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2016 SACRAMENTO National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo
“Back to our Roots”
SOUVENIR PROGRAM
“Back to our Roots”
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Where and how bottle collecting got its start By John C. Tibbitts
NOTE: On Oct. 15, 1959, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Tibbitts called the first meeting of what became the Antique Bottle Collector’s Club of California at their home in Sacramento. It is believed to be the first such club. Tibbitts was elected the first president of what eventually evolved into the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors. The Federation of Historical Bottle Clubs, as it was first called, was organized in 1969. Tibbitts began reminiscing about his California club in an undated story carried in an early FOHBC newsletter. Thanks to William “Bottle Bill” Herbosheimer for sharing. A Washoe Zephyr helped blow up the enthusiasm which started the Antique Bottle Collectors Association (of California) back in 1959. A Washoe Zephyr is a very strong, cold wind that blows down the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevadas, crosses a valley over another mountain and down into Virginia City, Nevada, with full fury. My wife Edith and I were scratching for old bottles on one side of the big Comstock tailing pile just below town during one of those furious blows. The current trash dump for the town was just upwind from us and we were continually bombarded by cartons, tins, ashes, sand and dust. It was miserable, but we had struck a spot with a lot of old miniatures, Jamaica gingers, Hostetter’s Bitters, etc. Any bottle digger knows what we did; we braced ourselves against the zephyr and kept on scratching. Later, we just had to get out of that wind so we climbed the sloping side of the tailings and into the car, wiped our hands and faces off somewhat and drank coffee from our thermos. While in the car, we noted another car clear down on the far end of the tailings. The hood was up and there were two people standing
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there. We assumed car trouble and walked down to see if we could help. We were surprised to find the car running and a man and a lady heating two cans of “beanie-weenies” on the hot manifold. We were more surprised to find they were dyed-in-the-wool bottle collectors and had been so for many years. The couple were “Toot” and Dorothy Garten of Carson City, Nevada. We spent the rest of the day talking bottles, bottle digging and where and when and how and why. We and they were extremely happy to find we were not the only crazy bottle diggers in the world. Before leaving for home, I vowed I would do what I could to form a club for bottle collectors if there was enough interest. Thanks to the zephyr for blowing us into their car! After we returned to Sacramento, I wrote to five people I had heard of who were digging in “old” Sacramento, asking them to come to a meeting at our house to see if we could form a club for bottle collectors. The next meeting we had about 30 people and at the next slightly over 50. About this time the Sacramento Bee newspaper called us about the hobby and then came out and took photos and picked up the article they had asked me to write. A color photo appeared on the cover of the Sunday Magazine section with the article inside. Whoo-eee, did that pick up things where that zephyr left off! We had visitors and phone calls and letters like you wouldn’t believe. The crazy bottle collectors came out of the closet. They wanted to know how to start a bottle club and get a copy of our constitution and bylaws. They came by to see our collection and sometimes to show us what they had. It was terrific and wonderful. Many county and even state historical societies had us give talks and show our bottles. Many good, hard-working club “Back to our Roots” members and Charlie Gardner, Helen McKearin, Dick Watson, Grace Kendrick and many others made SACRAMENTO our club a success. Over the next few years, we grew to about 3,000 families from coast-to-coast. ‘Tis an ill wind that bloweth no good. Have fun!
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TABLE OF CONTE NT S Where and how bottle collecting got its start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FOHBC President’s Message | Membership Breakfast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Convention Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conventions Director Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show Chair Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . American Bottle Auctions Open House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Federation Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sacramento - A place many came for treasure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Area Attractions and Visitor Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FOHBC Awards Banquet | Guest Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FOHBC Seminar Schedule, Topics & Presenters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sacramento Shootout Bottle Competition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Betty Zumwalt: She was There, at the 1976 St. Louis Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . Generals House Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prize Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Souvenir Program Design & Layout: Ferdinand Meyer V
FOHBC Merchandise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FOHBC Hall of Fame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FOHBC National Shows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FOHBC Honor Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ribbon Cutting Ceremony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McClellan Conference Center Floor Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dealers & Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Best of the West | Top 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burks Lightning Liniment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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PRESIDENT’S MESS AGE Ferdinand Meyer V FOHBC President
101 Crawford Street Studio 1A Houston, Texas 77002 fmeyer@fohbc.org It gives me great pleasure to welcome our Federation members and guests to the FOHBC Western Regions 2016 National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo in the great city of Sacramento, California. This is our time to celebrate our “Back to our Roots” themed event as on October 15, 1959, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Tibbitts (wife Edith) called the first meeting of what became The Antique Bottle Collectors Club of California at their home in Sacramento, California. Tibbitts 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). I would like to thank all of the folks who have worked hard to make this event happen and wanted to start off with show co-chairs Richard and Beverley Siri for all their hard work. I also wanted to specifically thank Warren Friedrich for being our dealer and contract liaison and our Western Region Director Eric McGuire for his tireless efforts in setting the stage with his many fine western themed articles in BOTTLES and EXTRAS this year, his coordination of the seminars and his spearheading the monumental effort, with Richard Siri and Warren Friedrich to compile “The Best of The West Top 70” article within this souvenir program. I also would like to thank Steve Abbott for his series of fantastic articles leading up to this mega event. We thank our advertisers as we sold a record number of advertisements in our souvenir program thanks to our western team. I also wanted to thank Jeff Wichmann for his many contributions and Fred Holabird for conducting our 49er Bottle Jamboree auction, Richard Siri for coordinating our Sacramento Shootout bottle competition and Russell Umbraco for coordinating our wonderful displays. For the second time, we will be having a FOHBC General Membership Meeting Breakfast. You will notice a graphic on this page to remind and welcome members to a buffet breakfast hosted by the FOHBC. Our Banquet is also very much anticipated with keynote speaker Betty Zumwalt and the induction of Jeff Wichmann into the Hall of Fame and the late Tommy Mitchiner in our Honor Roll. We also have a new official FOHBC photographer for the Sacramento National and her name is Gina Pellegrini. If you see Gina during our event, please take a moment to thank her for her time and effort, which is volunteered. Thank you FOHBC Board Members for your support and decision making and the great group of volunteers that staff the registration, membership, merchandise, Virtual Museum and other FOHBC tables. Have fun at the FOHBC National. Buy some bottles and spend some quality time with your bottle friends. 4
CONVENTION SCHEDULE TI M E
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Th ur s da y - 04 Aug us t 2 016 8:00 am - Noon 8:00 am - 5:00 pm 11:00 am - 3:00 pm 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm*
FOHBC Board Meeting Display Setup Only American Bottle Auctions Open House Dealer Registration Generals House Reception Sacramento Shootout Bottle Competition
Lions Gate Hotel - Lions Den McClellan Conference Center American Bottle Auctions LGH - Ballroom Foyer LGH - Generals House Lions Gate Hotel - Club Ballroom
Fr ida y - 05 A u g us t 2 016 7:00 am - 5:00 pm 7:00 am - Noon 7:00 am - 8:30 am 9:00 am - Noon Noon - 1:00 pm 12:50 pm 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm*
Dealer Registration & Ticket Sales Dealer Unloading & Display Setup General Membership Meeting Breakfast Seminars Showroom Closed Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Dealer and Early Buyer Admittance Showroom Closed for the Day Cocktail Reception The FOHBC Banquet & Awards
McClellan Conference Center McClellan Conference Center Lions Gate Hotel - Patio LGH - Club Ballrooms A & B McClellan Conference Center McClellan Conference Center McClellan Conference Center McClellan Conference Center Lions Gate Hotel - Patio Lions Gate Hotel - Club Ballroom
Sat ur da y - 06 Aug us t 2 016 7:00 am 8:00 am - 9:00 am 9:00 am - 5:00 pm 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm*
Ticket Sales - Showroom Open to Dealers Early Admission Show General Admission Auction Preview 49er Bottle Jamboree Auction
McClellan Conference Center McClellan Conference Center McClellan Conference Center Lions Gate Hotel - Club Ballroom Lions Gate Hotel - Club Ballroom
Sun d a y - 07 Au g us t 2016 7:00 am 8:00 am - 9:00 am 9:00 am - 3:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm
Ticket Sales - Showroom Open to Dealers Early Admission Show General Admission Display Awards Announced Show End
McClellan Conference Center McClellan Conference Center McClellan Conference Center McClellan Conference Center McClellan Conference Center
Drawing Times: Saturday & Sunday - $100 twice Every Hour from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm. There will also be a $100 prize (show gift certificate) announced at the Banquet. Pack-up and help clean the showroom. We have to leave it with no trash. No Dealer Early Departure. Access to the showroom is by name tag badge only. Everyone must wear a name tag badge to be admitted. NO EXCEPTIONS. *Estimated completion time. 5
FOHBC Conventions Director Welcome Sacramento was founded near the confluence of the Sacramento and American rivers by Samuel Brannan and John Augustus Sutter Jr., in 1848 near the embarcadero that his father, John Sutter Sr., constructed a few years before. The city was named after the river which forms its western boarder. It was named by a Spanish cavalry officer, Gabriel Moraga, after the Santisimo Sacramento (most holy sacrament) referring to the Catholic Eucharist. Beginning in January 1850, a series of disasters befell the city beginning with a major flood when the American and Sacramento rivers crested simultaneously, washing away all the unsecured merchandise at the port which impacted its economy significantly. After the flood, Hardin Bigelow led efforts to put levees and dams in place to protect the city. Because of his efforts, he was elected its first Mayor. In March, a second major flood was averted because of Bigelow’s efforts. April and November both brought damaging fires that destroyed a number of commercial establishments. The result of this disaster coalesced a number of volunteers who founded California’s first fire protection organization named the Mutual Hook and Ladder Company. In October 1850, when California was admitted to the Union, Sacramento witnessed a cholera epidemic which killed 800 - 1,000 people in just three weeks. Eighty percent of the population fled and the bodies of the deceased were buried in mass graves across the city. Two devastating fires would occur; first in November 1852, when eighty-five percent of the city was destroyed and rebuilt with brick instead of wood and the second, in 1854, destroyed 12 acres of the newly built city including the courthouse. December 1861 and January 1862 brought about devastating floods that put the city’s future in jeopardy. To resolve the city’s flooding problem, the city residents agreed that more levees needed to be put in place; however, most of the residents also agreed that substantial grading needed to be done and the downtown streets were raised to a height of the second story which, in effect, created basements for the city businesses. Beginning in 1868, earth was also removed from a dangerous bend where the Sacramento and American rivers merged and was fully completed by 1873. In early 1855, Colonel Charles L. Wilson and Theodore Judah started work on the Sacramento Valley Railroad. Because of ongoing difficulties, the railroad, which was the first chartered west of the Mississippi River, terminated at Granite City, later renamed Folsom, which was twenty-two miles away. Despite many failed attempts, Theodore Judah never gave up his quest for a transcontinental railroad and generated the Central Pacific Railroad Plan. Due to suspicious actions, Theodore was ejected from the administration. He eventually convinced four wealthy Sacrament businessmen to fund the Central Pacific Railroad in 1861. Leland Stanford, Collis P. Huntington, Mark Hopkins and Charles Crocker became known as the “Big Four”, and soon marginalized Judah, who died in 1863. With the Civil War just beginning, President Lincoln approved the railroad without the approval of the southern states, who would have opposed the 1862 Pacific Railroad Act anyway. Ground was broken in 1863 and by 1865 the booming railroad absorbed the Sacramento Railroad. In October 1959, many years after the flooding fires and construction of the railroad, the Antique Bottle Collectors Club of California was formed by John and Edith Tibbitts. They caught the attention of many other collectors and clubs across the country with many of them joining forces with the California club. Now known as the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors, we have come a long way since the beginning days of starting up a club and wondering if we were the only bottle diggers and collectors out there. It’s exciting to be back to our original roots in California for the 47th National Convention & Expo and get to see what’s been discovered over the past 57 years. I hope that you take some extra time to see the sights and sounds of this historic city while enjoying the convention we have planned for you. Don’t forget to come by the shootout, the auction and enjoy the banquet during your stay. I know I’m looking forward to seeing the variety and variations of the west coast bottles during this trip! Sacramento offers some great American attractions such as the California State Railroad Museum, Crocker Art Museum, Old Sacramento, Sutter’s Fort State Historical Park and the Sacramento Zoo. These are just a few of the great things Sacramento has to offer. Have a great show and I hope to see and meet you all! Louis Fifer, FOHBC Conventions Director 6
Sacramento Chair Welcome Pioneers, that’s what they called the folks that came to California in the 1800s. A hundred years later, a new group of pioneers showed up in California. They were bottle collectors. These early collectors searched the mining camps, ghost towns and logging areas looking for old bottles. Then the urban renewal projects started in California. These projects unearthed many antique bottles. Sacramento, in particular, was a hot spot for collectors. Collectors from other areas were also busy digging and trading bottles. Soon organized clubs sprang up in lots of California towns as well as other areas of the country. It became apparent that there was a need for an organization for all clubs and collectors to belong to. The FOHBC was born. In welcoming you to the FOHBC 2016 Sacramento National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo, we hope you take in the many events that are planned for your enjoyment such as the General’s House reception, seminars, shootout, auction and meetings. The banquet features Betty Zumwalt, who was one of those pioneers at the beginning of the FOHBC. Also, make sure you visit the displays as some of the best collections of bottles in a specific category will be featured. We thank all the people that took the time and expense to display their prized collections for the public to view. Enjoy the show, reconnect with old friends, add a bottle or two to your collection. Also, while here in Sacramento, take in the other sites and historic places. Richard Siri, Sacramento Chair | Beverley Siri Co-Chair
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FOHBC Officers [Proposed 2016 - 2018] President: Ferdinand Meyer V Houston, Texas
First Vice President: Sheldon Baugh Russellville, Kentucky
Second Vice President: Gene Bradberry Bartlett, Tennessee Secretary: James Berry St. Johnsville, New York
Treasurer: Gary Beatty North Port, Florida Historian: Jim Bender Sprakers, New York
Editor: Martin Van Zant Danville, Indiana
Merchandising Director: Val Berry St. Johnsville, New York Membership Director: Linda Sheppard Sprakers, New York 8
Conventions Director: Louis Fifer Brunswick, Ohio
Business Manager: Elizabeth Meyer Houston, Texas Director-at-Large: Ron Hands Wilson, North Carolina
Director-at-Large: Steve Ketcham Edina, Minnesota Director-at-Large: John Pastor New Hudson, Michigan Midwest Director: Matt Lacy Austinburg, Ohio
Northeast Director: Bob Strickhart Pennington, New Jersey Southern Director: Brad Seigler Justin, Texas
Western Director: Eric McGuire Petaluma, California
Public Relations Director: Alicia Booth Houston, Texas
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S A C R A M E N T O - A place where many came to seek a treasure. by Steve Abbott
SACRAMENTO: A place where many came to seek a treasure. Some by ship, some by foot, some by horse, but none by plane. Most of you FOHBC 2016 Sacramento National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo visitors will make your trip in a matter of minutes or hours. But the treasure seekers referred to above took months of the most arduous travel to come to Sacramento, and most went home without a treasure. May your fortune be better! California was the northernmost Mexican state until 1848, when the United States acquired it by war from Mexico. But before that, it was populated for thousands of years by the indigenous Maidu branch of the Nisenan people. The confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River (Pashune, a Maidu village) was an ideal place to live for those who had learned to adapt their lives to their environment. There was plentiful water, game, fish, and acorns, their basic food staple. The weather was mild, and except for the occasional flood, the living was good. And there was lots of land. During the Mexican period, several citizens of Mexico persuaded their government to grant them large parcels of land, some hundreds of thousands of acres in what is now California. Their principal product was cattle hides, stripped from the flesh of an enormous number of cattle, and which were shipped back to the East Coast for the making of shoes and other leather products. During this same period, the Catholic Missions made their way northward to California, where they left their marks on the soil as agricultural preserves, specializing in grapes, olives, and wheat. “Land - so much land that it began to attract Europeans.� It was a long way from Europe to the confluence of the Sacramento and the American rivers. One who set his goal on acquiring some of the land was Johann Augustus Sutter (John Sutter). Born in Germany and raised in Switzerland, John Sutter first made his way to America, then joined a company of adventurers headed for the West Coast. Their journey ended in Vancouver, but Sutter wanted to get farther south. He took an indirect route by sailing to Hawaii, then sailing to Sitka, Alaska with a small retinue of kanakas (Hawaiian natives), to Monterey and later to Yerba Buena (later San Francisco), arriving in 1839. 10
While in San Francisco, he purchased a small sailing vessel, and slowly made his way through the San Francisco Bay and up the Sacramento River until it reached the American River, then turned eastward for a couple of miles and set up camp. He chose a spot of high ground to begin building a haven, actually a fort, for protection. He sought and received a grant of land from the Mexican government, which was happy to make such grants in order to have something to tax and to have someone to administer its authority, a long way from Mexico. Sutter was a loyal Mexican citizen and administrator until the conclusion of the Mexican-American war (1848) when it was to his advantage to become an American. By this time, the Russians, who had earlier established a trading center on the coast above San Francisco at what is now Fort Ross, had decided that this outpost was too difficult to administer. Sutter persuaded the Russians to sell him their possession in 1841, lock, stock, and barrel and carted much of the fort all the way to Sacramento to be incorporated into his own empire. The vast quantities of land in northern California were by now attracting large numbers of immigrants from the East, many of whom came by wagon train on the Oregon Trail. The first year they would make it to Oregon, and the second year move on to Northern California. Those who made it to the Sacramento area ended their journey at Sutter’s Fort, where they were able to get advice, supplies, and land. The advice was free, the land was plentiful, but the supplies came at some expense, having been shipped from the East Coast by sailing vessels to the port of San Francisco, then up the river to Sutter’s Fort. Sutter had branched out into many fields. He was a merchant, wheat farmer, grist mill owner, wine maker and brewer, and planned to develop some of his property into a frontier town. Unfortunately, there were only two ways to build housing structures: mud bricks or lumber. There was lots of mud, but the only timber was native trees which were unsuitable for building lumber. However, forty miles away in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, there were pine trees by the millions. So Sutter sent some men east to the Coloma Valley, through which ran the center fork of the American River, to build a saw mill. After it was completed, the foreman, James Marshall, noticed something glittering in the tailrace of the mill. He supposed it was gold, and testing proved that it was. This discovery in the winter of 1848 might have been the answer to Sutter’s quest to become rich. Unfortunately for him, it was just the opposite. Gold seekers from all over the world descended on Sacramento on their way up the American River to the gold fields. On their way, they trampled his crops and stole his livestock. Even worse, he couldn’t keep any workers. They all headed to the hills for gold.
As a result of the Gold Rush, John Sutter’s fortunes declined, but Sacramento flourished as the hub for nearly everything that went to or came from the gold mines. Sacramento became the starting point of the first railroad in the West from Sacramento to Folsom farther east on the American River. The Pony Express made its first run east to St. Joseph, Missouri from Sacramento. The western terminus of the first transcontinental railroad was in Sacramento. The first and now oldest art gallery in the West was in Sacramento, as was the largest brewery in the West, the Buffalo Brewery. Sacramento became the shipping point for the most productive agricultural region in the world. And by the middle of the 11
Twentieth Century Sacramento was home to two large U.S. Air Force bases, Mather and McClellan fields and a U.S. Army Supply Depot. Plus, it is the home of Aerojet General, the maker of rockets for the Aerospace industry. And today it is hosting the largest antique bottle show and sale in the United States. You are here, comfortably housed, well fed, and highly entertained, searching for a treasure that a Forty-niner Gold Rush seeker possibly left behind. The FOHBC wishes you well.
McClellan Conference Center
The event will be held at the privately owned McClellan Conference Center at the decommissioned McClellan Air Force Base, 5411 Luce Avenue, McClellan Park, California 95652. McClellan Air Force Base (1935–2001) is a former United States Air Force base located in the North Highlands area of Sacramento County, 7 miles northeast of Sacramento, California and 20 minutes from Sacramento International Airport. For the vast majority of its operational lifetime, McClellan was a logistics and maintenance facility for a wide variety of military aircraft, equipment and supplies, primarily under the cognizance of the Air Force Logistics Command (AFLC) and later the Air Force Material Command (AFMC). McClellan Airfield is also the home of the Aerospace Museum of California. The museum itself was originally set up as the McClellan Aviation Museum in 1986 (before the McClellan AFB closed). It was chartered by the National Museum of the United States Air Force and in 2005 it changed its name to the California Aerospace Museum.
Lions Gate Hotel
The host hotel will be the Lions Gate Hotel which is in conjunction with the McClellan Conference Center, 3410 Westover Street, McClellan Park, California 95652. The Lions Gate Hotel is both pet friendly and 100 percent non-smoking and located just off I-80 between Sacramento and Roseville, only 20 minutes east of Sacramento International Airport. This will be a very unique venue due to the history of the base. A unique combination of historic charm and modern-day amenities graces northeast Sacramento’s only 12
luxury historic hotel. There are officer homes, executive suites, 1 and 2 bedroom suites and standard rooms available. There is an airport shuttle for $15 per person, $25 round-trip. There is complimentary hotel guest parking and shuttle service to the McClellan Conference Center.
Some historic sites you may be interested in visiting in Sacramento: Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park: 2701 L Street, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm daily. State Indian Museum State Historical Park, 2618 K Street, (behind Sutter’s Fort), daily, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. Old Sacramento State Historic Park: Front-2nd Street between I-L, daily. Sacramento History Museum: 101 I Street, Tuesday - Friday, 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm, Saturday & Sunday, 10:00 am - 4:30 pm. California State Railroad Museum: 125 I Street, daily, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. Fort Ross State Historic Park: Two hours above San Francisco on California 1 (call for hours). Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, Coloma: daily, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. Folsom History Museum: 823 Sutter Street, Folsom, Tuesday - Sunday, 11:00 - 4:00 pm. Wells Fargo History Museum: 1000 2nd Street, daily, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. Crocker Art Museum: 216 O Street, Tuesday - Sunday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park: 8th & N, daily, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. Aerospace Museum of California: 3200 Freedom Park Drive (McClellan Field), Tuesday - Sunday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. California Automobile Museum: 2200 Front Street, daily 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. Governor’s Mansion State Historic Park: 16th & H Streets, check for hours due to renovation. California State Capitol and Museum: 10th & L Streets, daily, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, 1017 11th Street, Sun - Sat, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, Sunday: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm William Land Park, 1702 Sutterville Road, Jogging Paths and Trails, Outdoor Activities American River Bicycle Trail, Sacramento, Part of the American Discovery Trail, this path is exclusively for non-motorized use, and it extends throughout the city. 13
Betty Zumwalt, the keynote speaker at the 2016 FOHBC Banquet The FOHBC Banquet | Lions Gate Hotel Club Ballroom, Friday, August 5th, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
“50 year Celebration of Achievement” The FOHBC Banquet will be held on Friday evening, August 5th from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at the Lions Gate Hotel Club Ballroom. Betty Zumwalt, renowned antique bottle and glass authority and author, FOHBC 2008 Hall of Fame inductee, will be the guest speaker discussing “50 year celebration of achievement”.
Betty earned the prestigious FOHBC Hall of Fame award in 2008. She searched and co-wrote Spirits Bottles of the Old West with her first husband, Bill Wilson. They later published Western Bitters and 19th Century Medicine in Glass (1971). She was an active member of the first bottle club - the ABCA of California. She was instrumental, with Bill and Dick Hansen, in drawing up the first draft of the Federation bylaws. After parting with Bill, she researched and published Ketchup-Pickles-Sauces, 19th Century Food in Glass (1980). It has become the standard for this division of bottle collecting. 14
THE F OHBC B ANQ UET
The FOHBC Banquet will be held at the Lions Gate Hotel Club Ballroom on Friday, August 5th at 6:30 pm. It will be preceded by a Cocktail Hour at 5:30 pm at the Lions Gate Hotel Patio. You do not have to be an FOHBC member to attend. A cash bar will be available for sodas and/or alcoholic beverages. The cost of the banquet is $35 per person. Reservations will be available on a first come basis. A limited number of tickets may still be available at the door. Betty Zumwalt, renowned researcher and author, will be the guest speaker. Awards will be presented to our annual winners who have earned special recognition in the past year. The FOHBC Hall of Fame award will be given to Jeff Wichmann. The Honor Roll award will be presented to the late Tommy Mitchiner. The club awards will be announced for newsletters, show posters and flyers, the writer’s contest, and club website. There will be a special prize drawing for a $100 gift certificate to be spent at the show.
F O H B C S E MI N A R S
Six outstanding seminars will be presented by prominent collectors on various collecting topics an the Lions Gate Hotel in Club Ballrooms A & B. They will take place on Friday morning, August 5th from 9:00 am until 12:00 noon. The seminars will be: Warner and Dr. Charles Craig: Their Connection and the Beginning of the Warner Medicine Empire by Michael W. Seeliger with assistance from Mike and Kathie Craig, The A.W. Cudworth Business Journal by Tom Jacobs, Red Wing Advertising Stoneware by Steve Ketcham, Early California Stoneware by John O’Neill, Early American Scent Bottles by Chris Hartz and Gold Rush Artifacts by John Shroyer.
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F OHBC SEMIN ARS Warner and Dr. Charles Craig: Their Connection and the Beginning of the Warner Medicine Empire - Michael W. Seeliger with assistance from Mike and Kathie Craig
Michael Seeliger (red sweater) has been an avid bottle collector since 1969. One of the charter members of the South Central Wisconsin Bottle Club which began in 1971, Michael has been involved in the hobby for over 46 years. His fascination with Warner’s bottles began in 1971 when he found a Warner’s bottle dump just outside of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. After finding two green Animal Cures from London in local Wisconsin shops and the discovery of foreign Warner’s bottles, Michael, with the help of his wife, Alice, decided to categorize Warner’s bottles with his first book on Warner: “H. H. Warner His Company & His Bottles” in 1974. Michael recently released an updated and greatly expanded version of the book in electronic format (see advertisement, page 106). It includes the history of Warner, pictures of bottles, collectors, labels, almanacs, signs, and other information on Warner’s life; consisting of over 600 pages of Warner information and is growing steadily. Michael plans to update the book for anyone who purchases an electronic copy adding Warner information as it becomes available. Michael sold the bulk of his Warner’s collection in 1979 to Jack Craig, Mike Craig’s father. In 2010, the Seeligers and the Craigs became close friends after a visit to view Craig’s collection. Since Jack’s passing, Mike and Kathie (pictured top left) have compiled the most complete Warner’s Collection in the world which continues to grow. Only by having this complete collection available for viewing can one truly begin to understand the complex world of H. H. Warner and his medicine empire. Mike and Kathie Craig have been involved in bottles since the late 1960s when Mike and Jack would dig bottles and attend shows and sales. Kathie has been active as President of the San Jose Antique Bottle Club for 10 years; they hold regular meetings in Santa Clara, California. The seminar focuses on the early Dr. Craig discovery and his bottles and his sale of the cure to Warner. It also tells the story of Dr. Craig’s employment with Warner as a formulator, and his eventual dismissal from the H. H. Warner & Co. It also sheds light on Dr. Craig and his son’s continued involvement in trying to bring back life to his failing medical cures which were in direct competition with Warner. It will show how Warner 16
prevailed and how Dr. Craig would end up in poverty. The seminar will also highlight some of the more interesting and rare Warner’s bottles which will be on display during the show. They will touch on Warner’s complex product line and his avid desire to have specific bottles for each product which could be trademarked as part of his advertising ingenuity.
The A.W. Cudworth Business Journal - Tom Jacobs Dr. Thomas Jacobs has always been a collector, starting with natural history such as butterflies and seashells as a child. At age 14, he dug his first antique bottle and with that discovered a passion that will have its 50th anniversary next year. He soon found that collectors “specialized” in one type of bottle and he chose beer bottles because they were found in old picnic areas in his native Marin County and because they were affordable. That category blossomed into an interest in the history of the brewing and beer bottling industries and collecting everything to do with the trade from photographs to signage. His collection has reached the top of its category and is considered the most complete existing. Along the way, when material for the beer collection was not forthcoming, he started a side collection of western soda water bottles. These bottles reached much farther back in the embossed bottle history of the west than did beers, and came in colors and crudities not found in beer bottles. This was not a serious collection at the time so he only bought for condition and color but as many years passed that collection grew to the point of also being one of the top collections in the category. Dr. Jacobs will share information gleaned from the ledger of one early San Francisco soda water bottler and share bottles from his collection that relate to it.
Red Wing Advertising Stoneware - Steve Ketcham Steve Ketcham, FOHBC Director-at-Large, began collecting bottles in 1967. He is a charter member of the North Star Historical Bottle Association and has served as club president, treasurer, and show chairman. A life member of the Federation, he sat on the FOHBC board from 1982-1998 and served as Federation president from 1982-1984. He returned to the FOHBC board in 2014. Steve’s collecting interests include all types of early American bottles and flasks, antique advertising, and Red Wing stoneware. He is on the Red Wing Collectors Society Foun17
dation board, a group that oversees the Red Wing Pottery Museum. Steve and his wife Chris are retired teachers and live near Minneapolis, Minnesota. Soon after beginning his pursuit of early bottles, Steve noticed that some stoneware jugs were stamped with the same names found on the bottles produced for local liquor dealers, grocers, and other merchants. Many of those jugs were bottom stamped with the name of one of the potteries of Red Wing, Minnesota. It was no surprise that such stoneware would attract his attention. Steve’s mother, great-grandfather, and two great uncles worked at the various Red Wing potteries, and Steve frequently visited friends and family in Red Wing as he was growing up. In addition, Red Wing dishes, mixing bowls, and flowerpots were an integral part of the Ketcham household when Steve was young. Today, several early family pieces produced at the potteries reside in the Ketcham collection. One remarkable aspect of the Red Wing story is the broad reach of the Red Wing companies. They produced dozens of different stoneware advertising pieces, including fruit jars, churns, water coolers, butter crocks, serving pitchers, and liquor jugs. Such pieces were made for merchants in dozens of states spanning as far east as Indiana and as far west as California, Utah, Oregon, and Washington. As part of his presentation, Steve will share examples of Red Wing advertising stoneware from across the country.
Early California Stoneware - John O’Neill John O’Neill (pictured next page top left) is a native Californian born in San Francisco and raised on the Peninsula, and currently lives in Belmont, California with his wife Cheri. John attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York and completed his education at Santa Clara University in 1979. He currently is the Senior Managing Director of the San Francisco Bay Area office for Risk Strategies Company, a top 25 national insurance brokerage firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. His passion for western glass and pottery is tied to his love of California history. “Collecting has always been in my blood, and I believe that someday it will be discovered to be what it truly is, a genetic mutation and a permitted disability under Obama Care. Until that day comes, I will continue to act in an irrational fashion overspending on all things glass or of interest to me.” John has been a past President of the San Jose Antique Bottle Collectors Association and the now defunct Peninsula Antique Bottle Collectors Association. His collecting began at an early age, when bottles could still be found on the ground in the Santa Cruz Mountains. He was hooked after he read John C. Tibbitts’ classic read, “How to Collect Antique Bottles.” San Francisco was the place to be, and as soon as he 18
got his driver’s learners permit, he would pack the tools and look for construction sites in San Francisco. Sometimes he found bottles, but a lot of the time he did not, but made great friendships, many of which continue to this day. California Pottery is a relatively unknown area of collecting and research. We do know that many of the eastern stoneware manufacturers had employees that ventured west at the time of the Gold Rush and these descendants led to the founding of many of the early West Coast potteries such as T. Gaffney, J. W. Orr, West & Company, San Jose Pottery, Petaluma Pottery, Napa Pottery and Daniel Brannan’s San Antonio Pottery (the brother of Sam Brannan, considered by many to be California’s first millionaire, whose fortunes turned ugly, resulting in bankruptcy, divorce and alcoholism, he was probably relieved (no pun intended) when his bowels became inflamed and he died at age 70 on Sunday, May 5, 1889). His talk will illuminate the relative rarity of these pottery vessels, the history behind them. Come and be amazed at the discovery of raw and uncharted information, or just come in, sit down and pour yourself a beer. Cigar smoking and any state of undress will not be tolerated during the performance. Also he asks that you leave your small children at home.
Early American Scent Bottles - Chris Hartz Chris Hartz was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated with both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from California Polytechnic-San Luis Obispo, California. He has worked 38 years in the commercial nuclear energy industry at both operating nuclear power plants and new nuclear facilities under construction; the last 10 of which were in senior leadership positions in Quality Assurance and Engineering. Currently he and his wife Beth live in the central coast of California where Chris continues as a consultant to the nuclear industry. Chris started collecting antique bottles in late 1969 and has remained a stalwart in the collecting fraternity since then. During this period, Chris has collected at one time or another pontiled sodas, historical flasks, figural bitters, colored pontiled medicines, and since 1993, early American scent bottles. 19
In addition to bottles, he collects early Arts & Crafts pottery, Tiffany desk set pieces, late 19th-early 20th century illustrated children’s books, and guitars.
Gold Rush Artifacts - John Shroyer John Shroyer is a native Californian who was born in Santa Monica and raised in Belmont, which is 25 miles south of San Francisco. He has lived on the San Francisco Peninsula since the age of 10, and he currently lives in Redwood City for the past 30 years where he has raised his three sons with his wife, Jane. Since 1977, he has worked in real estate sales on the peninsula, and he currently works for Today Sotheby’s International in San Carlos. He says he was bitten by the “bottle bug” in 1968 at the age of 12. It was then that he found his first bottle dump on the property of an old homestead near his home. Around this time his parents shared newspaper articles with him that were written about the discovery of what the construction workers were finding from 1850s California Gold Rush as they were building the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) that runs down San Francisco’s Market Street. They dug up abandoned ships, bottles and other artifacts that completely fascinated him. His dad would drive him to the city, and they would follow the dump trucks to the landfill where they would dump the dirt. They were both amazed as they watched the bottles roll out of the trucks. After the trucks left, they would dig through the piles finding pontiled inks, sodas, pickles, brass lamps, coins, pottery, miner’s belt buckles and gold coins! It was truly a gold rush that he never will forget. John is still digging to this day with the same friends from his teens. “We all continue to have the same enthusiasm as we did when we were young, but the holes are getting a bit harder to dig as our aging backs remind us, that our “bottlelogical clocks are ticking,” to quote my dear friend Duke.” Please come and join John for the infamous tales of the buried gold rush ships and the treasures found within their skeletons.
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Betty Zumwalt:
She Was There, at the 1976 St. Louis Expo
By Bill Baab
Betty Zumwalt, the 2008 inductee into the FOHBC Hall of Fame and author/co-author of several books, was among the collectors who were fortunate to attend the 1976 St. Louis Antique Bottle & Jar Expo. This was the show which gave birth to the 29 others that have since taken place. Here’s what Mrs. Zumwalt, who lives in Salem, Oregon, had to say: “It was the greatest! The weeks, months and years of anticipation - all worth it. Collectors from all over the U.S. plus England and Canada were present. There was something for every collector whether the smaller items, the rare and not so rare, the go-withs, all within any type of budget. Everyone went home with something, including some of the great souvenirs offered by the Federation.” One of the souvenirs was a reproduction scroll flask featuring the Federation eagle logo on one side and crossed flags on the other, with appropriate descriptive embossing. “The displays showed great time and effort in workmanship and thought. The bottles on display were outstanding! It was a once in a lifetime chance to behold some of the rarest, crudest, most beautiful bottles. Quite an education in just one show. 32
“The banquet was the highlight, the night of honors and awards and a fine fashion show by participating, nattily costumed individuals. Plus an unusual circumstance, a really fine dinner (which one seldom receives at banquets). Some 500 were in attendance and sounding applause was awarded to the co-chairmen for all their time and efforts in making the expo such a great success. This in itself was evidence that all attending were having the times of their life and wished to express their appreciation for someone’s efforts in making it all possible. “The event was great, but the nicest part of it was getting to meet soooo many people. People that you read about or articles written by them, the collectors of many years, as well as the newcomers. All interesting people and all sharing our hobby - absolutely fascinating that so many people can all share a common interest. “We feel so lucky that we were able to attend the Expo and represent our club at the Federation meetings. It took several years of planning for us and lots of saving, but we wouldn’t have missed it for the world!” Mrs. Zumwalt, the keynote speaker at the 2016 FOHBC Sacramento National Antique Bottle Convention and Expo Aug. 4-7 in Sacramento, Calif., the 30th show of its kind, authored many articles in The Glassblower, monthly publication of the Northwestern Bottle Collectors Association of Santa Rosa, Calif. Many people collect pickles and other foodstuffs, topics of which helped make her famous, especially after publication of her book, “Ketchup-Pickles-Sauces, 19th Century Food in Glass.” It has become the standard for that segment of bottle collecting. Here are just a few of the mouth-watering subjects she covered: Bunker Hill Pickles (Skilton Foote & Co.), Welch’s Grape Juice, Baker’s Chocolate, Shriver’s Oyster Ketchup, Atmore’s Mince Meat, Milwaukee Pickle Co., Yorkshire Relish, Brand & Company A-1 Sauce, Sanborn, Parker & Co. and Boston Pickles. The St. Louis show set the standards for those that followed. There were 140 outstanding displays of bottles and fruit jars, many of which had never been in the public view. There were 280 sales tables visited by 4,000 collectors. It was just what the hobby needed to push out of the doldrums, assuming said doldrums existed. Mrs. Zumwalt, 83, who got involved in the hobby in 1957, fell in love with pickle bottles early on. “We dug in the Benicia, California mud flats and the pickle bottles found there were just gorgeous in iridescence,” she remembers. “But they were unembossed. Later, when I discovered embossed pickles, I was astounded. I soon started my collection of foodstuff bottles that eventually led to my book.” Mrs. Zumwalt noted that she did most of her digging in books about bottles, because “curiosity of when, who and how got the best of me. I never got the ‘gold rush’ fever of digging.” 33
2017 SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS
FOHBC National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo The Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC) is proud to announce that the FOHBC National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo for 2017 will take place in Springfield, Massachusetts at the MassMutual Center and Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place hotel.
August 3 -6, 2017 • Thursday-August 3: Springfield Regalia bottle competition at the Sheraton Monarch Place Hotel • Friday-August 4: FOHBC Membership Meeting Breakfast, Educational Seminars, Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Early Admissions, FOHBC Cocktail Hour & Banquet • Saturday-August 5: General Admission, Watson One Auction • Sunday-August 6: General Admission & Display Awards
General Admission on Saturday and Sunday, August 5th and 6th: $5, Early Admission on August 4th, at 1:00 pm, $60 ($45 for FOHBC members)
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A $1,000 donation has been given to the FOHBC 2016 Sacramento National Antique Bottle Convention by the FOHBC to support a series of drawings during the public portion of the show on Saturday and Sunday. Vouchers will be given to the lucky winners to be spent at the show. Drawing Times: Saturday & Sunday: Every hour from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm. There will also be a $100 prize (show gift certificate) announced at the Banquet. FOHBC officers, show chairpersons, and their spouses/partners or children are not eligible for the drawings. Any consultants to the FOHBC are also not eligible. Only one win per person.
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S ACRAMENT O N ATION AL DISPL AY S Ken & Reine Salter • 17th-19th Century American & European Black Glass Mike & Kathie Craig • Warner’s Safe Bottles & Posters Richard & Beverley Siri • Hostetter’s Bitters Tom & Susan Lines • Schafer & Vater Whiskey Nips Greg Wilson • Cod/Glob Stoppered Worldwide Bottles Rick & Deloras Siri • California Small Town Whiskies Russell & Kitty Umbraco • Lewis 66 Whiskey - Utah Liquor Co. Michael & Karen Peart • Benicia Glass - Natures Tiffany Bob Hirsch • Apothecary Cabinet & Misc. Bottles Ron & Gary Barnes • Owl Drug Co. Jeannette Barnes • Miniatures Colin & May Jung • California Glass Insulator Co., Signals etc. Dan & Max Bell • Gold Rush Artifacts Richard & Lauri Olson • Jamaica Ginger / Extract Ginger Henry & Cecilia Guillen • U.S.A. Hospital Dept. Bottles Richard Dana & Jim Monahan • Canning Jars Arnie Lowenstein • EC&M San Francisco Glass Insulators
Please VOTE for your favorite display! “Best in Show” and “Most Educational” award plaques will be given. Announcement of the winners will occur on Sunday, August 7th between 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm.
Andrew Koutsoukos • Pioneer West Coast Digging: A Pictorial Display Warren Friedrich • California Grown Glass from P.G.W and S.F.G.W Michael Mackintosh • Early American Glass & Seals
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F OHBC HALL OF FA ME In 1980, the Federation of Historical Bottle Clubs, in conjunction with its subsidiary, the National Bottle Museum, created the bottle collector’s Hall of Fame. Nomination and induction into the Hall of Fame is based on major contributions to the bottle collecting hobby, which had significant impact and enduring quality. Descriptions of activities and achievements are gathered by the nominator(s). Distinguished services to the hobby are noted and documented. Successful candidates are then officially inducted into the Hall of Fame. All documentation is bound and appropriately filed in the FOHBC’s archives. The following pages summarize the accomplishments of these honored collectors. 1981 - Helen McKearin
In recognition for her outstanding literary achievements in the field if research and writing, resulting in the publication of comprehensive reference books and periodicals on the subject of American glass and bottles. She co-authored American Glass with her father, George S. McKearin. 1983 - Charles Gardner
Known as the “Father of Modern Day Bottle Collecting,” he was the link between past greats in the hobby such as Stephen Van Rensselaer and George and Helen McKearin. He was a master collector for 45 years, stimulating the hobby’s growth to what it has become today - a vibrant collecting field filled with camaraderie and adventures. 1985 - Edmund R. & Jayne Blaske
Dedicated collectors and researchers in the field of historical flasks. Teachers of many young and new collectors, the Blaskes were popular banquet speakers, as well as active supporters of many local clubs, the Federation of Historical Bottle Clubs (now Collectors) and the National Bottle Museum in Ballston Spa, New York. 1985 - John C. Tibbitts
Founder and first president of the first U.S. bottle club, the Antique Bottle Collectors Association of California. The club eventually had a national membership of more than 250 persons representing 23 states and was the model for the formation of many others. He was the first to edit a club newsletter. It was called The Pontil. 1985 - Harry Hall White
A great bottle archaeologist, his excavations of glass houses and research of public libraries produced sound data that was used by authors such as Kenneth Wilson and George McKearin in writing books that enriched the knowledge of glass collectors. “Harry Hall White is the outstanding pioneer in this field of research and investigation,” McKearin wrote in American Glass, published in 1941. In November of 1926, his story on Early Pittsburgh Glass-Houses was featured in the magazine Antiques to which he was a frequent contributor for more than two decades. He was born in 1884 and died in Shelbyville, Indiana, at the age of 60 in April 1944. He was buried in Cleveland, Ohio. 1987 - Paul L. Ballentine
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collector, club founder, educator and friend. He will be remembered by members of a hobby that he promoted, preserved, advanced and loved. He was ably and lovingly supported by his wife, Mary. 1987 - Dr. Cecil Munsey, Ph.D
A bottle collecting pioneer noted for significant contributions to the organized hobby, not the least of which was his 1970 book, An Illustrated Guide to Collecting Bottles. He also authored The Illustrated Guide to the Collecting of Coca-Cola. He is a skilled researcher, writer and editor. 1988 - Bernard C. Puckhaber
He helped popularize the collecting of “Saratoga-type” mineral water bottles by writing and publishing a book, Saratogas in 1977. He helped further the educational aims of the Federation of Historical Bottle Clubs (now Collectors) and was instrumental in establishing the National Bottle Museum in Ballston Spa, New York. 1989 - George S. McKearin
His commitment to bottle collecting resulted in extensive research and development of two major books with daughter Helen - American Glass and Two Hundred Years of American Blown Glass. He spoke extensively throughout the United States and Europe and was consulted by major museums, collectors and auction houses. His unequaled early glass collection sold at auction in 1931-32, being dispersed in collections across the U.S. His figural (historical) flask identification chart remains the singular means of describing each specimen. 1990 - Jean Matthews Garrison
She lived the FOHBC slogan: “The Federation of Historical Bottle Clubs (now Collectors) strive to promote, foster and encourage all activities toward the betterment of bottle collecting.” She became national chairman of the Federation in 1980 and served as public relations chairman for eight years. A life member of the Federation, Jean was active in no fewer than seven bottle clubs. Sam Fuss, in 1990 the Northeast Region chairman (now called director) said in nominating her to the FOHBC Hall of Fame, “She was like an auto sparkplug getting things started and finding proper people to finish the job, a vote for Jean is a vote for America, motherhood and apple pie!” She did not live to enjoy her hobby’s ultimate honor, passing away in her sleep at Walter Reed Army Hospital on March 16, 1990. 1992 - Dr. George Herron
He became a member of the original bottle club (in Sacramento, Calif.) in 1965 and two years later, “Doc” and his wife, Ruth, were among the original charter members of the Iowa Antique Bottleers established in 1967. He retained membership and leadership in that group and the hobby until his death. He began a regular column in Old Bottle Magazine called “Herron’s Hunches” in July of 1989. 1993 - Stephen “Peck” Markota
The Federation’s first honorary director, Peck and his wife, Audie, dug, cleaned and collected bottles and researched, wrote and taught others about them. He helped found the Federation and later the Markotas published a book called Western Blobtop Sodas. 1993 - Verna L. Wagner
Her tireless efforts in organizing the first national bottle show - the 1976 EXPO in St. Louis set a standard of excellence. She was an officer and ambassador, in person and in print, for her 45
local club and Federation and guided its growth, made lots of friends, and loved every minute of it. 1994 - Harold G. “Hal” Wagner
His vision and chairmanship of the first national show gave lasting strength to the Federation and hobby. The Federation was not financially able to follow through on his suggestion to hold a national show in St. Louis during the nation’s Bicentennial Celebration in 1976. He volunteered to use his own money, to be reimbursed after show profits were collected. It was the crowning achievement in his three decades of local and national leadership. 1995 - Alice Creswick
She took up the formidable task of documenting fruit jars and authoring The Red Book of Fruit Jars, among other publications, for a quarter of a century. She authored six editions of the Collector’s Guide to Old Fruit Jars, more commonly known as the Red Book, bringing to light more than 3,000 varieties of fruit jars. 1995 - John C. Fountain
A bottle collecting pioneer, he operated the first bottle shop (in Sacramento, Calif.), was the first bottle wholesaler, wrote articles and co-authored three books about bottles. He also published the National Bottle Gazette, one of the first publications geared to the hobby. He always saw to it that a full page was available for Federation use - free of charge. 1996 - Carlyn Ring
Early collector and historian who amassed what was believed to be the most complete bitters collection, she wrote For Bitters Only, which became the primary reference of bitters bottle collecting. She later collaborated with California collector Bill Ham in publishing the massive Bitters Bottles book. 1997 - Doc Ford
Considered one of the chief ambassadors of the bottle hobby, for 30 years he traveled the country supporting shows and displaying his collections, making many friends in and for the hobby. 1997 - Richard “Dick” Watson
Author of the first major book on bitters collecting, Bitters Bottles (1965), setting a standard for all the bottle books that followed, and later published a supplement to the book (1968). His service to the Federation came at a time when leadership was greatly needed. He and his wife, Elma, amassed outstanding collections of bitters and Saratoga waters. He later served as the Federation historian and was a member of the board of directors. 1998 - Dr. Burton Spiller
Giving lectures and writing articles, putting on programs and sharing his vast knowledge, he has tirelessly worked to promote our hobby. 1999 - Howard Dean
His literary contributions and work with the Federation, the National Bottle Museum and bottle clubs have made a lasting and enduring impact on the hobby. His activities continued even into his 90s. 46
2002 - John Eatwell
One of the giants of the hobby, he was the Federation’s first chairman (now called president), designed the organization’s first logo, and was the first to suggest the possibility of holding a national show. He was an active member of the Antique Bottle Collectors of Colorado since 1967, serving as its president. He was famous for his collection of Pike’s Peak flasks and co-authored (with David K. Clint III) the comprehensive and beautifully illustrated landmark book, Pike’s Peak Gold, in 2000. 2002 - Bob Ferraro
President of the Federation from 1977-79, he has been a collector since the mid-1950s. He built outstanding collections of figural bitters, eastern whiskeys and Nevada bottles. He co-authored (with first wife Pat) The Past in Glass (1963) and A Bottle Collector’s Book (1964). He continues to serve the Federation (first vice president 2008-14) and director-at-large (2015). 2002 - Elma Watson
The perfect helpmate to husband and Hall of Famer Dick, she was an important leader in the Federation, serving as treasurer for many years. Co-chair of the 1994 National Show in Cherry Hill, N.J., she helped establish and arrange bottle exhibits at the Wheaton Museum and assisted with the establishment of the National Bottle Museum in Ballston Spa, New York. She was an important contributor to her husband’s books - Bitters Bottles (1965) and Supplement to Bitters Bottles (1968). 2003 - Norm & Junne Barnett
Early Federation members, the Barnetts specialized in fruit jars. In 1972, Norm joined Roger Emory of Hagerstown, Indiana, to organize the Midwest Antique Fruit Jar and Bottle Club. Norm served as president for all but 10 years of its existence and was show chairman at the same time. Junne served as club newsletter editor for 30 years, retiring in 2006. She did the souvenir program books for the FOHBC 25th anniversary show in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. (1994) and the Nashville, Tennessee Expo (1996). 2007 - Bill Ham
Avid bottle collector and author of numerous articles on historical glass, he collaborated with Carlyn Ring to produce the massive Bitters Bottles, as well as the Bitters Bottles Supplement. He also contributed to the revised Whiskey Bottles of the Old West. He is always willing to share his vast knowledge and has given many talks on his favorite subject to various organizations. Bill is presently working on Bitters Bottles Supplement 2. 2008 - Betty Zumwalt
She researched and co-wrote Spirits Bottles of the Old West with her first husband, Bill Wilson. They later published Western Bitters and 19th Century Medicine in Glass (1971). She was an active member of the first bottle club - the ABCA of California. She was instrumental, with Bill and Dick Hansen, in drawing up the first draft of the Federation bylaws. After parting with Bill, she researched and published Ketchup-Pickles-Sauces, 19th Century Food in Glass (1980). It has become the standard for this division of bottle collecting. 2008 - Tom Caniff
Since 1995, he has authored The Label Space (complemented by the photographic skills of wife Deena) in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector. From 1999, he’s authored Fruit Jar Rambles in the same magazine. He entered the bottle collecting world in 1975, became active in Midwest collecting circles and served a term as president of the Jefferson County Antique Bottle 47
Club in Steubenville, Ohio. He served a two-year term as co-editor of the Federation newsletter (1978-80), was the Northeast Region newsletter editor from 1981-83 and served as editor of the Federation’s annual newsletter contest in 1995. He was vice president and president of the national Jelly Jammers between 1990-93. He is the recognized authority on the various Flaccus family companies and their food-packing competitors along the Ohio River. 2008 - Junior Carl Sturm
Completing his 19th straight year as a member of the FOHBC board of directors and his third term as president of the organization, Carl freely gave his time and himself for the betterment of the hobby and fellow collectors on a local and national scale. He became editor of The Federation Glassworks newsletter in 1988 and played a key role in the acquisition of Bottles and Extras, the magazine having been privately published by Scott Grandstaff and Kitty Roach, who gave it to the FOHBC as a gift. Carl’s favorites among his own collections are cures, half-pint pictorial flasks, black glass and tobacco tags. 2008 - Jim Hagenbuch
After an accidental start (through marble collecting) landed him into the bottle collecting hobby in the early 1970s, Jim Hagenbuch has become an authority on such diverse collectibles as pottery pigs and historical flasks. After the Firestone Tire and Rubber Plant at which he worked 14 years closed its doors, he became a full-time bottle dealer to earn a living for himself, his wife, Janice, and daughter Jessica. After Old Bottle Magazine and another publication went out of business in 1983, he decided to publish Antique Bottle & Glass Collector and the first issue came out in May 1984. It was an instant hit with collectors, and has become a forum for topics relating to bottles around the world. In 1986, he started Glass Works Auctions, selling reasonably priced, high-quality, full-color catalogs so potential buyers could see what they were bidding on, at the same time giving collectors options to obtain bottles not often seen. His catalogs have become collectors’ items. 2009 - Johnnie Fletcher
A founder and several times president of the Oklahoma Territory Bottle & Relic Club, Johnnie has served as editor of Oklahoma Territory News since the club was founded in 1987. In 1991, he published Oklahoma Drug Stores; in1994, he published the first edition of his Kansas Bottles 1854-1915; in 2006, he published the second edition of Oklahoma Bottles, and is working on a St. Joseph, Missouri, bottle reference book. He won FOHBC awards for best newsletter and best story in 2003. He was nominated for inclusion on the Federation Honor Roll, but board members voted him Hall of Fame status instead because of his important contributions to the hobby. 2011 - Bill Baab
A collector of antique bottles since 1969, Bill joined the Federation in 1996 and a few years later volunteered to become Southern Region editor when Mary Jane Ferguson was forced to resign because of illness. His goal was to improve the quality of FOHBC club newsletters by urging more historical research. His regional reports were designed to contain news of interest to all bottle collectors, leaving out items of interest only to member clubs. He updated the FOHBC Hall of Fame and Honor Roll lists. He also collected information to be used in sketches of the FOHBC presidents. His suggestion that errors of fact in stories published in BOTTLES and EXTRAS be corrected in the following issue, thus raising the Federation’s credibility with members, was adopted. He also designed a stylebook for regional editors, following guidelines in The Associated Press Stylebook. Bill proof-reads all stories and President’s Messages carried in BOTTLES and EXTRAS. He also proof-reads copy in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector, the National Fishing Lure Collectors Club Gazette, and Ralph 48
Finch’s target ball newsletter On Target! In 2009, he inaugurated a series of state-by-state bottle collecting histories which continue today. He resigned as Southern Region editor in mid 2011. Bill was given President’s Awards from Ralph Van Brocklin (2004) and John Pastor (2006). Bill and his wife, Bea, self-published four books on Augusta bottles. He retired as outdoor editor and sports writer from The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle in 2000 after 36 years. He still edits the newspaper’s Friday fishing page each week. 2012 - Jack Sullivan
Author of an incredible number of bottle-and pottery-related stories, Jack Sullivan’s name has been a familiar one to collectors for many years. He has written extensively for collector publications in the U.S., England, Australia and Canada. A resident of Alexandria, Virginia, since 1965, he writes frequently for BOTTLES and EXTRAS, the Ohio Bottle Club’s Ohio Swirl newsletter and the Potomac Pontil, the online publication of the Potomac Bottle Club. He is a member of both clubs. He also has written three self-published books on whiskey containers and other collectibles. Jack also maintains two online blogs devoted to aspects of collecting and history - “Bottles, Booze and Back Stories,” and “Those Pre-Prohibition Whiskey Men.” His collecting interests include glass and ceramic whiskey containers, whiskey collectibles, breweriana, hillbilly items and paperweights. Jack holds B.A. (1957) and M.A. (1960) degrees in journalism from Marquette and a PhD in international relations from American University (1969). He is married (for 51 years in 2014) to Paula Boyer Sullivan and is the father of two sons, John, an icthyologist at Cornell University, and Brian, an entomologist with the U.S. Forest Service in Louisiana. 2012 - Warren Friedrich
Warren was born in Southern California in 1954, the son of a World War II barnstormer and his University of Southern California-educated wife. Seeking a better environment for their only child, they set their sights on Nevada City, a tiny rural community in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and put down roots. While his parents worked, young Warren began to explore the area, spending his days miles from home, digging up artifacts. While his friends were spending hot summer afternoons in the coolness of a movie theater, Warren was picking his way through dark tunnels of long-abandoned mines. As he grew into adulthood, Warren continued to seriously collect bottles, amassing a modest collection of western bitters. He began traveling to bottle shows, meeting many like-minded people. He joined the local Mother Lode Antique Bottle Club, then the Federation, and in 1993 co-founded the Downieville Antique Bottle Show. He has authored articles for Antique Bottle & Glass Collector as well as BOTTLES and EXTRAS. He has helped put on local shows and has a keen interest in encouraging a younger generation to get active in the hobby. Years of research led to the 2010 publication of the book, “Early Glassworks of California,” with revisions made in 2011. 2013 - Gene Bradberry
In 2010, the FOHBC was in trouble. Internal squabbling was pushing the organization away from being the paternal parent of the hobby. Its future was bleak. In stepped Gene Bradberry as president, a job to which he was no stranger. He’d also served previously. But this time it was different. A retired Memphis, Tennessee, policeman, he quickly laid down his brand of law and, as a result, the FOHBC arose, like the phoenix, and headed in the right direction. Ed Provine, Gene’s longtime good friend and fellow collector, in his letter of nomination pointed out that many collectors know of Bradberry’s dedication and hard work for the Federation. He joined the FOHBC in 1969 and quickly became active behind the scenes. He served as 2nd vice chairman (1971-72), chairman (1972-74), President (as chairmen became) (1988-94), Membership Director (1994-2000), Expo 2004 show chairman, 1st vice president (2004-06), Membership Director (2006-10), President (2010-2012) and Director at Large (2012-Present). He also found time to serve his Memphis Bottle Collectors Club and is presently show chairman. 49
2013 - Alan Blakeman
Worldwide fame, at least in the antique bottle collecting hobby, long preceded the publisher of British Bottle Review magazine. Through that medium, Blakeman has become the European spokesman and watchdog for the hobby. His magazine editor, Guy Burch, felt it was high time his boss received recognition from his peers. His peers unanimously agreed. The fact that Blakeman is a Brit did not matter. Other non-Americans have been honored by the FOHBC. “Anyone who knows Alan well will realize that money does not motivate him,” Burch said in his nomination. “He is simply in love with bottles and the related fields of pot lids and salt glaze stoneware (he was once a potter).” Based at Elsecar Heritage Centre in South Yorkshire, in addition to publishing the magazine, Blakeman organizes four auctions and four bottle and related packaging antique fairs per years. He is author of 11 books on the subject and publisher of three others. 2015 - Ralph Finch
FOHBC Board members didn’t have to ask Ralph what he had been doing to promote the hobby of antique bottle collecting since he became involved nearly 50 years ago. His articles featuring bottles and well known collectors in the field number more than 500 and have appeared in many of the hobby-related journals. In 1969, following his discovery of more bottle bug-bitten people in his native Detroit, he played host in his apartment to a meeting that resulted in the organization of the Metropolitan Detroit Antique Bottle Club. In 1994, he founded and published On Target! It is a newsletter geared to those who love and collect the glass spheres and it also led to Ralph building a collection that’s become “the largest and most important collection ever amassed.” Highly respected, Ralph, 75, and his expertise moved into the ketchup bottle world. He and his collection of some 1,800 have been featured in at least two TV documentaries. That he has a sense of humor can be found in many of his stories. Ralph has earned numerous awards, including a Distinguished Service Award (1969-1977) from his home club, a Journalism of Excellence Award from the Ohio Bottle Club as well as the 1981 Best of Show Award from the Genessee Valley Bottle Collectors Association for his target ball display. In 1979, he became a charter member of the National Bottle Museum Society and is a supporter of the museum in Ballston Spa, New York. 2016 - Jeff Wichmann
Jeff Wichmann is a California native who has parlayed his vast knowledge of antique bottles and glass into a full time related business called American Bottle Auctions. His was the first auction house to provide full-color glossy catalogs sent to interested collectors at no charge. He also launched what is believed to be the first online antique bottle auction. In 2013, Jeff was inducted onto the FOHBC Honor Roll, but given his increase in antique bottle collecting-related activities, including financial support of the Federation, the board of directors voted to move him up to the organization’s highest honor level. Photography of old glass is one of his strong points. He also shares his knowledge on his web site www.americanbottle. com. In 1999, he published The Best of the West - Antique Western Bitters Bottles, a book containing information of value to collectors of that genre.
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What’s the Attraction for You at National Federation Shows? By Bill Baab
Why are you here? That’s an easy question, but the answer may not be. You might be here because of a chance to buy quality bottles for your collection. Or you might be here to visit with friends. Or it may be a combination of both answers, with a few personal reasons thrown in. Whatever the reason, the facts remain that you are happy to be here, and you plan to make the most of it. Before 1976, when the Federation of Historical Bottle Clubs (as it was then known) held its first national show in St. Louis, antique bottle shows were strictly local or regional, attended mostly by collectors and members of the curious public who resided within those locales. The National Antique Bottle-Jar Exposition held August 14-15, 1976 during our nation’s Bicentennial celebration, changed all of that, especially from a collector’s perspective. “I wasn’t exactly a stranger at bottle shows when the St. Louis show was scheduled, but I’d never traveled so far,” said FOHBC member Tom Hicks, of Eatonton, Ga. “LeRoy Smith (a collector from Union Point, Ga.) and I got so excited because the show was going to be s-o-o-o big. We got to calculating just how many minutes we could spend at each table so we could see everything.” Hicks has attended every national federation show since except Nashville, Tenn. “We had our van all packed and pointed out at the road, ready to go to Nashville, when I came down with a case of kidney stones. I later told my wife, Mabel, that missing that show was worse than the stones and ranked right up there with the other major disappointment of my life - not seeing Boston Red Sox slugger Ted Williams play an exhibition game in Montgomery, Alabama.” Presumably Hicks and his friend found the time to visit all 280 sales tables in St. Louis. Let’s go back in time and check out all the shows leading up to this one. It’s made possible thanks to pages of past issues of Old Bottle Magazine, Bottle News, Antique Bottle World, Antique Bottle & Glass Collector and Bottles and Extras. 1976 National Antique Bottle & Jar Exposition - St. Louis, Missouri
There is no doubt this show set the standards for those to follow. There were 140 outstanding displays of bottles and fruit jars, many of which had never been in the public view; 280 sales tables, and 4,000 collectors. Hal Wagner was chairman and Jerry Jones co-chairman of the event. The program featured articles by some of the legends of the hobby, including Helen McKearin, Alice Creswick, George Herron, William E. Covill Jr., Dr. Cecil Munsey, Dick Roller, John Wolf and Paul Ballentine. Ken and Shirley Asher, Old Bottle Magazine publishers, devoted 17 pages to photos of the displays, unfortunately, all in black and white, because color was expensive to print back in those days. There was a surprise awaiting visitors - a commemorative Expo bottle in the shape of a scroll flask with the Federation’s distinctive eagle on one side and crossed flags on the other. How many of these bottles sold during the Expo still exist? 1980 National Antique Bottle-Jar Exposition - Rosemont, Illinois The St. Louis extravaganza was a tough act to follow, but show chairman Ken Sosnowski and co-chairman Jim Hall did their darndest and, in the opinions of those who were there, succeeded. There were 330 sales tables and 70 displays, the latter including a Hutchinson bottling display by Bob Harms and Sean Mullikin. Demonstrations on how Hutchinson bottles were actually filled were held every two hours. The 96-page program included articles by 51
Betty Zumwalt, Bob Ferraro and Clevenger Glass Works’ Jim Travis, among others. Souvenirs included a commemorative paperweight to display owners, a miniature stoneware jug to those attending the banquet and suitably inscribed log cabin bottles in cobalt and amethyst made at the Clevenger factory and sold for $20 apiece. 1984 Antique Bottle, Jar & Insulator Exposition - Montgomery, Alabama
After the two previous shows were held in the Midwest, the sunny South finally got a chance to shine and highlighted insulators on the cover of its 78-page program. Chairman James Robbins called the show “my dream come true.” Feature articles were written by Bernie Puckhaber (Saratogas), Dick Bowman (Insulators) and Dennis Smith (Pioneer Glass Works), among others. The latter also found time to put together an outstanding exhibit on Celery Cola (on which he is still THE authority). There were 32 exhibitors and 204 dealers listed in the program. There also was a heat wave as one might expect in the Deep South during the August show dates so visitors and hosts alike built up lots of sweat equity. One specially made quilt was raffled (and brought $3,400) and the other was auctioned (for $1,600). Profits from the two plus auction of a one-of-a-kind Federation bottle ($325) were donated to the Verbeck House/National Bottle Museum in Ballston Spa, New York. 1988 Antique Bottle & Jar Exposition - Las Vegas, Nevada
Show chairman Lou Pellegrini and his crew of volunteers “hit the jackpot,” according to comments from many of those who attended the Federation’s fourth Expo. There were 285 dealers set up on 365 tables and there were 53 displays. Show-goers likened the atmosphere as comparable to that of the St. Louis Expo and, while there were a few glitches, bulk of the comments was positive. Bob Harms had his traveling Hutchinson bottling machine there, while other displays ranged from Alex Kerr’s target balls and go-withs to a display of historical flasks. There was something to please just about everyone. There was no mention of Expo souvenirs. 1991 Bottle & Advertising Show - Memphis, Tennessee
Display of a pair of $40,000 bottles owned by Frank Brockman was one of the highlights of the show at the Memphis Cook Convention Center. One was the Northbend-Tippecanoe Cabin and the other the sapphire blue Columbia-Eagle flask. “He brought them in from California at my request and we used them in our pre-show publicity,” said show chairman Gene Bradberry. “I borrowed the artwork for the full-color, slick paper flyer from Norm Heckler and used it with his permission. We had 200 sales tables and (Atlanta collector) Bob Simmons handled some great displays. Heckler, Jim Hagenbuch and Dick and Elma Watson were among wellknown collectors in attendance.” Bradberry’s idea at the time was to create a national show every year. “There were still those who wanted an Expo every four years so we compromised and had the national shows every year between the Expos.” 1992 Antique Bottle & Jar Exposition - Toledo, Ohio
Show chairman Adam Koch and his Ohio Bottle Club volunteers had to get used to hearing exclamations of “Holy Toledo!” from excited visitors at the show at the Seagate Centre. Bulk of the comments from show-goers was highly positive. The program was the thickest ever, 110 pages counting the covers, with features by Ralph Finch, Bill Agee and Stanley and Isabel Sherwood. There were a bunch of specialty group meetings taking place, too - the Jelly Jammers and those who liked fruit jars, Saratoga Waters, painted label sodas, poisons, whimsies, glass knives, milk bottles and infant feeders. There was a chance for early buyers to get into the show in advance of the rest of the crowd and this did not sit well with many. But as one dealer among those manning a record 550 sales tables put it: “those people were there to buy and they did.” There were 60 displays, all outstanding. 52
1993 National Advertising & Bottle Show - Richmond, Virginia
Somewhere in the Federation board of directors records, there is mention of someone who probably was suffering from bottle show withdrawal pains suggesting that instead of waiting another four years for an Expo to roll around, why not hold annual national shows. This Virginia show was the first of many and it was a good one. “The show was great and went off without a hitch,” said Federation Chairman Gene Bradberry. There were 17 displays, including a genuine wagon showing off hundreds of medicine bottles and go-withs. Post-show stories never gave a dealer count, but comments given to reporter Ralph Finch were mostly on the positive side. The 25th Anniversary National Bottle & Advertising Show & National Convention Cherry Hill, New Jersey - June 22-26, 1994
The Federation was “born” in 1968 so the Silver Anniversary show was a special one, thanks to Dick and Elma Watson of New Jersey and Jerry McCann of Chicago. The Watsons had come up with the idea of a bus trip to Wheaton Village in Millville, New Jersey, and McCann got the ball (and the bus) rolling, according to a post-show article. The Federation rented the bus for $500 and each one who made the trip paid $10 that included the trip, admission to the museum and a box lunch. The next day, the Watsons arranged for a Wheaton glassblowing display to set up in the hotel parking lot. Collectors from Canada, England, Scotland, Germany, Grenada and the United States came to the show. Some of the visitors made it to the Watsons’ “bottle house.” Jon Panek of Deerfield, Illinois, said his visit there “was like dying and going to heaven!” 1995 National Bottle Show - Chicago, Illinois
Dealers set up on 210 tables and there were 11 outstanding displays. Many visitors were able to take a Friday night cruise on the Chicago River and out into Lake Michigan. Jon Panek of Deerfield, Jerry McCann of Chicago and Barb and Bob Harms of Riverdale, Ill., came up with lots of neat extras not normally found at such shows. At previous shows, visitors lamented that two days were just too short. The complaints at this one were that the show was too long. Perhaps the 90-degree heat had something to do with that. One of the most unusual items sold during Jim Hagenbuch’s Glassworks Auction was a salt-glazed jug imprinted with Lancaster Tonic Bitters / C.A. Wood & Co. / 37 Haverhill St. / Boston. It sold for $400. Hagenbuch’s 3-day-old van was stolen, and that was bad enough, but happily there were no bottles inside. 1996 National Antique Bottle Exposition - Nashville, Tennessee
“Music City, USA,” attracted 665 sales tables staffed by 461 dealers and many of those in attendance came in a vacation mode. There were 45 displays. Bitters maven Carlyn Ring was named to the Federation Hall of Fame. Many visitors, among them non-smokers, enjoyed a trip to the Museum of Tobacco Art & History. Show chairman Claude Bellar and his staff of volunteers were lauded for their efforts. Norm Heckler conducted the auction and among noteworthy items were an 1820-30 Concentric Ring Flask that netted $20,000 and a cobalt Columbia Eagle Portrait Flask that garnered $21,000. There were no awards given for the displays, but each entrant received a commemorative bottle of Jack Daniel’s best stuff. Ken Anderson’s trailer, which held all of his Indian cures, go-withs and the great medicine wagon he displayed them in, escaped being damaged when the trailer broke loose from the hitch and wound up in a ditch. “It must have been Indian magic,” commented one observer. 1997 National Antique Bottle Show - Jacksonville, Florida
The show was smaller than usual, with 120 dealers manning 160 tables, but enthusiasm was high for the first show held in the South since the 1993 affair in Richmond, Va. Dick Watson and Doc Ford were inducted into the FOHBC Hall of Fame. Carl Sturm celebrated his birthday and a slice of key lime pie with one candle was delivered to him. There were several 53
outstanding displays, ranging from Wayne Boynton’s Celery Cola display to Ron Rasnake’s pictorial case gins to Joe Brock’s Jacksonville’s Past in Glass, among others. Another highlight was a dinner cruise up the St. Johns River. 1998 National Antique Bottle Show - Cincinnati, Ohio
Burton Spiller gave a nostalgic talk about the early days of bottle collecting as he remembered them and that was one of the highlights at the Cincinnati Convention Center. Another event was more personal for Spiller, who was inducted into the FOHBC Hall of Fame. Fifteen terrific displays attracted lots of attention. There were 160 dealers’ tables and at one of them, a dealer was going to put out some Beanie Babies. But show chairman Adam Koch was adamant that Beanie Babies had no place at an antique bottle show and sale. Good for him! 1999 National Antique Bottle Show - Cincinnati, Ohio
No one made a bid to play host to this year’s show, so Adam Koch & Co., agreed to do a 2-peat. Howard Dean, longtime collector of Saratoga Springs bottles and author of many stories relating to the bottle hobby, was elected to the FOHBC Hall of Fame during this meeting. Kevin Sives, an FOHBC member and early user of the Internet, gave a user-friendly talk about using that medium to one’s advantage. There were two programs on inks and labeled inks by Keith Leeders and John Hinkle, respectively. 2000 National Antique Bottle Exposition - Denver, Colorado
Dave Cheadle succeeded Dave Hinson as editor of BOTTLES and EXTRAS and found time to give an educational talk on trade cards and bottles, one of the Rocky Mountain highs during the show. Sheryl Anderson was show chairman and did a remarkable job. There were new books galore from Pike’s Peak Gold by John Eatwell and David Clint III, Antique Glass Bottles by Willy Van den Bossche of Holland, and Bitters Bottles by Bill Ham and Carlyn Ring. Seven countries and 33 states were represented at the event and the federation picked up 60 new members, according to post-show reports. It was noted that the first FOHBC convention was held in Denver back in 1969, presided over by John Eatwell. 2001 National Antique Bottle Show & Sale - Muncie, Indiana
Thirteen exhibits featuring fruit jars, water bottles, poisons and show globes, among others, and 140 sales tables highlighted the show in “Fruit Jar Country, USA.” Future federation president Ralph Van Brocklin gave a slide presentation on Western Whiskey Flasks. The show was chaired by Norman Barnett, with lots of help from his wife, Junne. The Federation made a nice profit via an auction conducted by Norm Heckler with lots ranging from inks to barber bottles. Collectors came from California, Colorado and Georgia. The Minnestrista Cultural Center housed a collection of patent models of fruit jars plus other exhibits relating to Muncie history and the Ball Brothers Fruit Jar Co. Visitors literally had a ball! 2002 National Antique Bottle Show & Sale - Syracuse, New York
The 72-page program features 16 pages of “Pride of New York” bottles in full color and is definitely a coveted collector’s item. Ralph Van Brocklin, who was elected FOHBC president, gave a seminar on Western Flasks, and George Waddy, a featured columnist in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector, gave one on Saratoga Bottles. There was more on Saratogas inside the program written by authority Howard Dean, while Kevin A. Sives wrote about New York glass houses of the 17th through 19th centuries. Elma Watson, John Eatwell and Mayor Bob Ferraro were inducted into the FOHBC Hall of Fame. Phyllis and Adam Koch wrote a touching tribute to Elma Watson in the September BOTTLES and EXTRAS. Mrs. Watson died of cancer on Aug. 26, 2002. There were 252 sales tables and 29 exhibits and the show’s auction conducted by Norm Heckler grossed $25,000. 54
2003 National Antique Bottle Show & Sale - Louisville, Kentucky
More than 200 tables awaited early buyers at this show co-hosted by Wayne and June Lowry of Raymore, Mo., after two years of planning. Longtime collectors Norm and Junne Barnett were inducted into the Federation Hall of Fame. They set up their famous collection of unusual fruit jar closures as one of 16 educational exhibits. Orville Seals of North Jackson, Ohio displayed more than 100 Louisville mini jugs (mostly from the Bauer Pottery). Norm Heckler called the auction which grossed more than $30,000. 2004 National Antique Bottle Exposition - Memphis, Tennessee
Ralph Van Brocklin closed out his last term as FOHBC president with the triumph that was this Expo. Chaired by his friend and longtime federation member Gene Bradberry in the latter’s home town, the show featured 371 sales tables and 23 displays. Seminars included such topics as baby bottles, locating sites and digging them, black glass dating, fruit jars and bitters. Twelve authors got a chance to sign and sell their books. Jimmie Wood of Denver, North Carolina, was awarded the FOHBC People’s Choice ribbon for his stunning display of applied color label sodas from North and South Carolina. There also was a forum describing the trials and tribulations of becoming a book author, with Jack Sullivan, Dewey Heetderks, Jerry McCann, John Eatwell and Bill Ham chiming in. 2005 National Antique Bottle Show - Grand Rapids, Michigan
Thirty-one outstanding displays awaited visitors’ attention at the show where chairman John Pastor and his crew of volunteers did a marvelous job. Seminars were plentiful and first class, with Red Book author Doug Leybourne discoursing on fruit jar closures, Carl Sturm speaking about identification and dating of black glass bottles, Dann Louis talking about cures, Dan Simons on Michigan bottles, Wayne (Jar Doctor) Lowry about cleaning old bottles, Dr. Darell Erickson on infant feeders, Rick Ciralli about Connecticut glass and Mark Vuono on historical flasks. Norm Heckler again loaned his auctioneering talents to the Federation. One of the outstanding bottles sold was a green Drake’s Plantation Bitters for $10,500. 2006 National Antique Bottle Show - Reno, Nevada
This was the first national show held in a Western state since the 2000 Expo in Denver, Colorado, and it was a roaring success, thanks to the efforts of FOHBC conventions director Wayne Lowry, show chairman Marty Hall and Reno-Sparks club members. There were 287 in line for early admission and 315 more for general admission, making for standing room only around the 266 sales tables. A significant piece of federation business was the approval to publish BOTTLES and EXTRAS bi-monthly instead of quarterly. California collector Richard Siri was the keynote speaker and his discourse on Hostetter’s Bitters was complemented by his 190 variants of those well-known bottles. The displays drew this rave from Ralph Van Brocklin: “Hands down, THE BEST group of displays I have ever seen at a show!” Wonderful seminar topics ranging from target balls to historical bottle research were highlights of the meeting. BOTTLES and EXTRAS editor Kathy Hopson-Sathe gave the show coverage more than 17 pages of the Fall issue and Van Brocklin did a masterful job of describing what went on. 2007 National Bottle Show - Collinsville, Illinois
“Back To Where It All Began” was the theme at Collinsville’s Gateway Center, pointing to the inaugural national show held in 1976 across the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri. Special pins were presented to “Long Timers” who attended both shows. Wayne (Jar Doctor) Lowry was show chairman, with assists from Curt and Ellen Faulkenberry, Jim and Debbie Taylor and Pat Jett. Wayne’s wife, June, business manager for the federation, was stunned to receive the President’s Award from Carl Sturm. Seminars ranged from “Something for Every55
one” by Jelly Jammer members Phyllis Pahlman and Margaret Shaw to “Chero-Cola - There’s None So Good” by Dennis Smith to “Using the Internet to Collect Bottles” by John “Digger” Odell to “Ink Symposium” by Keith Leeders, John Hinkel, Ed and Lucy Faulkner, Frank Starczek and Don Carroll. Longtime collectors and Federation members Gene Bradberry and Ed Provine did a show and tell session on early glass-blowing methods and tools of that trade. Other highlights included 19 outstanding displays. Greg Hawley, one of a group of treasure hunters who found and excavated the Steamboat Arabia, was the banquet speaker. 2008 National Antique Bottle Exposition - York, Pennsylvania
Collectors from across the country and around the world (Australia, Germany, United Kingdom) made the trek to the ninth Federation Expo where they enjoyed seeing 32 terrific displays ranging from fruit jars to California perfumes. They also attended outstanding seminars on Saratoga waters, black glass, inks, the Lancaster, N.Y. Glass Works and the Kola Wars. Convention Director R. Wayne Lowry reported 415 sales tables had been sold. Perhaps the show’s only negative aspect came at the banquet where featured foods were in short supply and some of the 246 guests had to accept substitutes. The FOHBC Hall of Fame grew by four new inductees in Tom Caniff, Jim Hagenbuch, Carl Sturm and Betty Zumwalt. Steve Ketcham and the late Katie Foglesong were inducted onto the Honor Roll. Norm Heckler once again was the auctioneer for the Expo event, with an early, olive-green Wryghte’s Bitters / London the top lot with a $3,900 bid. Russ Smith of the United Kingdom and Rex and Joanna Barber of Australia penned views of the Expo from their perspectives in the November-December BOTTLES and EXTRAS. Former FOHBC president John Pastor resigned as Midwest Region director and Jamie Houdeshell was named to take over the post. Mr. Pastor accepted the position of second vice president and remains on the board of directors. June Lowry became editor of BOTTLES and EXTRAS after Kathy Hopson-Sathe was forced to step down because of illness. 2009 National Antique Bottle Show - Pomona, California
Highlight of this show, host of which was the Los Angeles Historical Bottle Club, was the awards banquet during which many collectors received their just dues. It was the first Federation National Show to be held on the West Coast and was ably chaired by Pam Selenak. Onlookers included collectors and dealers from Australia and England, as well as from 18 states. Outstanding exhibits included Richard Tucker’s historical flasks (winning the People’s Choice ribbon) and Terry Monteith’s well-displayed collection of demijohns and carboys captured the FOHBC Most Educational ribbon. Alan DeMaison received the President’s Award for his outstanding contributions as Federation treasurer from Richard Siri. The FOHBC Hall of Fame gained another member in Johnnie Fletcher of the Oklahoma Territory Bottle & Relic Club. Johnnie was originally nominated by his friend, Ed Stewart, of Paola, Kansas, for inclusion on the FOHBC Honor Roll, but Johnnie’s dedication and contributions to the hobby led board members to vote him into the main shrine. Midwest Region Editor Joe Coulson’s Glass Chatter of the Midwest Antique Fruit Jar & Bottle Club was a first-class winner in the newsletter category. The Ohio Swirl, edited by Phyllis Koch of The Ohio Bottle Club, was second. Huron Valley Antique Bottle Club’s show flyer was first and the Antique Bottle Club of San Diego placed second. Jack Sullivan, of Alexandria, Va., won for the best researched article for “The Night the Axe Fell on Cleveland.” Dave Maryo, the host club’s president, was second with his article, “Forsha’s Balm is Endorsed by President Lincoln.” Mike Bryant won the best true story award for “The Snake in the Glass” and best fiction for “Ask Aunt Blabby.” 2010 National Antique Bottle Show - Wilmington, Ohio
Best thing about this show, those who attended would agree, was the Roberts Centre showroom with its well-lighted, wide aisles, offering plenty of room for 297 sales tables, 20 wonderful displays and hordes of people. Show chairman Jamie Houdeshell became ill a few days before the show, but co-chairman Joe Hardin and chief coordinator Patty Elwood stepped up. 56
They were assisted by Jamie’s parents/ Jim and Mira Houdeshell, as well as Richard Elwood and John and Margie Bailey. Jamie’s pet project was the auction and, thanks to his early efforts. the event grossed just shy of $20,000. A highlight of the show was the induction of Scott Grandstaff and Kitty Roach, of Happy Camp, California, onto the FOHBC Honor Roll. Joining them was another Californian, Jeff Wichmann. Scott and Kitty founded the original BOTTLES and EXTRAS magazine, eventually giving it to the Federation when it got too much for them. Sheldon Baugh gave an educational talk about Ohio’s Shaker communities and displayed Shaker bottles from his own collection. 2011 National Show - Memphis, Tennessee
FOHBC President Gene Bradberry played the perfect host as the Federation returned to the Southland for the first time since 2004. That show also was held in Memphis, known for its downtown trolley cars and barbecue. Second Vice President Ferdinand Meyer V outlined his progress on the FOHBC web site (FOHBC.org) and Virtual Museum during the semi-annual board meeting held prior to the show and sale. Seminars were held dealing with inks (John Hinkel), bitters (Ferdinand Meyer, Don Keating and Sheldon Baugh), odd-closured fruit jars (Dick Watson), German colognes (Carl Sturm) and applied color label sodas (Randee Kaiser). Seven outstanding displays sparked interest, with Base-Embossed Cylinder Whiskeys by Steve Schingler winning the Most Educational Award and Patented Labeled Medicines by Henry Tankersley garnering the People’s Choice Award. Ninety-one lots were offered during the FOHBC National Auction, with the highlight of the sale the Morning Call Bitters going for $5,460, which was $1,460 over the high estimate. The unique variant, light amber with a hint of olive in color, sports deeply indented panels and arched column corners. Another highlight was the induction of Bill Baab, of Augusta, Georgia, into the FOHBC Hall of Fame. Former Federation Treasurer Mike Newman, of Martinez, Georgia, nominated the 76-year-old Baab, who joined the Federation in 1996 and later became its Southern Region editor. 2012 National Antique Bottle Exposition - Reno, Nevada
Those who were there at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino included longtime collector and published author Mike Polak, of Long Beach, California. Let’s hear all about it from Mike: “Over the years, I’ve attended a large number of club bottle shows, national shows and Expos, and I need to say that the Reno 2012 Expo was absolutely fantastic and probably the best all around show I’ve ever attended!” If that comment didn’t make show co-chairmen Marty Hall and Richard Siri proud, who knows what will? This was a show of “firsts” in the hobby. Complementing the thousands of words written about the show were a series of great color photos from the lenses of the first professional show photographer, Scott Selenak. (“There was so much action, my camera couldn’t stop firing,” he said later). Norman C. Heckler & Co., conducted the first “Drakes, Whiskey & Umbrella Ink Shootout” where more than 200 people showed up. Competing in back-to-back-to-back “duels” were Circle Cutter Whiskey cylinders, Drakes Plantation Bitters and umbrella inks. After all was said and done, Judges Bruce Silva, Dennis Bray and Ralph Hollibaugh awarded Steve Hubbell, of Gig Harbor, Washington, top billing in the Cutter category for his olive green-amber specimen. Drakes Judges Jeff Noordsy, Jeff Burkhardt and Rick Simi picked a blue-green example owned by Ferdinand Meyer V, of Houston, Texas as No. 1. Umbrella inks Judges Holly Noordsy, Bryan Grapentine and Jamie Houdeshell chose a mint and pontiled puce ink owned by Jim Jacobitz, of San Francisco. “I learned how to have a shootout with killer glass bullets and still remain friends,” said veteran collector Lou Lambert. Two longtime contributors to the hobby, Warren Friedrich, of Grass Valley, Calif., and Jack Sullivan, of Alexandria, Va., were inducted into the FOHBC Hall of Fame. Fourteen scintillating displays ranging from David Hall’s fantastic assortment of E.G. Booz bottles to Dennis Bray’s outstanding EC&M insulators to eye candy Swirls, Whirls, Twists & Twirls from Dwayne Anthony, featuring bottles, fruit jars and insulators.
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2013 National Antique Bottle Show - Manchester, New Hampshire
When collectors of antique bottles and early glass think of New England, early glass works come to mind. Like Keene, Stoddard, Temple, Lyndeboro. “I had never seen so much world class glass under one roof before,” said FOHBC Hall of Famer Bill Baab after having attended the Federation’s first National Show to be held in New England. The “roof” belonged to the Radisson Expo Center and the place was Manchester, New Hampshire July 19-21. Co-chairmen Michael George and Maureen Crawford and their Merrimack Bottle Clubbers pulled out all the stops to make this show one attendees will remember for the rest of their lives. Nine seminars covering as many different areas of collecting got the crowd going in the right direction early on Friday, July 19. Presenters were Rick Ciralli, Connecticut Glasshouse Rarities; Tom Haunton, Last Links to the Past: 20th Century South Jersey Glass); Ian Simmonds, American Mold Blown Tableware 1816-35; A Fresh Look at “Blown Three-Mold”; Michael George, New Hampshire Glass Factories and Products; George Waddy, Mineral Waters from Yankee Country; Jim George, Early 20th Century Milk Marketing in New England; Brian P. Wolff, Mount Vernon Glass Co. - History, Products, People; David Hoover, Uncovering Demijohns, and Al Morin, Markings and Seals Embossed on Milk Bottles. In addition to the glass and pottery offered by the 168 dealers present, collectors were treated to 17 displays of outstanding glass and pottery. The People’s Choice Award was won by Michael George for his awesome display of Stoddard glass, including inks, a flask with embossed U.S. flag (featured on the souvenir program’s front cover), medicines and utilities. Most Educational Award was won by Ken Previtali, of Glastonbury, Connecticut for his wonderful ginger ale bottle display, with many of the bottles displaying an astounding array of paper labels featuring great graphics. Other exhibitors were Tom Marshall (New England Inkwells), Mark Newton (Lyndeborough Glass), Dale Murschell (Wistarburgh Glass), Jeff and Holly Noordsy (Utilitarian Vessels from New England and New York State), Bob Kennerknecht (Sunburst Flasks), Dave Olson (Bonney Ink Bottles), Dave Waris (Moxie Bottles), Rob Girouard (Striped Sandwich Glass), Kevin Kyle (Blue Sodas), Dennis Gionet (Manchester-produced Bottles), Paul Richards (New Hampshire glass shards), Jim and Karen Gray (Stoneware Jugs), Bobby Heton (cone inks) and Jim Bender (Reproductions). The high quality of the exhibits made judges wish there were more awards to present. Next came the New England Bottle Battle, sponsored by Norman C. Heckler & Co., and directed by Michael George, dressed in full 19th century regalia. Categories were Whimsical Objects, Colored Medicines and Utility Bottles. And the winners were: (Whimsical Objects), Kevin Sives, Appalachian, N.Y., for his handled E. Waters Ink; (Colored Medicines), Dr. Charles and Jane Aprill, New Orleans, half-gallon cobalt Dr. Wynkoops Sarsaparilla; (Utility Bottles), Rick Ciralli, Bristol, Conn., multi-sided utility bottle. Wrapping up the first night’s activities was the Madness in Manchester Auction put on by Jim Hagenbuch of Glass Works Auctions, with John Pappas the auctioneer. One of the highlights was Lot No. 44, a wide-mouthed Sunburst flask/snuff jar in light greenish aqua. Pre-auction estimate was $40,000 to $60,000, but it sold for $24,000. Inducted into the FOHBC Hall of Fame were Gene Bradberry, of Bartlett, Tenn., and Alan Blakeman, of the United Kingdom. Bradberry is a longtime Federation member, having served more than one term as its president, as well as in other capacities. Blakeman, published of British Bottle Review, is England’s “Mr. Bottle Man. 58
2014 National Antique Bottle Show - Lexington, Kentucky
It was Tom Phillips’ last show as Conventions Director and he made the most of it, teaming with co-chairmen Randee Kaiser and Sheldon Baugh to make the FOHBC’s first visit to Lexington and Blue Grass horse country most enjoyable. One-hundred forty-seven dealers set up at 204 tables and offered a bounty of glass and ceramic treasures and most were ecstatic about their successful sales. “One said that within an hour of setting up, he made over $3,000,” said Randee’s wife, Sue. “Another said he made four times the profit as what he usually collects at shows.” The numbers of early buyers (178) and general attendees (320) exceeded the numbers at past shows, said Phillips, whose good work was acknowledged when he received the President’s Award from FOHBC President Ferdinand Meyer V. The show was headquartered at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and held at the adjacent Lexington Center, a wonderful venue with lots of space, great lighting and enthusiastic staff. Events got under way on Friday, August 1, with a series of six seminars: Jerry McCann’s Mid 1800s, The Evolution of Bottles Through Fruit Jars; The History of ACL Soda Bottles in Kentucky and Beyond, by Randee Kaiser; Here’s to Beers, by Gary Beatty; FOHBC Virtual Museum Progress, by Ferdinand Meyer V and Steve Libbey; The History and Evolution of the Shaker Herb and Medicine Industries by Sheldon Baugh, and Ohio River Privy Digging by Jeff Mihalik. All were entertaining and educational. This show was notable for a number of “firsts.” A ribbon cutting with Randee and Sheldon utilizing the oversized scissors (enough ribbon was left over for next year’s Chattanooga show and 2016’s Sacramento show) opened the showroom doors. There was an appraisal table in charge of Martin Van Zant (who became a Kentucky Colonel) and friends who saw a cool master ink, a Japanese balsam from Cincinnati, lots of Coca-Cola bottles, an aqua double eagle historical flask “and a ton of common stuff,” he said. California antique bottle auctioneer Jeff Wichmann donated a cool $5,000 to be raffled in smaller segments. Scott Selenak, who has become the Federation’s chief photographer, recorded everything on his trusty digital cameras. Friday night’s banquet featured Michael “Mr. Bourbon” Veach as the guest speaker. He later signed copies of his book, Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey. Veach’s friend and co-author, Chet Zoeller, signed copies of his book, Bourbon in Kentucky,” on the show’s final day. Since Lexington is home to the Kentucky Derby, it was appropriate that the Federation hold its own Run for the Roses. Instead of Thoroughbreds, the contest featured wax sealer fruit jars, scroll flasks and Midwestern swirl decanters. FOHBC member Chip Cable videotaped the bottles and projected each onto a large screen. Sue Kaiser tracked down the finishers: WIN: Midwestern Swirl Decanter - John Pastor, New Hudson, Mich.; Historical Scroll Flask - Steve Schingler, Braselton, Ga.; Wax Sealer Fruit Jar - Jerry McCann, Chicago, Il., PLACE: Midwestern Swirl Decanter - Tom Lines, Birmingham, Ala.; Historical Scroll Flask - John Pastor, New Hudson, Mich.; Wax Sealer Fruit Jar - Ryne Henrich, Crystal Lake, Ill., SHOW: Midwestern Scroll Flask - Dave Maryo, Victorville, Calif.; Historical Scroll Flask - Mike Henrich, Crystal Lake, Ill.; Wax Sealer Fruit Jar - Perry Driver, Live Oak, Fla. There were 13 educational displays running the gamut of subjects, with Tom Sproat’s 19th century glass-making tools winning the Federation’s Most Educational Award. Jim Hubbard’s outstanding display of Kentucky pocket flasks won the FOHBC Best of Show Award. Worth mentioning was Federation historian Dick Watson’s display tracing the history of the organization that started in 1969. Unfortunately, Dick and David Olson, of Carver, Mass., were 59
involved in an automobile accident just minutes away from Dick’s New Jersey home while heading to Lexington. Happily, both have since recovered. Another novel idea was the fancy hat contest, won with a bottle-and horse-themed example worn by Leanne Peace. Capping the night’s activities was the “Thoroughbred Auction” conducted by Jim Hagenbuch. 2015 National Antique Bottle Show - Chattanooga, Tennessee The Federation found itself on the right track after picking Chattanooga as the perfect site for its Southern Region national show July 31-Aug. 2. So “Choo-Choo to Chattanooga” was the theme engineered by great graphics on the show’s logo showing an old-timey steam engine. Chattanooga itself was made famous by the Glenn Miller tune “Chattanooga Choo-Choo” sung or hummed during the 1940s-50s: “Pardon me boys, is that the Chattanooga ChooChoo?” Federation President Ferdinand Meyer V expressed it well in the lead of his main story in the September-October issue of BOTTLES and EXTRAS: “The train arrived in all of its glory, met us at the station, and carried its passengers on a grand three-day excursion in the great southern city of Chattanooga, Tennessee. It left us with memories that will last a lifetime.” Show co-chairmen Jack Hewitt and John Joiner co-wielded the giant scissors to cut the ribbon allowing “passengers” to stream into the showroom of the Chattanooga Convention Center on Saturday afternoon. Dealers were allowed in first, then early buyers, instead of everybody en masse as in previous shows. Opening the event on the evening of July 31 was the FOHBC Banquet and Awards session in the Marriott Hotel’s ballroom. It was preceded by a cocktail party during which old friends greeted each other and made new friends. Highlights included the induction of target ball collector and expert Ralph Finch, of Farmington Hills, Michigan, into the FOHBC Hall of Fame, and an amusing and emotional address by keynote speaker Tom Hicks, of Eatonton, Georgia. Hicks later became ill and, to his dismay, missed the show and the Rolling Thunder Auction held Saturday night. The Federation Board of Directors surprised President Meyer with a special award denoting his outstanding service not only to the Federation, but to the hobby as well. The President’s Award went to Jim Bender, of Sprakers, New York, “for his outstanding service as FOHBC historian.” Other honors were bestowed on winners in the club newsletters, show flyers, web sites, articles-research/information, best true story and best original fiction story categories. Bottle-knowledgeable Mike Newman, of Martinez, Georgia, was the perfect emcee of the Battle of Chattanooga Bottle Competition capping the first day’s activities. He was ably assisted by Chip Cable of McMurrayville, Pennsylvania, who filmed and projected the images of each entry. Bob Riddick and Mark White, both of Lexington, South Carolina, checked each bottle and made sure each was returned to its respective owner. First-place winners were Dr. Charles Aprill, of New Orleans, for his 9-1/22-inch tall, cobalt blue Wells, Miller, Prevost sauce bottle. Dr. Aprill is well-known for his love of cobalt blue bottles. Eric Schmetterling, of Moorestown, New Jersey, won the colored sodas category with his amethyst Blagroves Superior Aerated Mineral Waters, Brooklyn, New York, 10-sided, iron-pontiled tenpin-shaped bottle. Best Bottle South of the Mason-Dixon Line winner was Dr. Aprill with his blue wine with embossed grapes and leaves. It was an unembossed variant of the Imperial Levee, J. Noyes, Hollywood, Miss. Judges also gave Dr. Aprill a first-place tie with his pontiled blue Dr. Leriemondie’s Southern Bitters. It was unmarked, but known to be from Brookhaven, Mississippi. Another innovation introduced by President Meyer was the membership breakfast on Saturday morning. Previous membership gatherings were held in Friday afternoons and were lightly attended since many show-goers did not arrive until later. This one attracted 110 members who voted to increase the Federation dues package to keep up with growing expenses and re-institute life memberships. 60
One of the best programs is the seminars held during the morning prior to the show’s opening. Tommy Schimpf presented Charleston, South Carolina Colored Sodas; Every Bottle Has a Story, with Jack Sullivan and Ferdinand Meyer V; The History of Jack Daniel Whiskey by Mike Northcutt; Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware of the Edgefield District by Jim Witkowski of Charleston, South Carolina; The Evolution of the Coca-Cola Bottle by Doug McCoy and Bottle and Relic Digging by Rick Phillips and Paul Sampson. Show scenes were documented by talented Mallory Boyle, Jack Hewitt’s daughter, and her photos were displayed throughout the BOTTLE and EXTRAS issue featuring summaries of the show. Twelve wonderful, colorful and educational displays under the title of Great Southern Bottles chaired by Tom Lines, Birmingham, Ala., and Ed Provine, Millington, Tenn. “Best in Show Award” was presented to Mike Newman, Martinez, Ga., for his stunning array of colored sodas from Georgia and South Carolina. The “Most Educational Award” was given to Tom Sproat, Covington, Kentucky, for his display of glass-making tools. Other displays were Tenn-Cola, Gene Bradberry, Bartlett, Tenn.; Dale Murschell, Springfield, W. Va., paperweight perfume bottles; Walter Smith, Augusta, Ga., Edward Sheehan sodas from Augusta; Mike Jordan, Ocala, Fla., Hyacinth Vases; Bill Haley, Chattanooga, Glass Insulators; Amy Autenreith, Chattanooga, Houston Museum Bottles; Dennis Smith, Buffalo, N.Y., Celery Colas; Jim Berry, St. Johnsville, N.Y., Inks, and Mike Northcutt, Lynchburg, Tenn., History of Jack Daniels. 2017 Eastern Region: Springfield, Massachusetts National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo (see page 34) 2018 Midwest Region: Cleveland, Ohio National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo (see page 121) 2019 Southern Region: To Be Determined (FOHBC 50th Anniversary) *RFP in Progress. Proposals Welcome 2020 Western Region: To Be Determined *Proposals Welcome
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F OHBC HON OR ROLL On July 25, 1986, Dr. Cecil Munsey, of Poway, California, sent a memo to Marilyn Schmieding, FOHBC Western Region representative, that the FOHBC “seriously consider establishing an ‘HONOR ROLL’ of people who have contributed significantly to bottle collecting. The Honor Roll would not replace the Hall of Fame, the greatest honor the hobby can bestow, but only supplement it.” The FOHBC Board of Directors adopted the idea and it was put into place the following year.
1987
The following were nominated by The Ohio Bottle Club, Gary Beatty, President. Research was conducted by Paul Ballentine, Springfield, Ohio, and Gary Beatty, Galion, Ohio. “The Reward of True Excellence is to Obtain Honor.” The list was updated with capsule comments on each honoree (when available) by then Southern Region editor Bill Baab during 20082010, with help from Mary Ballentine, Sheldon Baugh, Ralph Finch, Norm Heckler, Cecil Munsey, Richard Siri, Dick Watson, Ralph Van Brocklin, Bruce Silva and Garth Ziegenhagen. George S. McKearin, co-author (with daughter Helen) of American Glass, noted authority on early American glass in general, not just bottles. Malcolm Watkins and Lura Woodside Watkins. He enjoyed an extensive career at the Smithsonian Institution, was curator of several collections including ceramics and glass. He was a pioneer in the field of historic archaeology. Lura, his mother, was a pioneer in the study of American cultural history, and collected extensively at New England’s unexplored pottery kiln sites. She later donated her collection to the Smithsonian. She was the author of Cambridge Glass, 1818-1888, The Story of the New England Glass Company. Stephen Van Rensselaer, one of the earliest individuals to collect and study early bottles (1920s). His Early American Bottles and Flasks was published in 1926. It was revised in 1929. His research for the time was nearly impeccable, since he was able to interview “former glassblowers, their wives, relatives and others who were familiar with local history and tradition.” The book was reprinted in 1969. Otha Wearin was a congressman during the early Franklin Delano Roosevelt administration, and became an authority on figural bottles. He authored a book called Statues That Pour. James Gabel, early collector. Ezra Feinberg, early collector. Edgar F. Hoffman, of Maplewood, N.J., was a collector in the 1930s-50s who specialized in historical flasks, although he collected others such as bitters, sodas and figurals, according to his early 1950s correspondence with prominent Alabama collector Doy McCall. Hoffman became an expert on early glass and sold some to prominent collectors such as Charles B. Gardner of New London, Conn. James H. Thompson was the author of Bitters Bottles (1947), the first specialty bottle book. He cited George McKearin, Sam Laidacker and Charles B. Gardner among the list of contributors to the book, which describes 500 bitters, as well as “amusing lore of the Bitters Era.” Neil C. Gest, Mechanicsberg, Ohio, was a flask collector, researcher, writer, contributor 62
to The Magazine Antiques. He was well-known for collecting rare Midwestern glass. He co-wrote (with Parke G. Smith) a feature story on glassmakers Johann Baltazar Kramer and his son, George, in the March 1939 issue of The Magazine Antiques. The Kramers were associated with the Stiegel factory and those of Frederick County, Maryland, particularly Amelung, and with the New Geneva and Greensboro works. Gest also wrote the foreword to the Parke-Bernet auction catalog describing the early American glass collection of William W. Wood III of Piqua, Ohio, in 1942. Frederick W. Hunter, collector and archaeologist of the Harry Hall White type. Lowell Innes was one of the country’s foremost experts and museum consultants on 19th century American glassmaking. As the leading authority on Pittsburgh glass, he wrote many articles and lectured widely on the subject. He was responsible for the first public exhibitions of Pittsburgh glass in the early 1940s. Author of the book, Pittsburgh Glass 1797-1891. He died in 1985. Rhea Mansfield Knittle was a prolific author and early authority (1920s) on glass, silver and pewter. She was one of the founders of and contributors to The Magazine Antiques from its inception in 1923. One of her books was Early American Glass. Maude Wilkerson owned a “Mom and Pop” motel and operated a bottle museum in Camdenton, Missouri, and was a contributor to Old Bottle Magazine for many years. Guests at her motel could enter the museum in an adjacent building for free. Bottles were displayed in cases around a room and many early bottle collectors went out of their way during the 1960s-70s to see what she had. She and Honor Roll honoree Otha Wearin were good friends and made many bottle trades over the years. After she died, some 1,900 items were moved to Skinner’s auction gallery in Bolton, Mass., and an auction was held there in 1976. Numerous glass candy containers were among the items sold. Edwin Atlee Barber was an author who recognized the importance of early ceramics. Among his books was one about lead-glazed pottery written in the 1930s. He also authored one on early American bottles. He also authored American Glassware Old and New. It was published in 1900. Ruth Webb Lee authored books on antique fakes and reproductions, Victorian glass patterns, Sandwich glass and early American Pressed Glass, most published in the 1930s-40s. George Horace Lorimer was an early editor of The Saturday Evening Post. It was published weekly in Philadelphia and its origins dated to Benjamin Franklin’s day. The Post was the most prominent magazine in Philadelphia along with Collier’s. He did publish (on Oct. 16, 1929) Edwin Lefevre’s story, “Why I Collect Empty Bottles.” Lorimer started collecting during the early 1920s, mostly great historical flasks and diamond-daisy types. His collection was donated to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and is always partially on display. His philosophy on money was reflected in a quote published by investment firm Charles Schwab in the fall of 2009: “It’s good to have money and the things money can buy, but it’s good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure you haven’t lost the things that money can’t buy.” Charles Baugh, with his wife, Roxy, of Menton, Ohio, pieced together a collection of early American glass that ranked at the top in rarity, condition, perfection of form and workmanship. The Baughs also made a thorough study of the fields in which they were interested. Crawford Wettlaufer became an authority on early American glass and never hesitated to share his knowledge and collection, which contained many rarities, with other collectors. 63
Dale Kuhn, of Ohio, was a pharmacist who had amassed a wonderful collection of glass that eventually was sold by Garth’s auction house near Delaware, Ohio. The sale gave modern collectors an opportunity to buy treasured items that previously had not been available. There were no bottle shows during his era and the only recourse collectors had was to buy from some of the many lists sent through the mails, or advertised in the antique journals. Earl Seigfreid. Early collector. Parke G. Smith was a collector and authority on early American flasks. He authored bottle-related stories in The Magazine Antiques (See Neil C. Gest) and other publications during the 1930s and 1940s. Edwin LeFevre was an early collector of bottles. His main claim to fame came when he authored a story, “Why I Collect Empty Bottles,” in the Saturday Evening Post of Oct. 16, 1929. Charles McMurray was a well-known antiques dealer in Dayton, Ohio. He wrote articles for local newspapers and in 1927 published a small black handbook on bottles, using items from his own collection for the photos. In 1970, a Connecticut bookseller sent out a list of bottle books for sale. On the list was a small black handbook the bookseller said was authored by Charles B. Gardner and himself. Turned out that Gardner had only priced the bottles in the book, which was nearly identical in every way to McMurray’s 1927 book. Sam Laidacker was the author of two excellent books on blue China dishes. He also published a small magazine or paper on antiques in general. He operated an antiques shop in Bristol, Pa., and was considered an authority on antique bottles. He relocated to Bloomsburg, Pa., in the late 1960s and continued to deal from a large mansion and carriage house. His father was collecting flasks and Kentucky rifles in the early 1900s. His brother, John, had 1,000 historical flasks to sell in the mid-1960s. Sam’s son, Jack, became an authority on guns and military medals and an author on the subject. Sam also did cataloging for many of the prominent auction houses across the country. He helped FOHBC Hall of Famers Dick and Elma Watson develop an expertise in antique bottles and sold them many that became the foundation for their extensive collection.
1991
Dr. Julian Harrison Toulouse was a student of glass containers for more than 30 years. He was chief engineer and manager of quality control and operations research and later consultant to the Owens-Illinois Glass Company. He was chief of the glass container section of the War Production Board during World War II. He was the author of Fruit Jars: A Collector’s Manual, in 1969 and Bottle Makers and Their Marks in 1971.
1992
Ron Fowler was born in 1947 and is retired from the SAFECO Insurance Co. He became interested in bottles and their histories while serving as manager of the Triple R Ranch in Olympia, Wash. He discovered the ranch’s dump and excavated it over a period of several years. The bottles he uncovered he did research on. He maintains a worldwide correspondence with fellow bottle collectors. He was a monthly columnist for Old Bottle Magazine from 1983 to 1986. The author of six books on bottle collecting, he received FOHBC awards for research and editing. He established the Hutchinson Bottle Collectors’ Association in 2007 and continues compiling data while documenting the existence of more than 15,000 Hutchinson bottles.
1993
Lew and Lois Roach were from the original group of pioneer western collectors from Sacra64
mento, Calif. They put together a marvelous collection of label-under-glass back bar whiskeys and Lew became the authority on that variety. Lew designed, printed and hand-colored the first multi-colored show poster in 1968 for the Golden Gate Historical Bottle Society Inc. The show was held in Alameda, Calif., May 25-26. After the show, the poster was presented to FOHBC Hall of Famer Dr. Cecil Munsey, one of the poster’s admirers.
1995
Judge Edward S. MacKenzie began collecting by accident in 1959 during recuperation from a heart condition. His physician had ordered him to take walks and the judge found a few old bottles en route and became curious about them. Inspired by his wife, Romie, he and she eventually put together one of the finest general bottle collections in the world in their Brooksville, Fla., home. The collection had eventually grown to more than 7,000. The first of a series of auctions was conducted by Norm Heckler Sr., on Oct. 7, 1994. “This collection coming on the market carries the same weight, is similar in importance, as the glass collections of Charles Gardner, Edmund Blaske and even Paul Richards,” Heckler noted. MacKenzie died in 1994. Kenneth M. Wilson was an early collector, book author and distinguished glass expert. He was the director of collections and preservation at Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum. He teamed with the famous Helen McKearin to write American Bottles & Flasks and Their Ancestry (1978), an update of George S. and Helen McKearin’s 1941 classic American Glass. Wilson also authored New England Glass and Glassmaking on his own.
2000
Sam Taylor was a pharmacist and member of the St. Louis Bottle Club. He had one of the best collections of pharmaceutical items in the U.S. He transformed his basement into an early drug store atmosphere, displaying his great collection. Supported by his wife, Eloise, he shared his enthusiasm by inviting numerous collectors who happened to be in the area into their home and shared their hospitality and tremendous knowledge. It was like stepping into an early drug store of the past if you were lucky enough to be invited. The Taylors, who had no children, frequently attended the Mansfield, Ohio Bottle Show and stationed themselves near the front entrance. They were easily identified by their traveling companion, “Edith,” a full-blooded English bulldog of massive proportions, who spent most of her time sleeping behind their tables. When the dog passed away, she was mourned by all the collectors who had come to know her.
2001
Robert Eugene (Bob) Barnett was born in Kootenai, Idaho on August 27, 1921 and was bitten by the bottle bug later in life than most, becoming active in the hobby about 1970. He specifically liked Western whiskies. He enjoyed what he called “a revolving collection,” buying and selling large numbers of bottles, most of which never stayed on his shelves more than a month or two. During the early 1970s, Bob and his wife, June, became permanent fixtures at just about every show west of the Rockies, He also began to mail monthly lists of western whiskies to an ever-growing number of collectors. His reputation for honesty, integrity and fairness was legendary. In 1979, Bob parlayed his vast knowledge into publishing his first book, Pacific Coast Whiskey Bottles. He published Western Liquor Bottles in 1987 and Western Whiskey Bottles in 1992 and 1997. He died June 4, 2007 in Lakeview, Oregon. John Thomas was a collector, researcher and historian whose efforts contributed very significantly to the understanding of Western whiskey bottles as well as bottle collecting in general. He is perhaps best known among collectors for his research and publishing of Whiskey Bottles of the Old West (1969). His next book was Picnics, Coffins, Shoo-Flies (1974). He also authored Whiskey Bottles and Liquor Containers from the State of Washington and Whiskey 65
Bottles and Liquor Containers from the State of Oregon (1998). His longtime hobby was the collecting of Western whiskey bottles, shot glasses and related advertising. He was a significant factor in creating a broad interest in the history and collecting of these bottles through his contributions to the hobby. He died in 2000.
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Neal and Mary Jane Ferguson, of Nashville, Tenn., were early collectors who in 1965 founded the Middle Tennessee Antique Bottle Club in Nashville. They were life members of the Federation. Quiet and unassuming, Neal was a driving force in the antique bottle hobby in Tennessee and an acknowledged expert on Nashville bottles. His special interests included Nashville sodas and he conducted extensive research into the Diehl and Lord, Ottenville and McCormack companies. He wrote many articles for his club newsletter as well as for the Federation. Mary Jane was a constant help to her husband and was involved in all aspects of the Federation and the hobby with him. She was Southern Region editor of the Federation until ill health forced her to retire during the 1990s. Willy Van den Bossche for more than 30 years has been a serious collector of European antique bottles (1500-1850). Since 1971, the native of Belgium worked as a patent examiner in the field of glass technology at the European Patent Office. He lives in Holland. In 2001, he authored Antique Glass Bottles, Their History and Evolution (1500-1850), capping 12 years of research and development. His library contains most of the significant American literature devoted to antique bottles.
2005
Frank Sternad is a graduate of the University of California School of Pharmacy. He has worked as a community pharmacist for 40 years. He is a historian who has studied and written about medicine for a number of publications, including those that specialize in collecting antique bottles. He has consulted with many collectors and is known for his vast knowledge of patent and proprietary medicine histories.
2008
Katie Foglesong was a charter member and sparkplug of the Iowa Antique Bottleers. She also was an early secretary of the Federation of Historical Bottle Clubs (later Collectors) and privately published an entertaining little book, Trials and Trails of a Bottle Collector. Steve Ketcham began collecting antique bottles, advertising and stoneware in 1967 while still in high school. While attending the University of Minnesota, he began digging for bottles along the Mississippi River banks near the campus. He became charter member No. 11 of the North Star Historical Bottle Association in 1970 and a couple of years later joined Minnesota’s First Antique Bottle Club. He began attending regional meetings of the FOHBC in 1973, later serving as assistant chairman and then chairman of the Midwest Region. He established the Federation’s writers’ contest and served as chairman for several years. He was Federation president from 1982-84 and served on the board from 1982-98. A prolific writer, Steve contributes articles to BOTTLES and EXTRAS and Antique Bottle & Glass Collector.
2010
The contributions to the bottle collecting hobby by Scott Grandstaff and Kitty Roach commenced in 1988 when the magazine BOTTLES and EXTRAS took form on the kitchen table of their home in Happy Camp, California. With the help and support of FOHBC Hall of Famer Dr. Cecil Munsey, of Poway, California, they published their first edition in 1989. In 1995, when the publication had grown too big for both of them, they decided to turn over the magazine and subscribers list to the FOHBC at no charge. BOTTLES and EXTRAS today has 66
become the Federation’s most tangible asset. Native Californian Jeff Wichmann has been a collector of antique bottles for more than 40 years. In 1990, he established Pacific Glass Auctions, changing the name in 2001 to American Bottle Auctions. His was the first bottle auction house to provide full-color glossy catalogs sent to collectors at no charge. Other innovations that benefited collectors included launching the first online antique bottle auction. He published www.americanbottle.com, a website loaded with news and features of interest to collectors. His bottle photography is considered by many to be the best in the business. In 1999, he published The Best of the West - Antique Western Bitters Bottles, considered one of the top resources for researchers.
2016
Thomas William “Tommy” Mitchiner. The antique bottle collecting hobby for Tommy Mitchiner, of Gordon, Georgia, started in 1966 following a newspaper article about people digging in Savannah, Georgia and finding lots of John Ryan sodas and other bottles. Between that year and 2013 when he passed away, Mitchiner had become Georgia’s most famous bottle collector and had amassed a huge collection of John Ryan sodas, many in rare colors, that was never duplicated. He became known as “the King of John Ryan Soda Collectors.” In addition, he conducted lots of research in the days before the Internet and became well known throughout the Southeast as an authority not only on Savannah and many Georgia bottles, but hand-painted marbles and figural smoking pipes, most of which he dug from hundreds of privies in the coastal city. He willingly shared that hard-earned knowledge with any collector who asked. Mitchiner also had become an expert in cleaning dug bottles and many a collection owes its brilliance to that expertise, privately published an entertaining little book, Trials and Trails of a Bottle Collector. 2016 Sacramento National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo
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Copper-Peach Puce $10,500
Apricot-Striated Topaz $9,500
"FROGGY"
froglegs13@msn.com 262-573-6468
Angelina Pellegrini, photographer, grew up in a family full of active long-time members in the bottle digging community. Born and raised in the California Bay Area, Angelina has inherited her grandfather and father’s love for bottle digging and collecting. She looks forward to continuing the family tradition by being part of the FOHBC community and the beautiful and fascinating hobby of collecting antiques. Angelina is honored to be able to capture the moments of this year’s national show and hopes to add to her growing collection of treasures.
2016 issues full of Western Region bottle articles
Single issues on sale at the FOHBC tables.
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Hall of Fame Award
JEFF WICHMANN Jeff Wichmann is a California native who has parlayed his vast knowledge of antique bottles and glass into a full time related business called American Bottle Auctions. His was the first auction house to provide full-color glossy catalogues sent to interested collectors at no charge. He also launched what is believed to be the first online antique bottle auction. In 2013, Jeff was inducted onto the FOHBC Honor Roll, but given his increase in antique bottle collecting-related activities, including financial support of the Federation, the board of directors voted to move him up to the organization’s highest honor level. Photography of old glass is one of his strong points. He also shares his knowledge on his web site www.americanbottle.com. In 1999, he published The Best of the West - Antique Western Bitters Bottles, a book containing information of value to collectors of that genre.
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Ferdinand Meyer V, President Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors August 5, 2016
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Dealers & Assistants Location Table Dealers are listed in alphabetical order by the primary dealer’s last name. List may not be complete due to late table assignments after the printing of this souvenir program. American Bottle Auctions American Glass Gallery | AB&GC Sheryl & Daniel Anderson Dwayne Anthony & Bill Rohde Ron & Carol Ashby
Blackwell OK
Kim & Judy Bakke
Los Gatos CA
Gene & Alma Baker
Shaver Lake CA
Steve & Terri Bava
Antioch CA
Dan Bell & Pat Meyer
Auburn CA
Pownal ME
David & Sheila Brooks
Jackson CA
Mike & Dixie Bryant
San Diego CA
Rocky Becker & Ed Barber
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Sacramento CA New Hudson MI Castle Rock CO Highland & Fresno CA
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James Bell
New South Wales AU
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Anthony & Michelle Boitano
Moaklumne Hill, CA
Clarence Blanchard & Lee Malloy
Ray Brooks & Dorita Hoff James Campiglia & Jason Zolynski
Hagerman ID
Savy Chhith & Mindy Norwood
Des Moines IA
Big Pine & Paso Robles CA
Ozark AR
Mike Craig & Michael Seeliger
Campbell CA & Brooklyn WI Alamo CA
Dufur & Dalles OR
Richard & Cheryl Dotson
Needles CA
Dufur & Dalles OR
Gary & J. Egorov
Fresno CA
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Jim Dennis & Aaron Buchert
Julie Dennis & Caroline Buchert
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Tacoma WA
Carol Cook & Michael Strickland
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Grass Valley CA
Chuck Gildea & Dave Carvalho
Laguna Hills & Torrance CA
Carlo & Patty Giampaoli
Marysville CA
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Glass Works Auctions
East Greenville PA
Henry & Cecilia Guillen
Twentynine Palms CA
Jim & Jodi Hall
Gurnee IL
Donald & June Grover
Jim & Janice Hagenbuch
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Suisun City CA
East Greenville PA
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Lakeport CA & McMinnville OR
Doug & Margie Hanson
Palo Cedro CA
Chris Hartz & Beth Anderson
San Luis Obispo CA
Mike & Bill Henness
Ione CA & Helena MT
Matt Hampton & Steve Bazzar Steve Hartman & Dana Scanlin
San Diego CA & Mesa AZ
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Pete Hendricks & Shannon Nielsen-Smith Federal Way WA
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Placerville CA
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Bob Hirsch
Whittier CA
Fred Holabird
Reno NV
Jeff & Lourene Hooper
Port Angeles WA
Steve Howard
Pleasanton CA
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San Francisco CA
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Newnan GA
Rick & Karen Hopwood Jerry & Eileen Ikeda Jay & Brad Jacobs
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Napa & Kenwood CA
Rocklin CA
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Edina MN & Stevens Point WI
Andrew & Lynn Koutsoukos
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Lou & Leisa Lambert
Garland TX
Graton CA
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Pueblo & Parker CO
Ron Lerch & Ken Harrison
Sacramento & Mill Valley CA
Matthew & Jon Lawson
San Diego CA
Frank Lonteen & Lynn Joseph
Fair Oaks CA
Robert Luthi & Verdi Lamb
San Jose CA & Reno NV
Arnie & Kathy Lowenstein
Hayward CA
Michael Mackintosh
San Rafael CA
Glenn Mason & Jules Martino
Portland OR
Jerry McCann & Patricia Sprang
Chicago IL
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Columbia MO
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Peoria AZ
Ken Morrill & Taylor Morrill
Corralitos CA
Mark Nelson
Kirkland WA
North American Glass
Rosedale IN
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Ferdinand Meyer V & Jerry Forbes
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Boulder City NV
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Kingman AZ & Laughlin NV M 12 & 13
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Long Beach CA
Terry & Vicki Olson
Richfield ID
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Fair Oaks CA
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Paso Robles CA
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Fremont CA
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Steve San Sebastian & Frank Brandow
Fresno CA
Mike & Nola Scherer
Fresno CA
Larry & Alice Shumaker
Rocklin CA
Larry Smith & Alisa Higgins
Redding CA
Dale & Barbara Santos
Tim & Laura Schweighart John Shuler & Anthony Taylor
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Foresthill CA
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Downieville CA
Rick & Doloras Siri
Santa Rosa CA
Steve Spalding & Mick Needham
Ashland OR & Chico CA
Richard & Beverley Siri Mike Southworth & Chuck Erickson Tom Spellman
Dick & Calla Spevacek
Upland CA
Alta Loma CA
Tom & Marilyn Tubbs
Nevada City CA
Russell & Kitty Umbraco
Ralph & Hunter Van Brocklin
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Richard & Kathy Tucker
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John Stewart & Ken Wilson
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Danvers MA
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Johnson City TN
David Van Loon & Richard Womersley
Leeds, West Yorks UK
Charles Vick & James Biven
Richmond VA & Lawrenceville GA B 6 & 7
Paul & Pat Van Vactor
George & Jake Wagoner
Carmichael & Orangevale CA
Poway & San Diego CA
Rick Wheeler & Ryan Hofstad
Great Falls MT
Auburn CA
Pat & Les Whitman III
Greenville CA
Dean & Joanna Wright
El Dorado CA
Jeff Wichmann & Dennis Fox Elizabeth Yeargain & Dave Maryo Don & Linda Yount
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Louisville KY
Larry & Lance Westfall
Bruce Webb & Herb Yue
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Welcome to California; our “Golden Mountain” filled with opportunities and treasures. Digging for bottles is one of our last chances to be a little kid and find our treasure. Our digging starts in the earth and later moves to digging in our wallets. The real treasure is already with us along this journey. Enduring the cave-ins, the mistaken “I thought I had” permissions, figuring a way to split our treasures with our digging partners, and maintaining our friendships; is a journey with our friends. Just like our bottles, a little patina looks good. A little patina or grey will never obfuscate the real intrinsic value of friendship. Enjoying this journey with our friends, is the real treasure. Thank you for coming. The Mackintosh family Table N 7 76
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Fruit Jars, Frank Tea & Spice (Jumbo Peanut Butter)
Wanted: Colored figural bitters. Also other bitters that are unusually, shaped or unusually colored.
Randolph Haumann
415.518.4124 hawkeye751@outlook.com
Phillip Smith
PROFESSIONAL GLASS REPAIRS
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Three veteran western bottle collectors endeavored to produce a list of the most important
twenty-five 19th century bottles with respect to collector’s interest. Knowing that this is no easy task, as everyone has their favorites, a set of criteria was established as guidelines to develop the list. They included such issues as age, history, aesthetics, rarity and at times, other more nebulous attributes. Use categories were also developed in order to include a broad perspective of use types. With some concessions by all, a top 25 was quickly developed but it was apparent that many more candidates should also be on the list. The top 25 quickly became the top 50 and the numbers still climbed. Against the best judgment of all it was necessary to create a new absolute top number which was arbitrarily set at 70. Any higher and the list would become completely unmanageable for its intended purpose - that is to introduce a list of really interesting bottles to the collecting public in a souvenir program designed to be a giveaway at the FOHBC 2016 Sacramento National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo. Still realizing that there are many more highly collectible and interesting bottles not represented here, the title of this list might want to be re-named “Some of the Best of the West.” There will be no disagreement by most that many collectors will see qualified candidates missing to which there is no argument. Perhaps the next list will include some of your absent favorites. There are a couple more important criteria that were also considered. Color was played down as an overriding attribute. It is obvious that an unusual or unique color of an otherwise low ranking contender could trump nearly every other criteria, as it is not impossible for almost any bottle to be found in an exceptional and rare color. Another criterion of importance is that only whole examples were considered for the list. At least one whole example must be known. Richard Siri, Warren Friedrich, Eric McGuire
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1. A. BARBIER’S / AROMATIC / SCHIEDEM / SCHNAPPS - This rarity was introduced to the market in July 1857 by Adolph Barbier and is possibly the earliest embossed gin bottle made exclusively for the Western market. It was short lived as Barbier went on to other pursuits. Also, it was a complete “knock off” of the Wolfe product and Barbier even admits to that in his newspaper advertisement. Wolfe was in active legal pursuit of imitators which is another reason why it was not on the market very long. It is an eastern-made bottle with an iron pontil. Barbier sold his business in San Francisco to J.E. Castera by March 1860. 80
2. BARRY & PATTEN / 116 & 118 / MONTGOMERY ST. / SAN FRANCISCO - This small size “whiskey shape” bottle was produced by the famous early California saloon keepers who also opened an adjoining retail liquor store for a short while. It is the earliest faceembossed whiskey type bottle made for the California market. Barry & Patten first advertised their half bottles, “very convenient for travelers,” on July 16, 1858. The business moved to a new address on Sacramento Street by September 11, 1858, which dates the bottle production to just a few months. 3. BANK EXCHANGE / SAN FRAN.CO / TORRENCE & PARKER - One of the earliest embossed liquor bottles made for the western market. The Bank Exchange Saloon opened in San Francisco in December 1853. In October 1855, Torrence & Parker became the owners until October 1859 when Thomas B. Parker died in Boston. It was advertised as the largest saloon in California during the 1850s. The bottle is an iron pontiled black glass fifth with shoulder embossing. 4. V. SQUARZA - Vincenzo Squarza, a native of Italy, worked as a candle maker in New York before arriving in San Francisco in 1860. For the next six years he began manufacturing a variety of punches, and cordials, as well as establishing a retail trade for wine, spirits and ales. Before selling his business in 1866, and leaving San Francisco in January 1868 for Naples, Italy, he had this beautiful blue glass bottle embossed with his name on it. Probably produced at the Pacific Glass Works, it is 8 7/8” tall and 2 7/8” wide, with five known examples, four of which were dug in downtown San Francisco. 5. E.G. LYONS & CO. / MANUFACTURERS / SAN Fco - Born about 1834 in France, Ernest Gabriel Lyons began his career working for his father, Hughes Lyons, in Sonora, California. His father died in 1861 and Ernest married a year later and then entered the liquor business in San Francisco in 1865 when he took over the business of Crevolin & Co. with his partner, and brother-in-law, Julius Mayer. He maintained the same business until his death in San Francisco in 1893. This bottle was probably blown for his business soon after Lyons came to San Francisco. They are often crudely made and may have held a variety of his liquors, including Sainsevain’s Wine Bitters.
BITTERS 6. CALIFORNIA BITTERS / MANUFACTURED ONLY / BY / J.G. FRISCH / SAN FRANCISCO - The category of bitters bottles is perhaps the most difficult to rank with the inclusion of so few bottles since there are so many great contenders relative to desirability. The California Bitters bottle is certainly within the very top of this category. It exhibits extreme rarity, some design style and falls within that rarified production time of the 1850s. Frisch was the father-in-law of the much better known Thomas Taylor. The one whole specimen and one broken specimen both have iron pontils. Frisch died in San Francisco on December 27, 1865. 7. CASSIN’S GRAPE BRANDY BITTERS - In the spring of 1865, Francis Cassin started a wholesale liquor establishment and began manufacturing cordials, bitters, etc., in San Francisco and was an agent for McManman’s Celebrated Stomach Bitters. Patrick Cassin joined the business in April 1867 and were sole proprietors of a Cassin’s McManman’s California Grape Brandy Bitters. The McManman name was dropped on July 13, 1867 and the bitters was simply advertised as Cassin’s Grape Brandy Bitters. The Cassin’s bottle is most unusual in shape and was produced in two mold variants, this bottle being the earliest produced with approximately ten examples known. 81
8. OREGON / CHITTUM BITTERS / DR. G.W. BROWN - George W. Brown was a Jacksonville, Oregon, druggist beginning in 1861, specializing in the “cure of private and chronic diseases and the suppression of quackery.” By 1867, he had moved his business to Portland, Oregon. Brown trade-marked his bitters with the Oregon Secretary of State on September 6, 1871, as Trade Mark No. 23. Brown also patented the contents on August 13, 1873 as U.S. Patent No. 130,409. He died in Portland on June 23, 1874. Brown noted that he was in Tennessee and California before coming to Oregon. Chittum is a Northwest Coast endemic plant (Rhamnus purshiana), known for its laxative qualities. Currently one known specimen of the bottle. 9. G.A. SIMON’S / MEDICATED AROMATIC / BITTERS - G. August Simon set up a distillery in San Francisco in 1860 and began manufacturing syrups, cordials, bitters etc. In 1863, while working for Mercado & Seully, a dispute erupted over the manufacturing of Sainsevain’s California Wine Bitters, a court battle ensued in which Simon lost, so in November 1865 he applied for and received a certificate of trade mark and name for a new bitters. In July 1866, G. August Simon sold his manufactory to the liqueur firm of John Don & Co. Another bottle that was likely made at the Pacific Glass Works with three known examples currently in collections. 10. DR. WONSER’S U.S.A. INDIAN ROOT BITTERS - This product was the invention of William Hawkins and I. H. Wonser. While they initially operated as partners, Wonser took a position of silence and is not well documented. Hawkins was born in 1814 in Rhode Island but moved to Milwaukee, Wis., in 1840 where he established himself as a brilliant machinist. He left his wife and family and moved to San Francisco about 1861 where he worked for the Union Foundry. Hawkins then went to the Reese River region of central Nevada for awhile but soon returned to San Francisco and took up the machinist trade again until he partnered with Wonser to sell bitters. By 1875, he had returned to his old profession of machinist until he died in 1884. He was buried in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Advertisements first appeared in November 1870. 11. CHALMER’S / CATAWBA WINE BITTERS / SPRUANCE, STANLEY & CO. / PROPRIETORS - A pioneer vintner who operated from Coloma, California, Robert Chalmers had over 100,000 bearing vines by 1870. Aside from wine and brandy he also experimented with the sale of bitters beginning in 1872. It was still being sold in 1882; however, the bottles were likely produced in the mid-1870s. The embossed trade mark of Sutter’s Mill, the initial location of gold discovery in California, helps to make this bottle highly desirable for collectors. 12. LACOUR’S BITTERS / SARSAPARIPHERE - After recovering from a business insolvency in 1866, Louis Lacour filed to claim the name “Sarsapariphere Bitters” for a new product he began advertising in May 1867. The bottle design received a patent in February 1868 along with a trade mark for his product resembling a lighthouse. Three different molds were made and used for the bottles with subtle differences in each. The bottle depicted within is the earliest variant having the closest details to the original bottle design patent drawing and comes in many different colors. 13. CALIFORNIA / WINE BITTERS / M. KELLER / LOS ANGELES - A major force in the California wine industry, it was only natural for Keller to experiment with a bitters produced from his vines. This bottle remains somewhat of a mystery regarding any details of its manufacture. Less than ten specimens are known but they have been found in the east and west. The product was exhibited at the California State Agricultural Society Exhibition of 1867, which noted, “Matthew Keller, San Francisco, for California Wine Bitters, a most 82
excellent article and worthy of especial mention.”
SODA AND MINERAL WATER
14. NEYMAN & DRAKE / MOK HILL / UNION GLASS WORKS / PHILADELPHIA This early California soda bottle nearly has it all as a top contender in the soda water class. It falls within the desirable time period of the 1850s and was used in the relatively small mining town of Mokelumne Hill, California. Known examples are probably less than ten and seven of those were found in the same place. 15. W. & B. / SHASTA / UNION GLASS WORKS / SUPERIOR / MINERAL WATER This very rare soda water bottle is another of gold rush vintage that was used in the mining town of Shasta, located in the Northern California mining area. Its numbers are few and it is a highly desirable late gold rush period artifact. Samuel Budlong Westcott and Backus Libbeus Bartlett operated the soda works from about 1853 to 1858. Westcott returned to his native Rhode Island by 1859 where he married there on May 9, 1859, and died in Cranston, Rhode Island, June 5, 1888. The other partner, B.L. Bartlett, remained in California and held various jobs. He spent his final years in Los Gatos, California, where he died about 1902. 16. MILLS / SELTZER / SPRINGS - Of the two known Saratoga style mineral water bottles made in California it is definitely the rarest in terms of numbers. It was produced by Luther Russell Mills, proprietor of the springs, and cousin of the wealthy banker D.O. Mills. In 1874, he bought the Seltzer Aperient Springs near Santa Clara and began a bottling operation as part of his Mills Seltzer Spring. He sold the spring about 1881 and the name was changed to Azule Seltzer Spring. 17. PACIFIC CONGRESS WATER SPRINGS SARATOGA / CALIFORNIA / PACIFIC CONGRESS / SPRINGS - Far more common than its Saratoga style counterpart Mills Seltzer Spring, it is still highly desirable. The latter figured running deer blown onto the front pushes it into this category. There are several variants and all are equally as good; however, the first variant, without the deer, is not as visually appealing. (See FOHBC BOTTLES and EXTRAS, Summer 2005, pg. 2) 18. NEW ALMADEN MINERAL WATER / PIOCHE - This bottle is really represented by three different sizes and all deserve a nomination for all the same reasons: rarity, aesthetics and historical significance. Produced in 1869 and 1870 by F.L.A. Pioche, the French-born merchant and banker who had considerable impact on California during the 19th century. He died in 1872. 19. R & H / COLUMBIA / CAL, - Very little is known about this rare Gold Rush period soda bottle. In time the story will be told but little has been uncovered except some minor details included in Peck Markota’s 1994 book on western soda bottles. The old town of Columbia was founded in 1850 and was often called the gem of the southern mines. It is now a highly popular California state park. 20. CALIFORNIA / NATURAL / SELTZER WATER / H & G - This smooth base blob top soda water is relatively rare in aqua and very rare in blue. The name was trademarked in 1875 by William T. Garrett. It is another of the bottles embossed with the animal most associated with California. The partner whose name begins with an “H” has yet to be identified. Scarce in aqua it is rare in other colors. Two minor variants are noted. One, likely the second variant, with the bear standing on ground and the first variant with no ground underneath the bear. 83
21. ULR. ALTING / SODA WATER (and) ULR. ALTING / SPARKLING / LEMONADE - Ulrich Alting arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii, late in 1849 and left by December 1851. During this time he produced soda water and lemonade in the two bottle variants pictured. Both are extremely rare and probably the earliest bottles blown specifically for the Hawaiian market. (See FOHBC BOTTLES and EXTRAS, July August 2016, pg.14) 22. W. S. WRIGHT / PACIFIC GLASS WORKS - Reported to be one of the earliest soda water bottles blown at the newly established Pacific Glass Works in 1863. William Smith Wright, born 1827 in Westford, Massachusetts, operated his soda water business in Virginia City, Nevada, until about 1871, when he moved to San Francisco. He finished his career as a wooden box maker and died in San Francisco on November 5, 1895. 23. CASSIN’S / ENGLISH / AERATED / WATERS - The Cassin brothers are best known for their bitters and whiskey bottles; however, in 1872 they produced soda water, lemonade, etc, in English/Irish styled torpedo shaped bottles. Apparently the venture was not a success since very few of these bottles have been found.
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24. R. L. HIGGINS / VIRGINIA CITY - While there are few ink bottles that are outstanding competitors in this category, the biggest exception is the R.L. Higgins, Virginia City, master ink bottle. It hits all the boxes as a top contender for an early western bottle. Rufus Leopold Higgins was a young merchant when he moved from Santa Clara to Virginia City about 1863. He produced this master ink and a larger size found in aqua glass, as well as smaller cone ink bottles that are nearly as desirable. He moved back to Santa Clara about 1876 and eventually became involved in real estate. He died there in 1905, aged 61 years. 25. CAL. INK CO S.F. - The California Ink Company began as an offshoot of the Union Oil Company and originated in Santa Paula, California in 1891. It soon had offices in most major U.S. cities including its main office in San Francisco. Its primary business was lithographic and printing inks. It lasted well into the 20th century and was eventually acquired by the Flint Ink Corp. of Michigan in 1975. The design features of this bottle had its roots in an earlier sheared top aqua bottle manufactured by a presently undocumented proprietor. Probably produced in the early 1890s the Cal. Ink Co. bottle is rare.
MEDICINE
26. DR. BOWEN’S / BLOOD / PURIFIER / SAN FRANCISCO - Produced by Gardner C. Bowen in 1860, it is documented as the first medicine bottle blown in California. Only about five specimens are known. Bowen joined the Union cause in San Francisco on Sep. 20, 1861, mostly stationed near Eureka, California. Upon his return to civilian life he opened a drug store in Arcata, California, and retired to San Francisco in the 1890s, where he died in 1897. 27. INDIAN / TLA-QUILLAUGH’S / BALSAM / DR. R. PARKER S.F. - Aside from its unusual name this bottle usually exhibits a lot of aesthetic character, and was likely one of the earlier items blown at the Pacific Glass Works in San Francisco. It is well documented in historical records and had a short production run. Probably less than eight examples are known. Ralzemond Parker arrived in San Francisco in 1852 and operated a distillery until he opened a drug store there in 1860. Parker moved to Oroville, California, in 1866, where he continued in the drug trade. He sold his store in 1884 and turned to other pursuits. He died in Oroville in 1897. The bottle was first produced in 1864. 84
28. DR. H. ADOLPHUS / ANTI RHEUMATIC / CORDIAL / SAN FRANCISCO / CALIFORNIA - One of three known medicine bottles blown in 1860 at the San Francisco Glass Works. It is quite rare with probably less than eight examples known. Born in Prussia in 1825, Henry Adolphus was a druggist and physician in San Francisco and moved to Portland, Oregon, about 1877, where he worked as a doctor until 1881. 29. ROWLER’S / RHEUMATISM MEDICINE / PREPARED BY / J.R. BOYCE / SACRAMENTO - Another one of the three known medicine bottles absolutely attributable to the San Francisco Glass Works and blown there in 1860. While the difference is relatively minimal in appearance, it should be noted that the same mold was later used at the Pacific Glass Works. The later examples are smooth based. All examples are rare but this candidacy is only for the pontiled version. James R. Boyce arrived in Sacramento in 1853 and moved to San Francisco in 1865, then returned to Sacramento where he died in 1867. 30. FISH’S / INFALLIBLE / HAIR RESTORATIVE / N. MILLS - Niles Mills, brother of banker D.O. Mills, once partnered with Benjamin Fish in the hair restorative business as early as 1858. By 1860, Mills then decided to compete directly with Fish, which created a big legal battle. Mills produced this desirable bottle for his product, produced from November 1864 by the Pacific Glass Works. There were no newspaper advertisements found after December 1864 and Mills went on to other ventures. He died in Petaluma, California, on November 26, 1874.
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31. BAKER & CUTTING / GLASS AND PICKLE MANUFACTURERS. - The holy grail of all California blown bottles, it is known to be the first bottle blown in California - in 1859. The bottles on this list were chosen with the consideration that intact examples be known and identifiable, as there are a number of great bottles that have been found but with no known whole examples. This bottle is no exception except that the only known example can no longer be found, although many have been excavated in more than one piece. Perhaps the most elusive and most desirable bottle of any from the western region. Pictured within is the only known whole example, which is actually a much lighter aqua than shown in this photograph. 32. P.D. CODE & CO. / S.F. - Few bottles in this category of hermetically sealed goods are lettered to positively identify them as being produced in the west or made solely for the west. Philip Code began his company in 1868 and it was restructured to Code, Elfelt & Co. in 1872, providing a tight date range for this bottle. 33. PACIFIC / GLASS / WORKS (base embossed w/star on shoulder) - This bottle is a fairly simple pickle reminiscent of the Gothic style but a little simpler. The only feature that sets it apart from many bottles that look similar is that it is base embossed with its glass house parent. It is also quite rare. 34. J. LUSK & CO. / OAKLAND / CAL - Josiah Lusk was a fruit farmer just north of Oakland, California. In 1868, he decided to preserve some of his crop which became a big success. By 1881, William T. Coleman infused considerable capital into the company and it became one of the largest in the United States. The bottle dates from its earlier years.
BEER 35. H. METZLER / SAN FRANCISCO - Perhaps the most sought after of the early western quart beer bottles made for a short time in the mid-1880s. Hermann Metzler worked for his father, Charles Metzler, as a brewer and tried his hand at bottling beer from about 1885 to 85
1887. By 1888, his father closed his brewing business and opened an undertaking business. Hermann followed and became an undertaker with his father. When his father died in 1900, Hermann took over the business. He died in Decoto, Alameda County, in 1926. The bottle is arguably one of the most artfully figured example of any of the fantastic beer bottles of this period. 36. JACOB DENZLER / SAN FRANCISCO / THIS BOTTLE / NOT SOLD - Another of the desirable quart California beer bottles produced during the early to mid-1880s. Jacob Denzler was bottling beer at least as early as 1882. The slug plate shows three bears guzzling beer, with the empty bottles thrown on the ground. Denzler died in San Francisco in 1899. 37. A. & R. POSTEL / S.F. CAL. - Ernest “Arnold” Christian Postel and his brother, Rudolph W.A. Postel, participated in a number of partnerships together, including that short lived mid-1880s period of heavily embossed beer bottles. By 1887, they were farming in Pope Valley, Napa County. Probably a little rarer than the “counterpart” bottle of their brother, C.D. Postel, it also ranks as one of the best early beer bottles. 38. A. CAPELLI & CO. / TRADE MARK / BOTTLE BEER / S.F. CAL. - Antonio Capelli began his bottle beer career in 1880 and ended in 1885. He was probably the earliest of the genre of amber quart beer bottlers in San Francisco. Capelli tried a number of professions and died in 1892 when he was a saloon owner. 39. SWAN BREWERY Co. / XXX ALE / THIS BOTTLE / NEVER SOLD / BY THE CO. - Charles Wilmot arrived in San Francisco from England by 1854 and worked as a brewer. He established the Burton Ale Brewery by 1860 and the Swan Brewery in 1870. His English style brew was sold in these small bottles dating from 1870 to 1875, at $1.00 per dozen. Wilmot left the Swan Brewery Co. in July 1876 and established the Wilmot Brewing Co. a few months later. Swan went bankrupt in 1881. 40. W. B. Co. / S.F. / TRADE MARK - The Wilmot Brewing Co. bottles are embossed in a circle surrounding a stylized sun with a “face” as a trade mark. This trade mark was only proprietary and not registered with a governmental agency. The company was established as a California corporation on September 12, 1876, with Charles Wilmot as president. The bottles were probably made at its inception.
CANNING JARS 41. A.P. BRAYTON & Co. / SAN FRANCISCO / CAL. - Probably the earliest western jar, circa 1860, it is rare in all its three sizes and in its two variants. While all are highly desirable, this list is represented by the iron pontiled variant. It is still debated where this jar was made east or west - or both. 42. CUTTING. AND CO. / SAN FRANCISCO - The earliest known wax seal canning jar from the western region, it was probably first blown at the San Francisco Glass Works shortly after it recovered from its disastrous fire, circa 1871. Francis Cutting was one of the most successful packers of hermetically sealed goods on the west coast. Apparently Cutting stopped using this jar after only a few years, as the mold was later modified, at least by 1874, with the new lettering stating, SAN FRANCISCO / GLASS WORKS. Found in quart and half-gallon. 43. PACIFIC GLASS WORKS (base embossed). This jar, which is only embossed on the base, is an extremely rare example of a western made jar. The top is finished to accommodate what was probably a Willoughby closure, although none of these jars have been found with 86
the stopper in place. 44. PACIFIC GLASS WORKS / S.F. / BUTTER JAR - The Pacific Glass Works produced a fair number of Victory type jars under license of William W. Lyman. However, the butter jar is essentially unique. It is not known if they were blown for a particular merchant or if they were sold as a stock item from the factory. It was most likely made in 1872 to fulfill a contract for jars to pack 40,000 pounds of butter for the United States Subsistence Department which stocked U.S. Army commissaries. 45. SAN FRANCISCO GLASS WORKS (WAX SEAL) - Although not very rare, this is a highly desirable western wax seal type jar with the glass works name clearly embossed to easily document its origin. Originally created from the mold of the Cutting & Co. jar, it was first produced about 1873 to 1875; however, it continued to be made by its predecessor company called the San Francisco & Pacific Glass Works, probably into the 1880s. Found in quart and half-gallon. The mold was finally used for jars made for Moses Seller of Portland, Oregon.
WHISKEY
46. CALIFORNIA CLUB HOUSE / PURE BOURBON / IMPORTED ONLY BY / JNo C. MORRISON JR. / 316 SAC. ST. S.F. - Usually found in amber, this bottle is considered one of the top items to collectors of California whiskey bottles. Made between 1872 to 1874, the best available information on Morrison is John Thomas’ book on Whiskey Bottles of the Old West (1977). 47. OLD / WOODBURN / WHISKEY / N. VAN BERGEN & Co. / AGENTS / SAN FRANCISCO - One of the most desirable of the early western whiskey bottles, it was produced in the mid-1870s with only about three specimens known. 48. TEAKETTLE / OLD BOURBON / SHEA, BOQUERAZ & McKEE / AGENTS / SAN FRANCISCO - As a “best” bottle the Teakettle Bourbon is probably the most controversial on this list as many have been found. It still remains a favorite among collectors for its plentiful embossing. Generally found in amber color, the pictured aqua specimen is unique. 49. KENTUCKY / GEM / SOUR MASH / COPPER DISTILLED / WHISKEY / AGENTS / T.G. COCKRILL & CO. / SAN FRANCISCO - Theodore Cockrill is well documented in John Thomas’ Whiskey Bottles of the Old West (1977). Early in 1879, Cockrill began phasing out his business and bought a ten-acre farm in upper Fairfax, Marin County, California. He spent much of his time with fraternal and social activities and died in July 1899. The bottles are highly collectible. 50. F. & P.J. CASSIN / AGT’S / O.K. / GOLDEN / PLANTATION / WHISKEY / SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. - This brand was first advertised by the Cassin brothers in January 1876 and continued until 1886. This bottle was probably produced in the first few years the Cassins as agents. 51. BARKHOUSE BROS. & CO. / GOLD DUST / KENTUCKY / BOURBON / JOHN VAN BERGEN & CO. / SOLE AGENTS - Born in Germany in 1818, John Van Bergen arrived in San Francisco in 1849 along with his father in their own ship. He entered the liquor business until 1874 when he sold his interest to his brother, Nicholas Van Bergen, and enjoyed semi-retirement - still being associated with his brother’s company. John Van Bergen made many trips back to his homeland and eventually moved back. He died in Germany in 1904. Nicholas died in San Francisco on November 18, 1898. The bottle was likely made between 87
1871 and 1874. 52. LAUREL CROWN / OLD BOURBON / Wm. HOELSCHER & CO. / SOLE AGENTS / A No. 1 - William Hoelscher began his liquor company on January 1, 1877. He trademarked his Laurel Crown whiskey in February 1879. Hoelscher died the following year and his wife, Elise, was forced to manage the company. I. De Turk was purchased by Hoelscher. It was incorporated in 1902 with Elise and three sons, William, Victor and Arthur as directors. The I. De Turk brand was purchased in 1909. The name of the company remained the same and it continued until prohibition. After prohibition, the company was resurrected by the family. It is assumed that Hoelscher had the bottles blown prior to his death, in 1879 or early 1880. Very few of the bottles have been found. 53. DURHAM / WHISKEY / E. CHIELOVICH & CO. - Begun in October 1867, Elia Chielovich & Co. is well known in the west for producing two desirable whiskey bottles, including their Durham Whiskey. Produced in the late 1870s to the early 1880s, it is not only rare but very desirable in form. The earliest version sports an additional “base” or foot, sprouting from the middle of the back side, presumably to allow the bottle to be laid on its side without rolling away. It appears to be a failed experiment, as the foot was later removed from the mold.
FLASKS 54. WORMSER BROS. / SAN FRANCISCO - The Wormser brothers were firmly entrenched in many aspects of California’s business world, and their activities in the sale of alcoholic beverages was but a small sideline of their overall financial grasp. Their initial activities were in Sacramento but at least by 1856 Isaac and Louis Wormser had opened a liquor business in San Francisco. In June 1872, the brothers sold their liquor business to Braeg & Frank, and Louis moved to New York City where he associated himself with his brothers Isadore and Simon. The brothers, Isidor and Simon Wormser, went into banking and real estate and eventually moved to New York City where they established a banking house on Wall Street. Isaac stayed in California and died in 1894 in Monterey. 55. THE GENUINE / OLD / BOURBON WHISKEY / S. F. - Born in France in 1841, Numa Grange can be found in Nevada in 1866. He was in San Francisco by 1868 and generally in the liquor trade. This flask was most certainly produced during the 1870s. Perhaps the most stylish of all the early western whiskey flasks, it is known in two variations. Another variant replaces the last line with, N. GRANGE / SOLE AGENTS FOR / PACIFIC COAST. Both are highly desirable. He died in Alameda County, California, on May 5, 1917. 56. WILLIAM T. COLEMAN / SAN FRANCISCO - This little flask is associated with a famous historical figure of the Gold Rush period and even after. Coleman became very wealthy with his fleet of ships that became a major lifeline between San Francisco and the rest of the world. He was also active as a commission merchant for awhile. The bottle is probably French in origin and the date of manufacture is currently unknown since the known examples cannot be associated with their excavated context. Being of French origin, it probably held cognac and was likely a very short lived specialty item. Probably fewer than four known specimens. Solid rod pontil scar. 57. J. ANGELI & CO. / SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco witnessed several early liquor flasks that are in the same time period as this one, and all are probably equal in desirability. It is really not clear whether this bottle contained whiskey or some other spirituous liquid, as the company performed its own distillation. Richard Braeg and Emanuel Frank, partners in the 88
company, purchased Angeli’s interest in March 1871, but kept the Angeli name. In May 1872, Braeg and Frank dropped the name of J. Angeli & Co. and substituted their own names as proprietors. The bottle was produced between 1869 and 1871. 58. G. H. MOORE / OLD / BOURBON & RYE / JESSE MOORE & CO. LOUISVILLE KY / MOORE, HUNT & CO. / SOLE AGENTS - When Elia Chielovich dissolved his liquor company in August 1875, his three partners, George Henry Moore, Henry Brown Hunt and Cornelius Deweese, Jr., immediately started their own company styled as Moore, Hunt & Co. They also continued as agents for Jesse Moore of Louisville, Kentucky. In 1887, Cornelius Deweese left the partnership but the company name did not change. On August 15, 1888, Thomas Kirkpatrick joined the firm; however, the company name still remained the same. Moore, Hunt & Co. incorporated in January 1892, and in July 1896, Jesse Moore & Co. of Louisville and Moore, Hunt & Co. of San Francisco consolidated to become Jesse Moore Hunt Co. The outside production dates for this flask would be 1875 to 1883. 59. OLD BOURBON / CASTLE / WHISKEY / F. CHEVALIER & Co. / SOLE AGENTS - George F. Chevalier (He preferred to use his middle name - Fortune) was born in 1814 in Belle Isle, France. He arrived in California in 1850 and initially lived in Sacramento and sold wine and liquors until about 1868 when he entered the insurance business. He removed to San Francisco in 1871 and opened a liquor business there. The flasks are assumed to have been produced within the first five years of his establishment there. Chevalier died in San Francisco on April 6, 1899, but his company lived on through his son, and incorporated in 1904; therefore, all their bottles after this date are missing the ampersand within the name (e.g. Chevalier Co.) 60. J.H. CUTTER / OLD BOURBON / A.P. HOTALING & Co. / PORTLAND, O - This very rare Newman’s patent flask was used only by the Portland, Oregon, branch of Hotaling’s great western liquor empire. The exact date of production is not known but it would have to be between about 1876, the patent date on the base of the flask, and 1884. Note that Hotaling incorporated in Oregon in 1884, so that the company name embossed on bottles without the ampersand should be made after this date. 61. CALIFORNIA WINE DEPOT / A.M. SMITH / DEALER IN / WINES & LIQUORS / 1872 / SALT LAKE CITY - Andrew M. Smith maintained the California Wine Depot in Salt Lake City from 1872 to 1875, and this bottle was produced during that three year period. Very little is known about the bottle and only one whole specimen is known to date. It probably held brandy or whiskey - or both. The curved leg of the letter “R” identifies it as a San Francisco made bottle.
MISC 62. CALIFORNIA FIRE EXTINGUISHER - Not categorized with any other bottle that we know of, this hand grenade with its embossed bear, is definitely a top western bottle with very few examples known. The company was located in San Francisco, circa 1885. 63. E.S. HOLDEN / STOCKTON - This unusual and rare quart size bottle is sort of an enigma since Erastus Holden was a druggist by trade. The bottle is typical of the type that held peppersauce in the 1850s. In this case it is not known what it may have contained. It was probably made for Holden between 1850 and 1855, after which his business was styled E.S. Holden & Co. 64. CAL. ELEC. WORKS / PATENT (insulator) - The California Electrical Works was 89
incorporated in 1877, which partly folded in one of their predecessors, the Electrical Construction and Maintenance Company of San Francisco. The E.C. & M. insulators are also highly desirable and known to be the second company that produced insulators in California. The first being those produced by the San Francisco Glass Works in 1860. The Cal. Elec. Works insulators were produced some time within the operation of the company, between 1877 and 1908. Common in aqua they are rare in other colors. Please refer to http://www.nia.org/history_and_guide/chapters/Vol_1-10_Contributions_from_California.pdf, for information about California insulators from the National Insulator Association. 65. LIDDLE & KAEDING AGENTS (and) LIDDLE & KAEDING / AGENTS / SAN FRANCISCO - Robert Liddle and Charles V.B. Kaeding formed a partnership in San Francisco on July 1, 1867 until 1889 when Kaeding was forced to retire due to health issues. Their Sportsman’s Emporium was one of the largest businesses of its type on the West Coast. Very little is known about their target balls. It is found in two mold variants as noted above, the first in aqua glass and the second in amber.
STONEWARE BOTTLES AND POT LIDS 66. C. MOISE & CO. / SAN FRANCISCO / GENUINE PACIFIC / GINGER BEER This product is most commonly found in glass, but the “big dig” of San Francisco in 1998 turned up two of these stoneware variants. The clay and glaze is similar to the early sewer and drain tile often found on the West Coast, where the bottles were probably made. Nothing more has been learned about this product since Peck Markota’s 1994 listing in his book. There were several individuals with this name in the San Francisco Bay area but none can be associated with this product. No advertisements have been found for Moise or his ginger beer. 67. OK GOLDEN / PLANTATION WHISKY / P.J. CASSIN & CO. / 433 BATTERY ST. / SAN FRANCISCO - Advertised only in 1883 and containing O.K. Golden Plantation Whisky, in one gallon, half gallon or quart imported English stone jars, by P.J. Cassin & Co., San Francisco. The half-gallon size is the only one documented. 68. A.M. COLE (pot lid) - Born in New York in 1833, Allan M. Cole arrived in California in the early 1850s and began his druggist career in Petaluma, California, in the 1850s.With the discovery of the Comstock Lode in Nevada Territory, he became the pioneer druggist of Virginia City and remained there until his death in 1913. Cole was one of the few early western region druggists who produced a pictorial pot lid for his product line. It dates from the late 1870s. 69. H.P. WAKELEE BEAR’S GREASE (pot lid) - Wakelee was the most prolific western druggist for selling decorated pot lids. His cold cream lid is the most common; however it is not often encountered. The bear’s grease lid is rare, as is the rest of his boudoir line of fancy pot lids. 70. Dr. BOUTMARS CELEBRATED AROMATIC TOOTH PASTE (pot lid) - Aside from their heavy interest in mining, Henry W. and Charles P. Schmidt operated a drug store in San Francisco from 1878. While different operatives controlled the company, the name remained the same until 1892. Virtually nothing is known about the history of this lid.
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2. Barry & Patten,
3. Bank Exchange
4. V Squarza
Aromatic Schiedem Schnapps
San Francisco Torrence & Parker
116 & 118 Montgomery St. San Francisco
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5. E. G. Lyons & Co.
6. J. G. Frisch
7. Cassin’s Grape
8. Oregon
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Brandy Bitters
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California Bitters San Francisco
Chittum Bitters, Dr. G.W. Brown
9. G. A. Simon’s
10. Dr. Wonser’s
11. Chalmer’s
12. Lacour’s
Medicated Aromatic Bitters
Catawba Wine Bitters, Spruance, Stanley & Co.
U.S.A. Indian Root Bitters
Bitters Sarsapariphere
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14. Neyman &
15. W. & B. Shasta
16. Mills
Bitters, M. Keller, Los Angeles
Union Glass Works Superior Mineral Water
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Drake, Mok Hill Union Glass Works Philadelphia
Seltzer Springs
17. Pacific
18. New Almaden Mineral
19. R & H Columbia
20. California
Congress Water Springs Saratoga California Pacific Congress Springs
California
Water, Pioche
Natural Seltzer Water, H & G
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21. Ulr.
Alting Soda Water (and) Ulr. Alting Sparkling Lemonade
22. W.S. Wright
Pacific Glass Works
23. Cassin’s English Aerated Waters
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24. R. L. Higgins Virginia City
25. California Ink Co.
26. Dr. Bowen’s
San Francisco
Blood Purifier San Francisco
27. Indian
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TLA-QUILLAUGH’S Balsam, Dr. R. Parker San Francisco
Adolphus Anti Rheumatic Cordial, San Francisco, California
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30. Fish’s Infallible
31. Baker & Cutting
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Rheumatism Medicine Prepared by J.R. Boyce Sacramento
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Hair Restorative N. Mills
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33. Pacific
34. J. Lusk
35. H. Metzler
36. Jacob Denzler
Glass Works (base embossed w/star on shoulder)
San Francisco
& Company Oakland, California
San Francisco
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37. A. & R. Postel
38. A. Capelli
39. Swan Brewery
40. W.B.
San Francisco, California
Company XXX Ale
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& Company San Francisco, California
Company San Francisco
41. A.P. Brayton & Company
42. Cutting and Co
43. Pacific
44. Pacific
San Francisco, California
Glass Works (base embossed)
San Francisco
Glass Works Butter Jar San Francisco
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Glass Works (Wax Seal)
46. California Club House Pure Bourbon Jno C. Morrison Jr. San Francisco
47. Old Woodburn Whiskey N. Van Bergen & Co. San Francisco
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48. Teakettle Old Bourbon Shea, Boqueraz & McKee San Francisco
49. Kentucky Gem
50. F. & P.J. Cassin
51. Barkhouse
52. Laurel Crown
Sour Mash Copper Distilled Whiskey T.G. Cockrill & Co. San Francisco
Bros. & Co. Gold Dust Kentucky Bourbon John Van Bergen & Co.
O.K. Golden Plantation Whiskey, San Francisco, California
Old Bourbon Wm. Hoelscher & Co.
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53. Durham Whiskey E. Chielovich & Co.
54. Wormser Brothers San Francisco
55. The Genuine
Old Bourbon Whiskey San Francisco
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56. W.T. Coleman & Co. San Francisco
57. J. Angeli & Co. San Francisco
59. Old Bourbon Castle Whiskey F. Chevalier & Co.
58. G.H. Moore
Old Bourbon & Rye Jesse Moore & Co. Louisville, Kentucky Moore, Hunt & Co. sole agents
60. J.H. Cutter
Old Bourbon A.P. Hotaling & Co. Portland, Oregon
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62. California
63. E.S. Holden
64. California Electric Works (Insulator)
Depot A.M. Smith Salt Lake City
Stockton
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Fire Extinguisher
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66. C. Moise & Co.
San Francisco (Target Ball)
San Francisco Genuine Pacific Ginger Beer
67. OK
Golden Plantation Whisky P.J. Cassin & Co. San Francisco
68. Cold Cream A. M. Cole Virginia, Nevada (Pot Lid)
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69. Genuine Bear’s Grease H.P. Wakelee San Francisco (Pot Lid)
H.H. Warner - His Company & His Bottles 2.0 By Michael Seeliger & Contributing authors worldwide Digital format fits any USB port PDF version. Updates available as new information, pictures and stories unfold by sending card back to the author. Filled with the Warner and Dr. Craig story, bottles, advertising, posters, almanacs, and other information on Warner and Craig bottles. Over 600 pages with great pictures of all Warner bottles and advertising. Includes the 1974 book H.H. Warner His Company & His Bottles and a checklist of Warner and Dr. Craig items. $18 postpaid. Update available whenever desired by sending the original USB card back and receiving another new version for $3 to cover postage or free at bottle shows where Michael Seeliger is in attendance. To order a copy: Michael Seeliger, N8211 Smith Rd., Brooklyn, Wisconsin 53521, mwseeliger@gmail.com or buy it on ebay.
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Burks Lightning Liniment By Eric McGuire
Fresno, California, was a small spot on the map when the two major players who were to produce Burk’s Lightning Liniment moved to town. Just why they chose to settle there is not clear. Fresno sits on the eastern edge of California’s San Joaquin Valley, and became the seat of government for Fresno County on March 24, 1874, by a margin of 116 votes. The former seat, Millerton, was decimated by the flooding San Joaquin River in 1867, which made it a less than desirable location. When the Southern Pacific Railroad established its Fresno Station in 1872, it became a much preferred community for many people, and the population of languishing Millerton moved to the rapidly growing town of Fresno, surrounded by the fertile plain of the San Joaquin River. One eye witness to the vast plain of the San Joaquin Valley reminisced about his first encounter of the area;
nia that were born by the precious yellow metal. It was first laid out in 1858 at the head of navigation on the San Joaquin River, which drained the immense San Joaquin Valley, a semi-arid plain that had huge agricultural potential. Fresno’s slow beginnings were ecwhoed by a traveler in its birth year; “. . . the only sign of improvement that I saw in the vicinity, was part of a brush tent and some rough adobes, made by once noted robber, Tom Bell; and I presume there was not another soul within ten miles when I passed this spot” (2) While the steamboat Henrietta was put into service with some success when the snowmelt from the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the East maintained a high water level in the San Joaquin River, as summer wore on only smaller boats could navigate the river. (3) By January 1860, the steamboat Visalia was constructed in San Francisco and put into service for this difficult 250 miles - by river - between Stockton and Fresno. The trip by land was about 100 miles shorter. With a length of 115 feet and width of 24 feet, she drew only 12 inches of water. (4)
When I first beheld this great valley in the spring of 1849, it presented a scene of indescribable beauty and grandeur. Far as the vision could extend, it was one vast sea of living verdure. Myriads and myriads of flowers of every hue exhaled their aroma on the breeze then playing, which caused the grass to wave to and fro like the undulations of the ocean in a gentle gale. The plain seemed alive, also, with elk and antelope, which, on the discovery of an intruder upon their domain, would bound away with velocity, and in an instant, as it were, be lost in the tall grass.” (1) The journalist continued by stating how the cattle industry soon reduced the verdant grassland even though the fertile soils remained. The city of Fresno, California, had a painfully slow start during its first few years, unlike most of the instant communities in Califor110
The newly constructed steamboat Visalia was specially built to navigate the often low water conditions of the San Joaquin River. (Ad from the Visalia Weekly Delta, May 19, 1860)
Within a span of several years, the San Joaquin Valley was no longer an empty
expanse. The Daily Alta California of 31 January 1867 expanded on this truth; A year or two ago a passage by steamer up the San Joaquin River was almost like starting on a trip to some foreign country, but recently quite a change has taken place. Every steamer is loaded now with freight and passengers, both on their arrival and departure. The steamer “Fresno”, on her last trip up the stream, took twenty tons of groceries, a large quantity of nails, a horse and buggy, a wagon, a number of hogs, a lot of poultry, and fifty passengers, The destination of the boat was Fresno City. There were only about 1,000 residents in Fresno when Claudius Galen Sayle and Napoleon Bonaparte Burks brought their respective families in 1874 to settle in this quickly growing region with great agricultural potential. Sayle was born in Carroll County, Tennessee, on December 8, 1826, to Dr. Samuel G. Sayle and Olivia Wakefield King. His was a well educated family with many becoming medical doctors. It was only natural for young Claudius to follow suit and was educated in medicine at Cumberland University in New Lebanon, Tennessee. Sayle went to the Republic of Texas about 1841, but went back to Tennessee for his medical education and then returned to Texas again, where he practiced medicine for a few years. He was drawn to the lure of California gold in the Fall of 1852, with his uncle, Edwin J. King, and settled near Fort Miller, in Fresno County. Sayle then followed a new mining strike in the Kern River area in 1856 and he soon settled in the vicinity of Visalia, Tulare County. It was here that he entered politics and became one of the first Supervisors for Tulare County. In 1856, he was elected Assessor of Tulare County and in 1858 was admitted to practice law by the District Court. In 1861, Sayle was elected Judge of Tulare County, and then in 1864 he moved back to Millerton, Fresno County, where he was elected District Attorney in the same year. He went back to private law practice in Fresno in 1874. (5) In 1876, Sayle was ap-
While establishing himself within the political arena of Tulare County, Claudius G. Sayle opened a saloon in Visalia, in 1859. This was a much more acceptable occupation for a politician than it is today. (Tulare County Record [Visalia, Calif.] July 23, 1859)
pointed Notary Public of Fresno County by California Governor, William Irwin. (6) While still in Visalia, Claudius Sayle married Corilla Stevenson in October 1861, but she died in Visalia on September 22, 1874. He had no children of his own but raised Corilla’s daughter, Mary (aka Mollie) Clara Bacon, from her previous marriage. Napoleon Bonaparte Burks and family arrived in California about 1873, first settling in Fresno and a few years later Napoleon and his wife, Eliza Gallup, moved farther west to San Buenaventura, Ventura County, California. The Burks had come from Sturgeon, Boone County, Missouri, where they had married in 1845. In 1854, Napoleon purchased 240 acres there and was the second mayor of Sturgeon after it incorporated in 1859, and he was one of three property holders upon which the town of Sturgeon was laid out. It has been stated that Napoleon Burks lost his property in Sturgeon by condemnation when he openly sympathized with the Southern cause during the Civil War. Many residents of Sturgeon were aligned with the South; however, no evidence was found that indicated his property was actually taken from him. The Burks family did leave Sturgeon in the latter 1860s and settled for awhile in Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska. 111
After moving from Ventura and back to Fresno, Napoleon Burks became well known by the whole town. He maintained a cigar store for many years and was affectionately known by all as “Uncle Burks”. Napoleon died in Fresno on January 8, 1901.
to Claudius, and whom Claudius adopted as his own. Ralph W. Sayle was born May 16, 1880, and died July 7, 1960, in San Francisco, California. (7) He never married. Claudius Sayle died in San Jose, California, on May 11, 1910. Lefonso and Mary (AKA Nellie) Burks had two children, Claudia, who died young and Winfred Lefonso Burks, who was born in 1879. Lefonso Burks had an older brother, Charles F. Burks, who also moved West with the Burks family. He opened the first drug store in Fresno in 1874 but the store was soon
A photo of Fresno, California, about 1893, taken on Mariposa Street looking toward the Fresno County Courthouse. (Photo courtesy of The Fresno Bee)
The Burks and Sayle families became joined when Lefonso Burks, son of Napoleon Bonaparte Burks, married Mollie Bacon, the daughter of Claudius Sayle’s first wife, Corilla Stevenson. Corilla had initially been married very briefly to a man named Bacon, and had a daughter, Mary Clara Bacon, born in Visalia in May 1860. Mary Clara Bacon and Lefonso Burks married November 5, 1876, in Visalia. Now, to make this familial connection really confusing, Claudius Sayle married a second time, on November 2, 1876, in San Buenaventura, California, to Lefonso Burks’ sister, Amanda Newton “Nutie” Burks. The marriage made Lefonso Burks and Claudius Sayle, brothers-in-law, and Claudius was also Lefonso’s father-in-law. This created a rather tight family connection and, for awhile at least, the Sayles and Burks lived under the same roof. It was not long, however, that Nutie Burks Sayle, Claudius’ wife, who was also Lefonso’s sister, died in Ventura, California, on November 14, 1877. Claudius Sayle married a third time to Eunice Flora Miner on May 31, 1881, in San Francisco, California. Eunice died January 30, 1939, at the age of 97 years. One son was born to Eunice by her previous marriage, just two weeks before her marriage 112
Advertisement for the new drug store of Claudius G. Sayle & Co., recently purchased from Lefonso Burks’ brother, Charles F. Burks, who first established it in 1874. (Fresno Republican Weekly, July 14, 1877)
purchased by Claudius Sayle with Lefonso Burks as junior partner. The drug company of C. G. Sayle & Co. was terminated in October 1879 with Sayle leaving the business, while Lefanso Burks continued as sole proprietor. Lefonso surely caught the attention of the readers of the Fresno Republican Weekly of January 18, 1879, when a short article noted; Lefonso Burks of the firm of C.G. Sayle & Co. is in San Francisco buying goods, and arranging for the manufacture of 3,703,506 bottles for his celebrated Lightning Liniment.
This incredibly high number of bottles is incomprehensible for such a small operation as Burks’, and was either an overt exaggeration or a typographical error. Two months later, a more realistic number of bottles arrived from the San Francisco & Pacific Glass Works, the only glass manufacturer in California at that point in time. The Republican Weekly noted three gross (432) of Lightning Liniment bottles had been received by Lefonso Burks. A photograph of the Fresno Volunteer Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1, in front of the C. G. SAYLE & CO. drug store, taken in the late 1870’s. Lefonso Burks is reportedly seated third from right, top row. (Photo courtesy of The Fresno Bee)
Being the attorney that he was, C. G. Sayle sought to protect the proprietary rights of Burks Lightning Liniment by registering the name and figure on the bottle label, shown here, with the Secretary of State of California, as Trade Mark No. 470, on January 6, 1879.
LIGHTNING LINIMENT - Lefonso Burks received three gross of bottles in which to put up his Lightning Liniment, this week. The bottles were manufactured expressly for him by a San Francisco firm and have “Burk’s Lightning Liniment” stamped on them. This liniment is gaining quite a reputation, and has effected a number of cures for sprains and bruises in this vicinity. (8) 113
This is a far more realistic number which makes one wonder if the previously quoted figure of 3.7 million bottles may have been some sort of estimate of how many bottles could potentially be blown in the private mold that was commissioned by Burks, before it wore out. The lettering on the bottles reveal the fact that the mold was manufactured by the well known maker who produced the curved leg letter “R”, who was active from about 1867 to the first several years of the 1880’s in San Francisco. The Lightning Liniment mold was undoubtedly made in late 1878 or early 1879. The Lightning Liniment specimen pictured herein, measures 7 3/8 inches in height, is neatly finished with a tooled top, which is typical of the transitional period of a few years either side of 1880 for most of the gaffers working at the glass works in San Francisco - and even beyond. The extra step of applying a finishing string of glass for the top equated to more time and less money for those blowers who were paid by the piece. There is no way of knowing if additional orders were placed for more Lightning Liniment bottles, but judging by their scarcity it is not likely. The last advertisement for Lightning Liniment is noted in the Fresno paper of June 11, 1881. In 1883, Burks purchased a drug store in Woodland, California, where his sister, Sarah Lampkin, was living (9). This would be the first of a number of moves that Burks made in the next several years, even though he continued to maintain a business presence in Fresno. Burks also purchased a drug store in Vallejo, California, but sold it by July 1884. About this time in his life, Lefonso was 114
plagued with marital issues and his wife left him. She then remarried twice within a few years, neither lasting very long. Judging by her actions reported in the Fresno newspaper, she became a rather unpredictable lady, with her biggest embarrassment being exposed for running a house of prostitution. (10) Except for a few digressions in the insurance and coffee businesses, Lefonso Burks continued in the retail drug business, at times with various partners, in Fresno, and died there in 1904. He is buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Fresno.
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1. Daily Alta California, 6 February 1866 2. Sacramento Daily Union, 9 March 1858 3. Daily Alta California, 29 April 1858
4. Visalia Weekly Delta, 21 January 1860 5. Fresno Republican Weekly, February 3, 1877 6. Sacramento Daily Union, 13 March 1876 7. The 1880 census for Alameda, Calif, schedules Flora living with her husband, R.W. Cummings, and they have one son, Raymond W. Cummings, born in May 1880. Raymond W. Cummings and Ralph W. Sayle are one and the same person. 8. Fresno Republican Weekly, March 15, 1879 9. Fresno Republican Weekly, May 12, 1883 10. Fresno Republican Weekly, 20 September 1889
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