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TABLE OF CONTENTS

No. 242

On the Cover: Badger Ale and Art from Steven Libby

To Advertise, Subscribe or Renew a subscription, see pages 66 and 72 for details.

FOHBC Officers | 2018 - 2020 ...............................................................................2

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

FOHBC President’s Message ...................................................................................3 Shards of Wisdom .................................................................................................4 History’s Corner ....................................................................................................5 FOHBC News - From & For Our Members ................................................................6 Trio of books by David Tingen invaluable to N.C. collectors

by Bill Baab ................................................................................................... 14

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Wanted: Bottle Collectors by Mike Polak ........................................................ 16 The Washington/Armistead Flask

by Antonio Picadio ................................................................................................. 20

Wanted: Bottle Collectors by Mike Polak ........................................................ 16 2019 FOHBC 50th Show Contract and Schedule ........................................................ 21 Saunders Hotel Dig

by Phil Townsend ......................................................................................... 26

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Outhousepatrol: Jackson California

by Reginald Shoeman .................................................................................. 32

by Steven R. Libbey ............................................................................................... 38

Virtual Museum News ........................................................................................ 45 Blossom’s Badger Ale, Milwaukee

by Peter Maas ........................................................................................................... 46 Page 38

by Eric McGuire....................................................................................................... 52

Club Contest Page ........................................................................................................ 61 FOHBC Member Photo Gallery ........................................................................... 64 Classified Ads .................................................................................................... 66 FOHBC Sho-Biz - Calendar of Shows ................................................................... 68 Page 46

Membership Benefits, Ad Rates, Donations to the FOHBC .................................... 71 Membership Application & Advertising .............................................................. 72 Coming next issue or down the road: •The Color Aqua•Rushton’s Cod Liver Oil•American Scent Bottles•On the Trail of Indian Medicine Bottles•Dr. Lovegoods Bitters•History of Augusta, Georgia•How Bleeding Kansas wound up on a Peppersauce Bottle •Permissions Permissions but No Where to Dig!• B & B: A Tale of Two Cities and Trademarks•Old Bourbon Whiskey put up by Wilson, Fairbank & Co. and so much more!

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

Postmaster: Send address changes to Elizabeth Meyer, FOHBC Business Manager, 101 Crawford Street, Studio 1A, Houston, Texas 77002; 713.222.7979 x103, email: emeyer @ FOHBC.org Annual subscription rate is: $40 for standard mail or $55 for First Class, $60 Canada and other foreign, $85, Digital Membership $25 in U.S. funds. Life Membership: Level 1: $1,000, Level 2: $500, The Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors, Inc. assumes no responsibility for products and services advertised in this publication. See page 72 for more details.

Lost & Found ................................................................................................................ 62

FOHBC Membership Additions & Changes .......................................................... 70

Martin Van Zant BOTTLES and EXTRAS Editor 41 E. Washington Street Mooresville, Indiana 46158 812.841.9495 email: mdvanzant@yahoo.com

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

The Eagle has Landed

A.G. Boley & Co. Soda Water Bottlers

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

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Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors Business & News

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

FOHBC Officers 2018 - 2020

President: Matt Lacy, 3836 State Route 307, Austinburg Ohio 44010, phone: 440.228.1873; email: mlacy@fohbc.com

Conventions Director: Lindsey Fifer, 604 Topaz, Brunswick, Ohio 44212; phone: 440.552.2454; email: lindsey_stoneman@yahoo.com

First Vice-President: Louis Fifer, 604 Topaz, Brunswick, Ohio 44212; phone: 330.635.1964; email: fiferlouis@yahoo.com

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

Second Vice-President: John O’Neill, 1805 Ralston Ave. Belmont, California 94002; phone: 650.631.7495; email: Joneill@risk-strategies.com Secretary: Andrew Rapoza, 28240 Nancy Lane, Conroe, Texas 77385; phone: 832.928.7472; email: rapoza.2025@gmail.com Treasurer: James Berry, 200 Fort Plain Watershed Rd, St. Johnsville, NY 13452; phone: 518.568.5683; email: jhberry10@yahoo.com Historian: Jim Bender, PO Box 162, Sprakers, NY 12166; phone: 518.673.8833; email: jim1@frontiernet.net Editor: Martin Van Zant, 41 E. Washington St., Mooresville, IN 46168; phone: 812.841.9495; email: mdvanzant@yahoo.com Merchandising Director: Val Berry, 200 Fort Plain Watershed Rd, St. Johnsville, NY 13452; phone: 518.568.5683; email: vgberry10@yahoo.com Membership Director: Linda Sheppard, P.O. Box 162, Sprakers, NY 12166; phone: 518.673.8833; email: jim1@frontiernet.net

Director-at-Large: Ferdinand Meyer V, 101 Crawford, Studio 1A, Houston, TX 77002; phone: 713.222.7979 x115; email: fmeyer@fohbc.org Director-at-Large: Richard Siri, PO Box 3818, Santa Rosa, California 95402, phone: 707.542.6438; email: rtsiri@sbcglobal.net Director-at-Large: John Pastor, PO Box 227, New Hudson, MI 48165, phone: 248.486.0530; email: jpastor@americanglassgallery.com Midwest Region Director: John Fifer, 5830 Enfield Circle, Medina, Ohio 44256, phone: 330.461.0069; email: coinop1958@gmail.com Northeast Region Director: Jeff Ullman, P.O. Box 121, Warnerville, New York 12187, phone: 518.234.1288; email: jullman@nycap.rr.com Southern Region Director: Brad Seigler, P.O. Box 27 Roanoke, Texas 76262, phone: 940.395.2409; email: drgonzo818@gmail.com Western Region Director: Eric McGuire, 1732 Inverness Drive, Petaluma, California 94954, phone: 707.778.2255; email: etmcguire@comcast.net Public Relations Director: Elizabeth Lacy, 3836 State Route 307, Austinburg Ohio 44010, phone: 440.994.9028; email: elacy@fohbc.org

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President’s Message clubs in the upcoming region for those members to collaborate and Matt Lacy present a proposal to host the National Convention in their area. It Ferdinand Meyer V

3836 State Inc. Route 307 FMG Design, Ohio 44010 101Austinburg Crawford Street 440.228.1873 Studio 1A mlacy@fohbc.org Houston, Texas 77002 713.222.7979 x115 t is inconceivable that wefmeyer@fohbc.org are already well into 2019! It is an exciting year for the bottle hobby with the availability of bottles from great collections to complement the anticipated action-packed itting down at my desk, on this first back-to-work Monday after New Years,and I conjure up a visionThere of a stove with been lots of pots-a-cooking. auction show schedules. has never a better time The bottle events hasFOHBC. us all looking to the to bekettle in thelabeled hobbyantique and a member of the Thereforward are many stretch leading up to the FOHBC 2016 Sacramento National Botsignificant announcements to unveil in this letter, so stayAntique with me.

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tle Convention & Expo this August. We have a coordination conference call in the week plan step it up a notch or two. We are also Firstlater of all, let me sayand that thetoFOHBC has an absolutely amazpleased that we locked in Springfield, Massachusetts for our 2017 Nationing board of officers who have worked diligently in recent months al Antique Bottle Convention, and by the time you read this message, the to enact some positive directional changes that our members and FOHBC 2018 National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo will have been National Convention dealers have been anxiously awaiting. There announced for Cleveland, Ohio. We really have our teams in place and are wheels pros and to every single or change make, our in cons motion.

I suppose we decision should start thinkingwe about the 2019 and sometimes we have to take our time to thoroughly weigh the Convention in the Southern Region. Planning ahead has many benefits.

potential outcomes.

The FOHBC is also proud to say that this March | April 2016 issue of Without further ado, the first is that BOTTLES and EXTRAS is theannouncement first to be printed in the full2019 color, which FOHBC Anniversary National Antique only costs50th us an additional $184, an issue.

ThisBottle changeConvention prompted a in few design revisions, weAugusta, hope youGeorgia, will notice, such changed as the Table the beautiful hostwhich city of has been to of Contents and a few of than the section headers.

Weinreceive few rea 3-day format rather the 4-day format recent quite years.aThe ally compliments on how the magazine looks and have new nice contract and schedule is available at www.fohbc.org.

Withcome so in a relative shortwe number of years.

Oh,keep and the looksame for aamount new secthefar updated schedule, were still able to tion in the back of the magazine called “Member Photo Gallery”.

This of show hours. The new condensed timeline allowed us to remove new section is dedicated to the fine photography of antique bottles and Sunday from the itinerary. This will accomplish a few things. First, glass. Please feel free to submit your images for consideration. We this will reduce costs for dealers and attendees with one less night have already started work on the May | June issue and hope that you at the hotel, and less time away from home and from work. It will will consider authoring an article for the magazine. We are here to help!

also not be as large of a commitment from dealers to setup for two days rather than of three days. We areEXTRAS, expectingplease the new will Within this issue BOTTLES and readschedule the proposed appeal to more dealers and make for better overall participation bylaw updates and revisions that have been marked in red. All revisions with the have beenevent. approved by the FOHBC Board of Directors. These bylaws have been amended and need to be reviewed by the FOHBC membership prior to theof annual general meeting the FOHBC 2016 NaSpeaking Augusta, themembership team is on the moveatand energized.

They tional AntiquetoBottle Expo in Sacramento, California are working makeConvention this show a&special treat for each one of you.by an affirmative vote of a majority of all by to theremember. eligible voters This is our 50th anniversary show andvotes will cast be one in attendance, provided that a copy of the proposed changes are made In addition, this show has not only one, but two reception events! available to each member in advance, either directly by mail or by timely Thursday afternoon will kick off with a visit to Mike Newman’s notice official periodical or on the Federation house in to the seeFederation’s his spectacular array of quality glass.

This openwebsite. house

is followed immediately by a visit to the Augusta Museum of His-

In other news, we are moving ahead with photography for the Virtual tory where Bill and Bea Baab have donated a great grouping of Museum and hope to have regional photography labs set up in regions amazing local bottles and glass. continueformat to talkand about all to start photographing bottles bothI could in a standard 3-dimenthe great things that have occurred in the last month with planning sionally. This effort is being spearheaded by Museum Director, Alan Dethe Convention, be worth the trip.

Maison.

You may but havejust metknow Alan itatwill the Virtual Museum table during the FOHBC 2015 Chattanooga National Antique Bottle Show last August.

The next big announcement that is somewhat related to the above

subject: themember RequestAlicia for Proposals RFPs)up forthe hosting the 2021 Federation Booth, is(or heading nomination process for the election of all Federation officers President, FOHBC National Convention have been sent.including An RFP the is sent to Vice President(s), Secretary, Treasurer, Business Manager, Membership

Director, Public Relations Director, Conventions Director, is an exciting time to plan the National Convention, with theHistorian, board Merchandising Directors-at-Large of the FOHBC Director, assisting along the way, and (3), can and be a Region fun wayDirectors to show (4).

These elections occur every two years. officer may run for a large membership of bottle collectors theAny bottles, attractions, andsuccessive terms.

This committee has prepared a slate of nominations history that make your area great! This round of RFPs for the 2021for each office and listed It is important to note that any member Convention wasissent to below. our affiliate clubs in the Northeast region. desiring to is run any office in the may is filethat a nomination While this thefornormal process, theFederation announcement this RFP form with the Election Committee (in accordance with procedures apschedule was unanimously approved by the FOHBC board to follow proved by the membership and instituted by the Election Committee) a shortened 3-day event schedule, running Thursday through Saturindicating the office they desire to run for. The deadline for filing this day.

If any an interest in hosting themember2021 is April 1st clubs 2016. or Weindividuals have seen have successful campaigns by our show in the Northeast or would like to learn more, please contact ship before so if you want to run for a position, please let Alicia know.

Lindsey your intent to submitYou an You and Fifer reachour herConventions at this emailDirector address,with alicia@cis-houston.org.

RFP.be Wereceiving look forward to working with will a ballot for voting so you! please take the time to vote.

President: Ferdinand V WeFOHBC are alsoCandidates noticing a continued upward trendMeyer of collectors using social media outlets toHouston, connect Texas with the hobby. In response Here is the slate of FOHBC to that, the FOHBC has also grown social media presence First Vice its President: Sheldon Baugh and recommended candidates nowputoffers member clubs complimentary show flyer postings Russellville, Kentucky forth by the nominating to our Facebook and Instagram page help promote local committee (Alicia Booth, Second VicetoPresident: Genetheir Bradberry Chairperson) - 2016. improved and growing reach as the FOHBC shows.

We for are2014 seeing Bartlett, Tennessee The slate is and being put forth for Facebook Instagram pages increase in membership. Find us on your consideration and anyone Berry Facebook at (Federation ofSecretary: HistoricalJames Bottle Collectors (FOHBC)) desiring to run for office may Johnsville, New York andbeInstagram (@FOHBC).

Be sure to check out the pages, invite nominated by going to the yourwebsite friends, andoutshare anyTreasurer: posts thatGary you Beatty like! The FOHBC social and printing a North Port, Florida nomination form.

Then, mail or media pages are a great way to share what is going on within our email with to Alicia those Booth, 11502 hobby who mayHistorian: not be asJim involved, Benderand may even enBurgoyne Drive, Houston, Texas courage us all to connect more within our collecting community.

Sprakers, New York

77077. alicia@cis-houston.org Closing date for nominations Editor: Martin Van Zant Theis Bottles Extras magazine is also working diligently April 1, 2016and at midnight.

Danville,team Indiana Additional nominations will great content. It is important to understand that to provide you with Merchandising Director: Val Berry printed alongside the slate our becontent is only as good as what our membership provides. We Johnsville, New York proposed by the nominating alsocommittee love to share great photos of bottles and glass in our “Memand will be listed Membership Director: Linda Sheppard ber’s Photos” section magazine and rare treasures in our in the May-June 2016 issue of the Newanything York “Lost and Found” section.Sprakers, If you have you would like to of BOTTLES and EXTRAS along within a short bio ofsections, each share these don’t hesitate to reach out to me. These are Conventions Director: Louis Fifer fun candidate. spreads for our team and we enjoy working with members to

put them together.

Brunswick, Ohio

Business Manager: Elizabeth Meyer Houston, Texas

In near future events, the FOHBC will be hosting its biannual inFerraro person board meeting thisDirector-at-Large: year in conjunctionBob with the Baltimore Boulder City, 9th Nevada Bottle Show on the morning of March at the Country Inn and Suites. This is always a very productive meeting a full agenda, Director-at-Large: Stevewith Ketcham and this year will be no exception.

The FOHBC has a lot of posiEdina, Minnesota tive momentum and we want to keep that going.

Director-at-Large: John Pastor New Hudson, Michigan

I hope you are looking forward to an eventful year in the collecting Midwest Region Director: Matt Lacy hobby. I certainly am! Take the time to enjoy every moment and Austinburg, Ohio cherish the memories. I recently got done making reservations to Region AndrewI wish Vuono attend a number of shows Northeast over the next fewDirector: months. While Connecticut I could attend them all, it’sStamford, simply not possible. If you have never attended a show or haven’tSouthern been outRegion to a show in a while, I would Director: Ron Hands encourage you to get out and enjoy whatCarolina this hobby has to offer.

Wilson, North There are a lot of great people to meet, amazing stories hear, and Western Region Director: Ericto McGuire memories to make.

Petaluma, California Relations As always, I look forwardPublic to serving you! Director: Rick DeMarsh Ballston Spa, New York

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Bottles and Extras • The OCR (optical character recognition) used on line will likely find your target. This allows you to search by individual words or names. The OCR then finds every paper with that Term or name.

• Browse option allows for global or local searches by state and city. After finding many newspapers with your term or name you can narrow your search by state and city.

Brazil Daily Times (Brazil, Clay, Indiana) · 16 Dec 1908, Wed · Page 1

Downloaded on Nov 4, 2018 • Date range is selectable with graphing

Informational Websites: Part 2 in a Three part mini-series.

By Martin Van Zant and David Tingen

This issue’s column will discuss Newspapers.com and some of the features included. First, I would like to thank whoever invented this site. There is a multitude of information that can be found on the site. No more loading and unloading the reels of microfilm. No more horrible prints from the scratched up film.

There are thousands of newspapers that have been uploaded to the website. I cannot guarantee that this website will have every paper ever published, but more and more are added each day.

I found this website while combing the internet looking for bottle ads in various places. After using this site for a while I have written down some key points about the website that may or may 1908 Newspaper clipping from an early Brazil Newspaper not help you. David Tingen also offered some insight and I have Dec 16 190 8 them listed below.

Clipped By:to show the most active years. Also if your only interested in a mdvanzant certain year, you can choose that year specifically.

Key Points: Sun, Nov 4, 2018 • Sort options include best match, earliest or latest date forward • The basic subscription is adequate for most users ($7.95 per Copyright © 2018 Newspapers.com. All Rights Reserved.

The view option in the subscriber profile allows users to see what month), which is cheap compared to the time and gas you would has been clipped or viewed. normally have to spend.

• There is an on-line option that offers many attributes such as clip and save or print

Here are a few more suggestions on using the website and file structure for saved items: • Set up files in documents or a similar location that mean something to you such as: city, date or name of search target (I use city, date and reference description). The file structure within Windows documents allows for any number of tags and titles.

• Use at least four different search terms for each inquiry target (remember OCR is not perfect and some of the old newspapers are in fair to poor condition)

Here is an 1872 view of a Terre Haute newspaper and what you might expect to see when you search notice the “word” searched is highlighted in yellow

• Try to avoid common words such as: the, company, or generic product type as this will get you a plethora of items

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you may not want.

• Save every item found regardless of how insignificant it may seem at the time. Trying to relocate a specific column and page is very difficult.

• To build a history or complete a story it may take many saved items.

Here is one that I forgot to mention, familysearch.org is a free ancestry site which is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. You need only register to establish a user name and password.

Some bottle diggers earn a Ph.D. degree

By Bill Baab

Most collectors of antique bottles recognize the rewards of their hobby include several degrees of “education” depending on how deeply they get involved.

They will eventually acquire lots of knowledge of the types of bottles they dig and, utilizing a non physical kind of digging called research, they “graduate” from lower classes by learning more about their bottles. Which glass works made them and when, who used it and where was it used and for how long are just a few of the questions answered by research.

Happily, in today’s world there is the internet with multiple sources including Google and Wikipedia that provide instant answers to those questions. Just clicking on “privy diggers” on Google uncovers 81,600 results.

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

Many times History can be most interesting when there is a total lack of it. As a young man some 40 years ago I was shown an early damaged Coca-Cola bottle embossed Cobleskill N.Y. on the base. This was of local interest to me being born in Cobleskill and still living there at the time.

I spent a lot of time trying to find out the story behind the Cobleskill Coke. There was never any recorded records of Coca-Cola being bottled at Cobleskill that I could find. To this day I have yet to see another Coke bottle marked Cobleskill on the base. So the lack of History makes this an interesting part of history.

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

But when the collectors’ education reaches a point where the schooling part comes to a close, what then? They can join the National Privy Diggers Association and earn a Ph.D. degree, but graduates cannot call themselves “Doctors.”

My friend, Karl Harrar, of Aiken, South Carolina, an electrical engineer and developer of a ground-penetrating radar system with which he locates privies and trash pits of yesteryear, is such a graduate.

He owns a certificate to prove it.

It reads, “Karl E. Harrar, having fulfilled the requirements of the Association, you have been declared a graduate of the Hobby and have earned the Degree of Privy Hole Digger (Ph.D), given at Richmond, Virginia.” It is dated May 1, 1994 and signed by Richard L. Wilcox, P.H.D., president of the group.

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FOHBC News Bottles and Extras; Chris Hartz Article Kudos to Chris Hartz on his outstanding article “Bottle Collecting A Chautauqua” in the January-February 2019 edition. Chris’s insightful and well-written article was one of the best I have seen anywhere in many, many years. It was revealing, intriguing and educational all at the same time. Chris pealed back the onion skin on the historic path of a specific bottle, the likes of which I have not seen elsewhere, in a written fashion that captivated my attention and imagination from start to finish. This is the type of article that reveals the rich history in the hobby. Nice Going!!!

In addition to supplying you with the sources used, I can supply supporting images of documents, ads and articles. Example attached.

Let me know what you think and your time frame.

David Tingen Check out this month’s Shards to see what David contributed.

Jeff Todd Boerne, Texas

Ebner Bros.

History of Hires Root Beer

Hi Elizabeth,

Hi, Martin.

Yes, both of us were thrilled with the article on the Ebner Bros.

Neither one of us had a photo of Frank Ebner, he is my 2nd great granduncle and Marilyn’s great-grandfather. We both replied to the author about how pleased we were by all of his research and photos - most of the information was new to us!

Yesterday I announced the publication of Hires to You! The Illustrated History of Hires Root Beer. This extensive history has been published as HiresBook.com, a web site with free public access.

In addition to text based on primary resources, the site contains over 2,000 high resolution images. For details about the evolution of this project, please see the Home page comments: Ron Fowler HiresBook@yahoo.com HiresBook.com HutchBook@yahoo.com HutchBook.com KocaNolaBook@yahoo.com KocaNola.com

Informational Websites Hello Martin: I read your recent article with much interest and would like to add what I can to one of your future releases. Over the past 10 years or so I have written a number of books and articles for local collectors. During the research process I used a number of resources such as: Sanborn maps, city directories, familysearch.org (free) and newspapers.com (subscription). I tried the local library and state archives route for years with much wasted time and energy.

The online options are far better and available to all. Many local and state wide libraries have digitized records of all types.

Carole Sobke Genessee Bottle Club celebrating 50th year

By John DeVolder - Club President, Historian ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Genessee Valley Bottle Collectors Association this year is celebrating its 50th anniversary and has marked the milestone with a special and colorful club calendar.

“When Burton Spiller and I decided to play host to an informal meeting in the fall of 1968 to see what kind of support for a bottle club in the Rochester area, we could not have imagined the outstanding response.

“It was a different world in our hobby back then. There were very few bottle books in existence; in fact, there was little information during the pre-computer age. Bottle clubs were the places to learn information from other collectors. We fed off one another.

“Our club’s first meeting was held on Jan. 3, 1969 at the home of Hank and Virginia Gesell and was attended by 10 people. Our second meeting on Jan. 16 at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Penfield, N.Y., attracted 27 people. I chaired the first two meetings.

“It was during the third meeting, also at the church on Feb. 20, that we chose our club’s name and elected our first slate of officers. There were 54 people present. Then we went all out with our first public meeting at the Penfield Town Hall on March 20.

We were surprised and pleased when 146 bottle enthusiasts attended. What a start!

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Genessee Bottle Club celebrating 50th year. A summer picnic in 1971, hosted by the Bowman’s.

Standing, L to R: Jan Frank, Better DeVolder, Dave DeVolder, Dot Villard, Jean Welmut, Jerry Frank, Jack Stecher, Bruce Welmut, Burt Spiller, Joe DiTucci. Kneeling, L to R: Dick Bowman, Ev Bowman, Audrey Stecher, Mary Jane DiTucci, Joe Villard, Hank Gesell, Jean Battin, John DeVolder.

“Greg Cooke, a past president of the Empire State Bottle Collectors Association, presented our club’s first program. Our first raffle was held with the winner taking home a Warner’s Tippecanoe bottle. The Empire club was founded in 1965 in Syracuse and was the first club east of the Mississippi River.

a show in Rochester on Oct. 26 and 400 people showed up.

Crawford Wettlaufer presented a slide program entitled “Early American Bottles and Flasks as seen from the Wettlaufer Collection,” which was among the outstanding collections of historical American flasks at the time.

“John Guttenberg Jr., was our club president, with Jack Stecher vice president, Nancy Hopper secretary and Allen D. Moore treasurer. Joe DiTucci was named membership chairman, overseeing 81 families and 134 individuals. An education committee was formed with John Martinelli filling the pages of our newsletter, Applied Seals, with a treasure trove of information.”

“Our individual membership soon numbered more than 500 with some 200 showing up at monthly club meetings,” recalled John DeVolder, who was joined several years ago by Nancy Hopper, Dave DeVolder, Virginia Gesell, Charlie and Wilda Owen and John Martinelli in receiving the club executive board’s citations “for unique contributions to the advancement of the GVBCA.”

Then the U.S. Army drafted DeVolder, who had edited the first two newsletter issues and whose two years of service took him away from the club. But his brother, Dave, who had been drafted earlier, took over the newsletter editorship. Dave and his wife, Betty, attended the Antique Bottle Club of California convention in Sacramento and later gave a slide talk to his club.

Calendars are available for $10 postpaid from DeVolder, 166 Haley Road, Ontario, NY 14519.

The Genessee club held its first summer picnic on June 8, 1969 at the Burgandy Basin Inn, with horseshoes, softball and more with a hot and cold buffet and unlimited beer available, all for $3 per person.

The club’s membership continued to grow, with Edmund and Jayne Blaske and Dick and Elma Watson becoming members. There were 237 collectors present when Spiller gave a talk about patent medicine kings of Rochester. Martinelli and Stecher played host to

To everything A Time An editorial, “To everything A Time” appeared in the February 1972 issue of “Applied Seals”. It was written by John Tibbitts.

(Does this have validity today for all of our bottle clubs?)

“Twelve years ago the Antique Bottle Collectors Association was formed in California. Until this time there was no club in the United States, few books or publications on bottles, and no way for one collector to meet another. This club grew to include over 2000 family members in the U.S., and their newsletter--The Pontil--became one of the better publications in the field. As more clubs organized, membership in A.B.C.A. understandably

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dropped, until now in 1972 the club can no longer afford to publish and exchange their excellent newsletter with clubs all over the country.

we bought it as a souvenir, not really believing it was authentic.

Is there any way the FOHBC can learn if it was actually authentic or a replica?

So we flourished, we prospered, we learned how to put on shows and conventions, how to put on informative meetings, and how to produce he Pontil.

Thank you for anyone else you can suggest that I can contact.

During that growing-up period we were continually answering letters asking how to form a bottle club. At first we replied by personal letter and later by sending them a copy of our constitution and bylaws. We always felt that this was where the fun was, in belonging to a local club.

Now we have just about gone full circle...Remember, there is no longer a need for a nation-wide club because of all the other clubs, there is no longer a need for a big informative Pontil because of all of the books, magazines, papers, articles and columns.

Yep, just about full circle and as the old Green River Whiskey ad says, ‘No Regrets’. A.B.C.A. should be proud of all of its officers past and present, of its shows and conventions and all of their committees, of all the contributors to the PONTIL, and to the enthusiastic membership which made the whole thing gel. Yes, we led the way and showed the way and there are many throughout the U.S. who were in the hobby early in the game who know this is so. BE PROUD OF IT.” So, Lets’ address the elephant in the room. ALL clubs are suffering from decreased membership, and I do mean all clubs-whether it is a fraternal group, social group, or a collecting group, such as a bottle club. Membership is in general our senior citizens. The younger generation simply does not seem interested in committing to a few hours socializing with people of like interests. They can find out what they question on the internet, and if they want to receive another opinion, why call and talk to someone when you can text?

Have all bottle clubs run full circle? When was the last time your club had a new person holding office? With membership down, there are fewer people willing to do the work of running a club.

Do you have an answer? Yes, new and younger membership, more participation, but how?

Is the time coming when your club states it has no regrets? Be Proud of it!

John DeVolder

Peerless Saloon, Austin I am so sorry to hear Dr. Van Brocklin passed away. I just found an article online that he wrote in 2005 about an interesting pumpkinseed flask that had been brought to his attention from Austin Nev. and shown with the article. Its white, red and black paper shield-shaped label showed the wording “from the Peerless Saloon, Austin, Nevada. Jack Dunstan, Prop.” The 5 oz. bottle itself had a small amount of purpling. Since my husband’s family were early (1865) residents of Austin, when visiting there 15 years ago

Joyce Lawrence, 28571 Road P, Dolores CO 81323, (970) 8822636, rjl@fone.net

Hi Joyce, Sure, send me a few pictures. I can authenticate it for you. Will need pictures of the neck mold seam and base as well.

All the best, Matt Lacy

Matt, thanks for your quick reply!

I will have to take some photos, but I am attaching a seemingly identical view from the FOHBC 2005 article I found online, the bottle being Figure 7, on the left. The label is the same; there are mold seams on the right and left of the neck up through the opening. No other observed seams on the pumpkinseed bottle. At the bottom is embossed NET CONT NTS 5 OZ. (Contents missing an E.) The base is like the photo, with an oval under it with possible printing I am unable to decipher.

Volunteers in our historical society have also been identifying bottles we received in an estate gift, so tomorrow I will see if any of us can read the bottom.

FYI, I have found some info on a miner John Dunstan living in Austin Nev. who in its 1910 census was listed as a saloon proprietor. He died there in 1920.

This is making me hoping for another trip to Austin NV, though our pioneer family contacts have now passed away. Thank you, Matt.

Joyce Lawrence

Sonnenschein’s Saloon in Pine Bluff Arkansas Mr. Van Zant, I’m emailing you today about Larry Childers who was the subject of an article in your July-August issue. One of the jugs featured is from Sonnenschein’s Saloon in Pine Bluff Arkansas which was formerly owned by my wife’s Great-Great-Grandfather, Marcus Sonnenschein (it’s her Grandmother’s Grandfather so I think that’s right!). I would love to get in touch with Mr. Childers to see if he would be willing to sell that jug as it would be something that my wife’s family would be absolutely thrilled to possess.

Would it be possible for you to put me in touch with him? Thank you!

Best, Andrew GoldStone Happy New Year to all

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Other than the fact that it’s an uncharted historical flask

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Recently added to the collection after spending many years in the care of 2 very good friends, both enjoyed it for several years in their collections. Other than the fact that it’s an uncharted historical flask, here is what I know so far....

I recently found out that an example of this flask was dug about 40 years ago by the late Dale Steele from Alton Illinois. He dug it in Zanesville Ohio at the site of the Zanesville Glassworks.

The site was exposed by a highway installation and Dale spent 2 weeks at the site.

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Fast forward about 10-15 years......

This flask was purchased from the late and great Elvin Moody in Sept of 1993 out of his the trunk of his car during the Patterson sale at Garths.

When I got the flask it still had the dirt under the ring lip and dirt between the letters. So it is unknown if this is the same example that was dug in Zanesville all those years ago. I would bet it is as I have never seen a mention of another example. Although, I would not be surprised if another turned up one day. Enjoy!

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• Educational Resources • Scholarship Opportunities • Membership Benefits

www.nia.org Request your free brochure: Email: information@nia.org Call: (949) 338-1404 Or write to: Christian Willis NIA Information Director P.O. Box 2797 • Parker, CO 80104

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12th annual

Bottle & Post Card

FOHBC

SHOW & SALE SUNDAY, APRIL 7th 2019 from 9am to 3pm Kansas State Fairgrounds, Sunflower Building, 2000 N. Poplar St, Hutchinson, Kansas

For Further Information Contact: Mike McJunkin - 620-728-8304 Email: scarleits@cox.net Mark Law - 785-224-4836 Email: Mlaw@pcikansas.com Sponsored by: Kansas Territory Bottle & Post Card Club (Member: FOHBC)

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St. Louis ‘ 49th Annual Antique Bottle & Jar Show Orlando Gardens 4300 Hoffmeister Ave. St. Louis, MO NO EARLY ADMISSONS March 17, 2019 9:00am - 2:00pm Adult Admission: $3.00 Child Admission: FREE $1 OFF With Flyer Refreshments Will Be Available

Old Bottles Fruit Jars Pottery Breweriana Insulators & Advertising There Will Be Over 115 Tables

Hosted By The St. Louis Antique Bottle Collectors Association Pat Jett (Showchair) 71 Outlook Drive Hillsboro, Mo (314)-570-6917 patsy_jett@yahoo.com

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Trio of books by David Tingen invaluable to N.C. collectors

By Bill Baab

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aleigh, North Carolina resident David Tingen admittedly has been involved in the antique bottle collecting hobby for more than six decades.

A longtime member of FOHBC affiliate Raleigh Bottle Club, he has not just collected bottles from his state, but also conducted research into the bottlers’ historical backgrounds.

North Carolina Lesser Known Franchised Bottling Works 1903-1925

In early 2016, he published “North Carolina Brewers and Bottlers, 1774–1908,” and my review was published in Bottles and Extras. During that same year, he produced two more books.

One was “Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola Bottling Works of North Carolina, 1902–1925,” and the other was “North Carolina Lesser Known Franchised Bottling Works, 1903-1925.” A year later, he published “North Carolina Independent Bottling Works, 1850-1925.”

I was not aware of that trio until I saw a note about them from David and immediately e-mailed him to see if review copies were available. They arrived in the mail shortly after my inquiry.

Let’s take this treasure trove of great information one at a time: There were 53 Coca-Cola bottlers at one time in the Tar Heel State and 45 Pepsi-Cola bottlers.

Many were well known, while others got out of the businesses almost as fast as they got in.

Some owners obviously bit off more than they could chew. For example, in Burlington, N.C., the following 1919 ad was posted: “FOR SALE–I HAVE A PEPSI-COLA bottling plant complete at a big bargain, with 40 gross 8 oz. bottles. Would exchange for good real estate. W.G. Jennings, Carthage, N.C.” Tingen lists the principal owners of each of the franchises, copies of advertisements from those eras and Sanborn Fire Insurance maps detailing the locations of each. All are listed in alphabetical order so if the reader wants to know about a specific business, it’s easily located.

Interestingly, an ad placed by the Forest City, N.C., Coca-Cola Bottling Co., shows the outside of the new (patented Nov. 6, 1915) Coke bottle sometimes known as the “Mae West” because of its buxom appearance. The design was modified into a slimmer

By David Tingen version a bit later because the fatter one would not fit into vending machines of the time.

Straight-sided Coke bottles in use before 1915 are featured in other ads of franchises organized from 1902 to 1914.

Caleb Bradham, of New Bern, N.C., was credited with organizing the first Pepsi-Cola Company, selling the drink at his drug store

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North Carolina Independent Bottling Works 1850-1925

Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola Bottling Works Of North Carolina 1902-1925

Bottlers of Soda, Cider and Mineral Water

By David Tingen fountain in 1902. Tingen devotes the best part of two pages to Bradham and his interesting history.

Early Pepsi bottles were identified by paper labels and the company was among the first to publish testimonials from famous people of the day. “I enjoy Pepsi-Cola first rate. It’s a bully drink – refreshing, invigorating, a fine ‘bracer’ before a race, and a splendid restorer afterwards,” said famous Barney Oldfield, the auto racer, in 1908.

The author points out that the popularity of Coca-Cola with the public spawned a large number copy cat soft drinks in all 48 states (of that time) and North Carolina was no exception. While Coca-Cola was well financed and conducted national advertising campaigns, smaller bottlers had limited budgets and many never moved past the stigma of just being locally known.

“During the period 1902 to 1919 the growth of non-alcoholic beverages nationwide was astounding with over 300 makers of soda flavors containing the words: Cola, Ola, Nola, Kola or similar,” Tingen notes.

One of the most popular beverages was Chero-Cola and there were 32 North Carolina cities where franchised bottlers were

By David Tingen established, the earliest ones about 1914. Then the author checks out Mint Cola, Orange Crush, Christo-Cola, Lime-Cola and Bludwine. Brief mentions of 36 miscellaneous beverages round the book.

The book about the state’s independent bottlers lists 117 communities in which they thrived, or didn’t. Many of the companies advertised their own soft drinks with many turning down offers of Coca-Cola franchises because they felt their drinks tasted much better. They may have been right at the time because early Coke was tainted by cocaine and had a bitter taste.

Homemade ginger ales were prolific at the time as were ciders of various flavors. All in all, this book makes for fascinating reading. And a collection of the bottles containing these miscellaneous beverages would make an outstanding display.

I highly recommend this trio of books because their contents are invaluable to all North Carolina bottle collectors in particular and collectors of Southern bottles in general.

Tingen is asking $15 apiece plus $3 shipping via media mail, or $45 for all three with shipping included.. Write to David Tingen, 9412 Greenfield Drive, Raleigh, NC 27615

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WANTED

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BOTTLE COLLECTING POSITIONS NOW OPEN AND YOUNG COLLECTORS NEEDED……….APPLY IMMEDIATELY!!

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By Mike Polak

his blog will be longer than normal, there’s a lot of great Bottle Collecting news to talk about. Based on the great digging articles I’ve read in the “Bottles and Extras” and “Antique Bottle & Glass Collector” magazines, and other publications like the “American Digger Magazine,” including amazing “You Tube” digging adventures on land, in rivers, lakes, and oceans, it’s great to see that bottle collectors from all over the world are still finding great bottles and treasures from the past, and having a ton of fun in the process. In my last blog titled “Bottles Are Hot!!!”, I mentioned that Jeff Wichmann of American Bottle Auctions issued his Newsletter titled “Bottles Are Hot’ regarding his Auction No. 65 and commented that “The initial participation to this auction is really overwhelming and we thank you from the bottom of our heart.”

Well, bottle collecting is still hot, and I hope it becomes a lot more overwhelming. That’s a good thing. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, “Bottle collecting continues to experience increased popularity in both the domestic and international markets.” Bottle collecting is still a relevant and popular hobby as demonstrated by the great digging adventures, increases in bottle clubs,club memberships, and bottle shows. And the bottle auction action continues to keep steam rolling. From January 2018 through September 2018, bottle auctions resulted in total sales of approximately $2,750,000. That’s one heck of a lot of bottles.

Now, all of this is exciting and great news for the Hobby of Bottle Collecting, but in order to keep all of this happening into the future, we need to attract a major transfusion of young blood and recruitment of “YOUNG NEW COLLECTORS.” In the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC) MayJune 2018 issue of its magazine “Bottle & Extras,” Ferdinand Meyer (Recently retired FOHBC President), wrote an excellent ‘President’s Message’ about the need for attracting the “next generation” by stating “Sometimes I wonder where and what younger people are doing these days as far as interest?.........”

We hear stories that collecting and passion for doing extracurricular things is a dying tradition.” Ferdinand went on to give an example of an event he and his wife checked out before attending a Houston Rockets basketball game, the 2018 Anime (A style of hand-drawn and computer animation originating and associated with Japan) Matsuri Convention, with attendees from 22 countries and over 36,000 attendees. Ferdinand also quoted Matt Lacy, the FOHBC’s newest President (congratulations Matt), “We took Owen (his young bottle-collecting son) to the Comic-Con in downtown Cleveland last month….. Comics and Anime are definitely the trendy thing right now for the younger generation!”

Ferdinand went on to say that “Another similar convention for the younger generation each year is the San-Diego Comic-Con…. they average around 175,000 guests.”

“In closing,” Ferdinand stated, “I suppose my point is, our next generation is out there alive and kicking in so many ways,”…

Sure, our work is cut out for us, but we must try. If we don’t, there will be no next generation, and our collections and knowledge will be meaningless. Let’s stay positive here and proactive.”

This was a great message from Ferdinand stressing the point that we need to attract that next generation, and we need to do it now!

Proactive is right. I’m happy to report that there have been, and are, a number of bottle related events where proactive actions are being taken to attract new young collectors.

In the “Antique Bottle & Glass Collecting” magazine’s July 2018 issue, publisher John Pastor introduced Kamil Salame, who started collecting bottles at 16, as the “Newest Young Collector and Columnist” of the magazine . In the announcement Kamil said, “I hope to inspire younger collectors, as my mentor did for me, and show the great fun in collecting and digging for old bottles.” Wow. That says it all. But there’s more.

In the August 2018 issue, there’s a great article titled, “New Young Leader for the Hudson Valley Bottle Club,” introducing Alex Prizgintas, 18, who will be attending Marist College in fall with a double major in both history and music, and is now the youngest member of the club to hold the position of President.

What a great accomplishment and a big responsibility. There’s still more. In the same issue, there’s an article by Sherry Kughn titled, “Passionate Collector in Third Year of Hosting Show,” stating the following; “Bottle collector Jake Smith of Renfroe, Alabama, planned the upcoming Lincoln Bottle Show set for Saturday August 11 with not only traders and displayers in mind, but also youngsters. He is asking each of the fifty or so vendors to donate a bottle to a display table so that children who attend the event may pick out one item in hopes they will begin collecting.

“We want to grow the hobby, Smith said.”

These types of proactive actions are exactly what the bottle collecting world needs to grow the hobby for that next generation, and keep it strong and relevant going forward. Saying all of that, it’s time for a huge challenge to the FOHBC and all of the Bottle Clubs across the United States, to keep the new young collector in focus when a show is being set-up. The FOHBC has two huge upcoming EXPOs, 2019 in Augusta, Georgia, and 2020 in Reno, Nevada. My suggestion is that for these two EXPOs, and for the remainder of all bottle club shows in 2018, and those in 2019 and 2020, the FOHBC and all bottle clubs have a young collector focus better; on their show, and include an action similar to the Renfroe, Alabama show of having each dealer donate a bottle to the show organizers, to have available for new young collectors.

Let’s keep this ball rolling in the right direction.

Remember, “Have Fun With The Hobby of Bottle Collecting”

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NEW ENGLAND

ANTIQUE BOTTLE CLUB Presents their 53d

Annual Show & Sale Sunday, April 7, 2019 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Antique Bottles, Insulators, Fruit Jars, Crocks, Pottery & Small Collectibles 50 Plus Sales Tables, 50/50 Raffle, Food & Beverages Admission: $2 Early Admission (8:00 am - 9:00 am): $15 The Elks Club 282 Durham Road (Rt. 108, Exit 7 off Spaulding Turnpike) Dover, New Hampshire 03820

For Information Contact: Rick Carney, 207.729.3140 or Jack Pelletier, 207.839.4389

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The Washington/Armistead Flask

by Antonio Picadio

The G1-17 historical flask features a bust of Washington on the obverse and the bust of an unidentified military officer on the reverse. The flask was probably made about 1828 and carries the inscription: “Baltimore Glass Works.” Most collectors, dealers and auction catalogues accept the unidentified bust as a profile of General Zachary Taylor. However, there has always been some uncertainty about the Taylor designation due to the youthful appearance of the unidentified officer and the date of the flask, which preceded by 20 years the exploits that made Zachary Taylor famous during the war with Mexico. Helen McKearin pointed out this anomaly and suggested that the mystery officer may be Andrew Jackson, but the Taylor designation persisted. Recently, Jeff Noordsy and I looked into this question, and I believe solved the mystery.

We can now say with a high degree of confidence that the unidentified officer is neither Taylor nor Jackson, but rather Lt. Colonel George Armistead. Lt. Colonel Armistead successfully commanded the defense of Fort McHenry against the British bombardment in 1815, thereby saving the city of Baltimore from capture. The large American flag that he flew during the battle is the flag that inspired

Francis Scott Key to write the StarSpangled Banner. ​Armistead’s left-facing likeness on the flask appears to have been taken directly from a print of his profile, which no doubt was circulated widely in the Baltimore area. The hero of Baltimore has been immortalized by a marble monument constructed on Monument Hill overlooking the City of Baltimore, and by a large full-body bronze installed at Ft. McHenry. Armistead died at the age of 38, in 1818, three years after the Battle of Baltimore.

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Anniversary National Antique Bottle Convention Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center & Augusta Convention Center

Augusta Georgia Greetings from...

DATE CHANGE! No Sunday!

Thursday, August 1st: Mike Newman Open House, Augusta Museum of History Reception, Sweet Georgia Peaches Bottle Competition

1-3August 2019

Info: FOHBC.org Friday, August 2nd: FOHBC Membership Meeting Breakfast, Educational Seminars, Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Early Admission, FOHBC Cocktail Hour & Banquet

Saturday, August 3rd: General Admission and Display Awards.

Show ends at 5:00 pm

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50th Anniversary

FOHBC

National Antique Bottle Convention

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Augusta Georgia

2019 FOHBC 50th Anniversary National Antique Bottle Convention 01 August - 03 August 2019 • Augusta, Georgia FOHBC 2019 INVITATION

The Southern Region of the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC) would like to invite you to the 2019 FOHBC National Antique Bottle Convention in Augusta, Georgia. We will be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the FOHBC. On October 15, 1959, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Tibbits (wife Edith) called the first meeting of what became The Antique Bottle Collectors Club of California at their home in Sacramento, California. Tibbits was elected the first president. It was believed to be the first such club.

This attracted the attention of antique bottle clubs across the country and many joined what eventually evolved into the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC).

Augusta, officially Augusta–Richmond County, is a consolidated city-county on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia.

The city lies across the Savannah River from South Carolina at the head of its navigable portion. Georgia’s second-largest city after Atlanta, Augusta is located in the Piedmont section of the state. Augusta was established in 1736 and is named for Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (1719–1772), the bride of Frederick, Prince of Wales and the mother of the British monarch George III. During the American Civil War, Augusta housed the principal Confederate powder works. Augusta’s warm climate made it a major resort town of the Eastern United States in the early and mid-20th century. Internationally, Augusta is best known for hosting The Masters golf tournament each spring. The Masters brings over 200,000 visitors from across the world to the Augusta National Golf Club. Membership at Augusta National is widely considered to be the most exclusive in the sport of golf across the world.

The 2019 FOHBC National will be a three-day event commencing on Thursday, August 1st, opening with the early afternoon Mike Newman Open House followed by the late afternoon Augusta Museum of History Reception. We end the day with the Sweet Georgia Peaches bottle competition at the Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center. On Friday, August 2nd, there is the FOHBC Membership Meeting Breakfast, Educational Seminars, Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Early Admissions, FOHBC Cocktail Hour and Banquet and on Saturday, August 3rd we will be having General Admission and Display Awards.

The convention will end at 5:00 pm on Saturday.

Bottle collecting is the finest hobby going. We want you to have the most enjoyable experience at the FOHBC 2019 National Convention. In short, have fun! Your Consortium Co-Chairmen for this event are Bill Baab, Ferdinand Meyer V, Mike Newman, Walter Smith, Marty Vollmer and Eric Warren. As co-chairs, they will attempt to make your time in Augusta enjoyable, comfortable and an antique bottle experience you will never forget!

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Exhibitor Displays The FOHBC encourages collectors to share their knowledge, enthusiasm and interests with other collectors by displaying their collections or related material. There will be no charge for exhibitor displays. Those setting up a display will be provided a free Early Admission pass, which will allow full convention privileges to them, their spouse, and minor children. Exhibitors may set up their displays from 7:00 am to noon on Friday, August 2nd. Tables with white cloth table covers are available at no charge. The displayer must supply their own extension cords and accent lighting as power will be provided if needed, at no charge.

Name: ______________________________________ Address: ____________________________________ City: _________________________________ State: ___________ Zip: _____ Phone: ___________________ Email: __________________ I will need a table space: 2 1⁄2’ x 6’ ____ 2 1⁄2’ x 8’ ____ other _________ Electrical outlet needed: Yes _______ No _______ (Displayer must furnish their own extension cords and lighting) Security will be provided.

Other Requests: __________________________________________________________________________ Name tag badges. Two (2) allowed (name, city, state): _________________________________________________ Type of Display: __________________________________________________________________________ Terms:

1. General: The acceptance of this reservation by the FOHBC is conditional upon the acceptance of the DISPLAYER to be bound by the terms of this agreement and the terms of the agreement that FOHBC has with the Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center and Augusta Convention Center for SHOW space.

2. The FOHBC and event staff will strive to utilize reasonable care throughout the execution of the convention. Security will be provided during set-up and regular show hours. Security will also be provided during closed hours.

3. As a part of this agreement, DISPLAYER hereby expressly assumes the responsibility for any lost, damaged, or stolen wares and DISPLAYER expressly agrees to hold FOHBC harmless from any such claims, however styled, and DISPLAYER shall pay all costs and expenses incurred in connection with such claims. DISPLAYER also agrees that it will indemnify and save harmless FOHBC, any individual member, or volunteer from and against any and all claims, actions, damages, liability, and expenses in connection with the loss of life, personal injury and property damages arising from any act or omission of DISPLAYER occurring during the period in which DISPLAYER is preparing for, participating in or concluding the event.

By execution of this agreement, the undersigned DISPLAYER hereby certifies that they have read and agree to abide by the terms of this agreement and the OVERRIDING terms of agreement of FOHBC with the Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center and Augusta Convention Center.

DISPLAYER Signature: __________________________________________________ Date: _____________ 24 Send form to: Walter Smith, 3323 Peach Orchard Road, Augusta, Georgia 30906, 706.798.5951, supplies@furnituredoctor.net

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CONTRACT Please Print

DEALER CONTRACT (Please Print) Name: _____________________________________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________________ City: _______________________________ State: ___________ Zip: __________ Phone: ___________________________ Email:______________________ Email assistant:____________________ Name Tag 1 (name, city, state): ______________________ Name Tag 2 (name, city, state): _______________________ Only two (2) name tag badges will be provided per contract regardless of the number of tables per contract.

Sales Table Application The tables are 2 ½’ wide by 8’. The first table is $75. Each additional table is $60. FOHBC members will receive a $10 discount per contract on their first table only. Table covering will be furnished at no extra cost. This is a non-smoking facility. ______ 8’ table (first) $75 ________

______ 8’ table (additional) $60 ________

______ FOHBC member discount $10 ________ off first table only. ______ Electricity $50 Sales Table Total $ _______________ *Make checks payable to FOHBC 2019 National Bottle Convention FOHBC Banquet Reservations The Banquet will be held on Friday, August 2nd at 6:30 pm at the Augusta Marriott Oglethorpe Ballroom EFGH. Reservations are required. Tickets are $45 per person. Please provide the name, city and state for each ticket for name tag purposes.

Reservations $45 x ___ people = Banquet Total $ __________ Please indicate choice of entrée(s): Chicken __________ Meat __________ Vegetarian __________ Early Admission

Early Admission is for non-dealers that would like to buy early at the show. The early admission fee will be $60 per individual or family couple (including minor children). FOHBC Members will receive a $15 discount on Early Admission. _____ Early Admission $60 ________ FOHBC Member Discount -$15 ________ Early Admission Total $ ___________ FOHBC Membership Enjoy all the benefits that membership has to offer, including the discounts for this convention. Membership also includes the FOHBC’s bi-monthly publication, Bottles and Extras. A $40 membership gets you regular postage on magazines and a $55 membership gets you First Class postage. _____ Standard Mail Membership (USA) $40 ________ _____ First Class Mail Membership (USA) $55 ________ _____ 3-Year Standard Mail Membership $110 ________ _____ Digital Membership $25 Membership Total $ _________________ Please make a separate check for membership payable to Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors

Total $ _____________

FOHBC Augusta Museum of History Reception (VIP: For dealers, assistants, early admission & displayers) I plan on attending the Augusta Museum of History Reception on Thursday, August 2nd (FOHBC VIP) ____YES

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FOHBC General Membership Meeting Breakfast (No cost for paid-up FOHBC members) I plan on attending the FOHBC Membership Breakfast on Friday, August 2nd (no charge for FOHBC members) ____YES

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ALL CONTRACTS THAT INCLUDE SALES TABLES MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A SIGNED COPY OF THE “CONTRACT TERMS” (THE PREVIOUS PAGE). Please return signed contracts to: Eric Warren, 238 Farmdale Drive, Lexington, SC 29073 scbottles@aol.com *Make checks payable to FOHBC 2019 National Bottle Convention

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CONVENTION SCHEDULE LOCATION

TIME

EVENT

8:00 am - Noon

FOHBC Board Meeting

Augusta Marriott Hamilton Room

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Display Setup Only

Augusta Convention Center

Noon - 3:00 pm

Mike Newman Open House

Newman Residence, Martinez

3:30 - 6:30 pm

Augusta Museum of History Reception

Augusta Museum of History

3:30 - 6:30 pm

Dealer Registration

Augusta Museum of History

6:00 pm

Bottle Competition Check-In

Augusta Marriott Estes Room

7:00 - 10:00 pm*

Sweet Georgia Peaches Bottle Comp.

Augusta Marriott Estes Room

Thursday - August 1st, 2019

Friday - August 2nd, 2019 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Dealer Registration & Ticket Sales

August Conv Ctr Olmstead Exhibit Hall Prefunction

7:00 - 8:30 am

General Membership Mtg Breakfast

Augusta Marriott Hamilton Room

7:00 am - Noon

Dealer Unloading & Display Setup

Augusta Convention Center, Olmstead Exhibit Hall

9:00 am - Noon

Educational Seminars

Augusta Marriott Lamar Rooms A - C

Noon - 1:00 pm

Showroom Closed

Augusta Convention Center, Olmstead Exhibit Hall

12:50 pm

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Augusta Convention Center, Olmstead Exhibit Hall

1:00 - 5:00 pm

Dealer and Early Admission

Augusta Convention Center, Olmstead Exhibit Hall

5:00 pm

Show Closed for the Day

Augusta Convention Center, Olmstead Exhibit Hall

5:30 - 6:30 pm

Cocktail Hour

Augusta Marriott Oglethorpe Ballroom Prefunction AB

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm*

The FOHBC Banquet

Augusta Marriott Oglethorpe Ballroom EFGH

Saturday - August 3rd, 2019 7:00 am - 5:00 pm

Ticket Sales & Packet Pick-Up

August Conv Ctr Olmstead Exhibit Hall Prefunction

7:00 am - 8:00 am

Dealer & Early Admission

Augusta Convention Center, Olmstead Exhibit Hall

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

General Admission

Augusta Convention Center, Olmstead Exhibit Hall

5:00 pm

Convention End

Augusta Convention Center, Olmstead Exhibit Hall

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by Phil Townsend Saunders Hotel house as it looked on December 12, 2009

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n a lead from a historical society presentation from a neighboring community, I followed up with a nice lady (Peggy) who was interested in starting a museum in Spring Valley, Ohio. She is the owner of a historical home on Main Street. Itsclaim to fame is that of the oldest cement house in the state of Ohio. The house was completed in 1853 and is nicknamed the “cement house� by local residents, for obvious reasons. The George Barrett Cement House Renovation Project (ongoing) is an energetic endeavor to retain a piece of important history to the community. In 1993 the house, then a 3-unit apartment building, was purchased from a local resident. The home had been abandoned for three years and was in serious danger of being demolished as a result of extreme neglect.

For those of you who may not know, Spring Valley, Ohio (home of the potato festival for the last 33 years) hosts the Little Miami Scenic Bike Trail, which runs through the town upon the old railroad bed that provided rail service to the area in the 19th century. The now sleepy town of approximately 500 residents consists of a collection of abandoned buildings, reflecting its former role as a way station along a major route of commerce during the 19th century.

After walking the grounds of the cement house, exploring depressions for possible privy and cistern locations, I began probing possible dig targets. The ground, much like the home itself lived up to its name – CEMENT. Peggy had several old pictures of the property, which showed model-T Fords lining the

street. One of the pictures, circa 1930s, was taken of the back lot of the cement house and showed an existing privy (I quickly passed on this area to probe). After spending an hour or so investigating the lot, a couple of older gentlemen came up the street to see what was going on. One of the two owned a property located not far from the old railroad depot, which was located in the middle of town. The wooden structure he told me was built in the early to mid-1860s and was the first hotel (Saunders Hotel House) in town. For obvious reasons, my ears perked up at this statement. Digging hotel sites is top notch in my book, lots of folks traveling through the area, with a wide variety of ailments and vices would have disposed of their trash in what I hoped were the multiple privy pits behind the hotel. So, my new friend (Bill) and I walked down a block and a half to the back lot of the old hotel.

Back of Saunders Hotel house as it looked on December 12, 2009

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The George Barrett Cement House in December of 2009

The hotel turned out to be a two-story structure that had originally included two wings, each of which was two stories tall.

The wings had been torn off years ago, and the standing structure had four doors on the back as well as an open fountain close to the main structure. I “walked the yard”, fighting through brush, believing the privies could be on the back corner of the lot. After obtaining permission from Bill to dig, I headed out, and I called up my digging partner, Steve, who was eager to set a time for a dig. After rearranging my schedule for the following Saturday (my wife had that day planned for outlet mall shopping), we were ready to go digging.

better bottles found in the stone privy was a blob top stubby beer “Hollencamp and Weddle” and an extremely light-colored amber lightning jar. Multiple slicks, pumpkin seeds, BIM medicines, pattern and strap whiskies were uncovered along with loads of broken dinnerware, pipes, etc.

Our dig group – comprised of six diggers, met at 8 a.m., and began probing for privies; within the hour we had located two – a rectangular brick liner and a rectangular stone liner. I took pit boss responsibility for the brick liner, with Manny and Brandon on my crew, while Steve led the stone liner squad. We laid out the tarps and went to work.

The dig couldn’t have been scripted better; the pits were close together, so each team could heckle the other as we dug down – and believe me we gave each other grief as the anticipation grew over which team would score the better finds. Privy fill trash began surfacing after only a couple of feet, but when the dig reached about seven feet, many old bottles and jars began to come to light amongst a layer of fluffy seeds. The first of the

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Bucket puller and guardian are the important parts of the group

Shards of the beautiful broken glass and bottles

Neat little shard of China

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Some of the whole bottles that were donated to the museum

Examining one of the many shards of the dig

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Look at the bottles in the wall and all the privy dirt, too bad its the bottom

Author holding the Wayne’s Cobalt blue medicine

Shakers Cough Sryup

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Four best bottles of the hole, some really neat and colorful medicines

After about a foot into the use layer, I noticed one corner of the brick wall had collapsed. While carefully removing bricks to get close to the walls and corner underneath, I pulled out a flat medicine bottle which was sandwiched between two bricks. Thinking this was another slick, and wondering how on earth this bottle wasn’t in a hundred pieces, I carefully wiped the bottle off with the back of my glove to reveal – “Shaker Cough Syrup, P. Boyd, agt.” and on reverse “Prepared at Union Village, Ohio” Being from Virginia, I had heard of Shaker medicine bottles before, but knew about them as well as I knew Ohio geography. I sent the bottle up on top of a bucket of dirt. I continued to work under the collapsed bricks, carefully sending them out of the hole and watching to ensure I didn’t cause more bricks to collapse. Wanting to give others a chance to work a corner, I climbed out of the pit, and it was Manny’s turn to dig. Meanwhile one of the other diggers group pulled a Warner’s Safe Kidney and Liver Cure and small yellow ware bowl. Manny proceeded to pull a J.J. Butler, Cincinnati, Ohio. school ink and then excitedly called up. When I looked below, there was an exposed panel of a square shaped cobalt bottle. At this point, I am thinking: Man! That is about the size of a Bitters and was urging Manny to dig carefully around the bottle. The exposed bottle turned out to a Wayne’s Diuretic Elixir in a nice shade of cobalt. It had been gently nestled under

the partially collapsed wall adjacent to the corner I had dug out.

Even though we were stoked at this point, we soon began to tire as more and more slick meds and whiskies appeared. As we had many new diggers on this excursion, we had spent additional time going through dig procedures and answering questions from Peggy about the ages of some of the bottles and fragments – it was getting dark (and cold) quickly, so we decided to rest and assist in pulling buckets for the other team, and quickly finished with the stone liner. We decided we would return and complete the remaining corners of the brick liner the next day.

Sunday morning came bright and early (and cold), and a few of us returned to finish the privy. Although we expected some more colored medicines, blob beers and sodas, it was not to be, and we struck out on the remaining corners. I believe our better bottles were saved when the privy collapsed, sparing the finds from the honey dippers of the day.

All diggers got a choice from the haul of bottles, and we donated most of the finds to the museum, approximately 80 intact bottles and jars from the dig, plus many broken items and interesting fragments. All in all, a great way to spend a weekend (though my wife probably disagrees); far better than spending the day at the outlet mall.

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Articles for BOTTLES and EXTRAS Our editor, staff and designers eagerly await to help you in any possible way.

Tell us about your collection or someone else’s. Tell us your digging and picking story. Write a fictional bottle story. Tell us about an area of antique bottle and glass collecting. Every bottle has a story. Tell us about the medicine men, merchants, or proprietors who are related to our bottles or about a glass house. Write an auction or show report. Tell us about a club outing. Really, the sky is the limit. Don’t be shy. Young or old, new to the hobby or a veteran, please step forward.

Thank You!

To submit a Story, Send a Letter to the Editor, or have Comments and Concerns about BOTTLES and EXTRAS, please contact the Editor, Martin Van Zant. mdvanzant@yahoo.com

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• Hotels • Saloons • Liveries • Brewers • Eating Houses • Apothecaries • IRS Business Licenses 1863 & 1866 ORIGINAL RESEARCH AND COURTESY OF OUTHOUSEPATROL.COM ANTIQUE BOTTLE COLLECTORS RESEARCHERS MINERAL SURVEY RETRACEMENT

National Hotel built on site of Louisiana House that burned in 1862, Bordello in the 1860’s, Gambling house in the 1960’s where John Wayne lost $50,000 in a poker game.

First in a series of California and Montana Mining camp business histories.

California Cadastral and Mineral Survey Field notes

All California Business License Data compiled from Department of Internal Revenue Records.

California Cadastral Survey field notes are available, but not online. Have researched cadastral surveys in and near Amador County. They show ditches, gulches, houses, sometimes mine shafts close to the survey lines which were a mile apart. A significant portion of the data in these field notes never appears on the township plats.

We have researched existing 1860’s IRS records of all major Gold producing areas of California 2,600 California Gold Country Business Licenses have been located, available with ancestry.com subscription Link Below.

Data is searchable by name, but not by business type https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1264 In addition to the California IRS Data, I have logged, from Montana Territory business license receipts, more than 4,700 records covering 1865 - 1886.

Newly formed Montana Territory, in 1865, created a licensing system modeled after the IRS system that was used to fund the Civil War. 140,000 Pages of Montana Territory Mineral Survey field notes Using Google Earth, we retrace these early mineral surveys utilizing field notes generated by U S Deputy Mineral Surveyors. We are long-time bottle collectors and artifact hunters. To increase our chances of artifact recovery we utilize the precise locations and dimensions of shafts, ditches, and other features on patented mining claims entered in these field notes. Research is ongoing in Montana, Nevada, and Arizona.

California BLM indicated they have more than ONE MILLION pages of cadastral survey data.

MINERAL SURVEY DATA: Mining law of 1872 mandates that Deputy Mineral Surveyor log positions, dimensions, and depths of shafts, locations of buildings etc. The mining act of 1866 had provisions to note locations of the shafts. NO REQUIREMENTS to log dimensions and depths of shafts.

Have done some limited research on early mineral surveys on Nevada’s Comstock Lode. California data will show much more.

My research on uptown Butte, Montana shows gulches under building, shafts in cellars, water ditches, creeks that have been diverted.

California is older, had glass houses blowing bottles in San Francisco. But it will also have many more shafts in cellars, diverted creeks, that became the resting place for great gold rush artifacts.

All this info locked up in a few hundred thousand pages of mineral survey field notes.

If you have access to a promising site call or email

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Locating Mineral Survey Field notes and IRS DATA Please contact us for more information regarding our huge database of California and Nevada business licenses. I can research all western state using mineral survey field notes available from the Bureau of Land Management. Business license data exists in IRS data bases except for much or most of the states in the Confederacy. Ohio data does not appear to exist.

We are interested in partnering with serious bottle diggers.

OUTHOUSEPATROL.COM has been featured on the Front Page of the Montana Standard May 23, 2011 Full Color above and below the fold, we are the headline “OUTHOUSE DIGGERS”. Montana Magazine Mar/April 2011 with 4 pages color spread. Other Montana newspapers featuring us were Bozeman Daily Chronicle, The Madisonian, Butte Weekly, and twice in the Boulder Monitor.

Note the yellow pins that indicate the coordinates, dimensions, and depth of various shafts. Blue lines indicate courses of ditches and gulches. Green lines indicate boundaries of the Emma Lode.

We had to retrace field notes to reestablish the boundaries of this and many other mining claims because of the extensive subdivison of this area. More than 1,200 mining surveys were conducted within a few miles of the Emma.

Under the mining law of 1872 any citizen reaching the age of 18 had the right to file a lode (hard rock) or a placer claim. However, the only way to obtain surface rights was, first, file a claim. Then

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prove to the U S Deputy mineral surveyor you hired that you had done $500 worth of work, “improvements” as they were called, on your claim. In general, a shaft 4x6x100 feet deep, normal ground, would be assessed at about $5 per foot, meeting requirements. Timbered shafts were assessed at about $10 per foot.

A considerable number of patent application were rejected when they were short of the $500 threshold. If approved, you paid the federal government $5 an acre to get surface rights (patent) to a standard mining claim which was about 20 acres. Placer patents would cost you $2 an acre.

California Counties Surveyed • Amador • Butte • Calaveras • El Dorado • Nevada • Placer • Plumas • Sacramento • Shasta • Sierra • Siskiyou • Sierra Funding the Civil War The Civil War income tax was the first tax paid on individual incomes by residents of the United States. It was a “progressive” tax in that it initially levied a tax of 3 percent on annual incomes of $600 but less than $10,000 and a tax of 5 percent on any income of $10,000. In 1864 the rates and the ceiling dropped so that incomes between $600 and $5,000 were taxed at 5 percent, with a 10 percent rate on the excess over $5,000. Annual licenses were required for bankers, auctioneers, wholesale and retail dealers, pawnbrokers, tobacconists, jugglers, confectioners, horse dealers, peddlers, apothecaries, photographers, lawyers, and physicians.

Hotels, Inns, and taverns were classified according to the annual rent or estimated rent, from a first-class establishment with

Google Earth Screenshot of our research on the Emma Lode Surveyed in 1879 located in Uptown Butte, Montana

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a yearly rental of $10,000 to an eighth-class hotel with a yearly rental of less than $100, charged license fees $200 to $5 accordingly. Eating houses paid $10 per year for a license.

History of Jackson, Amador County, California In 1854 Amador County was created, named after native Californian Jose Maria Amador. Amador County’s largest city is Jackson, founded in 1848. The early gold rush camp, like others located along Highway 49, destroyed by fire in 1862. The city was rebuilt with as many as 42 of the Civil War era structures still standing along main street. The town originally carried the name Bottileas given by the Mexican and Chilean miners. These miners were apparently impressed with the large numbers of bottles discarded around the spring. The site of the original well is memorialized by a plaque behind the National Hotel at the foot of main street.

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Amador County Business Licenses issued Towns and Trailside Businesses 7h Ranch, Amador City, Aqueduct City, Buena Vista, Butte City, Clinton, Copper Hill, Dash Store, Dayton, Drytown, Enterprise, Fiddletown, Forest Home, Forest House, Gabe, Huntsville, Indian Creek, Ione City, Ione Valley, Jackson, Jackson Gate, Lower Rancheria, Mineral City, Mountain Springs, Mount E? Gulch, Muletown, Newtonville, Pine Grove, Pokerville, Ranchirien, Rich Bar, Slabtown, Sutter Creek, Township Number 1, Volcano, Willow Springs Have ownership, business type, for all above.

For more information contact:Reg Shoeman, (C) 515.720.0628 or (E):outhousepatrol@yahoo.com

GOLD COUNTRY BUSINESS DENSITY BY COUNTY 1863 1863 HOTELS RETAIL LIQ WHO LIQ LIVERY EATERY

Amador 17 131 1 9 7

Butte 51 116 5 4 5

El Dorado 46 109 1

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Nevada 53 170 9 9 9 5 Placer 23 131 2 7 11 2 Shasta 11 66 3 2 Sierra 52 168 14 2 2 Yuba 9 14 1 Calaveras 23 138 9 14 3 Sacramento 1 5

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JACKSON IRS BUSINESS LICENSES ISSUED 1863 & 1866 COUNTY TOWN YEAR LICENSEE BUSINESS FEE

Amador Jackson 1863 Ah Chong & Co Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1863 Ah Chow Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1866 Ah Ping Liquor Retail $25 Amador Jackson 1866 Ah Ping Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1863 Ah Pung Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1866 Ah Pung Liquor Retail $25 Amador Jackson 1866 Ah Sam Liquor Retail $25 Amador Jackson 1866 Ah Why Eating House $6.67 Amador Jackson 1866 Allen H W Hotel $25

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COUNTY TOWN YEAR LICENSEE BUSINESS FEE Amador Jackson 1866 Allen H W Liquor Retail $25 Amador Jackson 1866 Allen H W Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1866 Antipia Rocca Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1866 Aros Longhena Liquor Retail $25 Amador Jackson 1863 Ballows Santer Liquor Retail $20 Amador Jackson 1863 Beritt Julius Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1863 Borger Phelps Brewer $16.67 Amador Jackson 1866 Brandt & White Eating House $10 Amador Jackson 1866 Brandt & White Liquor Retail $25 Amador jackson 1866 Brummel M Liquor Retail $25 Amador Jackson 1866 Brummel M Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1866 Caminetta B Liquor Retail $25 Amador Jackson 1863 Carmenite B Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1863 Carroll J Hotel $16.67 Amador Jackson 1863 Carroll J Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1866 Carroll James Liquor Retail $25 Amador Jackson 1863 Chan Sing & Co Liquor Retail $13.33

Amador Jackson 1866 Chichazola A Liquor Retail $25 Amador Jackson 1866 Coney Leonard Apothecary $10 Amador Jackson 1866 Davis & Durham Liquor Retail $25 Amador Jackson 1866 Evans & Askey Hotel $15 Amador Jackson 1866 Evans & Askey Hotel $25 Amador Jackson 1866 Evans & Askey Liquor Retail $25 Amador Jackson 1866 Evans & Askey Liquor Retail $20 Amador Jackson 1863 Foo Kee Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1866 Foo Kee Liquor Retail $25 Amador Jackson 1866 Genochis Henry Liquor Wholesale $50 Amador Jackson 1863 Ginochio Henry & Co Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1863 Girdet Mrs C Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1866 Hammond C T Liquor Retail $25 Amador Jackson 1863 Hoffman F Livery $6.67 Amador Jackson 1866 Ingalls C H Apothecary $10 Amador Jackson 1863 Keshler A Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1863 Krus George Liquor Retail $13.33

Amador Jackson 1863 Kurezyn Charles Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1866 Laird John Liquor Retail $25 Amador Jackson 1863 Lejune C Eating House $6.67 Amador Jackson 1863 Lejune C Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1863 Lelippe J Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1863 Levinsky Bros Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1866 Lunsky Bros Liquor Retail $25 Amador Jackson 1863 Morcean Romald Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1866 Muldoon Edward Liquor Retail $25 Amador Jackson 1866 Palmer E Livery $10 Amador jackson 1863 Palmer E C Livery $6.67 Amador Jackson 1863 Roberts Wm Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1863 Rocca F Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1863 Rogus & Kaffe Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1863 Rogus John Liquor Retail 13.33 Amador Jackson 1863 Sanguinetti B &Co Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1866 Sauguenitta B Liquor Retail $25 Amador Jackson 1863 Schlachter Wm Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1863 Steckler & Mathis Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1866 Stickler Charles Liquor Retail $25 Amador Jackson 1866 Sung Lee Liquor Retail $25 Amador Jackson 1863 Tellie Louis Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1863 Tie Whah Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1863 Trenschel A Brewer $16.67 Amador Jackson 1863 Trull Henry Hotel $33.33 Amador Jackson 1863 Trull Henry Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1863 White & Brandt Eating House $6.67 Amador Jackson 1863 White & Brandt Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1863 White George Liquor Retail $13.33 Amador Jackson 1866 White George Liquor Retail $25 Amador Jackson 1866 Wright & Davis Liquor Retail $20 Amador Jackson 1863 Yet Chin Eating House $6.67

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The Dr. Charles & Jane Aprill Collection Exceptional, Blue Antique Glass & Bottles at Auction

Session I - March 11-20, 2019 Including: Early Glass, Historical Flasks, Medicines, Inks, Bitters, Whiskeys, Soda and Mineral Waters, Freeblown & Pressed Glass, Colognes, Tableware and More

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www.hecklerauction.com | 860-974-1634 79 Bradford Corner Road, Woodstock Valley, CT 06282

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The National

North Star Historical Bottle Association Presents its

Bottle Museum Where history is the bottle!

48th Annual

Antique Bottle, Advertising, and Stoneware Show and Sale Bloomington, Minnesota 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM Admission: $3 Knights of Columbus Event Center 1114 American Blvd. W. Bloomington, MN 55420

No early admission Set-up Sunday 6:30 to 9:30 AM For more info: 651.500.0949 springer_associates@yahoo.com

Situated in the heart of Ballston Spa, New York is a museum whose mission is to preserve the history of our nation’s first major industry: Bottle making.

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

National Bottle Museum 76 Milton Avenue Ballston Spa, NY 12020

NationalBottleMuseum.org

518.885.7589

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Please review the following and let me know if this is the style or format that you might expect.

The information on some bottles will vary depending on the data available.

CALIFORNIA CLUB HOUSE WHISKEY

Virtual Museum Ne ws

By Richard Siri

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

A true 49er, John C. Morrison, Jr., arrived in San Francisco in June 1849. Born in New York in 1823, he was the son of John C. Morrison, Sr., a successful New York commission merchant.

The junior Morrison followed in his father’s mercantile footsteps in California, first becoming successful in Sacramento and then moving to San Francisco in 1857, selling nearly anything that could make a profit. Morrison eventually focused on one of the most lucrative of commodities for the California trade, selling liquor. He developed a strong market for several brands of whiskies which he procured in Kentucky. His most popular whiskey was initially his C.D. and Stag C.D. brands. After some scandalous allegations about its quality, Morrison suffered a downturn in its sales and proclaimed he would leave the State and return with other choice brands from Kentucky distillers. One of his new brands was his Club House Whiskey, for which he trademarked the name in June 1872 (California Trade Mark No. 226).

Among his eight or so different brands of whiskies, Morrison decided to produce only one bottle with the product name embossed upon. It is not known why he chose his California Club House brand for this honor, but it must be assumed he held it in high esteem and wanted to give it a promotional advantage. One of the first ‘fancy’ embossed round fifth bottles in the shape that was to become strongly associated with liquor bottles on the West Coast, it is also at the top of the list of most collectors of Western whiskey bottles. For unknown reasons the bottle is quite rare, which implies that the brand did not catch on with the public. There is currently no evidence when the bottles were produced, but it is most likely they were made closer to the date of the introduction of the brand. The engraving work on the bottle mold was executed by the currently unknown San Francisco artisan who used the curved leg R in his lettering. The bottles were, without a doubt, a product of a San Francisco glass factory.

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Interest is building for the Virtual Museum as we get closer to opening the first galleries. Alan has been busy editing images and Ferdinand has also been hard at work getting the first galleries ready to launch. Taking photos, editing, then building a gallery along with providing historical information is very time consuming and Alan and Ferdinand have devoted much of their time to this project. It’s a wonder they have time for other things like family and work.

Alan is planning to set up at the 2019 FOHBC National Antique Bottle Convention in Augusta, Georgia to photograph and image bottles there. Anyone who thinks they have a bottle that fits into the program should contact Alan. He may be working on a specific category so check with him before bringing any bottles.

Ferdinand notes that he is about 95% done with setting up the Bitters Gallery and about 50% done with setting up the second gallery which is Historical Flasks. All bottles are on shelves, spinners have been loaded and we are awaiting the write-up for each flask from Mark Vuono which is due soon. All images for the third Spirits Gallery which includes whiskeys, bourbons, rye, gin etc. is about 20% complete. All imagery is in. The gallery room has been developed and shelving is being constructed for 25 initial bottles. Eric McGuire is busy developing the historical context. An example of one of his fine write-ups is below.

**************** Spirits Gallery - from Eric McGuire Here we go with another spin around the sun. I thought I would send you this item for the Virtual Museum Spirits Gallery. I am starting at the top of the list and working down. As you might expect, some of the liquor bottles will have more information than others. About four items are somewhat complete and this is the first for California Club House. I have had more than the usual distractions on this project but will get through the list ASAP. Looking forward to Augusta and booked a room already. Lisa and I were originally going to rent a car and drive back home for a road trip but decided two weeks plus was needed and that was just a little too long. So, we will drive as far as New Orleans and fly back from there. Should be a great trip.

Morrison’s wife, Catherine L., died in San Francisco on December 10, 1876. Unlike his father, who lived to see 84 years, and died December 10, 1872, John Cramer Morrison, Jr., died May 17, 1881, at the age of 58 years in San Francisco.

His business was succeeded by Moon, Scully & Co. (Andrew J. Moon & Peter Scully) who occupied his old store and continued to sell his brands, probably only while his estate was settled. Both Moon and Scully worked for Morrison in his liquor business. By 1878, John C. Morrison & Co. was restructured with Morrison effectively retiring from active business and his company became Moon, Scully & Co. This partnership was officially discontinued on June 18, 1881.

This is the first notice found for John C. Morrison where he advertised his California Club House Whiskey. - (Elevator, [San Francisco, California] 31 August 1872).

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Blossom’s Badger Ale, Milwaukee

By Peter Maas

Photo 1a - The bottom has reversed 200 characteristic of Lancaster Glass. It has been an icon for Wisconsin collectors ever since.

Photo 1 - This is the first Badge Ale that was found in the wall of a house in Milwaukee in 1963.

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Photo 2 – This 1848 oil-on-canvas painting in its original frame is a panoramic view of the city of Milwaukee (pop. 16,000) from the hilltop behind Blossom’s brewery looking southeast.

The foreground shows the main Eagle Brewery brick building with a wood frame building to the left. The brick building was destroyed by fire in 1852. A beer cellar was also built into the hillside. Part of the beer cellar survived until the 1970s. The painting is in the collection of the Milwaukee County Historical Society.

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early as 1847, which means he also ordered bottles from a different glass factory before Lancaster opened.

The bottle was found in 1963 in the wall of an early house in Milwaukee. Don knew the contractor who found it, and quickly acquired it. Don collected early Milwaukee items of all kinds: tools, paper, furniture, you name it. He was a veritable encyclopedia of knowledge of early Milwaukee history. He even bought, disassembled and moved an early Milwaukee frame house, and then reassembled it in a historic town 30 miles west of Milwaukee. For the next twenty years not so much as a fragment of a bottle from this brewery would turn up.

I started collecting bottles in 1971, eventually focusing on pre1885 Wisconsin bottles. By then, Wayne Kroll had published a book Badger Breweries Past and Present with historical sketches of pre-prohibition breweries and related bottle rubbings. He included the Badger Ale bottle and a brief history of Blossom’s Eagle Brewery in the book. The Blossom’s Badger Ale was a Wisconsin bottle collecting icon. For many other local collectors, the Badger Ale was the holy grail of Wisconsin bottles. It was possibly Wisconsin’s oldest embossed bottle and the only Wisconsin pontil marked ale. Even by national standards, it’s an outstanding example of an early American ale.

t an auction of the antique collection of the late Don Mericle in Dousman, Wisconsin, a bottle set a record for an American ale at a whopping $22,000 with buyer’s fees.

This Milwaukee ale is a crude black glass half pint heavily embossed BLOSSOM’S / BADGER ALE / MILWAUKEE (Photo 1). It had a domed kick up with an iron pontil mark, and was in sparkling mint condition. Don had noticed something else interesting about it. There was a faintly embossed mirrored 200 on the bottom (Photo 1a). McKearin & Wilson attributed two historical flasks with similar base markings to the Lancaster Glass Works in New York. The GV-2 Railroad flask has a 4 x 4 and reversed 200 on the bottom. The GIX-20 scroll flask has a reversed 4 x 4.

Lancaster Glass started in August 1849 which fits the time frame for the Badger Ale. However, Blossom advertised bottled ale as

The Brewery The Eagle Brewery was established in 1843 by John Davis and Frederick Pabst (unrelated to Pabst Brewing). It was located on the northwest side of town at 8th & Chestnut Streets and was the third brewery in Milwaukee. The first was the Lake Brewery that started two years earlier.

Levi Blossom was a wealthy businessman and money lender.

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1845, he ran an ad in the Daily Sentinel announcing to vendors and the public that he now owned the Eagle Brewery: “Notice – All persons are hereby forbid delivering to William Miller, William Anson, or William Knight, or to the firm of Miller & Anson, or Miller and Knight, or any other person, except me, any casks or other property in any way belonging to the Eagle Brewery – as the same belong to me. Said establishment will hereafter be continued on my own account, and I hope to merit the patronage of the public. Milwaukie, Oct 11, ’45. L. BLOSSOM.” J. P. B. McCabe’s 1847 Milwaukee city directory told of Blossom’s Eagle Brewery having “10 acres on a hill commanding a view of the whole city, bay and river,” and declared that Blossom planned “to ornament the grounds with a handsome public garden and vineyard, fountains and jets to add to the natural beauty.” (Photo 2) Levi, who was 34 at the time, put his 28 year old brother Alonzo in charge of managing the brewery. An advertisement in an 1847 Emigrant’s Guide names three brands – Milwaukee Ale, Scotch Ale and Eagle Ale in casks or bottles “by the hundred or thousand.” A similar ad ran in the 1848-49 Milwaukee City Directory (Photo 3). No bottles embossed with any of these brands have been found yet, but it’s quite possible that they were made.

Photo 3 – This ad from the 1848/49 Milwaukee City Directory pre-dates Lancaster Glass Works that made the Badger Ale bottles. Could the bottle in Figure 5 be one of the bottles mentioned in this ad?

In the late 1840s, Levi advertised frequently in the daily Sentinel newspaper: buying and selling barley and hops, buying barrel staves, hiring a cooper, looking for horses and dray, promoting Eagle Ale, etc. The first ad specifically mentioning of the Badger Ale brand was in the 1851/52 city directory (Photo 4).

It implies that Badger Ale was similar to a Scotch ale which was very popular at the time. The Eagle Brewery appeared to be doing a brisk business.

On November 17, 1852, the main building at the Eagle Brewery was destroyed by a fire that started at midnight. The large brick building contained 2,000 bushels of malt, 500 barrels of beer and perhaps thousands of bottles; it was considered to be a total loss. The brewery was reported to be doing a large home and export business at the time. Evidence of incendiaries were found, calling into question the cause of the fire. Was it Karma that the business taken by foreclosure was lost to arson? Or was it insurance fraud? The Sentinel suggested it was the former, reporting that the $10,000 loss was insured for only $8,000. Perhaps the arsonist was a former owner or another whose life savings was lost to one of Levi Blossom’s other foreclosures. The Eagle Brewery was rebuilt after the fire and was sold three years later to another brewer.

A New Discovery The next time the Badger popped up again was twenty years later in 1983. I heard secondhand that two diggers had found Blossom’s fragments in a pile of dirt dumped by a city truck at the 76th & Rawson landfill. An entrepreneur was building a ski hill there and he was accepting truckloads of fill from anywhere he could get them. It was frequented by diggers because the owner didn’t mind bottle hunters and some of the trucks came

Photo 4 – First reference found promoting the Badger Ale brand in bottles is this ad from the 1851 Milwaukee City Directory.

from downtown Milwaukee sites. By the time I got there the next day prepared to dig, the owner told me he had already bulldozed the pile, but he showed me exactly where it had been. It was a distinctive grey clay that was unlike the surrounding soils. It was almost devoid of any debris except for a very small number of glass shards hidden in the clay. All of them were pontil era. A shovel was almost useless because the clay adhered and could not be shaken off. I resorted to perforating the clay with a probe every couple of inches. Any click was glass. I spent hours there and was rewarded with several pieces of glass: two pontil marked bases, a blob and a couple pieces with Badger Ale letters. My embossed shards matched Don’s variety. The next day I went back with my friend Henry Hecker who found a one inch shard with parts of just two letters evidencing a new variety (Photo 5).

I attempted to track down the origin of the load of dirt brought in by the city truck to no avail, but I did find the diggers. A friend of mine knew them and he told me that one of them had an assort-

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Photo 5 - This Badger Ale shard found in 1983 is larger, about a pint, and lacks the characteristic Lancaster base markings. Was this bottle embossed “MILWAUKEE”, “EAGLE” or “SCOTCH” Ale? I hope we don’t have to wait another 30 years to find out.

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Photo 6 – More shards from the 1983 finds in two incredible colors.

ment of shards. It took several years, but eventually I got the opportunity to see and photograph them. They provided some very interesting information. One was from a much larger sized bottle, possibly a pint, and very different in style. It did not have the reversed numerals on the bottom like Don’s example. It is possible that it pre-dates Lancaster Glass. This mold, together with Henry’s, amounted to three different molds. Since Wisconsin became a state in 1848, it is even possible that this is a territory piece. There were several shards that were embossed like Don’s except in amber and green (Photo 6). The variety of molds and colors suggests multiple batches ordered at different times.

I spoke to the second digger by phone. He claimed to have a Badger Ale with the top missing. He also said he had a rare Ch. Munzinger, a Milwaukee amber hutch soda that he had dug at another site using a butter knife. Neither were for sale and he declined to even let me see them. At first I called him every couple of months. Each time he said they were not for sale, but to try back in a few months. This went on for a couple of years.

He must have tired of my stalking because eventually he said he would probably never sell them. On my next call he told me never to call him again. I waited several months and called him anyway. This time he said that he sold them, but would not say to whom. To me that meant one of two things: either he still had them and just wanted to get rid of me or more likely that they never existed. A few years later his phone was disconnected and I was unable to find him again.

said he also had a topless Blossom’s. (Photo 8) When I got to his home I understood why he finally called me after all these years. His health was failing and he wouldn’t live much longer. He had a table full of bottles with my holy grail recklessly wedged amongst crown sodas and hutches. It was still dirty and had decades old duct tape covering the broken neck.

To my amazement the embossing was different than Don’s. It seemed nearly identical to Don’s in color and size but the embossing was different. The glass surface had a wonderful patina with just a slightly dull finish. The bottom showed parts of the mirrored 4 x 4 characteristic of Lancaster Glass. When I got it home I realized it matched Henry’s tiny shard (Photo 5 & 7).

The Repair My initial plan was to have it professionally restored. To do that, I needed either a similar blob or at least a mold impression of

A Long Wait Maybe the badger saw its shadow because it would not emerge again for 30 more years. That happened late in 2013. My phone rang and the caller asked if I still collected bottles. He said I would remember him because he was the guy with the Munzinger. This meant nothing to me because there are many varieties of Munzinger bottles. I finally connected the dots when he said he

Photo 7 - The tiny shard found in 1983 identified a third mold variety based on the size of the letters. The topless bottle found in 2013 matches it and completes the picture of what the bottle looked like.

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the original. No suitable blobs were found in 1983, and the chances of finding another were remote so I had to go the mold route. I researched materials, and made many trial molds using my own bottles.

Then I created tops from the molds to be sure the molds were good. The mold making process had to be risk-free to the original. I also wanted to create the complete blob and neck in one piece. I had experimented with bottle repairing in the 1970s, but found that the materials available today are vastly better. The test blobs I was making were incredibly accurate. The copies had all of the striations, undulations and even the surface patina of the originals. Eventfully, I got the mold making process finetuned to the point where I was confident that I could get it done safely and accurately.

Bottles and Extras Given the large number of Blossom’s bottles produced, where are they today? Many may have been lost in the fire, and any left at the time of the brewery’s closing were probably sold to a glass company as cullet. Those still in circulation probably ended up in the ground. The heart of Milwaukee originally had quite a bit of marsh land. The marsh areas were filled in early and were a perfect place to discard trash. Today’s new downtown buildings are often built from street level up on pilings instead of first excavating for basements or underground parking. Many Badger Ales and other early Milwaukee bottles are probably trapped indefinitely underground.

Despite the fact that my bottle is broken, I consider it my most exciting find in 40+ years of collecting. With three varieties and evidence of a large number of bottles produced, there is a good chance that an intact one or another variety will be found one day. So, I’m still on the hunt.

I got permission to take the impression from Don’s Blossom. The side-by-side comparison revealed that the bodies and necks were nearly identical in size, as if the mold maker used the same master core for both molds. The mold making process went as planned. I was excited to make a neck and blob top from the mold to be sure the mold was free of flaws. To my relief the Photo 8 - Badger Ale found in 2013. The bottom has part of the first test revealed no defects. number 4 in reverse in a distinctive font that also appears on the The nice thing is that this mold GIX-20 Scroll flask made at the Lancaster Glass Works. can be used repeatedly and lasts indefinitely.

Now, I just needed to find someone to do the repair. My main requirement was that the bottle could not be altered in any way, and any repair needed to be reversible. Attaching a top to a jagged break would not be easy, but cutting the break off or tumbling the bottle were not options. In coming centuries the restorations to this bottle will probably be removed and redone multiple times as technologies and materials improve.

Unfortunately, I could not find anyone to do the restoration so I decided to attempt it myself. I threw irrational amounts of time at it. It was a labor of love. Making an acceptable blob and neck was not difficult. Transitioning the blob to the jagged neck was the real challenge, but eventually I managed it (Photo 9).

Photo 9 – After restoration.

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A. G. BOLEY & CO. SODA WATER BOTTLERS

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his article looks at one of the earliest California proprietors to use embossed soda water bottles in an attempt to establish a business that required a constant supply of reliable bottles for his venture. The soda water business in the West also took on a special role that was not as important as in the more established parts of the country. It provided a safer source of drinking water that was not always available in the newly formed cities and towns of the West. The process of carbonation creates a hostile environment for bacteria by increasing the acid level of the water.

It wasn’t a sure thing but probably better than many of the water sources available back then.

During the decade of the 1850’s embossed bottles attributed to western proprietors are very few, except for soda water containers. The amazing gold rush of 1849 almost instantly propelled the sparsely populated western states into viable markets for goods and services. Even though some business proprietors in the West likely ordered bottles for their liquid goods, it was the soda water industry that really pioneered the trend of embossed bottles in California. This was done mostly because of the nature of the business and the necessity of re-use of their containers, for without a continuous source of available bottles they would eventually go out of business. Soda bottles were relatively expensive to make and ship so bottlers often chose to resort to customized lettering in order to help retrieve their glass after use. Without their names firmly affixed on the bottles they became easy targets for competitors to use. It wasn’t a perfect solution but was one that lasted for over one hundred years in most cases.

Addison Green Boley was born in Virginia about 1806. To this day his genealogy remains a mystery, but he very possibly may have been the older brother of Lafayette Boley, who worked in the same soda factory that Addison Boley established in Sacramento in 1849. If not brothers they were at least close family members. Nevertheless, Lafayette and his two sons worked at the soda factory beginning about 1851.

Boley’s soda factory was one of the largest in early Sacramento and probably the most successful, at least in terms of longevity. A short-lived partner by the name of Avaline joined the firm in 1852, probably functioning as an investor, since the Boley & Avaline advertisements declare. . . “new and complete machinery of new style with the latest improvements”. The full name of

The Boley & Avaline advertisement that was printed in the Sacramento Daily Union from August 17, 1852, until September 17, 1852.

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Avaline has thus far been elusive since there are several candidates living in Sacramento at the time and none are documented as being in the soda water business. The Boley & Avaline newspaper advertisement ran for a month beginning August 17, 1852, and the partnership probably did not last much more than several months longer.

One of the most interesting items contained in the Boley & Avaline newspaper advertisement is that the bottoms of their bottles were painted with “Venetian red”. In fact, several of the embossed Boley bottles have been found with the red paint still mostly intact on the bottom. The reasoning behind branding their already embossed bottles is not clear except for the possibility that Boley was using a variety of bottles, even including those from other bottlers, such as Henry Winkle, who went out of business in 1852, so his bottles were likely available for re-use. To be consistent Boley probably painted all his bottles to signify ownership since pirating by other bottlers was a constant problem.

Boley advertised the sale of his soda works in the Daily Alta California of San Francisco (not his home town of Sacramento) beginning in November 1853 and ending in January 1854. This action may have been due to Avaline, and his investment, leaving the partnership. (Daily Alta California, San Francisco, California, December 7, 1853)

Another business partner by the name of Benjamin Francis Mauldin was also involved with Addison Boley as a financial investor, and who may have been the funding source to allow Addison Boley to maintain the business in the wake of his proposed sale at the end of 1853. Boley continued in the soda water business as one of the leading Sacramento merchants in that line of work. (1) Competition was always present in the soda water business even though Addison Boley was one of the first to open his doors (2).

Declining sales of soda water became a burden for Sacramento bottlers as the decade unfolded. One retrospect of the business in 1858 notes, “Until two or three years since, 500 dozen bottles were put up daily in this one shop (viz. Boley & Co.). The whole amount now made in the city by three establishments does not reach higher than 180 to 200 dozen per day.” (3) Regarding the bottles, the same article notes, “ The bottles are made in the East (chiefly in Philadelphia) and cost, laid down in San Francisco, 65 cents per dozen.”....”Soda water is now worth 75 cents per dozen. The trade is not so much affected by the introduction of Napa soda as by the general use and cheapness of other beverages, among which is California wine and lager beer.” (4) If not a partner in Boley’s soda works, the previously noted Lafayette Boley, possible brother of Addison Boley, had a decided influence on the business and its activities. Lafayette Boley and his family are noted in the 1850 census of New York City, but he is also noted in Sacramento as early as 1851. Declining sales at the soda works was likely the primary reason Lafayette Boley decided to remove himself from the business and return to New York, leaving Addison Boley with increased indebtedness.

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Addison Boley’s suit against Lafayette Boley, and his wife Susan, was first noted in this legal advertisement in the Sacramento Daily Union of March 9, 1857. It apparently stems from financial dealings between the two and Addison probably took the issue to court since Lafayette Boley left California in 1856, without settlement of money owed to Addison Boley.

A final judgement was rendered in July 1857 when the judge ordered a payment to Addison Boley of $1573 from Lafayette Boley and his wife, along with a decree of foreclosure and sale of the soda works property, known as Lot 8 of Point Comfort.

A cabinet card photo of Susan Pierce (nee Hopkins) Boley, wife of Lafayette Boley. The picture (5). With Lafayette and Susan Boley safely ensconced back in New York, it is not known if payment was forthcoming, however, was taken in late 1879 or early 1880, just prior to her leaving San Francisco. (Photo from Ancestry.com) Addison Boley was able to keep the business active for the time being. Lafayette Boley died some time between 1857 and about 1864. His wife, Susan, is listed as a widow in the 1858 New York As noted earlier Lafayette and Susan Boley’s two sons also worked for Addison Boley beginning about 1852. The oldest son, City directory but is also noted as suing Lafayette for divorce in Victor Marion Boley, born in 1835, showed signs of trouble as 1863. After her divorce Susan returned to California, presumably early as 1855, when he was acquitted for stealing a gold watch. to be with her children. She opened a boarding house on Third (6) In that same year Victor Boley was listed in the Sacramento Street for about fifteen years but eventually returned to New City Directory as foreman of the Boley & Co. Soda Works. By York City in late 1879 or early 1880 and lived with her daughter, 1859 Victor Boley was involved in a more serious crime when Laura, and her son-in-law, William W. Burtis. She died there on he and two others robbed a mule train near North San Juan, June 3, 1881. There is no record of Lafayette Boley after 1857 Nevada County, California. During the robbery Victor was shot aside from the above mentioned divorce suit. three times in the arm but managed his escape. He was eventually located in the back room of Geiger’s Billiard Saloon in nearby Hunt’s Hill, where he was taken into custody, treated for his wounds, and taken to Sacramento where he was incarcerated and held for trial. (7) He was sentenced to ten years in San Quentin Prison. (8) Victor was pardoned early, in 1863. (9) In May 1866 a Victor Boley was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in the Idaho Penitentiary for the killing of Jacob Jordan in Boise City.

However, the Governor granted him a full pardon in 1867. (10) His last documented reference is in the 1869 San Francisco DiThe passenger manifest for the U.S. Mail Steamship Philadelphia documents the arrival of The passenger manifest for the U.S. Mail Steamship Philadelphia documents the rectory, where he is listed as a clerk at 328 Bush Street.

Lafayette and Susan Boley, the first two names on the list, as they arrived in New York, from arrival of Lafayette and Susan Boley, the first two names on the list, as they arrived SanNew Francisco, MaySan 16, 1856. in York,on from Francisco, on May 16, 1856.

A final judgement was rendered in July 1857 when the judge ordered a payment to Addison Boley of $1573 from Lafayette Boley and his wife, along with a decree of foreclosure and sale of the soda works property, known as Lot 8 of Point Comfort. (5).

With Lafayette and Susan Boley safely ensconced back in New York, it is not known if payment was forthcoming, however, Addison Boley was able to keep the business active for the time being. Lafayette Boley died some time between 1857 and about 1864. His

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Springs was discovered in 1854 and shortly thereafter the owner constructed a small hotel. The owner, Meredith Meador, offered the spring site, consisting of a quarter section of land, for sale at this time, however, Boley decided not to purchase the spring.

One Sacramento newspaper took note of Addison Boley’s product expansion in 1857. “Mr. Boley, the well known soda water manufacturer, commenced, yesterday, to bottle cider and porter. The cider is a superior article, made in Oregon, and after being filtered through charcoal and sand, it is put up in soda water bottles, and sold at the rate of six bits per dozen. The porter is put up in bottles of the same description, and sold at a similar rate. In consequence of the convenience as regards size, these bottled drinks will soon be in great demand.” (13) Apparently tired of being faced with fiscal woes Addison Boley determined to no longer serve Sacramentans with soda water,

Boley ran this advertisement for his new product of Oregon cider and his soda water, from March 30 through May, 1858, in the Sacramento Bee.

Susan Boley experienced some unwanted excitement in 1873 when an intruder entered her boarding house. (San Francisco Chronicle, February 11, 1873)

Born in New York in 1837, Lafayette and Susan Boley’s youngest son, Albert Augustus Boley, also came to San Francisco and then to Sacramento with his family and went to work in the Boley soda works. He traveled back to New York either with or soon after his parents left but returned to San Francisco with his mother in 1863. Albert suffered from epilepsy and was briefly sent to the Stockton State Hospital with a diagnosis of insanity. Soon after his release from the hospital he died in San Francisco on May 22, 1869. (11)

BACK TO ADDISON BOLEY As the demand for soda water slowly diminished in the Capitol city of Sacramento, Boley was ever on the look-out to boost his sales. Natural mineral water sales from various springs in California began a brisk business in the late 1850’s, and Addison Boley explored that niche. “Mr. A.G. Boley of Sacramento has been out at Tuscan Springs making some examination of their waters. He pronounces them remarkable and has taken some of the water down with him for the purpose of analyzing it. He proposes giving us the result of his experiment which we will lay before our readers as soon as it is received”. (12) Tuscan

About a year before his departure from the soda water business Boley dropped the price of his product. It is not clear why he did this, unless he was provoking a price war with his competitors, or needed some cash to cover a pressing debt at the risk of not being able to pay others in the future. From its beginning, Boley’s Soda Factory was a case of a proprietor who was often cash strapped. (Sacramento Bee, Feb. 17, 1859, pg. 3)

cider, etc., for in July of 1860, Carl York took over the business, probably at the Sheriff’s sale of tax delinquent property, and advertised his use of Boley’s former establishment. York was not successful in this venture, as there is no other documentation for his business. York was often a subject of newspaper articles, but they usually referred to activities related to his bankruptcy from various businesses.

While Boley is listed in the 1861-62 Sacramento City Directory this information is likely based on older data. The last reliable

Carl York advertised he was “interested” in manufacturing soda water at Boley’s old stand. (Sacramento Bee, August 5, 1860. Pg. 3) It is not known if he produced any, and if he did, it is likely York used Boley’s bottles.

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Addison Boley’s last documentation in Sacramento was this advertisement where he was selling a large quantity of pumpkins and squash as animal fodder. This deviation from his previous occupation as a soda water bottler may be an indication of a new direction in his chosen profession. (Sacramento Bee, October 24, 1860, p. 3)

mention of Addison Boley in Sacramento relating to soda water is the U.S. census where he was listed as a “soda manufacturer”, on June 2, 1860. The decade of the 1860’s has kept a secret of the whereabouts of Addison Boley. We can only document his residence in the 1870’s as Bishop, California, where he is listed as a “ranchman” on several voting registers beginning in 1871. One must wonder if he was in the vicinity of Bishop, in the 1860’s as well.

Could it also be a coincidence that Samuel Addison Bishop, namesake of Bishop, California, was a native of Virginia as well as Addison Boley? The Addison name ran proudly through his family members, and one can’t help but ponder that the two men had a familial connection.

It may be just a coincidence that Samuel Addison Bishop settled on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in August 1861 after driving a large herd of cattle from near Fort Tejon in California, to serve the newly created mining town of Aurora, Nevada, another 75 miles to the north of where Bishop constructed his ranch. This area soon took on the name of Bishop – where the town exists to this day. It is also the same town where Addison Boley spent a good number of years after moving from Sacramento.

The desert mining town of Aurora, Nevada, literally exploded in population. From a tally taken in February 1861 it contained three stores, three restaurants, two butcher shops, one bakery, one shoemaker’s shop, five saloons and a population of about 300. (14) By the Spring of 1863 it had 760 houses, 20 stores and 22 saloons. Aurora was once the county seat of Mono County, California, until a boundary survey in 1863 determined that the town was actually in the State of Nevada.

To digress for a moment in order to describe such a frontier town as Aurora, I include a quote from a newspaper which describes some of the cultural setting Aurora had to offer, “A couple of sanguinary individuals find congenial occupation in killing for the meat shops, of which there are two in the town. Of course, there is the usual amount of mechanics, artists, traders, etc., found in places of this kind. Yet, after giving due credit to these several legitimate branches of industry for all the labor they absorb, there is still left a large percentage of the population, who seem wholly idle, or busied only about such trifling pursuits as pistol practice, or games of cards and billiards, Buying and selling town lots, ranchos, mill sites, and other property of

questionable value and dubious ownership, is largely engaged in; while the business of trading and dickering in mining claims is not neglected.

The drinking saloons are much frequented, especially at night, though the bars it is said are not much patronized. As for rational amusements, there are none here; theatres, concerts, balls, etc., being out of the question. If we enumerate the music afforded at the saloons of a night, the miserable pastime of teazing a squaw, or tormenting a drunken Indian with a few practical jokes, and an occasional dog fight, we shall have about exhausted the catalogue of amusements common to the place. The boys, also, have a reprehensible practice of shooting at targets across the main street, a diversion not eminently calculated to soothe the nerves of one having occasion just then to journey athwart the line of their fire. The terror thus inspired, however, is supposed to considerably enhance the fascinations of the sport.”

(15) But, with regard to the classic gun slinging and brawls so common to most raw mining towns, the same article as above notes, “Not only has this district been almost wholly free from mining difficulties, but there has been very little discord or strife arising out of other matters. A more well behaved, peaceable and harmonious community could nowhere be found. I do not know of a single fight or serious quarrel having occurred here during the entire winter. There has not as yet been a case of shooting or other attempt upon human life, so far as I can learn, since the settlement of the district.” (16) The Marysville (California) Appeal of May 24, 1862, notes, “S. A. Bishop is in Aurora, disposing of a large drove of cattle he has in that market.” It may also be more than coincidence that Samuel A. Bishop initially settled his Bishop Ranch just west of where Boley secured 160 acres from the government in 1877. It is entirely possible that Addison Boley was also raising livestock to serve the market demand generated by the mining towns in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains and into Nevada. Addison Boley’s property is now the location of the Bishop Paiute Indian Reservation and the Paiute - Shoshone Cultural Center. By the late 1860’s Samuel A. Bishop had moved to San Jose, California, where he died on June 3,1893.

The 1880 U.S. census for the Bishops Creek area finds Addison Boley living as a boarder, and he had switched his occupation to “miner”. By 1884 Boley was living in Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, and still trying his luck as a miner. (17) Addison Boley continued in this occupation as a miner in the region of the

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southern gold mines of California and is documented in the small mining community of Brown’s Flat in 1888. It is most likely that he was not a rich man at this time in his life and either hired out or worked as a loner as the epitome of the old placer miner working his pan anywhere he could find a spot. He was into his 80’s at this point in his life, which must have been a tough existence for an old man.

How long he held on as a miner has not been determined to date but Addison Boley had moved down into the San Joaquin Valley to the small community of French Camp where he died on April 6, 1904. French Camp was established by French-Canadian fur trappers in the employ of the Hudson’s Bay Company as early as 1832. Until about 1845 French Camp was the terminus of the Oregon/California Trail where trappers met annually to trade and barter their furs. In 1850 French Camp was surveyed and plotted as well as re-named as Castoria and once thought to overshadow nearby Stockton since its roads to the southern mining camps were superior. (18) The new name was never very popular and in the end, the old name of French Camp prevailed.

Apparently Addison Boley had little means at the time of his death, and a benefactor by the name of Hugh Mauldin, son of

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Boley’s ex-partner, Benjamin F. Mauldin, took pity on him when Hugh was reminded of the friendship Boley had shared with his father. While no tombstone was erected, the benefactor gave Boley a burial space within his own Mauldin family plot at Sacramento’s Pioneer Cemetery, where his mortal remains rest to this day.

“DEATH CLAIMS PIONEER SACRAMENTAN - WAS ONE OF THE EARLIEST BUSINESS MEN IN THE CITY” “The death occurred yesterday at French Camp of A. G. Boley, at the advanced age of 97 years.”

“Mr. Boley was an old-time Sacramentan, and is remembered by the older residents. In partnership with B.F. Mauldin, he conducted a soda water works on the river front, near where the Sacramento end of the present Yolo bridge is located. He was a man of generous nature and it has often been said he parted with more than one fortune in doing good to others.”

“After his departure from Sacramento - some time ago - and until old age weakened his frame, he followed the occupation of miner.”

The front half of Variant One of the Boley soda bottle is shown here in a completely flattened format so the entire embossing may be read without turning the bottle. It can also be more easily compared with the Variant Two example.

Variant Two of the Boley soda bottles with the front embossing flattened in order to easily compare it with Variant One. One of the greatest differences between the two variants is the spacing between the two lines of embossing, with Variant One having the greatest space. Two other distinguishing features are the size of the “B” in the word “BOLEY”, and the size of the “C” in the abbreviation “SAC”.

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“He was a member of Washington Lodge, of the Masonic Order, having been installed therein, by the late Judge N. Greene Curtis. Hugh Mauldin, son of his former business partner in the early days of Sacramento, has asked that the body be interred in the Mauldin plot in the City Cemetery, and this will be done.”

(19) To my knowledge Addison Boley is still interred in the Mauldin burial plot in Sacramento’s Pioneer Cemetery. He has no tombstone to help identify his exact burial place, as well as to memorialize a man who inadvertently gifted us artifacts (bottles) used almost exclusively during the California gold rush. He had no children and was never married.

As noted earlier the bottler’s nemesis was the loss and theft of their bottles. This attrition left the bottler with little choice but to purchase more – at relatively great cost, and especially for those in California where no glass factories existed for over a thousand miles. With an activity span of ten years, it is apparent that Boley needed to order more bottles, and likely more than once.

William Hartell established his Union Glass Works in 1847, in partnership with Joseph Lancaster in the Kensington section of Philadelphia. This was an area dominated by a number of glass works throughout much of the nineteenth century. Their works were in steady operation until it began to show signs of faltering by 1857, and the partnership was dissolved in July 1858, after which their name, Union Glass Works, was retired.

What I will reference as Variant One of the Boley soda water bottle is front embossed, BOLEY & CO. / SAC CITY CAL, in a slug plate. The reverse is embossed, UNION GLASS WORKS, under which is PHILAD.A, all without the use of a slug plate.

The second variant of the Boley soda bottle is also embossed with the same wording within a slug plate on the obverse, with some minor lettering variations. The reverse is also embossed the same as with Variant One except the wording PHILAD.A is lettered in Roman type – with serifs.

Most of the known variants of Boley’s bottles were blown at the Union Glass Works in Philadelphia, although the back half of the bottle mold on some examples exhibit the Union Glass Works name slugged out. This third variant, without the Union Glass Works lettering on the reverse, contains the front embossing as on Variant Two. This third variant may have been blown in one of the other Philadelphia glass works operating at the time, after the dissolution of the Union Glass Works. It may even have been blown at the newly established factory of William Hartell’s brother, Thomas Hartell, which was styled as Hartell & Letchworth, that opened in 1858, and ceased operation as a glass works in 1876. All of the Boley bottles exhibit an iron pontil on the base except for the few rarities with a blowpipe pontil. And, the vast majority are blown in shades of blue with an occasional example bordering on aquamarine.

1. Benjamin F. Mauldin came to Sacramento with his family in 1851.

After the flood of 1852 he moved to a farm in American Township,

The reverse of Variant One of the Boley & Co. soda water bottle. The type style is all without serifs.

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located just south of the city of Sacramento. (Sacramento Daily Union, June 20, 1882) 2. While several sources note Boley began in 1849, yet another notes a start year of 1850. (Sacramento Daily Union, July 7, 1850). In fact, the Weekly Alta California of August 4, 1849, advertised the sale of a “complete soda water fountain” along with 240 dozen bottles, at the office of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. And, The Placer Times (Sacramento) of October 6, 1849, contains an advertisement of Dr. Robert Wilson for. . . .”Lemon Soda, Ginger Soda and Sarsaparilla Soda, with other aerated water so congenial to health in this country as the mildest of aperients and pleasantest of drinks, may be had at the manufactory corner M and 3d sts. Orders supplied punctually.” He advertised the sale of his manufactory on April 6, 1850. Yet another manufacturer is documented in the Sacramento Transcript of July 8, 1850, by the firm of Cook & Washington, J Street between Fifth and Sixth. Without the existence of embossed bottles, it is always a challenge to determine if a company was using bottles or serving their water in draught.

3. Sacramento Daily Union, (Sacramento, California) July 7, 1858 4. Ibid 5. Ibid, July 28, 1857 6. Ibid, July 4, 1855 7. Ibid, February 26, 1859 8. Ibid, June 6, 1859 9. Marysville Daily Appeal, (Marysville, California) June 13, 1863 10. Idaho Semi-Weekly World (Idaho City, Idaho) November 9, 1867 11. Daily Alta California, (San Francisco, California) May 23, 1869 12. Red Bluff Beacon (Red Bluff, California) May 20, 1857 13. Daily Democratic State Journal (Sacramento, California) 2 October, 1857, pg 2 14. Daily Alta California (San Francisco, California) 10 February 1861 15. Ibid 16. (Note: Within the following month Aurora had its first killing when one David Webber was shot and killed. This event was followed by a number of other similar events.)

17. 1884 Tuolumne County Great Register 18. Sacramento Transcript, October 5, 1850 19. Sacramento Evening Bee (Sacramento, Calif.) April 7, 1904, pg. 5

The Variant Two bottle exhibits the word “PHILAD.A” in Roman style lettering.

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he painting of soda bottles was a common practice in the United States at least as long ago as the 1840’s. When California enacted its trade mark act in 1861, it was bottler Martin Rancich who first took advantage of this statewide protection and received Trademark Number 00002 on May 23, 1861. His trade mark statement notes his bottles were marked on “... the bottom of such bottles painted half white and half green with paint.” To show the pent up demand for passage of the California Trademark Act of May 18, 1861, another Sacramento soda water company, Casey & Kelly, followed suit by registering Trademark Number 00003, on May 23, 1861, with.... “the bottom of such bottles painted blue with paint. Also a blue stripe painted across on the side of such bottles”. These trademarks were registered on the same day. Judging by State trademark enactments across the country it was the soda water industry that generally took immediate advantage of these laws as a method of reducing the loss of their bottles from theft. When New York State enacted its trade mark law in 1847, the soda water companies registered the first eleven trademarks. California registered it first seven to the advantage of soda and mineral water bottlers.

The prolific California bottler, Phil Caduc, was a long-time agent for Napa Soda. He chose to trademark his practice of painting his bottles, receiving Trademark No. 00004 from the State of California. He also advertised, . . . “Consumers of Napa Soda will please take notice that the bottles containing the genuine article are invariably painted white on the bottom.”

(Sacramento Daily Union, July 23, 1862, p2c2) Of course, it was much easier for eastern bottlers to trademark their names - without the addition of a distinctive paint job - which was then embossed into the bottles, since glass works were usually much closer. The same holds true for western bottlers shortly after the establishment of a glass works in San Francisco in 1863. To be sure, bottle theft remained a problem but permanent marking, as in embossing wording or a symbol, helped to reduce loss by thieves. A return deposit was also a help.

And, bottle theft was often not taken lightly. One thief was deprived of thirty days of freedom when he absconded with a dozen empty porter bottles from a Sacramento bottler in 1856.

Red paint is still visible on the base of this Boley & Co. soda water bottle.

(Photo from WESTERN BOTTLE NEWS)

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FOHBC 2019 CLUB CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT

Announced at the FOHBC 2019 Augusta National Antique Bottle Convention!

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A rare 1943 Lincoln cent found in a teen’s high school cafeteria pocket change sold for $204,000 Thursday evening, Jan. 10, at a public auction of U.S. coins held in Orlando, Florida, by Heritage Auctions, the world’s largest coin auctioneer. More than 30 bids quickly pushed the coin past its pre-auction estimate of $170,000. The rarity was mistakenly minted in bronze, instead of zinc-coated steel, which was needed to save copper and bronze to fill metal shortages during World War II. At the time, the United States Mint steadfastly denied such coins existed, until the truth came out in 1947 after teenager Don Lutes found the first bronze Lincoln cent in pocket change from his high school cafeteria in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Only 10 to 15 examples of a 1943 bronze Lincoln cents are known to exist. (source: Heritage Auctions, https://coins.ha.com/heritage-auctions-press-releasesand-news/rare-1943-lincoln-cent-sells-for-204-000-atheritage-auctions.s?releaseId=3566)

The 1784 Heston Pair: The left as seen in the Rowan University library, Glassboro, NJ.; the right in personal collection of Rick Grenda (source and photo credit: Rick Grenda via Facebook) (Left) A yard sale find in New England turned out to be a rare c. 1909 Marblehead Pottery vase, sold at a Skinner auction in Boston for a record $303,000. The landscape vase is in the style of Arthur Wesley Dow depicting haystacks in a marsh, designed by Annie E. Aldrich and decorated by Sarah Tutt; made by John Swallow. It is one of four known examples, the others are in the collections of a private collection, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Two Red Roses Foundation. The 19 year old who purchased the piece bought the vase and a snowmobile helmet for $60 at a yard sale last summer. (source: Kovels, https://www.kovels.com/news-news-news/ rare-marblehead-pottery-vase-found-and-sold.html)

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Recent digging find! A 1864 IHP multiple strike error coin (credit: D.J. Yost, Facebook) A restored copy of the famed T206 Honus Wagner sold for a record price of $420,000 in the recent Holy Grail Rarities auction hosted by Memory Lane.

Graded ‘Authentic’ by PSA, the card’s history can be traced back some 50 years. It last sold in a public auction in 2011 for $188,000. The price attained by Memory Lane makes this copy the most expensive Authentic example ever sold. Sixty-nine bids were made on the card. (source: Sports Collectors Digest, https://www.sportscollectorsdigest.com)

The Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum in Alexandria, Virginia.

Opened in 1792 by young Quaker pharmacist Edward Stabler, the family business operated until 1933. Patrons included George & Martha Washington. Over 15,000 objects still remain as part of the museum’s collection - everything from herbs to bottles. Visit https://www.alexandriava. gov/Apothecary for more information

(Left) The Polar Pride boulder— called “the find of the millennium” by trade experts—was discovered in Canada. The 18-ton boulder was split in half for carving. Courtesy of Jade West Group. (source: GeologyIn, http://www.geologyin. com/2016/12 Dominion Diamond Mines ULC, a world leading producer of responsibly mined diamonds, announces the recovery of the largest known gem quality diamond ever found in North America. The 552 carat yellow Canadamark™ diamond was unearthed in October at the Diavik Diamond Mine, approximately 135 miles south of the Arctic Circle in Canada’s Northwest Territories. (source: Dominion Diamond Mines, www.ddmines.com/dominion-diamond-mines-announces-the-recovery-of-thelargest-diamond-ever-found-in-north-america-at-diavik)

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Preferably N-Mint to Mint Condition. Also, TUINAL & PENTOBARBITAL bottles, vintage compounding bottles of *SECOBARBITAL & PENTOBARBITAL* ANY OLD PHARMACY FINDS, Medical artifacts & related advertising. Please save this add & contact me with any of the above. TOP $$$ PAID! Contact: pharmatiques@gmail.com WANTED: THEO. BLAUTH/WHOLESALE WINE AND LIQUOR DEALER whiskey fifth (Barnett 55). Shot glasses: C&K WHISKEY (not bourbon); SILVER SHEAF/BOURBON: H. WEINREICH CO.; GOLDEN GRAIN BOURBON/M.CRONAN (in black); CALIFORNIA WINERY (LUG); CALIFORNIA A FAVORITE (not FAVORITE A). Contact Steve Abbott at (916) 631-8019 or email to foabbott@ comcast.net WANTED: Odd/scarce/rare: COD LIVER OIL bottles. I’ve 115 different examples... many more exist. BYRON DILLE’ 60325 Acme Rd, Coos Bay, OR 97420 or (541) 2600499 or email: Byronincoosbay@msn.com WANTED: Amber quart cylinder whiskey shoulder embossed Garrick & Cather Chicago, IL plus embossed image of a palm tree.

Contact Carl Malik, PO Box 367, Monee, IL 60449 (708) 534-5161

WANTED: Sacramento shot glasses: C&K/ WHISKEY, Casey & Kavanaugh; California A Favorite; SILVER SHEAF/Bourbon/H. WEINREICH & CO. (double shot); GOLDEN GRAIN/BOURBON/M. CRONAN & CO. (in black); bar bottle, JAMES WOODBURN (white enamel). Contact Steve Abbott: 916-631-8019 or foabbott@comcast.net

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You can submit show calendar information and renew membership online at FOHBC.org ALSO, DON’T FORGET TO USE YOUR MEMBERS PORTAL

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Calendar of Shows & 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

March 10 Baltimore, Maryland The Baltimore Antique Bottle Club’s 39th Annual Show & Sale, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, Website: baltimorebottleclub.org, Physical Education Center, CCBC-Essex, 7201 Rossville Boulevard (I-695, Exit 34), Essex, Maryland, Contact: Rick Lease, 410.458.9405, finksburg21@comcast.net or Andy Agnew, 410.527.1707, medbotls@comcast.net

Deland Florida M-T Bottle Club, www.m-tbottleclub.com, Dwight Pettit, Club President, 719 Loretto Court, Deltona, Florida 32738, 386.956.8033 pettit9119@bellsouth.net

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March 23 Daphne, Alabama The Mobile Bottle Collectors Club’s 46th Annual Show & Sale, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Daphne Civic Center, 2603 US Hwy 98, Daphne, Alabama 36525. Free Admission and Bottle Appraisals. Contact: Rod Vining, 251.957.6725, vinewood@mchsi.com, or Richard Bottleshows, PO Box 241, Pensacola, Florida 32591. Call or text: 850.435.5425, shards@bellsouth.net

Individual & Affiliated Membership Benefits March 15 & 16 Club Information Morro Bay, California 51st Morro Bay Antique Bottle Show, Morro Bay Veterans Memorial Hall, 209 Surf Street, Morro Bay, California 93442, Friday 1:00 to 6:00 pm & Saturday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Early admission: Friday 12:00 Free Admission, Set up day(s) and time: Friday the 15th, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, Free Admission, San Luis Obispo Bottle Society, San Luis Obispo Bottle Society on Facebook, Contact: Webb Tartaglia, Show Chairman, 805.543.7484, dirtydiver53@gmail.com

March 30 & 31 Wheaton, Illinois Antique Bottle Club of Northern Illinois 44th Annual Antiques,Bottles & Collectibles Show in conjunction with the Windy City of Chicago Coin Op and Advertising Show. Two-day show at the Dupage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton, Illinois 60187

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March 17 St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis’ 49th Annual Antique Bottle & Jar Show; Orlando Gardens, 4300 Hoffmeister, St Louis, MO 63125. General Admission $3 from 9 am – 2 pm; Set-up 7 am – 9 am. Contact: St Louis Antique Bottle Collectors Assn., Patsy Jett, 71 Outlook Dr, Hillsboro, Missouri 63050, 314.570.6917, patsy_jett@yahoo.com

March 31 Bloomington, Minnesota The North Star Historical Bottle Association’s 48th Annual Minnesota Antique Bottle, Advertising, and Stoneware Show and Sale, 9:30 am to 2:30 pm, $3 admission; Set-up 6:30 am to 9:30 am, no early admission. Knights of Columbus Bloomington Event Center, 1114 American Blvd. West, Bloomington, Minnesota. Contact: Jeff Springer, 651.500.0949, springer_associates@yahoo.com or northstarbottleclub.com

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March 17 Flint, Michigan The 50th Flint Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show; Dom Polski Hall, 3415 N. Linden Road, Flint, Michigan 48504. General Admission $3, 9 am – 2:30 pm. Contact: Tim Buda, 989.271.9193 or tbuda@shianet.org; or visit Flint Antique Bottle & Collectibles Club Facebook Page

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March 22 & 23 Deland, Florida Deland Florida 49th Annual Antique Bottle, Insulator & Table Top Collectable Show and Sale at the Bill Hestor Building, Volusia County Fairgrounds, Deland, Florida 3150, E. New York Avenue, Deland, Florida 32724, Friday 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Saturday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm, $20 for Early Buyers, 3:00 pm Friday and before 8:00 am Saturday. Dealer set up is 1:00 – 6:00 pm Friday Early Buyers $20 and Saturday at 8:00 am show is free to the public.

April 6 Wheaton, Illinois The DuPage Collectors Expo, General Admission $3, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Dupage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton, Illinois 60187. More info contact: Bob Stahr, 360 S. Kenilworth Avenue, Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137; 630-793-5345, bob@hemingray.com April 7 Dover, New Hampshire New England Antique Bottle Club Presents their 53rd Annual Show & Sale, The Elks Club, 282 Durham Road (Rt. 108, Exit 7 off Spaulding Turnpike), Dover, New Hampshire 03820, Sunday, April 8, 2018, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, Antique Bottles, Insulators, Fruit Jars, Crocks, Pottery & Small Collectibles, 50 Plus Sales Tables, 50/50 Raffle, Food & Beverages, Admission: $2, Early Admission (8:00 am – 9:00 am): $15, For Information Contact: Rick Carney, 207.729.3140 or Jack Pelletier, 207.839.4389 April 7 Hutchinson, Kansas The 12th Annual Kansas Territory Bottle & Post Card Show & Sale, General Admission: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Kansas State Fairgrounds, Sunflower Building, 2000 N. Poplar Street, Hutchinson, Kansas, Info: Mike McJunkin, 620.728.8304, scarleits@cox.net or Stan Hendershot, 620.388.0505, stanhendershot@att.net April 12 & 13 Antioch, California The Golden Gate Historical Bottle Society’s 53rd Annual Show & Sale, Early Buyers: Friday 12 pm – 5 pm, $10 Admission; General Admission: Saturday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Free. Contra Costa County Fairgrounds, 1201 West 10th Street, Antioch, CA 94509. Info: Gary & Darla Antone, 752 Murdell Lane, Livermore, CA 94550, 925.373.6758, packrat49er@netscape.net

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March 31 Cicero, New York The 49th Empire State Bottle Collectors Association Show & Sale, 9 am to 2:30 pm, Cicero American Legion, 5575 Legionnaire Dr., Cicero, NY 12039. General Admission $3 (12 years or younger Free). Contact: Keon Kellogg, 315.963.8681, kkell32369@aol.com April 6 St. Clairsville, Ohio The Ohio Valley Bottle Club’s Annual Bottle & Table Top Antiques Show, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm; early buyers 7:30 am $15. Admission $2, J.B. Martin Recreation Center, 102 Fair Avenue, St. Clairsville, Ohio Exit 216 off I-70, Contact: Tom Chickery, 740.296.9430, tchick65@gmail.com

April 13 Kalamazoo, Michigan The Kalamazoo Antique Bottle & Glass Show, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds, 2900 Lake Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Contact John Pastor, 616.581.7005, jpastor@americanglassgallery.com, Sponsored by the Kalamazoo Antique Bottle Club

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(More) Sho-Biz More show-biz April 14 Harrisonburg, Virginia The Historical Bottle-Diggers of Virginia 48th Annual Antique Bottle and Collectible Show & Sale, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Rockingham County Fairgrounds, U.S. Rt. 11 South, (Exit 243 off I-81), Harrisonburg, Virginia, Info: Sonny Smiley, 540.434.1129, lithiaman1@ yahoo.com

11th, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm., Set up: Friday afternoon 4:00 – 7:00 pm. Saturday morning 6:00 am – 8:00 am, Cost of admission: Free, Alabama Historical Collectors Club, Contact: Charles Ray, Show Host, 334.494.3203, thegreatchaz@yahoo.com

Individual & Affiliated Membership Benefits May 19 Club Information Washington County, Pennsylvania

April 28 Rochester, New York 50th Genesee Valley Bottle Collectors Association’s Bottle, Paper, Postcard and Table Top Antiques Show & Sale, Roberts Wesleyen College, Voller Athletic Center, 2301 Westside Drive, Rochester, New York 14624, Admission $5. 17 and Under FREE, Show and Dealer Inquires: Aaron and Pamela Weber gvbca@ frontiernet.net 585.749.8874

Washington Pennsylvania Washington County Antique Bottle Club 44th Annual Show and Sale, Alpine Star Lodge, 735 Jefferson Avenue, Washington, Pennsylvania 15301, Admission $3, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, Info: Ed Kuskie, 412.405.9061, 352 Pineview Drive, Elizabeth, Pennsylvania 15037, bottlewizard@comcasat.net

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May 2 – 5 Itasca, Illinois The International Perfume Bottle Association annual Perfume Bottle & Vanity Collectors Show & Sale perfumebottles.org

Ellendale, Delaware DELMARVA Antique Bottle Club Show and Sale, Ellendale Fire Hall, 302 Main Street, Ellendale, Delaware, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, Info: Keith Fleming, 302.684.8138, JohnKeithFleming@gmail.com

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May 4 Gray, Tennessee State of Franklin Antique Bottles & Collectibles Association 21st Annual Show – Sale, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, Free admission & door prizes, Gray, Tennessee, Exit 13 on I-216, Appalachian Fairground, sfabca.com

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May 4 & 5 Erie, Pennsylvania 5th Annual Great Lakes Beach Glass, Coastal Arts, and Antique Bottle Festival, Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm; Sunday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Admission. $6, children 10 and under free 3,000-6,000 annual attendance! Bayfront Convention Center, 1 Sassafras Pier, Erie, Pennsylvania, Contact: Jennifer Reed, 814.836.1827, jlr@relishinc.com May 11 Mansfield, Ohio 41st Mansfield Antique Bottle Show, Hosted by the Ohio Bottle Club, at the Richland County Fairgrounds, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, Early admission, May 10. Info: Matt Lacy at 440.228.1873 or email info@antiquebottlesales.com or Louis Fifer at 330.635.1964, fiferlouis@yahoo.com May 11 Troy, Alabama Troy, Alabama 3rd Annual Artifact and Bottle Show, Troy Shriners Building, 3700 US Hwy 231, Troy, Alabama 36081, Saturday May

May 19 Hammonton, New Jersey The Spring Antiques & Bottle Show presented by Batsto Citizens Committee, Inc, Historic Batsto Village, Pleasant Mills Road, Hammonton, New Jersey 08037. Free General Admission: Sunday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.

Rain or Shine event, Info: Harry Rheam, 856.768.1532, hcrheam@gmail.com

June 8 Cambridge City, Indiana 5th Huddleston Jar and Antique Market, Huddleston Farmhouse, 838 National Road, Cambridge City, Indiana 47327, Saturday June 8th 2019 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, No Early Admission, Dealer setup 7:30 am, Admission free, 1st table $30, 2nd $10, 10′ x 20′ booth for $30 without tables, Ball Jar Collectors, group on facebook, Contact: Marty A Troxell, 137 W Main Street, Cambridge City, 765.478.3800, email: doublehead@myfrontiermail.com June 8 San Diego, California Save The Date! San Diego 19th Annual 2019 Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show & Sale, Saturday June 8, 2019, Courtyard Marriott, Liberty Station, 2592 Laning Road, San Diego, California 92106, Located in Pt. Loma at the Historic & Popular Liberty Station. Come For The Day, Spend The Weekend. Close To Hotels, Airport, San Diego Harbor, Beaches, Sea World & The Zoo, Dealer Set-up, 6:00 am, “Early Bird” 7:30 am – 9:00 pm: $10, Free Admission 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, Kids under 12 free with adult, Info: Jim Walker, 858.490.9019, jfw@internetter.com, www. sdbottleclub.org June 14-16 Orlando, Florida 2019 National Insulator Association’s Annual Convention and Show, Oceans Convention Center at the DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando at Sea World, 10100 International Drive, Orlando, Florida 32821. 15,000+ sq. ft of Glass and Porcelain Insulators, Hardware, Signs, Lightning Rod Balls, Battery Jars and Rests, Lamps, Bottles, Jars, Telephone and related items and MUCH, MUCH more! 175+ Dealer and Display tables.

Friday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (NIA only). Open to the public Saturday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. and Sunday 9:00 am – 1:30 pm. WANTED: DEALERS!!

Additional show info available now: Jacqueline Linscott-Barnes (bluebellwt@aol.com). Show packets/table sales available 9:00 am Friday, June 22, 2018 at the 49th Kansas City NIA Convention and Show

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June 1 Canyonville, Oregon 2019 Canyonville Oregon Jefferson State Antique Bottle & Insulator Expo, Saturday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Free Admission, $10 early admission 7:00 to 9:00 am. Seven Feathers Casino Resort, I-5, Exit 99. Info: Bruce Silva, P.O. Box 1565, Jacksonville, Oregon 97530, 541.821.8949, jsglass@q.com June 2 Ballston Spa, New York 40th Annual National Bottle Museum’s Annual Saratoga Springs Show & Sale at the Saratoga County Fairgrounds, 162 Prospect Street, Ballston Spa, New York 12020, Sunday, 9:00 am to 2:30 pm, Early admission: Sunday 8:00 am to 9:00 am, Set up: Saturday, June 2nd, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, and Sunday, June 3rd, 6:30 am to 9:00 am, Cost of admission for show & early admission: $4 general admission, $15 early buyer, National Bottle Museum, nationalbottlemuseum.org, Contact: Phil Bernnard & Roy Topka, Co-Chairmen, 76 Milton Avenue, Ballston Spa, NY 12020, 518.885.7589, nbm@nycap.rr.com

June 29 Johnson, Iowa The Iowa Antique Bottleers 50th Annual Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show and Sale at the Johnston Lions Club, 64th Place and Merle Hay Road in Johnston, Iowa. Admission $2, open 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Contract with Map. Contacts for information are Mark Wiseman: 3505 Sheridan Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50310-4557, 515.344.8333 and their President: Joyce Jessen, 515.979.5216

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July 6 & 7 S. Yorks, UK Britian’s Biggest Show: The 29th Summer National, BBR. Elsecar Heritage Centre, Nr Barnsley, S. York, S74 8HJ. Saturday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, Sunday 9:00 am – 2 pm. Info: Telephone: 01226 745156, Email: sales@ onlinebbr.com, Web: onlinebbr.com

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Chairs: Bill Baab, riverswamper@comcast. net, Ferdinand Meyer V, fmeyer@fmgdesign.com, Mike Newman, thenewm@aol. com, Walter Smith, supplies@furnituredoctor. net, Marty Vollmer, martyvollmer@aol.com, Eric Warren, scbottles@aol.com, FOHBC National Convention – Southern Region

Membership News July 19 & 20 Reno, Nevada Reno Antique Bottle Club hosts their 55th Annual Botile & Collectibles Show & Sale, Reno -Sparks Convention Center, 4590 Virginia Street North Entrance, Dealer Set Up -Friday, 19th 9:00 am until 5:00 pm, Early Looker Buyers $15 on Friday the 19th. Gate Opens 9:30 am. Free Admission to General Public on Saturday July 20th, Parking $10, Show Hours: Friday 9:30 am – 5:00 pm and Saturday 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, Show Information & Dealer Contracts: Marty Hall, Reno Antique Bottle Club, 775.335.9467 or Rosemuley@Att.Net

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August 10 Lincoln, Alabama 4th Annual Lincoln Bottle Show, Lincoln Civic Center, 123 Jones Street, Lincoln, Alabama 35096, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Vendor set up on Friday, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm and Saturday 7:00 am to 9:00 am. Contact chairman Jake Smith 256.267.0446, syl_bottleguy@yahoo. com. Free public admission, free kids table free appraisals. This is our fourth year and like every year we honor a different soda. This year Celery-Cola. Info on Facebook.

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More show-biz June 29 August 1 – 3 Augusta, Georgia 2019 FOHBC 50th Anniversary National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo, SHOW PAGE LINK, Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center and Augusta Convention Center, Information: Augusta National Consortium

September 14 Huntington Beach, California The Los Angeles Historical Bottle Club’s 53rd Annual Antique Bottle, Fruit Jar, Antiques & Collectibles Show & Sale 9:00 am to 3:00 pm; Early Bird $10 at 8:00 am, at the Huntington Beach Elks Lodge #1959, 7711 Talbert Avenue, Huntington Beach, California 92648. Free admission, Info: Don Wippert, 818.346.9833, donwippert@yahoo.com, or Dick Homme, 818.362.3368.

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September 15 Depew, New York The Greater Buffalo Bottle Collectors Association’s 21st Annual Show & Sale. Polish Falcons Hall, 445 Columbia Ave, Depew, NY 14043. General Admission $3: Sunday 9 am – 2 pm. Contact chairman Joe Guerra 716.207.9948 or jguerra3@roadrunner.com, or www.gbbca.org September 21 & 22 Santa Rosa, California The Northwestern Bottle Collectors Association’s 54th Annual Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show. Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building, 1351 Maple Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95404.

General Admission: Saturday 10 am – 4 pm ($5), Sunday 9 am – 3 pm (free); Early Admission: Saturday 10 am – 11 am ($10). Contact chairman Lou Lambert 707.823.8845 or nbca@comcast. net, or www.oldwestbottles.com July/August 2020 July 30 – August 3 Reno, Nevada 2020 FOHBC National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo, Grand Sierra Resort & Casino, Information: Richard Siri (rtsiri@sbcglobal.net) or Ferdinand Meyer V (fmeyer@ fmgdesign.com), FOHBC National Convention – Western Region

Individual & Affiliated Shards of Wisdom Club Information 9 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.

John Cheney 19 5th Avenue Webster, MA 01570 (508) 949-2674

Michael & Tanya Gasaway 288 Gordon Road Gray, GA 31032 rustygold01@gmail.com Savanah Sodas, Bitters, GA Medicine Bottles

Bob Harley 301 Harrington Way Souderton, PA 18964 rwh220@yahoo.com Collector of my forebears’ bottling businesses with the surname of Harley. These “”Harley”” bottles were produced for their bottling businesses in Phila., Pa. and West Chester, Pa. during the 1850s, 1860s and 1880s.”

Doug Hedrick 8053 Pershing Drive Brecksville, OH 44141 (440) 241-0470 doug1349@gmail.com Bitters bottles, flasks, anything interesting

Christopher Johnson 27 Clover Hill Clr Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234-7558 cejhome@comcast.net

Charles Martin 24 Follinsbee Lane West Newbury, MA 01985 (978) 510-1173 cemartinjr@comcast.net Clarke’s bitters, bitters in general

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Martin Neihardt 9065 E 750 N Howe, IN 46746-9569 (260) 367-2400 roadrunner@centurylink.net Medicine - Tonics Wade Phillips 10337 Emberwood Drive Dubuque, IA 52001 (563) 542-7301 wdphll94@gmail.com Bottles and Jars

Steve Shoemaker 4200 6th Avenue Temple, PA 19560 (610) 929-8988 shoe4u@comcast.net

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

Individual & Affiliated Shards of Wisdom Club Information

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• FOHBC digital newsletter and so much more.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thank you for considering the FOHBC in your donation plans.

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

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Name_______________________________ Address_____________________________ City________________________State____ Zip _____________Country____________ Do you wish to be listed in the Telephone___________________________ online membership directory?

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

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

BOTTLES and EXTRAS FREE ADS

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

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

(Use extra paper if necessary.)

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

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

for the BOTTLES and EXTRAS? { } Yes { } No

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Signature ______ Date___

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

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

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

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

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

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Watch for Auction #22, coming March, 2019!

American Glass Gallery

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Auction #22 will have more than 250 Lots of quality bottles, flasks and jars, including choice items from the James Chebalo collection, Joe Kray bitters collection, pattern molded and blown items, inks, sodas, mineral waters, whiskey and spirits, black glass, and much more!

These fine items, and many more, will be included in our March, 2019 Auction.

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

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

Please Check your information and notify us of errors.

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The Dr. Charles & Jane Aprill Collection, Session I March 11-20, 2019

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