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Table of Contents FOHBC Officer Listing Henry Clay Weaver: 19th Century 2014-16 ........................................... 2 Entrepreneur Extraordinare

by Gary Beatty .................................... 22 President’s Message .................... 3 A True Civil War Bottle Shards of Wisdom ....................... 4 by Jim Bender ..................................... 28 FOHBC News Smoking Gun - M. Kom From & For Our Members ............6 Bottler Wisconsin

by Peter Maas ..................................... 38 Dr. Henley’s Royal Palm Gin Part 4 of a series - Conclusion North to the Klondike in a Flask

by Stephen Hubbell and

by Jack Sullivan .................................. 40 Eric McGuire ...............................10

With Precision and on Time: 2014 Lexington National Report

by Ferdinand Meyer V ................. 44 Classified Ads & Ad Rate Info ...............................66 Membership Directory ..............68 FOHBC Show-Biz Show Calendar Listings .............69 Membership Application ...........72

On the Cover: A super Historical Flask on one of the dealer sales tables at the Lexington National.

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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 2014-2016

President: Ferdinand Meyer V, 101 Crawford, Studio 1A, Houston, TX 77002; phone: (713) 222-7979; e-mail: fmeyer@fohbc.org First Vice-President: Sheldon Baugh, 252 W Valley Dr, Russellville, KY 42276; phone: (270) 726-2712; e-mail: sbi_inc@bellsouth.net Second Vice-President: Gene Bradberry, 3706 Deerfield Cove, Bartlett, TN 38135; phone: (901) 372-8428; e-mail: Genebsa@comcast.net Secretary: James Berry, 200 Fort Plain Watershed Rd, St. Johnsville, NY 13452; phone: (518) 568-5683; e-mail: jhberry10@yahoo.com Treasurer: Gary Beatty, 3068 Jolivette Rd., North Port, FL 34288; phone: (941) 276-1546; e-mail: tropicalbreezes@verizon.net Historian: Richard Watson, 10 S Wendover Rd, Medford, NJ 08055; phone: (856) 983-1364; e-mail: crwatsonnj@verizon.net Editor: Martin Van Zant, 208 Urban St, Danville, IN 46122; phone: (812) 841-9495; e-mail: mdvanzant@yahoo.com.

Merchandising Director: Val Berry, 200 Fort Plain Watershed Rd, St. Johnsville, NY 13452; phone: (518) 568-5683; e-mail: vgberry10@yahoo.com Membership Director: Jim Bender, PO Box 162, Sprakers, NY 12166; phone: (518) 673-8833; e-mail: jim1@frontiernet.net

Conventions Director: Pam Selenak, 156 S. Pepper St., Orange, CA 92868; phone: (714) 633-5775; e-mail: pselenak@yahoo.com Business Manager: Elizabeth Meyer, 101 Crawford, Studio 1A, Houston, TX 77002; phone: (713) 222-7979; e-mail: emeyer@fohbc.org Director-at-Large: Bob Ferraro, 515 Northridge Dr, Boulder City, NV 89005; phone: (702) 293-3114; e-mail: mayorferraro@aol.com.

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; e-mail: jpastor@americanglassgallery.com Midwest Region Director: Matt Lacy, 3836 State Route 307, Austinburg Ohio 44010, phone: (440) 228-1873, e-mail: info@antiquebottlesales.com Northeast Region Director: Andrew Vuono, 34 Ridgeway Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06907, phone: (203) 9759055, e-mail: amvuono@gmail.com Southern Region Director: Ron Hands, 913 Parkside Drive, Wilson, North Carolina 27896, phone: (330) 338-3455, e-mail: rshands225@yahoo.com Western Region Director: Eric McGuire, 1732 Inverness Drive, Petaluma, California 94954, phone: (707) 778-2255, e-mail: etmcguire@comcast.net Public Relations Director: Rick DeMarsh, 3049 Galway Road, Ballston Spa, New York 12020, phone: (518) 225-3467, e-mail: ricksbottleroom@gmail.com

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President’s Message have been enjoying the show and shopping on the sales floor.

and commitment when you ership put the dri e ing.Thisetakes willtrueededication announcing a ma or new mem Federation first. that uses a 2,000 mem er target. later this month e are Ferdinand Meyer V nearing 1,200 mem ers now. So if ou are a mem er, sta with Then there was Scott Selenak, our official FOHBC photographer us, that if covered ou re are please oinfineThere are so man everyundecided, possible event with his photography.

Hundreds if notplanned. thousands of delivered to us is exciting things urstellar magaimages ine, were ottles and xtras, in organized file groups the tail day.we The first undergoing a ma or faceatlift, weend ha ofe each a new site,poststhe using Scott’s images were going live even during the show. Scott FMG Design, Inc. time ou read this, we will e 1,000 mem ers plus on our is the best of the best. We are so fortunate to have him. This issue 101 Crawford Street F isHfull C offace oo page, the F H C irtual Museum is his work.

Studio 1A mo ing forward loo for a ma or announcement soon and we Houston, Texas 77002 photography included Chip Cable up of ha Other e ustspecial sent our first digital newsletter to a who largeheaded audience fmeyer@fohbc.org ferdinand@peachridgeglass.com the Run for the Roses filming which added so much depth to an people. The new Federation, our F H C. exciting event. Additionally, Steven R. Libbey and his crew from e need new and persons to carrduring the the torch.

I will 11 August 2014 Lexington has here come reflecting and gone butatit is It is2014: earl The Sunda morningNational and I sit Wisconsin filmedlood Virtual Museum spinners show.

In e still very much on many minds.

Debriefing, to we some our mem ership pictures a relatedout area, wereoffortunate to have Brianfor Riecker buildofourour fine new Timoleon s Diner inof our uaint eene, ew accounting Hampshirereports, whileweb reaching posts, image cataloging and the push to get an article in this issue of Bottles ottles, lightedassistance display cabinet. on the we site, articles and stories for drin ing some coffee to warm me up it is degrees outside, and Extras has been the task of many following the show. ottles and xtras, the we site, the newsletter and help on the chill for a Texan . The an ee ottle Show starts here shortl I would also like to single out Jim Bender and Dick Watson who put together irtual Museum.

If ouHistory” would lidisplay. e to What olunteer, in an andyou will a fun conclusion toand a long wee end of ofottle e ents As can eimagine, orchestrating executing a show this size with so the fantastic “FOHBC an effort.

We area, hope toit profile many components and moving parts is a huge task.

Not only did we have would e er much welcomed and appreciated. this display in the next Bottles and Extras issue along with his super display that started out with a gathering at Federation mem ers Mar the show concerns with our all-important members, our dealers, the early onouReproduction Bottles.

Way section to go, Jim! will also notice a new in the front of ottles and and Annie uono s in Stamford, Connecticut on Frida and buyers, our displayers, seminar givers and the public, we have date specific xtras called etters to the ditor.

I am not sure wh this was included the Hec ler Colum us Da Ha field e ent in ood events like television interviews, our board meeting, the general membership Jamie Houdeshell also gets a shout-out as he assisted with seminars, notthe there in some form or another efore ut wejar reall want toAs I stoc election alle , Connecticut esterdamembership . I am thin ingthethat this meeting, counting, registration, sales, cocktail Run for the Roses event, site visits and banquet decorations. party, banquet the Run the Roses bottle hear our stories ideas and how we can do things etter.Forbes mention banquet and decorations, thanks to Elizabeth Meyer and Helen was hat thecontest, exact the spot, twoandears agofortoda , that thecompetition great event… and that was just Friday! On Saturday, we conducted six educational ouforcan providing with the send the anpotpourri, e mail, roses writeanda organizing letter or each callcenterpiece an oard Feldmann stor that I retell in this issue of ottles and xtras, seminars, more registration, membership sales, dealer unloading, display mirror, candles and fruit jars with water. Little details make a difference. mem er, including m self at an time. ur contact information got its wings.

I hope ou en o the article and pictures. ohn set-up, the ribbon cutting ceremony, dealer and early buyer admittance, this maga ine andofon the we Bottle site.Auctions, gets the biggest tip of and Sheila areVirtual wonderful people that represent the preview foundation raffle drawings, Museum photography, the auction and then is in Jeff Wichmann, chief American finished the day with the Glass Works “Thoroughbred Auction”.

Sunday In the anuar Fe ruar 201 issue of ottles and xtras, Jeff, we you the hat possible for his very generous $5,000 raffle contribution. and cornerstone of our great ho . followed with more ticket sales and membership sign-ups, dealer and early- willare ethestarting man, as always! a two page egional er iew section where hat a whirlwind of e ents since our great in late bird entry, general admission, many more raffles, more Virtual Museum we will highlight incoming information from the four regions ul in eno, e ada. er time I thin of this e ent, I am filming, the appraisal table, the book-signing event, display voting and Next, I wanted to thank the Lexington Center and Hyatt Regency Hotel for thatbeing ma the e up the Federation northeast, southern, midwest and and reminded how grateful I am,Whew, and we should awards and of show closing remarks. didall I get it all? e, of Mart best hosts possible. These folks were way ahead of the curve western . If ou materialand please forward were waiting forha ourequestions specific needs. to Theyour reallyegional took care of us.

Hall, ichard Siri, the eno ottle Clu and the legions of Banners had to be hung, floor advertising stickers had to be placed, easels Director. If ou isit the we site or recei ed our newsletter, helpers that pulled off this mega e ent. Mart e en reported a had to be positioned with specially designed posters and all of the little the outgoing FOHBC board members Jamie Houdeshell, Alan ouI also will thank see that egional ews is now appearing in a different strongthat financial success thatnotice. demonstrates et again, that our details surface at a moments DeMaison, Tom Phillips, John Panek, Randee Kaiser, Ed Kuskie, Jack andHewitt moreand refreshing format in these enues too.these past two years. organi ation is getting stronger and marching forward. The Dave Maryo for your time and service By all accounts, our show was a great success but it takes movers and e are onl as strong as our wea est lin . I use this We are also proud to announce the new board members, Valexpres Berry, Rick 201 F H C ational in Manchester, ew Hampshire next shakers to pull it off. These are the people that step up to the plate and they sion DeMarsh, Steve Ketcham, Matt Lacy, Andrew Vuono, Ron Hands, often in usiness and in m general con ersations withEric ear is progressing smoothl with a ma orit of the ta les volunteer their time to make the event better with your experience in mind.

McGuire and Elizabeth Meyer. Boy, am I excited here with these folks. people. eep an open mind, e positi e, and tr to help, gi e alread eing sold. exington, entuc will e our location constructi e criticism mo e forward.

Smilewe and someone forthank the 201 ational,Conventions so ma e our plans here, too. forou can So you to outgoing Director Tom Phillips leading Lastly, and I am sure I and forgot some and I apologize, thank Jim this and puttingfor our shows the map. Your hard working smile acourtoofficial ou. FOHBC isten and ou will hear a storthe. Step auctioneer for conducting get effort information oth eonents isiting our weethics site,and willHagenbuch, dedication for leaving no stone uncovered was evident. We will miss you as forward “Thoroughbred seminar givers, and tell Auction”, a stor . all ooof our at displayers, our collection and find Run thatfor F H C.org. Tom hillips, our Con entions Director, was you move on but you taught us well. Next we need to thank show Co-Chairs the Roses judges, and contestants and all of the individuals that made an missing ottle or lin .

This is what it is all a out. ur est asset e en in the southeast this wee loo ing at enues for the 201 Sheldon Baugh and Randee Kaiser. You will not find a better Kentucky effort and wore a themed hat. Leanne Peace was our winner and she was so of ourThat great mem ational.

It wasand nota more too long ago werewho much more host than Sheldon genuine guythat thanwe Randee seemed to be is all excited. alone madeers. it worthwhile. ever-present in his coat and tie, shaking hands and making everyone seem I am also loo ing forward to the great er ottle Show in short sighted. ow with this ad ance planning and pu lic at home. These two are astonishing and I don’t know what we would have this urn, was the Academyin Awards, the er. musicewould ldI know, TownifAu California Decem usuallbe playing go to and I announcements, we can sta e our claim on a date that will help done without them. Remember, we did not have a host club for this show as would be ushered off the stage at this point. the Festi al of ights parade each ear after the show. e lo e other chairmen decide when holdthetheir we did show in Manchester or Reno.

These twotofilled gap.e ents. As an it Iecause the horses, dogs, goats, (new people and Conventions truc s all are aside, did ou now that there were nine ottle shows this also want to challenge Pam Selenak FOHBC Next, want including to give someone special spacethe to Sue Kaiser!urWow, adorned with lights forandChristmas. emem er, aShow show is so Director), Jack Hewitt John Joiner (Chattanooga Co-Chairs), wee Iend, across pond ho whatisa woman. so Sue took the bull by the horns in so many areas, including financial details, much our membership, andexperience. all parties associated our upcoming etter if ouour madealers e it an hile with ou are at a strong. I see the glimmer of change e en with our shows. et s table assignments, registration, volunteers, raffles, badges, proof-reading and shows to think outside of the box. Think positive. Don’t fear something show, isit a collection, go to a museum, ha e dinner with a promote more and grow our ho . ring people to the shows. continues to be on top of every aspect at any given point in time. Way to go, because it didn’t work before or because we haven’t done it before. I would ottle friend, go on a dig etc.

There are so man things ou can ottles, glass and positi e change are contagious.

Sue. Have you heard about Chattanooga? like to see options on the table within the month for organized member do tour to sta connected withorour great ho breakfast, . Ma e ita show-room a multi floor possibilities (walking bus), a member Next we move to the volunteers that staffed admission, membership, children’s digging event for ages 4 10, a younger ‘bring your favorite dimensional experience.

Happ autumn and winter.

Federation mem ership is also drasticall up which is excit merchandise, Hall of Fame and the appraisal tables. Val Berry was our leader here as she is a focused individual that routinely makes order out of chaos. Linda Sheppard, Pam Selenak, Elizabeth Meyer, Brenda Baugh, Gary Beatty, Jim Berry, Martin Van Zant, Helen Forbes, Ron Hands, Andrew Vuono and all of the others that staffed these tables while they could

bottle and story’ event for youngsters 11 - 18 and anything else that will make our shows and your experience better. Consider volunteering, too, because we need your help. Signing off. We hope you enjoy this issue of Bottles and Extra. Please visit our website, FOHBC.org which has expanded coverage of the Lexington National.

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Bottles in the news The ol’ bottle trail What do you get when you have a lot of empty bottles, knee deep mud and some time on your hands? It seems on June 19, 2014 workers starting construction on the site of the future Padilla Park in Florence, Arizona have answered the question. Work clearing the site was quickly halted after what looks to be walkways made of bottles were discovered by the crew while leveling the lot.

Why exactly the bottles are there, who put them there and for what reason is left to speculation.

My attempts to contact the construction company with the contract for the park have not been answered as of the date I am writing this article. If you have a big imagination like me, (and like to let it sidetrack you sometimes), you have to wonder, what really is in the ground there? A western whiskey or two from the 1870s or ‘80s would be quite nice!

I heard a story not too long ago about a find consisting of hundreds of bottles being stuck upside down to plug up a spring under a saloon in an old mining town out west. A contractor smashed them all while doing work on the building, but decided to save two to see what they were.

The claim is that they were all the same type of bottle and the two he saved were “Dr. Wonser’s U.S.A. Indian Root Bitters!”

The town of Florence, which is one of the oldest in Arizona and proud of her history, has decided to bring in archeologists to continue the excavation of the site while possibly leaving the bottles intact and there is some talk of incorporating them into the park or changing the design of the park to acknowledge the find.

Sanborn fire insurance maps from 1890 indicate the two lots the town has purchased for the future park site once were home to a tailor and a dwelling. In 1898, the Sanborn maps show the buildings in disrepair with the roofs falling in. In 1911, we find hay warehouses on the site. The bottles, which are reported to be almost all whiskey and quart beer bottles, would indicate a drinking establishment on the site although the Sanborn maps do not show the property used as such. It is purported that a colorful local man named Barney Regan did have a saloon there, which likely predates the Sanborn maps.

The bottles also possibly indicate their placement at a time earlier then 1890 and while they have been reported to be marked whiskey and beer bottles the only marks discussed are base markings and the only bottles I see in the picture are applied lip export beer bottles of the type used heavily in the 1880s. More often than not these

Bottle extraordinaire Matthew Levanti will assist the Editor with Shards of Wisdom, so send in your news or bottle updates to: Matthew T. Levanti, 5930 Juarez Road. Placerville, California, 95667 m.tigue-levanti@hotmail.com

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When the bottom fell out It could really happen to anyone, you never really know what an old bottle is going to do after 150 years in the ground, possibly under pressure from yards of dirt above, but this time it happened to me. As I look back over the years, I can’t quite say why this bottle, and not so many others.

I’m talking about P.E.P.S., otherwise known as Post Excavation Popping Syndrome, a rare but deadly and little understood malady that affects a large percentage of diggers at some point in their career. A beautiful and scarce bottle is dug, it’s carefully wrapped, carefully packed, the drive home is a little more cautious, the bottle is left to acclimate to the air temperature before cleaning and then gently cleaned with loving care. Then it happens, you don’t see it coming … Pop! Maybe it’s on the shelf and for me it was fresh out of the water, I was holding it up in the evening light to get a good luck at my tough-won prize … Pop! What was that? The bottle cracked, right in my hands!

I will admit I rushed things a little, I had my bottle club meeting in a few hours and I wanted to show off my prize.

The water might have been too cold, I might not have let it adjust to the pressure change long enough … I don’t know.

Fact is it popped, and it didn’t stop there. The next morning when I picked it up the crack that had run halfway around the base had completed its course and the base was still there on the table when I lifted the bottle up into the dawn’s early light.

Some say it might have happened anyway, or it would have happened anyway; a few guys I know say they have had a bottle pop months after digging it. Some say, and I hold my head down as I write this, that it is all my fault! It could very well be. Even though the glass is older than us, it’s a little more delicate, too. From here on out I will wait a little longer, double check that water temperature and dry my bottles upside down!

Quite a few collectors swear to the last method which was suggested to me by Mr. David Olson, (glad to hear you guys are OK, David and Bill!), and since then I’ve put all my bottles bottom up in a divided box to dry.

I’ll leave you folks with a few pictures of when the bottom fell out, and what would have been a beautiful “LEDIARD’S - MORNING CALL” magnum.

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FOHBC News From & For Our Members Federation Show Dates Hey Ferd, hope all is going well with you and family! Hope to see you at Lexington...soon! I have a question concerning FOHBC show dates. Tom Phillips called last night to get some tables at our upcoming Birmingham Show on the 26th. During the course of our conversation, he mentioned that the Federation had passed a resolution (?) several years ago to have their annual shows on the last weekend of July or the first weekend in August.

I had not heard of this before...and since the Fed show steps all over our Birmingham show every year, I find it helpful to know so that I might hope to change our “last weekend in July” show date established over 10 years ago. (And as a side note, over the past 10 years, the Federation has had their annual show in June, in July and in August...nothing consistent by any means. When we established our show date here in Birmingham, the Federation show was the second weekend in August, and had been for years.)

At any rate, if you can assure me that the Fed show will always be the last weekend of July or the first weekend of August, I will endeavor to change our Birmingham show date to allow at least 2 weeks or more between us, the Federation show and any other show within 300 miles of us. At least I am being proactive and asking in advance...a courtesy never once extended to us here in Birmingham by the Federation. (For the record, Tom Phillips did call me once several years ago to tell that he had lined up Lexington and Chattanooga to be the weekend following Birmingham and hoped that was okay. Although I thought it to be a bit imperialistic, I felt I had no input into the decision.)

I don’t mean to whine or point fingers but I have grown quite weary of the Federation’s singular focus only on their show, giving no regard to established local show dates. I’m tired of it and will change our long established show date to avoid further conflict. As it stands now, the show dates are too close together, which hurts our show and our hobby.

Respectfully, Tom Lines, FOHBC Life Member Chairman (for life!), Birmingham Antique Bottle, Pottery & Collectible Show Tom: Boy, did you hit the nail on the head with this problem. You are totally right on all accounts though we are a few years into the path of correction. It wasn’t just a few years back that we had five regional shows at the same time we had our Reno National, one of which was the Birmingham Show.

Tom Phillips is correct. The Board did tighten up the window for

our National Shows to the last week of July and the first week of August. As you know, this is also the last weeks of vacation time as school starts in many areas, too. We have noted the past 2013 Manchester, recent 2014 Lexington, upcoming 2015 Chattanooga National and 2016 Sacramento Convention at least a year in advance hoping to fit in this window and to stake claim to a date.

Sacramento was announced 2 years out. Planning way ahead also gives us better dates to choose from and financial options.

No doubt your show is important and we hope we can work together to keep these schedules in place. Simply put, poor and late planning put us in the problem when we were all over the calendar. Thank you very much for your candid comments. You are a southern anchor to our hobby and it was so nice to see you in Lexington smiling. - Ferdinand

2,300 Mile Round Trip to Lexington

Paul Dubay, Poland, Maine and his pontiled aqua scroll flask he won at the Run for the Roses event.

Rose and I had a great time in Lexington. It was our first “getaway” vacation in years. The only downside of the week was the 2,300 miles of driving we did. The three seminars that we attended were excellent. We went to Jerry’s, Sheldon’s and yours.

We will be sending you a check soon for the Virtual Museum.

We think that you have the right ideas for how it should be set up and hope that the financing aspect doesn’t jeopardize your plans.

Jim Bender’s presentation was very informative. We missed it in Manchester last year.

The Hyatt did a wonderful job and in our case, all their employees were the best. Our only complaint was that the meeting and event rooms were a bit cool (even for us Mainers). But I shouldn’t complain because, despite our “three month in advance” reservation, they were overbooked. They didn’t have our reserved room, so we got to stay in the “Bluegrass Suite” on the 16th floor for four nights for the “bottle show” price!

It was my wife’s number that won the drawing for the scroll bottle at the “Run for the Roses” event. She had retreated to our room because she was cold and she hadn’t brought a sweater

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for her evening clothes. reat prize, thank whoever donated it! hanks to everyone for setting up a great show. We hope we’re in a position to attend next year’s (but you can bet that I W N’ be driving).

Paul Dubay, Poland, Maine The Great Lexington National Light Cabinet Did you all notice that great, solid light cabinet that the Federation commissioned Brian Riecker from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to make It doesn’t get much better than this. With two light levels, this display cabinet was put to good use at the “Run for the Roses” event and the Midwest and Kentucky Feature Bottle Display. Pictures of both are within the Lexington National feature article. The cabinet is now safe with Chattanooga National Co-Chair, Jack Hewitt for use next year.

Brian Riecker and his fantastic custom light cabinet he made for the Federation.

Meet Federation member Elliott Winters I met Elliott at the Lexington National and we became fast friends. Elliott moved around on his Mobility Scooter and wore .” He loves any kind of a button that said “I Have Hearing Loss”. milk bottles from any state and oil bottles with spouts. He was so excited to unwrap and show me the bottles he found at the show.

Elliott, by himself, took the Greyhound bus from Osage, Minnesota to the Lexington National. He says that there are not too many big shows in his area. James Campiglia adds, “I was happy to see him again and visit. He took the bus to our Butte, Montana .” Elliott was so excited to be at our show. His show 3 years ago”. .” words, “God willing, we will see him again in Chattanooga”.

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Sacramento announced for the FOHBC 2016 National Antique Bottle Convention

by Pam Selenak, FOHBC Conventions Director

I am extremely excited to announce that the 2016 FOHBC National Antique Bottle Convention will be held in Sacramento, California. Sacramento is the birthplace of the Federation of Historical Bottle Clubs (later renamed Collectors). The event will take place at the McClellan Conference Center at the decommissioned McClellan Air Force Base. he host hotel is the Lions Gate Hotel which is in conjunction with the McClellan Conference Center.

McClellan Conference Center

This will be a very unique venue due to the history of the base. here are officer homes, executive suites, 1 and 2 bedroom suites and standard rooms available. Rooms are $99 for a standard room, 1 and 2 bedroom suites, and $119 for executive suites. The homes are priced according to the amount of rooms they have.

There are 1, 2 and 3 bedroom homes. They are $99 per bedroom.

I will open the reservation line for rooms and homes on Monday, August 11 at 00 am PS . et your reservations early for there are only 122 available rooms which include the homes and suites.

In the event that we sell out at the Lions Gate Hotel, we are contracted with two other hotels in the area in which you will be given the same rate with free shuttle to and from the convention center and hotel.

There will be 258 sellers tables available. Dealer contracts will be available at the F BC 201 Chattanooga National Antique Bottle Show next year or online at about that same time. I will be setting up tours for area events so keep looking for those updates on our Federation website. I will also be having an open house at the Lions ate otel eneral’s ouse in the evening on August 4 for all who have bought tables and those with current early bird tickets. This will be a private event not hosted by the Federation.

Guests can call 916.643.6222, 24 hours a day to book a room.

They simply need to state that they are with the ‘Bottle Collectors’ group to receive the discounted room rate and be placed in the room block. Guests can also book, any time, with the online reservation link. That link will be posted in the next few days.

Rates are good for 3 days prior and 3 days after the show. If you need more time and plan on doing a prolonged vacation just call me and those rates can be adjusted for you.

Editor Note: Pam Selenak (Conventions Director), Ferdinand Meyer V and Mike Mc illop will be making another trip to the facility on 11 September 2014 to review all components of the planned 3-day show.

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Dr. Henley’s Royal Palm Gin Part 4 - Conclusion

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Isidor Landsberger was also well known for his California vineyards and sparkling wines. He was in business as far back as 1867. Dr. Henley’s IXL Bitters was a natural addition to this company given its use of grapes in its preparation. An even greater motivation for its introduction was the fact that with the demise of H. Epstein & Co., all of Henry Epstein’s prior business partners were also working for I. Landsberger & Co. By 1879, these included Louis Gross, Edward Vollmer and his father Simon Epstein according to city directories.

Another key business partner in the company was Arpad Haraszthy who had been trained in France in the art of wine making, and spent a great deal of his time developing and promoting wines from California and was also the originator of the very popular Eclipse champagne. Apparently the success of I. Landsberger & Co. and in particular, its Eclipse champagne, caught the attention of Henry Epstein for in June of 1880 he bought the entire company, paid off its creditors and paid off its business partners. By July of 1880, Arpad Haraszthy & Company was formed with Arpad and Henry Epstein as the two primary business partners. At the same time, Henry Epstein’s capital was used to greatly expand Arpad’s wine making business. Louis Gross also became part of this company and was listed as its bookkeeper, which was

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Figure 38: One of the Last Arpad Haraszthy & Co. Ads for Dr. Henley’s IXL Bitters

the title he also held while working for I. Landsberger & Co., according to San Francisco business directories of the time. This was also the title he held under his firm L. Gross & Co., both in San Francisco and Chicago. The implication here is that he was likely the primary person involved in the day-to-day manufacture and selling of the company’s products. Arpad Haraszthy dealt more with development and refinement of the products especially the wines. This collaboration, along with Henry Epstein’s capital, no doubt was responsible for the new/old product Dr. Henley’s California IXL Bitters now being sold under Arpad Haraszthy & Co. in September of 1881. It has been speculated that Arpad Haraszthy may have introduced some of his wines into this new bitters product but there is no concrete historical evidence to the author’s knowledge which would support this.

There is some circumstantial evidence in support of this view. It is known from advertisements in 1868, by L. Gross & Co., that Dr. Henley’s IXL Bitters used the “root of the Oregon Wild Grape” in its manufacture which reportedly had been shown to have medicinal properties when used by individuals in the Hudson Bay Company81. This claim was used to sell the bitters throughout the West Coast. Given that Arpad Haraszthy had for his entire career been perfecting the California grown European grape for his wines and had met with some critical and financial success when used in his Eclipse Champagne and Zinfandel, it would not have been too surprising to see the newly formed Arpad Haraszthy & Co. tout its use in their new California IXL Bitters product. Either way the product was apparently not very popular since it appears to have only been advertised for about three years. After July 1884, Arpad Haraszthy & Co. appeared to give up selling bitters since later advertisements were only for their wines and brandies. Figure 38 shows one of the last Arpad Haraszthy & Co. ads for Dr. Henley’s Oregon Wild Grape IXL Bitters.

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Apparently the success of I. Landsberger & Co. and in particular, its Eclipse champagne, caught the attention of Henry Epstein for in June of 1880 he bought the entire company, paid off its creditors and paid off its business partners. By July of 1880, Arpad Haraszthy & Company was formed with Arpad and Henry Epstein as the two primary business partners. At the same time, Henry Epstein’s capital was used to greatly expand Arpad’s wine making business. Louis Gross also became part of this company and was listed as its bookkeeper, which was the title he also held while working for I. Landsberger & Co., according to San Francisco business directories of the time. This was also the title he held under his firm L. Gross & Co., both in San Francisco and Chicago. The implication here is that he was likely the primary person involved in the day-to-day manufacture and selling of the company’s products. Arpad Haraszthy dealt more with development and refinement of the products, especially the wines. This collaboration, along with Henry Epstein’s capital, no doubt was responsible for the new/old product Dr. Henley’s California IXL Bitters now being sold under Arpad Haraszthy & Co. in September of 1881. It has been speculated that Arpad Haraszthy may have introduced some of his wines into this new bitters product, but there is no concrete historical evidence to the author’s knowledge which would support this. There is some circumstantial evidence in support of this view. It is known from advertisements in 1868, by L. Gross & Co., that Dr. Henley’s IXL Bitters used the “root of the Oregon Wild Grape” in its manufacture which reportedly had been shown to have medicinal properties when used by individuals in the Hudson Bay Company. This claim was used to sell the bitters throughout the West Coast. Given that Arpad Haraszthy had for his entire career been perfecting the California grown European grape for his wines and had met with some critical and financial success when used in his Eclipse Champagne and Zinfandel, it would not have been too surprising to see the newly formed Arpad Haraszthy & Co. tout its use in their new California IXL Bitters product. Either Figure 39: Tombstone for Henry Epstein and Wife in the Home of Peace Cemetery (Colma, Ca)

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Figure 40: Pair of Advertisements for the General Store Owned by Louis Gross in Portland, Oregon

way the product was apparently not very popular since it appears to have only been advertised for about three years. After July 1884, Arpad Haraszthy & Co. appeared to give up selling bitters since later advertisements were only for their wines and brandies.

Figure 38 shows one of the last Arpad Haraszthy & Co. ads for Dr. Henley’s Oregon Wild Grape IXL Bitters.

Henry Epstein continued investing in Arpad Haraszthy & Co. with the 1883 purchase of The Orleans Hills vineyard which at the time was producing one of the best grapes in California. He would continue with this company until at least 1895 when he briefly became vice-president and assistant manager of the newly formed California Wine Association in that same year. During that time, Henry also served on the board of directors for the Golden Rule Mutual Building and Loan Association, The Giant Powder Company, and was also a participant in a San Francisco railway franchise among other ventures. Henry continued to have a business office in San Francisco until about 1904 when he then appeared to retire according to San Francisco City Directories of the time. Henry continued to be active in various GermanAmerican associations until his death on February 17, 1913 in San Jose, California84. His tombstone is shown in Figure 39 along with the tombstone of his wife Jenny Epstein, his father Simon Epstein, as well as Francis Mandlebaum and family.

Henry left an estate worth $350,000 to his wife, Jennie. He was also survived by his son Milton H. Epstein, and daughters Elsa and Olga Epstein. His son Milton would follow in his father’s footsteps by becoming a banker in San Diego, California.

Historical Background: Louis Gross Louis Gross was born on August 1, 1825 in what was then Bohemia, Austria. Both he and his wife Elizabeth, also from Bohemia, immigrated to the United States in 1852, likely in response to the California Gold Rush. Early newspaper accounts indicate that Louis Gross was in San Francisco by 1853. Other newspaper records indicate that he first started a business in Iowa Hill, Placer County, California before February 1857. After the major fire there on February 2, 1857, he eventually took up residence in Dutch Flat, California by July of 1860, according to U.S. Census records for that year. His occupation was listed as a merchant. In this Sierra Nevada location, gold mining was booming and the chance for an entrepreneur to become quite wealthy was great. The fact that Dutch Flat was a stage coach center also improved its appeal. This likely was a strong motivating factor for the young Louis Gross to buy property and set up shop in that location. Unfortunately, by the fall of 1866 the Intercontinental Railroad had bypassed Dutch Flat, the nearest possible stop being the new “railroad town” of Alta, a few miles away – just far enough to render Dutch Flat out of the picture as a viable transportation point.

By October of 1864, tax records indicate that Louis had moved to Gold Canyon, California and by August of 1865 he had moved to Portland, Oregon whereupon he established a new general merchandise store (Figure 40) and was listed as a druggist in the city directory. It’s not clear why Louis moved to Portland. Part of the reason may have been that Portland was a larger city and a sea port with potentially more opportunities for merchants. It could also have been that the gold mining was starting to increase

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in Oregon at that time. It may also have been at the prompting of William Henley who needed a business partner and drug manufacturer that he likely knew from his time in Iowa Hill, California. Whatever the reason, according to the Portland City Directory for 1865, Dr. Henley also had arrived and set up his physician business earlier in that year. From Figure 40, one can see in the ads that Louis Gross was a druggist and a chemist and delivered orders based on physician prescriptions. It is probably no coincidence that Dr. Henley introduced his Magic Pills at that time and it was most likely prepared with the assistance of Louis Gross. This collaboration likely extended over into Dr. Henley’s newest product, his Royal Balsam. Under Louis Gross, production and the marketing of the Royal Balsam expanded throughout Oregon, into California and Washington Territory and even as far east as New York. The apparent financial success of this product led to Louis Gross, by 1868, being the sole proprietor and manufacturer of Dr. Henley’s various medicines including his most famous invention, Dr. Henley’s Wild Grape Root Bitters.

The Portland market while good at the time was small compared to the San Francisco market which was made even more robust by the need for supplies to support its rapidly expanding market position. Also, the more readily available access to raw materials for making their medicines, the availability of local glass houses to make their bottles, and the greater access to venture capitalists were likely strong motivating factors that contributed to the decision by Louis Gross and Dr. Henley to move the center of their operations to San Francisco. The first new product to be marketed out of San Francisco was Dr. Henley’s IXL Bitters.

Charles H. Woodard advertised as the successor to Louis Gross in Portland and continued selling all of Dr. Henley’s products to Oregon and the Washington and Idaho Territories.

With the move to San Francisco, the collaboration between Dr. Henley and Louis Gross was consolidated under the firm of L. Gross & Co. for the first time. Based upon newspaper articles of the time Dr. Henley’s IXL Bitters was quite popular. It was so

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popular that it spawned a number of imitators including the F. & P. J. Cassin Wholesale Liquor Company which also produced Cassin’s Grape Brandy Bitters. In fact, L. Gross & Co. (i.e. Louis Gross) took this company to court to stop them from infringing on their IXL Bitters trademark, and they won. Apparently the point of contention was F. & P. J. Cassin’s marketing of an article labeled “Cassin’s California Wild Grape Root XXX Bitters”.

Figure 41 shows the F. & P. J. Cassin trademark along with another one from a different company. Based on the amount of advertising L. Gross & Co. devoted to denouncing imitators like this and other fraudulent groups trying to make money at his company’s expense, Louis Gross was quite busy in the courts at that time. One wonders how Louis Gross found time to run his business. Based upon newspaper articles of the time it appeared that the actual manufacturing of at least the bitters, and most likely the medicines as well, were done by low cost Chinese labor as seen in the news brief shown in Figure 42. This review by a local reporter was during the time when L. Gross & Co. was operating from Chicago but it likely was very similar to how he operated out of San Francisco.

The huge popularity of Dr. Henley’s IXL Bitters from 1868 to 1870 caught the attention of Henry Epstein, a venture capitalist and merchant. For a brief time Henry Epstein was part of the Gross and Henley team under L. Gross & Co. By late 1870, Henry was listed as H. Epstein & Co. in San Francisco when L. Gross & Co. moved to, and set up business in, Chicago. Based upon newspaper articles of the time, and their long history of being business partners, both Henry and Louis appeared to be genuine friends as well as business partners. A large part of this friendship no doubt was due to the fact that both they and their spouses were immigrants from Bohemia, Austria and they were of the same Jewish faith, thus sharing a common heritage and religion. In fact, when Louis became a naturalized citizen in San Francisco on May 26, 1874, both Henry and his father Simon were on the certificate as witnesses. Consequently,

Figure 41: Two different Trademarks for Imitators of Dr. Henley’s Wild Grape Root IXL Bitters

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Various agents throughout the country were used to sell this brand of bitters and newspaper ads for this product have been found in states like Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and Louisiana among others. Ads likely were placed in Missouri also since Dr. Henley’s California IXL Bitters bottles have been found there. There is no evidence to date that would indicate the other locations were anything other than depots for the products manufactured in either Chicago or San Francisco. It is interesting that Dr. Henley’s California IXL Bitters, which was sold in the cylindrical bottle, is found in two forms -one with no glass house embossing on the base of the bottle and another with W. FRANK & SONS PITT embossed on the base (see Figure 43). The latter bottle variant, which was made in the Pittsburgh glass house, was most likely made for L. Gross & Co. when in Chicago while the former was most likely made in a California glass house for H. Epstein & Co. The Dr. Henley’s Wild Grape Bitters bottles, which were manufactured in San Francisco for H. Epstein & Co., also have the un-embossed base. Typically the Eastern glass houses from that time period and location marked the bottles they manufactured. The Pittsburgh glass house of William Frank & Sons was in existence94 from 1870 to early 1876, which is consistent with the 1870 to 1872 time period that L. Gross & Co. was in business in Chicago. Most likely the variant with the un-embossed base was manufactured by a California glass works for H. Epstein & Co., and shipped to Philip Wolf & Co., for the Midwestern and Southern markets, during his time in Cincinnati from 1872 to 1874.

it is not surprising that Louis handed off his successful San Francisco business in mid-1870 to Henry so that he could then be free to market Dr. Henley’s IXL Bitters in the Midwest. The infusion of Henry’s new cash into this partnership, as well as the possibility of greater sales from the Midwestern markets, were also strong motivational factors.

From mid-1870 to about October 1872 Louis Gross, acting as L. Gross & Co., conducted business out of Chicago and was there solely to market the Eastern version of Dr. Henley’s Wild Grape IXL Bitters, otherwise known as Dr. Henley’s California IXL Bitters. The principal depot for the Midwest and likely the South, during that time period, was initially located in Chicago at No. 7 La Salle Street. After the Great Chicago Fire in October 1871, his business moved to 675 Lake Street. Based upon the article shown in Figure 42, these depots were also a manufacturing center for the Chicago area and likely for the entire Midwest and South.

Figure 43: Two Variants of Dr. Henley’s California IXL Bitters, Top base is bottle image is on the left. The bottom base is from the bottle on the right

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Figure 44 shows a very rare square variant of Dr. Henley’s Wild Grape Root IXL Bitters that was also manufactured by the same William Frank & Sons with the specific embossing, W. F. & SONS., on its base. This particular style of embossing is believed to have been used between 1871 and 1875. Given that L. Gross & Co. was the only known Midwestern manufacturer of Dr. Henley’s products during that time period, it is reasonable to assume that L. Gross & Co. manufactured this bitters also. This is also the same glass house that made the Dr. Henley’s California IXL Bitters bottles. From ads of the time it is known that the name “California” was used to sell Dr. Henley’s bitters to the Midwestern market. Why this particular bottle dropped the “California” and went with “Wild Grape Root Bitters” is somewhat of a mystery. According to the August 13, 1870 issue of the Minnesotian Herald, Dr. Henley’s California IXL Bitters was made with tonics, appetizers and wine brandy from the Los Angeles region. Given the time frame of the bottle’s manufacture, this may have been an attempt to increase Dr. Henley’s bitters sales by having a “new” product in the eastern market, one based on the Oregon Wild Grape Root, like it was on the West Coast. Given the rarity of this bottle, especially compared to the California IXL Bitters, it apparently was not a success and may have prompted Louis Gross to close shop and return to California. The fact that all of the known examples were found in the West would indicate that its marketing time in Chicago was very short compared to California.

After Louis had returned to California in late 1872, the principal Midwestern depot for Dr. Henley’s California IXL Bitters switched to San Francisco-based Philip Wolf & Co. which maintained a Cincinnati office from 1872 until late 1874. It was operated by silent partner, David Heinsheimer, a Cincinnati resident (trade card shown in Figure 45). Philip Wolf & Co. then relocated its Cincinnati office to New York. According to the Cincinnati City Directory for 1874, Philip Wolf & Co. was also selling Dr. Henley’s Royal Palm Gin by at least June of that year (Figure 46). Philip Wolf Figure 45a: Front of Card - Philip Wolf & Co. Trade & Co. specialized in selling liquor and Card for Dr. Henley’s California Bitters bitters products as well as food stuff from California. Based upon ads from Cincinnati, it appears that the depot there did not manufacture these products but rather imported them from California and the California ads note Midwestern goods imported to the San Francisco branch.

By early 1874, Louis Gross had joined H. Epstein & Co. in San Francisco as both a partner and commission merchant for Dr. Henley’s Wild Grape Bitters according to San Francisco City Directories for 1874 and 1875. Judging by the fact that Henry Epstein was also associated with the stock brokerage firm H. H. Noble & Co., Louis likely did most of the day to day work in that company.

By 1876 H. Epstein & Co. was in decline so Louis was also serving as a salesman, bookkeeper and liquor merchant for I. Landsberger & Co. Henry’s father Simon, Isidor Landsberger and Arpad Haraszthy were his partners. Dr. Henley’s Wild Grape Bitters continued Figure 46: Philip Wolf & Co. Ad for Dr. Figure 44: Very Rare Square Henley’s Royal Palm Gin in the 1874 Variant of Dr. Henley’s Wild Grape Cincinnati City Directory to be sold under Bitters this company. Louis continued working with that company until its demise in 1881 whereupon he joined Arpad Haraszthy & Co. with Henry Epstein. Louis was listed as a bookkeeper for this new company.

It’s probably not too surprising that their “new” but short lived product, Dr. Henley’s California IXL Bitters, was also introduced to the market at that time and was sold along with the original Dr. Henley’s Wild Grape Bitters. By late 1882/early 1883 Louis Gross was splitting his time

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Figure 45b: Back of Card - Philip Wolf & Co. Trade Card for Dr. Henley’s California Bitters

between bookkeeping for Arpad Haraszthy & Co. and selling cigars and tobacco at his new business in San Francisco on 310 Montgomery St. The San Francisco City Directory for 1883 also showed that he worked for F. Mandlebaum & Sons where he was a manager. F. Mandlebaum & Sons were wholesale dealers in wines and liquors in San Francisco. F. Mandlebaum was Francis Mandlebaum, the same person who married Henry’s sister and gave him a job in Mandlebaum & Klauber’s store while Henry lived in Genoa, Nevada. It’s interesting that about this same time sales and perhaps interest for Dr. Henley’s Wild Grape Bitters were diminishing at Arpad Haraszthy & Co. thus likely forcing Louis to acquire more work. By 1886, Louis was back working full time at Arpad Haraszthy & Co. as a bookkeeper and cashier and stayed there until 1890. Henry Epstein continued with Arpad Haraszthy & Co. until about 1895. After 1890, Louis served as a broker until his death on November 26, 1895 in San Francisco.

He was buried at the Home of Peace Cemetery in San Francisco.

His tombstone is shown in Figure 47. This was the same cemetery that Henry Epstein was buried at. Louis was survived by his wife Elizabeth (Lizzie) and children Charles, Isidore, Felix, Blanche, Josie, Edith and Leo as well as Mrs. Martha Gross Plumb from Chicago, Illinois.

From the previous biographies, it should be evident that Dr. Henley primarily devoted his career to inventing new medicines and left the manufacture and sale of his inventions to others. Based on the historical evidence, Dr. Henley also developed a Royal Palm Gin product which was sold between 1873 and early 1876. Two years prior to its introduction to the marketplace, both Dr. Henley and Louis Gross, worked together in Chicago where gin was a popular beverage that was also used for medicinal purposes. By comparison, Louis Gross focused his career on the manufacture and selling of Dr. Henley’s bitters and medicines and had returned to California in time to manufacture the Royal Palm Gin product for Dr. Henley in early 1873. Louis did not join H. Epstein & Co. until well after the Royal Palm Gin product was being sold and had become well known in the market place, at which point H. Epstein & Co. became the sole agent for the product. Prior to this partnership the historical evidence indicates L. Gross & Co. was still in existence. Based upon the evidence presented thus far it makes sense that the L. G. & Co. embossing on the bottles shown in Figures 4 and 5 would stand for L. Gross & Co. By comparison, Henry Epstein was for the most part a venture capitalist who seemed more interested in acquiring and investing in money making firms than running their day-to-day operations.

The historical evidence also indicates that Louis Gross, when he was in California, was instrumental in the day-to-day operations of making and selling Dr. Henley’s products in some of these same firms. At this point, the main question that remains is whether the bottles shown in Figures 4 and 5 are old enough to have been manufactured in the 1873 to 1876 time period for Dr. Henley’s product. Certainly the one yellow amber example that was found in San Francisco with black glass ale shards would indicate it being old enough, but is there other evidence to support it being an 1870s bottle? Since there is no glass house embossing on the base of those bottles, the next best evidence that could date these bottles would be another bottle of nearly identical form and manufacture whose age could be traced.

Figure 46: Philip Wolf & Co. Ad for Dr. Henley’s Royal Palm Gin in the 1874 Cincinnati City Directory

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Earlier in this article it was mentioned that both Louis Gross and Dr. Henley were in Chicago during the initial introduction of the California IXL Bitters to the Midwestern and Southern markets. A popular gin in Chicago at the time was the Imperial Gin manufactured by H. H. Shufeldt & Co. The particular bottle used at that time, by that company, is very similar to the amber Royal Palm Gin bottle shown in Figure 4, with the exception of the style of the applied tops used on the two bottles. Figures 48 and 49 show a front and back comparison between the two bottles. In these figures the yellow amber example of the Royal Palm Gin is shown. The Shufeldt & Co. bottle has the L&W glass manufacturer embossed on its base which stands for Lorenz & Wightman. This Pittsburgh glass house was in existence from 1862 to early 1874; thus dating the Shufeldt bottle. The similarity of the two bottles not only includes the size, shape and style of beveled corners but also their bases. Figure 50 shows a comparison of the two bases. It’s likely that the same mold makers were used for the two bottles.

One difference, though, is that the Royal Palm Gin bottle in Figure 4 shows clear signs of the base being modified. By the looks of the base of this Royal Palm Gin bottle it appears that the glass house letters were removed from the mold. It’s unclear which glass house it was but considering the similar styles of the two bottles it could have easily been Lorenz & Wightman. Louis Gross had used another Pittsburgh glass house to manufacture Dr. Henley’s California and Wild Grape Root IXL Bitters, while in Chicago, so it is not inconceivable that he used Lorenz & Wightman to make the mold for the Royal Palm Gin bottle.

Given that Louis Gross left Chicago by September of 1872, and the Lorenz & Wightman glass manufacturer was in business until early 1874, it is likely that the Royal Palm Gin bottle shown in Figure 4 was manufactured by another glass house.

Since Louis Gross was in California by early 1873, just before the West Coast introduction of Dr. Henley’s Royal Palm Gin, this Figure 47: Louis Gross Tombstone in the Home of Peace Cemetery

Figure 48: Front Comparison Between the Royal Palm Gin and Imperial Gin Bottles Figure 49: Back Comparison Between the Royal Palm Gin and Imperial Gin Bottles

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Based upon the information presented, the Royal Palm Gin bottles discussed in this article were most likely the ones produced for Dr. Henley. The age of the bottles are consistent with the 1873 to early 1876 time frame that Dr. Henley’s gin was being marketed and this time frame is also consistent with Louis Gross & Co. being the manufacturer. This would make the Royal Palm Gin the only bottle with Louis Gross & Co. embossed on it and likely the oldest gin bottle manufactured on the West Coast.

Figure 50: Base Comparison Between the Royal Palm Gin and Imperial Gin Bottles

new glass manufacturer was most likely located in California.

This would also explain why the former glass house was removed from the base of the bottle mold. The Dr. Renz’s Herb Bitters style applied top used on the amber Royal Palm Gin bottles would be consistent with a California glass house. The fact that three of the six known examples of the Royal Palm Gin bottle were definitely dug on the West Coast also helps. It is interesting that the aqua colored Royal Palm Gin bottle shown in Figure 5, and the yellow amber one in Figures 48 through 50, show no sign of any modification to the base of the bottle mold. These bottles were likely made after the dark amber one shown in Figure 4.

To the author’s knowledge, the only other American gin that was manufactured in the early 1870s, and that used a “case gin” style bottle, is shown in Figure 51. This gin bottle was produced by the Risley & Co. manufacturer out of Buffalo, New York. It was in business from 1870 to 1876. The style Figure 51: The Risley & Co. Case Gin Bottle

Acknowledgements

I would like to thank Jeff Wichmann, from American Bottle Auctions, for providing several bottle photographs that were used in this article. I would also like to thank several people for the historical information and the photographs that they have provided to me. They include Eric McGuire, Ellen Levesque, Niel Smith, Warren Friedrich, Richard Siri and Rick Pisano.

References 1 November 4, 1731, Daily Post (London, England) 2 November 12, 1853, Janesville Gazette (Janesville, Wisconsin) 3 November 11, 1856, San Francisco Bulletin 4 The last advertisement for L. Gross & Co. being in Chicago was in the September 5, 1872 issue of the Puget Sound Dispatch (Seattle, Washington Territory) and the last listing of Louis Gross in the Chicago City Directories was 1872.

5 San Francisco City Directories for 1873 and 1874 indicate that Dr. Henley had a partnership (company) with a merchant by the name of William J Bradbury to manufacture Dr. Henley’s Eye Opener in 1872/1873 but this company was dissolved sometime between March 1873 and March 1874.

6 August 20, 1874, San Francisco Bulletin 7 Louis Gross association with H. Epstein & Co. first appears in the 1874 San Francisco City Directory 8 May 10, 1884, Petaluma Courier 9 October 11, 1887, San Francisco Chronicle 10 March 15, 1852, Daily Alta California 11 Placer County Deeds, Book A, page 504, Wm Henley (grantee) from A.F. Wagner, June 19, 1854 12 February 4, 1857, San Francisco Bulletin 13 Placer County Deeds, Book C, page 111, Wm. & Ann Henley (grantors) to Edw. Patten & James McDonald, March 10, 1857. Book C, page 117 - 118, Wm. & Ann Henley (grantors) to John B. Currier, March 13, 1857. Book D, pages 134 - 135, Wm. & Ann Henley (grantors) to W.J. Esmond, March 12, 1857 14 1880 U.S. Census, Portland, Oregon 15 February 4, 1857, San Francisco Bulletin 16 1860 U.S. Census, Placer County, California 17 Sonoma County Deeds, Book B, pg. 669, Isaac Tustin (grantor) to William Henley, April 3, 1857 18 September 9, 1881, Willamette Farmer 19 November 17, 1887, San Francisco Evening News 20 History of Sonoma County, Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL.

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24 June 26, 1868, Oregonian 25 February 4, 1870, Sacramento Daily Union 26 Such as the L. Gross & Co. vs. F. & P. J. Cassin Lawsuit: December 02, 1868, Daily Alta California 27 February 12, 1869, Daily Alta California 28 October 5, 1871, Quincy Whig (Chicago, Illinois) 29 February 24, 1872, San Francisco Chronicle 30 September 19, 1872, Sacramento Daily Union 31 Last known ad for the Indian Queen Hair Restorative was July 23, 1872 in the San Francisco Bulletin and last mention of Dr. Henley’s Eye Opener was in the December 17, 1872 issue of the Sacramento Daily Union 32 April 12, 1870, Chariton Democrat 33 For example Dr. Henley’s Eye Opener was not the first time a product by that name had appeared on the market. Twelve years earlier there was a tonic by the name of Oldner’s Delta Eye Opener that was sold through the San Francisco market (see October 11, 1860, Daily Alta California).

Also, Dr. Henley’s Dew of the Alps Bitters appeared at the same time the Dew of the Alps tonic being offered by Udolpho Wolfe was being sold in San Francisco (see December 24, 1878, San Francisco Chronicle) and across the country.

34 See reference 4 35 April 3, 1875, Sacramento Daily Union 36 September 01, 1877, Pacific Rural Press 37 July 5, 1884, The Eugene City Guard 38 December 4, 1868, Oregonian 39 A Toast To Eclipse: Arpad Haraszthy And The Sparkling Wine Of Old San Francisco by Brian McGinty, pp. 63-64.

40 The Best of the West Antique Western Bitters Bottles by Jeff Wichmann, p. 67.

41 February 15, 1894, The Pharmaceutical Era and July 29, 1887, San Francisco Chronicle 42 November 5, 1891, Oregonian 43 March 1, 1880, Sacramento Daily Bee 44 For Oregon Kidney Tea see November 5, 1891, Oregonian and for Dandelion Tonic see the May 22, 1911 issue of American Druggist and Pharmaceutical Record 45 February 24, 1882, Willamette Farmer 46 See reference 42 47 May 4, 1898, Sacramento Daily Record-Union 48 April 28, 1887, San Francisco Bulletin 49 December 27, 1883, The Daily Record-Union (Sacramento, CA) 50 Certified Copy of Compiled Statement of Domestic Corporations Whose Charters Have Been Forfeited And Foreign Corporations Whose Right To Do Business In This State Has Been Forfeited For Failure To Pay Their Corporation License Tax, Under An Act Of The Legislature, Approved March 20, 1905 (published December 14, 1905) 51 April 28, 1904, The Pharmaceutical Era 52 October 10, 1887, San Francisco Chronicle 53 August 10, 1895, The Morning Call (San Francisco, CA) 54 See reference 51 55 August 2, 1887, San Francisco Chronicle 56 October 14, 1887, San Francisco Chronicle 57 February 15, 1894, The Pharmaceutical Era 58 August 10, 1895, San Francisco Call 59 August 14, 1895, San Francisco Call 60 October 7, 1896, San Francisco Call 61 U.S. Passport Application For Henry Epstein, October 12, 1908 62 Jews in Nevada: A History by John P. Marschall, p. 32; also The Sounding by David M. Klauber

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63 The first known stock transaction was reported in the August 14, 1861, San Francisco Bulletin, many others were reported in this newspaper in later years 64 December 28, 1877, San Francisco Bulletin 65 Saint Peters Episcopal Church Rectory Report by Peter Serafin and J. Daniel Pessoni 66 See Pacific Coast Business Directory for 1867, p. 303 67 San Francisco City Directory for 1867 68 March 31, 1870, San Francisco Chronicle 69 San Francisco City Directory for 1872 70 January 24, 1871, San Francisco Chronicle 71 See for example August 14 1872, San Francisco Bulletin; March 2, 1871, San Francisco Chronicle; July 9, 1873, San Francisco Bulletin 72 For example he was one of the creditors for Einstein Bros. & Co. who specialized in making boots and shoes according to August 20, 1878, San Francisco Bulletin 73 April 23, 1874, San Francisco Bulletin 74 This is consistent with Henry Epstein being absent from the 1877 and 1878 San Francisco City Directories 75 January 19, 1877, Daily Alta California 76 See reference 64 77 June 30, 1880, San Francisco Bulletin 78 An excellent of history of Arpad Haraszthy and his role in developing wine in California can be found in the book A Toast To Eclipse: Arpad Haraszthy And The Sparkling Wine Of Old San Francisco by Brian McGinty 79 September 23, 1881, Sacramento Daily Union 80 Brian McGinty, A Toast To Eclipse: Arpad Haraszthy And The Sparkling Wine Of Old San Francisco, p. 63.

81 See reference 38 82 June 25, 1884, San Diego Union 83 May 18, 1892, Sacramento Daily Record-Union; August 24 and December 2, 1892, San Francisco Chronicle 84 September 12, 1916 Passport Information for Jennie Epstein (wife of Henry Epstein) 85 San Diego Union, July 8, 1913 86 March 1, 1853, San Francisco Evening Journal 87 See reference 15 88 August 26, 1865, The Oregonian 89 See reference 23 90 See reference 24 91 December 2, 1868, Daily Alta California 92 See reference 28 93 Louis Gross was buried at the Home of Peace Cemetery in San Francisco which is a Jewish cemetery.

94 Glasshouses & Glass Manufacturers of the Pittsburgh Region 17951910 by Jay W. Hawkins page 221 95 March-April 2008, “The Dating Game: William Frank & Sons, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1866-1875)”, Bottles And Extras, p. 2.

96 The oldest embossed gin bottle made for the West Coast, but likely manufactured in New York, was made for Martin Frisius out of San Francisco. This bottle is believed to be embossed Pure Holland Gin on one side, M. Frisius & Co. on another side and San Francisco on still another side. This bottle is believed to have been marketed sometime between 1858 and 1862 out of San Francisco.

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inside the North Gate, to the right, and in section D. North Gate is located on Mt. Hope Ave. As a side note, Mt. Hope Cemetery, founded in 1838, was one of the first rural municipal cemeteries in America.

There are several famous people buried there and I will mention only a few. Susan B. Anthony of women’s suffrage fame; Hiram Sibley, founder of Western Union, and Frederick Douglas, former slave and leader in the abolitionist movement. Douglas was also a statesman and sought-after orator. Douglas was also the first African-American nominated for vice president of the United States. And last, but not least, Nathaniel Rochester, an American Revolutionary War soldier and founder of Rochester, is also buried there.

The Weaver family was one of the most respected families in all of Fairfield County. One of my boyhood friends was a direct descendant of this family. It all started with Henry’s paternal grandfather, Adam Weaver. Adam moved to New Lancaster, Ohio in 1802 from Lancaster, Pa. New Lancaster was founded in part by folk from the Pennsylvania town, thus the name.

Lancaster is also the birthplace, and home of a famous Civil War General, “Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman.” Just think, he probably visited Henry Weaver’s bar and possibly drank his bitters!

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his is my second article on the Henry C. Weaver Mexican Bitters bottle. I wrote the first one many years ago (I think 1978) for Antique Bottle & Glass Collector Magazine. I also assisted Ferdinand Meyer V with an article on Weaver’s Bitters which appeared on “Peach Ridge Glass.”

My reason for writing another article is five-fold. First, I am from Henry’s hometown of Lancaster, Ohio. Second, I have been captivated by this bottle since the first time I laid eyes on it.

Third, to introduce a beautiful and extremely rare bitters to our bottle hobby. Fourth, to give you some background on Henry and his bottle, and fifth, to clarify some facts about the bottle that are incorrect.

Henry Clay Weaver was born on April 19, 1824 in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio. He passed away June 20, 1924 in Rochester, N.Y. at the age of 79 years. Henry’s interment was in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Rochester. Henry’s grave marker is just

Henry and Alice Weaver’s gravestone marker

In 1803, Lancaster became a town before Ohio became a state.

Shortly thereafter the “New” was dropped and it became simply Lancaster. The county was formed and named “Fairfield” by the early settlers because the fields were considered fair. Lancaster was located on the Hock Hocking River and there were still Indians encamped there when Adam Weaver arrived.

Lancaster was the birthplace and home of another famous family by the name of Sherman. Charles Robert Sherman served on the Ohio Supreme Court. He had four sons who became renowned: 1)Charles T. became a federal judge, 2) John Sherman became a U.S. senator, 3) Hoyt Sherman was a local banker, 4) General William Tecumseh Sherman of Civil War fame. General Sherman received his middle name “Tecumseh” because his father was an admirer of the great chief of the Shawnees “Tecumseh.” As a boy Sherman was not called William, but rather Tecumseh. Suffice it to say there can be no doubt whatsoever that the Weaver family would have known and interacted with the Sherman family.

I need now to get back to the Weaver family. When Adam Weaver first arrived at Lancaster he served as a clerk in the mercantile store of Rudolph Pitcher. In 1810, Adam was elected justice of the peace of Hocking Township. He was considered so fair and impartial that he held that position for 18 years. In 1812, Adam was given a commission of lieutenant to serve under Captain Summer in his artillery company during the war of 1812. He never served long, as Governor Meigs recalled him to become sheriff of Fairfield County.

I could go on and on of the accolades of Adam Weaver, but must get on with Henry’s story. One of Adam’s sons was John Weaver.

John became a very successful and respected business man and banker. John married Miss Nancy Archer and their first child was named Henry Clay Weaver. Again, there can be no doubt that young Henry was named after Henry Clay, the noted Kentucky senator and orator. Henry Clay also was a three-time loser in his bid for the presidency. He stumped through Ohio giving political

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1870 Federal Census show Henry C. Weaver (Grocer and Saloon) and family (Henry C Weaver 40, Mary M Weaver 38, Richard Weaver 19, William H Weaver 17, Inez M Weaver 9, Cornelius Van Brunt 75, Lucy Van Brunt 74)

speeches. He was instrumental in perpetrating the War of 1812.

He died in 1852 and is forever commemorated on the reverse of the GI-25 Washington flask, one of which sold at Norman Heckler’s Thomas McCandless auction March 19, 2012 for more than $52,000.

Henry probably met George Eastman of Eastman Kodak fame and perhaps even invested in the Eastman film company. To say Henry Weaver was a visionary would be to say the least. By the way, the year Henry died, 1924, Eastman gave away half of his fortune ($75 million) and he, too, is buried at Mt. Hope.

Do you see, friends, how these bottles become intertwined one with another? The Weaver Bitters owes its name in part to Henry Clay. Henry had a sister Mary who married C.R. Richards, a Rochester, N.Y. shoe manufacturer. By now, Henry had gained a reputation of being a progressive and enterprising business man, no doubt owed to his father John’s teaching. Henry was a “hands on” manager of several farms he owned, plus a sawmill, tavern, and shoe manufacturing company. Yes, that’s right, because of his sister Mary, he entered into a partnership with the Richards family in Rochester. It was reported that he held several business interests in Rochester and traveled back and forth over the years between the two cities.

When we call our bottles historical, in many cases they truly are.

Early patent medicine purveyors, brewers, bitters and whiskey manufacturers often were friends of or rubbed noses with many of the elite of their day. Henry no doubt had a residence at Rochester as well as Lancaster. He knew many of the movers and shakers of Ohio, and also Rochester.

I collect “E. Becker “ beers from Lancaster, Ohio and have visited Ernst Becker’s grave at Forest Rose cemetery. In fact, before the internet, I searched all the cemeteries of Lancaster looking for Henry’s grave to no avail. Henry would have indeed known Ernst Becker. As Ferdinand Meyer V once said to me, “Gary, we just have to connect the dots.”

Now let us turn our attention to the Henry Clay Weaver Mexican Bitters bottle. I will give you what I know along with some supposition on the bottle. First of all, it is made in what appears to be the same mold as the

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“Seward & Bentley Constitution Bitters, Buffalo, N.Y.” The dimensions are really about the same. However, at the top of the Constitution it is embossed AMS 2, while on the Weaver it is embossed ASF 5. As far as I know, no one knows what these letters stand for. Also, at the base the Constitution is embossed “1864” and the Weaver “1866” just two years apart. The rest of the bottle is identical. I love the grip bars on the lower part of the bottle both front and back. The side panels are “HENRY C. WEAVER, LANCASTER,O. “ the other side “MEXICAN BITTERS.” The Constitution Bitters can be found in several colors, but the Weaver Mexican Bitters exists only in amber. I used to go over to Paul and Mary Ballentine’s home at Springfield, Ohio to see Mary’s bitters. I say Mary’s because she collected the bitters, while Paul specialized in Mid West glass. Mary had the most beautiful Constitution Bitters I have ever seen. It was a deep amethyst plum color. It was found in a cornfield in northeast Ohio. I handled that bottle many times, not knowing there was similar bottle (Weaver) from my home town.

To close out my story on the Mexican Bitters, I will tell you what I know and what I suppose. The first Henry C. Weaver Bitters was found in a barn not far from Lancaster, Ohio, laying on a rafter. The book “Bitters Bottles” by Carlyn Ring and Bill Ham says two were found on a farm. That is incorrect, but it’s not the authors’ fault. They are vulnerable to what is reported to them. I went to the home of the man who obtained that bottle. I tried every way I could to purchase it from him. This would have been about 1974. Several collectors tried to obtain it to no avail.

The man became the center of attention by many who sought to acquire the bottle. He was on a “high,” to say the least. One early evening some fellows visited him and he came outside to their truck and showed them the bitters. The story goes like this: they ended up talking about many things and the man set the bitters on the truck back bumper.

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Darkness set in and they decided to call it a day. When the man went into his home he soon realized he left the bitters on the truck bumper. Panic set in as he ran outside to look for it. He was able to call one of the men and they looked, but said they found no bottle. The man and his family searched the streets for the bottle or broken glass but didn’t find it.

Several years later, I was serving as the pastor of a church at Bucyrus, Ohio. I read in the paper there was an estate auction being held that Saturday at Caledonia, Ohio. My wife Betty and I attended the auction and were blown away by the 100-year estate of great antiques. Both the front and back yards, barn and house were full. We started to walk down a long row of tables when suddenly the I spotted a bottle. I immediately recognized the shape. My heart gripped me as I grabbed Betty and pointed to it.

“Is that a Constitution, or a Weaver,” I whispered to her?

I soon took hold of it and knew that dreams do come true. It was a Weaver’s. It took the auctioneer forever to get to that bottle and by this time another bottle collector had shown up. We were friends but that was put aside when the bidding started. A teenage girl that had been holding up objects held up the bitters by one finger stuck into the opening. She waved it around while the auctioneer shouted, “Who will give a dollar for the Mexican bottle?” All the while laughing. I started the bidding on the bottle and Carl Conklin jumped in right away. I jumped the bid to $10 increments and it soon sailed to $200. The crowd was getting loud and pushing in to see what was so special. The auctioneer stopped and shouted, “Folks, if you will hold it down, we’ll all learn something here. He immediately removed the bottle from the awestruck girl’s finger.

We stayed at $10 increments till we reached $850. With a racing heart and what seemed like a million eyes fastened upon me, I stepped forward and was awarded my prize.

As newscaster Paul Harvey would say, “And now for the rest of the story.” I was almost late for a funeral I was conducting that afternoon. I have long since forgotten what I said about the deceased, but I have never forgotten that moment when I helped to make “Henry Clay Weaver” famous.

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damage. Here is the supposition I said I would make: Because of who Henry C. Weaver was, and the many business connections he had, both in Lancaster and also Rochester, he may have drank a Seward & Bentley Constitution Bitters while at Rochester. Buffalo was not that far away and you can be sure the Constitution was available at Rochester. Seward and Bentley were in business together for only a couple of years.

Weaver may have heard they went out of business and, being the entrepreneur he was, decided, “Hey, I can do that.” He may have really liked that bottle and sought out the manufacturer and contracted to have some made to his order. For sure, he knew how popular bitters were to the sick and those who just wanted alcohol. Dollar signs are every entrepreneur’s catalyst. There were no doubt many hypocrites of the Temperance movement who would not touch a beer or whiskey, but imbibed bitters with a clear conscience.

When I was a newspaper boy of 10 years age, I knew and sold papers to Henry Weaver Davidson. His mother was a sister to Henry Weaver. I didn’t make the connection then, of course. He was an eccentric inventor who lived in an alley off main street in his old barn-work shop. He wore a full beard. I would deliver the paper to him and he would invite me in to see his gadgets of which he was most proud. I remember he was trying to motorize a wheel barrow. He was a kind old man and I missed him greatly when he died. I remember that I walked 22 blocks one way to view his grave.

Henry concocted his bitters and then would have sold it at his tavern on Main Street. We don’t know what the ingredients were since we have never seen a label. It wouldn’t have been hard to just copy the recipe of someone else. It won’t surprise me if one day a digger in Rochester digs a Henry C. Weaver Mexican Bitters. Odds are no one will ever know why Henry named his bitters “Mexican.” I often dream of the undug privies at Lancaster and wonder how many “WEAVER’S” are resting at the bottom just waiting for their resurrection.

In closing, consider this about the bottle: It is far rarer then the American Life Bitters from Tiffin, Ohio. Or the Holtzermans Cabin Bitters from Piqua, Ohio. And much rarer that the Seward & Bentley Constitution Bitters (except for color). And how great is the name “Henry Clay Weaver?”

I have long since realized these glass gems that arrest our attention, romance our heart and start us down the road of endless obsession, have a story behind them that is far greater than the bottle itself. Keep looking and digging because there is still an unknown gem out there with a story to be told.

Much of the information in this article was obtained from various historical sites on the internet. Such as Rochester Historical Society, Mt. Hope Cemetery records, Forest Rose Cemetery records, Peach Ridge Glass. Lancaster, Ohio Public Library, Ohio Historical Records. The bottles featured in this article are from the fabulous collection of Ferdinand Meyer V.

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by Jim Bender

I started collecting bottles back in 1973 as a young boy in

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middle school. As the years passed by I collected many types of bottles, inks, bitters, Saratogas and pontiled medicines to name a few. Back around 1990 I started collecting Group XII flasks, what most collectors know as Union Clasping hands flasks. I got interested in them for two main reasons. The first was they were Civil War era flasks which was a time in history that changed the United States forever and second they were fairly cheap to collect.

I had sold off my collections every time there was a house to buy or money was tight. I quickly learned there was no complete listing for these bottles. The McKearin’s book was the bible of flasks but was very incomplete. One asks how that can be? I believe because at the time the Union and Pikes Peaks bottles were the very low end of the flask category at that time. So being later made flasks they were not very followed by most collectors. Thus very little time was spent on them in the book. The late John Atwell spent hours redrawing and researching the Pikes Peaks bottles and produced what is believed to be the most accurate information to date on those bottles. He hand-drew every bottle himself to scale. If you have not seen the book you really should.

Now let’s get back on track with the Union bottles. Group GXII bottles or as I call them Union bottles all have a set of hands shaking on the front in a large shield. This is to represent the joining of the North and South after the Civil War. The backs of the bottles either has a cannon standing by a flag (facing right or left depending on the mold) or an Bird with a ribbon in his mouth. The only exception to this is the GXII-37 which has the hands shaking in the shield

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Typical Clasping hands and Canon found on Union bottles

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Typical Eagle or Dove found on most Union flasks

on both sides.

I would like to talk about the Bird on the back of the bottle for a minute. For many years and most people still do refer to the bird as an Eagle. I believe the bird may be a Dove. The Dove of Peace to be more exact.

Most Union bottles were made in Pittsburgh Pa. however, some are attributed to the Midwest. One mold the GXII-2 is attributed to Waterford N.J., there has been some doubt cast on this over the past few years and I can only say some of the early books on Jersey glass say it is a Jersey bottle.

McKearins lists 52 molds for the group XII bottles, Quarts (22), Pints (18), Half pints (11) and Calabash (1) size. (This is far from a complete list) I currently have 11 unlisted molds in my own collection. I have seen another 6 unlisted bottles that I do not have. When

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Mckearins was written like any great work there were errors made. When I first became friends with noted flask collector Mark Vuono I asked to see the Group GX111-15 Army Officer and Daisy bottle in amber. He said,� There is no such bottle.�

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3 Blue flasks

1 unlisted other GXII-37, 1 pint Blue flask GXII-39

Star embossing found on base

Nice early iron pontil

I said, “Well, in Mckearins, it is attributed to your dad.”

(The late Charles Vuono a collecting legend) He said,”I know and the day the book came out my father called them to say, I never said I saw that bottle!” Their reply was,” Oh, we thought, you did.” So hearing that first hand I was sure there was misunderstanding on some bottles listed. Of the 52 molds listed I believe there are three molds which do not exsist at all. The GXII-7a, 28 and 12 are three bottles which I will call error bottles. The GXII-12 is listed as a quart with a star on the base. I have never seen a quart with a star on the base but have seen many pints which are not listed. It must be noted that this bottle does appear a bit larger in size than most pints and maybe that’s where the error came about. The GXII-7a bottle with (No2) in the oval shield on the front of the bottle is listed as a pint. I have never seen or heard of this mold in anything other than a quart. The GX11-28 pint I have never seen.

However, many auction houses sell a pint which they call a GX11-28 which does not match the description yet I believe is the bottle McKearins saw when listing the #28 mold. Of the other molds listed many have minor mistakes in the descriptions. Many have a common mistake of the number of leaves counted. It is a common thing to see dealers write on a bottle “similar to.”. I believe it is not similar to - it is what was suppose to be listed. So this being said I never get too excited when I see someone with a bottle listed as unlisted. I believe there are probably at least 20 plus molds for these bottles not listed.

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for the GX11 bottles is an applied top with a ring around it. I would say 80% of the Union bottles have this top.

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applied ring, sloping collared and square collar top. Bases come in both smooth and pontiled. Most bottles have some form of smooth base. There are 3 molds which have base

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Union Clasping hands bottles are a great piece of American history and aqua bottles can still be had for less the one hundred dollars

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embossing. One is a pint with a star embossed on the base and the other two are embossed L&W one quart and one pint. It must be noted that there are two different sizes of the L&W embossing. For the purest collector they would count each one as a different mold even those the bottles themselves are the same. Pontiled bases come in both iron and open pontils. Many dealers have told me they are earlier then the smooth base bottles. This is not true in my mind. The Civil War ended in 1865 and the Union bottles where produced after the Civil War. The pontiled bottles

where produced by glass houses that where still using the pontil technique to hold bottles as the top was being applied. This is no different than today’s manufacturing where some plants use 20 year old technology and others are state of the art. These bottles were all made around the same time.

Let’s look at colors now. Most everybody sees the aqua colored union bottles at shows. By far aqua is the most common color followed by amber. In all I would rate

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colors like this most common to rarest. Aqua, amber, yellow amber, yellow olive, apple green, citron, cornflower blue, sapphire blue, true light emerald green, teal greens, clear, olive green, pink puce and peach. Remember rarity does not always reflect values.

Let’s take a look at the Group GIV bottles with the Clasphing hands and Masonic symbol on the front.

These bottles also come in half pint (1), pint (1), quart (2) and Calabash (1) bottle. It is believed they are not listed with the other Union Clasp hands bottles because when the first McKearin’s book was written there was no Group XII listing, it was add in later volumes. I am sure if the book where written today they would have all been put together as Clasping hands bottles and not Masonic bottles.

Many of the GIV bottles have pontils on them, but this is not rare. However, a colored bottle with a pontil is quite rare. I believe the descriptions for the half pint GIV-41 and pint GIV-40 both are wrong and like the GXII-28 pint it was a mistake when listing the bottles.

Balance of photos are a variety of mold markings

Top 2 photos rare GXII-32 1/2 pint William Frank& Sons from the Blaske Collection

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The Calabash type bottles are in both the GIV and GXII groups, one each. The GXII bottle almost always has a large double collared top and GIV bottle almost always has a tapered collared top. It must be noted that there is a reproduction bottle of the tapered collar bottle which fools most collectors. It is always aqua and always smooth base. I think it was made in Czechoslovakia, in my opinion .Most dealers refuse to accept the fact they have a repro on there table when you tell them. (I don’t even try anymore) It can be seen on page 683 of McKearins. There is also a large quart reproduction bottle which is machine-made and can easily be identified as a repro along with the ones made at Wheaton Village.

Rarity is always a question. Bottles in McKearins are rated by number of bottles known. They ether saw a lot more of some GXII bottles than I have or just called most of them common or comparatively scarce. One bottle the GXII-37 “Union” on both sides is listed as rare. It is not that rare and I have seen well over a dozen

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of them. Please note a few of the GXII-37 bottles have an iron pontil which is very rare. In my opinion one of the rarest Union bottles is the GXII-42 half pint with “W&F & Sons” embossed in the oval on the front of the bottle. This bottle is very rare (I have the one from the Blaske collection) and I have seen only 3 examples total. The GXII-20 is a very rare mold to find as well.

However rarity is not always related to value. A cobalt blue Washington flask sold for over 100,000 and there are over 10 examples of that bottle know. So it comes down as always to desirability versus rarity.

I hope this article sheds a little light on the Union Clasping hands bottles. They are a great piece of American history and aqua bottles can still be had for less then one hundred dollars. If anyone has a color or unlisted mold and would like to drop me a line or photo I would love to hear from you. I hope someday to do a book on these wonderful bottles.

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M. KOM BOTTLER - WISCONSIN The May-June edition of Bottles and Extras included an article by Tod van Meechow about L.R. Comstock that also mentioned the M Kom “maverick” soda. The fact that two of them were found in Wisconsin got me curious so I did some research. It turns out that this bottle is in fact Milwaukee in origin.

Fuchs who appears in the 1851 city directory as a saloon keeper.

Michael Kom is listed as a resident of Burlington, Wisconsin. It is possible that he lived in Burlington and came to Milwaukee for the summer soda bottling season or that he moved to Burlington after.

Michael Kom ran an ad in the German language daily rag called the Tagliche Wisconsin-Banner in summer of 1850 offering carbonated Lemon Mineral Water in bottles. It ran regularly May 21 through June of 1850. I could not find any other ads from or after that. The ad mentions an assistant named Moris Morgenshein.

Moris is listed as a saloon keeper in the 1851 city directory. His saloon was about eight blocks away on Market Street.

His factory was located at the foot of Huron St. near the city pier.

In 1850 there was no rail connection yet so almost every Milwaukee immigrant walked right past his factory. It was a block away from the Lake Brewery where John and Joseph Taylor rented space and bottled small beer and mineral water that same summer. It is quite possible that Kom and the Taylors, as contemporaries and competitors, knew each other.

Michael Kom is difficult to track down. There was no city directory published in 1850 and Michael is not listed in the 1849 or ’51 directories, nor is he listed in the 1850 Milwaukee census. We do know that he was married on December 19, 1850 to a Milwaukee woman named Friederica Altreuter. One witness was Jacob

Mr. Kom may have gotten the idea for the “Great Western” slogan on the back from the Great Western Steamship Co. which ran from Bristol to New York. The Great Western wood paddle ship delivered thousands of immigrants from Europe to New York from 1838 to 1846. It is certainly possible that Kom was

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This bottle is important to Wisconsin collectors for several reasons. It is only the third company from Milwaukee known to use embossed colored pontil marked soda bottles, the others being Taylor and Brother (1850/51) and Wm. Hopkins (late 1850s). It may be the oldest Wisconsin soda bottle discovered so far. Actually, it is tied with the Taylor Brothers cobalt sided soda since the 1850 census shows they were also bottling in Milwaukee that summer. It is the only Wisconsin green pontil marked soda and with the slogan on the back, great color and crudely applied cone top it has to rank as Wisconsin’s best soda.

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Following is the English translation of the advertisement below: Michael Kom recommends to his countrymen fine home made Lemon : Mineral : Water a bubbly, refreshing and healthy drink in bottles.

Factory: Huron Street Nr. 38 - My assistant, Mr. Moris Morgenshein, speaks daily with my valued customers, and is committed to serve them promptly and efficiently. For friendly service I recommend it.

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(Fig. 5) The flask bore a round red label announcing the contents as “Nuggets of Pure Gold from Klondyke�- an alternative spelling - and included his name and location.

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six inches high, the milk glass bottle shown here (Fig. 1) is shaped like a mountain range or glacier with brown and gold paint on both sides, emphasizing the rugged nature of the terrain being depicted. Known widely as the “Klondike Flask,” it has been called “one of bottle collectings’ classical figural bottles.” Less well recognized is George Smithhisler, the Ohio liquor dealer who dreamed it up, provided the several swallows of liquor the bottle contained, and issued those flasks in substantial numbers, apparently as a tribute to the Yukon Gold Rush.

(Fig. 1) Only six inches high, the milk glass bottle shown here is shaped like a mountain range or glacier with brown and gold paint on both sides, emphasizing the rugged nature of the terrain being depicted.

Smithhisler was a descendant of French settlers. His grandparents, Philip and Mary Smithhisler, had immigrated to the United States in 1828, bringing his father, John Michael, and other children with them. The family first took up residence in Baltimore, Maryland, where they remained until they moved to Holmes County, Ohio, where they took up farming. John Michael Smithhisler became a farmer and in 1835 married a woman who had emigrated from Alsace, France, with her parents.

She was Mary Milless, the daughter of Jacob and Catharine Milless. The couple had a family of eleven children, three daughters and eight sons. Among the sons was George.

In 1847 the Smithhisler family moved from Holmes County to Knox County, located in the central part of the Buckeye State, approximately 30 miles north and east of Columbus. The county seat is Mount Vernon, named after the home of George Washington. It was a railroad town, a stop on the Pennsylvania line between Cleveland and Columbus and on the Baltimore and Ohio between Sandusky and Newark.

By the time the Smithhislers arrived, the town had about 2,500 inhabitants, a courthouse, a market house, churches and a number of taverns. I surmise that John Michael may have been producing liquor on his farm for local consumption and that his son George grew up in a tradition of distilling. George too became a farmer and in 1871, at the age of 21, married. His wife was Sarah Frances Bradfield, a girl of 18. The couple, shown here (Fig. 2), were wed at St. Vincent’s Catholic Church in Mount Vernon.

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During their eleven year marriage, the Smithhislers would have four children, two boys and two girls. Then in 1883, at age 29, possibly in childbirth, Sarah died. Indicating the level of his

(Fig. 2) George Smithhisler became a farmer and in 1871, at the age of 21, married.

His wife was Sarah Frances Bradfield, a girl of 18. The couple, shown here, were wed at St. Vincent’s Catholic Church in Mount Vernon.

grief, George erected an elaborate marker over her grave in St. Luke’s Cemetery. Left with small children to raise, he remarried five years later. His second wife was Sarah Gertrude Murray and their wedding also was held at St. Vincent’s.

Meanwhile, Smithhisler was establishing himself as a wholesale and retail liquor dealer, located at 15-17 West Vine Street in Mount Vernon. A trade card indicates that he was dealing in both foreign and domestic wine and liquor (Fig. 3). Moreover, he had become the area representative for the Pabst Brewing Company of Milwaukee. Then the events occurred that caused Smithhisler to imagine and execute his famous flask.

(Fig. 3) Smithhisler trade card indicates that he was dealing in both foreign and domestic wine and liquor.

In the late 1800s the Klondike held great fascination. A region of the Yukon in Northwest Canada, east of the Alaska border, it lies around the Klondike River, a stream that enters the Yukon from the frontier town of Dawson at the east. Gold had been discovered there in 1897 and precipitated the Klondike Gold Rush an event that saw thousands heading North with dreams of riches. The Gold Rush also caught the fancy of the larger American public. Pamphlets and books purporting to provide guidance to those inclined to “moil for gold” abounded. For example, from the “Klondike: A Manual for Gold Seekers” one could learn that during a previous winter the temperature in the

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(Fig. 4) “Klondike: A Manual for Gold Seekers” one could learn that during a previous winter the temperature in the Yukon had been at least 50 degrees below zero on twenty-four days.

Yukon had been at least 50 degrees below zero on twenty-four days (Fig. 4).

Reading this or similar publications may well have prompted Smithhisler to conceive of issuing a small milk glass bottle of whiskey. The flask bore a round red label (Fig. 5, See first page of artilce), announcing the contents as “Nuggets of Pure Gold from Klondyke” -- an alternative spelling -- and included his name and location. The flask featured a metal screw cap that sealed the threaded neck and covered the ground-off top of the bottle. It was blown in a mold that took a considerable amount of time and attention to create the rugged mountain effect. It also required painting by hand to overlay the glass with gold and brown pigments (Fig. 6). As a result each flask is distinctive.

Over the years, as shown here, some examples have lost their labels and significant amounts of paint (Fig. 7). In one case an owner stripped the bottle down to its milk glass base, revealing the full extent of the ridges and valleys (Fig. 8).

The inspiration for the flask design may well have come from newspaper photographs of the prospectors struggling through the snows over the mountains, such as the iconic photo shown here.

It was taken by George C. Cantwell, a native of Washington who opened a photography studio in Dawson. His photo shows Klondikers carrying supplies over the Chikoot Pass. Note that the contours of the peak at right, depicting alternating rock and snow, are similar to those on Smithhisler’s flask (Fig. 9).

Well-known expert American glass and bottles, Dr. Cecil Munsey, has been fascinated with Smithhisler’s creation, calling it a “classic.” He has noted the general belief that the bottle was inspired and made just before the turn of the 20th Century to commemorate the Klondike gold strike. Dr. Munsey may be right about what the flask was meant to commemorate. My own additional suspicion is that George, having lived all his life in

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(Fig. 6) This flask featured a metal screw cap that sealed the threaded neck and covered the ground-off top of the bottle.

It was blown in a mold that took a considerable amount of time and attention to create the rugged mountain effect.

It also required painting by hand to overlay the glass with gold and brown pigments

(Fig. 7) As a result each flask is distinctive.

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the sophistication to make the Klondike flask. Newark was just twenty five miles by decent roads from Mount Vernon. Perhaps bearing Cantwell’s picture of the Chikoot Pass or a similar image, Smithhisler made the trip and commissioned Heisey to design the mold and make the bottle.

At the same time Smithhisler was dealing with a serious problem that also might have made him hanker to “get away from it all” and head to the Yukon: the Temperance Movement. Ohio was a hotbed of prohibitionists. As early as 1826, residents of Trumbull County had formed a temperance society, and Summit County residents followed suit three years later. Knox County residents would soon join the crusade. The majority of the earliest temperance advocates were women, including members of the female population of Mount Vernon. Shown here is a photo of the ladies of the town waiting at the back door of a Mount Vernon saloon to ambush anyone leaving (Fig. 11).

(Fig. 9) This photo shows Klondikers carrying supplies over the Chilkoot Pass. Note that the contours of the peak at right, depicting alternating rock and snow, are similar to those on Smithhisler’s flask

Central Ohio, a farmer experienced in digging furrows in the soil, might have dreamed of going “North to the Yukon” to seek his fortune digging in the tundra for gold. With a wife, four children, a farm and a liquor business, that was a wish Smithhisler would never to be able to fulfill. His flask may well have been “Plan B.” Although the flask bears no mark, it almost certainly was the product of the A. H. Heisey Company established in Newark, Ohio, in 1896. Heisey and his sons operated it until 1957. The company produced high quality glass tableware and decorative items, both blown and pressed. It was well known for the crispness of its molding and featured a line of milk glass. A Heisey vase shown here (Fig. 10) demonstrates the company’s ability to achieve bumps and ridges in milk glass. Although Mount Vernon had its own glassmakers, James Gibson, director of the local historical museum, believes that none of them had

(Fig. 10) The Heisey company produced high quality glass tableware and decorative items, both blown and pressed. It was well known for the crispness of its molding and featured a line of milk glass. A Heisey vase shown here

(Fig. 11) Shown here is a photo of the ladies of the town waiting at the back door of a Mount Vernon saloon to ambush anyone leaving

Faced with this kind of pressure, some Ohio saloonkeepers and liquor dealers closed up even before Ohio by law in 1916 banned all alcohol sales. Smithhisler may well have been one of them.

The 1910 census found him living with his second wife and boarding with a local family. His occupation was given as “own income,” meaning independent wealth. He seemingly had taken his money and gotten out of the liquor trade.

In his later years it appears Smithhisler relocated to Cleveland, perhaps to live with one of his children. In November 1930, he died at Cleveland’s City Hospital at the age of 80. His body was returned to Mount Vernon, where he had spent most of his life, and was buried in Calvary Cemetery there. The flask that bore his name meanwhile lives on, cherished in collections throughout America.

Note: Some of the material in this article earlier appeared in the Ohio Swirl, the monthly publication of the Ohio Bottle Club.

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by Ferdinand Meyer V Both Elizabeth and myself are still catching our breath from our experiences with the 2014 National Antique Bottle Show in Lexington, Kentucky. The initial reports from members, show and event attendees and our review of the wonderful photography from our official F BC show photographer, Scott Selenak from Los Angeles, California are very favorable.

With a deadline for getting this issue to the printer, within a week of the show ending date, we are challenged to make a full issue dedicated to the show. Instead, we will use this space, in this issue, to hear from you and to see some pictures. f course the Federation (F BC.org) and other web sites are loaded with pictures so visit there for expanded coverage. With any event, you work your hardest and move forward hoping for the best. The good times and memories that we both had will last us a long time. his all started with our 16 hour, both ways drive from ouston to Lexington as we were carrying so much material and bottles. A long drive for sure but well worth it as Lexington is a dynamic city and entucky a great state. ur venue certainly kept pace.

This show was fascinating and event-packed as we added a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Appraisal able, Reproduction isplay and alks, Floor Advertising, a record number of certificate and bottle raffles and super equipment to film, project and view the events.

Many thanks to our outgoing Conventions irector om Phillips for spearheading this event and our Lexington Show Co Chairs Sheldon Baugh and Randee aiser. What great people to have on the ground coordinating this massive event. There are so many others to thank and I hope to address those folks when I put together the Presidents message for this issue. Let’s get started.

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Saturday, 02 August 2014-12:59 pm This is the first time, at least in recent years, that we had an official “FOHBC Ribbon Cutting Ceremony�. The Federation purchased enough ribbon for the Lexington National, Chattanooga National next year, and the Sacramento Bottle Convention in 2016. The bright red ribbon was adorned with the FOHBC acronym, the FOHBC bottle logo and the Virtual Museum logo. We even purchased a pair of 2-foot-long scissors, which was also adorned with the FOHBC brand elements.

Just a little extra to make the experience better. The event provided a great photo opportunity and focal point for those dealers and early buyers anxiously waiting to enter the show at 1:00 pm sharp.

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n uesday morning, following the Lexington National, I sent an e-mail blast to dealers, early buyers and bottle friends asking for comments regarding the show. ere are a few.

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aqua pontiled medicine to my collection. I got a nice homson’s Compound Syrup of ar For Consumption from d and athy ray. I bought several bottles from d and athy up until or so years ago and then I guess I misplaced their information. I collected colored medicines and bitters from the late 1870s up to the mid 1 0s when they all started to spiral P in price. Since about 2003, I have collected all types of aqua pontiled bottles.

Up to about 300+ and counting. I have medicines, bitters, hairs, sarsaparillas, glues, etc. . . . No one particular category, just all types of aqua pontiled bottles as long as they are very, very close to mint (or better). Anyway, thanks again for the links listings.

Steve Ketcham (Edina, Minnesota)

There are many positives to any bottle show. Those positives are even greater at a national bottle show such as the F BC Lexington National event. ere are a few of those positives 1.

It’s a bottle show. What better place to spend a weekend 2. It’s a chance to see friends from around the country. 3. It’s an opportunity to buy something special for the shelf. 4. We always seem to make a new friend or two before it is over. . he banquet enhances the camaraderie. 6. The auction enhances the show. 7.

The contests bring in the best bottles in multiple categories for all to see. 8. The show is a chance to give our for-sale goods great exposure. 9. Travel brings with it an opportunity to pick some shops along the way. 10. The memories last a lifetime. Thanks to everyone who made this bottle show a weekend to remember.

I feel that the show was a great success. Many thanks to all the people involved. A special thanks to Sheldon, Randee and Sue, they put a ton of time and work into making the show a great success. The only thing I feel that could be improved was the Run for the Roses. This event is too close to the banquet and the judging took up too much time. ther than that, the show was great. All the people I spoke to said it was a super show.

I also had a R A experience at the show. n Saturday, I had a little boy (about or 6 years old) come by my table with his dad looking for a “fish bottle”! I just happened to have one on my table. I handed the fish bottle to him and you should have seen his little eyes light up! I gave the little guy the fish for his collection.

I’m not sure, but I think my eyes lit up more than his. opefully this was the start of a new collector! PS maybe dad will send in a picture of his son holding the fish for the front cover of Bottles and Extras.

Michelle Passi, Event Manager, Lexington Center

I had S C a great experience working with all of you and your entire staff. Such a great group to work with, very organized, fun and interesting to be around. I’m so glad you all were able to experience Lexington and that I was able to host you all at the Convention Center. I can proudly say that I am now an official bottle collector, I found myself leaving with SEVEN bottles before the show was over, haha. It was such a lovely experience hearing all the knowledge everyone had about their collections. I hope you find yourself around this area more often.

Ed LeTard (Daphne, Alabama)

Thanks for having the Lexington National links to various events on the bottle web sites. I was able to add a very nice,

Pam Selenak, incoming Conventions Director and Ferdinand Meyer V at the FOHBC General Membership Meeting

Jim Hall (Gurnee, Illinois)

Well, the Lexington, Kentucky Show has come and gone but the memories will linger on. From Jodi’s and my perspective, we thought the show was great!! Many new dealers from the entucky and Southeast area and a lot of energy at the show from customers and dealers alike. The venue was great, views from the rooms were super (see enclosed picture from our hotel window just as it was getting dark) no doubt yours and lizabeth’s were much like ours. The hotel staff was very pleasant; however, the spirits were a little on the pricey side but they were ample and good! ats off to the dealers and the Federation for making this one of the best Nationals yet!

Editor Note: Jim is sneaking in a joke here when he refers to his hotel window view. I told him that when Elizabeth and I checked in, the curtains were closed. I peeked out, as I usually do, and saw the mechanical roof of the lower level. I told Elizabeth that

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Friday, 01 August 2014-8:31 pm Run for the Roses Tom Phillips carefully places one of the Decanter finalists in the “Run for the Roses” bottle competition event. Participants were prompted to bring and enter their favorite Wax Sealer Fruit Jar, Scroll Flask and Midwestern Swirl Decanter to the Patterson Rooms C & D at the host Hyatt Regency Hotel. The competition immediately followed the FOHBC Banquet. Gift certificates and plaques were awarded to the top 3 entries of each category for Win, Place and Show. A pontiled, aqua scroll flask was also raffled off.

This time around, Federation member Chip Cable (McMurray, PA), videotaped the bottles via broadcast camera, projected onto a 144” screen using an Optima EH501 projector. The FOHBC purchased this equipment to enhance the viewing experience.

All bottles were illuminated by 3 LED Video lights with a white background. Chip Cable will be back next year at the Chattanooga National when we have our “Battle of Chattanooga” bottle competition event.

Chip Cable, right, filming and projecting a cobalt blue Scroll Flask.

Arms crossed, just can’t believe what they are seeing.

California guys, Scott Yeargain (red shirt) and Chuck Gildea (flowered shirt).

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We tried to add a little extra excitement to the Cocktail Party and Banquet on Friday evening at the Lexington National. Our idea was to have a hat contest based on some of the grand hats that are worn at the Kentucky Derby and to celebrate our Run for the Roses bottle competition event that followed the Banquet. This is Cynthia Maryo from Victorville, California and her Pot Lid beret.

Pam Selenak (Orange, California) strikes a pose with her Kentucky rose themed hat.

Leanne Peace (Memphis, Tennessee) was the winner of our Hat Contest wiith this beautiful bottle and horse themed hat.

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I saw rolling blue-grass hills with herds of horses and groves of green trees. It was later that she herself looked out and knew I had been pulling her leg. He send me a picture of the hills and horses with his e-mail saying it was his upper floor view.

At the Banquet, Peggy Pichenor, representing the International Perfume Bottle Collectors Association, welcomed the FOHBC to Kentucky.

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event and the “ horoughbred Auction”. hanks!

Bob Ferraro (Boulder City, Nevada)

his year’s great show was held the first three days of August in Lexington, Kentucky - horse country. It was well attended with most every state represented. Also notable, as the weekend progressed, was the number of families with young members looking for additions to their collections. he yatt Regency served as the host hotel with an extremely helpful and accommodating staff. There are not enough accolades to bestow on the show chairmen, Randee Kaiser and Sheldon Baugh. They paid a lot of attention to detail. They and their helpers created a warm and enjoyable ambiance during the entire show.

Nancy Pennington (Greenbrier, Tennessee)

aving helped put on bottle shows for many years including the Expo in Nashville in 1996, I am well aware of the hard work, long hours, blood, sweat and tears that go into making a show successful. I applaud the hosts of the Lexington show for a job well done. It seemed to run flawlessly and the variety of bottles, jars and sale items was exceptional with something for everyone who visited. The auction was invigorating, the banquet food was delicious, and the speaker was very entertaining. For me, reuniting with old friends and meeting new ones is always one of the highlights of any show and this was no exception. Adding some unique and wonderful bottles to my collection was just the icing on a beautiful weekend cake! hanks to everyone!! Can’t wait till the next one.

Banquet Keynote Speaker, Michael Veach, aka “Mr. Bourbon” gives a nice talk on the rich history of Kentucky Bourbon.

James Campiglia (Bozeman, Montana)

Always a great time seeing friends and meeting new friends. anging at the bar area and visiting with some of the big time collectors in the hobby and getting to know them was wonderful. inner with friends both old and new and time to relax also a super memorable time. The whole event seemed to be very well run and a good time had by all. A big hand to all those involved from preparing the show to the great seminars to the Run for the Roses

Winning three awards during the awards portion of the Banquet, Steven Libbey (Delafield, Wisconsin) from the Wisconsin Antique Advertising Club.

Attendance was high for all the seminars on Saturday morning.

Personally, I attended Jerry McCann’s presentation on “ he volution of Bottles hrough Fruit Jars”, Jeff Mihalik’s amazing description and photos of Privy igging in the hio River Valley and our President’s presentation on the expanding status of the Federation’s Virtual Museum. According to Ferd, a potential donor has come forth with a path to create a Bitters Bottle gallery within this museum. Also, Ferd and Steven Libbey demonstrated a technique known as Spinners to capture the appearance of a chosen bottle so the viewer observes the entire bottle, including the base and top while it is being rotated, very positive forward movement with this monumental project.

The displays were exceptional. The one that captured many viewers’ attention was the one assembled by Jim Bender on reproduced bottles. Jim had an example of several bottle categories including barrel bitters that would be difficult for the novice collector to determine the difference. So, as word of caution, Caveat mptor or “Let the Buyer Beware.” In all, another fantastic show sponsored by F BC, the Federation of istorical Bottle Collectors.

Tom Lines (Birmingham, Alabama)

ere are a few thoughts about the Lexington Show Nice venue... show site, hotel and city! ven my wife, who never accompanies me to shows, commented on how nice everything was, especially the city of Lexington’s downtown. Nice displays...both in number and quality. The periodic drawings went over well. I actually

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made a sale because the drawing made it possible for a collector to buy an item she couldn’t have afforded otherwise. I sold a reasonable amount but wished it could have been more. And the corollary I bought a reasonable amount but wished it could have been more...both collection pieces and for resale. Although I sold most items during the set up session Saturday afternoon, I didn’t feel any electricity in the air among the crowd. Collectors and dealers from the northeast were scarce although a few did make the effort to show up. Most other parts of the country were well represented. I didn’t see a single Pitkin Pitkin type flask for sale at the show, which I found odd, especially when considering the proximity to the midwestern glass houses that produced many of them. The only logistical hiccup I saw was a mix up as to which door the dealers could unload through...and this was probably due to the facility’s security staff. I had walked around to scope out the building and parking lot Friday afternoon and was told by security that door “C” was the door. And after parking my vehicle close to C on Saturday morning and waiting a while, we (a group of 1 20 dealers), learned that door “ ” was actually the correct entry point. It’s interesting to note that the security station that misinformed me was located at door 8. I did not go to the banquet but instead dined out at the locally renowned Columbia Steak ouse with my wife.

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but most of us know that quality is better than quantity. All three seminars I attended were interesting, educational and focused on different aspects of our hobby. All three were among the top seminars I have attended. As for the bottle eye candy, the displays were well laid out and professional looking. It was very difficult for me to vote, they were all just that good. he sales floor layout had comfortable aisles and dealer space. Personally I sold well and bought well. The show also offered a rare chance for me to visit with many old friends and family from hio and entucky.

My hat’s off to om Phillips, Randee aiser, Sheldon Baugh and others for making the Lexington National a fantastic show.

But, we can always improve….. As I said the displays were very professional, but the boxes and two wheel dolly around the tables distracted from the professional looking displays. The bottle competition judging took too long for the crowd to stay focused. In the future I would suggest prejudging the bottles before the room is opened to the public. hen the judges can make their selections and final judging in front of the crowd.

Suggestions Instead of making announcements to dealers regarding the 3 00 pm end of show time Sunday, have a drawing for dealers only in the 2 0 00 range at 3 00 (or other closing time) with the stipulation that the winner must be present to win. ive cash check but not certificates. Streamline the show format to 2 days. Many collectors have a hard time making a 3-day event...both in terms of time away from home work but also with the added expenses that an extra day mandates. Provide curtain panel backdrops for the displays instead of a building’s wall with doors, electrical plugs and light switches in plain view. It would add a bit of class to the displays. With the best bottle jar contests in the future, encourage more entries and display all entries but pre judge all entries down to the final 3. hen let the public in to see the final round. ave the judges articulate more how the final 3 were chosen and why the ultimate winner was selected.

Dave Maryo (Victorville, California)

The 2014 Lexington National is one of the best bottle shows I have attended in my years of collecting. It was a smaller show,

Darlene Furda, Secretary of the Los Angeles Historical Bottle Club and Contributing Editor of Same. reetings from Southern California. he eneral Membership Meeting was conducted with a thrust of energy and more informative than any I have previously attended. I came away with more of an understanding of the future direction of the organization. I inhaled the idea of making the national event even more enjoyable and informative to further entice attendance during future shows. he banquet was a front end enjoyable introduction with a different twist of getting members involved. he “ at Judging Contest” proved successful in that some members chose to participate to show off their creative talents. he speaker was excellent and gave specific details and brought along his book to be signed and sold during the show portion of this year’s event. I think the speaker had some more interesting information on the tip of his tongue but was trying to keep within the time constraints.

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Tom Phillips, outgoing FOHBC Conventions Director, Sheldon Baugh and Randee Kaiser, show co-chairs, and Dr. James D. Houdeshell, seminar coordinator for the 2014 FOHBC National Antique Bottle Show arranged for six seminars that were presented by prominent collectors on various collecting topics in the Hyatt Regency Hotel. The seminars took place on Saturday morning, August 2nd from 9:00 am until 12:00 noon. Seminars were open to any member of the Federation or person attending the show.

Here we have Jerry McCann discussing the development of a bottle form that would be a useful container for the storage and preservation of food.

The latest 2015 Fruit Jar Annual available at seminar

A wide variety of spectacular examples of wax sealer fruit jars.

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Saturday, 02 August 2014-2:19 pm As posted, early buyers, and there were 180 of them, were allowed in on Saturday with the dealers from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Quite a crowd was evident as the glass was in abundance and in a wide variety.

Here Helen Forbes from Big Sur, California, inspects a spectacular 6-log Drakes Plantation Bitters on the Meyer table. Her husband Jerry Forbes sold all his bottles in the first 15 minutes of early admission.

Needless to say, the action was hot as you may expect on the first day.

Different shades of blue and green antique Fire Grenades and Soda bottles.

Super Clasped Hands Historical Flasks.

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and of course, I had to come away with some beautiful bottles to take back to the west coast to add to my collection and a couple of new finds that take me in a new direction of collection. hanks to all of you who made this a history-making event.

Jeff (Froggy) Burkhardt (Cedarburg, Wisconsin)

Chip Cable did an outstanding job getting the entries in the “Run for the Roses” competition up on a video screen so all could see.

The Saturday seminars were excellent as was hotel and show venue, though nothing can match the daylight streaming in at Manchester. Picked up a Pine ree Cordial and a couple of nice colored barrels plus two of the auction bottles; the overall quality at show was good.

N W I A I suggest that in the future that before the presentation of the contest awards are given out, that a little background on the winners be obtained and mentioned during that particular person’s plaque event. I felt the awards had to be rushed somewhat this year in order to give time for folks to move on to the next event. R AS NIN here is a lot of time spent in the preparation of the submittals to being published by the applicants in the first place and then when applicants feel they might have a chance, the judges have to spend time evaluating and deciding the winner in each contest category. Recognition, in the proper manner, will entice more participation in this exciting event every year.

I attended the following seminars which were totally informative and some of the best I’ve learned from. his year, I attended the one about the evolution of bottles through fruit jars by Jerry McCann, the one on beers by ary Beatty and the privy digging exciting adventures by Jeff Mihalik. While I learned in depth and I was totally intrigued, I felt the seminars had to be a little rushed with giving time in between presenters to set up and box up in order to give fair time to the next presenter. I felt that perhaps or 10 minutes between (if possible) would have given each person a little more time on either side of his presentation.

The Saturday night auction was excellent as to glass quality and execution, but needs to be pushed back one hour to allow some downtime and leisurely dinner uptown before the auction. ow about the preview immediately following the p.m. show closing on Saturday Really, the best part of the event was re-connecting with fellow bottle collecting friends. At the same time we all missed seeing (and buying from) all those dealers who didn’t make the show, some of whom seemed conspicuous by their absence. All in all Lexington was well worth the trip; hats off to all those who planned and facilitated the event!

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With a record $6,125 in raffle certificates many, had a chance to win including Ralph Van Brocklin from Johnson City Tennessee.

Jim Bender (Sprakers, New York)

Little Indians in a fruit jar box.

In closing I have to comment on the state, hotel, food adventures and seeing folks I had not seen in some time. I was totally pleased with all. I even sandwiched in time to see the Mary Todd Lincoln ouse. I did not expect to be able to visit with non members of the Federation, but I was able to make some new connections,

Linda and I had a great time at the show. Randee Kaiser and Sheldon Baugh both were around the floor all the time checking in with the dealers. I had a few dealers comment to me that they really cared. nce on the floor myself, I heard a crashing sound which always brings deadening quiet to the floor. I learned later that a young man had dropped a box of his bottles and insulators.

I also learned he was an autistic boy. is heart was broken. I later learned that Randee came to my table and bought him a cup with insulators on it. I also was told his mother thought that was so kind and that’s why she is so glad he is in the hobby. I think that small story tells a lot about who Randee is and what this hobby is really about. ur trip was filled with friends and laughter. I too joined this hobby when I was a boy and I have so many friends I can’t even make a list it is so large. I truly feel sorry for people who miss out on the friendships this hobby can bring you. As far

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as bottles I bought six bottles. Two I had owned before and sold to get money for a flask. I always missed them and now have them back. Just a great time!

Sold! The very professional auctioneer keeps the lots moving.

Bill and Kathy Taylor (McMinnville, Oregon)

Congratulations to all the show chair people and the many who helped to make the Lexington show one of the best! Some comments below. Banquet Speeches were short and to the point - very enlightening and interesting speaker - great idea to have question answer segment. Run for the Roses Interesting but could have had one category being judged while another was being announced to eliminate some of the dead time. Possibly offer dollar value of bottles being judged. Show reat facility, nice rooms, show area well laid-out with good lighting and ample aisle space. Reservations o begin with, reservations were a slight hassle because the special price didn’t accommodate early arrivals or late departures - until the co-chairs changed it. isplays xcellent, but some could have included more info with large, readable posters. Perhaps offer a “suggestion” sheet to those interested in putting up a display.

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show far exceeded any show I have ever attended! he location was beautiful. udos to om Phillips, Sheldon Baugh, Randee Kaiser and all of the volunteers for an absolutely amazing event.

Every aspect of the show was intricately planned and executed. he “Run for the Roses” was a great event and projected in high definition thanks to Chip Cable. he seminars were spectacular! hanks to all of those who volunteered their time to make them happen! It was an action packed day journey that will be remembered for years to come. This would be the perfect show to model future events after. bservations he show location, organization, and execution were flawless however, I was disappointed with the attendance and quality of items offered. The attendance was down for both dealers and the general public. I heard a number of comments reflecting similar sentiment. here were a number of great items at the show, but not in the abundance experienced at many national shows I have attended. I have a feeling that the lack of attendance and quality of items were synonymous. I heard comments from a number of dealers that they might not attend Chattanooga due to the lack of sales at the Memphis show and the Lexington show.

These are simply some observations and obstacles that we may need to work to overcome. A number of dealers did not submit contracts for the Chattanooga show due to these reservations. A suggestion might be to organize some of the events and seminars to appeal to the New England and Midwestern crowds. The organizers and individuals involved in the show could not have done a better job, it was excellent!

The preview allowed very close inspection of each lot.

veryone I talked to enjoyed the show and the opportunity to see old friends again. hanks to the Federation and the many who volunteer their time and energy make this hobby better and better each year.

Calabash’s, corns, queens, medicines, whiskies and a green fly trap.

Adam Koch (Akron, Ohio)

Phyllis and I really had a great weekend. The banquet was really nice. Five of us, hio Bottle Club members, were honored to receive awards. The show room was very well lit and dealers were ready to deal. ad great sales and good purchases. he “Run For he Roses” competition had some great bottles in each of the categories, as did the auction. Very impressive were the many fine restaurants within walking distance. Loading and unloading was the easiest and quickest I have ever seen. ad a great weekend with many friends.

Matt Lacy (Austinburg, Ohio)

ere are a few thoughts for the magazine and a few constructive thoughts. The location and organization of the Lexington

Lou Holis (Lake Alfred, Florida)

First time at the big show loved every minute of it. My wife said, “it’s all junk.” I said it’s good junk so she picks up one of my bottles and says, “I don’t get it.” uring early bird on Saturday, she

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A huge crowd was evident at the Glass Works Auctions, “Thoroughbred Auction”. The auction preview occurred from 6:00 to 7:00 pm in the Hyatt Patterson Room.

The actual auction occurred from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The lots had also been online for a few weeks.

Everyone we have heard from agrees that there was a great variety of glass material in higher and lower price ranges. The abundance of Kentucky glass made it extra exciting. Hats off to the official FOHBC auctioneer, Jim Hagenbuch and Glass Works Auctions for a well orchestrated event.

That is Jim Hall, card 124, making what appears to be a timid play. Don’t underestimate this tiger from Gurnee, Illinois.

Lot 1: Handled Whiskey, “J.B. WILDER & CO / LOUISVILLE, KY”, (unlisted), Kentucky, ca. 1860 1870, amber drum form, 8 1/8”h, smooth base, applied mouth and handle. Perfect condition, crude pebbly glass and plenty of bubbles.

To our knowledge this is the only known example!

The auction was packed with standing room only.

This even included the last minute set-up of an additional seating group to accommodate all of the attendees.

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Sunday, 03 August 2014-2:00 pm The displays this year at the Lexington National exceeded all expectations. Set-up was Saturday morning and viewing occurred on Saturday afternoon and during Sunday show hours. Voting occurred during this period too for Most Educational and Best in Show.

Displays included Dennis Smith - Celery Cola, Dale Murschell - End of Day Glass Whimsies, Tom Lines & Steve Holland - Schafer & Vater Giveaway Bottles, Flasks, & Decanters Blue & White Glaze Only, Jim Hubbard - Kentucky Pocket Flasks , Tom Sproat - 19th Century Glassmaking Tools, Bruce Wood & Ron Dadiras - Pharmacy Bottles, David Berry - Strap Side Half Pints, Tom Phillips - Price’s Patent Texas Tonic, Ron Hands - Early American Wax Sealers, Midwest and Kentucky Feature Bottle Display (Collective Effort), Dick Watson - FOHBC History, Jim Bender - Reproduction Bottles and Steven R. Libbey - Virtual Museum Filming

Bruce Wood & Ron Dadiras - Pharmacy Bottles

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Sunday, 03 August 2014-2:35 pm Walking the floor one last time to take in all of the wonderful glass and related ephemera. More bitters bottles than I have seen in a long time, Historical flasks, insulators, ACL sodas, poison bottles, glass eye cups, mineral waters, medicines and so much more.

What surprised many here was the variety and effort that each dealer took to bring fresh, and abundant merchandise for sale.

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also said it’s crazy in here with the mad dash to the tables. hat’s what makes this hobby so special. ither you et it or you on’t!

Winner, Best Display in Show: Jim Hubbard Kentucky Pocket Flasks

Bill & Bea Baab (Augusta, Georgia)

This was our second straight national show. There was much different and earlier glass at Manchester, but the displays at Lexington were awesome, as usually is the national show case.

I thought co-chairs Randee Kaiser and Sheldon Baugh did an especially good job. Just wish the speaker, Michael R. Veach, had more time. e was entertaining as well as educational. We left Lexington on Sunday so I didn’t get a chance to buy his book, but will do so from home this week.

Since Bea and I will reach the big 0 before the Chattanooga show, we’d like Jack ewitt and John Joiner to consider placing chairs outside the dealer area. Bea has back issues and I have arthritis in my right leg. ther elderly (and some not so elderly) collectors in our physical condition would welcome a chance to sit down, relax and people-watch during the show. Someone offered Bea a chair and she took it. But when she got up, someone else grabbed it so there is a demand.

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I forgot. I did buy an amber oca Nola knockoff (Frank Rotella oca Nova & 1 Butler St. Paterson, N.J.) from ennis Smith, of Buffalo, N.Y. And Steve Ketcham, of Edina, Minn., sold me a Stork Cologne (white enameled stork and floral figures on a teal green bottle with glass stopper).

A representative of the International Perfume Bottle Association spoke briefly at the banquet. It’s the latest club to affiliate with the F BC. Bea and I plan to join that group since it will hold a convention next spring in Spartanburg, S.C., an easy drive from Augusta. Maybe they can tell me about that Stork Cologne.

Seminars nce again, I would have liked to attend all of them.

But with the present format, it wasn’t possible. Bea and I attended Ferdinand Meyer’s talk about the Virtual Museum project, which was a peek into the future of the F BC as well as the hobby. he times they are a changin’ and for the better. Sheldon Baugh’s presentation on he Shakers and their bottles was illuminating, entertaining and educational. As a direct result, we visited the Shaker Village at Pleasant ill, y., south of Lexington on the way back to our home in Augusta, Ga. We ate a great breakfast (sausage, bacon, eggs and coffee) and learned there was a crafts fair in progress.

Farther south, we stopped in Clinton, enn., and visited the Museum of Appalachia. It was well worth the stop and its exhibits included antique bottles and pottery. Check it out online when you have the time.

The banquet fare was pretty good, especially the salad and the dessert. he chicken was dry, but edible. Just so glad horse steak wasn’t served! And I was able to get refills of coffee during and after the meal, something that didn’t happen at Manchester.

Bea was able to engage super photographer Scott Selenak in conversation and picked up some invaluable photo pointers.

Top: The ornate Professor Byrne Stomach Bitters and The River Swamp Chill and Fever Cure from Augusta, Georgia

As far as buying, I went to the show looking for Koca Nolas neither I nor Charles . ead (author of ead’s p on oca Nola) owned. om Lines (of the Birmingham, Ala., area) told me of one offered by on Ramsey, of noxville, enn., but I got so busy

Steven R. Libbey - Virtual Museum Filming

Steven R. Libbey (Delafield, Wisconsin)

he show was cool. People can pick apart anything. It was in a nice venue, was well organized and executed, was a tidy show, had nice features for the collecting community and had some great glass to see and for sale. My bottle fetish was satisfied for the weekend about as well as it could have been without something great for my collection showing up. I give the show five of five stars.

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improvement was attendance. If I was not presenting I would not have driven to Lexington to attend. I would have attended Chicago or maybe even St. Louis. I wasn’t a big deal for the general show but I bought 6 0 of glass from people displaying. If there were things I wanted for my collection I would have spent a lot more. I also walked in with a bottle that another person bought for resale. Better to have buyers like me than not, I would think.

In my mind there would be two simple ways to dramatically increase attendance in future years Since the local host community is generally where the largest increase in attendance can most easily be attained, choosing substantially larger markets would be a good place to start. Lexington was nice, there just aren’t enough people in the Lexington market and in the supporting immediate abutting regional markets. Lexington has 300,000 residents and a minor metro market. In contrast Chicago has three million, a metro market that is equally large and will draw most every interested party from three other considerable metropolitan markets within 100 miles.

Milwaukee has a 1.4 million metro market alone. All interested parties from Milwaukee would show up in Chicago or vice versa.

A second way to achieve a larger level of participation from the overall national bottle collecting community would be to make shows in destination locations. rlando in January would be a good example. People like me might bring the family to the show and stay for a winter break. ne more consideration might be how established bottle collecting is in the host market. Number of collectors in member clubs, books documenting what is out there, websites, values recorded auction prices of bottles from host city and state, (indicative of demand) all could help make great decisions in choosing future host cities. At this show another collector told me there is a Boston show that has 3,000 buyers attend. I would be surprised if there were 700 in Lexington.

Whiskey and Bourbon bottle authorities Dennis Fox from American Bottle Auctions and David Jackson from Greensboro, North Carolina.

Bill Johnson (Snellville, Georgia)

Am pleased to report that both my wife and I thought the show to be very well planned & executed. We know that many hands, legs and minds worked hard to achieve those results. I complimented the Show Co Chairmen (& wives) for their great work. I also praised a member of the Board for the work all of you at the

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“ op” do to benefit us all. We also told om Phillips what wonderful results were achieved, knowing he was a big part of it.

Joyce and I went to three seminars, and found them well prepared and conducted. he only downer (very slight) were the severe lag times at the “Run For the Roses” competition. he camera broadcast was just great, but there were still many lulls when there was no action. I know that goes with allowing the judges ample time to inspect each piece; what if we move some of the 00 drawing prizes from the show hours into the competition segment If we’re fortunate enough to receive a similar donation again, maybe we could move two of the ten prize drawings to the competition time slot (or take 00 from show drawings & have two x 2 0 drawings competition). Another thought might be to have a mini seminar on each category, while the judges ponder over that category. aving the bottles shown on camera would be the perfect visual aid for each speaker.

All in all, it was a trip well worth the time & expense we’ll work hard to help the 201 Chattanooga National Show be successful.

The Federation Free Appraisal Table was busy the entire time. Pictured is Ed Provine and Martin Van Zant who coordinated the table.

Jeff Mihalik (Canonsburg, Pennsylvania)

First and foremost, the hosts (chair, co chairs, and all the others) provided midwest hospitality at its best. They were especially cordial, helpful, and most of all, friendly. They really made us feel at home. I know everyone talks about the great folks you meet at these events, but I have to jump on that bandwagon and say that this was without doubt my best experience meeting wonderful collectors, diggers and their families. ou couldn’t ask for a better group of people. I felt honored to have been asked to give a seminar and was so appreciative of all the support and positive comments I received. The timing of events keep everyone busy with fun activities and provided just enough down time to enjoy a couple local establishments. The hotel and convention center were top notch. I nearly sold out my table and even won one of the 00 prizes! I think Jeff Wichmann’s donation was absolutely a brilliant idea and deeply generous. Again, the best of show were the people. Thank you so much for such a wonderful time.

So where does this leave us I hope in a good place because we have been and are already working on the 201 Chattanooga National with our host Southern Region in the great State of ennessee. he Federation, our Co Chairs Jack ewitt and John Joiner assure you that this experience will be as different and even better!

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Sunday, 03 August 2014-2:55 pm I see these mini jugs and it pretty much sums up the long weekend. Good Kentucky Bourbon is synonymous with our great time in our Midwest host region, the state of Kentucky and the great city of Lexington. I don’t know if another National will be held here but we sure have those memories to last a lifetime.

Like the stoneware pig below, you are in good hands with the FOHBC! Thank you all for making this one of our best shows yet!

Good Old Rye in a stoneware pig.

Outgoing FOHBC Conventions Director, Tom Phillips from Memphis, Tennessee gets the well-deserved President’s Award for all his hard work in spearheading a great series of National Shows.

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The Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors presents the 2015 National Antique Bottle Show 300 tables at the Chattanooga Convention Center Exhibit Hall Host Hotel: Marriott Chattanooga at the Convention Center, July 31: Banquet and the Battle of Chattanooga competition, August 1: Seminars, Dealer Setup/Early Admission, Live Auction, August 2: General Admission - $5

Contact: Jack Hewitt 770.963.0220 or John Joiner 404-538-6057

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Apothecary Cabinet For Sale

This phenomenal piece is an exact replica of an 1880s Apothecary cabinet found in Zanesville, Ohio in the early 1970s.

I hate to part with it, but I’m selling my business, where it is displayed and do not have room for it at home. The cabinet has decorative finials and hand carved detail, all solid oak. here are five glass panels of quarter inch glass with one inch bevels and PRESCRIPTIONS, COMPOUNDED. Etched wording faithful to original, with the exception of center glass panel which has a Los Angeles Druggist name etched to enhance my LA bottle display. Cabinet is 94 inches long by 56 inches high and 2 inches deep with four drawers in back. Price is cabinet only , 00, but will negotiate. Bottles in photo are also available.

Contact: Bob Hirsch Tele: 562.619.8338, e-mail: bob.hirsch@verizon.net Pick-up in person encouraged

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One free “WANTED” ad in Bottles and Extras per year. Send your advertisement to FOHBC Business Manager, 101 Crawford, Studio 1A, Houston, TX 77002 or better yet, email “ emeyer@fohbc.org” DEALERS: Sell your bottles in the B & E classified for free. Change the bottles and your ad is free month after month. Include your website in your ad to increase traffic to your site. Send your advertisement to FOHBC Business Manager, 101 Crawford, Studio 1A, Houston, TX 77002 or better yet, email “ emeyer@ fohbc.org” FOR SALE: Book “19th CENTURY SAN JOSE IN A BOTTLE” provides a historical view of life and commerce in San Jose, CA in the 1800s, told through the prism of bottles from the area. It features amazing color photographs and stories of the downtown druggists, local breweries, soda and mineral waters, and much more. Discounted FOHBC pricing: Softcover $35, Hardcover $50. To order, email Tobin Gilman at “tobingilman@ hotmail.com” or call (408)839-6979.

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Bottles and extras for the whole collection. Contact Leo Waldrop, 1426 Windsor Ct., Alabaster, AL 35007 or (205) 358-3540 or (360)609-8454 FOR SALE or TRADE: South Carolina bottles for sale or trade. www.bottletreeantiques.com or (864)379-3479 FOR SALE: A unique history about bottles used in Parkesburg, PA from 1852 to present. Includes milk, drug, soda, malt liquor, & mineral water.

Many interesting stories and photos about bottles that are integrated with the history of the village. Cost $25 includes shipping. Gerald L. Treadway, 410 Strasburg Ave., Parkesburg, PA. 19365 FOR SALE: Too many to list.

Email me your wants and if I don’t have any, I’ll add you to my Hunt & Search book. Contact Scott at “Sodapopkid27023@yahoo.com” FOR SALE: #1 / Amber / Figural Ear Of Corn Bitters, Professionally Cleaned, $600, #2 / Cobalt, Mug Base, Blob Top, “embossed” : “ Superior Mineral Water, Union Glass Works Phila.”, Bubble Burst On Sholdier, $500, #3 / Green Quart / Double Collar Lip / “embossed “: “Congress And Empire Spring Company, Hotchkiss Sons, E , New York, Saratoga N Y “Reverse : “Empire Water “.

Early Mold / Crude / Heavy Whittle / A Million Seed Bubbles / Factory Defect /Reject : dip in lip at top! $400, #4 / Green / “embossed “: “ Old Dr. Townsend Sarsaparilla New York “.

Crude Mold Or Dented Manufacturing Defect / On Two Sides!

Plus I/2 inch base flake off bottom corner. $400, #5 / Dark Copper Puce / Plum / “embossed “ : “Greeley’s Bourbon Whiskey Bitters (VERTICLE), With Lip Chip. $400, #6 / Aquamarine, Open Pontil, “embossed” : “ Holmans Nature’s Grand Restorative Boston Mass”.

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Reverse : “J. B. Holman Prop “ . $400, Prices Firm And Include Shipping & Insurance! Michael Shea, 508 - 2744708

WANTED WANTED: Lancaster Ohio Beers, especially E. Becker Brewing. Also any Washington Brewery, Washington D. C. I don’t have. Also does anyone have a “B. E. Mann’s Oriental STOMACH BITTERS” for sale?

Contact Gary Beatty (941)276-1546 or “tropicalbreezes@verizon.net” WANTED: Any size drug store bottles with embossing “E. P. Anthony, Inc. / Pharmacists / Providence, R. I.” send list and/or photo to Gregg Wilson at “cemihunter@yahoo.com” WANTED: medium size skull poison bottle-slight damage OK. Contact David at (707) 256-9365 or “davidjenningsrelichunter@yahoo.com” WANTED: Rare NC bottles; embossed NC drug stores & patent medicines; colored drug stores any state; Indian Rock Ginger Ales; rare Cokes, Orange Crush, Dr. Pepper & 7 ups; Drug store (slug plate) citrate of magnesias. Also interested in collections & large piles of bottles.

Contact Scott at “sodapopkid27023@yahoo.com” WANTED: I am doing a second book about Houghton and Dalton Pottery. I am seeking pieces to add to my collection and include in the book. Contact Dr. James D. Houdeshell, 1610 S. Main St., Findlay, OH 45840 or (419) 7211434 or (419) 423-2895 WANTED: 1 gal. brown and tan crock/jug, black stenciled, Shanghai Annex, Chas.Yue, Prop., Auburn, Cal. TOP!! Dollar Paid. Contact

Herb Yue (530) 320-9419 WANTED: Deep Rock Springs, Saratoga type mineral water bottles from Oswego, NY. Rare molds and colors sought. Also any go-withs from this springs. Please call Barry Haynes, Mexico, NY at (315) 963-3749 WANTED: Minnesota colored sodas, any town. Looking for L.R. Comstock & Co., St. Paul, 8 sided, IP. Also Comstock & Steere, St. Paul, cyl. IP. Also Strap Side Whiskeys, flasks, ambers, aquas & greens, any town.

Contact James Haase, 43 Adams Blvd., Silver Bay, MN 55614 (218) 226-3060.

WANTED: Besides bottles, collecting advertising items from these California cities: Wilmington, Long Beach, San Pedro, Torrance, Redondo Beach, Lomita, Harbor City. Rulers, wooden hangers, ashtrays, giveaways, etc. DAVID HALL, PO Box 761, Wilmington, CA 90748. Phone: 310710-8118.

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FOHBC MeMBersHip DireCtOry FOHbc memberSHip DirectOry 36 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.

Jones Brent 1 8 3 5 L e on E lli s R d .

H u ll, G A 3 0 6 4 6 7 7 0 - 8 53 - 554 8 G e or g i a S t r a i g h t s i d e d C oc a - Colas and other straight sided slug plate soda bottles from Georgia

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Mike Brown 4 4 0 3 W H w y 22 C r e s t w ood , K Y 4 0 0 1 4 50 2- 24 1 - 7 3 9 9 Back bar bottles, Kentucky advertising

Ken Berlin 23 6 20 E 1 55t h W a y B r i g h t on C O , 8 0 6 0 3 3 0 3 - 6 59 - 0 7 1 2 Everything James S. Haase 4 3 A d a m s B ou le v a r d S i lv e r B a y M N, 556 1 4 21 8 - 226 - 3 0 6 0 Minnesota Bottles and Flasks, Early American bottles and flasks Michael Liberatore 4 3 3 A rg e n ta A v e .

W i n n e m u c c a NV, 8 9 4 4 5 7 7 5- 6 25- 4 26 6 Any Nevada bottles and Western Whiskeys Douglas Rapstine P O B ox 553 W h ite D e e r, T X 7 9 0 9 7 8 0 6 - 8 8 3 - 54 9 2 Historical flasks, Inks, Jars, etc.

Larry Shope 6 0 1 0 S 20 1 s t W e s t A v e S a n d S p rin g s , O K 7 4 0 6 3 9 1 8 -3 6 3 -8 4 8 1 Flasks, colored medicines, Colorado bottles Delmarva Antique Bottle Club, Inc. E d D e t w i le r 3 6 6 50 S y r a c u s e S t r e e t O c e a n Vi e w , D E 1 9 9 7 0 3 0 2- 53 9 - 8 3 8 5

New Members Rick Bailey P O B ox 3 8 7 6 M id w a y , K Y 4 0 3 4 7 50 2- 226 - 0 552 1865 and before Max Black 1 20 0 G olf C ou r s e R d .

E lb e r t on , G A 3 0 6 3 5 7 0 6 - 28 3 - 0 7 8 1 Georgia medicine bottles, straight sided soda and Coke bottles and other misc. Georgia bottles Chester Boden 520 P i n e S t r e e t O c e a n S p r i n g s , M S 3 9 56 4 All and any bottles pre-1900

Jim Broxholme 6 1 1 S id e w in d e r R d .

W i n t e r h a v e n , C A 9 228 3 9 28 - 24 6 - 4 8 8 0 colored cone inks; Yuma, AZ items; rare colored eyewash cups; flasks; bitters; pontil med Bruce Butts 8 50 C h e r ok e e R d .

W i n t e r v i lle , G A 3 0 6 8 3 7 0 6 - 7 4 2- 9 57 8 black glass onions, specialities Westerwald Stoneware James L. Childers 8 0 1 Nor t h 1 8 t h S t r e e t O z a r k , A R 7 29 4 9 4 7 9 - 26 4 - 4 6 0 1 Arkansas bottles and western sodas Dan Cowman 8 20 2 C r e e k s i d e T i m b e r s T om b a ll, T X 7 7 3 7 5 28 1 - 7 9 8 - 0 4 0 6 labeled patent medicines, bitters, advertising, almanacs Jim Daniel P .O . B ox 59 4 S y lv e s t e r , G A 3 1 7 9 1 229 - 3 4 4 - 1 9 0 5 Blown 3-Mold Anna Pottery Ken Darnell 1 20 8 C ou n t r y H e i g h t s D r i v e M t . S t e r li n g , K Y 4 0 3 53 C i v i l W a r B ot t le s Robert Ferro 26 3 4 B u c k i u s S t r e e t P h i la d e lp h i a , P A 1 9 1 3 7 - 1 7 3 1 21 5- 53 5- 20 8 2 Grandfather owned & operated Frankford Bottling Co., during the 1920s.

Anything related to his business, soda bottles, signs, etc.

Jim Fuller 3 0 8 B r ook s i d e D r i v e S w a n t on , O H 4 3 558 4 1 9 .8 26 .8 6 3 0 Perfume items Henry Hecker W 29 8 S 1 0 6 55 P h a n t om W ood s R oa d M u k w on g o, W I 53 1 4 9 26 2- 3 7 8 - 4 1 8 8 Advertising go-withs from Milwalkee

Dennis Humphrey 1 6 7 6 0 Nor t h f or k F a r m R d .

Nor t h p or t , A L 3 54 7 5 20 5- 3 3 9 - 229 0 Bitters picture, medicines, mineral waters

Tom Sproat 1 0 4 55 D e c ou r s e y P i k e R y la n d H e i g h t s , K Y 4 1 0 1 5 8 59 - 3 6 3 - 1 6 6 5 F ru it J a rs 1 8 0 0 - 1 9 1 7

Jan & Joe Justice 1 0 8 3 C u rry H w y J a s p e r , A L 3 550 3 20 5- 3 8 8 - 1 6 9 8 Sodas, Mineral Waters, anything cobalt

Buster Toland 1 6 7 1 1 M a r s t on P a r k L a n e H ou s t on , T X 7 7 0 8 4 28 0 - 3 4 5- 6 8 9 9

Jules Klapper P .O . B ox 4 1 58 S a n t e F e , NM 8 7 50 2 50 5- 9 8 2- 26 8 8 Gary Lassiter 6 226 Vi c k e r s R oa d F a i r b u r n , G A 3 0 21 3 7 7 0 -9 6 4 -7 6 3 2 Flasks, poisons, wolfe bottles Phil McCoy 1 28 G a y R oa d P a ris , K Y 4 0 3 6 1 8 59 - 4 0 4 - 8 1 9 9 Civil War

James Viguerie 7 21 E . W a s h i n g t on S t r e e t B e lle v i lle , I L 6 2220 6 1 8 - 222- 9 21 8 Druggist Bottles, Pontiled Sodas Jamie Westendorff 1 59 6 C a r t e r e t t A v e n u e C h a r le s t on , S C 29 4 0 7 8 4 3 - 4 52- 4 4 1 9 Michael A. Wojiek 1 0 7 E a r lS tr e e t H a n n i b a l, M O 6 3 4 0 1 57 3 - 221 - 7 6 24 Jars

Tim Munn 1 8 3 P a rk A v e .

M e a d v i lle , P A 1 6 3 3 5 Local bottles (milk, medicine, flasks, etc.)

Jack Brumbach 4 1 1 F or g e d a le R oa d B e c h t e ls v i lle , P A 1 9 50 5 6 1 0 - 8 4 5- 3 54 1 Metal detecting old dumps

Tony Panepucci 229 56 G le n w ood C li n t on T ow n s h i p , M I 4 8 0 3 5 24 8 - 6 1 3 - 0 1 9 9 Quality Inks, Blown Three Mold

Henry Freitag 6 8 0 5E .C O .R d 1 0 0 S A v on , I N 4 6 1 23 - 8 27 7 3 1 7 -8 3 9 -0 4 4 0 Coca-Cola

Thomas Raymond P O B ox # 4 O w e g o, NY 1 3 8 27 6 0 7 - 9 7 2- 4 6 9 1 Inks, Pontil Meds, General (I love to dig)

Bill Granger 6 9 1 5 S ou t h 28 0 E a s t L e b a n on , I N 4 6 0 52 3 1 7 - 51 7 - 58 9 5 Pontiled Balsams, Early Indiana Bottles

Tommy Schimpf 4 1 1 1 A s h lw y R i v e r R oa d C h a r le s t on , S C 29 4 1 4 8 4 3 - 6 0 7 - 8 26 2 South Carolina Bottles

Steven R. Harris 4 9 7 6 T ru d ie R d .

B la c k s h e a r , G A 3 1 51 6 9 1 2- 28 8 - 8 50 8 Whiskeys, pumkings, any old glass, I mean ‌ old glass is me

W. Kent Schulte 20 2 C h a r le s S t . A p t . 1 0 3 F r e d e r i c k s b u r g , VA 224 0 1 54 0 - 3 7 9 - 1 3 0 6 All types of medicines Doug Shutler 13854 Garfield Road S a le m , O H 4 4 4 6 0 3 3 0 - 53 7 - 3 6 9 4 Ohio Squat Sodas, beaded flasks, p ot i le d m e d i c i n e s Bob Sobon 3 6 4 4 6 W i ld w ood D r i v e L a k e v i lla , I L 6 0 0 4 6 8 4 7 - 8 58 - 50 6 9 Bottles

Brian Shultis P O B ox 3 1 7 P le a s a n t H i ll, T N 3 8 57 8 9 3 1 - 27 7 - 527 7 Tennessee Bitters and Drakes Plantation Bitters

Changes Hans-Jurgen Krackher J a g e r a lle e 1 5 D - 1 4 4 6 9 P ot s d a m , G e r m a n y + 4 9 (0 ) 3 3 1 8 1 7 0 4 0 1 6 Schweppes heritage bottles and items pre1960, soda pioneers 19 Century

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FOHBC Sho-Biz

Calendar of shows and related events 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

September 7 Pekin, Illinois Pekin Bottle Collectors Associations 45th Annual Show & Sale, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, Knights of Columbus, 715 N. 11th Street, Pekin, Illinois, Contact: Jim Searle, 1003 Illinois Street, Pekin, Illinois 61554, 309.346.7804 or 309.202.9337

Collectibles Show & Sale at the Santa Ana Elks Lodge, 212 Elk Lane, Santa Ana, California 92701, Saturday, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Early Bird: 8:00 am, Set-up at 6:00 am, Early bird cost $10, Los Angeles Historical Bottle Club, Contact: Don Wippert or Dick Homme, Don 818.346.9833 or Dick 818.362.3368, Los Angeles Historical Bottle Club

September 12 – 17 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17th Annual All-Dairy Antiques & Collectibles Show & Sale, Noon-5:00 pm Friday; 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Saturday through Wednesday, Dairy Activity Center, Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center, 2300 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg, Contact: Gary Gojsovich, 717.635.5067

September 20 Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis Circle City Antique Bottle, Advertising and Collectibles Show and Sale.

Last years event SOLD out with 80 tables and over 200 people through the doors. We have an exciting new venue for you with lots of natural lighting and plenty of parking. Don’t miss this exciting new show. NEW LOCATION – Boone County Fairgrounds, 1300 E. 100 S. Lebanon, Indiana 46052. Admission $2 (Early Admission -$20) Show hours 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Contact: Martin (812-841-9495)

September 13 Downieville, California Downieville Bottle Show, Friday September 12th, 5:00 pm Dealer BBQ and Wine Tasting Event, Saturday, September 13th, Dealer set-up 7:00 am to 8:00 am, early lookers 8:00 am to 10:00 am, Free admission 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. There is a car show in Sierra City the same weekend as the bottle show and the motels are going to fill up really fast. If you are planning on staying here in the area I would recommend you get your motel reservations in early September 13 Salt Lake City, Utah Utah Antique Bottle and Collectibles Show and Sale, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, Early buyers 8:00 am at the Redwood Multipurpose Center, 3100 South Redwood Road, Salt Lake City, Utah, For information contact Bob Campbell 801.467.8636, 1123 E. 2100 S, Salt Lake City, Utah 84106 or Rick Holt, e-mail: rckholt@ netscape.net September 19 & 20 Aurora, Oregon Bottle, Antique & Collectibles Show & Sale at the American Legion Hall, 3rd & Main, Aurora, Oregon 97002, Friday, 1:00 – 5:00 pm, $5.00 Early bird admission Saturday, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, admission by donation, Oregon Bottle Collectors Association, www.obcaweb. org, Contact: Shayne Bowker, Show Chairman, 503.351.4908 September 20 Santa Ana, California 48th Annual Los Angeles Historical Bottle Club Antique Bottle, Fruit Jar, Antiques &

September 21 Westford, Massachusetts (Formerly Lowell) – The Merrimack Valley Antique Bottle Club’s 40th annual bottle show (9:00 am to 2:00 pm, early buyers at 8:00 am) is now being held at the Westford Regency Inn, 219 Littleton Road, Westford, Massachusetts.

The show is just five minutes off Exit 32 of I-495 with plenty of signs to follow. Info: Cliff Hoyt, 978.458.6575, choyt48@comcast.net, choyt48.home.comcast.net/mvbc.htm September 27 Moriarity, New Mexico The Enchantment Insulator Club & The New Mexico Historical Bottle Society 27th Annual Insulator, Bottle, Barb Wire and Collectibles Show, Moriarity Civic Center, 202 Broadway Avenue South, Moriarity, New Mexico, Contact: Greg Hoglin, 209 N. 5th St., Belen, New Mexico 87002, 505.864.6634, lostcity5th@aol.com September 28 Depew, New York 16th 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., Set-up: 7:00 am to 9:00 am. Tables $20/$10 for additional tables. Admission: $2; children under 12 free, Greater Buffalo Bottle Collectors Association, gbbca.org, Contact: Joe Guerra, Secretary, 29 Nina Terrace, West Seneca, New York 14224, 716.674.5750 jguerra3@roadrunner.com

September 28 Richfield, Ohio 44th Annual Ohio Bottle Club Antique Bottle Show and Sale at the Days Inn and Suites (formerly Holiday Inn), 4742 Brecksville Road, Richfield, Ohio, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, Early admission: 7:30 am to 9:00 am, Set up: 7:30 am to 9:00 am, Cost of admission: $3 and early admission $20, Ohio Bottle Club, ohiobottleclub.org, Contact: John Fifer, Show chairman, 6820 Wooster Pike, Medina, Ohio 44256, 330.722.7017, lindaangel57@aol.com September 28 Batsto, New Jersey New Jersey Antique Bottle Club (NJABC) is hosting the Batsto Antique and Bottle annual Show and Sale, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. For information and contracts: www. newjerseyantiquebottleclub.com, Show Address: In historic Batsto Village, Wharton State Forest, Batsto, New Jersey, Contact Info: Paul DelGuercio, 856.252.7730, paulhavoc@ Comcast.net September 28 Millsboro, Delaware Delmarva Antique Bottle Club Show and Sale at the American Legion Post #28, 31768 Legion Road, Millsboro, Delaware 19966, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. No Early admission.

Set-up: 7:00 – 9:00 am, Free Admission, Delmarva Antique Bottle Club Inc., Contact: Peter Beaman, 28947 Lewes-Georgetown Hwy., Lewes, Delaware 19958, 302.684.5055, oldngnu@comcast.net October 3 & 4 Yorkshire, England BBR October Event, Elsecar Heritage Centre, S Yorks, 1 hr Manchester airport. Saturday 3 Unreserved 500+ lot auction – doors 9:00 am, auction 11:00 am., Sunday 4 120+ stalls plus cataloged auction. Early entry: 8.30 am £5, General Admission: £2. Contact: Alan Blakeman, BBR Elsecar Heritage Centre, Nr Barnsley, S Yorks, England, S74 8HJ Visit Website October 4 Richmond, Virginia Richmond 43rd Antique Bottle Show and Sale at the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds, 10300 Courthouse Road, Chesterfield, Virginia 23832, Saturday, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Early admission: 7:30 am to 9:00 am, Regular admission $3, Early admission $10, Richmond Area Bottle Collectors Association, Contact: Marvin Croker

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(More) Sho-Biz or Ed Faulkner (Marvin 804.275.1101 or Ed 804.739.2951, RichBottleClub@comcast.net October 4 Canyonville, Oregon Annual Jefferson State Antique Bottle, Insulator and Collectibles Show and Sale at the 7 Feathers Casino Resort, I 5 – Exit 99, Canyonville, Oregon, 146 Chief Miwaleta Lane, Canyonville, Oregon 97417, Saturday 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, Free Admission! Early admission: Friday – October 3rd, from 12:00 noon to 7:00 pm and Saturday – October 4th from 7:30 am to 9:00 am., Set-up: Friday – October 3rd from 12:00 noon to 7:00 pm, Saturday – October 4th from 7:30 am to 9:00 am, Early lookers $10, Jefferson State Antique Bottle Collectors, Contact: Bruce Silva, Tele: 541.899.8411, E-mail: jsglass@q.com October 5 Chelsea, Michigan The Huron Valley Bottle and Insulator Club will hold its Annual Show and Sale on Sunday, October 5th at the Comfort Inn Conference Center (exit 159 off I-95) in Chelsea, Michigan. Hours are 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. For more information contact: Mike Bruner at 248.425.3223 or Rod Krupka at 248.627.6351.

Or e-mail rod.krupka@yahoo.com October 11 Coventry, Connecticut Keene weekend Saturday Show on the grounds of the historic Coventry Glass Works, 289 North River Road (intersection of Rt. 44 & North River Road), at the blinking light, Coventry, Connecticut 06238, Saturday 11 October, regular admission at 9:00 am ($4), show ends at 1:00 pm, Early buying at 8:00 am ($15), Set-up: Saturday, 11 October, 7:00 am opening time for exhibitors, Southern Connecticut Antique Bottle and Glass Collectors Association, For more information/ contracts please contact Bob, rdsrla@optonline. net, 914.241.9597 October 12 Keene, New Hampshire Yankee Bottle Club’s 47th Annual Show & Sale, 9:00 am – 2:30 pm, early buyers at 8:00 am. Show Address: Keene High School, Arch Street, Keene, New Hampshire, Contact Info: John F. Bemis, 28 Cross Street, Keene, New Hampshire 03431, 603.352.5246 or Alan Rumrill, PO Box 803, Keene, New Hampshire 03431, 603.352.1895, director@hsccnh.org October 18 Richmond, Rhode Island The Little Rhody Bottle Club Tailgate Swap Meet, (9:00 am to 3:00 pm) at the Jules Antique

Center, 320 Kingstown Road, Richmond, Rhode Island, (3 miles East of Route #95 on Route #138). Free set up for members and nonmembers. Free coffee, donuts, and pizza for participants. Bring your own tables! Info: William Rose, 508.880.4929 October 19 Scriba, New York The Empire State Bottle Collectors Association’s 16th Annual Show & Sale, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Scriba Fire Hall, U.S. Route 104 East, Scriba (2 miles East of Oswego), Contact: Barry Haynes, PO Box 900, Mexico, New York 13114, 315.963.0922 or John Golley, ByGolley@msn.com October 26 Matteson, Illinois 45th Annual 1st Chicago Bottle Club Show & Sale at the Matteson Holiday Inn, 500 Holiday Plaza Drive, Matteson Illinois 60443, Sunday 9:00 am -2:00 pm, No early admission, Dealer set-up 7:15 am to 9:00 am, Cost of admission: $3, 1st Chicago Bottle Club, 1stchicagobottleclub.com, Contact: John Vlahovich, Show Chairman, 139 Concord Court, Dyer, Indiana 46311, Tele: 630.390.9679, jvlahovich@att.net October 26 Findlay, Ohio 38th Annual Findlay Antique Bottle Show, Early Bird Admission 7:00 am – 9:00 am, $10 (w/complimentary donuts & coffee) General Admission 9:00 am - 2:00 pm, $2.00 (Kids under 12 free w/adults) NEW LOCATION = More Dealer Tables at Findlay Senior Center Reception Hall, 339 E. Melrose Avenue, Findlay, Ohio 45840 (approx. 1 mile north of Findlay College then 1/2 mile east off Main Street at corner of Melrose and Blanchard).

Free appraisals with paid admission. Free parking, heated building, withrestrooms and food concession inside. Dealer set up on Saturday, October 25. (NO public early bird admission on Saturday) 8′ Dealer tables are $35 each (limit 4) Contact Show Chairman Fred Curtis 419.424.0486, Details and map on website: Findlay Bottle Club, e-mail: finbotclub@gmail.com November 2 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Wisconsin Antique Advertising Club presents Antiques Under Glass at the Mitchell Park Domes, Over 150 unique vendors selling an array of antique bottles and one of a kind advertising collectibles. $40 a table for nonmembers, Club members $30. Dealer set-up: 6:00 am – 9:00 am. Show starts at 9:00 am.

Info: steven@wisantique.com

November 2 Elkton, Maryland The Tri-State Bottle Collectors and Diggers Club, Inc., 42nd Annual Antique Bottle and Collectibles Show and Sale will be held on Sunday, November 2, 2014 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Singerly Fire Hall, Routes 279 & 213 (I-95, exit 109A) Elkton, Maryland 21922. Admission: $3 – children under 12 free.

Contact: Dave Brown, 302.738.9960 or E-mail dbrown3942@comcast.net November 8 Jacksonville, Florida Antique Bottle Collectors of North Florida 47th Annual Show & Sale at the Fraternal Order of Police Building, 5530 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville, Florida, Saturday, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, Free Admission, Early buyers: Friday, November 7, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm $15, Set-up: Friday, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, Club: Antique Bottle Collectors of North Florida, Contact: Mike Skie, 3047 Julington Creek Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32223, 904.710.0422 or Jackie McRae 904.879.3696 November 8 Belleville, Illinois Eastside Spectacular #8 at the Belleclair Fairgrounds, 200 S. Belt East, Belleville, Illinois, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Early admission: 7:00 am, Early admission $20, Public admission $2, Contact Kevin Kious, 618.346.2634 whoisthealeman@aol.com or Curt Faulkenberry, 636.797.5220 November 9 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Antique Bottle Club Annual Bottle Show at Rostraver Ice Garden, Gallitin Road and Route 51 North, Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania 15012, Sunday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, Early admission: Sunday 7:00 am, Set up: Sunday 7:00 am. Cost of admission: $3 general admission, $25 early admission, Pittsburgh Antique Bottle Club, www. pittsburghantiquebottleclub.org Contact: Bob DeCroo, Treasurer, 694 Fayette City Road, Fayette City, Pennsylvania 15438, 724.326.8741, eb153@atlanticbb.net November 9 York, Pennsylvania – NEW SHOW! Announcing a New Bottle Show!, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm at the famous York, Pennsylvania Fairgrounds, inside the main building, 334 Carlisle Avenue, York, Pennsylvania, Contact: Bill Thomas, 443.617.1760, holpromo@ yahoo.com

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(More) Sho-Biz November 9 Oakland, New Jersey North Jersey Antique Bottle Collectors Assn.

45th Annual Show & Sale, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, early buyers 8:00 am, Oakland Elks Club, 33 Ramapo Valley Road, Oakland, New Jersey, Contact: Ken 973.907.7351 or Jim 516.454.8993 November 9 Greensboro, North Carolina 13th Annual Greensboro Bottle Show at Greensboro Farmer’s Curb Market, 501 Yanceyville Street, Greensboro, North Carolina 27405, Sunday 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, Set-up: 7:00 am – 9:00 am, Cost of admission: $1, Southeast Bottle Club, www.antiquebottles. com/greensboro, Contact: Reggie Lynch, President, PO Box 2286, Forest, Virginia 24551, 704.221.6489, rlynch@antiquebottles.com November 15 Royal Oak, Michigan The Metropolitan Detroit Antique Bottle Club’s 32nd Annual Antique Bottle Show, 9:30 am – 3:00 pm, Show Address: Royal Oak Elks Lodge, 2401 E. Fourth Street, Royal Oak, Michigan, Contact Info: Mike Brodzik, 586.219.9980, bottlemike@outlook.com or Bruce Heckman, 248.760.1722, hisser@ comcast.net November 15 Alto, Georgia Dixie Jewels Insulator Club Show & Swap Meet, at The Barn at Jaemor Farms, 5340 Cornelia Highway, Alto, Georgia 30510, Saturday, November 15th from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. FREE Admission, Dixie Jewels Insulator Club, See Facebook, Contact: Mike Herron, PO Box 1784, Toccoa, Georgia 30577, 706.599.4705, insulatorman74@windstream.net November 30 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Forks of the Delaware Bottle Collectors Association 41st Annual Bottle and Antique Show & Sale at the Bethlehem Catholic High School, 2133 Madison Avenue, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18017, Sunday, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, $2 Admission, Dealer set up 6:00 am – 9:00 am, Information, Bill Hegedus, 20 Cambridge Place, Catasauqua, Pennsylvania 18032, 610.264.3130 December 6 Roseville, California 49er Historical Bottle Associations 37th Annual “Best of the West” Historic Bottle & Glass Show at the Placer County Fairgrounds, 800 All America City Boulevard, Roseville, California, Saturday, December 6th, 9:00

am – 3:00 pm, Free Admission, $10 Earlybird Admission on Friday, Set-up Friday, December 5th, noon – 6:00 pm, Sunday, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, Contact: Mike McKillop, 916.367.1829, pville1871@yahoo.com December 7 Enfield, Connecticut Yankee Polecat Insulator Club’s 2nd Annual “Beat the Snow” Antique Insulator, Bottle & Collectibles Show 8:00 am – 2:00 pm.

Insulators, Bottles, Railroadiana, Telephone & Telegraph Collectibles, Lightning Rod Equipment. Free admission, American Legion Hall, 56 Enfield Street (US Route 5), Enfield, Connecticut (Exit 49 off I-91) Contact: John Rajpolt, rajpolt@earthlink.net

2015 January 17 Jackson, Mississippi 29th Annual Mississippi Antique Bottle and Collectibles Show at the Trade Mart Building, Mississippi Fairgrounds, Jackson, Mississippi, High Street, Jackson, Mississippi, Saturday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Early admission $20, Friday 3:00 pm to 9:00 and Saturday, 7:00 am to 9:00 am. Dealer Set-up time: Friday 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm and Saturday 7:00 am to 9:00 am.

Free Admission. Mississippi Antique Bottle Club, Contact: John Sharp, Show Chairman, PO Box 164, Sebastopol, Mississippi 39359, Phone: 601-507.0105, johnsharp49@aol.com February 1 Manville, New Jersey 19th Annual New Jersey Antique Bottle Club 2015 Show and Sale at the Manville VFW, 600 Washington Avenue, Manville, New Jersey 08835, Sunday, February 1st, 2015 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, No Early Admission, Set-up at 7:00 am, Cost of admission: $3. New Jersey Antique Bottle Club, www.newjerseyantiquebottleclub. com, Contact: Bob Strickhart, Show Chairman, 3 Harvest Drive, Pennington, New Jersey 08534-3205, 609.818.1981, E-mail: strickhartbob@aol.com February 22 Enfield, Connecticut Somers Antique Bottle Club – 44th Annual Show and Sale at St. Bernard School, 232 Pearl Street, Enfield, Connecticut 06082, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm. Early buyers at 8:00 am. On site parking. Take exit 47-W from I-91 and follow show signs. Five minutes to school. Admission: $2. Ages 12 and under free. Info: Rose Sokol, 860.745.7688, enfieldrose@aol.com

March 8 Baltimore, Maryland The Baltimore Antique Bottle Club’s 35th Annual Show & Sale, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm., web: baltimorebottleclub.org, Physical Education Center, CCBC-Essex, 7201 Rossville Boulevard, (I-695, Exit 34), Contact: Rick Lease, 410.458.9405, finksburg21@ comcast.net or Andy Agnew (for contracts), 410.527.1707, medbotls@comcast.net April 18 Salisbury, North Carolina 9th Annual Piedmont Bottle & Pottery Club Show at the Salisbury Civic Center, 315 S. Martin Luther King Avenue, Salisbury, North Carolina 28144, Saturday 8:00 am – 2:00 pm, No early admission, Set-up: Saturday 6:30 am, Free admission, Piedmont Bottle & Pottery Club, antiquebottles.com/piedmont, Contact: John Patterson, Show chairman, 704.636.9510, ncmilks@carolina.rr.com

2015 July 31 – August 2 Chattanooga, Tennessee Chattanooga has been selected for the 2015 FOHBC Southern Region National Antique Bottle Show. The show will be held at the Chattanooga Convention Center, Sunday August 2, with dealer set-up and early buyers on Saturday. The Chattanooga Marriott Downtown will be the host hotel and is connected to the convention center. The banquet/bottle competition, seminars, auction, and membership meetings will be held at the Marriott. Jack Hewitt and John Joiner will be serving as show co-chairpersons. FOHBC National Show

2016 August 4 – 7 Sacramento, California FOHBC 2016 National Antique Bottle Convention at the McClellan Conference Center, Host Hotel: Lions Gate Hotel & Conference Center. Information: Pam Selenak, FOHBC Conventions Director, 714.633.5775 or e-mail: pselenak@yahoo.com Contracts available 25 July 2015. FOHBC National Convention

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Bottles and Extras Individual and Affiliated 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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(all first class sent in appropriate mailer) 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

Signature _________________________Date_______ Please make checks or money orders payable to FOHBC and mail to: FOHBC Membership, 101 Crawford, Studio 1A, Houston, TX 77002 Effective 9/2011

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; e-mail: 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. Professionalgrade 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.

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