Aquaduct Nov 5th 1913. It celebrated the opening of the 235mile aquaduct from Owens Valley to LA & spawned one of the most aggressive growth spurts ever! MARTY VOLLMER, 803-6298553. martyvollmer@aol.com 2/20 WANTED: College and University milk bottles. Also looking for caps, advertising and other dairy go-withs. In addition, I am interested in all milk bottles from the state of Delaware. R. DEAN SHIPPY, 302-3680549. ajsrds@verizon.net 2/20 WANTED: Scarce Poison bottles and scarce medicines with crudeness & character . . . hinge mold and pontiled. Send photos and/or description. MARC STOLZER, Phone: 732-572-9554. stolzema@ubhc.rutgers.edu 613 Village Drive, Edison NJ 08817. 2/20 WANTED: Most Pre-1960 Kent & Queen Annes Counties, Maryland postcards, ephemera, bottles, advertising, souvenirs, crocks, banknotes, railroadiana, maps, militaria, steamboatiana, cannery items, photos, matchcovers, signs. Primary towns: Dolchester (Beach), Betterton (Beach), Chestertown, Centreville, Love Point. MARK NEWSOME, 410-699-0893. 9265 American Legion Rd, Chestertown, MD 21620. 2/20 WANTED: FREDERICKSBURG VA Bitters, paper labels, stoneware and rarer forms. KEITH LITTLEFIELD, Phone: 703-354-9544. klittl5191@aol.com 3902 Rose Lane, Annandale, VA 22003.

2/20 WANTED: Any bottles, postcards, souvenir china or souvenir spoons that I don't have from Muskegon County, MI. Towns include Muskegon, Muskegon Hts, N. Muskegon, Whitehall, Montague, Holton, Brunswick, Bailey, Fruitvale, Fruitport, Twin Lake, Lakewood, Lake Harbor, Casnovia, Ravenna, Slocum, Sullivan & Trent. Thank you. ELMER OGG, 231-798-7335. Email: elogg@comcast.net 2/20

WANTED: Antique cosmetic bottles in shades of green, such as Lundberg, N.Y., Palmer etc. Davis and Davis San Andreas, Cal. RURIK and MARJORIE KALLIS, 209-754-1027. PO Box 1496, San Andreas CA 95249. 2/20 WANTED: Always looking for Chittenango, NY Pottery; vintage casket and coffin advertising; and authentic Indian artifacts.

MIKE BEARDSLEY, 315-345-5094.

Chittenango, NY. 2/20 WANTED: Binniger Bottle Go Withs.

From the Am. Binniger Company, NY. JIM BENDER, Phone: 518-673-8833.

PO Box 162 Sprakers, NY 12166. 2/20 WANTED: J. Whitney, Richfield Springs NY mineral waters. Also pontiled sodas from Albany, Troy, Schenectady NY. JEFF ULLMAN, jullman@nycap.rr.com Phone: 518-925-9787. PO Box 121, Warnerville NY. 2/20 WANTED: Looking for Savannah Drug Store Bottles, Savannah Pottery or any items related to Savannah, Georgia. RAY DAVIS, Phone: 912-777-2804. raydavis01@comcast.net 2/20 WANTED: Buy or Trade: Va. & West & Va. Lithia Water Bottles or Go-Withs. SONNY SMILEY, lithiaman1@yahoo.com Phone: 540-434-1129. Harrisonburg, VA. 2/20 WANTED: True colored - not aqua or colorless - "Lindsey's Blood Searcher Hollidaysburg" bottles in at least near mint condition. Contact email: bill@ historicbottles.com 2/20 WANTED: Citrate of Magnesia Bottles (all kinds) pontils or not. (With Pharmacys embossed on them) and Milk Bottles (animals embossed on them) of all kinds. Send photos or description. Sorry to those who contacted me in the past. Thank you for your cooperation! THE STUMP (MR.), 610-7404502. 134 Felton Avenue, Sharon Hill PA 19079. (stump of the world).

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Show CALENDAR FEBRUARY 1

FEBRUARY 14 & 15

FEBRUARY 22

DeFUNIAK SPRINGS, FLORIDA

PALMETTO, FLORIDA

ROUND ROCK, TEXAS

The Emerald Coast Bottle Collector's Inc, 19th Annual Show & Sale, (8:30 AM to 2:30 PM), at the DeFuniak Springs Community Center, 361 N. 10th Street, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433. Free Adm., Free Appraisals. Info: RICHARD, P.O. Box 241, Pensacola, FL 32591. PH: 850.435.5425; Email: shards@bellsouth.net

51st Annual Suncoast Antique Bottle Show & Sale, (Fri, Feb. 14, Dealer set-up Noon to 7 PM; Early Buyers, 2 to 7 PM, $25; Sat. Feb. 15, Gen. adm. 9 AM to 3 PM, $4, kids 16 and under free with w/adult), at the Manatee River Fair Association Building, 1402 14th Ave. West, Palmetto, FL 34221.

Info: GEORGE DUEBEN, 727-804-5957, or LINDA BUTTSTEAD, 941.565.0593.

The Austin Area Bottle, Jar & Advertising Collectibles 3rd Annual Show, (9 AM to 3 PM), at the Old Settlers Park Events Center, 3333 E. Palm Valley Blvd. (E. US 79), Round Rock, TX. Free Adm. Info: JOHN REED, PH: 512.468.5097, Email: compliant.relo@gmail.com, or: GARY INGRAM, PH: 512.461.0157.

FEBRUARY 2 MANVILLE, NEW JERSEY New Jersey Antique Bottle Club (NJABC), 24th Annual Show & Sale, (9 AM to 2 PM) at the V.F.W. of Manville, New Jersey, 600 Washington Ave, Manville, NJ 08835.

Admission $3, no early buyers. Info: KEVIN KYLE, 230 Cedarville Rd, East Windsor, NJ 08520. PH. 609.209.4034, email: bottlediggerkev@aol.com or JOHN LAWREY, 908.813.2334.

FEBRUARY 2 MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 48th Annual Milwaukee Antique Bottle & Advertising Show (9 AM - 3PM; Early Adm. 8 AM, $15), at the Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Road, Waukesha, WI (I-94, exit 294). Adm. $5. 140 sales tables of bottles, breweriana, and advertising.

Also displays, and door prizes. Info: bottleshow@charter.net FEBRUARY 9 COLUMBUS, OHIO The Central Ohio Antique Bottle Club's 50th Annual Show & Sale, (Sunday, 9 AM to 2 PM; early buyers 7:00 AM - 9 AM, $20), at the Doubletree Inn, 175 Hutchinson Ave., Columbus (I-270 & Rt. 23). Adm. $3.

Info: ROJER MOODY, PH: 740.703.4913, Email: rtmoody@juno.com; or: CLARK WIDEMAN, PH: 614.439.8005, Email: clarkwideman@aol.com

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FEBRUARY 14 & 15 AURORA, OREGON The Oregon Bottle Collectors Association Bottle, Antiques, and Collectibles Show & Sale, (General adm. Sat. 9 AM to 3 PM; Dealer setup & Early Bird, Fri. 12 PM to 5 PM, $5.), at the American Legion Hall, 21510 Main St. N.E., Aurora, Oregon.

General adm. by donation. Info: MARK JUNKER, PH: 503.231.1235, or: BILL BOGYNSKA, 503.657.1726, Email: billbogy7@gmail.com , or WAYNE HERRING, PH: 503.864.2009.

FEBRUARY 14 & 15 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA The South Carolina Antique Bottle Club's 47th Annual Show & Sale, (Fri. 11 AM to 6 PM & Sat. 9 AM to 1 PM), at the Meadowlake Park Center, 600 Beckman Rd., Columbia, SC 29203. No Early Admission Fee. Info: MARTY VOLLMER, PH 803.629.8553, Email: martyvollmer@aol. com, or ART GOSE, PH: 803.840.1539, or: southcarolinabottleclub.com FEBRUARY 16 ENFIELD, CONNECTICUT 50th Annual Somers Antique Bottle Club Show & Sale, (9AM to 2PM, early buyers, 8AM, $10), at the St. Bernard’s School West Campus, 232 Pearl Street, Exit 47W (off I-91), Enfield, CT. Adm. $3. Info: DON DESJARDINS, 22 Anderson Rd., Ware, MA, 01082. PH: 413.967.4431; Cell: 413.687.4808, email: dondes@comcast.net

FEBRUARY 29 GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN The West Michigan Antique Bottle Club presents its 30th Annual Show & Sale (10AM - 2PM) at the Fonger American Legion Post, 2327 Wilson, S.W., Grand Rapids, MI. Adm. $3, children free. Info: STEVE DEBOODE, 616.667.0214; Email: thebottleguy@comcast.net or; ROGER DENSLOW, 616.447.9156; Email: rogerdcoger@gmail.com MARCH 8 BALTIMORE, MARYLAND The Baltimore Antique Bottle Club's 40th Annual Show & Sale, (9 AM to 3 PM), at the Physical Education Center, CCBC-Essex, 7201 Rossville Blvd. (I-695,Exit 34). Info: Show Chairman RICK LEASE, 410-4589405 or e-mail: finksburg21@comcast.net For contracts, call: ANDY AGNEW, 410527-1707 or email: medbotls@comcast.net.

Website: baltimorebottleclub.org MARCH 13 & 14 CHICO, CALIFORNIA Chico Bottle Club’s 53rd Annual Bottle, Jar, Insulator & Collectibles Show and Sale, (Fri. 10 AM to 5 PM - $10 admission; Sat. 9 AM to 4 PM – Free adm.), at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, Chico, CA. Info: RANDY TAYLOR, P.O. Box 1065, Chico, CA 95927, PH. 530.518.7369, email rtjarguy@aol.com

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FLINT, MICHIGAN

DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE

HUTCHINSON, KANSAS

51st Annual Flint Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show, (9 AM to 2:30 PM), at the Dom Polski Hall, 3415 N. Linden Rd., Flint, MI. Adm. $3, children under 12, free (No early adm). Info: TIM BUDA, 11353 Cook Rd., Gaines, MI 48436. PH: 989.271.9193, Email: tbuda@shianet.org

New England Antique Bottle Club 54th Annual Show & Sale, (9 AM to 2 PM, early buyers 8 AM, $15), at the Elks Club, 282 Durham Road, (Rt. 108), Exit 7 off Spaulding Turnpike, Dover, NH. Adm. $3. Info: GERRY SIROIS, PH: 207.773.0148 or JACK PELLETIER, PH: 207.839.4389.

MARCH 15

MARCH 29

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

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI

BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA

The St. Louis Antique Bottle Collectors Assoc. is pleased to present their 50th 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

49th Annual Minnesota Antique Bottle, Advertising, and Stoneware Show & Sale sponsored by the North Star Historical Bottle Association, (9:30 AM to 2:30 PM; Dealer set-up, 6:30AM), at the Knights of Columbus Bloomington Events Center, 1114 American Blvd West, Bloomington, MN 55420. Adm. $3 (No early adm.). Info: JEFF SPRINGER, PH: 651.500.0949, Email, springer_associates@yahoo.com

MARCH 20 & 21 MORRO BAY, CALIFORNIA The San Luis Obispo Bottle Society’s 52nd Annual Show and Sale, (Fri. 1 PM to 6 PM, and Sat, 9 AM to 3 PM), at the Morro Bay Veterans Hall, 209 Surf St., Morro Bay, California. Free admission. Info: Show Chairman RICHARD TARTAGLIA, PH: 805.543.7484, or: STEVE MELLO, email: dirtydiver53@gmail.com MARCH 29 MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA Dunkard Valley Antique Bottle Show & Sale, (9 AM to 2 PM; Early buyers 7 AM, $25), in the new Agricultural 4-H Building, 500 Mylan Park Lane, Morgantown, WV 26501. Adm. $2, 16 and under FREE! Info: DON KELLEY, PH: 724.998.2734, email: bonzeyekelley@gmail.com.

APRIL 5 ENFIELD, CONNECTICUT Yankee Polecat Insulator Club Antique Insulator, Bottle & Collectibles Show, (8 AM to 2 PM), at the American Legion Hall, US Route 5, Enfield, CT (Exit 49 off I-91). Insulators, Bottles, Railroadiana, Telephone & Telegraph Collectibles, Lightning Rod Equipment. Info: JOHN RAJPOLT, PH: 860.342.5511, email: rajpolt@earthlink.net

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APRIL 10 & 11

DAPHNE, ALABAMA

ANTIOCH, CALIFORNIA

The Mobile Bottle Collectors Club's 47th Annual Show & Sale, (9 AM to 3 PM; Dealer set-up Friday, April 3rd, 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, RICHARD, P.O. Box 241, Pensacola, FL 32591. PH: 850.435.5425; Email: shards@bellsouth.net

Golden Gate Historical Bottle Society 54th Annual Show & Sale, (9 AM to 3 PM, early buyers Fri, Noon to 5 PM, $10), at the Contra Costa Event Park (County Fairgrounds), Sunset Hall, Antioch, CA. Sat. FREE Adm. Info: GARY or DARLA ANTONE, PH: 925.

373.6758, email: packrat49er@netscape.net

APRIL 4 WHEATON, ILLINOIS DuPage Collectors Expo featuring insulators, lightning rod items, weathervanes, telephone & telegraph items, bottles, jars, and related items, (9 AM to 3 PM), at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton, IL. Adm. $2. Info: BOB STAHR, 360 S. Kenilworth Ave., Glen Ellyn, IL, 60137. PH: 630.793.5345; email: bob@hemingray.com

APRIL 11 KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN 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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Show CALENDAR APRIL 17-19

MAY 17

SEPTEMBER 12

WHEATON, ILLINOIS

WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA

Antique Bottle Club of Northern Illinois Antique Bottle & Advertising Show, (Dealer set-up and Early Adm. Friday 17th, Noon 6 PM; General Adm. Saturday & Sunday), at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton. For hours, additional info. and dealer set-up packets please call: JOHN PUZZO, 815.338.7582, or: GREG SCHUENEMAN, 847.623.7572. Note; the show is being held in conjunction with Zurko Promotions, Antiques, Bottles & Collectibles Show.

Washington County Antique Bottle Club 46th 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

The Los Angeles Historical Bottle Club’s 54th Annual Antique Bottles, Fruit Jars, Insulators, Antiques & Collectibles Show & Sale, (9 AM to 3 PM; Early Birds $10 at 8 AM), at the Huntington Beach, Elks Lodge #1959, 7711 Talbert Ave., Huntington Beach, CA 92648.

Free Adm! Info: DON WIPPERT, Ph. 818.346.9833, Email donwippert@ yahoo.com, or DICK HOMME, Ph. 818.362.3368.

APRIL 19 HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA 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 APRIL 19 ROCHESTER, NEW YORK The Genesee Valley Bottle Collectors Association's 51st Annual Bottle, Table Top Antiques, Paper & Postcards Show & Sale, (9AM to 3PM), at the Roberts Wesleyan College, Voller Athletic Center, 2301 Westside Drive, Rochester, NY. Info: AARON & PAM WEBER, PH: 585.749.8874, Email: gvbca@frontiernet.net, Website: www.gvbca.org MAY 9 MANSFIELD, OHIO The Ohio Bottle Club’s 42nd Annual 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

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JUNE 7 BALLSTON SPA, NEW YORK The National Bottle Museum presents the Annual Saratoga Springs Show & Sale, (9:00 AM to 2:30 PM; early adm. 8:00 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; www.NationalBottleMuseum.org, email: nbm@nycap.rr.com; Co Chairmen: ROY TOPKA, PH 518-779-1243, email: rmt556@ yahoo.com, or ADAM STODDARD, PH: 518.256.7663, email: acstoddard63@gmail. com JULY 30 - AUGUST 2 RENO, NEVADA

2020 FOHBC 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.

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4th Annual Bath Antique Bottle and Insulator Show, (9 AM to 2:30 PM), at the Bath Masonic Lodge, 428 Main Street, Bath, Ontario, Canada. Info: RICHARD DOBING, email: loyalistcollectibles@gmail.com

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Rare Aqua London Warner’s

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ocial media has connected many communities across the globe, including the world of bottle diggers and collectors. I am now excited on an almost daily basis by the discoveries of my digging brethren worldwide. A recent case in point occurred on October 22, 2019, when the world of Warner’s collectors was rocked by news on Facebook’s Bottle Digger & Collectors of a fantastic find from northwest England. Les Fitton, a passionate darts player and avid digger of Victorian English ash tips, had the day before unearthed an extraordinarily rare and beautiful aqua London Warner’s, and provided the following account of the dig:

“This adventure started with my friend Stuart and I checking out a site another mate had told me about. We entered the tip site and I went right to work and dug a test hole. The ash looked good to me, but Stuart decided we should dig elsewhere. However, the second hole we dug only delivered run of the mill stuff, so I said to Stu, “Let’s go back to the first hole I started!” After about an hour of digging in the first spot, out popped the aqua Warner’s, full of bubbles! (see Figure 1) We will make loads more trips to this site to hopefully dig a few more of these treasures!”

The bottle is listed as 3WLEVar5 in Michael Seeliger’s book, H. H. Warner His Company and his Bottles, and is described as follows: “WARNER’S / “SAFE” CURE (on same line); (safe logo); LONDON;

Blob top; ½ Pint; Aqua greenish clear color.” Besides being a lovely shade of aqua, Les’ bottle is also wonderfully loaded with bubbles. Les next posted pictures of the bottle on Facebook’s Warner’s Safe Cure – H.H. Warner page. These postings generated several questions and comments from enthusiastic Warner’s collectors.

Just how rare are these half pint aqua London Warner’s?

British Warner’s authority Mike Sheridan made this observation regarding the bottle’s rarity: “There are other aqua pint Safe Cures. They are, however, very rare.

I would say there are less than six known.

My example was dug on the Makro tip and I sold it to U.S. cure collector John Wolf. With Les’ one just unearthed, that’s two definite half pints. Where are the others?” To this Colin Savage replied, “I believe Rich Tucker dug one from a small cottage tip in Devizes, Wiltshire a couple or so years ago and sold it via Chris Bultitude.” Colin’s account would make three, but Michael Seeliger, who has insight into Warner’s collections worldwide, believes there may be as many as ten (he said that Mike and Kathie Craig have two of them, one clear and the other greenish aqua).

Are they the oldest of the London Warner’s?

The incredible crudeness of this bottle has led to speculation that these are

among the oldest of the London Warner’s bottles, going well back into the 1880s or early 1890s. Mike confidently squelched such conjecture with the following statement, which is based on years of careful observation and research: “I know there has been a debate among Warner’s collectors about the age of these London aquas. Some believe they are the earliest London Warner’s due to their crude lips. Let’s put that argument to bed now. London Warner’s in aqua have only been dug in modern dumps in the UK (i.e. post 1910 at least). Now look very carefully at the embossing of “SAFE” CURE all on one line and note the word “SAFE” in speech marks. That’s the same embossing on the Warner’s green Londons, and those bottles also only come from post-1900 dumps that can go into the 1920s. The very earliest London Warner’s come in brown or amber glass in varying shades and NEVER with the lip you see on this aqua. They (the amber ones) are circa 1890-1900.”

Michael Seeliger, who literally wrote the book on Warner’s, concurs with Mike Sheridan’s assessment on the age of these odd-colored Warner’s. Michael also pointed out another peculiarity of these highly prized bottles: “These aqua Warner’s are very crude and really stand out with their odd squarish blob tops. I love these bottles.”

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How can the most recently made London Warner’s bottles be the crudest?

While I’m certainly not going to disagree with two of the world’s leading authorities about the age of these oddly colored Warner’s, I did have to ask, how is it that these newer bottles are the crudest? Furthermore, why would the company have let the amber color standards slide in the later years? Michael Seeliger attempted to answer these questions for me: “Warner owned several future options on the company stock and decided to purchase all the stock he could get his hands on, driving up the price. When the price was sufficiently high, he called in his options.

Unfortunately, the panic of 1893 had set in and he could no longer cash in. He was also investigated for stock manipulation and mismanagement of the business. The British directors of the H. H. Warner & Co. LTD voted that his stock should be forfeited as a penalty for his mismanagement. With his last asset stripped away, Warner filed for bankruptcy and spent the remaining years of his life attempting to regain his business prominence. Although he was out as the owner of the company, it continued to exist without him. However, without Warner around to enforce standards, the ‘trade mark’ brown bottle eventually went by the wayside in Britain and Europe. The LTD used various glass makers and this is where the green and other colored versions came from.”

Are there other London Warner’s that come in aqua?

Michael also related his knowledge of the odd-colored London Warner’s other than the Cure. “There are large and small safe cures, a large Nervine and a large Rheumatic Cure in clear or aqua glass from London. I’m not sure about the Diabetes Cure yet but I imagine there was one.

Now if they only could find an “animal cure” in clear over there, that would really be something. However, I think they quit making the “mammoth” cure size when

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the LTD took over.” Michael then encouraged our English Warner’s enthusiasts “to start digging later dumps around the 1910 to 1920s era. I think this is where you may find these. Despite their newer age, the London Warner’s from this era are rather crude. Also note that the small 4 oz. London samples (which come in light honey amber and green) aren’t found in the older dumps either.” Incidentally, these exquisite little 4 oz. London samples, 5WLEVar1 and 5WLEVar1, are the smallest Warner’s bottles with the safe embossed on them.

What about American Warner’s in odd colors?

I next asked Michael about the American Rochester bottles. Do any of them come in off colors? Michael replied: “Around 1909 Warner’s Cure was changed to Warner’s Remedy after the FDA enforcement of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. It was with the introduction of the remedy bottles that the amber glass standard was no longer as strictly enforced and there are Remedy versions that appear in green and clear. We even have some mixed green aqua colors (see Figure 4). I think the clear run were a small batch that was used for a brief time.” Regarding the evolution of American Warner’s bottles from this period, Michael adds the following in his book: “A new twist in bottles appears around 1910. Instead of the specific bottle for each cure formula, a single bottle was produced bearing the embossing “Warner’s Safe Remedies Co. (embossed safe) Rochester NY.” Bottles came in 12 ½ oz. and 6 oz. size. The larger bottles were made in amber, blue aqua, green aqua (rare) and clear. The smaller version is only in amber and clear. An error can be found in these bottles also: versions where the word safe is omitted.”

Where the heck were these odd colored London Warner’s bottles made?

The Facebook conversation focused next on the incongruity of the crudity of the aqua half pint London Warner’s bottles with their relatively recent age. What glass house could be responsible for making such rudimentary, bubble-loaded glass in the 1910-1920s era? Mike Sheridan replied that “It’s still a mystery where the London and other European Warner’s were made. The late Rob Goodacre claimed it was Sweden, but I have seen no evidence for this.” Steve Jackson responded that he had “never heard of Sweden as the source of the European Warner’s before. I suspect it was a variety of sources depending on who was the low bidder. After all these years, I have not seen any paper to support the source of the bottles.” Aussie Andrew Alsop pointed out that “These aqua Warner’s all have a base mark of an “N” in a circle (see Figure 5). Does anyone know which glasshouse this was?”

Mike answered that, “This aqua Warner’s base has a stretched ovoid basal shape depression. I think all other London Warner’s have a circular basal kick up.

That could mean the aquas had a different maker. A number of glassworks used “N” as a symbol, one being the York Glass company.” Andrew added that “ObearNester Glass Co USA used this N in a circle (info courtesy Britishbottleforum).”

To this Mike rejoined, “It is a mystery where the European Warner’s were made but I do think we can rule out U.S. manufacture. I had a number of Rochester Warner’s in my old collection and they lack the crudity of the Europeans (though many do have air bubbles). I think all the European Warner’s were all made by one glassworks and have that characteristic kick up on the base.”

I have seven European Warner’s in my collection, consisting of three London pints cures (see Figure 6) and three London half pints, (each set with a green, yellow amber and red amber example), and a green Frankfurt pint cure. Of all these, only the green pint London example has

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Figure 1: Les Fitton, proudly holding the freshly dug, very rare and highly coveted half pint London Warner’s, 3WLEVar5. He knew he had a good one!

Figure 2: Close up of the freshly dug 3WLEVar5, highlighting its abundance of bubbles and its unusual squarish blob top.

Figure 3: Les’ 3WLEVar5 cleaned up and sparkling.

Figure 4: A rare, possibly unique, two-tone aquagreen Warner’s Safe Diabetes Remedy, Rochester, N.Y. (19WRVar4).

Figure 5: The N in circle mark is on the bottom of all 3WLEVar5 bottles. We are asking Warner’s collectors to report any European Warner’s with this mark.

Figure 6: A sample of the diversity of color in the London Warner’s bottles from my collection. Now I just need to add an aqua one!

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the “N” in circle mark on the base. While a beautiful olive green, it does not have the incredible super bubble-loaded glass of the half pint aqua London 3WLEVar5s. However, if the “N” in circle mark does indeed indicate the glasshouse where the bottle was made, then it does prove that their Warner’s line extended beyond the 3WLEVar5. Andrew said one of his half pint green London cures also has the same “N” in a circle base mark. So that makes at least three European Warner’s molds with the “N” mark the base. Perhaps Warner’s collectors could report their “N” in circle basemarks to this magazine, or to the Facebook’s Warner’s Safe Cure – H.H. Warner public group page.

The others in my European grouping are either the stretched ovoid, or circular kick up. My half pint yellow-amber London cure has a stretched ovoid with “2233” embossed in the middle. Perhaps with more research, someone could track down the European glasshouses that made these Warner’s and categorize them. Regardless of the glasshouse that made them, this aqua 3WLEVar5 group may have been a one-time fluke batch with a mysterious (and fascinating) story that we will never know: a tale that explains their color, crudity, mega-bubbles, and rarity.

Before closing, there are a few other points I’d like to make. First, there is one other Warner’s I’m aware of that may come loaded with bubbles, and that is the New Zealand four cities pint (1WNZVar1). All these super-bubbly 1WNZVar1s I’ve seen are a honey-straw amber in color with a double-applied collar. Once again, we can only speculate about the glasshouse and number of batches that produced these beauties. Modesty aside, the example I own is simply stunning (see Figure 7). These are far more common and obtainable than the 3WLEVar5.

Secondly, as an avid bottle digger of 50 years, I am very envious of my British tip digging friends I’ve become acquainted with through Facebook. For reasons I do not yet understand, the American glass industry was very quick to adapt to the

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automatic bottle machine, screw caps and colorless glass in the early 1900s, while in this same era (up to the 1930), the Brits were still making these beautifully colored and crude Warner’s. Not only that, while our American ammonia, bleach and cleaning products came in bland, blank, colorless (or aqua) flask shaped bottles, the British were making gorgeous amber, blue and green heavily embossed corker Poison bottles. The Brits dig these little lovelies like we dig Bromos. And where we dig colorless milk bottles, my English pals find superb, intricately stenciled pottery creamers. They also dig an amazing variety of pottery ginger beer bottles with intricate transfer designs, which are virtually non-existent here in the U.S. after 1900. They seem to find pot lids on every dig, again in an incredible number of variations, and only get excited when finding a rare one. In 50 years of digging, I have found four pot lids, and I’ve kept every one of them! Then there are the whiskey flagons. These are attractive, two-tone jugs with double collar or glop tops that are heavily incised on the top and attractively stenciled with information about the vendor and liquor on the body. Most astonishing of all, the dates emblazoned on these flagons go from the late 1800s right into the 1960s! While I love our pre-1910 American bottles (and especially the 1840-1880 era), it sure would be wonderful to have this plethora of post-1900 quality bottles and jugs to dig. This topic is worthy of its own article.

The cyber friendships developed on Facebook and other social media, and the stories we exchange, enrich our knowledge of our hobby, and inspire me to continue digging in search of the next great find.

So, keep on digging those tips Les Fitton, and we’ll look forward to your next discovery that will rock the bottle world!

REFERENCES: Facebook: Bottle Digger & Collectors, Private Group.

Seeliger, Michael William. H. H. Warner His Company and His Bottles 2.0. Brooklyn, Wisconsin. Self-Published.

2016. Digital.

Facebook: Warner’s Safe Cure – H.H. Warner, Public Group.

Figure 7: My New Zealand pint 1WNZVar1. A more available Warner’s than the 3WLEVar5 that can also be found loaded with beautiful bubbles.

Michael also pointed out another peculiarity of these highly prized bottles: “These aqua Warner’s are very crude and really stand out with their odd squarish blob tops.

I love these bottles.”

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Dunkard Valley Aims for the Peak A new bottle club and new enthusiasm for old glass

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on and Mary Kelley report that the Dunkard Valley Antique Bottle Club was founded in Mount Morris, Pa., a small town in southwestern Pennsylvania and just over the West Virginia border. Just outside of Morgantown, West Virginia, the club has members from both states.

a wonderful display of WV-made glass (see www.magwv.com).

The area has deep-rooted glassmaking history from the early 19th and 20th centuries, creating many historical and glass industry sites to visit and study. The area was mostly made up of coal mining and farming communities with many smalltown general stores and dairies that had bottles and crocks made, giving us some local items to seek and collect.

Don explains: “We noticed there were no advertised bottle clubs. So this club was founded in 2018 with seven members and along with it soon followed the bottle show in April of 2019. We picked Morgantown for its location, infrastructure, motels, restaurants and scenery.

“The surrounding towns, like Greensboro, and, Point Marion, Pa., and West Virginia’s Fairmont, Grafton, Clarksburg and Mannington, located within a half hour or so, all had glass factories which made fabulous items sought after today by every level of collector.

Lucky for collectors, the Museum of American Glass in Weston, West Virginia, is just a short drive away and has

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Being collectors, bottle show enthusiasts and members of the Washington County Bottle Club, Mary and Don often find themselves in West Virginia picking and antiquing any chance they get.

“The 2020 show is at Mylan Park, a very popular venue for all occasions. The main show building is 50,000 square feet.

“Members from the Washington County and Pittsburgh bottle clubs help and attend. At the 2019 show we greeted many local enthusiasts who got to experience their first antique bottle show. The show is primarily made up of antique bottles and related items, but we opened it up to tabletop antiques, which blended in very nicely.

“I am not sure how many people attended since admission was free. I’m looking forward to seeing some new and old friends on March 29. The show is very easy to get to. It’s a mile off exit 155 on I-79 Morgantown.

“We are very excited about the upcoming show and appreciate all the help from our members and friends.”

Editor’s note: The Marion County Historical Society Museum contains various artifacts, collections and historical items relevant to West Virginia, Marion County, Coal Baron, Black, Revolutionary War, Civil War, Industry and Railroad history.

The glass industry in West Virginia is situated at the intersection where art, science and technology meet. Art glass pieces are produced by Fenton Art Glass, Blenko Art Glass, and elegant dinnerware is produced

by Judel Products. Fairmont developed a major glass industry, based on the availability of glass sand and abundant natural gas.

Experienced glass workers were brought in to operate the plants and train new workers.

PHOTOS: Some of the fun at the Dunkard Show.

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By John Panella and Joe Widman

MEDICINES TO CURE ADDICTION A common theme in many medicine bottle articles over the years has been that they contained alcohol and drugs that could cause addiction. Addiction has been a serious problem forever.

It still is today and will undoubtedly continue to be. Every day the news is bombarded with stories of addiction and death caused by chemicals that have been used in medicine for years.

In the 19th century there was a concern that medicines could cause drunkenness and addiction. There weren’t any heavily advertised or well-known drugs to treat addiction. I do remember that Sear’s once had a medicine to treat drunkenness. It contained opium.

The most common embossed medicine for drunkenness was the Keeley Cure for Drunkenness. Keeley also had cures for tobacco and opium habits. Many of you have probably heard of these. They are all very collectible. The drunkenness cure is the only one that you can fairly easily find. The next most available one is the Collin’s Opium Habit Cure.

The rest of these are extremely rare, some may be one of a kind.

• Unger’s Cinchona Rubra Cure for Drunkenness • Morrell Liquor Cure • The Keeley Cure (for) Drunkenness • The Keeley Treatment (for) Inebriety • The Garten Ter-Chloride of Gold Treatment for the Liquor, Tobacco and Opium Habits

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By John Panella and Joe Widman

PHOTOS (previous page): Unger’s Cinchona Rubra Cure for Drunkenness Morrell Liquor Cure PHOTOS (this page): The Keeley Cure (for) Drunkenness The Keeley Treatment (for) Inebriety The Garten Ter-Chloride of Gold Treatment for the Liquor, Tobacco and Opium Habits

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By John Panella and Joe Widman

• The Mexico MO Institute / Cures the Whiskey, Morphine & Tobacco Habits (top left) • Yarnall’s Gold Cure for Alcoholism (top right) • Grant Goldcura for Liquor and Drug Habits (left) The last bottle is mine. The rest are owned, or were owned, by my friend Dann Louis of Michigan. If you have other bottles similar to these please let me, or the magazine, know.

We would appreciate hearing from you!

Joe Widman (269) 329-0524 oldmedicines@yahoo.com

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