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Want Rare Whiskey Bottles? Take A Hike! w PAGE 8

IN THIS ISSUE:

A Concentric Ring Curiosity w PAGE 11

A Little Bottle from the Big ‘Farm’ w PAGE 30

Hot Water Bottles? Cool w PAGE 31

By the Numbers w PAGE 33

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VOLUME 36, #9 • January 2020 FRONT COVER:

An early bird's eye view of Louisville, Kentucky, c.1876 serves as the backdrop for two beautiful and rare "G.O. Blake's Ky Whiskey" bottles.

These two eastern whiskey bottles from Louisville were one collector's lucky find almost a thousand miles away in a tiny little town in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Read all about it beginning on page 8.

Publisher John R. Pastor

In This Issue:

Editors: Ralph Finch Bill Baab Jodi Hall

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

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

Heard it through the Grapevine......................................................... 4 As Scarce as Hen's Teeth..................................................................... 8 A Concentric Ring Curiosity............................................................ 11 Fruit Jar Rambles: The Glenshaw Jars.............................................. 17 Soda and Mineral Waters Crossword............................................... 19 Classified Advertisements................................................................. 22 Show Calendar.................................................................................. 26 A Little Bottle from the Big ‘Farm’.................................................. 30 Hot Water Bottles? Cool................................................................... 31 By the Numbers................................................................................ 33 The Pittsburgh Bottle Show............................................................. 35 Medicine Chest: Business Names for Bottles?.................................. 42

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Coming in February: Dr Langley's Bitters, by Bob Strickhart Treasure Hunters Raise a Toast!, by Ralph Finch Rare Aqua London Warner's Rocks Collecting World, by John Savastio Fruit Jar Rambles: Kerr Mason Pie Filling Jars, by Tom Caniff Medicine Chest: Medicines to Cure Addiction, by John Panella and Joe Widman And other very cool stuff!

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LETTERS

to the Editor

A Letter to Ralph (really, to Janet) Over the last decade or two, a kind person will comment, “Thank you, Ralph, for the article on …” Ah, I remember it. While I was writing it, in the middle of the afternoon and still in my bathrobe, Janet Finch was upstairs, vacuuming the house.

Shedding Some Light on Midnight Digging Hi, John, I appreciate you getting back to me regarding my bottle story submission.

I realize what a busy job you have.

I continue to enjoy reading the Antique Bottle and Glass Collector after many years of subscribing.

I can’t help but recollect about the heyday of bottle collecting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1960s and ’70s. I lived in Menlo Park then, and my buddy, Jeff, and I spent many postmidnight hours digging in various redevelopment projects in San Francisco in the early ’70s. A few of our many finds are shown in the photo (above).

Keep producing that great magazine.

Regards, Paul Ackerman Reno, Nevada P.S. Speaking of the holiday season, I remember when I belonged to the San Mateo Antique Bottle Club way back in 1973. Bottle clubs were all around the Bay Area. I brought a bottle cake to our Christmas Party. It consisted of two layers, with the second layer supported by three blob top sodas! What fun.

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And someone will say, “Thank you for …” Yes, that was the day Janet ran all the errands, balanced the budget, paid the bills, and I think that was the day she assembled the two porch gliders.

(Challenged, she probably could have done it with a hairpin. TV’s Angus MacGyver pales next to her.)

And “Thank you, Ralph, for the article on …” I remember that one, too. Janet had taken all the photos for the story, proofread the article, and fixed my computer the day it did god-knows-what.

I remember all the days while I sit in my bathrobe and write while she: makes breakfast, lunch or dinner (sometimes when a dozen people are about to drop by), or shovels the snow off the two porches, or goes out every morning, often in her bathrobe‚ to feed the deer, the squirrels, the chipmunks, the birds and every other creature that roams by.

And I remember the days that Janet and John Pastor spent putting the catalog together for the recent sales of my target ball collection.

And Janet, I thank YOU. I couldn’t do it without you. In fact, as I creep up on birthday Number 80, I couldn’t do anything without you.

Interesting Round Bottom Soda with Embossed Bottle Hi, Folks, Above is a photo of a round bottom bottle from Boston. It has a very small round bottom inside the embossed logo.

Logo reads as follows inside diamond: Comstock Gove & Co. 30 Canal St. Boston Sparkling Ginger Ale Bottle is 8” tall with cork and Putnam stopper. How about running an article about Round Bottoms?

Sincerely, your not-so-helpful pal,

Best to all,

Ralph Finch Farmington Hills, Michigan

Howard Wilcox Brewster, Massachusetts

LETTERS

to the Editor

the bottle was recovered last month. As mentioned, the bottle is covered all over with barnacles and is *free of chips or cracks. There is staining both inside and out and the color is light sun-colored amethyst. It displays great and the last photo shows some of the 24 new arrivals from the past week. Due to the fragile nature of the barnacles I pack these well in larger size boxes. As always 100% satisfaction guaranteed.” Opening bid $30, plus $10 shipping!

Ralph Draws the Line!

Dear John, I collect ketchup bottles, but not necessarily ketchup bottles covered in barnacles. I have to draw the line somewhere!

Is there a new place to re-dump trash?

Actually, it’s a centuries-old site. The ocean, then eBay. An eBay seller from Jupiter, Florida, has found a new way to recycle. Uncover old bottles tossed into the ocean, then wait until they are covered with barnacles, then wait for a sucker, I mean a buyer, to come along.

In mid-November, a batch of bottles was listed, all covered with barnacles by an eBay seller who offered this junk. Maybe I could be more polite, but I think “junk” is pretty accurate.

It was described as: “Up for auction is an early 1900s, light purple, ketchup-type bottle completely covered with barnacles all over. The bottle is blown in a mold with a smooth base and has a threadedlike top. It is embossed on the shoulder ‘Curtice Bros. N.Y.’ It is 9 1/2” tall and

“Satisfaction guaranteed”? Anyone who’d buy this would be satisfied, since he obviously would have no standards.

Peachy? A collection of “vintage” junk? Baker’s required an opening bid of $10! ARE THEY CRAZY?

Now, maybe to someone who lived on the moon and had never seen a barnacle, this might be interesting, but for $40?

of Vintage Soda Bottles.” (I know, John Pastor, you can’t gather up ALL the great bottles; maybe next time.)

*FYI: Thank goodness it was free of chips; I’d hate to have one of those precious barnacles chipped.

Let’s take a look at the photo. Let’s see, the Coke bottle with a refund value of 10 cents, and the other bottles? Adding them up, this “vintage collection” is worth about 10 cents. I think the world is going to hell in a handbasket or, in this case, a cardboard box.

Edited by mild-mannered Ralph Finch

Let the Re(fun)d Begin(?)

More stupidity, reported by Ralph Finch Dear Readers, OK, I’m almost 80, been a collector for 50 years, traveled around the world, you’d think I’d have better things to do with my limited time than to throw barbs at stupid people, stupid eBay sellers, and stupid auction houses.

Please god, I have written maybe 1,000 stories. I hope this isn’t my last one.

Criticisms or comments to rfinch@twmi. rr.com

Here’s my excuse. You know how people complain about drivers who slow down on the highway, impeding other motorists, to look at accidents while a policeman is yelling, “Move on, there’s nothing to see here.” Well, there is nothing to see here, but I’m showing it anyway.

Selling (actually, NOT selling) Oct. 12 at “Baker’s Country Style Auction in Bohemia, N.Y., was “Lot 34L, a “Collection

Happy New Year!

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Heard it through the

Grapevine Thirsty for Royal Crown Advertising? Hey, Pop, You Won’t get a Weigh Cheap Here

By Ralph Finch A massive two-day coin-op and advertising auction, held in late November by Morphy Auctions of Denver, Pennsylvania, offered some 1,315 lots. Included were dolls, bears and toys, dice, jukeboxes, miniature dollhouse furniture, pinball machines, poker items, roulette wheels, slot machines (462 of them!), toy boats plus general advertising. And there were items related to cars, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, plus postcards, sewing machines, etc.

Oh, and the list went on and on.

$9,000 for a scale?

Pound for pound, was it a deal?

And, for heavy hitters, one item that caught my eye was lot 2458, “a great soda fountain scale from the Advertising Scales Co. Royal Crown Cola in excellent condition with signs of normal wear around the bottle cap, no cracks, original paint and plating. A wonderful example of this great collectable scale,” in excellent condition, measuring 12 by 22 by 45 inches.

The one cent Advertising Scales Co. item was valued $5,000-$10,000, and required an opening bid of $2,500. It sold for $9,000, plus a 20 percent buyer’s premium. And shipping? It might be cheaper to drive to Pennsylvania and pick it up yourself.

FYI 1: For more on this type of material, go to the International Arcade Museum website, “the museum of the game.” The website notes, “Advertising Scale was produced by Toledo Scale Co.” circa 1919.

“Toledo Scale Co. released ten different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1915.”

However, the website also states: “Royal Crown Cola was produced by Hamilton Scale Co. in 1950. Hamilton Scale Co. released eight different machines under this trade name, starting in 1931. Other machines made by Hamilton Scale Co. during the time period Royal Crown Cola was produced include Grapette, Upper 10,

Mr. Peanut, Hamilton Model P-W, and Hamilton Person Weighing Scale.” RC Cola, short for Royal Crown Cola, is an American brand of cola-flavored soft drink developed in 1905.

FYI 2: I can understand collecting small stuff. We probably all know people who collect miniature items, but big things?

Really big things? Or heavy things?

I’ve known several collectors of bricks (I have a few, and they are manageable until you have hundreds, even thousands of them), but anvils? I know a couple of people who have collected them. In fact, you can find anvils today on eBay, or from anvil websites.

There is a lot of interest in them, even Carl Sandburg and Longfellow wrote odes to anvils. They have found their way into popular culture including episodes of Looney Tunes, and the name of a heavy metal band. Anvils have been used as percussion instruments in several famous musical compositions (Ringo Starr played one in a Beatles song).

Same thing for people who collect scales.

They are BIG, heavy, awkward, often ugly (the scales, not those who collect them) and, OK, I have a couple of scales, too.

The author, who works for scale, can be contacted at rfinch@twmi.rr.com

This old ad would appeal to anvil fans.

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Heard it through the

Grapevine Fangs for the Memories A creepy report by Ralph Finch

ware and stoneware, weathervanes, game boards, samplers, folk art and other stuff.

If you are high bidder, losers will hiss you.

It’s one thing to be bitten by the collecting bug, but a rattlesnake jug?

Lot 224 was estimated at $300-600, and sold for $800, plus the buyer’s premium.

(A similar jug sold last April for $800, and another last September for $1,300.)

At Garth’s 59th annual Thanksgiving Americana Auction held Nov. 29, in Columbus, Ohio, was this interesting, but not old, piece of pottery. It was described as “Lot 224, Crocker Brothers Rattlesnake Jug, a Redware jug with applied handle and detailed rattlesnake.

Signed on the bottom by Michael and Melvin Crocker, #50, 1990.”

Per the internet, Michael Crocker was born in 1956, Melvin in 1959. Both were surrounded by pottery from a young age and have turned towards it as part of the family’s Georgia business. The mother of these two artists is also a potter. While Michael would make the body of the pot on the wheel, Melvin was very good at decorating it.

Hmmmmm. The auction also offered 500-plus lots of painted and formal furniture plus decorative arts, other red-

Truly, these two are artists with a pot to hiss in, and you can find out more on their art at www.crockerfolkpottery.com.

The Crocker jug above sold by Garth’s went for $800 plus the buyer’s premium. The photo is from the Crocker gallery.

You Auto Enjoy This.

Honk if You Love a Photo of an Uncommon(?) Medicine Ralph Finch took a ride into the past, got lost, and now reports: This great image offered on eBay in late November reveals what residents of Campello, Massachusetts, may have seen chugging by. And bumping along those rough cobblestones you might hope that the “medicine” could really help your kidney and liver. If you saw this car go by, should you have tipped your Stetson?

About Campello, the internet says: In the late 1600s, descendants of the original settlers of Duxbury moved inland, into what was known as Bridgewater.

Prominent among these first residents was the Rev. James Keith, who came from Scotland in 1662. In 1758 his great grandson, Levi, became the first

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in the family to make shoes. Levi’s son, Benjamin, and grandson, Ziba, became the next generations to take up shoemaking and established a family tradition that lasted into the 20th century.

Citizens of North Bridgewater started to think that their town deserved a unique and special name. The Rev. Daniel Huntington, the pastor of the South Congre-

gational Church, decided around 1850 that a more fitting name for this section would be Campello, or “small plain.”

Now, as for “Pioneer Health Herbs”?

Well, I struck out. After an hour-plus going though Google and other websites, I gave up. One tiny reference was this, “Pioneer Health Herbs: 1916.” The car appears to date to that era.

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AS SCARCE AS HEN’S TEETH Want rare whiskey bottles? Then take a hike Text and photos by Peter B. Samuelson

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ometimes it takes an early morning ride in the car to clear my mind and put things in order for the rest of the day.

The sights around North Fryeburg, Maine, and on towards Chatham, New Hampshire, are always a pleasure. The mountain views are magnificent. In North Chatham, the main road narrows and heads north up through Evans Notch.

The Notch is a mountain pass where there is a paved road leading to U.S. Route 2 at the far end.

Along the way, there is much to take in, including beautiful mountain scenery, freshwater streams and miles of hiking trails which are all part of the White Mountain National Forest. The road through the Notch was built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps.

The road is steep and quite narrow in places and not maintained in the winter.

However, it is open for snowmobile traffic.

My morning ride on October 28, 2018 was an exceptional one. An early-season snowfall the day before had left a coating of the white stuff in the valley, with even more being dumped in the higher elevations, including Evans Notch. I needed no invitation to take in the sights of fresh snow in the mountains. So I grabbed my camera and made a short hike up the road to a vantage point where I took several photographs of the pretty scenery.

While scanning the ridges, I noticed something quite odd. Looking at me was what appeared to be the face of a monkey!

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Two G.O. Blake’s Whiskey bottles, sixth size.

called aquamarine and is fashioned into gem stones.

The recent snow had covered the dump, so today was not the time for any digging.

Instead, I took a few photos of the mine tunnel and the clusters of icicles hanging from the ledge. By now I realized that I had an appointment in town with my friend, Bob. It was time to go.

“Mr. Bob,” as I call him, is a businessman involved with gems, mineral specimens and jewelry. Actually, he deals in anything that might bring in a buck or two.

Arriving at his shop I could see that he had recently purchased a vintage load of goodies from someone who had cleaned out an older home. There were cosmetic tins, old books, metal cars and trucks and a few common early 1900s medicine and spirit bottles.

TOP: Monkey Face Ridge in Evans Notch, Maine.

BOTTOM: A view of Evans Notch from North Chatham, New Hampshire.

Actually, it was nothing more than two shadows, a piece of ledge and snowcovered trees that created this image.

What an unusual photo!

Also, on my agenda for the day was an easy hike to an abandoned feldspar and mica mine in North Chatham, New Hampshire. The mine is where I enjoy digging through the tailing piles or dump in search of aquamarine-beryl crystals.

Originally, the mine was worked for potash feldspar which was used in the

ceramic industry. Scrap mica was a minor by-product at the mine.

Beryl crystals, being an accessory mineral, were not of importance to the miners unless they happened to pick one up during blasting operations and it was taken home as a trinket. Most all of the beryl crystals ended up in the dump.

My interest in the beryl crystals is to unearth complete, undamaged specimens for collectors, including myself. When blue-green beryl is transparent, it is

Away from the floor and resting high up on a wall fixture, I could see what appeared to be two embossed whiskey bottles. They were both cylinders but not the usual quart or fifth size. One was amber, the other, being quite dirty, looked yellow. I asked Bob if I could look at them. I’ve been collecting and researching eastern pre-Prohibition spirit bottles for thirty years but never have I seen two old whiskey bottles with such pizzazz. A quick inspection of the bottle revealed a strike as nice as could be and no damage except for a light scratch or two. A simple scrubbing with soap and water would make them sparkle.

As usual, I wasn’t hauling around a lot of cash, so I did some chin scratching while trying to figure out a reasonable offer to make for the bottles. I did not want to get involved in a major hassle over money, so I handed Bob some cash and waited for his response. He remained silent. Without hesitation, I increased the amount and all of a sudden, just like magic, the bottles were mine!

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embossing resembled that of a quart whiskey in my collection. The example in my collection is embossed G.O. Blakes Rye and Bourbon Whiskey Adams Taylor & Co. Proprietors Boston & Louisville.

It is the common eastern variant circa 1908-15. Nothing fancy or unusual. The two beautiful bottles I had just purchased are embossed: G.O. Blake’s Ky Whiskey Adams Taylor & Co. Proprietors Boston & Louisville. On the reverse shoulder is embossed: G.O. Blake’s Ky Whiskey. The front panel of each bottle is also embossed with the word whisky (British spelling) on the barrel. Both bottles are sixth-size and have applied lips.

Off and on for the next several days, I searched high and low for any information on G.O. Blake’s Ky Whiskey, sixth-size and applied lip. I found nothing. Whenever I become desperate for whiskey information, I always turn to Jack Sullivan of Alexandria, Virginia. Jack and I have shared information on various whiskey-related subjects, and I am grateful for his help.

Even Jack had been baffled by the lack of information on the G.O Blake until he turned to a book published many years ago titled Spirits Bottles of the Old West, written by Bill and Betty Wilson.

That information was relayed to me by Jack. However, Wilson’s book has little to say regarding my gorgeous sixth-size Blake bottles. Only one example of the Blake sixth-size has appeared in recent years. An amber example was sold at Jeff Wichmann’s American Bottle Auctions on Jan. 8, 2010, Auction No. 49.

For now, there is little left to say about the two stunning G.O. Blake sixth-size whiskey bottles except to thank the unknowing soul who brought them to Mr. Bob’s shop. For me, I just happened to be at the right place at the right time, which was one of my better moves in a long time.

Both bottles are as scarce as hens teeth so I am very fortunate to have them in my collection. What a great day!

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TOP: Icicles and tunnel entrance at the Chandler Feldspar Mine, North Chatham, New Hampshire.

RIGHT: Close-up of the embossing on the barrel.

The word whiskey is actually spelled “WHISKY” (British spelling).

Author’s request: Researcher and collector seeks particulars related to G.O. Blake sixth-size whiskey bottles with applied lip.

Information should be addressed to: Peter B. Samuelson, P.O. Box 281, Intervale, N.H. 03845-0281.

A photograph of all three concentric ring molds discussed in this article

A Concentric Curiosity

By Matt Lacy

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am grateful for the journey that began over 30 years ago to become an astute student and avid collector of early American bottles and flasks. I am always looking for opportunities to learn, because there is always something new to discover in the bottle collecting hobby. There are many ways to obtain information, including bottle digging, visiting museums, viewing private collections, monitoring auctions, attending bottle shows, seeking mentorship, and reading publications.

I subscribe to both Bottles & Extras and Antique Bottle & Glass Collector, which I consider the two “must have” publications for any aspiring collector.

I returned home from work after a long and somewhat stressful day to find the October 2019 issue of Antique Bottle & Glass Collector waiting for me on the counter. I didn’t waste any time skimming the colorful magazine for content. My first stop in the magazine

was an article entitled “The Exotic Concentric Ring Eagle Flasks,” written by leading flask authority and personal mentor, Mark Vuono.

Mark writes in his article that these flasks are “highly unusual and unique in form to any other flasks.” Some collectors find these molds aesthetically appalling. Other collectors find the group visually pleasing, and are captivated by the symmetry and artistic influences. I have personally changed my own position on these molds over the years. I now view them as incredible works of art within the ranks of the earliest American flasks.

One might ask if these flasks are truly historically significant in nature. They may be viewed as a simple glass canteen or even decanter-style flask with rings and an eagle, nothing of consequence other than the crudely sculpted national bird. It is my belief that nothing was left to chance with any of the early historical

flask molds, and every detail was carefully planned and executed. Mark’s article really enthralled me, as he outlined some details on the Concentric Ring Eagle Flasks never before published. One such detail was that each of the three known molds has a different ring count. What is the significance of these rare and important molds? That simple question is the basis for this article.

This is the point in time in which I switched gears, put on my detective cap, and entered into my all-time favorite movie: National Treasure. In the movie, the main character, Benjamin Gates, works to uncover the greatest secrets of America’s founding fathers through hidden clues in symbols and artifacts.

Following this lead, I immersed myself in questions and research. It was not long before some simple thoughts and clues led me into a world of all but forgotten events captured within these flask molds.

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Side view of the concentric ring molds showing how the circle count was derived

What is the meaning of a concentric ring, and why was it on this flask surrounding an eagle? I immediately turned to the internet for answers. The term concentric ring yielded very few results. However, the search for concentric circles proved very rewarding. The meaning behind concentric circles summarized into one simple thought is “Unity” or “to Unite.”

The flying eagle was commonly used as a symbol to represent a new country. The overall theme of these molds could then be deduced to be “Unite the Country” or “Unite the States.” Well, that wasn’t so difficult to figure out now was it? But, wait, why the different ring counts on each mold?

Mark’s article articulates the ring counts on each side of each mold as 8 rings

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on the GII-76a, 9 rings on the GII-76, and 12 rings on the GII-77 mold, all culminating to a medial rib. I started to graph out the possibilities. I will use the GII-76a for illustration purposes.

One side of the flask has 8 rings. If you include both sides of the flask, you derive 16 rings, and if you include the medial rib which is actually a ring of its own on these molds, you end up with 17 rings on this mold. Think of it as viewing the flask from the side profile. I did this same exercise with the remaining molds.

The newly considered data is as follows: GII-76a has 17 circles; the GII-76 has 19 circles; and the GII-77 has 25 circles.

This thought went nowhere fast as I contemplated the possibilities. Then I went back to the basics. Remember, we

have discovered the theme of the flask is likely to “Unite the States.” Could the rings represent the states? I then wondered about the age of the different molds, glasshouses, and how many states were part of the Union at that time each mold was made. The research was about to get exciting.

Mark’s article also referenced a few prospective glasshouses in which these flasks could have been blown, including the South Boston Flint Glass Works, Thomas Cain’s Phoenix Glass Works, and The New England Glass Co. I also researched the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio, the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, and other museums across the country and found similar attributions. I then looked up the years

The GII-76 concentric ring flask

for each glassworks to have a baseline for quick reference.

South Boston Flint Glass Works was in operation from 1813 to 1830, according to most records. Some of the records indicate the first furnaces started operation as early as 1811. Then I found records that the works had been erected in 1811. Production was sparse during the War of 1812 as glassblowers were difficult to find, and many were sourced from England. One such glassblower was Thomas Cain, who left the South Boston Works to found the Phoenix Glass Works in South Boston in 1824. Phoenix Glass Works operated through 1870. The New England Glass Company was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and operated from 1818 to 1892.

Now, it was time to attempt to correlate the ring count on each flask with a point in time in history. I started with the GII-76a, which has the least number of concentric circles at 17. I then did some data correlation with a list of states and

the years in which each state became part of the Union. Ohio became the 17th state to join the Union in 1803. I immediately thought that this correlation was already falling apart. I quickly realized the next state did not join the Union until 1812.

While pondering other data points, another idea overwhelmed me. How about the history of the American flag?

Why you ask? Well because it was a symbol of the time period to show how many states were considered part of the Union during specific years. The next discovery is when things really started to come together.

I researched the time period in which the 17-star flag was used, and a very interesting event in history presented itself as the first of many strong evidences.

This event would mean little to us today, but was a huge political symbol at the time in which it occurred. A 17-star flag was raised at the Colrain School House in Colrain, Massachusetts, in 1812. This

The GII-77 concentric ring flask

handmade flag was the first to ever be flown above a schoolhouse. An event like this would not occur again until after the Civil War. This event took place not far from some of the early Boston glassworks.

I surmised that the GII-76a mold could have been made very early on in the life cycle of the South Boston Flint Glass Works or, at the very least, during that time period or shortly thereafter.

I decided to switch gears and try this exercise with the GII-76. This mold has 19 rings or concentric circles. The 19th State to join the Union was Indiana in 1816. Again, no correlation to the data was evident. So, I decided to look up the history of the 19-star flag. Finally, a big breakthrough occurred in my research.

The 19-star flag is one of the rarest of all, and only commissioned for one year to be used. The most famous of these made had a very special place, and flew as a symbol of strength and unity aboard “Old Ironsides,” better known as the USS Constitution. It is very likely that the flag was never flown in battle, but served as a January 2020

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RIGHT: The rare 19-star flag that flew above the USS Constitution in Boston Harbor.

BELOW: This is the 17-star flag being raised above the Colrain schoolhouse in Massachusetts.

This event would not happen again anywhere in the nation until after the Civil War. OPPOSITE PAGE: The GII-76a concentric ring flask.

All photos by Mike Newman (except for images on this page)

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patriotic symbol while in port and while drydocked for repairs. I did not get too excited until I discovered that this ship spent these years in Boston Harbor! Based on this information, there is a very strong possibility the GII-76 mold was made between the years of 1816 and 1817 for production at the South Boston Flint Glass Works.

The final correlation to consider is the GII-77, which is the only flask in the group embossed with the mark for The New England Glass Company of Cambridge, Massachusetts. The New England Glass Company had two very large furnaces operating by 1823, and produced several tons of glass weekly. A good portion of this glass was sent to Boston to be sold by various merchants. The mark used by the New England Glass Company changed over the years. A research paper

by Bill Lockhart (et all) entitled “The New England Glass Companies” suggests the particular mark “NG Co.” was used between the years of 1818 and 1845.

The GII-77 mold features 25 concentric circles. Considering the number of states in the Union and the time period, the Union consisted of 24 states from 18211836 and 25 states from 1836-1837. It is also possible that this flask was made

during the 1837 election year to commemorate Andrew “Stonewall” Jackson’s accomplishments as the seventh president to the United States.

This flask, being blown at a New England Glass Company rather than one of the early Boston works, may have had alternate political motivators for its design and creation. Additionally, the mold maker may or may not have considered the medial rib in the circle count. The important correlation is the number of concentric circles matches the number of states and the time period in which the flask was likely produced.

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In closing, my findings are inconclusive at best. However, this is a theory to consider when looking at these beautiful flasks. Much thought and detail went into each of these molds, and there was usually some kind of event or political motivation behind each historical flask mold produced. Keep in mind that learning is not always about the definitive answers of an end result.

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THE GLENSHAW JARS Photo 1 shows a clear round quart jar embossed GLENSHAW-in-a-beveledcorner-rectangle G-in-a-square) MASON. They were made by the Glenshaw Glass Co., of Glenshaw, Pennsylvania.

The stippled bases of the pint GLENSHAW jars are embossed with a mold number, which varies from 4 to 25, above the G-in-a-square trademark.

Beneath this is the number 1955, which looks suspiciously like a date, but it is, in fact, just a size identifier; the quart bases carry a 1255 size identifier.

On April 16, 1943, one of the stories carried in the FORT WORTH (Texas) PRESS was entitled “New Glass-Top Ready For Canning.” The story heralded the proposed use of what collectors refer to as the “World War II glass lids,” produced in response to government restrictions on the use of steel for certain specified items.

The glass lids were touted as “a steelsaving glass-top closure now being produced in quantity for the first time in the United States.” The article continued, “Production of 634,000,000 of these glasstop (sic) seals this year is an important part of the government’s and industry’s efforts to assure adequate supplies of jars and tops for the anticipated record home canning program and at the same time to save as much steel as possible for military and industrial needs.”

It is one of these World War II-style glass lids that is known as a closure for the GLENSHAW G MASON jars (Photo 2). The clear lids are embossed the same as the jars, GLENSHAW G-ina-square MASON, on the underside, to be read through the top. There’s also a metal top-seal lid lettered in black: GLENSHAW

G-in-a-square MASON, exactly the same as on the glass lid and the jar.

The G-in-a-square “trademark” is prominent on these GLENSHAW jars and on the World War II vintage glass lids. A January 1945 ad in the GLASS PACKER, advertising Glenshaw’s unembossed, generic-style “Victory Jars” for packers, patriotically urged, *Back The Attack Buy War Bonds* Glenshaw Glass Co., Inc. Glenshaw, Pa. Glenshaw Bottlers,” featuring a small square-G trademark.

For some reason, Glenshaw doesn’t appear to have applied for its GLENSHAW above G-in-a-square trademark (Figure A) “For Glass Bottles” until March 22, 1955, claiming that it had been used by the company since 1904. The registration was granted by the Patent Office as trademark #631,783 on July 31, 1956.

Glenshaw Glass reportedly dates back to 1894, and in 1895, the May 8, 1895 issue of CHINA, GLASS AND LAMPS reported that an addition was to be built on the Glenshaw Glass Works plant, at Glenshaw, Pennsylvania, on the Pittsburgh & Western R.R., near Pittsburgh. The company was reported as being a co-operative firm, consisting of former employees of the Tibby flint house at Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania.

Over the years, fruit jars were sporadically listed among the glass company’s wares, but only two jars are known to be Glenshaw’s, the GLENSHAW G MASON and the SQUARE G MASON. PHOTOS (from top): Quart GLENSHAW G-in-a-square MASON. GLENSHAW World War II glass lid.

Glenshaw Glass Company's 1956 square-G trademark.

Half-gallon, quart and pint SQUARE G MASON jars.

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A hundred and eleven years later, on February 1, 2005, the PITTSBURGH BUSINESS TIMES, an internet site, reported that “The shuttered Glenshaw Glass Co. is facing liquidation” after creditors filed bankruptcy proceedings.

The plant, which had operated in the Glenshaw section of Shaler, Pennsylvania, since 1895, had been closed in November 2004, resulting in the layoff of over three hundred employees.

Like many other home canning jars, the GLENSHAW G MASON was also used as a commercial packing jar. In the December 2003 “Label Space,” we featured a pint GLENSHAW G/square MASON jar with a label for “Polpen Brand Imported Style Small Dill Pickles…Packed by Pennsylvania Pickle Co. Pittsburgh, Pa.,” and in the November 2005 “Label Space,” we featured a quart example with a label for “Extra Dining Car (locomotive & passenger cars) Brandied Mince Meat...Manufactured By L. W. Rutherford Lowell, Mich.”

SQUARE G MASON While the GLENSHAW jars were apparently made during the 1940s war years, the clear, rounded-square jars in Photo 3, embossed SQUARE G-in-asquare MASON, came along later, being first found in the late 1950s.

On Sept. 24, 1959, a Thorofare Super Markets’ ad appeared in the PITTSBURGH (Pennsylvania) PRESS for “Square G Mason Jars doz. pts. $1.19 doz. qts. $1.35.” A plain listing, without a depicted jar, but the first evidence found for the jars. The same Thorofare ad appeared in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and East Liverpool, Ohio, papers the same day.

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with the latest, from the AKRON (Ohio) BEACON JOURNAL, dated Sept. 30, 1965, in Figure B. The Giant Tiger Discount Stores ad shows both a quart SQUARE G MASON and the jar’s closure, a “Bernardin Snap Lid Standard Mason.” This was the last mention found for the jars.

The SQUARE G jars also have stippled bases with the G-in-a-square trademark and size identification numbers. Pints bases bear the number 3043, quarts have the number 3044, and half-gallons have 3047. No ads for the scarce half-gallon jars have been found, and they apparently just weren’t as widely marketed as the pints and quarts.

Photo 4 shows a cardboard box size reading, “12 Quarts #3044 Regular Mason Jars for Home Canning and Freezing with BerNARdin Snap Lid Caps Square G Mason Glenshaw Glass Co. Inc. Glenshaw, Penna.” The top of the box, in Photo 5, shows the Regular Quart SQUARE G MASON with a BerNARdin lid and screw band. Although these jars may be occasionally found with the GLENSHAW glass lids, I don’t believe that the glass lids were used by the company beyond the end of World War II in 1945, nor that they were ever used on these later jars.

There’s also a SQUARE G WIDE MOUTH MASON (Photo 6) in pint, quart, and half-gallon sizes. Although our photo shows a jar with a zinc cap, there’s no verification that either of the Glenshaw jar styles were sold with zinc caps.

PHOTOS (from top): 1965 SQUARE G MASON ad.

Cardboard box for SQUARE G MASON quart jars.

Top of quart SQUARE G MASON box.

SQUARE G WIDE MOUTH MASON.

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THE LONG ISLAND ANTIQUE BOTTLE ASSOCIATION ANNUAL BOTTLE SHOW AND SALE Sunday, January 26th, 2020 at the Girl Scouts of Suffolk County Juilette Low Friendship Center. Located on Lakeview Ave in Bayport, Long Island NY the show runs from 10am to 3pm. Donation $3. MARK AND LAURA SMITH, 631-589-9027.

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

7/20 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.

12/20 WANTED: Any "flag" Esposito, Philada, Pa. that I do not already have. R.J. BROWN, 813-286-8696.

Rbrown4134@aol.com 4114 W. Mullen Av., Tampa, Fl 33609. 11/20 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 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.

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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: 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: Minnesota stoneware jugs stamped with liquor, grocer, dairy, and merchant advertising. Also seeking preProhibition Minnesota breweriana including signs, trays, etched glasses. Minnesota bitters, cures, patent medicines, coffin flasks, shot glasses and related advertising also sought.

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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.

12/20 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.

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WANTED: San Pedro, California bottles, tokens and ephemera. ERIC KLEPL, 707499-2459. ekmail@suddenlink.net 1/20 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: Labeled Pre. - Pro. Whiskey Bottles from W.H. Jones and Co. Boston, Mass. PETER SAMUELSON, Phone: 603-960-4194. PO Box 281 Intervale, NH 03845-0281.

1/20 WANTED: Blob top soda green Henry C. Hall Manchester, N.H. Amber D,A. Knowlton, N.Y. RAYMOND TROTTIER, 603-934-3839. 52 Flaghole Road Franklin, N.H. 03235. 1/20 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.), 134 Felton Avenue, Sharon Hill PA 19079 (stump of the world).

1/20 WANTED: Bottles, stoneware, and pre-1900 breweriana from Troy, Albany, Saratoga area of New York State. Pre-1900 glass figurals particularly milkglass. Mint condition Saratoga high rocks. Pre-1900 ephemera from Mineral Springs or Saratoga and Vermont.

BOB LATHAM, 518-330-3732. Email: blath@capital.net 1/20 WANTED: Always looking for Somerville, Mass. Bottles, Go-Withs, Postcards, Ephemera, Insulators (Boston Bottle Works) and especially Dairy items. PETER LESSES, pflesses@verizon.net 1/20

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: Quart Blob Soda "Crystal Spring Bottling Works - W.H. Collins" Steven Point, Wis. TIM, 920-993-1611.

2/20 WANTED: Dated seal bottles from the 1600/1700 era. Also St. Louis Bitters, Whiskies & Colored Medicine Bottles.

ELLEN FAULKENBERRY, 314-249-6619. stlbottlebabe@yahoo.com 9459 East Street, Hillsboro MO 63050.

1/20 WANTED: Looking to buy Rockville Ct. Conn. Pharmacy bottles and go withs. LOREN, Phone: 860-508-2861. whittleguy@comcast.net 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: Carnival and Stretch Glass.

Nevada calendars, casinos. Reno Brewing Co. advertising. Cyrus Noble Whiskey from Crown Distilleries and Lilienthal Co - items and advertising. RUSSELL UMBRACO, 775-972-7007(h), 510-693-0550(c). russellu1@juno.com 1/20 WANTED: Sharon, PA bottles. Roseville Amusement Hutch. RANDY JONES, 724-346-3258.

1/20 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.

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WANTED: South Carolina Hutchinson soda bottles from Denmark, Lake City, Greenville, Laurens, Abbeville, Gaffney, Greenwood, Kershaw, Newberry, Seneca, and Yorkville.

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1/20 WANTED: Early Wisconsin bottles, decorated and advertising stoneware and earthenware. Photos, letterheads, other ephemera related to same. HENRY HECKER, phantomhah@gmail.com 262-844-5751.

1/20 WANTED: Reward: Our family will gratefully pay for information, remembrances, family stories or photos of the Adirondack Springs, gazebo or house in Westport, NY. JIM TROMBLEE, 813-633-8285. jtromblee2@gmail.com 1/20

WANTED: Art deco embossed soda bottles and bottles from NC. JERRY HIGGINS, 919-553-3341. higswalk@embarqmail.com 1/20 WANTED: Local collector looking for Racine and Kenosha Wisconsin bottles I do not have. Will pay for good bottles I need. Email: kbencs6@yahoo.com 1/20 WANTED: Old MONTANA, Montana, MONTANA bottles and etc. Paying top dollar for quality - Buying single items or whole collections - 1 or 1,000! Special wants: "Mountain City Cough Cure, Kalispell", "Barb Wire Liniment, Moore", "Yellowstone Pharmacy, Big Timber", "Overland Rye Cures the Blues, Butte", PIX flask from "Val Schneider, Chinook". MARC LUTSKO, 406-293-6771. letsgo@montanasky.net Number 97, Libby, MT 59923.

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WANTED: Strapsided flask embossed "S.A. Wheaton/Grocer/Phenixville/Conn." slug plate, quart, pint, half pint, any color. Also, "S. Risley/Norwich" stoneware crocks, jugs, churns, pitchers, jars. Some stamped on shoulder, some at base, other on base. Any glaze, any form, any condition. NORMAN HECKLER, Phone: 860-377-1341. info@hecklerauction.com 1/20 WANTED: Buying Buffalo & Nia Falls and Western NY Bottles, also Ginger Beer from USA and Canada. Call me or send pictures to my email. Thanks! GARY, 716-741-9584. bottlebags02@yahoo.com 1/20 WANTED: Southwestern and West Virginia stoneware beer and soda bottles. Hope to see you at the Dunkard Valley Antique Bottle Show in Morgantown WVA. DON KELLEY, 724-998-2734.

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Show CALENDAR JANUARY 11, 2020

FEBRUARY 1

FEBRUARY 14 & 15

MUNCIE, INDIANA

DeFUNIAK SPRINGS, FLORIDA

PALMETTO, FLORIDA

The Midwest Antique Fruit Jar and Bottle Club Annual Show & Sale (9 AM to 2 PM), at the Horizon Convention Center, 401 S. High St., Muncie, IN. 47305. Info: COLLEEN and JERRY DIXON, PH: 765.748.3117, email: ckdixon7618@att.net, or: DAVE RITTENHOUSE, 1008 S. 900 W, Farmland, IN 47340. PH: 765.468.8091.

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.

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FEBRUARY 2

TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS

MANVILLE, NEW JERSEY

The Little Rhody Bottle Club Annual Show & Sale, (9:30 AM to 3 PM, early buyers 8:00 AM, $15), at the Holiday Inn, 700 Myles Standish Blvd., Taunton, MA (off Exit 9, Rt. 495). Info: BILL or LINDA ROSE, PH: 508.880.4929; email: sierramadre@ comcast.net

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.

JANUARY 18 JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI Mississippi Antique Bottle Club presents their 34th Annual Show and Sale, (Sat. 9 AM to 4 PM; Dealer Set-up and Early Buyers, Friday, 17th, 12 Noon to 7 PM, and Sat. 7 AM - 9 AM), at the Mississippi Fairgrounds, 1207 Mississippi St, Jackson, in the East Bay of the Trade Mart Building.

Info: JOHN SHARP, PH: 601.507.0105, email: johnsharp49@aol.com, or: AARON McCANN, 601.497.4714.

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

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FEBRUARY 9

BAYPORT, NEW YORK

COLUMBUS, OHIO

The Long Island Antique Bottle Association is pleased to announce their 4th show in more than 10 years, Sunday, January 26, (10 AM to 3 PM), at the Girl Scouts of Suffolk County Juliette Low Friendship Center, Lakeview Avenue, Bayport, NY, donation $3. Children 16 & under FREE. Info: MARK SMITH, 10 Holmes Court, Sayville, NY 11782. PH: 631.589.9027; Email: libottle@optonline.net

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

Show CALENDAR FEBRUARY 22

MARCH 15

MARCH 29

ROUND ROCK, TEXAS

FLINT, MICHIGAN

DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE

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.

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

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APRIL 4

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI

DAPHNE, ALABAMA

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

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

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, (8 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

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 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 5 HUTCHINSON, KANSAS 13th Annual Kansas Antique Bottle & Postcard Show & Sale, (9 AM to 3 PM), at the Kansas State Fairgrounds (Sunflower South Bldg), Hutchinson, KS. Free Adm. Info: MIKE McJUNKIN, PH: 620.728.8304, email: scarleits@cox.net, or, MARK LAW, PH: 785.224.4836, email: kansasbottles@gmail. com. Sponsored by the Kansas Territory Bottle & Post Card Club.

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Show CALENDAR APRIL 11

JUNE 7

KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN

BALLSTON SPA, NEW YORK

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.

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 PHIL BERNNARD, PH 518-429-7641.

APRIL 17-19 WHEATON, ILLINOIS 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.

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 MAY 17 WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA 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

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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.

SEPTEMBER 12 HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA

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.

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Publisher’s Note: Antique Bottle & Glass Collector is looking for great digging stories! Do you have an interesting digging (or diving), story that you would like to share with your fellow readers? Let us know, as we would love to include recent finds and funny stories in one of our upcoming issues. And don’t forget about the Antique Bottle & Glass Collector Writer’s Contest: you may also win a great bottle!

Send articles (and don’t forget to include plenty of good images) to: Antique Bottle & Glass Collector Attn: Editor P.O. Box 227 New Hudson, MI 48165 Phone: 248.486.0530 Email: jpastor@americanglassgallery.com

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A Little Bottle from the Big ‘Farm’

By Paul Ackerman

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dug this nice half-pint milk bottle a few years back in the creek which runs through the Stanford (California) University Golf Course. It had a light tint of amethyst when I found it, so I put it on our patio roof to see if it would turn a deeper shade. It did.

I had read where Amasa Leland Stanford, 1824-93, a prominent Sacramento grocer, early governor of California, an eight-year U.S. senator, and one-time president of the Central Pacific Railroad, had purchased the Palo Alto Stock Farm in 1876. Over the next decade the farm increased in size to more than 8,000 acres.

In 1885, Leland Stanford founded Stanford University in honor of his son, Leland Jr., who died in 1884 of typhoid fever at the age of 15. (FYI: Leland Junior’s amusements included a toy train that ran on 400 feet of track near the Stanfords’ Palo Alto home, and a collection of Venetian glass animals.)

Stanford University was opened in 1891.

Leland Stanford was a real horse enthusiast who attracted many people of the same inclination to his farm. Note: To this day Stanford University still is nicknamed “the Farm.”

One of the most notable people attracted to Stanford’s farm was Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904), an English-American photographer known for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion,

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and early work in motion picture projection. He was interested in photographing a horse while in motion, hoping to capture proof that at a particular point of galloping a horse has all four feet off the ground at once.

He was successful in proving this when he developed a sequence of photos, one of which shows all four feet of the horse off the ground at the same time. This series of photographs, made in 1878 on the grounds of Palo Alto Stock Farm, proved to be the first motion picture ever made. The Palo Alto Stock Farm name disappeared in 1903 when it was fully incorporated into Stanford University.

Such is the history behind the name on this pretty little purple bottle.

FYI: The Central Pacific’s first locomotive, named “Gov. Stanford” in his honor, is on display at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento. Leland Stanford owned two wineries — the Leland Stanford Winery founded in 1869, and run by his brother Josiah; and the 55,000 acre Great Vina Ranch in Tehama County, containing what was then the largest vineyard in the world at 3,575 acres and given to Stanford University.

TOP: The Palo Alto Stock Farm in the 1880s.

BOTTOM: A Palo Alto milk bottle in sun-colored amethyst.

Hot Water Bottles? Cool Want to go to bed with Jayne Mansfield?

By Ralph Finch

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his auction item gives new meaning to the term “hot water bed bottle.” It was Lot 5, a “vintage Jayne Mansfield plastic hot water bottle

by Poynter Products. In good overall condition with some wear to black paint and marking of skin areas. 7 3/4” by 21” by 4 inches.”

Now, many young people may not be familiar with hot water bed bottles or Jayne Mansfield, so …

Jayne Mansfield (1933-1967) was an American film, theater and television actress, a nightclub entertainer and singer, and one of the early Playboy Playmates.

She was a major Hollywood sex symbol during the 1950s-60s, and was also known for her well-publicized personal life and publicity stunts, such as “wardrobe malfunctions.” She became the first major American actress in a Hollywood film to have a nude scene.

“Jayne” was offered last November 10 by District Auctions of Seattle. She was valued at $50-$100, and sold for $70, plus a 20 percent buyers premium.

Another attractive item is The Chilian Stores “Doultons Improved Foot Warmer.” As I write it was offered for $35 plus shipping.

This short Doulton foot warmer is guaranteed to work, if it is filled with warm Dewar’s Perth Whisky.

She was married and divorced three times and had five children. She allegedly was intimately involved with numerous men, including Robert and John F. Kennedy.

She died in an auto collision in New Orleans at the age of 34. FYI: Her measurements were 40-21-35. Despite rumors, she was not decapitated, but did suffer fatal head injuries.

Jayne’s daughter, actress Mariska Magdolna Hargitay, is known for her role on NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. At the time of her mother’s accident, Mariska was three and a half years old, and asleep in the back of the vehicle.

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So, Jayne was a foot warmer (and then some), but this story is about hot water bed and foot warmers.

LEFT: The “Adaptable” bottle great for pocket or muff.

Note: The Old Fulham Pottery firm was founded in Fulham, London, by John Dwight in 1672. From the earliest days, they were a significant manufacturer of salt glaze pottery. Today, all that remains of the original pottery is one large kiln. It is a Grade II listed building.

Foot warmers. They can be found in most any country where cold feet can also be found. The Kovels, in their price guide, explain: “Foot warmers solved the problem of cold feet in past generations. Some warmers held charcoal, others held hot water. Pottery, tin, and soapstone were the favored materials to conduct the heat.

The warmer was kept under the feet, then the legs and feet were tucked into a blanket, providing warmth in a cold carriage or *church. Churchgoers, back then, were also known to travel with a baked potato in their pocket, fresh out of the oven.” *I’ve been to England twenty times, and in many, many churches, and I’ve never been in one that wasn’t chilly. My favorite one had large hot water pipes that ran along where parishioners had their feet.

“In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, first-class passengers on trains had a piece of carpet or a carpet-covered hot water bottle and third-class passengers had some straw for foot warmers.”

RIGHT: At a recent auction held by the British Bottle Review, this Lot 601, THE ARCTIC FOOTWARMER, 8.25 inches tall, made by DENBY STONEWARE, with original carry handle, sold for £50.

While you occasionally see one at a U.S. antiques show, they are far more common in England. In fact, Alan Blakeman, famous for his BBR magazine and his many bottle auctions, recently said that he had “consigned the largest-ever number of foot warmers earlier this year (2019), gradually dispersing them.”

I think that, because of my appreciating foot warmers seen during my many visits to England, we have one (shown at right).

And, oddly, it is U.S. made.

Foot warmers are relatively common. On the morning I write this hot news, eBay listed 194 “antique foot warmers.”

Another website, Etsy, listed 217 antique foot warmers.

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The Finch foot warmer is 11.5 inches wide, weighs eight pounds (empty) and is embossed “Pat. Appt. for I Ernst Cleveland, O”. And, despite the information written on the warmer, I found nothing on the Ernst company. Embedded into the end is a thermometer!

Editor’s note: As we look ahead to a new year of shows, here is how one club is tracking progress and getting results! Bottle shows, whether big or small, from California to Maine, are the lifeblood of the hobby. It is important that they remain healthy and thrive. Social media, bottle auctions and magazines all play a roll, but shows are still king in terms of being able to see and handle the bottles, exchange ideas, and enjoy the camaraderie of fellow collectors.

By the numbers:

An In-depth Analysis of the 2019 Mid-Hudson Bottle Show

By Alex Prizgintas Hudson Valley Bottle Club President Researching and reviewing our results to better learn how to maximize growth

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hile I’m pleased to announce that the 2019 Mid-Hudson Bottle Show continued in its third year of positive growth, what I am more curious about are the numbers that reveal our slow and steady growth.

One thing is most certain, our show has grown. At our last event, the number of vendors and tables were at maximum capacity. This is exceptionally good news and, better yet, the vendors I spoke to all responded positively about their sales, the quality of the venue, and the “buying” public that arrived.

Our show had 220 attendees, 165 of whom we were able to interview. From

those we spoke to, 25% said that they heard about the show through Facebook and while only 16% stated that they learned about the show through roadside signs, I think we can develop a better strategy for our signs to be more effective.

I was pleased to learn that 31% found out about our show through newspapers and periodicals like the American Bottle & Glass Collector, so that reflects a healthy number of us who still read traditional news sources. Again, crafting a plan that creates better press releases and informative articles will need to be part of our overall strategy.

Our flyers drew 15% to the show and we are already re-designing next year’s flyers to attract families with children and a younger crowd. Lastly, and most significantly, 42% who attended were

either members or heard about our show by “word-of-mouth.” Members telling friends is by far our most costeffective tool.

It was heartening to see that we had 8% attendance from both neighboring Connecticut and New Jersey. While certainly not large numbers, they both represent important regions in which to invest additional time, effort and resources. Regionally, our numbers by counties were as follows: Dutchess 29%, Orange 15%, Ulster 13%, and Westchester 5%. There were eight additional counties with 1%, but, nonetheless, these stats show us that collectors are willing to travel. We need to think of ways to build a better show for those single-digit numbers so that more collectors can tell and bring their friends.

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Enthusiastic buyers were plentiful at the 2019 Mid-Hudson Bottle Show.

Remember, “word-of-mouth” is still king in the advertising world.

Our effort to attract families with younger children failed to produce the results we had hoped for, but that effort was more last minute and not part of the plan from the outset. This year, we are already getting that information into our flyers that we hope to begin distributing next month at local and regional bottle shows. Sometimes, a failure reflects poor planning more than a wrong idea.

All of us here at the Hudson Valley Bottle Club remain firmly committed that there needs to be a better way to reach new audiences and we will continue to address and act upon that belief at each of our monthly meetings. Part of that plan includes our newly updated membership applications which we plan to mail to every library and historical society in the tri-county region.

What this tells us is that no single method prevailed beyond that of being members

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or sharing through word-of-mouth.

Facebook is a powerful resource that we need to learn how to utilize better.

Road signs, which only drew 16 (10%), certainly can be fine-tuned for optimal results. I think we need to develop a better strategy of where and when to place these signs. As they say, “location, location, location.”

Surprisingly, media coverage continues to be a great resource. Articles in local, regional and especially a national magazine such as AB&GC are exceptional tools to be used and developed carefully.

Our flyers represented 25 (15%) and I feel that we can nurture that percentage a little higher next year as well.

Overall, we have much to be proud of.

Our show continues to grow and our membership has risen to the challenge in these difficult times to fulfill our mission of sharing a passion for the history and collecting of glass.

Remember: Advertising doesn’t cost,

IT PAYS! A display ad this size costs only $30.00 for one month. What are you waiting for? Call us today!

The Pittsburgh Bottle Show: Ditto, Ditto, Ditto Edited by Ralph Finch

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n easy way to report on the 51st Pittsburgh Antique Bottle Club show would be to say: Another success, another sold-out room, another weekend of great weather, another good (and record) crowd, free coffee and doughnuts for dealers, the usual raffle tickets, the usual happy people, yadayada-yada.

But, first a few statistics, It was held Nov. 8 at the usual place (the Ice Garden in Belle Vernon, Pa.) There were “bottle bags” given to dealers, and sales were active throughout the show. Kelli Hixon won the 50/50 raffle, John Rodeman won the bottle raffle (he chose a Drake‘s Plantation Bitters). And even that is “the usual.” This was John’s second year in a row to win!

TOP: Aaron Weyand of White, Pennsylvania, showed off a few of his rare Pittsburgh bottles.

MIDDLE: Bob and Edna DeCroo. Bob is Co-Chair for the show along with Jay Hawkins.

BOTTOM: Phyllis and Adam Koch at their table.

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The Finches had our usual good time talking with old (and new) good friends. We didn’t buy anything, but two thoughtful dealers surprised us with gifts. Becky Poole gave me two rolls of “Bam Bam Boo” toilet paper, made of bamboo, of course. (Maybe these are what Panda bears use?) Becky is from Ruffsdale, Pa., the home of people who prefer tender tissue.

Under the category of more than you want to know: New toilet paper is made from a blend of sugarcane and bamboo. Because bamboo is technically a grass (not a tree), the entire line is tree-free, and because of bamboo‘s rapid growth, it can be harvested again just three months after it‘s trimmed.

And Janet was given a combination saltand-pepper shaker in the shape of a lobster, one of the many things Janet likes. Eng Johnson of Indiana, Pa., was the gift giver.

Bob DeCroo, the show chairman, reported, “This being our 50th show, the PABC decided to celebrate by offering new goodies to both dealers and attendees. Over 200 custom designed bottle bags were given to dealers and attendees. Young collectors were given a free bottle of their choice at the entrance table to add to their bottle bag.”

“There were seven displays with cash awards presented to the top three favorites, voted on by dealers and attendees. For the second year, Andy Agnew of Baltimore graciously displayed some of his great bottles and consequently won first place. Thank you Andy for all your efforts and support.”

THIS PAGE: Karen and Gene Nedolast enjoy the show.

LOCAL and WESTERN PA. STONEWARE, display by TimTokosh.

FOLLOWING PAGE: China and Bisque Dolls by Nancy Alfieri of McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Nancy is the club's secretary.

Display 5 from Diane Kuskie of Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, displayed an assortment of barber-related items, including glass items from M'Kee & Brothers of Pittsburgh.

Display 2 was A Taste of the Distant West,

by Ed Kuskie.

A panoramic view of the show floor.

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Second place went to Jay Hawkins and Bob DeCroo for their display of Pittsburgh pillar mold and early blown glass. Tim Tokosh took third place with his display of Western Pennsylvania stoneware. Thanks to all who displayed their treasures.

Six $10 vouchers were raffled and given to attendees every hour, which could be applied to purchases with any dealer during the show. Dealers could then redeem vouchers for $10 in cash. The bottle raffle value was increased to $250 and won by John Roadman, who chose a copper puce Drake’s Plantation Bitters. Kelli Hixon won the 50/50 raffle and received $106.

Bob DeCroo, the show chairman, commented, “For the eighth consecutive year, the show was a complete sellout with 109 tables and 61 dealers. With great weather, this show set a recent record for attendance with 265 through the door and 28 early buyers.

“The hospitality held on Saturday evening was attended by a record 75 hungry dealers, club members and friends of the club.

This is always a great opportunity and venue to meet with and greet friends we haven’t seen for the past year and converse about our shared hobby.”

And plan ahead: The 2020 show is set for Sunday, November 8. Need more info on the PABC club or on the 2020 show, check out Bob DeCroo (724-326.8741) or decroo2@yahoo.com, or Jay Hawkins (724-872.6013 or lhawkins63@msn.com or at the club’s nice website.

D TOP: This beautiful assortment of Bottles and Go-Withs by Andy Agnew won 1st Place.

MIDDLE: A stunning display of early Pittsburgh blown glass by Jay Hawkins.

BOTTOM: Karen Lease, wife of Rick, of Baltimore fame.

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By John Panella and Joe Widman

PHOTOS (from left): SELF HELPER CO.; SHAKE NO MORE MEDICINE CO.; MAGIC FOOD CO. (Magic Healing Remedy); HEAL DRUG CO.; HUMANE MEDICINE CO.; LIFE MEDICINE COMPANY; HAPPY MEDICINE CO.; and WIL-DU REMEDY CO.

SHOULD THIS BE AN ARTICLE? ‘Business names’ make for blah bottles … or do they?

By Joe Widman You decide. John Pastor asked me more than a year ago if I would write six articles a year for the Medicine Chest column of his magazine, as he was losing one of his regular writers. I have written articles for decades, but never more than one every other year or so. I agreed to try it for a while.

I like John and I wanted to help him and the magazine. What I didn’t know

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was how I could keep finding new ideas for articles. With over fifty years of magazines, and currently two good magazines, new articles are difficult to imagine. I have thought for years that the magazines should combine. One magazine would be less expensive for readers, the articles could be consistently better, and it would avoid all of the duplication of want ads, show ads and advertisements. I hope this occurs someday in the future.

Looking at my bottles for a new article, I found that I had acquired a small number of bottles that really didn’t have their own category and they weren’t collected by anyone. Have you ever seen any collection of embossed businesses?

I know you will immediately think of Warner, Kilmer or Hostetter, but do people actually collect A&DHC, Dr. Kilmer&Co, or McKee&Co? I don’t think so. Business names are usually pretty blah. The closest thing I can think of is that some Hostetter collectors have dozens of Hostetters from different bottle makers. However, they are actually collecting the embossed product and not the embossed bottle company itself.

PHOTOS (opposite page, from top left): LIFE MEDICINE COMPANY. WIL-DU REMEDY CO. HAPPY MEDICINE CO. MAGIC FOOD CO.

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By John Panella and Joe Widman

Can you think of the name of a bottle company that is interesting or collectable?

Let me know if you can.

I’ll list my “collection” alphabetically.

Hope you enjoy them.

1. HAPPY MEDICINE CO. 2. HEAL DRUG CO. 3. HUMANE MEDICINE CO. 4. LIFE MEDICINE COMPANY 5. MAGIC FOOD CO. (Magic Healing Remedy) 6. SELF HELPER CO. 7. SHAKE NO MORE MEDICINE CO. 8. WIL-DU REMEDY CO.

TOP LEFT: SELF HELPER, SHAKE NO MORE, WIL-DU REMEDY, and HAPPY MEDICINE CO. bottles.

TOP RIGHT: SHAKE NO MORE close-up.

BOTTOM: MAGIC FOOD, HEAL DRUG, HUMANE MEDICINE, and LIFE MEDICINE COMPANY bottles.

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I think that some of these company names are probably more interesting than the products they contained. I’m afraid the neat names didn’t help sales much because I would rate all of these bottles as extremely rare to “one of a kind.”

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