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Vol. 29

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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On the Cover: Examples of bottle photography from Jerri Stokes, Bottle Collector and Photographer.

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FOHBC Officers | 2016 - 2018 ................................................................................ 2 FOHBC President’s Message ................................................................................ 3

To Submit a Story, send a Letter to the Editor or have Comments and Concerns, contact:

Shards of Wisdom ................................................................................................ 4 History’s Corner ................................................................................................... 5 FOHBC News - From & For Our Members ................................................................ 6 Dave Maryo Tribute ............................................................................................. 10 By the numbers: Nearly 20,000 Hutchinson bottles recorded by Bill Baab ........... 12

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Soyer’s Perfect Sauce by Alan DeMaison ......................................................... 16

George W. Meredith - Orphan Boy to Whiskey Millionaire

by Jack Sullivan ............................................................................................. 29

Alphons Dryfoos’ Wald Koenig Bitters and an amazing bottle design patent

by Ferdinand Meyer V ................................................................................... 38 Jacobs Cabin Tonic Bitters

by Tom Haughton & Bill Baab ..................................................................... 48

Lost & Found ....................................................................................................... 58

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FOHBC Member Photo Gallery .............................................................. 64 Classified Ads .................................................................................. 66 FOHBC Membership Additions & Changes ................................................ 67 Page 48

Membership Benefits, Ad Rates, Donations to the FOHBC ............................... 71 Membership Application & Advertising ..................................................... 72 Coming next issue or down the road: No Fizz? Less Bizz! • On the Trail of Indian Medicine Bottles • American Scent Bottles • Ground-Penetrating Radar System • The Color Aqua • Rushton’s Cod Liver Oil • Old Bourbon Whiskey put up by Wilson, Fairbank & Co. • Augusta Brewing Company’s Flagship Beers • Ebner Brothers • Arkansas Saloon Jugs and so much more!

BOTTLES and EXTRAS © (ISSN 1050-5598) is published bi-monthly (6 issues per year) by the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors, Inc. (a non-profit IRS C3 educational organization) at 101 Crawford Street, Studio 1A, Houston, TX 77002; phone: 713.222.7979 x103; Website: FOHBC.org, Non-profit periodicals postage paid at Raymore, Missouri 64083 and additional mailing office, Pub. #005062.

Postmaster: Send address changes to Elizabeth Meyer, FOHBC Business Manager, 101 Crawford Street, Studio 1A, Houston, Texas 77002; 713.222.7979 x103, email: emeyer @ FOHBC.org

Virtual Museum News ......................................................................... 63

FOHBC Sho-Biz - Calendar of Shows ........................................................ 68

Martin Van Zant BOTTLES and EXTRAS Editor 41 E. Washington Street Mooresville, Indiana 46158 812.841.9495 email: mdvanzant@yahoo.com Fair use notice: Some material in BOTTLES and EXTRAS has been submitted for publication in this magazine and/or was originally published by the authors and is copyrighted. We, as a non-profit organization, offer it here as an educational tool to increase further understanding and discussion of bottle collecting and related history. We believe this constitutes “fair use” of the copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this material for purposes of your own that go beyond “fair use”, you must obtain permission from the copyrighted owner(s).

The Five F’s of Privy Digging and why Digging Teams Sometimes Fail

by Jeff Mihalik ................................................................................................ 22

The South Pittsburg Bottling Company by Charles D. Head ............................... 54

Elizabeth Meyer FOHBC Business Manger 101 Crawford Street, Studio 1A Houston, Texas 77002 phone: 713.222.7979 x103 email: emeyer@fohbc.org

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Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors Business & News

The Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors is a non-profit organization for collectors of historical bottles and related collectible items. Our primary goal is educational as it relates to the history and manufacture of historical bottles and related artifacts.

FOHBC Officers 2016-2018

President: Ferdinand Meyer V, 101 Crawford, Studio 1A, Houston, TX 77002; phone: 713.222.7979 x115; email: fmeyer@fohbc.org

Conventions Director: Louis Fifer, 604 Topaz, Brunswick, Ohio 44212; phone: 330.635.1964; email: fiferlouis@yahoo.com

First Vice-President: Sheldon Baugh, 252 W Valley Dr, Russellville, KY 42276; phone: 270.726.2712; email: sbi_inc@bellsouth.net

Business Manager: Elizabeth Meyer, 101 Crawford Street, Studio 1A, Houston, TX 77002; phone: 713.222.7979 x103; email: emeyer@fohbc.org

Second Vice-President:

Director-at-Large: Ron Hands, 1102 Kingswood Rd. NW, Wilson, North Carolina 27896, phone: 330.338.3455; email: rshands225@yahoo.com

Secretary: James Berry, 200 Fort Plain Watershed Rd, St. Johnsville, NY 13452; phone: 518.568.5683; email: jhberry10@yahoo.com Treasurer: Gary Beatty, 3068 Jolivette Rd., North Port, FL 34288; phone: 941.276.1546; email: tropicalbreezes@verizon.net Historian: Jim Bender, PO Box 162, Sprakers, NY 12166; phone: 518.673.8833; email: jim1@frontiernet.net Editor: Martin Van Zant, 41 E. Washington St., Mooresville, IN 46168; phone: 812.841.9495; email: mdvanzant@yahoo.com Merchandising Director: Val Berry, 200 Fort Plain Watershed Rd, St. Johnsville, NY 13452; phone: 518.568.5683; email: vgberry10@yahoo.com Membership Director: Linda Sheppard, P.O. Box 162, Sprakers, NY 12166; phone: 518.673.8833; email: jim1@frontiernet.net

Director-at-Large: Steve Ketcham, PO Box 24114, Edina, Minnesota 55424, phone: 952.920.4205; email: steve@antiquebottledepot.com Director-at-Large: John Pastor, PO Box 227, New Hudson, MI 48165, phone: 248.486.0530; email: jpastor@americanglassgallery.com Midwest Region Director: Matt Lacy, 3836 State Route 307, Austinburg Ohio 44010, phone: 440.228.1873; email: info@antiquebottlesales.com Northeast Region Director: Bob Strickhart, 3 Harvest Drive, Pennington, New Jersey 08534, phone: 609.818.1981; email: strickhartbob@aol.com Southern Region Director: Brad Seigler, P.O. Box 27 Roanoke, Texas 76262, phone: 940.395.2409; email: drgonzo818@gmail.com Western Region Director: Eric McGuire, 1732 Inverness Drive, Petaluma, California 94954, phone: 707.778.2255; email: etmcguire@comcast.net Public Relations Director: Alicia Booth, 11502 Burgoyne Drive, Houston, Texas 77077, phone: 281.589.1882; email: alicia@cis-houston.org

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While killing authoring time Saturday afternoon, stumbledWe onto Within this issue of BOTTLES and EXTRAS, the proposed amount of people attending a convention at the please Georgeread R. Brown Conbylaw updates and revisions that have been marked in red.

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Just Googlevoters the available to each memberthat in advance, either directly bychanges mail or are by timely in attendance, provided a copy of the proposed made 2019 convention and you can read all about it for past years and next notice in the Federation’s periodical on theby Federation available to each member official in advance, either or directly mail or bywebsite. timely year. Their web site blurb says “Attendees from 22 countries particinotice in the Federation’s official periodical or on the Federation website. pated in the 2017 convention, making Anime Matsuri a huge internaIn other news, we are moving ahead with photography for the Virtual tional affair. diversity ofregional the eventphotography is a key factor attracting an Museum andThe hope to have labsinset upthe in regions In other news, we are moving ahead with photography for Virtual international audience to Houston, which is currently the most diverse to start photographing bottles both in a standardlabs format andin3-dimenMuseum and hope to have regional photography set up regions city in North Animespearheaded Matsuri is also the fastest growingAlan con-Desionally.

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by Museum Director, to start photographing bottles both in a standard format and 3-dimenvention in North America, reaching over 36,000 unique attendees in 11 Maison. This You may met Alan at the Virtual Museum table during the sionally. efforthave is being spearheaded

by Museum Director, Alan Deyears.”

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Maison. have met Alan at theAntique Virtual Bottle Museum tablelast during the and computer originating and commonly associated with, FOHBC 2015 animation Chattanooga Nationalin, Antique Bottle Show last August.

Japan.

Federation member Alicia Booth, is heading up the nomination process for themember electionAlicia of all Booth, Federation officersupincluding the President, Federation is heading the nomination proFOHBC board member Lacy commented in a recent the email when Vice for President(s), Secretary, Treasurer, Business Manager, Membership cess the election of Matt all Federation officers including President, we were discussingSecretary, this topic,Treasurer, “We took Business Owen (hisManager, young bottle-collectVice President(s), Membership

ing son) toPublic the Comic-Con downtown Cleveland last month. Historian, It was Director, RelationsinDirector, Conventions Director, packed with thousands of people.

It was in the largest hall at the HunMerchandising (3), and Region Historian, Directors Director, PublicDirector, RelationsDirectors-at-Large Director, Conventions Director, tington Convention Center (something like 225,000 square feet).

Could (4).

These elections occur every two years.

Any officer may run for sucMerchandising Director, Directors-at-Large (3), and Region Directors hardly move inside was so packed.

Comics and Anime are run definitely cessive terms.

Thisitoccur committee has a slate ofmay nominations for (4).

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From they an operational standpoint, itdeadline was also for something indicating desire to run for.byThe filing this proved by the the office membership and instituted the Election Committee) to behold.

All those languages, age groups, and sheer size made for inis April 1st 2016.

We have seen successful campaigns by ourfiling memberindicating the office they desire to run for. The deadline for this credible wayfinding placemaking actually mymemberfield of ship before so if you want to runsuccessful for opportunities, a position, please let our Alicia know. is April 1st 2016.

Weand have seen campaigns by expertise Some of the best people-watching ever. Boy, You before and professionally. reach this address, alicia@cis-houston.org.

You ship so ifher youatwant toemail run for a position, please let Alicia know. did fun,her and this asvoting casual observers. willwe behave receiving a atballot for so please take the time to vote.

You and reach thisjust email address, alicia@cis-houston.org.

You will be receiving a ballot for voting so please take the time to vote.

President: Ferdinanddistrict Meyereach V year Quilt FestivalCandidates Houston is also in our convention FOHBC Houston, Texas President: Ferdinand Meyer V andFOHBC occurs this year from November 8 -11 with classes and previews Candidates Here is the slate of FOHBC Houston, beginning on November 5. The ChronicleSheldon wrote that “The FirstHouston ViceTexas President: Baugh recommended candidates Here is the slate of largest FOHBC of its type, drew more than 50,000 visitors from convention, the Russellville, KentuckySheldon Baugh First Vice President: put forth by thecandidates nominating recommended 35 countries from ThursdayRussellville, to Sunday for quilting classes, competicommittee Booth, put forth by(Alicia the nominating Second ViceKentucky President: Gene Bradberry tionscommittee and the selling everything from needle minders Chairperson) forhundreds 2014 (Alicia Booth,- 2016.of booths Bartlett, Tennessee Second Vice President: Gene Bradberry The slate ismachines.” being put forth forElizabeth and I used to go with to quilting my mother Chairperson) for 2014 - 2016.

Bartlett, Tennessee your consideration and anyone Secretary: Berry was fond of the slate is being put forth for fromThe Baltimore each year. We all loved James it. I especially desiring to run for and officeanyone may your consideration Johnsville, New Secretary: Berry historic Baltimore Album Quilts.

If youJames thinkYork this was just for sewing be nominated by going tomay the desiring to run for office Johnsville, New York circle ladies, you would be wrong.

I saw every generation, male and Treasurer: Gary Beatty website and printing be nominated by goingouttoathe female fromform. around theor world.

Quite spectacular.

North Port, Florida nomination Then, mail Treasurer: Gary Beatty website and printing out a email to Alicia Booth, North Port, Florida nomination form.

Then,11502 mail or Historian: Jim Bender Burgoyne Drive,Booth, Houston, Texas Another convention for the younger generation each year is the email tosimilar Alicia 11502 Sprakers, New York Historian: Jim Bender 77077. alicia@cis-houston.org San-Diego Comic-Con. Burgoyne Drive, Houston, Texas They average around 175,000 guests each year.

Sprakers, New York Closing date for nominations Editor: Martin alicia@cis-houston.org The77077. multi-genre convention was founded asVan the Zant Golden State Comic is April 1, 2016 at midnight.

Closing date for nominations Danville, Indiana Editor: Martin Van Zant Massive in scale, Book Convention in 1970 by a group of San Diegans.

Additional nominations will April 1, 2016 at midnight.

Danville, IndianaDirector: this isbe 4-day event occurs in July with regional events occurring around Merchandising Val Berry printednominations alongside thewillslate Additional the country.

Johnsville, New Director: York proposed the nominating Merchandising Val Berry be printed by alongside the slate committeebyand be listed Johnsville, New York proposed the will nominating Membership Director: Lindapets Sheppard in the May-June 2016 issue Of course, there classic car, toy, computer, electronic, and just committee and will beare listed Sprakers, New York Membership Director: Linda Sheppard of BOTTLES and EXTRAS along about every other type of convention out there so what I see is that there in the May-June 2016 issue a short bio EXTRAS of each Sprakers, New YorkIf only we could get BOTTLES and is a ofwith huge market foralong destination-driven events.

Conventions Director: Louis Fifer candidate. with a short bio of 1,000 attendeeseach to one of our conventions!

Brunswick, Ohio Conventions Director: Louis Fifer candidate.

Brunswick, Ohio Business Manager: Elizabeth I suppose my point is, our next generation is out there aliveMeyer and kicking Houston, Manager: Business Meyerthem in so many ways. How do we connectTexas with themElizabeth and introduce Houston, Texas Director-at-Large: Bob to our super hobby? We have a great convention this Ferraro year in Cleveland Boulder City, Nevada which will be just spectacular.

And our hotel rates weFerraro have negotiated Director-at-Large: Bob are lower than Houston andBoulder San Diego, theSteve workKetcham of our show City,being Nevada Director-at-Large: chairs Matt Lacy and Louis Director-at-Large: Fifer. With many events for our Edina, Minnesota Steveplanned Ketcham FOHBC 2018 Cleveland National, there will be something for Edina, Minnesota John Pastor every Director-at-Large: type of bottle collector.

New Hudson, Michigan Director-at-Large: John Pastor New Hudson, Michigan Midwest Region Director: So, stop saying and thinking we are too big, people don’tMatt haveLacy the Austinburg, Ohio money, people don’t want toMidwest travel, gas is tooDirector: expensive,Matt the Lacy hotel costs Region too much and all that other stuff.

Every convention has day passes or Austinburg, Ohio Northeast Region Director: Andrew Vuono you can attend the entire convention.

There is something for everyone.

Stamford, Connecticut Northeast Region Director: Andrew Vuono Cleveland will be no exception.

MakeConnecticut your plans, make it a vacation Stamford, Southern Region Ronfor Hands as Cleveland is a city with lots to do. Just visitDirector: FOHBC.org all the Wilson, North Carolina Southern Region Director: Ron Hands convention, hotel and attraction information.

Wilson, Carolina WesternNorth Region Director: Eric McGuire Petaluma, California Sure, our work is cut out forWestern us, but we must Director: try. If we don’t, there will Region Eric McGuire be no next generation and our collections and Director: knowledgeRick willDeMarsh be meanPetaluma, California Public Relations ingless. Let’s stay positive here and proactive.

Growth and learning take BallstonRelations Spa, NewDirector: York Public Rick DeMarsh time. Change is hard but usually good if well planned.

Ballston Spa, New York

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Bottles and Extras with. I decided I would need some sort of power point or slide show presentation to share with people. I think images or pictures can tell a story better sometimes.

I also wanted a presentation that I could create and reuse anytime requiring a “presentation”.

The slide show was fairly easy to create and I used pictures from previous digs, and then a few from the internet.

Treasure Hunting and Promoting the Hobby

I have since given this presentation many times over. The slides rarely change depending on the age group. A group of 15-year-olds doesn’t know the true meaning of a privy like the group of 60-year-

by: Martin Van Zant

olds does.

Once I was asked to give a presentation for a history club. I didn’t know what to do, I had never given a presentation before. I had talked bottles, bottle digging, and everything bottle related many times.

I started by talking about why I collect old bottles and how I got started. This was a great way to get the group asking and answering questions, and getting their attention at the same time.

I had about two weeks to prepare and this is what I came up

Treasure Hunting

People will always ask where do you find your bottles. Then is a great time to explain researching, historical maps and Sanborn Insurance maps.

RESEARCHING Ò Ò

Local Libraries Old maps É É

Ò

Sandborn Insurance Old plot, town maps

Internet Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors http://www.fohbc.org/ É Historic Glass Bottle Identification & Information Website http://www.sha.org/bottle/ É

M. Van Zant

COLLECTING HISTORICAL BOTTLES AND FINDING THEM

WHY COLLECT OLD BOTTLES? Ò Do

you enjoy history or local history? Ò Do you enjoy researching the things you find? Ò Do you enjoy a treasure hunt? Ò Do you enjoy Collecting? And clubs?

All of these things can be found in historical bottles

I like to explain the tools you’ll need and then different types of digging. Dump digging is not privy digging. It’s really easy to get lost talking about bottles and your hobby. I get to talking so much, my girlfriend starts pointing at her watch. I show images TOOLS NEEDED

DUMP DIGGING

Shovel Ò Tile Probe Ò Tarp/s Ò Bucket with rope Ò Scraper

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The first is Dump Digging Ò Dumps are found behind farm houses Ò Also found in gulley's or ravines Ò Range in depth from 1 ft. to 20 ft.

(Most of the ones I’ve dug have been 3 to 4 ft.)

PRIVY DIGGING Ò Ò

What is a Privy?

Why do you find bottles in old outhouses?

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HISTORY’S CORNER In Memory of Dick Watson longtime FOHBC Historian

Last issue Jim Bender ran a History’s Corner on the oldest message ever found in a bottle.

History like everything is always changing. Recently a Dutch Schiedam case gin bottle was found on a beach in Western Australia and it held what is now the oldest message ever found in a bottle.

It was dated June 12, 1886.

This means the message has been lost for 132 years! The message was in German and had been part of an experiment to try to track currents and locate faster shipping lanes in the Indian Ocean. The bottle was found by Tonya Illman while walking on the beach after her car got stuck in the sand. So remember, history is an ever changing thing!

Watch each issue for a new installment of History’s Corner.

oddball items of interest. It’s always a pleasure talking and sharing my passion about bottles.

However, beware! The last time I gave this presentation was to

TREASURE HUNTING Ò

Ò Ò Ò Ò Ò

There are many places to find old and historical bottles.

Garage sales Flea Markets Antique Stores Bottle Shows And my favorite Digging for bottles (see next page)

THE TREASURE HUNT Whether finding something in a junk shop or unearthing a great find from a privy, the treasure hunt aspect is a big attraction. Ò We collect these beautiful works of art that were made for utilitarian purposes. They help tell the story of our history from the local to the National level. The glass industry was an essential part of our development of a Nation. The first manufactured product sent to Europe from America was glass from Jamestown Ò

from a couple different digs, some deep, some shallow. There are always a lot of different reactions from the digging pictures.

Treasure hunting is just not found in outhouses. So I explain there are many places to find bottles and then list a few of my favorites.

I have found some of my favorite finds in antiques stores and auctions alike. I also like to talk about local bottle shows and local clubs. I’m a big supporter of the clubs around my area, they have taught me a lot when it comes to bottles and their rarity and other

a historical kids camp.

The camp met everyday for one week at the library and talked history, and had manypresentations. After my presentation I got a call from the librarian saying all the kids went home and started digging in their back yards looking for bottles. The parents wanted to know what kind of presentations the library was showing. If you ever want to use my layout just ask and I’ll send it to you. There are 30 slides and its easy to change it to your needs.

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FOHBC News From & For Our Members Connecticut Yankees’ sodas documented in new book

these pioneer bottlers, brewers, distillers and medicine men?

After penning a number of articles about 19th century soda water manufacturers and their bottles of his home state in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector magazine, William G. (Bill) Beckett decided to share his knowledge in a book. He self-published “Early Connecticut Soda Proprietors & Their Bottles” earlier this year and the writer purchased a copy, mainly because there is an Augusta, Georgia connection to one of those Yankee soda water manufacturers. Uriah Clinton, of Woodbridge, Connecticut, was the father of Henry Clinton, who established his “Model Soda Water Establishment of the South” in Augusta in the late 1870s. My story about Henry appeared in the January 2018 issue of Antique Bottle & Glass Collector.

Thanks to the Internet, lots of information has been recorded and is available by simply looking and clicking. But the very best and most accurate information comes from surviving family members, most of whom proudly shared their histories and memories.

Not only does Beckett shed light on 14 manufacturers in eight cities of his state, he includes much more information than was present in his magazine stories. Even better are color photos of each of the soda works’ bottles that complement the text of the 80-page soft cover book.

Those photos are joined by reproductions of early soda water advertising as well as vintage photos.

Pennsylvania native Uriah Clinton was born in 1823 and had moved to Woodbridge with his family by 1850. His younger brother, Ira Dewitt Clinton, was born in 1826. He joined his brother in the soda water business and, as Beckett says, dark green bottles embossed U. & I.D. Clinton exist with iron pontils and smooth bases. There is even an error bottle embossed U & J.D. Clinton, Woodbridge, Conn., and Premium Soda Water. Back then, the “I” and the “J” sometimes looked alike.

Beckett’s book more than fills the information gap about his state’s early sodas. He also included chapters about Hutchinson sodas bottled there as well as a rarity chart that other collectors will value.

The book sells for $29 plus $6 shipping and can be ordered from the author at 115 Ridgeview Place, Cheshire, CT 06410. Editor Note: Visit FOHBC.org for additional pictures.

Bill Baab Augusta, Georgia

New Mexico soda bottler’s life is detailed in historical book When most of us started to collect antique bottles, at first we were fascinated by their crudity (applied tops or lips, bubbles and other flaws), colors (cobalt blue, emerald, red, yellow) and contents (beers, ales, whiskies, patent medicines). Next came curiosity: Who were

The best magic moments for researchers come when questions get answered, sometimes from unlikely sources.

My friends Bill Lockhart and Zang Wood have co-authored “The Remarkable T.L. Reber; Soda Bottles and Bottling in the Black Range and Silver City, New Mexico.” While the title is a bit long, the contents in the 149-page, soft-cover book are longer and loaded with information of which most collectors are not aware..

All deal with Theodore L. Reber, described by the authors as “The Johnny Appleseed of Soda Bottlers.” Reber and his wife, Rebecca, formulated a business plan: They’d arrive in a town and buy or rent a lot. Carpenter by trade, Reber would construct a one- or two-room building and open a soda bottling plant. Once it became successful, the Rebers would sell out and move on to the next town, railroad center or mining town and repeat their formula.

Reber claimed to have sold 50 setups in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and El Paso, Texas. Just think of all those bottles.

The Black Range is described as a mountain chain extending from Silver City in east New Mexico to Interstate 25 in the west. The Rebers are known to have opened two bottling works in that region and one led to a mystery described in that chapter.

The final chapters deal with the bottling history of Silver City, N.M., and the Rebers’ role in its development.

While the writer does not collect New Mexico bottles, he was fascinated by the histories and the wide range of valuable information compiled by the authors. Lockhart teaches at the Alamogordo campus of New Mexico State University and has authored several books. Wood’s research led to his definitive work on New Mexico Hutchinson bottles.

The well-illustrated Reber book costs $30 a copy and is available from Lulu.com. Go to that site and click on Bill Lockhart in the search box. You’ll be glad you did.

Bill Baab Augusta, Georgia

Yes, that was a printing error last issue Our apologies to our members and author Jack Sullivan as a last minute, pre-press change, resulted in the article title for Rufus Webb was a Master of Louisiana ‘Gators and Whiskey’ dropping beneath the feature image. Online versions were correct as were all previous editorial proofs.

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Above & Left: Who knows, maybe the March April 2018 error edition will become a higher prized collectible over the years?

Right: Montana silver overlay flask with blue water.

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Dear Mr. Ferdinand, I am a glass art student in Portugal and navigating through your website I became very curious to know for what purpose those beautiful “Corn for The World” Flasks were used for.

Hello Martin,

Thank you very much in advance for the information, Bela Aiache

Purchasing black lights from FOHBC Hello Martin, I found your contact info on the FOHBC website and didn’t know which of the people listed there to ask this of. Where can I purchase another couple of the great little black lights that the FOHBC was selling at the merchandise table at the Sacramento, National? I see them for sale on Amazon, but I’d rather support the club. We had bought a few, and just gave my last one away. Seems like this might be something to add to the merchandise section of the website?

When I loaned my last one out, one person said “Just because it is a black light doesn’t mean it is any good for detecting repairs in glass” to which another person replied “It says on the side of the light ‘FOHBC.’ These are the good lights!” Just thought you’d like to hear the respect your Federation name garners! Thank you for your time.

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I thought I would make a list of these unique flasks. Another collector who has most sent me the list. Here’s all the pics I could round up though. I have only had one of these myself. The blue one is just colored water, but might fool some thinking its cobalt. Too bad they are just clear.

I’ll run a note on one of the Facebook sites to see if I can get any other pics but they are so rare prob not much out there. When I see the collector who has a lot of these I hope to get some better images. He is away for the winter though. Thought this might work for a quick article.

I hope this year we find some bottles to write about. 1920s stuff just wasn’t worth telling about last year. Regards, James Campiglia Bozeman, Montana

Julie Bethman Hamilton, Montana Editor: We have more and will have them at this year’s Cleveland National. We will also be adding the lights to the merchandise section on our web site.

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Martin: Great website, good work. I found this 1 gallon “Saratoga table water” stoneware jug here in Saint Augustine, Florida of all places.

When I Google it I get nothing? Any ideas?

Thanks Joe Lavallee Saint Augustine, Florida

Silver Overlay Flasks - Late 1890s to prohibition 1) Fredrick Bros. Kalispell (3) 2) Hotel Stanford, Stanford (2) 3) Montana Bar, Cut Bank 4) Watson Dourghety, Armington

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5) Anton Jancik , Dover 6) D. Stewart, Bynum 7) Old Home Saloon Great Falls (3) 8) Pray Saloon or Salloon, Great Falls 9) New Park Hotel, Great Falls 10) Club Saloon, Choteau 11) John Angster, Sand Coulee (2) 12) Graviers, Havre 13) Choteau House, Fort Benton 14) Kambo, Vaughn 15) W.H. Wixson, Monarch 16) H.G Stevens, Big Sandy These half pint silver overlaid flasks are intriguing. Not unique to Montana but rarely seen from other states. Most are one of a kind with (2) or (3) known of a few. Many very small towns produced these, and they are the only bottles known from towns like Big Sandy, Dover, Bynum, Sand Coulee, Vaugh and Armington. Exactly who was the maker of these is unknown to me.

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on behalf of the club. It’s an outstanding payment for an order made.

You will be reimburse (sic). Let me know if you can handle this right away so i (sic) can send you the details. Thank you, Best regards Ferdinand Meyer [FM5] Jim, Gary Beatty (FOHBC Treasurer) periodically gets emails likes these purportedly from me. They usually ask him to wire money to an account for a vendor or service that is fraudulent. It’s really not too hard to impersonate someone online so we do have to be careful. One of the clues here if you look at the original email address where it came from. That ain’t me.

From: Ferdinand Meyer <feliciarobinson12345@gmail.com>

Dr. Morris Emanuel article dated June 5, 2015

My Oregon Flask Collection Howdy again, I am sending a list of my Oregon Flasks and was wondering if they would be candidates for the Virtual Museum?

Ralph Van Brocklin has some really good photos of some of them.

Many are worth less than $100, but do have some history to them in Whiskey Bottles and Liquor Containers From The State of Oregon by John Thomas. Plus, I have written 50+ articles on them that have been confined to one page for the Stumptown Report of The Oregon Bottle Collectors Association. Not all the articles are on flasks.

Hope your weather has been as mild as ours. This weekend we are getting a couple of feet of snow in the mountains which we really need. We were about 40% of normal. Happy collecting from Redmond, Oregon Garth Ziegenhagen Redmond, Oregon [Richard Siri] Garth, Alan DeMaison is doing the Virtual Museum photo work and is planning to be back on the west coast this fall.

Right now we are concentrating on spinning bottles showing all sides. We shot some of my flasks and they don’t have much going for them in the spinning mode. That said, we will be doing still shots of things like flasks in the future. Maybe Alan can shoot yours while he is on the west coast next trip? Like every museum, we will have a ‘basement’ full of photos that we can change out displays with. It also helps that you have the history to go with the bottles because that will be part of the museum too and each bottle story.

An Unusual Request Ferdinand, look at the e-mail I am sending you. Someone is using your name. I would like to respond to it and see what this guy is up to. What do you think????

Jim Berry (FOHBC Secretary) Hello Jim, Are you available? I need you to write a check to a vendor

Good morning, I just found and read your article on Peachridge Glass regarding Dr. Emanuel (Dr. Emanuel’s Sarsaparilla -Vicksburg, Mississippi).

Thank you so much for the information provided about Dr. Emanuel - he is my 4th great uncle, brother of Dr. Samuel Erastus Emanuel who lived in Rodney, Mississippi. They are an elusive family line, so any information we find on them is placed in our treasure chest.

I would like to ask if during your research you came across other information on Dr. Emanuel and his family or photos? Our search is pretty much exhausted, so finding your article was a highlight in our genealogy finds.

Thank you again for your informative article and for any additional information or direction to find information that you can send our way.

Lora Robbins Greensboro, North Carolina

Bottles and Extras Question Liz, is the FOHBC still using a policy that club memberships do not get the magazine as part of the membership? I would renew for our club if it comes with the magazine subscription. You’re not going to get any of our club members to sign up individually anyway, so this is the only shot at getting exposed to our membership, just the way they are.

[Elizabeth Meyer, FOHBC Business Manager] Good morning, in response to your email, the club and individual memberships are separate. Clubs do not get a magazine. The blanket email I sent out was sent to all individual members with a lapsed or about to lapse membership.

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[Elizabeth] Peter, we do not have anything that comes to mind but I will check our archives. I always liked the article, What does it Really Cost to Collect Antique Bottles? by Jim Bender (FOHBC Historian). This was in the May | June 2016 issue of Bottles and Extras.

Jim did a nice job covering just about every antique bottle and glass category.

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Minerva Bitters Ferd, I am seeking more information on the Minerva Bitters. It was previously unlisted, but Bill Ham has been made aware of its existence. One sold awhile back on eBay. Mine would be the second known example. Mine was dug in Queensland (Northern Australia) about 40 years ago. It is embossed “Minerva Bitters” on 3 panels and measures 9” x 2 1/2”. Dates around 1895 to 1900 I believe. I was told it was likely made in America, but based on the crudeness of the glass it appears to be Australian in origin, which makes more sense.

I found an article for ‘The Minerva Company” which was from a March 1899 newspaper. It lists their products which includes the Minerva Bitters and it seems they were headquartered in Sydney.

Any further information on this bottle would be appreciated! I have attached the article and a photo of my bottle. Thanks,

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Larry Storm [FM5] Larry: I have a number of similar newspaper clippings including the one you sent. Certainly looks American but I’m going to dig deeper. I have the second example you mention. I need to look at the base closely to see if there are any bottle maker clues. Example packed up due to house renovation though. Bill Ham has created a listing in the forthcoming Bitters Bottles Supplement 2.

Read: Minerva Bitters – Aussie or American?

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Los Angeles Historical Bottle Club’s President Dave Maryo Retires after Eight Consecutive Years of Club Leadership

Dave Maryo stepped up when he felt it necessary and now is stepping down to enjoy meetings as just “one of the group.”

His role that started eight years ago and ran through December 2017, was multifaceted mainly by adding his own style of leadership. He wasn’t a delegator, he was a doer. He wanted club members to thoroughly enjoy each meeting with fewer obligations. He always wanted each member to have time for bottle discussions with others.

At one point, during his presidency, he became a member of the board of the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC) as the Western Region Director. He took that role seriously and put out his own style of newsletter which was a way for him to keep a more personal contact going with the Western Region clubs. He felt the Western Region clubs would feel more a part of the entire picture if he, as their representative, kept them personally informed via the newsletter he created for them.

One of the many interesting events he became heavily involved in was the celebration of the LAHBC’s 50th Anniversary in 2017.

After some discussion at meetings as to how to celebrate, Dave volunteered to make interesting labels for bottles. Members were encouraged to donate bottles for our 50th event. The bottles were to be won and/or given to folks who attended LAHBC’s 2017 annual bottle show. After many dedicated personal hours, Dave fashioned the labels to be California-history driven, colorful and tastefully prepared. He spent many hours carefully placing labels on many bottles.[Editor Note: Refer to Los Angeles Historical Bottle Club’s 50th Anniversary Commemoratives in the July | August 2017 issue of Bottles and Extras] In 2017, he removed the business portion of our meetings and handled that portion via email to the board members. He suggested if any member had an issue they wanted discussed and covered that they could relate that to our club president or any board member to be considered further by the board. This removal step created more time for bottle shopping, talking, raffles and extended time for the Show and Tell portion of meetings.

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Among other responsibilities he also maintained our club website, contacted yearly the proper representative of the FOHBC to obtain insurance coverage for our monthly meetings and our annual shows. He also took on the responsibility for filing the yearly proper non-profit tax paperwork. Being the computer guru that Dave is, he created and maintained changes to our annual show flyers/posters and made sure an up-to-date flyer/poster was submitted to the FOHBC for yearly posting in the FOHBC magazine.

His idea for adding special fun to our yearly fund-raising bottle auctions was a matter of organizing a two-sided sheet for auction night: One side was for members to keep track of their bidding/ wins while the other side contained auction rules. He even threw in some wooden, homemade auction paddles with numbers on them to assist the auctioneers in identifying the winning bidders.

I think I remember he had a picture of a different bottle on each paddle.

In summation, the above is given so you can learn of the dedication Dave gave to the final product which in some cases was our meetings, in others our annual shows and in general he gave his knowledge freely to any member or visitor who approached him regarding information on any given subject or pertaining to the hobby in general. He answered all emails received on our website and brought in printed copies of same to share at club meetings.

We thank you for your dedication of eight years Dave. We look forward to you being, “one of the group.”

Composed by: Darlene Furda, Secretary and Contributing Editor of the LAHBC

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By Bill Baab

By the numbers: Nearly 20,000 Hutchinson bottles recorded During the first two or three years after I started collecting antique bottles in 1969, Hutchinson sodas were regarded as “the poor relations” of bottle collecting, taking back seats behind blob top sodas.

Hutchinson’s Patent Spring Stoppers were named after their creator, Charles G. Hutchinson, in 1879. He was the son of Chicago bottler W. H. Hutchinson. The “Hutch,” as it’s slangily called today, became so popular within the bottling industry that his father sold the bottling business and concentrated on developing the family’s namesake closures and related goods.

“By 1890, W.H. Hutchinson & Son claimed a customer list of over three thousand and reported that their price of $2 to $2.50 per gross was more than competitive,” according to Dr. Cecil Munsey in his great 1970 book, “The Illustrated Guide to Collecting Bottles.”

The Hutchinsons’ popularity lasted through the World War I years after which the metal crown with cork insert became the closure of choice.

Fast forward to the 1970s. An Oklahoma City, Oklahoma printer named Joseph Nagy became curious as to just how many different bottlers employed the Hutchinsons. He advertised in Old Bottle Magazine his goal of creating an “International Hutchinson Encyclopedia” and asked fellow collectors to help. He provided

cutouts in the shape of a Hutchinson bottle and asked collectors to provide rubbings of the embossing within the bottles’ slug plates.

Joe really had no idea that his idea born in 1976 would take off and soon became overwhelmed by the terrific response. In a 1979 issue of the magazine, he noted that at the time some 7,000 Hutchinsons had been recorded. He thought that perhaps 10,000

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One of Joe’s correspondents was Seattle, Washington collector and historian Ron Fowler, who contributed information from Oregon, Washington and Washington Territory Hutchinsons. The two became good friends.

But Joe died of cancer on Sept. 12, 1993 and one of his friends saved most of his correspondence and Hutchinson-related files.

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Brunswick, Georgia Coca-Cola Bottle Company Hutchinson example.

Enter FOHBC Honor Roll member Fowler who acquired the correspondence a year later.

He picked up where Joseph Nagy left off and began compiling an online listing of different Hutchinson sodas.

Late in 2017, the totals moved past 19,900 and “we expect to add the 20,000th bottle during 2018,” Fowler said in his year-end HutchBook.com summary.

Not only that. Fowler, who now lives in a small town in Washington state, is “continually gathering, processing and uploading new or replacement bottle photographs. All of those records are now posted at HutchBook.com.”

All of the information gathered is free of charge to historians and collectors through various links on the website. Check it all out and prepare to be amazed.

Nagy’s original ideas included state-by-state Hutchinson books, but as numbers began to pile up, Fowler soon saw books weren’t really feasible. It would be impossible to add new data, not to mention being too expensive for most collectors. So the state-by-state lists exist on the website, with the bottlers’ cities listed alphabetically and each variant is described.

All are printer-friendly so if your interest is in Georgia Hutchinsons, you can make your own copy.

If Fowler wasn’t busy enough, the last three years he’s been working with an author in completing publication of a book documenting the history of the Hires Root Beer that’s not only loaded with great information, but contains some wonderful photos as well. It will be published later this year.

When he’s not working on stuff like that, the 70-year-old has been a marathon runner for the past 39 years.

Below: Picture from the Zang Wood (Farmington, New Mexico) W.H. Hutchinson display at the FOHBC 2012 Reno Expo.

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Soyer’s Perfect Sauce

By Alan DeMaison he story of Soyer’s Perfect Sauce of Meadville, Pennsylvania is one of a very unlikely marriage of a European Chef, a Presbyterian minister and a corset company. This story is probably unlike thousands of others lost to time, waiting to be rediscovered.

of 1830, he was named the head chef at D’Ouix. It was here that Alexis barely escaped death while cooking a banquet for Prince de Polignac. An angry mob burst into his kitchen and he escaped death by breaking into a “spirited rendition of Marseillaise”. The mob loved him and carried him on their shoulders to the street.

All the disorder in France at that time in history convinced Alexis in late 1830 to immigrate to England at the age of 20.

Example of one of Soyer’s cookbooks.

A young Alexis Soyer, circa 1849

Alexis Benoit Soyer was born in France in 1810. By 1826, Alexis had finished a five year restaurant apprenticeship. By the first part

After a series of jobs cooking for British Dukes and Marques, he was named the chef of the prestigious London Reform Club in 1837. Alexis went on to write a series of cookbooks for the ordinary man. By 1846, he was deeply concerned about the Irish

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potato famine. He requested a leave of absence to organize soup kitchens in Ireland to feed the poor. His soup kitchens were designed to feed up to 5,000 per day, but often exceeded 8,000 a day. His book, “Charitable Cookery” was written during his time in Ireland to raise money for charities that serve the poor.

Returning from Ireland in 1849, he “turned his attention to improving kitchen appliances, and invented various stoves including a camping stove called Soyer Field Stove (which enabled cooking no matter what the weather was) and one he called the Magic Stove.”

One of Soyer’s finest Crimean innovations was the Soyer Stove.

The soldiers in the Crimea were cooking their inadequate meals on open fires. This was very wasteful of wood and the army was running short of fuel.

He volunteered and gained permission to travel to the Crimea where the British were fighting the Russian Empire to organize and store rations for the solders. He also appointed chefs responsible for cooking for the entire regiment. Working with Florence Nightingale, he improved the diets of the patients in the hospitals. It was in the Crimea that he contacted a fever that led to his death.

Opening of Soyer’s Field kitchen before Sebastopol.

The Rev. Dr. J. C. Carnachan was born in Scotland in 1829.

He became an ordained Presbyterian minister. It was during his travels that he visited the London Reform Club, ordered a meal prepared by the kitchen with Chef Alexis Soyer. He was so impressed with the sauce that he met Soyer and obtained the recipe. He returned home and prepared batches of the sauce to the delight of all. It was later that he immigrated to Meadville, Pennsylvania to preach at a local Presbyterian Church.

This 1840s drawing depicts the Gallery above the Reform Clubs Saloon at first floor level.

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It is unclear why, but probably with the urging of family and friends, Dr. Carnachan gained the American rights for the sauce and in 1867 formed the “Soyer Sauce Company” which he located in downtown Meadville. Soyers Perfect Sauce was advertised to consist of very expensive vegetables, spices, and aromatics.

Some of the ingredients are imported from China, India, and Europe. Many believe that the sauce was similar to today’s Worchester Sauce.

Early advertising examples for Soyer’s Sultana Sauce (left).

The brand was later represented by Crosse & Blackwell.

Meadville is located in the far northwest corner of Pennsylvania, and is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Pennsylvania. The city is within 40 miles of Erie, Pennsylvania and within 90 miles of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is about 2 hours east of Cleveland, Ohio.

As they expanded in the late 1800s, they were able to add other product lines and they gradually changed to “The Soyer Company” on their packaging and labels. Carnachan remained active with the company till his death in 1903.

Advertisement drawing of a Spirella corsetier delivering and adjusting in a customer’s home.

In 1907, the Spirella Corset Company, located in downtown Meadville, purchased the The Soyer Sauce Company and changed the name to The Soyer Company of America. The name “Spirella” refers to the Spirella Stay which was invented by Marcus Merritt Beeman in 1904 and made from tightly twisted and flattened coils of wire. The founders were Beeman, William Wallace Kincaid and Jesse Homan Pardee. They found success by advertising their corsets as “Factory to Consumer”. They would sell their corsets directly to the public using corsetieres. They began small in a small loft with six sewing machines, six seamstresses and a superintendent of operations.

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The company was now called Soyer Company of America located in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Shown is a retail price list of the many Soyer Pure Food Products.

The invention of the flexible stay to replace the whale bone support in the corset revolutionized the design and the company grew at an amazing pace.

Women actually risk sever injury or death when one of the whale bone stays would break and puncture the abdomen. The inventor Beeman was challenged by his wife to invent the flexible stay after an embarrassing and painful failure of one of the whale bones at a party. By 1912, the company had gone worldwide.

It was their “Factory to Consumer” method that they brought to the marketing of Soyer. They expanded their product line to include food products and toilet articles. Their plan was to market all their products door to door, thus eliminating 3 to 5 middleman profits. The model was perfect for the Spirella Corset Company, but failed the Soyer Company of America. By 1912, the Soyer Company of America was gone from the local directory. According to the 1938 Meadville newspaper article, the company failed because of “The high rate of turnover in salesman”.

My best guess is that the huge success of The Spirella Corset Company made The Soyer Company of America so insignificant that very little effort was made to sell off the company.

Three Soyer’s Perfect Sauce stoneware containers from the Alan DeMaison collection.

Two The Soyer Sauce Co. stoneware containers from the Alan DeMaison collection.

Two Soyer’s Lemon and a Soyer’s Vanilla stoneware container from the Alan DeMaison collection.

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The Five F’s of Privy Digging and why Digging Teams Sometimes Fail (With a Brief look at My History of Digging)

By Jeff Mihalik Before I get into the Five F’s, I want to provide a brief background on my digging history, the great people that have guided me along, and the crazy diggers I have been fortunate enough to dig with.

How it Began My love of collecting goes back to when my dad first took me to a local hillside in Pennsylvania where we were able to collect fern fossils impressed into shale. I was a Boy Scout then and from that day until now, I love finding and collecting. Moving forward, I first attended college in Houston, Texas and was enrolled in a geology program. There I met John Williams, another geology major and an avid beer can collector. At that time, I was more into Indian artifacts, having collected many arrowheads and such from the Austin and Houston areas.

A couple years later, we both ended up at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. John was completing his geology program, but I had changed paths and was working on an Environmental Science degree, but with a geology minor so John and I were still hanging out. One day, we were out looking for fossils in the local woods when we saw two guys walking into the woods with shovels. John’s immediate reaction was that they must be dumpers looking for beer cans. We followed them, and when they started to dig next to the creek, we walked up and asked what they were up to. They informed us that this was the local dump and they were looking for bottles. Have at it, they said, plenty for everyone.

So a couple of days later, John and I went out and started to dig.

We found so many bottles that we filled up both our backpacks and started to head back to our car. We met another digger on the way out, and he asked to see what we found. When we showed him, he started to laugh and asked why we were keeping these bottles. We were so excited and said that they were old and we

Photo 1 – Rick Ronczka with a nice bitters.

loved them (yeah, there were many ketchups, mustards, Lysol, cold creams... but to us at that time, they were like gold!).

He then went on to say that we needed to contact “Chick” Dolezal who probably was the most knowledgeable collector and historian around. As luck would have it, my graduate professor was a friend of Chick’s and was able to introduce me to Chick and his wife Millie. Chick was a local soil scientist who had walked almost every inch of the surrounding two counties in order to write the county soil reports while working for the USDA. Chick knew where all the ghost towns were, and prime bottle hunting grounds. He was so gracious in sharing his digging sites and knowledge with me. He introduced me to “Bottle Hunting Adventures” as we drove miles, then walked miles through the heat, wild hogs, giant water moccasins, huge spiders, and stinging insects to find our bottle treasures in some long-lost ghost town or to find gem-quality petrified palmwood.

I had recently lost my dad at this time, and Chick became not only my mentor in bottle collecting, but a mentor in life as well.

I could go on to tell you so many wonderful stories but to keep on the topic, I will just say that Chick and Millie became lifelong friends and made me (a Yankee in Texas) feel right at home. This

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Photo 2 – Digger Odell in Safety

Tubes 30 feet down.

find much (which was most of the time). I was even lucky enough to have dug twice with Digger, once in our area (see Antique Bottle & Glass Collector, Oct. 2005) and once in Cincinnati with his digging crew (Photo 2 - Digger Odell in Safety Tubes 30 feet down). I always thought the “Big Pick” was a cool concept that the Cincinnati Digging Crew used (see Antique Bottle & Glass Collector, Jan. 1998).

Photo 3 – Extreme Digging Crew, Luke Yoas, Jim Ignaz, Tim Tokosh.

was southern hospitality at its finest. Upon leaving college (now with a Master’s degree in Biology), I moved back to Pennsylvania for work. After a couple of friends heard about my love of bottle digging, they suggested I talk with Rick Ronczka (who I knew from when he and his brother briefly lived in Austin when I lived there).

Rick and I would usually just split up the finds into two piles.

One pile with a couple of the best bottles, then another pile with a bunch of sellers, trying to make each pile as equal as possible.

Since I liked to collect, and Rick loved attending bottle shows and selling, this worked out great for us. Rick eventually suffered an injury and had to stop digging for some time. Now we only dig occasionally, but do get together to share tables at several bottle shows throughout the year. Nevertheless, I was again lucky to have been able to get my foot in the door with the Pittsburgh Extreme Digging Crew (see Bottles and Extras, Digging In The New Year – or the Best Dig of Last Year March-April 2012 and Photo 3 - Luke Yoas, Jim Ignaz, Tim Tokosh).

For the next 4 years or so, I was able to be involved with some very amazing and often very strenuous digs (see Bottles and Extras, Digging 60 or how Crazy are we?, Nov.-Dec. 2012 and

As it turned out, Rick had just moved back to the area from Chillicothe, Ohio. While out there, he had met John “Digger” Odell.

Digger had taught Rick how to dig privies. Being an engineer, Rick has created some interesting contraptions for digging. I saw some old pictures of Digger and Rick with a large wooden box next to a privy. Turned out, Rick’s invention was to hold all the dirt from the hole, and had a wooden door that you could draw up, then the idea was all the dirt would empty from the bottom and go back into the hole. Guess it didn’t work too well, but it’s now a neat part of digging lore and history.

Rick and I soon became digging buddies and great friends. We dug for 10 straight years together, finding my great bottles (see Bottles and Extras, Bitter January Digs, July-August 2008 and Photo 1 – Rick Ronczka with a nice bitters). But more importantly, we always had a great time hanging out, even when we didn’t

Photo 4 – Tim Tokosh holds a prized Fish Bitters that was dug.

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House of Hair (and so much more) March-April 2015). Tim Tokosh (Photo 4) was the lead for this crew as he worked in Pittsburgh and was able to spend considerable amounts of time getting permission. We used the “Get Permission Get First Pick Rule” which is that the person who got the permission would get the first pick. Then, we would rotate 2nd, 3rd, and 4th picks among the crew. It was very difficult to get the really great pick, especially when the finds were limited and often you’re lucky to just get one or two outstanding bottles. The good thing was that many of the deep monster pits in Pittsburgh had loads of bottles, so volume often contributed to having enough finds (picks) to go around and added to the overall Fun of the dig.

Photo 5 – Mike Yancosky and Ed Kuskie

Wanting to get back to my roots of digging (to dig more local small towns and get out digging exclusively in the city), I started to dig with Mike Yancosky. Mike has a long history of digging and I met him at one of our local Washington, Pennsylvania bottle club meetings. We hit it off and started to dig just about everywhere. Mike is a lot like Tim when it comes to being persistent and they are both just flat out crazy extreme diggers!

Guess I’m crazy too, closing in on a 25-year run of digging. Mike is a salesman and his routes covered most of West Virginia and a portion in Maryland so if not digging in the small towns up and down the local rivers, or an occasional dig in the city, we would travel and sometime spend the night just to get a chance to dig in some ancient town. We hit many a good pit with lots of great bottles being found (see Bottles and Extras, Digging Under the Slabs, Jan.-Feb. 2016). For a good year or so, we dug mostly with just the two of us. We also used the “Get Permission” rule, but also made sure to consider the value when picking (i.e., if say one bottle was worth more than double the next, then the other person could get a couple additional picks or other form of compensation). Yeah, sometimes it was hard to be totally fair, but it worked out well and over time, picks evened out.

Once we started to dig in Wheeling, West Virginia, the pits started to get much too big for just the two of us, so we started to get a third person involved. At this point in time (2016) we were digging about 10 to 14 privies a month. Folks like Ed Kuskie (former FOHBC Regional Director, see Photo 5) and new young collector Zack Baer (Photo 6) would rotate in and out. About mid-2016 and into 2017 we took on Donnie Jones (Photo 7) as a full time third person for the crew. The digging increased, and the finds were outstanding (see Bottles and Extras, Cheers to the Privy!, Sept.-Oct. 2017) (Photo 13).

I’m now digging with Thaddeus Podratsky (Photo 8) and when he can make it, Zack Baer (stay tuned for an upcoming article on this young digger and collector). First time for me not to be the old man of the dig crew (Thaddeus has a couple years on me).

Thaddeus even loves shards (especially those with good age) as much as I do, and values broken items as works of art and has special display rooms at his Victorian hideout to showcase them (Photo 12). Zack just loves digging and getting a good bottle, he smiles and laughs at everything! It’s really great to see him put a good bottle on his shelf. We started out with the “Get Permission Get First Pick Rule” on our first dig. But now we just talk about what each of us likes over a couple beers, then work it out to make sure everyone is happy at the end. It’s about respect and taking care of each other.

Photo 6 – Zack Baer

Photo 7 –Donnie Jones

Photo 8 –Thaddeus Podratsy

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The Five F’s of Privy Digging Just to be clear, this article is in no way about a particular person or finger pointing at anyone. I’ll be the first to admit, I may not be the easiest guy to get along with in the first place and I do have some strong opinions. But these are my observations and experiences through decades of digging and feeling that this topic was ripe for discussion. So, what are the Five F’s? In no particular order they are: 1. Family 2. Fitness 3. Friendship 4. Fun 5. Finds Photo 9 - Some of the crazy things we do. Here is the above ground look of Photo 2

I believe all of these F’s are influencing you and your digging partners at every dig. I am sure there are probably other factors too, but I am just focusing on these. Each person interprets and values these F’s differently. What may be of the most importance to one person, may be of the least importance to another. Also, it seems that how a person interprets and values these F’s can change over time. That said, in order for a digging team or crew to last, I believe it is extremely important that at least the numbers 1 and 2 F be the same (may not be the same order though) for the team or crew. I would guess that most people get into digging for the Fun aspect and looking for the Finds and that may be a good starting point. To be realistic, without the Finds none of us would be acting as a human backhoe.

Family:

Photo 10 - Mike Yancosky with a great find.

Family is probably the most important influence on a digger, both for support of your digging needs and for potentially limiting your availability for digging. You need to have a very understanding Family, be it your spouse, children, or siblings to be able to spend a lot of weekends with your crazy digging buddies doing your thing. Family support is crucial for being able to dig long term, but there is a limit on how much time you should devote to digging over spending time with Family. When you take a step back and take a look, the total amount of people digging bottles at any one given time is not very large, so it’s extremely important to understand that all diggers are part of a larger group, a Family of diggers. How many really great diggers had to mostly stop digging to take care of Family needs. This is totally understandable as Family can supersede everything at a moment’s notice.

Fitness:

Photo 11 - Mike Yancosky.

Thought this was an interesting photo of taking a food break to stay Fit.

My mom once told me that even if you didn’t find anything you will always get your exercise (Fitness) so I always felt that no matter how the dig ended up, I would end up with something (mostly a sore shoulder or hand that falls asleep). The type of dig-

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ging you will be able to become involved with, depends on your level of Fitness. Also, Fitness will often dictate how long your digging days will last. Extreme digging will test you both physically and mentally. One recommendation I have here, is to try and avoid having the picking of the Finds right after a long day of digging. The reason is twofold. First, it’s a good idea to clean all the bottles good to make sure of their condition. Second, at least for me, I find that I can be more objective the next day as I often can get privy crazy right after a long dig and not make the best decisions. Mental fitness is extremely important as often a dig will test your resolve. I can’t tell you how many times we almost gave up a dig due to not finding anything or the digging was just so difficult, and it seemed endless without reward, but perseverance pays off! Unfortunately, injury and loss of Fitness has led to the end of many a good digger and digging partnerships.

Friendship: I would like to think that most everyone would agree that for a digging crew to survive long term, the most important F usually has to be Friendship. The obvious reason is that when you don’t find anything (which is more often than not), when the digging is extreme, and you lose sight of fun (like when you’re busting up concrete for hours using a pickax, digging through 5 feet of sloppy poop, or digging 30 plus footers with 10 feet of clay), and you’re aching from head to toe, the only thing you really have left is each other. Friendship will also help with evening out the fairness of picking. Most often, there is not going to be an even amount to split up and or it gets hard to keep things even, but If you’re digging with a Friend or Friends, then over time, this should not be an issue. Things will even out, you have to have trust. If you find that things are not even (or at least in your view it seems that way), then being Friends makes it much easier to work things out. I remember reading a somewhat recent digging article about this digging crew that used the “Everyone Gets First Pick Rule” where they just rotated first pick. They even had two first pick rotations, one for when there were really good bottles and one for when the picks were sparse. I do not know for sure, but I bet these guys were all Friends prior to digging and this method of picking will go a long way to keeping them Friends.

Often, Friendships take some time to develop (especially when you’re digging with people you really don’t know well), but trusting your life to your crew mates (like when you have a 50+ pound bucket hanging over your head) seems to be an ideal venue for developing trust and comradely. Over the long haul, your true Friends become part of your extended Family.

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gotten something valuable for your time and effort.

Finds: One thing I know is that we all can justify why (I) should get first pick or why (I) deserve such and such. As more bottle value and or desirability enter into the equation, you either have to keep Friendship and Fun paramount or Finds will creep to the top of your priorities and you WILL lose Friendship over time. It’s a very complicated and interwoven group of values. Can you have Fun and Friendship digging without Finds? Can you maintain Friendship when you have great Finds? I have seen how Friendship can supersede Finds, like the split discussed by Digger Odell in “The Rare Find” article in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector, Oct. 2005 (side note is that I got first pick on that dig), and how Friendships can wane and/or be lost over Finds. (I know we all either know or have read many articles about the troubles digging partners have had).

I have seen a lot of issues arise over Finds, especially with the “Get Permission Get First Pick Rule.” Like when someone got the permission on a property and then first pick of the dig; well, that is OK, you made the agreement, and all is fine. But what if there are 10 or more holes on the property, does the permission person get 10 first picks? Through time and on occasion, there are going to be disagreements among a digging crew (especially when you have three or four diggers) over stuff like the pick rotation (who picks second, third, etc.) as sometime months can pass between digs or maybe you used up your pick on a dig without any really good bottles, and over the fair value of some of the bottles. If there are no recent sold examples, how do you determine fair value? Often agreements are made to sell bottles of a certain caliber since this may be the only way to really come to a fair value. On other times, one of the digging crew may seek to buy out the other diggers so they can keep the bottle.

I dig to collect, so this is preferable to me, but can often lead to putting a price on a bottle and we all know how that can become a slippery slope. You have to be aware of what you’re potentially getting into (as far as personalities, backgrounds, and just having multiple people with varying viewpoints), then some of these issues over Finds are not surprising. When Friendship and Fun take a back seat to Finds, even if you dig many good bottles, the amount of effort to extract them, often will make the digging a lot more like work than Fun and will not be very enjoyable especially when real Friendship is lacking.

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I also think that if Fun is at the top of the list, you’re probably either with a Friend or a Friendship will develop, and again, this will allow Finds to be figured out. Although Fun and Friendship go hand in hand, Finds are also a big contributor to having a Fun time digging. We all know that most of the time you’re not going to Find very much, so your Friendships and comradely can ease the sting of an empty dig. If you lose the Fun of digging (aka, diggers burnout), its either time to stop digging or time to change digging partners. I would suggest to any up and coming diggers to keep Fun and Friendship paramount. If you do this, then no matter how the dig turns out, you will still have benefited and

The method your digging crew uses to decide how to split up the Finds is very important as this is the area where most digging teams run into issues. However, if you keep Fun and Friendship first and foremost, then it will work out and even if you lose your Fitness or Family matters take you away or limit your digging, or you decide to sell your bottle collection, you will still have great Friends and great Fun times to remember! Will it be just a matter of time before some disagreement creeps in and puts a wedge into your digging adventures? Or can you figure it out and maintain a long-lasting digging partnership? I vote for the Long-Lasting Digging Partnership! Stay Fit, my Friends.

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Photo 13 - Jeff Mihalik, article author on the cover or Bottles and Extras with Cheers to the Privy!, Sept.-Oct. 2017

Photo 12 - Thaddeus Podratsy loves shards (especially those with good age) and values broken items as works of art and has special display rooms at his Victorian hideout to showcase them.

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George W. Meredith: Orphan Boy to Whiskey Millionaire

by Jack Sullivan

Celebrating our Midwest Region

Fig 1: George W. Meredith

Some of whiskiana’s most interesting containers and advertising might never have existed if it had not been for the initiative of an orphaned and virtually unschooled pottery worker who rose to fame and fortune in Ohio by selling whiskey and calling it medicine. Shown here in maturity, his name was George W. Meredith (Fig 1).

The story begins in Utica, New York, where Meredith was born in April 1850, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Meredith. Not long after the family moved to Trenton, New Jersey, in 1852, Thomas died. Elizabeth soon followed him to the grave, leaving George an orphan from boyhood. The youth soon abandoned school to learn a trade as a potter and in 1877 moved to East Liverpool, Ohio (Fig 2).

During the late 19th and early 20th century, this town on the Ohio River was America’s largest producer of ceramic table and vanity wares. Known widely as “Crockery City,” in 1887 East Liverpool boasted 270 kilns and annually produced ceramic products valued at $25 million - in a time when 25 cents would buy dinner. The largest pottery in town was Knowles, Taylor & Knowles (KT&K) founded in 1854 (Figs 3 & 4).

Fig 2: East Liverpool, Ohio, Nest Side postcard

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After a year working for a small pottery operation, Meredith in 1878 joined KT&K, working in one of the lowlier jobs - as a jiggerman. This was the relatively unskilled laborer who turned the potter’s wheel while the potter shaped the clay. The occupation did not suit Meredith and may even have injured his health.

After a little more than two years he left the factory, ostensibly on a doctor’s recommendation.

Almost immediately, this 30-year-old determined that a far better occupation was making and selling whiskey. The late 19th century was a time when saloons were opening in every city and town.

They did not lack for customers. Lots of folks were going into the whiskey business, many as rectifiers - operations that refined and blended liquors made by others. Meredith was a rectifier. He rented a storeroom in downtown East Liverpool and with one employee began buying grain neutral spirits in large quantities and blending his own brands, adding color and flavoring.

He later told the publication, Western Druggist, that his idea had been to produce a really perfect whiskey before introducing it to the general public and it was only after five years of experimentation that he believed he had produced “a really good article that would bear advertising.” Within a decade, Meredith was one of North America’s largest whiskey distributors, serving a clientele, as he put it, “from Maine to California and Canada to the Gulf.”

Fig 3: Knowles, Taylor & Knowles (KT&K) was a pottery company in East Liverpool, Ohio from 1854 to 1931. The original owners were: Issac Knowles, John Taylor, (Issac’s son-in-law) and Homer Knowles (Issac’s son). The pottery produced all types of wares from yellow ware, ironstone, and semi-vitreous dinnerware, but it is best known for the light-weight, translucent Lotus Ware. Produced mainly in the 1890s, Lotus was meant to compete with the successful Belleek porcelain made in Ireland. High cost and breakage forced K&TK to halt production of Lotus. KT&K is not to be confused with Knowles China of Newell, WV. Even though Edwin M. Knowles of Knowles China was the son of Issac, the two companies operated independently of each other.

In 1929, KT&K merged with several other potteries to form the American China Corporation, but the company folded due to the Great Depression.

Fig 4: Knowles, Taylor & Knowles, Engraving on paper, The Canton Engraving and Electrotype Company, Canton, Ohio, Circa 1930

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It soon became clear that despite his lack of book learning, Meredith had a real genius for marketing. Early on, for example, he called his principal brand “Meredith’s Diamond Club Pure Rye Whiskey” (Fig 5). Diamond Club was the name of East Liverpool’s most prestigious grouping of businessmen. It took lots of nerve for Meredith to associate his liquor with the club and his use of the name raised considerable ruckus around town. Before long, however, Diamond Club whiskey was a big seller not only in East Liverpool but throughout Ohio and eventually across America. The businessmen surrendered and changed the name to “Buckeye Club.” Later George would be welcomed as a member.

Meredith’s knack for getting publicity was matched by the

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themes of his advertising (Fig 6 - right full page). His newspaper ads and container labels insisted that the whiskey was “pure,” once again exhibiting his merchandising savvy (Fig 7). The hottest consumer issue of the decade was the safety of merchandised food and drink products. The Pure Food and Drug Act would be enacted a several years later and “purity” had the same draw as “all natural” does today. Diamond Club’s purity, Meredith announced, made it “the safest whiskey on earth” for medical purposes. He claimed that one “nip” was worth ten doses of medicine and boasted that his liquor had been “officially recognized” by the medical profession. How and where, he did not elaborate. By stressing Diamond Club’s therapeutic rather than its lubricating qualities Meredith also was attempting to circumvent the burgeoning Temperance Movement.

Another key to the popularity of his whiskey was Meredith’s advertising campaigns. His signs were painted on barn sides and rock outcroppings for miles around East Liverpool. He maintained a boat moored on the Ohio River that carried a mural advertising his products. The story is told how Meredith turned an East Liverpool temperance parade to his own advantage in the early 1900s. “It was a sweltering hot day in mid-summer when the ‘drys’ put on a parade in support of their cause and the route let along Market Street directly in front of Meredith’s,” a local historian has recalled: “They were perspiring profusely as they trudged up Market Street grade. Each wore a strip of white ribbon in his lapel symbol of the Temperance Movement. Meredith saw the parade approaching and noted how hot the marchers were.

He placed a barrel in the street filled with cardboard fans. As the parade passed, he handed out one of the decorative fans to each of the marchers. Most of them accepted gratefully.” The parade moved along, many of the temperance supporters were waving the fans. On the back was the printed legend: ‘Drink Meredith’s Diamond Club Pure Rye Whiskey.’”

This canny, self-promoting businessman also saw the customer appeal that bottling his whiskey in a white ware china jug might have. He talked his former employers at KT&K into shaping a distinctive container, one with a graceful tapering body, a serpent

Fig 7: Meredith’s Diamond Club Pure Rye Whiskey newspaper advertisement prominently featuring the jug.

Figs 8 & 9: Meredith talked his former employers at KT&K into shaping a distinctive container, one with a graceful tapering body, a serpent handle, a fancy over-glaze label and plenty of gold trimming.

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Fig 10: In addition to the several sizes of Diamond Club jugs Meredith ordered a non-pouring one-half inch advertising jug replica that could be used as a watch fob.

handle, a fancy over-glaze label and plenty of gold trimming.

(Figs 8 & 9). On April 4, 1891, the East Liverpool Daily Crisis ran an ad stating: “The G.W. Meredith Co. is offering its Diamond Club Pure Rye Whiskey in china jugs that will come in three sizes.” The KT&K whiskey jug - quart, pint and half-pint was launched. Each ceramic bore the message: “Expressly for Fig 11: A new design for Medicinal Use.” Meredith’s Diamond Club Pure Rye, 1880.

Before long, the white jug had become an important product of the pottery. Other distillers and liquor distributors saw that Meredith’s containers were attractive and commissioned KT&K to apply their own whiskey labels. Nonetheless, their former jiggerman remained KT&K’s best customer. In addition to the several sizes of Diamond Club jugs Meredith ordered a non-pouring one-half inch advertising jug replica that could be used as a watch fob (Fig 10). He also approved a totally different design for an “1880” Diamond Club Rye (Fig 11).

With characteristic bravado, he began to advertise his company as “The largest whiskey bottler in America” (Fig 12 above). Part of Meredith’s success was the quality of the items he gave away to saloons and restaurants carrying his liquor. Among them was a mug with the transfer picture of two men drinking a toast, one a city gentleman in top hat and the other a farmer in one of a straw - the message being that all classes liked Diamond Club Rye (Fig 13). Shown here in detail, on the table was a labeled glass bottle of the whiskey (Fig 14).

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Bottles and Extras Figs 13 & 14: Meredith’s saloon and restaurant giveaway mug with the transfer picture of two men drinking a toast, one a city gentleman in top hat and the other a farmer in one of a straw - the message being that all classes liked Diamond Club Rye. Shown below in detail, on the table was a labeled glass bottle of the whiskey.

Fig 16: In 1907, the temperance marchers had their way when East Liverpool, by local option, voted itself dry. Meredith retaliated by eliminating the East Liverpool name from his bottles and jugs.

there for the next eleven years. After National Prohibition totally wiped out his liquor business in 1920, he migrated to Atlantic City, New Jersey. The 1920 census found George and Annie living there on Stanton Place South.

In the process of building his liquor empire, in 1873 George married Annie Heath, a daughter of Richard Heath from Trenton, New Jersey. They produced eight children. To house that brood he bought a mansion home in East Liverpool, purchased from pottery owner, Homer Laughlin (Fig 15 left).

As Meredith grew in wealth and prestige, he also branched out in East Liverpool, organizing and becoming principal stockholder in the Crockery City Brewing & Ice Company. He also helped found the Colonial Company, a pottery with six kilns. But the city he had adopted as his own ultimately disappointed him. In 1907, the temperance marchers had their way when East Liverpool, by local option, voted itself dry.

Meredith retaliated by eliminating the East Liverpool name from his bottles and jugs.

One such jug is shown here (Fig 16). In 1908, he moved his operations to Pittsburgh (Fig 17 right) and continued making and selling Diamond Club Rye Whiskey

In New Jersey, Meredith bottled and sold a soft drink called “Whistle,” an orange-flavored beverage that had been invented in St. Louis just as Prohibition began (Fig 18 right). He also is said to have made additional fortune in Atlantic City real estate. Meredith died a millionaire there in 1924 at the age of 74. In death, he returned to the town that launched his success and is buried in East Liverpool’s Riverview Cemetery.

George Meredith’s legacy remains with us in the ceramic jugs and other advertising items he generated and left behind, some of which have been shown here. His was a true “rags to riches” story that deserves retelling at least as long as the containers and artifacts he commissioned are collected. And that should be a long time.

Note: Some information for this article and the photos of Meredith and of his home came from the article “Whiskey Brought Fame, Fortune”

by Robert Popp in the East Liverpool Evening Review of January 20, 1973.

Left: Added image of grandson of George Meredith.

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San Diego Antique Bottle & Collectibles Club

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At our show you will find rare and colorful bottles, glass, antiques and collectibles of all types that will be on display and for sale.

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Announced at the FOHBC 2018 Cleveland National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo!

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Please don’t delay, as our deadline is June 1, 2018 Get more information by contacting Val Berry 518.568.5683 or vgberry10@yahoo.com Download the applications by visiting FOHBC.org, scroll across the top to “Members”, scroll down to “FOHBC Club Contests” and left click.

- Club Website Contest

All winners and awards will be announced during the banquet at the FOHBC National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo in Cleveland, Ohio this coming August 3rd, 2018.

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Alphons Dryfoos’ Wald Koenig Bitters and an amazing bottle design patent

By Ferdinand Meyer V Here is a reference to an unlisted bitters and a pretty cool bottle design that I thought, until recently, didn’t exist. It was my Nessie, my Yeti or a dream come true. Once paired, and if it was true, it might possibly be one the coolest bitters bottles ever, surpassing the figural Indian queens, ears of corn and pigs. This initial 23 November 2015 Peachridge Glass post was inspired by James Viguerie. Oh, and this post was updated in December 2017 as the bottle was found. Eureka!

The initial email - November 2015 Ferd, While looking through all my patent research I came across a bitters reference and an amazing bottle design patent. I’m not sure if a bottle was ever made, or if it was for the Wald Koenig Bitters. I didn’t think the Landsberg Sphinx Bitters bottle existed until I saw the pictures! All I have right now are two patents and a 1904 advertisement selling Wald Koenig Bitters for $1 a bottle, or $7.50 a dozen. Hopefully you can find out a little more on Mr. Dryfoos’ bottles. And maybe someone out there has one of the bottles patented in 1895.

Oh, and as an added bonus, take a look at the 1904 price list. It looks like the maker of Walker’s California Vinegar Bitters also made a Ginger Bitters! I do not see that one in the books.

Take care, James

Alphons Dryfoos Alphons Dryfoos was a life-long liquor man and bottle inventor it appears, who was born in Niederhochstadt Rheinfalz, Dei Landau, Germany in October 1847. He emigrated to United States in May 1865 arriving in New York City from Havre, France on the ship Goshen. He married Augusta (Gussie) Samuels in 1879.

Both of his parents were born in Germany.

We can find many listings, and a number of bottle design patent applications for Mr. Dryfoos at various locations in New York City throughout his long life. In 1880, he applied for a Trade Mark registration for Wald Koenig Bitters. In 1895, he sought a patent on the wild bottle design pictured in this post. As far as if there is a bottle out there? …. let’s cross our fingers and wait and see. I certainly have never seen anything like it. I can just imagine how long it would take to hand carve each of the figures set within the niches of the bottle.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ALPHONS DRYFOOS, OF NEW YORK, N.Y. DESIGN FOR A BOTTLE. SPECIFICATION forming part of Design No. 24,500, dated July 23, 1895.

Application filed June 21, 1895. Serial No. 553,608. Term of patent 7 years.

To all whom it may concern:

Design for a Bottle Patent for Alphons Dryfoos, July 23, 1895 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; United States Patent Office

Be it known that I, ALPHONS DRYFOOS, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county and State of New York, have invented and produced a new and original Design for a Bottle, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which -Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bottle, showing my design; and Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view of the same on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

The leading feature of my design consists in niches A, formed in the wall of the bottle, and with statues B appearing in the end niches.

A minor feature of the design is an annular band C encircling the bottle and passing over the fronts of the bases of the statues, and a second band D appears at the neck of the bottle with diverging rods E leading to the upper ends of the statues.

The design for a bottle as herein shown and described.

ALPHONS DRYFOOS. Witnesses: THEO. G. HOSTER, C. SEDGWICK. New listing: As usual, when a new bitters is discovered, I contact and work with Bill Ham to get it listed in his forthcoming Bitters Bottles Supplement 2 book. Here is the new listing. This will have to be updated again.

K 67.5 WALD KOENIG BITTERS Very fancy bottle shown in patent drawing Two patents by Alphons Dryfoos, New York, N. Y., July 23, 1895, and a 1904 advertisement.

No example of the bottle known to collectors.

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Alphons Dryfoos - Dryfoos Blum & Co.

Alphons Dryfoos Select Listings:

Alphons Dryfoos was a life-long liquor man and bottle design tinkerer. He first appeared in New York City directories in 1875 and was the proprietor of a retail liquor business on Second Avenue from then until the early 1900s. In 1880, he applied for a Trade Mark for Wald Koenig Bitters. Originally located at 737 Seventh Avenue, he moved to 654 Second Avenue around 1886.

He also listed a second location at 61 Warren Street from 1886 to 1896 and listed 150 Chambers Street as his address for selling wines.

1849: Alphons Dryfoos born in Niederhochstadt Rheinfalz, Dei Landau, Germany in October 1849.

Dryfoos Blum & Co. was first listed in the 1896 New York City Directory as “wines,” located at 150 Chambers Street.

The 1897 NYC Trow Business Directory listed them as a “wholesale liquor dealer.” They moved to 42 West Broadway/65 Park Place (northwest corner of West Broadway and Park Place) around 1900 and remained there until the early 1920s. Dryfoos Blum & Co. is listed in the 1920 Directory but not in 1922, apparently a victim of national prohibition. See bottle above.

1878: Alphons Dryfoos, liquors, 737 Second Avenue & 135 W 33rd, h 408 E 51st – New York City Directory

Dryfoos was also active is applying for trademarks and patents.

They include: 1880 – “Wald Koenig Bitters” Trademark. Alphons Dryfoos, New York, N.Y. Application filed December 20, 1880. “The arbitrarily selected word “Wald Koenig.”

1895 – Design for a Bottle. The leading feature of my design consists in niches A, formed in the wall of the bottle, and with statues B appearing in the said niches. Subject of this article.

1894 – Design for a Composite Bottle that was designed to hold a variety of liquids and arranged to permit pouring them individually or two or more at one time to form a mixed drink. See within this article.

1900 – Composite Receptacle. Design for a Composite Bottle that was designed to hold a variety of liquids and arranged to permit pouring them individually or two or more at one time to form a mixed drink. See within this article.

1912 – Non Refillable Bottle. Design for a Composite Bottle that was designed to hold a variety of liquids and arranged to permit pouring them individually or two or more at one time to form a mixed drink. The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved non-refillable bottle, arranged to permit ready pouring of the contents of the bottle into a glass or other receiving receptacle, and to prevent refilling of the bottle, after the same is once emptied, with spurious goods by unauthorized persons.

1875: Alphons Dryfoos, liquors, 737 Second Avenue, h 312 E 43rd – Goulding’s Manual of New York and General Statistical Guide 1876: Alphons Dryfoos, liquors, 737 Second Avenue, h 12 Beekman Pl – Goulding’s New York City Directory

1880: Trade Mark registration for Wald Koenig Bitters by Alphons Dryfoos, New York, New York (see above) 1882: Alphons Dryfoos, liquors, 737 Second Avenue, h 404 E 51st – New York City Directory 1886: Alphons Dryfoos, liquors, 654 Second Avenue, h 417 E 50th – New York City Directory 1888: Alphons Dryfoos, wines 150 Chambers and & liquors, 654 Second Avenue, h 417 E 50th – New York City Directory 1892: Alphons Dryfoos & Co. (Alphons Dryfoos), Wines, 150 Chambers and 654 2nd Avenue – New York City Directory 1894: Alphons Dryfoos patent application for Composite Bottle, May 8, 1894 – United States Patent Office 1895: Design for a Bottle Patent for Alphons Dryfoos, July 23 1895 – United States Patent Office 1900: Alphons Dryfoos, age: 52, Merchant, Birth Date: Oct 1847, Birthplace: Germany, Home in 1900: Manhattan, New York, Marital Status: Married, Marriage Year: 1879, Spouse’s Name: Gussie Dryfoos, age 41, Years Married: 21, Father’s Birthplace: Germany, Mother’s Birthplace: Germany – United States Federal Census 1904: Wald Koenig Bitters listing – The Pharmaceutical Era, Volume 31 1910: Alphons Dryfoos, age 62, Wine & Liquor Merchant, Birth Year: abt 1848, Birthplace: Austria [Germany] Home in 1910: Manhattan Ward 19, New York, New York, Immigration Year: 1867, Spouse’s Name: Gussie Dryfoos, age 51, Father’s Birthplace: Germany, Mother’s Birthplace: Germany – United States Federal Census 1917 – 1920: Dryfoos, Blum & Co. (Alphons Dryfoos and Eugene Blum, Eugene Bascho), wholesale liquors, 42 W. Broadway – New York City Directory 1929: Death on January 3 (or 4th), 1929. Alphons Dryfoos at his residence in New York City

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Wald Koenig Bitters listing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1904, The Pharmaceutical Era, Volume 31

1880 Trade Mark registration for Wald Koenig Bitters by Alphons Dryfoos, New York, N.Y.

Alphons Dryfoos (& wife) 1889 Passport Application â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U.S. Passport Applications

1881 German language advertisement for Alphons Dryfoos Waldkonig-Bitters - Puck, illustrirtes humoristisches Wochenblatt, Volume 5

Adam Fisher sole agent for Wald Koenig Bitters advertisement The Wilkes Barre Telephone, Saturday, June 1, 1887 A M Dryfoos returns to New York on 5 October 1891 from Hamburg, Germany on the Furst Bismarck, Hamburg-American Line - New York Port Ship Images

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Alphons Dryfoos patent drawing for Composite Bottle that was designed to hold a variety of

liquids and arranged to permit pouring them individually or two or more at one time to form a mixed drink. May 8, 1894 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; United States Patent Office

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A. DRYFOOS. COMPOSITE BOTTLE

C, so as to securely hold the same in position in their recesses or niches.

Serial No. 519,601. (No Model.)

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent.

Patented May 8, 1894

ALPHONS DRYFOOS.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, ALPHONS DRYFOOS, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Composite Bottle, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved composite bottle, designed for holding a variety of liquids and arranged drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the same on the line 2-2 of Fig. 3; and Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the same on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

The improved composite bottle is provided with a central bottle A, formed in its wall with a number of exterior recesses or niches B, adapted to receive small vessels or bottles C, set with their lower ends into recessesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; formed in the bottom D of the bottle A, as plainly illustrated in Fig. 2. The upper end of each small bottle or vessel C terminates at the junction of the body with the neck of the bottle A, and this upper end of each vessel C. Is closed by a cap E from which extends a pipe F, fitted in the recess in the wall of the bottle along the neck part of the bottle, as plainly shown in Figs. l and 2, so that the said pipe F does not project beyond the outer surface of the neck of the bottle A. By reference to Fig. 3, it will be seen that the vessel C likewise do not project beyond the surface of the body portion of the bottle A. The upper end of each pipe F is adapted to be closed by a cork or valve G of any approved construction, and the neck of the bottle A is likewise closed by a cork H or other vessel C can be filled with various liquids, and the bottle A likewise can be filled with a liquid different from the liquids in the vessels C. When it is desired to pour any desired liquid, the operator opens the corresponding pipe F by removing the cork, stopper or valve G and then tilts the bottle, so that the liquid flows out of this vessel C into a glass or other receptacle. Likewise by removing the stopper H, the contents of the central bottle A may be poured. If desired, two stoppers may be removed at the same time, so that when the bottle is tilted, two different liquids will flow at the same time from the respective vessels or from the vessel and the bottle A, as the case may be.

If necessary, an elastic band may be put around the neck of the bottle A, so as to pass over the pipes F to securely hold the latter and their vessels C in place. Likewise an elastic band may be put around the body portion of the bottle A to pass over the vessels

Yet two more Alphons Dryfoos patent drawings, one for a Bottle Design patented May 1, 1894 and the second for a Non-Refillable Bottle, patented June 11, 1912 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; United States Patent Office

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Alphons Dryfoos patent drawing for Composite Receptacle that was designed to hold a variety of liquids and arranged to permit pouring them individually or two or more at one time to form a mixed drink. Jan. 15, 1901 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; United States Patent Office

A. DRYFOOS.

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Bottles and Extras COMPOSITE RECEPTACLE.

No. 666,090. (No model.)

Patented Jan. 15, 1901

ALPHONS DRYFOOS, of NEW YORK, N. Y. Application filed September 19, 1900. Serial No. 30,509. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, ALPHONS DRYFOOS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Composite Receptacle, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved composite receptacle for containing different liquids and solid articles and substances and arranged to permit convenient pouring of any one of the liquids without danger of spilling any of the other liquids and the other articles or substances and to allow ready removal of any one of the articles whenever desired.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement with the cap shown removed. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the same on the line 2 2 in Fig. 3, and Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the same on the line 3 3 in Fig. 2.

The improved composite receptacle illustrated in the drawings consists, essentially, of a plurality of sections A B C, approximately triangular in sectional plan view and secured together by a skeleton covering D, formed with side bars D, extending over the external joints of the several sections A B C, as is plainly indicated in Figs. l and 3, and said side bars D terminate at their upper ends in an integral tubular portion D2, extending along the neck of the bottle-shaped receptacle formed by the sections A, B, and C. The lower ends of the side bars D are secured to an annular base D3 by the use of suitable bolts D4 or other fastening devices, so that the sections A B C are securely locked together within the skeleton covering, the sections resting on the base D2, as indicated in Fig. 2.

The sections A and B represent bottles and are adapted to receive liquids of different kinds, the mouths A B of said sections extending above the upper end of the tubular portion D2 of the skeleton covering D. The other section, C, is open on top below the beginning of the tubular portion D2, and this open top is adapted to be closed by a lid D5, forming part of the skeleton covering D and hinged to the tubular portion thereof, as is plainly illustrated in the drawings. The section C is adapted to contain cigars or other

solid articles or substances, and convenient access is had to said section by the operator swinging the cover or lid D5 upward.

On the top of the tubular portion D2 of the skeleton covering is secured a receptacle F in the shape of a match-box or the like and formed with a base portion F, which, in conjunction with the base portions A2 and B2 of the mouths A and B of the sections A and B, form a cylindrical bearing for the cap E, adapted to enclose said mouths A B as well as the upper end of the receptacle F. The lower end of the cap E is preferably formed with an angular flange E, adapted to rest on a corresponding flange or bead D6, integral with the upper end of the tubular portion D2 of the covering. The receptacle F is preferably provided with a hinged spring-pressed lid F2 to permit of closing the receptacle, which latter is preferably used for containing matches or other articles and substances. It is understood that the mouths A and B of the sections A and B are normally closed by suitable corks or other stoppers, which can be conveniently removed when it is desired to pour the contents of one of the sections into a glass or the like.

From the foregoing it is evident that convenient access is had to any one of the individual receptacles to enable the operator to pour liquid from any one of the bottles without danger of spilling the liquid in the other bottles or to allow of removing an article or substance whenever it is desired to make use of the same.

The sections A, B, and C of the casing are preferably made of glass and the skeleton covering or frame D is preferably made of metal.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to Secure by Letters Patent: A composite receptacleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; comprising a plurality of sections forming together a unitary body, and a covering enclosing said sections and provided at its upper end with a contracted tubular portion or neck serving as a handle for said body and also as a means for preventing an upward movement of the side bars, and a base upon which the sections are set and connected with the lower ends of the side bars and body, a covering provided with a neck and enclosing said sections, and aligned to the covering at one side thereof below the neck and arranged to close one of said sections.

A composite receptacle comprising a plurality of sections forming together a unitary body, a covering enclosing said sections and provided at its upper end with a contracted tubular portion or neck serving as a handle for said body and also as a means for preventing an upward movement of the sections, and a cap adapted to rest on the A said neck.

A composite receptacle comprising a plurality of sections forming together a unitary body, a covering enclosing said sections and contracted at its upper end to prevent upward movement of the sections, and a base detach-ably connected with said covering to permit of introducing and removing the said sections. A composite receptacle comprising a plurality of sections forming together a unit ID testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses; ALPHONS DRYFOOS.

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The new email - December 2017 Ferdinand, This past November, I decided I would purchase a unique gift for my son who owns a successful bar in Memphis, Tennessee that specializes in high end whiskies, bourbons and ryes. While perusing eBay, I came across what I considered to be a highly unusual bottle. I’ve never been a bottle collector, but I thought this particular bottle definitely deserved to be in his bar.

I also thought that a bottle such as this would surely go for a tidy sum. The seller had just listed the bottle and, since knowing nothing about bottle collecting, I decided to wait several days before placing a bid.

Several days and “0” bids later, I placed a bid and decided to determine the history of the bottle and any other information I could gather. That’s when I stumbled across an article you wrote on your Peachridge Glass website: (http://www.peachridgeglass. com/2015/11/alphons-dryfoos-wald-koenig-bitters-and-an-amazing-bottle-design-patent/) that immediately had me return to eBay and raise my bid to $1,000. thank you and James Viguerie for your very descriptive writing.

Yes, the bottle does exist (picture attached). I’ve waited approximately two weeks to send you this email as the bottle was hand carried from Indiana to Louisville and finally to its new home in my son’s bar in Memphis. He will be encasing the bottle for all to see in a secure, (knowing him) case.

Several things about the bottle. From what I can ascertain, this is the only bottle in existence as I can find no references (as you and James discovered) anywhere as to a similar bottle. Secondly, this appears to be the prototype as the Patent was Patented in 1895, but the bottom of the bottle shows it as being patented in 1894. Most probably it was the prototype that was sent to the Patent Office to secure the Patent. I would also think that a bottle such as this would be very costly to produce at the time and hence the reason for not getting further involved in manufacturing.

Needless to say, my son (Chris) will be using the bottle to attract business to his tavern (located in downtown Memphis). We feel the bottle itself will be a good fit as a result of the nature of his clientele.

Since you are President of the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors, and you and James were instrumental in identifying the historical significance of the bottle, we’d like to give you the initial right to publish information identifying that the bottle does indeed exist. We would hope though, that such an article to your readers could be published within a relatively short period of time as we are (needless to say) interested in advertising value. I don’t think my son would have a problem with you (and perhaps James also) coming to Memphis and examining the bottle at a time and date of your choosing.

As a favor, I’d like to ask you to put us in touch with an appraiser who is knowledgeable of items of this type for both personal and insurance purposes. Thank You and I hope you and your family have a Very Merry Christmas.

Regards, Bob Ferri Marble Falls, Texas

Bottles and Extras As Alphons Dryfoos stated in his patent application, a bottle consisting of niches formed in the wall of the bottle, and with statues appearing in the end niches.

You can see the referenced annular band encircling the bottle and passing over the fronts of the bases of the statues, and a second band at the neck of the bottle with diverging rods leading to the upper ends of the statues.

- image provided by Bob Ferri

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Example of one of the carved figurines or statues as Dryfoos called them. Note that they do not match the patent drawing. - image provided by Bob Ferri

Picture of the annular band encircling the bottle and passing over the fronts of the bases of the statues. - image provided by Bob Ferri

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Detail of bottle mouth, fluted neck and top metal ring - image provided by Bob Ferri

The second band appears at the neck of the bottle with diverging rods leading to the upper ends of the statues. - image provided

by Bob Ferri

In closing, bottle collecting is a fascinating opportunity to learn about the bottles and glass we cherish. As I’ve said so many times before, every bottle has a story. I didn’t realize this at first as I was overwhelmed with color, shape and size, and how many bitters bottles could fill my shelves. These I consider were my immature years or my ‘young buck’ years where passion seemed to dominate my collecting. Now as I have matured as a bitters collector, I can go back and do a little amateur research to find

Another example of one of the carved figurines or statues. - image provided by Bob Ferri

1894 patent date embossed on bottom of bottle image provided by Bob Ferri

out about the bottles and brands. It truly is amazing as the bottles come to life in a different way then when rays of sun bath the glass in my windows. Layers and layers of information, paths leading in many directions and an opportunity to learn about our great country and history. What a great thing it is to be a collector. I thank my lucky stars. Being able to learn about Alphons Dryfoos put me in his shoes and I could feel his dreams and aspiration.

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Tom Haunton’s new book opens info door to Booz, cabin bottles

By Bill Baab “Tippecanoe and E.G. Booz Too!” Ever wonder about the origins of the 19th century E.G. Booz whiskey bottle? Was it responsible for today’s alcoholic term “booze?” And was it really a public relations promotion during the 1840 presidential campaign of William Henry Harrison?

Not according to Thomas C. Haunton, a collector, researcher, historian and authority on antique glass. He also is the author of this updated version of his 2006 book of the same title, which is still the go-to book by collectors of cabin-shaped bottles. They’ll definitely want to “go to” this new book to take advantage of the information it contains.

Turn page after each of the 135 pages and you’re greeted with color photos of each Booz bottle original and reproduction with a ton of information on each. There are more than 200 vivid photos. Every example has been assigned a McKearin number as did George and Helen McKearin in identifying historic flasks in their book, “American Glass,” published during the 1940s.

Haunton sheds light on some of the myths surrounding the Booz bottle, such as the story that it came into being during Harrison’s successful run for the presidency in 1840. That was a mathematical impossibility since (1) brother Booz would have been only 16 years old and (2) the original bottles were blown by the Whitney Glass Works in the late 1850s.

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The author examines the Tippecanoe and North Bend cabin bottles blown by the Mount Vernon (N.Y.) Glassworks as well as the Jacob s (no apostrophe) Cabin Tonic Bitters attributed to the Whitney Glassworks.

Then there are all the varieties of the Booz bottles, including the recently discovered (2013) inside-thread-in-the-neck example that took a glass stopper patented in 1861. It came to light when purchased in a lot of two bottles in a Philadelphia auction for $2!

Almost as fascinating as the originals are the nearly 70 reproductions pictured, ranging in age from the 1930s to as late as 2001.

Most collectors, unless they are well-heeled, can’t afford original Booz bottles, but there are some affordable repros in existence that look just as good.

Many of us who have been involved in the bottle hobby love it not just for the bottles, but for the books it has generated as new information comes to light. This one is worth every penny of the $60 (plus $3 media mail shipping).

Order from the author Thomas C. Haunton at: 47 High Street, Wilmington, Massachusetts 01887 or contact him at: tchaunton@comcast.net

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An excerpt from Tippecanoe and E. G. Booz Too! A book about cabin bottles. Updated Fourth Edition Thomas C. Haunton Almost identical in design to the E. G. Booz’s Old Cabin Whiskey bottle made by the Whitney Glassworks is the Jacobs Cabin Tonic Bitters bottle (Fig 1), thought to also have been manufactured at Whitney.1 The person or business responsible for having the Jacobs bottle produced is the subject of conjecture, as is the date of manufacture.

This narrow collar makes the neck of the Jacobs bottle longer and gives the bottle the appearance of being taller than the Booz bottle, although the two bottles are approximately the same height.

Only four or five examples of this bottle are known to exist.

Which came first, the Booz bottle or the Jacobs bottle?

One school of thought speculates that the Jacobs Cabin Tonic Bitters bottle predates the Booz bottle because of the pontil mark, a subtle difference between the two bottles. Since all three types of Booz bottle were made at Whitneys using a snap case,2 why not the Jacobs too, unless it possibly came first?

Stephen Van Rensselaer, in his Early American Bottles & Flasks, suggests the Booz bottle came first by making note of “Michael Jacobs, bitters, 406 N. 6th St. 1872”3 at the bottom of his listing for Jacobs Cabin Tonic Bitters. This 1872 entry is the sole example of the Jacobs name being mentioning with “bitters” within several preceding and subsequent years of Philadelphia city directory listings.

Fig 1: GVII-6 Jacobs Cabin Tonic Bitters bottle. Front roof. Collection of the late Richard and Elma Watson.

The GVII-6 bottle was made in clear glass and is pontiled. It has a collar that is narrow and square (Fig 2), compared with the broad sloping collars of the Booz bottles (GVII-3 & GVII-4).

If Michael Jacobs was indeed responsible for the Jacobs bottle, his apparent short time in business could explain the small number of surviving bottles.

GVII-6 JACOBS CABIN TONIC BITTERS Form: Cabin with gable roof

Maker: Attributed to Whitney Glass Works, Glassboro, New Jersey Manufacture date: Circa 1870s Height: 7½ inches Width: 4 inches

Depth at base: 3 inches

Base: Smooth with a circular depression in the center. Pontiled.

Neck: Long neck with an applied, tooled lip

Roof line: Straight roof with beveled ends extending into the first row of shingles.

Fig 2: GVII-6 Jacobs Cabin Tonic Bitters bottle. Collar detail. Collection of the late Richard and Elma Watson.

Front: Tall door with a latch is on the left. A large window with four panes is on the right. Above the door is a small four-paned

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Fig 6: GVII-6 Jacobs Cabin Tonic Bitters. Left side detail. Collection of the late Richard and Elma Watson.

Fig 3: GVII-6 Jacobs Cabin Tonic Bitters. Collection of the late Richard and Elma Watson.

Fig 7: Jacobs Cabin Tonic Bitters bottles GVII-6 (left) & GVII-7 (right). GVII-6, Collection of the late Richard and Elma Watson.

window. A similar small window is above the large window.

Right side: Inscription “JACOB S CABIN TONIC BITTERS” Left side: Inscription “LABORATORY PHILADELPHIA”

Front roof: Inscription “JACOB S CABIN TONIC BITTERS”.

That part of the roof not containing the inscription is marked off by squares.

Back: Plain

Back roof: The roof is marked off by squares.

Colors reported: clear Fig 4 above: GVII-6 Jacobs Cabin Tonic Bitters. Base detail. Fig 5 below: GVII-6 Right side view. Collection of the late Richard and Elma Watson.

Identifying marks: Unlike the Owens-Illinois reproduction (GVII-7), the original Jacobs bottle does not fluoresce orange when exposed to ultraviolet light.

Remarks: The use of an apostrophe in the earlier E. G. Booz’s Old Cabin Whiskey bottle have made some collectors think there should be one on the Jacobs Cabin Tonic Bitters. If, as Stephen Van Rensselaer notes in his Early American Bottles & Flasks book, bitters merchant Michael Jacobs was the man who had this bottle made, there would be no apostrophe after the “B” in “JACOBS.” There may be as many as five examples of this bottle.

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GVII-7 HISTORICAL BOTTLE COLLECTOR’S GUILD - JACOBS CABIN TONIC BITTERS

accompanied by a folder detailing the bottle’s history. The full set of four was available for $100 to Guild members when ordered prepublication.4

In the early 1970s, a program was proposed by the Glass Containers Division, Venture Operations, of Owens-Illinois Inc., to create a series of reproductions of early American flasks and bottles. Under the guidance of noted glass authorities Charles B. Gardner, Cecil Munsey, Dr. Julian H. Toulouse, and Kenneth M. Wilson, the Historical Bottle Collector’s Guild, an affiliate of Owens-Illinois, Inc., reproduced four antique bottles and flasks.

Each of these pieces sold for $27.50, wrapped in a cloth bag and

The Jacobs Cabin Tonic Bitters was the second of the four antique bottles and flasks to be reproduced by the Guild. After initial samples were made in 1973, production of the Jacobs bottles took place in 1974 at the Owens-Illinois Development Center in Toledo, Ohio. The craftsmen who made these bottles - Paul Qualls, Harry Caralluzzo, John Veluscek, and Bob Burmeister - came from the Owens-Illinois’ Toledo plant and from Kimble Glass in Vineland, NJ, another division of Owens-Illinois.5 The Jacobs reproduction is very accurate. At first glance, there are only two noticeable differences between the GVII-6 and GVII7 - the embossed Owens-Illinois logo (an “I” within an “O”) and “1974” on the base (Fig 8), and a molded formed lip versus the applied collar which appears on the original. As an additional safeguard for collectors, the rare earth samarium oxide was added to the batch during manufacture, causing the GVII-7 bottle to fluoresce orange when exposed to ultraviolet light.6 (Fig 9)

Fig 8: GVII-7 Jacobs Cabin Tonic Bitters bottle. Base detail.

Fig 9: GVII-7 Jacobs Cabin Tonic Bitters bottle. Under ultraviolet light.

The Guild had originally planned to produce 3,500 of each bottle.

Out of the proposed edition, however, only 792 of the Jacobs Cabin bottles were actually produced. 750 of these bottles have regular serial numbers, fifteen have artist’s proofs numbers (AP-1 to AP-15), and twenty presentation bottles are marked B-1 to

Fig 10: GVII-7 Jacobs Cabin Tonic Bitters bottle.

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B-20.7 According to these numbers, seven bottles have no numbers. A number of these unmarked bottles have surfaced in recent years. After production of the GVII-7 bottle was completed, the mold was destroyed.8

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GVII-7 JACOBS CABIN TONIC BITTERS Form: Cabin with gable roof

Maker: Historical Bottle Collector’s Guild, an affiliate of Owens-Illinois, Inc., Toledo, Ohio.

Manufacture date: 1974 Height: 7½ inches

Width: 3 7/8 inches

Depth at base: 2 13/16 inches

Base: Smooth with a circular depression in the center. A mold seam appears on the flat section of the base extending from one corner to the kick-up edge, then to the opposite corner. Inscription “1974” and Owens-Illinois trademark appear within the kickup, as do a pontil mark and an etched serial number.

Neck: Mold formed lip

Roof line: Straight roof with beveled ends extending into the first row of shingles.

Front: Tall door with a latch is on the left. A large window with four panes is on the right. Above the door is a small four-paned window. A similar small window is above the large window.

Right side: Inscription “JACOB S CABIN TONIC BITTERS” Left side: Inscription “LABORATORY PHILADELPHIA”

Front roof: Inscription “JACOB S CABIN TONIC BITTERS”.

That part of the roof not containing the inscription is marked off by squares.

Back: Plain

Back roof: The roof is marked off by squares.

Colors reported: Clear

Identifying marks: 1) Inscriptions of Owens-Illinois trademark and “1974” on base. 2) Lip of bottle formed in the mold. 3) This bottle fluoresces orange when exposed to ultraviolet light (Fig 9), as a result of samarium oxide being added to the batch during manufacture.

Tippecanoe and E. G. Booz Too! is available for $60 plus $3 Media Mail shipping. Contact Thomas C. Haunton at tchaunton@ comcast.net or at 47 High St. Wilmington, MA 01887.

George S. and Helen McKearin, American Glass, 1941. tool on the end of a puntey rod that wraps around a glass piece, holding it in place so that it can be finished. Use of the snap case eliminates the appearance of the pontil mark on the base.

3 Gopsill’s Philadelphia City Directory for 1872. Philadelphia: Published by James Gopsill. Office, 201 South Fifth Street. 1872. Page 720.

4 Helen McKearin & Kenneth Wilson, American Bottles and Flasks and Their Ancestry, Crown Publishers, New York, 1978, Pages 688-689.

5 Owens-Illinois Outlook, Number 171, November 1973, pages 2-3.

6 Helen McKearin & Kenneth Wilson, American Bottles and Flasks and Their Ancestry, Crown Publishers, New York, 1978, Pages 688-689.

7 Ibid.

8 Information comes from pamphlet accompanying Historical Bottle Collector’s Guild bottles.

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Fig 11: E. G. Booz Log Cabin Whiskey with Whitney threaded cap.

Found by Marty Jensen.

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The Guide To Collecting Fruit Jars

Fruit Jar Annual 2018 Updated annually by Jerry McCann 22nd edition Comprehensive price guide for fruit jars and related packer jars Cross referenced with the Dick Rollerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Standard Fruit Jar Reference 2011, listing information on availability, closures and history on the glass houses that manufactured or jobbed the jars.

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THE SOUTH PITTSBURG BOTTLING COMPANY

By Charles D. Head

In 1910, when he was 38 years old, David Y. Conatser came to South Pittsburg from Cookville, Tennessee along with his wife and daughter Frances and purchased the Keen Bottling Company.

The bottling company was one of four owned by the Keen family, of New River, Tennessee. When James Keen died in December 1907, his two sons decided to sell the plant at South Pittsburg in order to lighten their work load and better serve their patrons in and around Scott County, Tennessee.

Upon buying the Keen Bottling Company, D.Y. Conatser renamed it the South Pittsburg Bottling Company and ordered amber and clear crown top drink bottles with the company’s name blown into the glass in which to market his soft drinks. All of his soft drinks sold for five cents each.

In the beginning of his bottling business, Conatser marketed the commonly requested soda waters of that time period such as Lemon Soda, Strawberry, Cream Soda, Pepsol, and Sarsaparilla.

Initially, he did not carry a particular brand of soft drink but when he saw the business generated in town by the Coca-Cola Company out of Chattanooga, he decided to produce his own cola drink which he aptly named “Conatser’s Cola.”

Soft drinks did not sell particularly well in the fall and winter months in the early 1900s as people generally preferred hot drinks in the cold months such as coffee and tea. So the soda bottlers concentrated on marketing their wares in the spring and summer months at grocery stores and restaurants and Conatser was no exception.

Ultimately, he tried to increase sales of his soft drinks by sending out free samples to prospective customers at various places of employment such as the local foundries and coal mining operations, industries whose employees worked in very hot and dirty environments. The ploy worked and soon his business had increased by fifty per cent. A letter from the New Etna Coal Company near Whiteside, Tennessee from April 1912 had this to say about his soft drinks after he had sent them a sample to try: “Enclosed find order card for 8 cases drinks. Since we have given your goods a trial and find them to be very satisfactory, we have decided to handle them regularly.”

In February 1913, Conatser purchased the old bank building opposite of the K and P Hall on Elm Avenue. He soon had the glazier, the painter, the carpenter and the concrete man busily engaged in putting the building in first-class repair and within a couple of weeks moved his entire bottling plant to his new quarters. All of this activity caught the eye of the local paper who did a write-up regarding Conatser’s Bottling Company in its March 7, 1913 edition: “Mr. Conatser came to this city a few years ago and bought of the Keen Bottling Co., the plant and good will, the good will at the time being the largest item, but since that time, by hustle and enterprise Mr. Conatser has brought the business from mere local capacity to one of the largest, if not the largest concerns of its nature in the state, covering this entire territory with bottled goods as the dew covers the fields. His goods are the very best anywhere. They are pure and wholesome and as healthful as the water which flows from a mountain spring.

Two clear South Pittsburg Bottling Company crown top drink bottles

The most popular drink, it is said, is “Conatser’s Cola.” This is a brand new drink, making its appearance only a few weeks ago, but is selling like a two-year-old. It is sparkling and invigorating and is fast taking the place of the once famous drink, the king of all in its day, Coca-Cola, and this stunt alone is great and a walking advertisement for the South Pittsburg Bottling Co., the home of good drinks.”

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“Another excellent drink manufactured by this concern is a grape drink, a drink exhilarating and more than worth the nickel, because it is more grape juice than you get anywhere else for the price. If you like a cola drink try Conatser’s Cola. If you like grape, try the grape drink -- if there is any other flavor you wish call for it, but be sure it was bottled by the South Pittsburg Bottling Co.”

In May 1914, Conatser opened up another bottling plant, this one at Whitwell, Tennessee, with J.F. Conatser the general manager. The new building for the bottling works was constructed by D.T. Layne. The plant was located on a lot adjacent to the Opera House and bottled another name brand soft drink, Orange Whistle. It is unclear what kind of bottles were used at the Whitwell bottling works as no embossed bottles are known to exist.

All the talk about how much better his cola drink was than “The Real Thing” would soon come back to haunt Conatser because in the spring of 1914, Hunt Keith of Jackson, Tennessee opened up the Coca-Cola Bottling Works in the Wilson Block on Cedar Avenue in South Pittsburg.

D.Y. Conatser purchased the bottling works at Cookville, Tennessee in late March 1915 where he bottled Coca-Cola. He now had four bottling companies producing numerous soft drinks: Conatser’s Cola at South Pittsburg, Orange Whistle at Whitwell, Coca-Cola at Cookville, and Nova Kola at Stevenson, Alabama.

Meanwhile, Conatser expanded his operations into Stevenson, Alabama by opening the Nova Kola Bottling Works there in the spring of 1914. Instead of Conatser’s Cola the company choose to carry a national brand name soda called “Nova Kola,” even ordering specially produced bottles with the company’s name blown into the glass bottles.

Conatser’s soda bottling works at Stevenson and Whitwell did not survive long, 18 months at most. By the spring of 1916, they were history. Coca-Cola proved so popular in South Pittsburg that Conatser’s Cola was crowded out and that plant too was closed.

It was sold to Hunt Keith who moved his Coca-Cola Bottling Works into the building. That left D.Y. Conatser in possession of just one bottling company, the Coca-Cola Bottling Works at Cookville, Tennessee. It continued to thrive marketing the world’s most popular soft drink, Coca-Cola.

D.Y. Conatser and his family remained in South Pittsburg, however, where he held membership in Marion Lodge No. 515 F & AM, and also the Holly Avenue Methodist Church. He built a new three-story brick building on Cedar Avenue that was referred to as the Conatser Building where he operated a feed and seed business. A grist mill was operated in connection with the feed store and in this operation Conatser was assisted by E.D. Ross In the spring of 1926, F.C. Hightower, president of the Nugrape Company of Chattanooga, leased the bottom floor of Conatser’s new building and established a branch plant for the company in South Pittsburg. Being a modern and completely equipped bottling plant, it had the capacity of bottling 150 cases of soft drinks a day. Besides bottling Nugrape, the plant bottled Anheuser-Busch’s Budweiser, a nationally advertised non-alcoholic beer, and a full line of bottled beverages. A convey of three trucks, loaded with bottles, was sent from Chattanooga to South Pittsburg on Tuesday, March 23, 1926.

Four years later in June 1930, Conatser purchased the Nugrape bottling plant located on the first floor of his building and put it under his umbrella of established businesses known as D.Y. Conatser & Company. He had intentions of adding machinery for a milk plant at a point in the future so he would be in position to handle all the milk produced in the Sequatchie Valley. But that business venture never materialized, probably due to the negative impact that the Great Depression had on the region.

Two amber South Pittsburg Bottling Company examples. Left is backwards (see next page)

The Nugrape Bottling Company could not compete with the Coca-Cola Bottling Company either and in a few years Conatser’s franchise was discontinued. He sold his feed store and grist mill and moved to Nashville where he lived with his daughter, Mrs. Arthur C. Jones. He died at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville on Tuesday, October 9, 1956 at the age of 84 following a brief illness. His remains were brought back to South Pittsburg for funeral services at Rogers Funeral Home. Pallbearers were

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R.I. Phillips, Carl Thomas, V.A. Hackworth, R.R. Carter, Jr., Milo Hamill and Frank Carter. The body was carried to Chattanooga and interred in Memorial Park cemetery.

Like many soda bottlers, the legacy left behind by David Y. Conatser lies in the numerous soda bottles that remain today as a result of his years spent in the soft drink business over a century ago. The amber and clear glass crown top bottles used from 1910 to 1916 at the South Pittsburg Bottling Company were handblown and they are relatively scarce. At least one gross of the amber bottles were manufactured with the company and town name appearing upside down on the bottle. Evidently someone at the glass company where the bottles were manufactured placed the round slug plate inside the mold upside down thus creating the upside down lettering. Less than five of these “error” bottles are known to exist. They are very rare.

The greenish-aqua bottles used at Conatser’s Nova Kola Bottling Works at Stevenson, Alabama are equally rare. Less than five examples of this bottle is known to exist. The applied color label Nugrape soda bottles are crown tops and were machine made therefore they are quite common. No embossed bottles from the Whitwell Bottling Works have turned up as of yet.

Above: South Pittsburg Bottling Company advertisement.

Left & Above : Example of a rare aqua Conatser’s Nova Kola Bottling Works, Stevenson, Alabama soda bottle.

Above: South Pittsburg Bottling Company manufactured with the company and town name appearing upside down on the bottle.

Sources: South Pittsburg Historic Preservation Society & Heritage Museum, Sequachee Valley News, Feb. 26,1914, May 14, 1914. South Pittsburg Hustler, April 12, 1912, March 7, 1913, Feb. 6, 1925, Jan. 15, 1926, March 25, 1926, June 19, 1930, Feb. 3, 1938, Oct. 18,1956. Putman County Herald (Cookville, Tenn.) April 1, 1915.

Stevenson, Alabama Depot Museum.

Images: courtesy Charles Head collection.

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Above: Three N.J. brothers found an old painting under a ping-pong table in their basement. It turned out to be a lost Rembrandt that auctioned for some big-time money. The bidding started at $250 and soon reached the $800 high estimate. Then a caller from France bid $5,000. Next, a caller from Germany countered and bidding reached $100,000. The race was on. Eventually, the winning bid of $1.1 million came from the French caller.

Above: This incredibly beautiful SLOOP - STAR Flask (GX-8) from Bridgeton Glass Works in Bridgeton, New Jersey, (ca. 1825 - 1835) is ‘fresh to the market’ and was recently found in an antique co-op in Western New York State according to Glass Works Auctions!

Above: In 2014, a hoard of fossilized pterosaur eggs were discovered in China and is helping scientists gain a rare insight into the extinct flying reptiles. The Chinese palaeontologists discovered hundreds of bones and eggs of the pterosaur Hamipterus, which lived in the early Cretaceous period, approximately 120 million years ago. Amazingly, the site where the fossils were found contained eight separate geological layers with bones, four of which also had eggs.

Above: Also in China, in 2016 we learned that the Chinese were beer lovers. Archaeologists excavating the Shaanxi Province found beer-making equipment dating to 3400–2900 BC. This marks the first direct evidence of beer being made on-site in China. Residue found in the vessels also revealed the ingredients of the ancient beer, including broomcorn millet, lily, a grain called Job’s tears, and barley. The presence of barley was especially surprising as it pushed back the arrival of the crop in China by 1,000 years. According to current evidence, the ancient Chinese used barley for beer centuries before using it for food. Scientists then brewed the ancient Chinese beer which turned out to be a sweet, fruity concoction.

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May - June 2018 Below: Bill Baab reports that a Koca Nola authority bought a rare Mississippi bottle. Charles David Head, whose antique bottle collecting specialty is Koca Nola, recently obtained a rare Crystal Springs, Mississippi Koca Nola from a Brookhaven, Mississippi man who found it while metal detecting. Head, who lives in South Pittsburg, Tennessee and is the author of Head’s Up on Koca Nola (now in its 2nd printing), said his near-mint example is one of four intact examples plus a damaged one. He expects to see a clear example at any time. “For years, we knew of only amber examples of the Somerset, Kentucky Koca Nola, but then clear and aqua variants surfaced. “I now own 42 different Koca Nolas and lack about 15 of having bottles that are presently known,” he said.

Above: in 2016, a collection of 700 rare baseball cards from a 1910 promotional series was discovered in pristine condition in an attic in Defiance, Ohio. Restaurant owner Karl Kissner and his cousin Karla were going through their late grandfather’s attic when they came across a green cardboard box underneath a crumbling wood doll house. The box that had once held women’s clothing was now covered in soot. Karla opened it and saw hundreds of small baseball cards tied with twine. Some of the names - Ty Cobb, Cy Young, Honus Wagner were immediately recognizable. Heritage Auctions plans to sell most of the Ohio cards over the next two of three years through auctions and thinks they could bring up to $3 million.

Left & Above: In a recent Glass Works Auction there was an excellent example of a labeled Hindu Tonic Stomach Bitters prepared by liquor dealers Williams & Newman of Chicago, Illinois. The bottle was unlisted. The bottle label uses a trade mark image of the Minots Ledge Light or Cohasset Massachusetts Lighthouse on the front label. Chicago bartender Gus Williams invented Cohasset Punch (liquor) while on a trip to Cohasset, Mass., where he had been invited to bartend the raucous parties held at the vacation home of Victorian comic William Henry Crane. Later Ladner Bros. bought out Williams & Newman and still used the lighthouse image for marketing. It appears that Williams used the lighthouse image on his bitters too.

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CLEVELAND,OHIO

Mark your calendar now for the biggest antique bottle and glass event of 2018!

Brought to you by the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors and the Ohio Bottle Club

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Thursday-August 2:

2018 FOHBC - CLEVELAND

VIP Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Reception, Registration, Bottle Competition Friday-August 3:

National Antique Bottle

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FOHBC Membership Mtg Breakfast, Educational Seminars, Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Early Admission, FOHBC Cocktail Hour & Banquet Saturday-August 4: Electric Bottle Auction, Show General Admission, Youth Corner, Room Hopping Sunday-August 5: General Admission,Youth Corner & Display Awards Show end at 1:00 pm

Info: Louis Fifer, 330.635.1964, fiferlouis@yahoo.com or Matt Lacy, 440.228.1873, info@antiquebottlesales.com (Cleveland Co-Chairs) or FOHBC.org

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Thursday, o2 August 2018

Thursday, 02 August 2018 1:00 - 5:00 pm

7:00 - 10:00 pm

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Registration 6:00 pm Huntington Convention Center, Global Center Ballroom A

Open Competition - Public Welcome The “Battle of the Bottles” Competition will be held from 7:00 to 10:00 pm at the Huntington Convention Center in the Global Center Ballroom A. Bottle registration will be at 6:00 pm in the same room.

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Leading the competition that night will be Ohio’s own John Fifer and Rick Ciralli in from New England who will emcee. The three categories are Ohio Sodas, Midwestern Flasks, and Free Blown/Pattern Molded Midwest Tableware.

As with all FOHBC National events, security will be provided.

Please join the FOHBC Board of Directors and Convention Chairs at the official kick-off reception event for the FOHBC 2018 Cleveland National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo.

The VIP Reception will be held at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum on Thursday afternoon, 02 August 2018 from 1:00 to 5:00 pm. Join us and your antique bottle friends for light appetizers and a cash bar in the reception hall and patio overlooking Lake Erie; and then enjoy a complimentary self-guided tour of the museum to see infamous pieces of music history from Elvis to Michael Jackson to Taylor Swift. And for those thrill seekers, the new 4D concert experience theater promises to be an electrifying encounter!

IMPORTANT: The event is for registered dealers, assistants, displayer's, early admission, seminar givers and approved volunteers. Convention badges required.

Visit FOHBC.org for more information.

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2019 2018 FOHBC - CLEVELAND NATIONAL ANTIQUE BOTTLE CONVENTION & EXPO

ELECTRIC AUCTION BOTTLE

Saturday Morning, August 4th 2018 Huntington Convention Center - Global Center Ballroom A - 9:00 am This unforgettable event will electrify you for the upcoming bottle show weekend. Starting the Auction preview at 7:00 am, with a full window wall of natural daylight flooding the preview tables for optimal viewing, this spacious and elegant ballroom has the capacity to make this an auction for the record books. Opening gavel is at 9:00 am.

Live & Internet Bidding

Consignments Accepted

Contact Matt Lacy info@antiquebottlesales.com for more information or go to FOHBC.org

Contact Jesse Sailer, jsailer73@gmail.com for more information or go to FOHBC.org

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2019 FOHBC 50th

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Augusta Georgia

Greetings from...

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Regarding access to the museum, members of the FOHBC in good standing would have free access along with the bi-monthly Bottles and Extras magazine, and all of the other amenities that come with membership. Others could access the museum by a day past which will be $5. This should increase the FOHBC membership because once a collector views the museum they will want to come back to see what’s new. It will be cheaper to join the FOHBC plus they will get the magazine. The nuts and bolts of this are being developed and will be ready when the museum opens.

Virtual Museum Ne ws

By Richard Siri

Mission Statement

Ferdinand is busy on the museum and gallery building and will be including a retail shop for FOHBC memorabilia.

The FOHBC Virtual Museum has been established to display, inform, educate, and enhance the enjoyment of historical bottle and glass collecting by providing an online virtual museum experience for significant historical bottles and other items related to early glass.

Virtual Museum News is a recently added section within each issue of Bottles and Extras authored by museum founder, Richard Siri, to give our membership an update on progress for this landmark project.

**************** Recently, Alan DeMaison and co-worker Terry Crislip traveled to Michigan and shot Ralph Finch’s target ball collection which was at John Pastor’s American Glass Gallery awaiting auction. Oh, they shot them with Alan’s photography set up, not shotguns.

The timing was right-on before this collection goes many ways after the sale. This shoot was more difficult than others because target balls being round have to be stable while the platform turns 10 degrees after each image is shot. This was accomplished using a plumber black rubber O-ring. The black O-ring did not reflect the light that a previous glass holder did. Alan uses lots of light but the type that doesn’t generate heat. This outing had the cost per glass item down to less than $3 each which is a great savings from earlier estimates.

The traveling duo are making plans to go to Medina, Ohio, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Chicago, Illinois. Canning jars and pattern molded glass are on the to-do next list. Alan will be at the upcoming Cleveland National and will be doing images every half hour. If you have a historically significant example and want it considered, contact Alan at a.demaison@sbcglobal.net.

Also at the Cleveland National banquet, we will have a progress showing of the first gallery featuring bitters bottles. This will I’m sure, impress everyone in attendance and hopefully will encourage collectors to donate to this project. On this note, a well-known Western auction house offered to match donations up to five thousand dollars for the Virtual Museum so think about donating now. This should fill the flask.

Also being discussed is training an apprentice to carry on Alan’s work in the future. The museum will be like any brick and mortar museums and have a backlog of images so it can rotate the bottles and categories and keep it fresh. I can envision hours of viewing

Above: Test using a round smooth target ball dug by Matt Lacy’ mother showing stand beneath ball.

Left: Boers & Co. Delft-Fless-Chenfabriek, Netherlands target ball in medium green. The black O-ring with used for this image.

**************** We are excited to announce that we received an email from Hall of Famer Jeff Wichmann (American Bottle Auctions) regarding Virtual Museum donations.

Ferd - Hey, I’m thinking that the bottle needs to be full, the one for the Virtual Museum. Looks like you need somewhere around $10k? I’ll make you an offer. If you can find someone to fill half of it, I’ll do the other half. I haven’t been doing enough for the Federation lately. - Jeff Please, if you read this out there, maybe you, or a group of you can help us complete the task! ****************

Attention 2018 Cleveland National show-goers: Alan DeMaison will be set up at the upcoming Cleveland National for 3D bottle imaging. He will be available during show hours and bottle owners can schedule a time in advance by contacting Alan at a.demaison@sbcglobal.net. He will schedule a spin every 1/2 hour. We are looking for historically significant examples.

You should be available to be contacted about the bottle history and story if you have it.

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A collection of spectacular and inspiring photographs from around the world and around the web. Please feel free to submit your images for consideration.

1. Old Bottles and old marbles capturing the sunset.

2. Some finds from the Dirt!

Great Memories!

3. Love the character of these old Bottles!

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Collector and Photographer

Jerri Stokes is a new Federation member who came to the Emerald Coast Bottle Collectors antique bottle show in February 2017 which was her birthday. She found out about the bottle show through Instagram.com. While looking at other Instagram posts about bottles, she saw a bottle show flyer for a show up north. When she inquired about bottle shows, she was directed to information about the upcoming show at the DeFuniak Springs Community Center. This show was the first organized bottle show she attended, having primarily bought bottles at thrift stores and antique shops. She also attended the Mobile Bottle Collectors show in Daphne, Alabama in

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Jerri was born and raised in Milton, Florida. She recalls walking through the woods behind her home and seeing a green jar in a swampy area filled with rocks, asphalt and bottles along with poison ivy. That was in 1979 and those finds got her started collecting bottles. The pictures within this spread were arranged and photographed

by Jerri and posted on Instagram as jerrissmile. Thanks to Richard Kramerich for the inspiration for this spread and introducing the FOHBC to Jerri.

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6. Flowers picked by the grandchildren placed in old bottles capturing the afternoon sun. Beautiful!

7. Unpacked a box that held of a few of my favorites. There are so many memories in this grouping of finds, mostly from the dirt, the maple syrup jar was a gift from a fellow bottle collector long gone from us. The jar still has a faint odor of the maple!

8. Marbles looking for some attention.

9. My Love of old bottles.

Spectacular glass catching some receding sun!

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WANTED: Rare, unusual colored Los Angeles bottles i.e. WH Stoll/Los Angelos/Soda works. Blob soda with Los Angeles misspelled. For Excelcior Soda work $700 OBO. Contact: J. Paxton (541)318-0748.

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FOR SALE: The updated Rudy Kuhn Poison Bottle Workbook is available for $50 plus $5 postWANTED: Cosmetic bottles in shades of green and age media mail USA. For Canada and overseas teal, especially those marked Lundburg, New York postage contact me. Joan Cabaniss, 312 Sumand California. Contact: Majorie Kallis (209) 754mer Lane, Huddleston, VA 24104. Email: jjcab@ 1027 or Email: thornmansionatgoldrush.com b2xonline.com.

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Sodas plus miscellaneous bottles. Contact: Pat Email: jjcab@b2xonline.com.

Whitman (530) 990-0561 or Email: patwhitman@ gotsky.com.

WANTED: **COCA WINE & SECONAL BOTTLES* Any Seconal & Coca wine & *COCA TONIC bottles* with label intact. Preferably N-Mint to Mint Condition. Also TUINAL & PENTOBARBITAL bottles, vintage compounding bottles of WANTED: Rare Nevada items: Bottles, Advertis*SECOBARBITAL & PENTOBARBITAL* ANY ing, Railroad items: Hats, Badges, Locks & Keys, OLD PHARMACY FINDS, Medical artifacts & Hotel Key Tags. Contact: James D. Jacobitz, MD related advertising. Please save this add & contact (415) 516-9146 or Email: jacobitz31 @hotmail. me with any of the above. TOP $$$ PAID! Contact: com. pharmatiques@gmail.com

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WANTED: BREWERIANA,Stoneware, BOTTLES, EPHEMERA, ADVERTISING from Western NY AREA, Jamestown, Dunkirk, Salamanca, Springville, Medina, Buffalo , Niagara Falls, Lockport , Rochester and surrounding towns.

Peter Jablonski, 12489 Hunts Corners Rd, Akron NY 14001. Text pics to ( 716) 440-7985 or Email: peterjablonski@roadrunner.com

WANTED: THEO. BLAUTH/WHOLESALE WINE AND LIQUOR DEALER whiskey fifth (Barnett 55). Shot glasses: C&K WHISKEY (not bourbon); SILVER SHEAF/BOURBON:H.WEINREICH CO.; GOLDEN GRAIN BOURBON/M. CRONAN (in black); CALIFORNIA WINERY (LUG); CALIFORNIA A FAVORITE (not FAVORITE A). Contact Steve Abbott at (916) 631-8019 or email to foabbott@comcast.net

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WANTED: Dose glass fever. It’s nothin’ dangerous. I feel no pain. But the only cure is more shot

WANTED: Original or facsimile of Edwin Lefevre story, “Why I Collect Empty Bottles,” in Oct. 19, 1929 Saturday Evening Post. Contact Bill Baab, 2352 Devere St., Augusta, GA 30904 (or riverswamper@comcast.net) with price.

WANTED: Milk, dairy creamers and beers. Contact Audrey Belter at (520) 868-5704.

WANTED: CHICAGO ADVERTISING STONEWARE. Contact Carl Malik, P.O. Box 367, Monee, Illinois 60449. (708) 534-5161 WANTED: Just love Bitters! Especially Ohio Bitters. Here are a few I am looking for. Star Anchor Bitters, Portsmouth, Ohio. Henry C. Weaver Mexican Bitters, Lancaster, Ohio. H.I. Weis Dayton, Ohio. Stewart Bros. Swamp Root Bitters, Columbus, Ohio. Greenhut’s Bitters, Cleve. Ohio, Cliff’s Aromatic Bitters, Clev. Ohio. Catawba Wine Bitters, Cleve. Ohio. American Plant Bitters, Wooster, Ohio. Hofstettler Bitters, Galion, Ohio. B&L Invigorator Bitters, Cincinnati, OH. Dear Wahre Jacob Bitters Toledo, OH. Frazier’s Root Bitters.

For The Blood, Clev. Ohio. Hartley’s Peruvian Bark Bitters, Cincinnati, Ohio. Night Cap Bitters Cincinnati, Ohio. Pale Orange Bitters, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Dr. M. Pinton’s Pure Stomach Bitters, Cincinnati, Ohio. Holtzernann’s Patent Stomach Bitters Piqua, O. this is an amber square. Any other Ohio Bitters you might have; also Blue Jacket Bitters. Thank you for your consideration and Best Regards, Contact: Gary Beatty (941) 276-1546 or Email: tropicalbreezes@verizon.net WANTED: RARE FRUIT JARS with closures, colored 1858’s / pints, especially JJ Squire, Crowleytown ½ gal, Buckeye closure (top and clamp) Faulkner Werr Co. RB 983 Amber Midgel, NCL Co. Echo Farms ½ pt. jar only, Western Pride Pt. RB 2945. Contact Phil Smith (859) 912-2450 or email to phil.smith@zoomtown.com.

WANTED: Sacramento shot glasses: C&K/WHISKEY, Casey & Kavanaugh; California A Favorite; SILVER SHEAF/Bourbon/H. WEINREICH & CO. (double shot); GOLDEN GRAIN/BOURBON/M. CRONAN & CO. (in black); bar bottle, JAMES WOODBURN (white enamel). Contact Steve Abbott: 916-631-8019 or foabbott@comcast.net WANTED: Koca Nola soda bottles and go-withs from the U.S., Cuba and Mexico. Plus J Esposito soda and beer bottles from Philadelphia, PA. Contact Charles David Head, 106 6th Street, Bridgeport, AL 35740, Phone: (256)548-2771, email: kocanolabook@yahoo.com WANTED: Odd/scarce/rare: COD LIVER OIL bottles. I’ve 115 different examples...many more exist. BYRON DILLE’ 60325 Acme Rd, Coos Bay, OR 97420 or (541) 260-0499 or email: Byronincoosbay@msn.com WANTED: Amber quart cylinder whiskey shoulder embossed Garrick & Cather Chicago, IL plus embossed image of a palm tree. Contact Carl Malik, PO Box 367, Monee, IL 60449 (708) 534-5161.

Join the ANTIQUE POISON BOTTLE COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION today! For details find us on Facebook or contact Joan Cabaniss at (540) 2974498 or by email: jjcab@b2xonline.com.

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Individual & Affiliated Shards of Wisdom Club Information 7 Members gained this period. The names below represent persons agreeing to be listed in the printed membership directory. Some of those listed agreed to be listed in the membership directory but not the online directory.

A. Glen Mansberger, Jr. 152 Holly Circle Essex, MD 21221 410.686.8231

John Ginn 460 Franklin Road Franklin,TN 37069 615.794.8241 beginn@aol.com Fruit jars

James M.Suhanic 5703 Mason Road Berlin Heights, OH 44814 419.366.1017 suhanic5@accnorwalk.com Pontiled Medicines

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Robert Jesinger 904 Celesting Circle Vacaville, CA 95687 707.449.9044

Robert Kennerknecht, Jr. 10203 Thames Avenue Englewood, FL 34224 941.460.3245 4me@gmail.com Sunburst flasks and Tobacco Jars sunburst

Chuck McDaniel 696 Fandel Road Germantown Hills, IL 61548 mcdancl@mtco.com

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William Simpson 73256 US Highway 83 McCook, NE 69001-2190 wyobillmarla@yahoo.com 1/2 gallon M/P/N/188. Also play with insulators and commemorative soda bottles

The National

Bottle Museum Where history is the bottle!

Remember!

You can submit show calendar information and renew membership online at FOHBC.org ALSO, DONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T FORGET TO USE YOUR MEMBERS PORTAL

Situated in the heart of Ballston Spa, New York is a museum whose mission is to preserve the history of our nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first major industry: Bottle making.

Exhibits inside of the National Bottle Museum allow visitors to view thousands of glass bottles.

National Bottle Museum 76 Milton Avenue Ballston Spa, NY 12020

NationalBottleMuseum.org

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FOHBC Sho - Biz is published in the interest of the hobby. Federation affiliated clubs are connotated with FOHBC logo.

Information on up-coming collecting events is welcome, but space is limited. Please send at least three months in advance, including telephone number to: FOHBC Sho-Biz, C/O Business Manager: Elizabeth Meyer, 101 Crawford, Studio 1A, Houston, TX 77002; phone: (713) 222-7979; e-mail: emeyer@fohbc.org, Show schedules are subject to change. Please call before traveling long distances. All listings published here will also be published on the website: FOHBC.org

May 5 Gray, Tennessee State of Franklin Antique Bottles & Collectibles Association 20th Annual Show – Sale, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, Free admission & door prizes, Gray, Tennesseee, Exit 13 on I-216, Appalachian Fairground, sfabca.com

May 20 Ellendale, Delaware DELMARVA Antique Bottle Club Show and Sale, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Ellendale Fire Hall, 302 Main Street, Ellendale, Delaware, Contact Keith Fleming at 302.684.8138, johnkeithfleming@gmail.com

Setup will be held from 7 am to 9 am, and the show hours are 9 am to 3 pm More information: Mrs. Geneva Greene at 803.593.2271.

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May 5 & 6 Central Point, Oregon 2018 Jefferson State Antique Bottle & Insulator Expo, Saturday: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, Sunday: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, $3 admission, two admission for $5, Olsrud Pavilion, Jackson County Expo, I5 – Exit 33, In conjunction with the Rogue Valley Antique Show, Info: Bruce Silva, P.O. Box 1565, Jacksonville, Oregon 97530, 541.821.8949, jsglass@q.com

May 18 & 19 Lake City, Florida Florida Antique Bottle Collectors 5th Annual Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show & Sale, Columbia County Fairgrounds, 438 SR 247, Lake City, Florida 32055, Saturday regular admission $3, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm, Early buyer fee on Friday of $20 from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Info: Contact Brian Hoblick, hoblick@aol. com, 386.804.9635 or Ed LeTard, eandeletard@aol.com, 985.788.6163

May 20 Hammonton, New Jersey Historic Batso Village: The Spring Antiques & Bottle Show presented by Batsto Citizens Committee, Inc., Sunday, May 20, 2018, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Rain or Shine, Set-up 7:00 to 9:00 am, Admission Free, Batsto Village, Wharton State Forest, RT 542 Pleasant Mills Road, Hammonton, New Jersey 08037, Cost of 20′ by 20′ space: $50; For information, Paul DelGuercio, Show Chair, 856.252.7730, PaulHavoc@Comcast.net or Harry Rheam 856.768.1532, hcrheam@gmail.com

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May 18 & 19 Kent, Washington The Washington Bottle & Collectors Association Bottle & Collectible Show, Friday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, dealer setup and $5 early bird admission. Saturday 9:00 am -3:00 Free admission. Kent Commons, 525 4th Ave N, Kent, Washington 98032. Contact Info: Pete Hendricks, Tele: 253.335.1732 or Niel Smith, 360-943-0518 email, wbcaweb@gmail.com

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May 6 Marcy, New York 24th Annual Utica Bottle Show & Sale, Hosted by the Mohawk Valley Antique Bottle Club, at the Utica Maennerchor, 5535 Flanagan Road, Marcy, New York 13403, Info: Peter Bleiberg at 315.735.5430 or email pmbleiberg@aol. com, www.mohawkvalleybottleclub.com May 6 Antioch, Illinois 43nd Annual Antique Bottle Club of Northern Illinois Antiques, Bottles & Collectibles Show & Sale, 9;00 am – 3:00 pm, Antioch Senior Center, 817 Holbeck, Antioch, Illinois 60002, Free Admission, (No Early Admission), Free Appraisals, Featuring Antiques, Early American Bottles, Fruit Jars, Stoneware, Postcards, Paper Ephemera, Advertising Items, Quality Glass & Collectibles And Table Top Antiques, Food, Available, Dealer Space Available, For Information or Dealer Packet Contact: John Puzzo, 815.338.7582, johnpuzzo@sbcglobal. net or Greg Schueneman, 847.623.7572, anteak_gramps@yahoo.com

May 19 Coventry, Connecticut The Museum of Connecticut Glass 14th Annual Outdoor Bottle and Glass Show, Rain or shine, on the historic early 19th century glass factory grounds, including Exhibits/Tours – 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, early buyers 8:00 am, www.glassmuseum.org, Museum of Connecticut Glass, Rt. 44 & North River Road, Coventry, Connecticut, Contact Noel Tomas, 860.633.2944, Noel.Tomas@glassmuseum.org

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May 12 Mansfield, Ohio 40th Mansfield Antique Bottle Show, Hosted by the Ohio Bottle Club, at the Richland County Fairgrounds, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, Early admission, May 11. Info: Matt Lacy at 440.228.1873 or email info@antiquebottlesales.com or Louis Fifer at 330.635.1964, fiferlouis@yahoo.com, See Dealer Contract May 12 Aiken, South Carolina Horse Creek Antique Bottle and Pottery Club’s annual show and sale will be held Saturday, May 12, at the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center, Whiskey Road, Aiken, South Carolina.

May 19 Richmond, Rhode Island The Little Rhody Bottle Club Tailgate Swap Meet, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Free set-up for members and aspiring members. Free coffee, donuts, and pizza for participants. Bring your own tables! Show Address: Jules Antique Center, 320 Kingstown Road, Richmond, Rhode Island (3 miles East of Route #95 on Route #138), Contact Info: William Rose 508.880.4929 May 20 Washington County, Pennsylvania Washington Pennsylvania Washington County Antique Bottle Club 44th Annual Show and Sale, Alpine Star Lodge, 735 Jefferson Avenue, Washington, Pennsylvania 15301, Admission $3, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, Info: Ed Kuskie, 412.405.9061, 352 Pineview Drive, Elizabeth, Pennsylvania 15037, bottlewizard@comcasat.net

May 31 – June 2 Hershey, Pennsylvania The 38th Annual Convention of the National Association of Milk Bottle Collectors (NAMBC) will be held May 31st through June 2nd 2018 at the Holiday Inn in Grantville, PA. Milk bottle enthusiasts from throughout the U.S. and Canada will gather to buy, sell, trade bottles and other dairy memorabilia while socializing with fellow enthusiasts and collectors. The three day event included exhibits, an auction, an awards banquet, an ice cream social and several educational seminars. The event has a 38 year history which is testimony to its continuing popularity.

June 2 Sale For Smyrna, Georgia

48th Annual Atlanta Antique Bottle Show & Sale, Saturday, June 2nd, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Dealer Setup & Early Admission, Saturday, June 2nd, 7:00 am – 9:00 am, Smyrna Community Center, 200 Village Green Circle, Smyrna, Georgia 30080, Free Admission! Early Admission with Dealers: $10, For table reservations and show information contact: Jack Hewitt, Box 12126, Big Canoe, Jasper, Georgia 30143, 770.856.6062 or Bill Johnson, 770.823.2626, bj3605@comcast.net June 2 Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh Bottle & Collectables Club presents their 2018 Bottle Show, Saturday, June 2nd, Dealer Setup Saturday, 7:00 am – 9:00 am, North Carolina State Fairgrounds, James Martin Building, Open to public 9:00 am., $3 Admission. RaleighBottleClub.org, Information: Whitt Stallings, 919.781.6339, whittstall@

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(More) Sho-Biz More show-biz yahoo.com or Travis Hardin, 919.601.2609, carolinamilkbottles@gmail.com June 3 Ballston Spa, New York National Bottle Museum’s Annual Saratoga Springs Show & Sale at the Saratoga County Fairgrounds, 162 Prospect Street, Ballston Spa, New York 12020, Sunday, 9:00 am to 2:30 pm, Early admission: Sunday 8:00 am to 9:00 am, Set up: Saturday, June 2nd, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, and Sunday, June 3rd, 6:30 am to 9:00 am, Cost of admission for show & early admission: $4 general admission, $15 early buyer, National Bottle Museum, nationalbottlemuseum. org, Contact: Phil Bernnard & Roy Topka, Co-Chairmen, 76 Milton Avenue, Ballston Spa, NY 12020, 518.885.7589, nbm@nycap.rr.com

35,000 sq ft of Glass & Porcelain Insulators, Hardware, Signs, Lightning Rod Balls, Battery Jars & Rests, Lamps, Bottles, Jars and much more! 175+ Dealer & Display tables, Friday: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (NIA Only), Open to Public Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, Dealers Wanted! For more info and/or show packet: www.nia.org/shows/national or nwmoshow@ dwagnerkc.com

land Convention Center, Host Hotel: Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center, Show Information: Louis Fifer, Show Co-Chair and FOHBC Conventions Director, 330.635.1964, fiferlouis@yahoo.com or Matt Lacy, Show Co-Chair, FOHBC Midwest Region Director, 440.228.1873, info@antiquebottlesales.com, Visit Web Page, FOHBC National Convention – Midwest Region

June 30 Castle Rock, Colorado 53rd Anniversary – Antique Bottle Collectors of Colorado Show, Douglas County Fairgrounds at Kirk Hall, 500 Fairgrounds Drive, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104, (1/2 Mile East Of I-25 On Plum Creek Parkway), $3 Admission, Contact: Eric Grace 303.250.7498, Open 9:00 am to 4:00 pm: Dealer Set-Up: 7:00 am – 9:00 am, Early Bird Admissions, 8:00 am $10, Auction at 1:00 pm, antiquebottlecollectorsofcolorado.com

August 11 Lincoln, Alabama 3rd Annual Lincoln Bottle Show. Doors open at 9:00 am on August 11th. Vendor set on August 10 and 11th. Contact chairman Jake Smith 256.267.0446, syl_bottleguy@yahoo.com. Free public admission, free kids table free appraisals. This is our third year like every year we honor a different soda. This year it is 7up.

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June 9 Cambridge City, Indiana Cambridge City Fruit Jar & Antique Show, Dealer set up 7:30 – 9:00 am, Public 9:00 am -2:00 pm, Show-n-Tell 6:00 pm, Lakeview Restaraunt. Call Marty Troxell 765.478.3800 or Co-chair Richard Leece 765.586.2798) for table/camping or questions.

July 14 Richmond, Rhode Island The Little Rhody Bottle Club Tailgate Swap Meet, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Free set-up for members and aspiring members. Free coffee, donuts, and pizza for participants. Bring your own tables! Show Address: Jules Antique Center, 320 Kingstown Road, Richmond, Rhode Island (3 miles East of Route #95 on Route #138), Contact Info: William Rose 508.880.4929

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June 16 San Diego, California Save The Date! San Diego 2018 Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show & Sale, Saturday June 16, 2018, New Site! Courtyard Marriott, Liberty Station, 2592 Laning Road, San Diego, California 92106, Located in Pt. Loma at the Historic & Popular Liberty Station. Come For The Day, Spend The Weekend. Close To Hotels, Airport, San Diego Harbor, Beaches, Sea World & The Zoo, Dealer Set-up, 6:00 am, “Early Bird” 6:30 am – 9:00 qm: $10, Free Admission 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, Kids under 12 free with adult, Mike Bryant Chairman, Info: Jim Walker 858.490.9019, jfw@internetter.com, www. sdbottleclub.org

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June 22 & 23 Reno, Nevada Reno Antique Bottle Club Hosts Their 54th Annual Botile & Collectibles Show & Sale, Reno -Sparks Convention Center, 4590 Virginia Street North Entrance, Dealer Set Up -Friday, 22nd 9:00 am until 5:00 pm, Early Looker Buyers $15 on Friday the 22nd. Gate Opens 9:30 am. Free Admission to General Public on Saturday June 23rd, Show Hours: Friday 9:30 am – 5:00 pm and Saturday 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, Show Information & Dealer Contracts: Marty Hall, Reno Antique Bottle Club, 775.335.9467 or Rosemuley@Att.Net June 22-24 Kansas City, Missouri 2018 National Insulator Association Convention & Show, KCI Expo Center, 11730 N. Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64153,

September 8 Huntington Beach, California Los Angeles Antique Bottle Show (Los Angeles Historical Bottle Club’s 52nd Anniversary Show) at the Huntington Beach Elks Lodge, 7711 Talbert Avenue, Huntington Beach, California, Free Admission at 9:00 am, $10 Early admission at 8:00 am, For dealer information: Don Wippert, 818.346.9833, donwippert@ yahoo.com or Dick Home, 818.362.3368 May 19 Richmond, Rhode Island The Little Rhody Bottle Club Tailgate Swap Meet, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Free set-up for members and aspiring members. Free coffee, donuts, and pizza for participants. Bring your own tables! Show Address: Jules Antique Center, 320 Kingstown Road, Richmond, Rhode Island (3 miles East of Route #95 on Route #138), Contact Info: William Rose 508.880.4929

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July 22 Ankeny, Iowa 49th Iowa Antique Bottleers Mega Show at the FFA Enrichment Center Des Moines Area Community College, 2006 S. Ankeny Boulevard, Ankeny, Iowa 50023, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, Set-up: 7:00 am, $2 admission, $20 early bird, Iowa Antique Bottleers, On Facebook, Contact: Tom Southard, Show Chairman 2815 Druid Hill Drive, Des Moines, Iowa, 50315, Tele: 515.490.9590, tjsdm@aol.com

July 28-29 East Ridge, Tennessee The 1st Annual Chattanooga Civil War & Artifact Show, Camp Jordan Arena, 323 Camp Jordan Parkway. Contact us now for vendor space!

Civil War relics of all kinds, antique weapons and swords, photos, newspapers, antique jewelry, Americana, old bottles, arrowheads, metal detectors, door prizes, and more! Fun for collectors and history buffs of all ages. Bring the whole family! For information or dealer inquiries, email anita@americandigger.com or call 770.362.8671 or 716.574.0465.

August 2 – 5 Cleveland, Ohio FOHBC 2018 National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo – Midwest Region at the Cleve-

September 15 Richmond, Rhode Island The Little Rhody Bottle Club Tailgate Swap Meet, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Free set-up for members and aspiring members. Free coffee, donuts, and pizza for participants. Bring your own tables! Show Address: Jules Antique Center, 320 Kingstown Road, Richmond, Rhode Island (3 miles East of Route #95 on Route #138), Contact Info: William Rose 508.880.4929 September 15 Lebanon, Indiana Indianapolis Circle City Antique Bottle, Advertising and Antiques Show, Boone County Fairgrounds, 1300 E. 100 Street, Lebanon, Indiana 46052, Set-up: 7:30 am – 9:00 am, show hours: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, Admission - $2, (Early Admission - $20), Free Appraisals on Antique Bottles and Glass, For Show Information contact: Martin Van Zant, 812.841.9495, 41

70 East Washington Street, Mooresville, Indiana 46158, mdvanzant@yahoo.com or “Balsam” Bill Granger 812.517.5895, 6915 S. 280 E. Lebanon, Indiana 46052 bgranger@iquest.net, Circle City Antique Bottles and Glass Club September 16 Depew, New York 20th Greater Buffalo Bottle Collectors Association Annual Show and Sale at the Polish Falcons Hall, 445 Columbia Avenue, Depew, New York 14043, Sunday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, Early admission: Sunday, September 16, 7:00 am to 9:00 am, Admission $3, Children under 12 free, Greater Buffalo Bottle Collectors Association, gbbca.org, Info: Joe Guerra, Secretary, 29 Nina Terrace, West Seneca, New York 14224, 716 674-5750, jguerra3@roadrunner.com, FOHBC Member Club September 21 & 22 Aurora, Oregon Oregon Bottle Collectors Association Bottle, Antiques, Collectibles Show & Sale, Friday 12 – 5:00 pm dealer set-up & early bird admission $5, Saturday 9:00 am – 3:00 pm regular public admission by donation, American Legion Hall, 21510 Main St. N.E., Aurora, Oregon, Contact Info: Wayne Herring, 503.864.2009 or Mark Junker, 503.231.1235 or Bill Bogynska, 503.657.1726 billbogy7@gmail.com

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September 22 & 23 Santa Rosa, California 53rd Northwestern Bottle Collectors Association Antique Bottle Show, Veterans Memorial Building, 1351 Maple Avenue, Santa Rosa, California 95404, Saturday 11:00 am – 4:00 pm & Sunday 9:00 am – 3:00 am, Early admission Saturday 10:00 – 11:00 am, $10, Set up Saturday 10:00 – 11:00 am, $3 General Admission Saturday, Free on Sunday, Northwestern Bottle Collectors Assoc., Follow us on Facebook or www.oldwestbottles.com for more show info, Lou Lambert, NBCA Show Chairman, PO Box 322, Graton, 707.823.8845, nbca@comcast.net October 13 Waukesha, Wisconsin Second Annual Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show & Sale put on by the Wisconsin Antique Advertising Club at the Waukesha Expo Center, 1000 Northview Road, Waukesha Wisconsin 53188, Dealer set-up 6:00 am, Open to Public 8:00 am.

June 14-16 Orlando, Florida 2019 National Insulator Association’s Annual Convention and Show, Oceans Convention Center at the DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando at Sea World, 10100 International Drive, Orlando, Florida 32821. 15,000+ sq. ft of Glass and Porcelain Insulators, Hardware, Signs, Lightning Rod Balls, Battery Jars and Rests, Lamps, Bottles, Jars, Telephone and related items and MUCH, MUCH more! 175+ Dealer and Display tables. Friday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (NIA only).

Open to the public Saturday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. and Sunday 9:00 am – 1:30 pm. WANTED: DEALERS!! Additional show info available now: Jacqueline Linscott-Barnes (bluebellwt@ aol.com). Show packets/table sales available 9:00 am Friday, June 22, 2018 at the 49th Kansas City NIA Convention and Show.

2019

October 26 & 27 Waco, Texas 3rd Central Texas Antique Bottle Show at Red Men Hall, 4521 Speight Avenue, Waco, Texas, Friday 1:00 – 6:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, Early Admission: Friday 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Set Up: Friday 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, Saturday Free, Friday $10, Central Texas Bottle Collectors, Contact: Jay Kasper, 305 E 12th Street, Shiner, Texas 77984, 361.649.8221, jamast@att.net

August 1 – 4 Augusta, Georgia 2019 FOHBC 50th Anniversary National Antique Bottle Convention, FOHBC National Convention – Southern Region

Enjoy Bottle Collecting Please keep your FOHBC membership up to date!

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Individual & Affiliated Membership Benefits Club Information The Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors cordially invites you to join a dedicated group of individuals and clubs who collect, study and display the treasured glass and ceramic gems of yesteryear.

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The Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC) is a non-profit organization supporting collectors of historical bottles, flasks, jars, and related items. The goal of the FOHBC is to promote the collection, study, preservation and display of historical bottles and related artifacts and to share this information with other collectors and individuals.

Federation membership is open to any individual or club interested in the enjoyment and study of antique bottles. The Federation publication, Bottles and Extras is well known throughout the hobby world as the leading publication for those interested in bottles and “go-withs”. The magazine includes articles of historical interest, stories chronicling the hobby and the history of bottle collecting, digging stories, regional news, show reports, advertisements, show listings, and an auction directory. Bottles and Extras is truly the place to go when information is needed about this popular and growing hobby.

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In addition to providing strength to a national/international organization devoted to the welfare of the hobby, your FOHBC Individual Membership benefits include:

Wanted

• A full year subscription to the bi-monthly (6 issues a year) 72-page publication Bottles and Extras. Various options are available including Digital Membership.

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• Free advertising of “For Sale” items in Bottles and Extras (restrictions apply ads may be up to 100 words, items must be of $25 or greater value, and free advertisements are limited to the first 100 received, based upon date mailed). One free ad of 60 words each year for use for items “Wanted”, trade offers, etc.

• Follow the development of the FOHBC Virtual Museum. FOHBC members will be museum members.

• The opportunity to obtain discounts to be used on “Early Admission” or table rental at the annual Federation National Shows and Conventions.

• Access to the private FOHBC web site Member Portal and a wealth of historical information.

• FOHBC digital newsletter and so much more.

We encourage Affiliated Bottle Club memberships by offering these additional benefits to your group: • Display advertising in Bottles and Extras at an increased discount of 50%.

• Insertion of your bottle club show ad on the Federation website to increase your show’s exposure. Links to your club website free of charge. Social Media (Facebook) exposure.

• Free Federation ribbon for Most Educational display at your show.

• Participation in the Federation sponsored insurance program for your club show and any other club sponsored activities.

We need your support! Our continued existence is dependent upon your participation as well as expanding our membership. If you haven’t yet joined our organization, please do so and begin reaping the benefits. If you are already a member, please encourage your friends and fellow collectors to JOIN US!!

For more information, questions, or to join the FOHBC, please contact: Linda Sheppard, PO Box 162, Sprakers, New York 12166; phone: 518.673.8833; email: jim1@frontiernet.net or visit our home page at FOHBC.org

Where there’s a will there’s a way to leave Donations to the FOHBC. Did you know the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors is a 501C(3) charitable organization?

How does that affect you? It allows tax deductions for any and all donations to the FOHBC. You might also consider a bequest in your will to the FOHBC. This could be a certain amount of money or part or all of your bottle collection. The appraised value of your collection would be able to be deducted from your taxes. (This is not legal advice, please consult an attorney). The same type wording could be used for bequeathing your collection or part of it, however, before donating your collection (or part of it), you would need the collection appraised by a professional appraiser with knowledge of bottles and their market values. This is the amount that would be tax deductible.

Thank you for considering the FOHBC in your donation plans.

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Individual & Affiliated Shards of Wisdom Club Information FOHBC Individual Membership Application For Membership, complete the following application or sign up at www.fohbc.org (Please Print) Do you wish to be listed in the printed membership directory? (name, address, phone number, email address and what you collect) { } Yes { } No

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Name_______________________________ Address_____________________________ City________________________State____ Zip _ ____________Country____________ Do you wish to be listed in the Telephone_ __________________________ online membership directory?

E-mail Address_______________________ (name, address, phone number,

Wanted

email address and what you collect) { } Yes { } No

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Category: “WANTED” Maximum - 60 words Limit - One free ad per current membership year.

Category: “FOR SALE” Maximum - 100 words Limit - 1 ad per issue.

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Collecting Interests_ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Would you be interested in ___________________________________ serving as an officer? { } Yes { } No

Addtional Comments___________________ Would you be interested ___________________________________ in contributing your bottle ___________________________________ knowledge by writing articles

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Membership/Subscription rates for one year (6 issues) (Circle One) United States - Standard Mail $40.00 - Standard Mail for three years $110.00 - First Class $55.00 - Digital Membership (electronic files only) $25.00

Canada - First Class $60.00 Other countries - First Class $80.00

- Life Membership: Level 1: $1,000, Includes all benefits of a regular First

Class membership. No promise of a printed magazine for life.

- Level 2: $500, Includes all benefits of a regular membership but you will not receive a printed magazine, but rather a digital subscription.

Add an Associate Membership* to any of the above at $5.00 for each associate for each year

Name(s) of Associate(s)______________________________________ *Associate Membership is available to members of the immediate family of any adult holding an Individual Membership. Children of ages 21 or older must have their own individual membership. Associate(s) Members enjoy all of the right and privledges of an Individual Membership

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Please make checks or money orders payable to FOHBC and mail to: FOHBC Membership, Elizabeth Meyer, 101 Crawford, Studio 1A, Houston, TX 77002 Effective 8/2015

Affiliated Club Membership for only $75.00 with liability insurance for all club sponsored events, 50% discount on advertising in the BOTTLES and EXTRAS, plus much more, Contact: Business Manager: Elizabeth Meyer, 101 Crawford, Studio 1A, Houston, TX 77002; phone: (713) 222-7979; email: emeyer@fohbc.org

Clearly Print or Type Your Ad Send to: Business Manager: Elizabeth Meyer, 101 Crawford, Studio 1A, Houston, TX 77002; ph: (713) 222-7979; or better yet, email Elizabeth at: emeyer@fohbc.org

Article Submission Requirements: All BOTTLES and EXTRAS articles or material need to be submitted on CD (preferable) or an email using a compressed (zipped) file. The file must be created by Microsoft Word, Publisher or Adobe N-Design so the editor does not have to retype the work.

High-resolution digital images are our preferred format. Please submit digital images on a CD according to the instructions below. We will accept e-mail submissions only if the image resolution is acceptable. The e-mail or CDs must have only ONE subject per transmission to minimize confusion. Each image must be accompanied by a caption list or other identifying information. Professional-grade equipment is a must to achieve the size and quality image we require. The highest setting on the camera should be used for maximum resolution and file size. Only high quality images will be considered. Please do not send photographic prints or scans of images—the color and quality are generally not up to par compared with digital images or slides scanned by our imaging department. We will consider exceptions for photos that can’t be easily found, such as older historical images. We rarely use slides anymore and prefer not to receive submissions of slides due to the time and liability involved in handling them.

Seeking quality consignments for our 2018 auction schedule!

American Glass Gallery

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As a consignor, consider these benefits to help ensure your valued items reach their highest potential: w Competitive consignor rates and low buyer premiums w Broad-based and extensive advertising w Experience, knowledge, honesty and integrity w Attention to detail and customer service

These fine bottles, and many more, will be included in our Spring, 2018 Auction.

For more information, please give us a call or visit our website.

American Glass Gallery • John R. Pastor • P.O. Box 227, New Hudson, Michigan 48165 phone: 248.486.0530 • www.americanglassgallery.com • email: jpastor@americanglassgallery.com

FOHBC C/O Elizabeth Meyer, 101 Crawford, Studio 1A, Houston, TX 77002

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Items Pictured From Our Select Auction 161, May 7-16, 2018

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