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Table of Contents FOHBC Officer Listing 2012-14 2 Dr. Henley’s Royal Palm Gin Who do I Contact ....................... 59

by Stephen Hubbell and President’s Message .................... 3 Eric McGuire ....................................... 24 A Good Egg

by Eric McGuire...........................60 Shards of Wisdom ....................... 4 Ephemera, Great Fit for Bottle Collectors Classified Ads & Ad Rate Info ..65 by Bill Baab ..........................................

32 Elections ....................................... 7 Membership Directory ..............67 Storytelling Schweppes since 1783, FOHBC News, From and Bottle Digging to the Roots of Coke For Our Members ..................... 10 by Hans-Jurgen Krackher .................... 38 FOHBC Show-Biz Show Calendar Listings .............68 Run for the Roses, Bottle Yours Truley, D. Jarves - A Membership Application ...........72 Competition Event Update ........ 14 Glassmaker’s Gifts

by Elizabeth and Rescuing a Piece of History Frank Creech ....................................... 50

by Alan DeMaison....................... 18

• Oregon Bottle Collecting History • Dr. Henley’s Royal Palm Gin Part 2 • The Early Druggists of Jasper • A Birthday Celebration for the Ages: County, Dalrymple & Son, Druggists, Privy Digging in Baltimore Part I Monroe, Ia. Don’t miss an issue - Please check your labels for expiration information.

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

FOHBC Officers 2012-2014 President: Ferdinand Meyer V, 101 Crawford, Studio 1A, Houston, TX 77002; phone: (713) 222-7979; e-mail: fmeyer@fmgdesign.com First Vice-President: Bob Ferraro, 515 Northridge Dr, Boulder City, NV 89005; phone: (702) 293-3114; e-mail: mayorferraro@aol.com.

Second Vice-President: Jamie Houdeshell, P.O. Box 57, Haskins, OH 43525; phone: (419) 722-3184 email: jhbottle@hotmail.com Secretary: James Berry, 200 Fort Plain Watershed Rd, St. Johnsville, NY 13452; phone: (518) 568-5683; e-mail: jhberry10@yahoo.com Treasurer: Gary Beatty, 3068 Jolivette Rd., North Port, FL 34288; phone: (941) 276-1546; e-mail: tropicalbreezes@verizon.net Historian: Richard Watson, 10 S Wendover Rd, Medford, NJ 08055; phone: (856) 983-1364; e-mail: crwatsonnj@verizon.net Editor: Martin Van Zant, 208 Urban St, Danville, IN 46122; phone: (812) 841-9495; e-mail: mdvanzant@yahoo.com.

Merchandising Director: Sheldon Baugh, 252 W Valley Dr, Russellville, KY 42276; phone: (270) 726-2712; e-mail: sbi_inc@bellsouth.net Membership Director: Jim Bender, PO Box 162, Sprakers, NY 12166; phone: (518) 673-8833; e-mail: jim1@frontiernet.net

Conventions Director: Tom Phillips, P.O. Box 240296, Memphis, TN 38124; phone: (901) 277-4225; e-mail: tomlisa.phillips@gmail.com Business Manager: Alan DeMaison, 1605 Clipper Cove, Painesville, OH 44077; phone: (H) (440) 358-1223, (C) (440) 796-7539; e-mail: a.demaison@sbcglobal.net Director-at-Large: Gene Bradberry, 3706 Deerfield Cove, Bartlett, TN 38135; phone: (901) 372-8428; e-mail: Genebsa@comcast.net Director-at-Large: John Panek, 1790 Hickory Knoll, Deerfield, IL 60015; phone: (847) 945-5493; email: paperbottle1@aol.com Director-at-Large: John Pastor, PO Box 227, New Hudson, MI 48165; phone: (248) 486-0530; e-mail: jpastor@americanglassgallery.com Midwest Region Director: Randee Kaiser, 2400 CR 4030, Holts Summit, MO 65043; phone: (573) 896-9052; e-mail: pollypop47@yahoo.com Northeast Region Director: Ed Kuskie, 352 Pineview Dr, Elizabeth, PA 15037; phone: (412) 405-9061; e-mail: bottlewizard@comcast.net.

Southern Region Director: Jack Hewitt, 1765 Potomac Ct, Lawrenceville, GA 30043; phone: (770) 856-6062, e-mail: hewittja@bellsouth.net.

Western Region Director: Dave Maryo, 12634 Westway Ln, Victorville, CA 92392; phone: (760) 617-5788; e-mail: dmaryo@verizon.net Public Relations Director: Pam Selenak, 156 S. Pepper St., Orange, CA 92868; phone: (714) 633-5775; e-mail: pselenak@yahoo.com

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President’s Message Ferdinand Meyer V FMG Design, Inc. 101 Crawford Street Studio 1A Houston, Texas 77002 ferdinand@peachridgeglass.com

This Sunday the customary (at least this year) It is early morning, Sunday morning and I fire sit here reflecting at is present in Diner the fireinplace andKeene, I watchNew for the first hints of TimoleonÕs quaint Hampshire while morning some as I nurse mytocoffee.

I situp here for everyone drinking coffee warm me (it waiting is 45 degrees outside, else (wife, grandchildren, sleep-over friends and to chilly for a Texan). The Yankee Bottle Show startsdogs) here shortly wake up on this Sunday in late January.

The troops did not and will be a fun conclusion to a long weekend of bottle events have school this past Friday as Houston and surrounding areas that started out with a gathering at Federation members Mark were shut down with an ice storm.

Like many of you, we and Annie VuonoÕs in Stamford, Connecticut on Friday have and had a record-breaking, cold winter too. Yes, I am sure some included the Heckler Columbus Day Hayfield event in Woodof you are smiling as your coldness is hovering near zero and stock Valley, Connecticut yesterday. I am thinking that this we shiver at 40 degrees. All I can say is, keep those bodies and was the exact spot, two years ago today, that the great bottles warm!

Feldmann story that I retell in this issue of Bottles and Extras, got its wings. I hope you enjoy the article and pictures. John I wanted to take a moment and share a nice morning I had and people represent the foundation withSheila two ofare mywonderful grandchildren as that I ‘home schooled’ them on and cornerstone of our great hobby. the weather day when they missed school. Our first class was What aBottles whirlwind events (10 since our old) greatand EXPO in late “Antique 101.”ofNicolas years Isabella (9 July in Reno, Nevada.

Every time I think of this event, I am years old) were taken on a field trip to various rooms of the reminded how grateful I am, and we alltheir should be, of Marty house andoftold ‘Bottle Stories.’

I thought attention would Hall, Richard Siri, the Reno Bottle Club and the quickly wane but to my surprise and pleasure, they legions really of helpers offwanted this mega even reported a enjoyedthat the pulled talk and moreevent. bottleMarty classes when the first strong success that demonstrates yet again, our sessionfinancial was done.

The really neat part was when I wasthat reading organization is getting stronger and marching forward.

The some comments on some recent bottles on facebook, I noticed 2013 FOHBC National in Manchester, New Hampshire next the children had ‘liked’ certain posts and even commented year is progressing with a These majority of the on a few bottles that smoothly they recognized. children aretables so already being sold.

Lexington, Kentucky will beshare our location important to our future.

Take some time out and with for National, so make your plans here, too.plant You can the the next2014 generation of bottle collectors.

If we do not the seeds, we will notfor have a crop. get information both events by visiting our website, FOHBC.org. Tom Phillips, our Conventions Director, was Work on the Virtual this Museum a number even in the southeast weekprogresses looking atonvenues for of thelevels 2015 such as fund-raising, development of a more National.

It was notdesign too long ago thatand weformation were much governing board.

The concept stilladvance can be broken downand intopublic three short-sighted.

Now with this planning major areas including the 3-dimensional creation of an experiential announcements, we can stake our claim on a date that will help exterior and chairmen interior building museum navigation other show decidespace, whensite to or hold their events.

As and an bottle presentation.

The bottle presentation would include three or aside, did you know that there were nine bottle shows this so outstanding photographs, a bottlethe rotation element and a video. weekend, including one across pond?

Our hobby is so This part is interesting but a challenge as these bottles may not strong. I see the glimmer of change even with our shows. LetÕs come to us.

Weand maygrow have our to gohobby. to the Bring bottles,people withinto thethe collections promote more shows. or at a regional ‘round-up’ to conduct the filming and photography.

Bottles, glass and positive change are contagious.

Image quality and presentation consistency is paramount. It is the experience we are after to allow you to see and gather information Federation membership is also drastically up which is exciton a specific piece.

WeWe are will even be hoping to have aourmajor first ‘filming’ session atdrive ing. announcing new membership the 2014 National Show in August if we later thisLexington month that uses Bottle a 2,000-member target.

We are can work out the details.

All this takes time, planning and nearing 1,200 members now. So if you are a member, stay with ofus,course money.

Federation wants to thank if youÕre areThe undecided, please join!

Therethearemany so many gift giversthings so far planned. who haveOur raised our totalBottles to $12,858 as of is exciting magazine, and Extras, this writing. You can see bottle art and waysweb to give undergoing a major facethe lift, we have a new site,inbyanthe advertisement within this issue or online at the FOHBC time you read this, we will be 1,000 members plus web on our site.

All givers are also recognized on the web site. Rome FOHBC facebook page, the FOHBC Virtual Museum is was not built in a (look day, nor a museum in real life.soon) This is a we moving forward for isa major announcement and generational game-changer in the bottle world.

We need your have just sent our first digital newsletter to a large audience of support, ideas, bottles and time if you would like to be people. help, The new Federation, your FOHBC. part of this exciting project.

We need new blood and persons to carry the torch. I will be reaching out to some of our membership for pictures of your The other day, I joined a local bottle club from another bottles, assistance on the web site, articles and stories for region as I sometimes do to show my support and to follow Bottles and Extras, the web site, the newsletter and help on the some of the progressive ideas that the club is offering. In this Virtual Museum. If you would like to volunteer, in any area, it case it was the Wisconsin Antique Advertising & Bottle Club. would be very much welcomed and appreciated.

With the $30 dues, which seems to be about average for some You will Ialso new section in thesome front value of Bottles of the clubs join,notice I wasacontent on getting withand Extras called Letters to the Editor. I am not sure why this was their web site and newsletter. not there in some form or another before but we really want to hear and ideasannual and how can do better.

I sayyour thisstories as our FOHBC dueswe is also $30things and we are You can send an e-mail, write a letter or call any board providing an abundance of value such as our 72-page Bottles member, at any time. contact information and Extras,including which ismyself a monumental and Our time-consuming is in this magazine and on the web site. component. When you factor in printing costs, mailing and In the the administration, January/February issue Bottles andwe Extras, all of it is2013 a big deal.ofOf course, also we will be starting a two-page Regional Overview section where have our web site, digital newsletter, virtual museum project, we will show, highlight incoming information from fourareas. regions national resources, historical archives andthe other make up the Federation (northeast, southern, and I that firmly believe that we need to look at these costs,midwest our western). If you havenew material please to your Regional membership, getting members andforward the future of our Director. visit the site or received our newsletter, hobby and Iftryyou to figure out web a ‘tiered ‘membership plan.

Please let uswill know youRegional have anyNews ideas.isThis a great responsibility you seeifthat nowisappearing in a different and members are in looking at all oftoo. the options. We andyour moreboard refreshing format these venues needWe to are be responsible, deliver, and link. grow.I use We cannot do only as strong as ourunify weakest this expresthis your support. sionwithout often in business and in my general conversations with people. Keep an open mind, be positive, and try to help, give I would likecriticism to remind members that you can constructive andour move forward.

Smile and access someone private and back secure of our and website for member names will smile to areas you. Listen you will hear a story.

Step and collecting interest. canatalso read past issues forward and tell a story.You Look your collection andoffind that Bottles Extras and This conduct research forabout. information you missingand bottle or link. is what it is all Our best asset may need.

This is also a huge effort that is being put forth by is all of our great members. the Federation as we have to index and digitize issues I am also looking forward to the great 49erpast Bottle Show in leading backAuburn, many years.

Our hope is that sometime in thego to Old Town California in December.

We usually next year or two, that we will have all past issues in a readable the Festival of Lights parade each year after the show.

We love format, cover to cover and have some type of master index it because the horses, dogs, goats, people and trucks all are where youwith can search and Christmas. read any article that wasa ever adorned lights for Remember, show is so published. much better if you make it an experience. While you are at a show, visit a collection, go to a museum, have dinner with a All this takesgotime. board members are volunteers. bottle friend, on a Your dig etc.

There are so many things youI can sure hope that more of you will step forward with ideas and do to stay connected with our great hobby. Make it a multiareas where you can help. I trust I will see many of you at the dimensional experience. Happy autumn and winter. great Baltimore Antique Bottle Show, my home town.

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Bottles and extras hobby are being disproved, debated and re-thought. It is a renaissance of the hobby with a virtual bottle show 24-7, any time you want to drop in and say hi. There are wonderful collections and one of a kind, extremely rare bottles being exhibited and shared. Things that I never knew existed are showing up every day!

Virtual Bottle Collecting Times are changing, and the world has gone digital. The way that we work, play and socialize has gone electronic as technology jumps by leaps and bounds. What was a James Bond innovation last year is the Bronze Age today.

For example, when was the last time you saw a pay phone?

I know the last one I saw I took a picture of myself standing next to it with the camera on my smart phone, for posterity, of course! On the internet now there is a whole new side to bottle collecting, and I’m not talking about auction sites, blogs or forums, but interactive communities where collectors can trade, share knowledge and pictures of their collections all while debating the hottest topics in the hobby today in live communication.

Some of the speculations that have stood strong for years in our

The most amazing part of this virtual bottle show is the information being shared and friends being made by collectors who are thousands of miles away from each other. Where was a particular bottle made and by whom?

Which glassworks operated when and where, what is that sharp circle of glass on the bottom of my bottle and why should I not call it a pontil?

(It is after all a pontil mark, not a pontil!).

I’ve found it a blessing myself to able to stay in touch with friends and collectors out east and get my daily dose of New England glass which helps with the homesickness now that I live here in California. Friendships that have been made over great distances can be more active and information that once took years to piece together can now be learned in days. So what is this wonderful never ending bottle show, you ask?

Believe it or not, it is Facebook. Giving the tools for live interaction and creating groups of similar interest while being able to do so from the comforts of home, even if you only have 15 minutes to spare, has changed the world, and the bottle collecting community to boot!

There are already many associated groups all related to bottle collecting and different categories there with-in on Facebook, with special interest groups being created continuously.

So please come and join us; after all, who ever got tired of looking at and talking about bottles! From your Facebook account search for the group “Bottle Collectors” or type this url into your address bar: https://www.facebook.com/ groups/9767861815/ (You will need a Facebook account to join the group.).

Hope to see you there and check out the new flasks I just acquired!

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

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From the depths When the Shell Oil Company finds any possible archeological sites while surveying the Gulf of Mexico for potential drilling sites, they must be reported to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).

One such site, discovered in 2011 about 170 miles southeast of Galveston, Texas and initially explored this last year, turned out to be an early to mid-19th century merchant vessel with two more ships in close proximity and loaded with you guessed it, bottles!

All three ships seem to have gone down at the same time through some violent force; whether this was the weather or an attack of some type remains to be discovered.

What is known is that the ships are too close together to be random and carried relatively the same cargo.

Because of the depth these ships were found at, close to 4,300 feet, almost everything on and in the ships has been remarkably well preserved right down to what is believed to be the ship’s ledger.

The ships have not been identified as of yet but the original ship that was explored has been dubbed the “Monterey wreck.” Unfortunately, this one would be a little too deep for divers to get to, but we can only dream of a similar discovery in more shallow waters!

Something about a shipwreck full of bottles really gets the blood pumping for me! After reading about the Monterey Wreck, I couldn’t help thinking about one of the most famous “bottle wrecks,” as I like to call them, the S.S. Republic.

Lost in a hurricane off the coast of Georgia in 1865 shortly after the end of the Civil War, the S.S. Republic has been a treasure trove of collectible bottles with bitters, gothic food bottles, medicines --you name it, all coming to light from the depths.

Here is a picture of a Drake’s Plantation Bitters being removed from the wreck site. There is a plethora of information available about the ship online, artifacts displayed in many museums and a National Geographic television documentary called “Civil War Gold” about the discovery and recovery of the wreck and artifacts.

Looks like a Drakes to me!

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ANTIQUE BOTTLE & ADVERTISING SHOW Memphis, Tennessee Agricenter International 7777 Walnut Grove Road Memphis, Tennessee 38120

Saturday, April 12th, 2014 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. *Other Items May Be Found At The Show* Collectors From 20 States-Early Admission Available

Admission $5.00

www.memphisbottleclub.com www.fohbc.org Show Chairman Gene Bradberry, 3706 Deerfield Cove, Bartlett, TN 38135 (901)372-8428 (901)359-8428

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2014-2016 FOhBc ElEctiOns Here is the slate of officers put forth by the nominating committee (Pam Selenak, chairman) for 2012-2014. The slate is being put forth for your consideration and anyone desiring to run for office may be nominated by going to the website and printing out a nomination form. Then, mail it to Pam Selenak, 156 S. Pepper St., Orange, CA 92868. Closing date for nominations is April 1, 2014 at midnight. Additional nomination will be printed alongside the slate proposed by the nominating committee and will be listed in the May-June issue of Bottles and Extras, with a short bio of each candidate.

President Ferdinand Meyer V Houston, TX 1st Vice President Sheldon Baugh Russellville, KY 2nd Vice President Gene Bradberry Bartlett, TN Secretary James Berry St. Johnsville, NY Treasurer Gary Beatty North Port, FL Historian Dick Watson Medford, NJ Editor Martin Van Zant Danville, IN Merchandising Director Val Berry St. Johnsville, NY Membership Director Jim Bender Sprakers, NY

Conventions Director Position Open Business Manager Maureen Crawford Stow, MA Public Relations Director Pam Selenak Orange, CA Director At Large John Pastor New Hudson, MI Director At Large Bob Ferraro Boulder City, NV Director At Large Steve Ketcham Edina, MN Midwest Region Director Position Open Northeast Region Director Andrew Vuono Stanford, CT Southern Region Director Position Open Western Region Director Eric McGuire Petaluma, Ca

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Antique Bottle & Jar Show St. Louis

Antique Bottle Collectors Association

ORLANDO GARDENS 4300 Hoffmeister Ave St. Louis, Missouri E X P A N D E D Space 130 Sales Tables + Displays Admission $3.00 - $1.00 off with flier Kids FREE 9 am to 2 pm NO early Admission Food & Drinks available

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New eNgLaND aNtique BottLe CLuB Presents Our 48th

Annual Show & Sale Sunday, april 6, 2014 9:00 am - 2:00 pm at the the elks Club 282 Durham Road (Rt. 108 (Exit 7 off Spaulding Turnpike) Dover, NH 03820

Bottles, Insulators, Fruit Jars, Crocks, Pottery & Small Collectibles 50 Plus Sales tables 50/50 Raffle, Food & beverages

Get your Ad in today!

Advertising pays for itself!

Send advertising info to: Alan DeMaison FOHBC Business Manager 1605 Clipper Cove Painesville OH 44077

For Information Contact: gerry Sirois (207) 773-0148 Jack Pelletier (207) 839-4389 Admission: $2.00 Early Admission (8:00am): $15.00

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The Genesee Valley BoTTle VollecTor ’s associaTion’s 45th Annual

Bottle, Table Top Antiques & Postcard

Show & Sale Sunday April 27, 2014 9am - 3pm

ROBERTS WESLEYAN COLLEGE

Voller Athletic Center 2301 Westside Drive Rochester, NY 14624

ADMISSION $4.00

Civil War, Brewerianna, insulators, postcards, advertising, buttons, marbles, ephemera, primitives, salesman samples, stoneware, fruit jars, toys, pin backs, inks, flasks, ginger beers, bitters, apothecary, medicines, tins, whimsies, coins, books, steins, paintings, dairy, political, Victorian trade cards, and so much more...

“We’re Not Just Bottles” SHOW AND DEALER CHAIRS: Aaron Weber & Pamela Weber (585) 226-6345 - gvbca@frontiernet.net

www.gvbca.org

This event is not sponsored by Roberts Wesleyan College

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FOHBC News From & For Our Members T r a c k i n g t h e B o t a n i c I r o n T o n i c B i t t e r s B o t a n i c M e d i c i n e C o m p a n y R e a d S t o r y o n F O H B C . o r g

V e r y s t r a n g e t h i n g s d o o c c u r i n l i f e . M y n a m e i s E l i z a b e t h H a r r i s o n . H e n r y W a s h i n g t o n W i l l i a m s w a s m y G r e a t G r e a t G r a n d f a t h e r . H e h a d 2 s o n s , C h a r l e s S t o r e y W i l l i a m s a n d H e n r y W a s h i n g t o n W i l l i a m s . C h a r l e s w a s m y G r e a t G r a n d f a t h e r . H e w a s b o r n o n J u n e 1 3 , 1 8 6 7 a t S w e e t H o m e P l a n t a t i o n i n P i n e M o u n t a i n , G e o r g i a . A t t h e t i m e , H e n r y o w n e d t h e p l a c e a f t e r h a v i n g p u r c h a s e d i t f r o m h i s f a t h e r - i n - l a w , J a m e s S t o r e y ( S t o r y a p p e a r s w i t h a n d w i t h o u t t h e Ò e Ó ) w h o b u i l t t h e h o u s e i n 1 8 4 0 . J a m e s Õ o l d e s t s o n w a s n Õ t i n t e r e s t e d i n t h e p l a c e a n d H e n r y Õ s w i f e , A m a n d a l o v e d i t s o l e g e n d h a s i t t h a t h e p u r c h a s e d i t f o r h e r . T h e p l a c e i s s t i l l s t a n d i n g a n d a c c o r d i n g t o v a r i o u s w e b s i t e s , i t i s a l o v e l y p l a c e t o h a v e a w e d d i n g . S t i l l n o t s u r e w h y t h e f a m i l y d e c i d e d t o h e a d f o r T e x a s b u t a g r e a t n u m b e r o f p e o p l e f r o m t h e n o r t h w e s t c o r n e r o f G e o r g i a d i d l e a v e a n d h e a d e d f o r N o r t h e r n T e x a s . H e n r y W a s h i n g t o n J u n i o r w a s b o r n i n A r k a n s a s ( 1 8 7 2 ) . D o n Õ t k n o w w h y , b u t p e r h a p s i t w a s o n r o u t e t o T e x a s . T h e f a m i l y s e t t l e d i n S h e r m a n . A m a n d a d i d g i v e b i r t h t o a b a b y g i r l , M a y i n 1 8 8 0 b u t b o t h s h e a n d t h e b a b y p a s s e d a w a y s h o r t l y a f t e r w a r d s . A c c o r d i n g t o t h e 1 8 8 0 c e n s u s , A m a n d a h a d P u e r p e r a l F e v e r ( C h i l d b e d F e v e r ) . W e b e l i e v e t h a t t h e y a r e a c t u a l l y b u r i e d i n S h e r m a n a l t h o u g h t h e r e a r e g r a v e m a r k e r s i n F o r t W o r t h . T h e y d i d n o t m o v e t o F o r t W o r t h u n t i l 1 8 8 4 a n d t h e O a k w o o d C e m e t e r y h a s n o r e c o r d o f a n y a c t u a l b u r i a l s f o r A m a n d a a n d t h e b a b y . H e n r y d i d r e m a r r y , b u t t h e r e w e r e n o c h i l d r e n a s f a r a s a n y o n e k n o w s .

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C S A w i t h a c o m p a n y c a l l e d t h e F a n n i n G u a r d s ( B - 6 0 , G a . ) o u t o f T r o u p C o u n t y , G e o r g i a . H e i s l i s t e d a s a d o c t o r b u t t h e r e a r e n o o t h e r n o t a t i o n s . F a m i l y r u m o r h a s i t t h a t h e e n d e d u p b e i n g o n e o f L e e Õ s p e r s o n a l d o c t o r s a n d w a s w i t h h i m a t t h e s u r r e n d e r . I h a v e n o t b e e n a b l e t o v e r i f y t h a t b u t t h e F a n n i n G u a r d s w e r e i n d e e d t h e r e . F a n n i n i s a l s o t h e n a m e o f o n e o f t h e c o u n t i e s i n N o r t h e r n T e x a s .

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W h e r e t h e y l i v e d i n i t i a l l y , I a m n o t s u r e . T h e y d i d h a v e a d r u g s t o r e i n t h e d o w n t o w n a r e a w h i c h w a s l a t e r r e p l a c e d b y a g i a n t w a r e h o u s e s t y l e b u i l d i n g . I t w a s l a t e r d e m o l i s h e d t o m a k e w a y f o r o n e o f t h e f r e e w a y o n ( o r o f f ) r a m p s . H e n r y b u i l t a h o u s e f o r h i m s e l f a t a b o u t t h e s a m e t i m e a n d p r o b a b l y b y t h e s a m e a r c h i t e c t ( S a g u i n e t ) . T h e h o u s e h e b u i l t i s o n C r e s t l i n e i n A r l i n g t o n H e i g h t s a n d i s a n a t i o n a l h e r i t a g e s p o t w i t h a p l a q u e . M y f a t h e r a n d I w e r e a b l e t o v i s i t t h e h o u s e a n d h a v e a t o u r o f t h e i n s i d e s i n 2 0 1 2 a n d i t r e a l l y i s a n i c e h o u s e . T h e c u r r e n t o w n e r i s t r y i n g t o r e s t o r e i t b a c k t o w h a t i t w a s a n d w a s v e r y i n t e r e s t e d t o s e e p i c t u r e o f i t f r o m t h e e a r l y d a y s .

H e n r y w a s i n b u s i n e s s w i t h b o t h h i s s o n s b u t C h a r l e s d i e d i n 1 9 1 7 f r o m c i r r h o s i s o f t h e l i v e r w h i c h m e a n t t h a t t h e b u s i n e s s e v e n t u a l l y w e n t t o H e n r y J r . M y g r e a t g r a n d f a t h e r w a s n o t k n o w n t o b e a n i c e m a n . H e w a s a g a m b l e r , a d r i n k e r , a w o m a n i z e r a n d w e b e l i e v e h e a b u s e d h i s w i f e a n d m y g r a n d m o t h e r . H i s m a t r i m o n i a l h o m e w a s o n C h e r r y S t r e e t a n d t h e r e i s a p a r k i n g l o t t h e r e n o w . H e h a d o n l y o n e c h i l d , a g i r l ( w h i c h h e n e v e r l i k e d b e c a u s e , h e w a n t e d a b o y ) . S h e m o v e d t o C a n a d a i n 1 9 1 2 . S o m e t i m e a f t e r C h a r l e s d i e d , h i s w i f e a l s o m o v e d t o C a n a d a . W h a t w e d o n Õ t k n o w i s h o w o r w h a t s h e i n h e r i t e d f r o m h e r h u s b a n d s i n c e t h e b u s i n e s s w a s n o t h i s a l o n e , b u t s h e h a d e n o u g h m o n e y t o l i v e u n t i l 1 9 5 9 . H e r d a u g h t e r h a d o n l y o n e s o n . H e n r y J r . h a d t w o d a u g h t e r s . T h e e l d e s t d i e d a t t h e a g e o f 6 f r o m b u r n s r e c e i v e d f r o m a f i r e w o r k s a c c i d e n t o n C h r i s t m a s D a y i n 1 9 1 2 . H e r y o u n g e r s i s t e r w a s n o t b o r n u n t i l 1 9 1 7 . H e n r y b u i l t a h o u s e a t 1 2 0 0 E l i z a b e t h B l v d . i n t h e 1 9 2 0 s a n d i t a p p e a r s t o s t i l l b e t h e r e . A c c o r d i n g t o h i s d e a t h c e r t i f i c a t e , h e w a s l i v i n g o n C r e s t l i n e w h e n h e d i e d . H e n r y J r . d i e d i n 1 9 4 4 a n d i t s e e m s t h a t h i s w i f e i n h e r i t e d f r o m h i m , b u t I d o n Õ t k n o w

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i f h e s t i l l h a d t h e d r u g c o m p a n y . I t w a s e v e n t u a l l y b o u g h t o u t b y t h e S o u t h w e s t T e x a s D r u g C o . o u t o f W a c o , T e x a s .

M a i d e e , t h e i r d a u g h t e r , w a s a g r e a t b e a u t y a n d a d e b u t a n t e . S h e m a r r i e d t h r e e t i m e s a n d h a s 3 s o n s f r o m 2 o f t h e m a r r i a g e s . S h e w a s t h e f i n a l h e i r o f t h e W i l l i a m s m o n e y a n d u n f o r t u n a t e l y , s h e w a s a d r i n k e r a n d l i k e d l i v i n g t h e g o o d l i f e s o t h e r e w a s n o t h i n g l e f t w h e n s h e p a s s e d a w a y f r o m t h e r e s u l t o f a l c o h o l .

N o w t o y o u r s e a r c h e s . W h y t h e r e i s a N e w Y o r k a d d r e s s o n t h e l e t t e r h e a d i s a m y s t e r y . W e a r e n o t a w a r e o f a n y o f t h e f a m i l y e v e r l i v i n g i n N e w Y o r k . T h e y d i d v i s i t t h e n o r t h e r n s t a t e s t o e s c a p e t h e T e x a s s u m m e r s , b u t C h a r l e s s e e m s t o h a v e a l w a y s l i v e d i n F o r t W o r t h . T h e W i l l i a m s e s d i d s e l l c i g a r s a n d I h a v e o n e o f t h e c i g a r t o k e n s . I t h a s n o d a t e o n i t , s o I h a v e n o i d e a i f i t i s f r o m t h e d a y s w h e n t h e f a m i l y h a d t h e d o w n t o w n s t o r e o r i f t h e y s o l d c i g a r s a f t e r t h e l a r g e w h o l e s a l e b u i l d i n g w a s b u i l t . I h a v e a l s o a c q u i r e d a s m a l l b o t t l e o f O i l o f C o r i a n d e r . I t i s a s m a l l b o t t l e w i t h a c o r k s t o p p e r a n d a f a i r l y p l a i n b r o w n l a b e l . T h e r e i s s t i l l o i l i n t h e b o t t l e a n d b y c h a n c e , I b o u g h t t h e b o t t l e f r o m s o m e o n e i n H o u s t o n .

N o w t o t h e a l c o h o l . B y c h a n c e , m y f a t h e r t o l d t h i s s t o r y a t C h r i s t m a s d i n n e r . W h e n C h a r l e s w a s s i l l a l i v e , a M e t h o d i s t m i n i s t e r c a m e a r o u n d t r y i n g t o c o l l e c t m o n e y t o b u y a n e w h o r s e . H i s h a d d i e d . C h a r l e s s a i d t h a t h e w o u l d g i v e h i m a h o r s e . W e l l , i t s e e m s t h a t t h e d r u g c o m p a n y w a s s t i l l u s i n g h o r s e s f o r a l l t h e d e l i v e r i e s . T h e h o r s e t h a t C h a r l e s g a v e t h e m i n i s t e r h a d b e e n u s e d t o m a k e t h e d e l i v e r i e s o f a l c o h o l t o b a r s a n d s a l o o n s e t c . i n t o w n . T h e h o r s e w a s s o u s e d t o h i s r o u t e , t h a t h e k e p t t a k i n g t h e m i n i s t e r t o t h e v a r i o u s s a l o o n s . I g a t h e r t h a t m y g r e a t g r a n d f a t h e r t h o u g h t t h i s w a s a g r e a t j o k e . N o w m y f a t h e r i s u n d e r t h e i m p r e s s i o n t h a t t h e y w e r e m a k i n g p u r e g r a i n a l c o h o l a t t h e d r u g c o m p a n y . I t w o u l d n o t s u r p r i s e m e i n t h e l e a s t , t o l e a r n t h a t t h e y w e r e s e l l i n g o t h e r t y p e s o f l i q u o r a s w e l l . I h a v e a l s o h a v e t h e i m p r e s s i o n t h a t t h e f a m i l y m a i n t a i n e d t i e s a n d h a d c o n n e c t i o n s w i t h p e o p l e i n N o r t h e r n T e x a s a n d C h a r l e s m a r r i e d a g i r l f r o m N o r m a n , O k l a h o m a .

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F O H B C H a l l o f F a m e a n d o t h e r t h o u g h t s P l e a s e s e n d p r o c e d u r e f o r m a k i n g a n o m i n a t i o n f o r t h e H a l l o f F a m e . A s I e n t e r m y 4 5 t h y e a r o f b o t t l e c o l l e c t i n g I ' v e b e e n t h i n k i n g a b o u t t h e p e o p l e w h o e n c o u r a g e d m e a s a y o u n g c o l l e c t o r y e a r s a g o . T o o m a n y o f t h e f o u n d e r s , a n d m o v e r s a n d s h a k e r s o f t h e h o b b y i n t h e s i x t i e s , s e v e n t i e s , a n d e i g h t i e s a r e n o l o n g e r w i t h u s a n d w o u l d h a v e r e f u s e d r e c o g n i t i o n d u r i n g t h e i r l i f e t i m e .

B r i n g i n g t h e s e t h o u g h t s f u l l c i r c l e I a m r e m i n d e d o f t h e e x p r e s s e d n e e d t o b r i n g y o u n g c o l l e c t o r s i n t o t h e h o b b y t o d a y . L i k e e v e r y o n e e l s e I s e e t h e n e e d b u t h a v e m a d e n o c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h e s o l u t i o n . I p l a n t o c h a n g e t h a t . I h a v e a n i d e a t h a t c o u l d i n t r o d u c e y o u n g p e o p l e a t l o c a l , s t a t e , a n d n a t i o n a l l e v e l t o b o t t l e c o l l e c t i n g a n d h o p e f u l l y d e v e l o p a f e w l i f e l o n g c o l l e c t o r s . W i t h t h e r i g h t a p p r o a c h i t c o u l d e v e n p r o v i d e a b o o s t t o t h e V i r t u a l B o t t l e M u s e u m p r o j e c t .

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O n a n u n r e l a t e d n o t e I h a v e a n o t h e r t h o u g h t i n l i n e w i t h t h e F O H B C m i s s i o n o f e d u c a t i n g t h e h o b b y . N o w h e r e i s t h e r e a b i b l i o g r a p h y o f b o o k s a n d a r t i c l e s r e l a t i n g t o t h e h o b b y . M y i n t e r e s t i s s o d a s a n d I h a v e s t a r t e d a l i s t o f t h e 1 5 0 + s o d a r e l a t e d b o o k s o n m y s h e l f . I t w o u l d h e l p n e w c o l l e c t o r s , y o u n g a n d o l d , t o k n o w w h e r e t o g o t o l e a r n a b o u t t h e i r b o t t l e s . O u r F O H B C w e b s i t e w o u l d b e t h e i d e a l p l a c e t o h o s t t h e i n f o r m a t i o n ( a n d b r i n g n e w p e o p l e t o t h e s i t e a s w e l l ) . L i s t i n g s s h o u l d i n c l u d e b a s i c b o o k c i t a t i o n , a c o u p l e o f s e n t e n c e s c o n c e r n i n g b o o k c o n t e n t , k e y w o r d s f o r s e a r c h e n g i n e s , a n d w h e r e t h e p h y s i c a l b o o k i s a v a i l a b l e

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e i t h e r f o r p u r c h a s e o r h o u s e d i n a l i b r a r y . I w o u l d ( s h u d d e r ! ) e v e n v o l u n t e e r t o b e t h e p o i n t o f c o n t a c t f o r s u b m i s s i o n s a n d g e t l i s t i n g s i n t o a c o n s i s t e n t f o r m a t f o r a d d i n g t o t h e F O H B C w e b s i t e .

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P a r t i c u l a r l y t h e a d m o n i t i o n o n " n e g a t i v i t y . " O n e o f t h e t h i n g s t h a t h a s s t r u c k m e a b o u t t h e b o t t l e c o l l e c t i n g c o m m u n i t y o v e r t h e p a s t 3 0 s o m e y e a r s i s t h e l a c k o f m e a n s p i r i t e d n e s s t h a t p l a g u e s o t h e r h o b b i e s . F o r a w h i l e I w a s a m e m b e r o f t h e W a t c h F o b G r o u p o n e B a y ( f o r w r i t i n g p u r p o s e s o n l y ) a n d d e p a r t e d q u i c k l y b e c a u s e o f t h e e m a i l s n i p i n g t h a t w e n t o n c o n s t a n t l y . M y w i f e i s a m a s t e r b i r d e r a n d e v e n t h a t b e n i g n p u r s u i t b r e e d s l o t s o f c o n t r o v e r s y . H a v e n e v e r q u i t e f i g u r e d o u t w h y t h e b o t t l e c o l l e c t o r s a r e s o s u p p o r t i v e o f e a c h o t h e r . M a y b e i t i s b e c a u s e w e a r e a l l o d d b a l l s i n t h e e y e s o f t h e g r e a t e r w o r l d a n d m u s t s t i c k t o g e t h e r .

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D e a r M r . M e y e r , I a m w r i t i n g y o u i n y o u r c a p a c i t y o f p r e s i d e n t o f t h e F e d e r a t i o n o f H i s t o r i c a l B o t t l e C o l l e c t o r s . I h a v e a s c h o l a r l y q u e s t i o n . T h e c a v e a t i s t h a t i t Õ s a b o u t a b o t t l e i n a p a i n t i n g Ð b u t i t Õ s a g r e a t w o r k o f a r t , s o w o r t h l o o k i n g a t .

T h i s i s M a n e t Õ s w e l l - k n o w n 1 8 8 2 p a i n t i n g Ò A B a r a t t h e F o l i e s - B e r gè r e . Ó ( A s y o u l i k e l y k n o w , t h e F o l i e s - B e r gè r e i s a F r e n c h b a r , a f a m o u s o n e a t t h e t u r n o f t h e c e n t u r y , w h i c h m a y m a t t e r t o a n a s s e s s m e n t . ) I w i l l i n c l u d e a l i n k t o i t a s i t i s h u n g L o n d o n Õ s C o u r t a u l d G a l l e r y , w h i c h a l l o w s o n e t o l o o k v e r y c l o s e l y b y z o o m i n g i n , h e r e : V i r t u a l T o u r C o u r t a u l d G a l l e r y ( v i s i t F O H B C . o r g ) M y q u e s t i o n i s t h i s : D o y o u h a v e a n o p i n i o n a s t o t h e l i k e l y c o n t e n t s o f t h e b o t t l e o n t h e f a r t h e s t l e f t s i d e o f t h e c a n v a s Ð t h e o n e w h i c h M a n e t h a s s i g n e d o n i t s l a b e l ? D o e s i t l o o k m o r e l i k e a b o t t l e f o r a w i n e , a n a p e r i t i f , a b r a n d y , a c o g n a c , o r s o m e t h i n g e l s e ? A n y t h o u g h t s y o u h a v e w o u l d b e a p p r e c i a t e d , a n d y o u a r e m o s t w e l c o m e t o p a s s t h e q u e s t i o n o n t o c o l l e a g u e s . G i v e n t h e p a i n t i n g Õ s p r o m i n e n c e , t h e r e m a y b e e x i s t i n g l i t e r a t u r e o n t h e b o t t l e s i n t h i s i m a g e Ð I h a v e f o u n d n o n e o t h e r t h a n t h a t t o d o w i t h t h e B a s s A l e b o t t l e s , a n d t h e c h a m p a g n e b o t t l e s .

T o o , i f y o u h a v e a n y i n s i g h t s Ð o r r e f e r e n c e s t o l i t e r a t u r e o n Ð i t s c o r k , o r c a p s u l e , o r m e t h o d o f s e a l i n g ( l i k e a l l t h e o t h e r s , t h i s b o t t l e a p p e a r s u n o p e n e d ) Ð t h a t w o u l d b e o f g r e a t i n t e r e s t . A n d a s I s a y , i f y o u h a v e a n y r e f e r e n c e s t h a t d e a l w i t h h o w a b o t t l e c o n t a i n i n g s u c h a n a l c o h o l i n t h e l a t e 1 9 t h c e n t u r y w o u l d b e s e a l e d t h a t y o u c a n p a s s o n , s u c h a g u i d e w o u l d b e w e l c o m e .

H o p e t o s e e y o u a t B a l t i m o r e . W i l l m a k e i t a p o i n t t o s t o p b y y o u r t a b l e . - J a c k S u l l i v a n

Bill Lindsey from the SHA/BLM Historic Glass Bottle Identification & Information Website proposed red vermouth based on a 1906 USA bottle.

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Marianne Dow states that discussions of this painting generally refer to the red bottles as being GRENADINE (red because it’s made from pomegranates). She says she cannot find a brand referenced.

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T h e c a t e g o r i e s a r e : M i d w e s t e r n S w i r l B o t t l e s ( t o i n c l u d e s w i r l e d , b r o k e n - s w i r l e d , a n d v e r t i c a l l y r i b b e d b o t t l e s i n a l l f o r m s ) , H i s t o r i c a l S c r o l l F l a s k s ( t o i n c l u d e a l l s i z e s o f f l a s k s ) , W a x S e a l e r J a r s ( t o i n c l u d e m o l d b l o w n a s w e l l a s f r e e b l o w n j a r s i n a n y s i z e ) . A s p e c i a l r o o m h a s b e e n s e c u r e d w i t h s e c u r i t y , w e h a v e c o n t r a c t e d f o r a n e w l i g h t b o x f o r j u d g i n g a n d w i l l b e u s i n g v i d e o e q u i p m e n t t o p r o j e c t e a c h e x c i t i n g m o m e n t o f t h e e v e n t .

W e a r e e v e n c o n s i d e r i n g a Ô h a t j u d g i n g e v e n t Õ t o p a r a l l e l t h e g r e a t h a t s y o u m i g h t s e e a t a K e n t u c k y D e r b y . T h e y c o u l d e v e n b e Ô b o t t l e t h e m e d Õ f o r l a d i e s a n d g e n t s a l i k e .

N o w w e k n o w w e h a d s o m e p r o b l e m s a t t h e Ô B o t t l e B a t t l e Õ a t t h e 2 0 1 3 N a t i o n a l B o t t l e S h o w i n M a n c h e s t e r , N e w H a m p s h i r e a n d t h e Ô S h o o t o u t Õ i n R e n o , N e v a d a . T h i s i s a n e w e v e n t a n d w e l e a r n a s w e g o . T h i s t i m e w e w i l l b e v i d e o t a p i n g t h e b o t t l e s v i a b r o a d c a s t c a m e r a , p r o j e c t e d o n t o a 1 4 4 " s c r e e n u s i n g a n O p t i m a E H 5 0 1 p r o j e c t o r . A l l b o t t l e s w i l l b e i l l u m i n a t e d b y 3 L E D V i d e o l i g h t s w i t h a w h i t e b a c k g r o u n d . Ó W e t h a n k P e n n s y l v a n i a c o l l e c t o r , C h i p C a b l e f o r s t e p p i n g u p a n d v o l u n t e e r i n g t o h e l p u s o u t ! T h i s i s g o i n g t o b e s o m u c h e a s i e r t o s e e ! S e c u r i t y w i l l b e p r o v i d e d .

Ò W e w i l l b e v i d e o t a p i n g t h e b o t t l e s v i a b r o a d c a s t c a m e r a , p r o j e c t e d o n t o a 1 4 4 " s c r e e n u s i n g a n O p t i m a E H 5 0 1 p r o j e c t o r . B o t t l e s w i l l b e i l l u m i n a t e d b y 3 L E D V i d e o l i g h t s w i t h a w h i t e b a c k g r o u n d . Ó F o r a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n c o n t a c t : J a m i e H o u d e s h e l l , p h o n e : 4 1 9 . 7 2 2 . 3 1 8 4 , e - m a i l j h b o t t l e @ h o t m a i l . c o m .

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T h e F O H B C e n c o u r a g e s c o l l e c t o r s t o s h a r e t h e i r k n o w l e d g e , e n t h u s i a s m a n d i n t e r e s t s w i t h o t h e r c o l l e c t o r s b y d i s p l a y i n g t h e i r c o l l e c t i o n s . T h e d i s p l a y s , y e a r a f t e r y e a r , a r e o n e o f t h e m o s t a p p r e c i a t e d c o m p o n e n t s t h a t m a k e o u r n a t i o n a l s h o w s s u c h a s u c c e s s .

T h e r e w i l l b e n o c h a r g e f o r E x h i b i t o r D i s p l a y s . T h o s e s e t t i n g u p a d i s p l a y w i l l b e p r o v i d e d a f r e e e a r l y a d m i s s i o n p a s s , w h i c h w i l l a l l o w f u l l s h o w p r i v i l e g e s t o t h e m , t h e i r s p o u s e , a n d m i n o r c h i l d r e n . S e c u r i t y w i l l b e p r o v i d e d f o r a l l d i s p l a y s .

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Rescuing a Piece of History

by Alan DeMaison

The M e a d v i l l e Meadville Pennsylvania 1) 1 ) was w a s operational T h e P e n n s y l v a n i a Distilling D i s t i l l i n g Company C o m p a n y (figure ( f i g u r e o p e r a t i o n a l from 1880 till prohibition put it out of business in 1919.

Up to 30 years ago I f r o m 1 8 8 0 t i l l p r o h i b i t i o n p u t i t o u t o f b u s i n e s s i n 1 9 1 9 . U p t o 3 0 y e a r s a g o I was unaware of the plant’s existence even though growing up I lived less than w a s u n a w a r e o f t h e p l a n t s e x i s t e n c e e v e n t h o u g h g r o w i n g u p I l i v e d l e s s t h a n mile from the original buildings. I had actually been in the buildings as a kid m i l e f r o m t h e o r i g i n a l b u i l d i n g s . I h a d a c t u a l l y b e e n i n t h e b u i l d i n g s a s a k i d with my father, but 60 years ago the buildings housed lumber and supplies as w i t h m y f a t h e r , b u t 6 0 y e a r s a g o t h e b u i l d i n g s h o u s e d l u m b e r a n d s u p p l i e s a s Race Street Lumber. My interest in the plant happened by accident. It was a R a c e S t r e e t L u m b e r . M y i n t e r e s t i n t h e p l a n t h a p p e n e d b y a c c i d e n t . I t w a s a causal statement from a good friend, “Hey, if you ever run into any Meadville c a u s a l s t a t e m e n t f r o m a g o o d f r i e n d , Ò H e y , i f y o u e v e r r u n i n t o a n y M e a d v i l l e Rye Whiskey bottles, buy them. They are hard to come by.” It was less than R y e W h i s k e y b o t t l e s , b u y t h e m . T h e y a r e h a r d t o c o m e b y . Ó I t w a s l e s s t h a n two months later while walking the aisles at the Pittsburgh Bottle Show that t w o m o n t h s l a t e r w h i l e w a l k i n g t h e a i s l e s a t t h e P i t t s b u r g h B o t t l e S h o w t h a t I I found 3 bottles, a shipping crate and an advertising sign (figure 2) on a f o u n d t h r e e b o t t l e s , a s h i p p i n g c r a t e a n d a n a d v e r t i s i n g s i g n ( f i g u r e 2 ) o n a dealers table from Jamestown, Pa. This was amazing. It took many months of d e a l e r s t a b l e f r o m J a m e s t o w n , P e n n s y l v a n i a . T h i s w a s a m a z i n g . I t t o o k m a n y saving, but I eventually was able to acquire all 5 pieces. Since then it has been m o n t h s o f s a v i n g , b u t I e v e n t u a l l y w a s a b l e t o a c q u i r e a l l 5 p i e c e s . S i n c e t h e n networking that has proved to be so very important in gaining leads to rare i t h a s b e e n n e t w o r k i n g t h a t h a s p r o v e d t o b e s o v e r y i m p o r t a n t i n g a i n i n g l e a d s items. Bottle shows have given me a great opportunity to add many eyes to t o r a r e i t e m s . B o t t l e s h o w s h a v e g i v e n m e a g r e a t o p p o r t u n i t y t o a d d m a n y e y e s my collecting interests. t o m y c o l l e c t i n g i n t e r e s t s .

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Figure 2: Meadville Rye Whiskey bottles, a shipping crate and Figuresign2: 4 of my original items purchased an advertising at the Pittsburgh Bottle Show

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Figure 1: Meadville Pennsylvania Distilling Company, circa 1900

It was at the Columbus Show one February that I received the information from one of those eyes that eventually led to my obtaining my Meadville Rye tin sign (figure 3). The sign was hanging in the ValleyView Antique Mall just west of Sharon, Pa. Armed with little more than anticipation (the kind that makes your heart beat faster, your breathing deepen and your palms sweat) and certainly not enough money, I visited the mall as soon as I could. I left the mall with nothing more than a determination to own the sign.

When I had saved enough to buy the sign, I once again traveled to ValleyView. Much to my disappointment, the sign was gone and so was the dealer. Fortunately, the tin sign resurfaced at the Hardesty Auction in Franklin, PA. This time I didn’t hesitate.

Later, I was on I-80 traveling home after the FOHBC Expo in York when I received a phone call from Ron Hands.

“Hey, did you see this Meadville Rye Whiskey box sitting on the floor under a table? Seems like a pretty good price. $80” I had walked the sales floor for hours, how could I have missed it? At first I thought it was a joke, but Ron was serious. It was on the floor and at that time I rarely look at items on the floor. New strategy for bottle shows, look on the floor. I asked Ron, “Check it out and if it is in good shape, buy it, I’ll reimburse you. See if Adam and Phyllis Koch will bring it back to Ohio.” I was hoping they had

the room in their car. Phone service was sporadic through the mountains of Central Pennsylvania and it was two very long hours before I got the phone call that the box was mine and it would be on its way to Ohio.

Another time, David Sidelinger from Corry saw me at the Mansfield show and shared that he had recently acquired a full bottle of Meadville Rye Whiskey, good labels and the tax stamp across the top was intact. He was saving it for me and was I interested? My answer, “Of course, where and when can I pick it up?” It is now part of my collection.

My latest adventure starts at a bottle show, the newly resurrected Ohio Bottle Club fall show in Richfield, Ohio.

The fall show brought dealers from many states and included among them was David Sidelinger from Corry, Pa. My wife, Elaine was negotiating for a nice yellow serving bowl with white swirls nested in a metal holder with 6 small spoons that he had on his table (figure 4). She wanted my opinion whether I thought it was worth it. It was definitely a nice piece and she bought it. David then very casually mentioned a Meadville Rye Whiskey barrel top that he had rescued. It was in bad shape, but I was welcome to it. If I didn’t want it, it was destined to end up in the trash. What did I have to loose, a nice relaxing drive through the country roads of northwest Pennsylvania

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during the fall to Corry, Pa was well worth the time.

The barrel top was waiting in a plastic bag (figure 5) at the counter of the Whistle Stop Antique Mall in Corry.

Four sections greeted me, all suffering from various degrees of dry rot. Each had the top quarter inch delaminating from the bottom. In two of the sections, the top quarter inch was barely attached to the bottom. I carefully laid the four sections together in the back of my van (figure 6). It was then that I noticed that someone had gouged the top over and over again, through the lettering destroying the paint in those places. It was a mess, but I saw Figure 4: Yellow serving bowl Figure 3: Meadville Rye tin sign promise. It was going to be a labor of love to restore the together, leaving time to dry. Then I added the next section barrel top to any degree of acceptability. (figure 8), leaving time for the glue to set before I attached I first needed to reattach the delaminated tops to the bottoms. I carefully glued and clamped each to form a solid piece (figure 7). I was able to compensate for all the dry rot with the lots of Elmer’s glue. I now had 4 solid sections that need to be drilled for dowel rods, glued, and clamped to form the barrel top. I glued the first two sections

Figure 5: Plastic bag containing the 4 pieces of the barrel top

the final section. Success, it actually looked like something.

The further you stood from the completed top, the better it looked (figure 9). You didn’t notice the missing paint and incomplete letters as much at a distance.

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satisfied; I wanted a more complete looking barrel top. I wrestled with the purest view of not doing anything more. I could negatively affect the value, but the value before I started was trash. I had worked with my daughter Jessica, an art major in college, mixing paints in another restoration project so I had some experience. This was going to be a real challenge. A trip to Pat Catan’s Craft Store where a very knowledgeable employee helped me select $10 worth of paint and brushes, I was ready to tackle the restoration. My original plans were just to fill in the missing paint caused by the gouging, but that soon gave way to a more ambitious plan. I was able to use a very fine brush to darken most of the remaining original paint, while filling in the missing parts created by the gouging.

Figure 10: Completed top

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with wood putty. The putty dried a lovely yellow and would have been a major distraction. The challenge was to mix the paint to approximate the same weathered look as the rest of the top to cover the wood putty. After many failures, I was finally able to somewhat match the weathered look.

The centerpiece of the barrel top was a red heart with black script “Puryo” across the middle and an incorporated on the very top of the heart. The “Puryo” required the same filling in of letters and darkening, but the incorporated was almost all gone. The gouging eliminated almost all of the lettering with only the height, width and spacing of the letters barely obtainable. The red of the heart was a particular challenge. I did have a shade of red in mind but my first attempts of paint mixing ended up with lovely shades of pink. With the heart finished, all that was left to do was the “INCORPORATED”. Meadville Rye Whiskey was incorporated in 1901. The “INCORPORATED” appears on all collectibles produced after 1901, so I had to use examples from other items I owned to produce a stencil to complete the lettering (figure 10). A thin coat of clear varnish should preserve the barrel top for the next generation of collectors.

The completed Meadville Rye Whiskey barrel top hangs in my “man cave” above an empty Meadville Rye Whiskey full barrel that has a top that has been destroyed by someone using sand paper (figure 11). That barrel has value, but I would still love to restore that top.

I have been very fortunate in obtaining a nice collection of items, but the search for treasures, the meeting of fellow collectors and the sharing of the rich history are really what collecting is about for me. I have been fortunate in having the luxury of other eyes in the search for those treasures.

Figure 11: Completed top hanging over a Meadville barrel dated 1909

I have been very fortunate in obtaining a nice collection of items, but the search for treasures, the meeting of fellow collectors and the sharing of the rich history are really what collecting is about for me.

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Dr. Henley’s Royal Palm Gin Part 1 of a Series

by Stephen Hubbell and Eric McGuire

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The Royal Palm Gin Bottle Before a discussion of the Royal Palm Gin bottle is given, a little background on what palm gin is and its history would be in order. Palm gin, which is otherwise known as Ghana Vodka, is a distillate of palm wine. Palm wine is an alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various species of palm tree such as date and coconut palms. This alcoholic beverage has been used by the inhabitants of Asia and Africa for centuries and is still being used there today.

The first introduction of palm wine to the European market came via England1 around 1731. This alcoholic beverage was sold in England until at least 1828 and perhaps longer.

The first mention of palm and gin together in the United States was a Palm Leaf gin from Holland2 in 1853. From the advertisements, it is not clear if this bottle actually contained gin made from a palm tree or if the Palm Leaf gin was a brand name or trademark, frequently embossed on case gin bottles in the 19th Century. Either way, it appeared to be a short lived beverage in the United States.

By 1856, another gin from Holland3 was being imported into the United States under the name Palm Tree Gin. This gin was sold in San Francisco by Goodwin & Co. for about a year. In late 1857, M. Frisius, became the sole agent for it in San Francisco and sold it until early 1858 (January 24, 1858, Daily Alta California). This gin was also marketed across the United States until about 1872, whereupon it ceased being advertised and likely ceased being sold. This gin was produced by J. H. Vangent of Schiedam, Holland, and a major depot for it was located in Chicago during the late 1850’s (see Figure 1). Several other palm related gins are shown in Figure 2. It is very likely that these bottles only used the palm tree as a trademark for their brand of gin. The age of these gins has been estimated to be about 1870. Figure 3 shows a Superior Palm Tree Gin that was produced by Jan Tecker Gayen around 1870. The Palm Tree Gin produced by J. H. Vangent was likely produced in a similar bottle since it also was manufactured at the Schiedam location at about the same time.

The first known palm gin product produced in the United States was the London Royal Palm Gin, which was invented by Dr. Henley and first sold to the public in 1873.

The bottle for this London Royal Palm Gin is believed to be the one shown in Figure 4. It has the typical case gin form embossed “Royal Palm Gin” on one side and “L. G. & Co” on the other side. To the author’s knowledge, there are six known specimens of this bottle. The three “amber” examples have the Western whiskey or Dr. Renz’s Bitters style top seen in Figure 4 and the three “green” examples have a flared top, seen in Figure 5, that is similar to that found on American gin bottles from the 1850s and 1860s time periods. The example shown in Figure 5 is an aqua or sea green color in sun light. The other two “green”

Figure 1: Early Advertisement of Palm Tree Gin Being Marketed out of Chicago

examples were sold by Harmer Rooke Galleries (December 23, 1992), in auction number 50, as part of a very large gin and schnapps collection. These two examples were light yellow-green (citron) and light blue-green (teal) in color.

Two of the “amber” examples are dark amber, as seen in Figure 4, and the third “amber” example is a honey or light yellow amber color. All the known Royal Palm Gin examples have applied tops. The two dark amber examples were dug in southwest Portland, Oregon. One was found (shown in Figure 4) between Market Street and the student housing buildings for Portland State University. The third

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Figure 2: Early Palm Tree Related Gin Bottles, Elast & Co, Palm Tree (circa 1870) and C. Meyer & Co, Palmboom (circa 1870)

light yellow amber example was dug in San Francisco, in 2013, at the intersection of Octavia and Oak streets, just blocks from its depot at 518 Front Street under H. Epstein & Co. Along with this particular example were broken black glass ale bottles from the 1870s era. The aqua example was acquired with a collection of bottles at an estate sale in Columbia, South Carolina. It is not known where the aqua example was dug, but if it was in South Carolina that would not be inconsistent with the bottle originating from California since, as will be seen later in this article, Dr. Henley’s Royal Palm Gin product was, for a short time, imported from California and sold in Cincinnati, Ohio as well as in the Southern states.

It is interesting that the three “green” examples all have the applied flared top while the three “amber” examples, which were dug on the West Coast, all have the Renz’s Bitters type applied

Figure 3: J. T. Gayen’s Superior Palm Tree Gin Bottle

top. This would seem to indicate that there were two basic forms for this bottle. Although risky to extrapolate from just one bottle, it’s possible that the “green” examples with the flared top were designed to appeal to the Eastern markets and sold there.

Unfortunately, until more examples are found, that is only a guess at this point. This strategy would, however, be consistent with how H. Epstein &

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Co. marketed Dr. Henley’s IXL Bitters across the nation.

Another interesting characteristic of the Royal Palm Gin bottles is that five of the six known examples have a different color. This lack of control in bottle color will later in this article be seen with Dr. Henley’s Wild Grape Root IXL Bitters, his Eye Opener medicine and his Indian Queen Hair Restorative bottles, which are believed to have been blown in the West during at least the late 1860’s and the 1870’s. No doubt this lack of color control served to reduce bottle manufacturing costs.

The first West Coast reference to Royal Palm Gin was in the September 22, 1873 issue of the Sacramento Daily Union-Supplement. This article summarized the awards given at the Twentieth Annual State Fair in Sacramento.

One particular quote from the article was very interesting in that it showed that the Royal Palm Gin beverage was a Dr. Henley invention, it states:

Figure 4: Royal Palm Gin Bottle in Dark Amber

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“Dr. Henley exhibits a display of his IXL Bitters, his Royal Palm gin and his Regulator.”

There are no known advertisements listing the manufacturer; however, based on the L. G. & Co. embossed on the bottle, and other evidence to be presented, the most likely candidate is L. Gross & Co. with Louis Gross as its head. It was typical of Dr. Henley to license his product to a firm and then allow that firm to manufacture and market it while at the same time receiving royalties on each sale so that he could be free to develop new products. Later on in his career Dr. Henley would market other inventions of his with a number of different firms. In the Transactions of the California State Agricultural Society During The Year 1873, on page 95, it was also mentioned that at this state fair twenty-five cases of Royal Palm Gin were on display along with twenty-five cases of Dr. Henley’s IXL Bitters.

One wonders why only six Royal Palm Gin bottles have

Figure 5: Royal Palm Gin Bottle in Aqua

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Royal Palm Gin product increased greatly. For example, similar ads appeared in the San Francisco Bulletin, The Plumas National (Quincy, Calif.), The Mountain Democrat (Placerville, Calif.) and even in the Oregon State Journal (Eugene, Ore.) which had wide circulation throughout Oregon including Portland (ad shown in Figure 8). By 1875, H. Epstein & Co. and others had marketed the Royal Palm Gin product well enough that it was very well known in the market according to the June 19, 1875 issue of the San Francisco Bulletin (see Figure 9). This product visibility was further enhanced when in 1875 it was displayed at The Tenth Industrial Fair of the Mechanics’ Institute. According to the September 11, 1875 issue of the Pacific Rural Press, H. Epstein & Co. won awards for its display of Dr. Henley’s IXL Bitters, Dr. Henley’s Dew of the Alps Bitters and Royal Palm Gin.

Figure 6: Royal Palm Gin Marketed In Cincinnati Under Philip Wolf & Co. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune, February 21, 1873

been found to date given the relatively large number that appeared to have been made.

By February 1873, H. Epstein & Co. was marketing Dr. Henley’s Royal Palm Gin and California IXL Bitters in the states east of the Rocky Mountains under Philip Wolf & Co., whose headquarters were located in San Francisco but who also had a depot in Cincinnati (see Figure 6), according to the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune (February 23, 1873). Other ads have Philip Wolf & Co. also selling these products in the Southern states. It is quite possible that the one known aqua example of the Royal Palm Gin bottle, mentioned earlier, was sold by Philip Wolf & Co., thus explaining its presence in South Carolina. One of the first West Coast advertisements for the Royal Palm Gin product appeared in the December 11, 1873 issue of the San Francisco Chronicle. This ad is shown in Figure 7. It is interesting that H. Epstein & Co. is listed as an agent (not sole agent) for Royal Palm Gin. This would tend to indicate that others, like L. Gross & Co., were also selling this product at that time. This information is also consistent with the fact that in late 1872 Louis Gross had returned to California after setting up a depot and selling Dr. Henley’s California IXL Bitters in Chicago4. This would have given Louis Gross ample time to once again work with Dr. Henley to manufacture his Royal Palm Gin for sale by February of 1873. It is also interesting that the partnership (company) that Dr. Henley had established with a San Francisco merchant to produce some of his other medicines was dissolved upon the return of Louis Gross to California5.

During 1874, advertising and apparently sales for the

Figure 10 shows an ad from The Ninth Industrial Fair6. It is interesting to note that this 1874 ad now has H. Epstein & Co. being the SOLE agent for the Royal Palm Gin product. The date for this ad is also just after the time when Louis Gross started working for H. Epstein & Co.,

Figure 7: First Advertisement for Royal Palm Gin from 1873 California State Fair. San Francisco Chronicle, December 11, 1873

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A search of newspaper archives across

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These ads were also for a product that was imported from Schiedam, Holland. The bottles for this later product are not likely associated with those shown in Figures 4 and 5 since gin bottles from Holland in this time period never used the western whiskey style applied top seen on the bottle in Figure 4. Consequently, it appears that the lifetime of Dr. Henley’s Royal Palm Gin was a little over two years which, in part, explains why so few of the bottles have been found to date. In fact, a similar number of Dr. Henley’s

Figure 9: Royal Palm Gin Well Known in the Marketplace According to the San Francisco Trade Report From 1875, San Francisco Bulletin, June 19, 1875

Figure 8: Royal Palm gin Advertisement in Oregon State Journal (Eugene, OR) Oregan State Hournal, May 30, 1874

Figure 10: Royal Palm gin ad from tenth industrial Fair of the Mechanics Institute in 1874, San Francisco Bulletin, August 20, 1874

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Regulator bottles are known to exist and that product was advertised over an even longer time frame (1867 – 1876).

From the previous advertisements, it is clear that Dr. Henley invented a Royal Palm Gin beverage and that H. Epstein & Co. was eventually the sole agent for it. The circumstantial evidence would indicate that L. Gross & Co. was the initial manufacturer and agent. The question remains, however, are the bottles shown in Figures 4 and 5 the same made for Dr. Henley’s invention? More specifically, are the bottles shown of the right age? Why did Dr. Henley not produce and market his own product, why is H. Epstein & Co. not embossed on the bottle and what was that companies’ involvement with this product? To answer these questions a more in-depth review of the backgrounds of the key individuals involved is necessary, namely; Dr. William Henley, Henry Epstein and Louis Gross.

Historical Background: Dr. William Henley William Henley is believed to have been born in New York State about the year 1818. This birth date is based upon the information provided in his obituary. The information provided on his tombstone puts his birth at 1814. One would think that the information on the tombstone might be more accurate, but that is only a guess. Either way, prior to 1849 the historical record for William Henley is somewhat unclear. Though not completely accurate, it is possible to follow the movement of him by passenger lists published in newspapers and by the birth of his children, which are sometimes documented. His first child, Mary Catherine Henley, was born8 in Rochester, New York, in May 1836.

Sometime between 1836 and 1849, one newspaper report9 has William Henley living in the Portland, Oregon area. His second child, Sarah Amelia Henley, was born in Galena,

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Jo Daviess County, Illinois in 1851. The earliest recorded year for William Henley being in California was 1850 according to his daughter Mary’s obituary, although his own obituary states that he first arrived there as early as 1849. The earliest known newspaper account lists him as a New York passenger aboard the P.M.S.S. steamer Tennessee traveling10 from Panama to San Francisco in February of 1852. Whatever the real arrival date was, throughout his life William Henley appeared to have little inhibition to traveling and moving across the country. His first child, Catherine, married Theodore Skillman in Grass Valley, California in May 1853, so it is fairly certain William was living in Nevada County at that time.

Shortly thereafter, William and family moved to neighboring Iowa Hill in Placer County. It is well documented that he purchased at least 150 feet of Main Street in Iowa Hill in 1854, which was to become known11 as “Henley’s Row.” Additional property was also purchased which allowed him to construct a water system for the rapidly growing gold mining town. Adjoining the southeast corner of his property on Main Street stood the Pony Express office Wells, Fargo & Co. Figure 11 shows Iowa Hill and the Wells, Fargo & Co. office located in that town near that time.

Dr. Henley’s Royal Palm Gin PART 2 will be in the May June issue of Bottles and Extras.

Figure 11: Early Images of Iowa Hill, Placer County, California. Woodcut of Iowa Hill and a 1855 Photo of the business district in Iowa hill which was adjacent to William Henley’s property. (Courtesy of Bob and Sharon Balmain)

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Advertising Cover for C.S. Smith, one of three in existence, Wholesale Grocer Augusta, Ga. promoting Georgia A d v e r t i s i n g C o v e r f o r C . S . S m i t h W h o i l e s a l e G r o c e r A u g u s t a , G a .

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my friend and the items joined dozens of others in my the items joined dozensbegan of others mymid collection whichI have began in the mid collection which ininthe 1970s. willed 1970s.

I have willed the entire collection to the Augusta Museum of History, the entire collection to the Augusta Museum of history, reluctant to break up what takenhas moretaken than 40 yearsthan to assemble. reluctant to break uphas what more 40 years to assemble.

Most of it is mounted on acid-free loose leaf pages acquired from an archival supply Themounted rest are mounted in acid-free transparent sleeves for easy Mosthouse. of it is on acid-free loose leaf pages Severalyears years a friend in Edgefield, South Carolina looking.

Don’tfrom ever an handle such paper items.house.

The sweat from yourare fingers acquired archival supply The rest Several ago,ago, a friend in Edgefield, South Carolina purchased the purchased the archives of a local tavern and found rare bills can have an adverse effect.

Wear cotton gloves when handling them. mounted in acid-free transparent sleeves for easy looking. archives of a local tavern and found rare bills from the Augusta Brewing from theClinton Augusta Brewing Company, Bottling Works don’t ever handle such paper items. The sweat from your Company, Bottling Works and Sheehan &Clinton Doyle, Augusta firms of and1880s-90s.

Sheehan & doyle, Augusta firms of the 1880s-90s. fingers haveago, anaadverse effect.

Wear cotton gloves More thancan 20 years friend found two broadsides advertising Dr. J. the when handling them. tucked inside a Bible. He had the presence of Dennis’s Georgia Sarsaparilla Edward Sheehan and James doyle in the business soda mind to have 4x5 negatives made of each sheet. I was able to borrow the Edward Sheehan and James Doyle were in thewere soda bottling bottling business together only in 1888.

Each had been More than 20 years a friend negatives and have 11 x 14ago, copies made. found two broadsides together only in 1888. Each had been best man at the other’s wedding, best man at the other’s wedding, but after doyle joined advertising dr.

J. dennis’s georgia Sarsaparilla tucked but after Doyle joined Sheehan’s Excelsior Bottling Works (established Sheehan’s Excelsior Bottling Works (established 1880), inside a Bible. he had presence of mind to have bottle, 4x5 a They made nice go-withs whilethe paired with my Georgia Sarsaparilla 1880), things went sour. Surviving family members don’t know what things went family members don’t know negatives madewhittled of each sheet.

I was to borrow the large, iron-pontiled, glass container I hadable acquired in a trade.

The happened, but bysour.

1889,Surviving Doyle was back to driving a delivery wagon for what happened, but by 1889, doyle was back to driving a negatives and have 11 x 14 copies made.

Augusta bottle dates to the early 1850s and is among my prized local bottles. the Augusta Brewing Company. delivery wagon for the Augusta Brewing Company.

They made nice go-withs while paired with my georgia The Sheehan & Doyle billheads had the “ and Doyle” name blackened The Sheehan & doyle billheads had the “ and doyle” Sarsaparilla bottle, a large, iron-pontiled, whittled glass out. Sheehan and Doyle embossed bottles also exist in a few styles in name blackened out.

Sheehan and doyle embossed container I had acquired in a trade. The Augusta bottle dates aquamarine and amber. bottles also exist in a few styles in aquamarine and amber. to the early 1850s and is among my prized local bottles. wasable able to purchase the assortment ephemera from II was to purchase the assortment of ephemeraoffrom my friend and

It’s all a part ofwhich what iscovers commonly called “ephemera,” “ephemera,” paper items intended which paperand itemsthen intended to be used once to be covers used once discarded.

Items like then tickets, broadsides events or and discarded.

Items advertising like tickets, broadsides concoctions. advertising events or concoctions.

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Rare Clinton’s Bottling Works cover. Firm dropped apostrophe “s” later.

Another 1850s business envelope listing many items sold by Augusta grocers.

Sheehan took company’s name from John Ryan’s soda works.

Bottles and extras My wife and I visited an antiques store in nearby Thomson, georgia. There we found a treasure trove of trade cards issued by Augusta druggist W.h.

Barrett during the late 19th century. he concocted a patent medicine called hill’s hepactic Panacea (hhP) and sold dr. gilder’s liver Pills (glP). Barrett later became mayor of Augusta. We were able to buy nearly a dozen. Barrett later produced amber bottles with W.h.

BARRETT embossed on one side panel and h.h.P. embossed on the opposite panel.

At that same place, we discovered billheads advertising Frog Pond Chill & Fever Cure, an 1887 patent medicine developed by early Augusta pharmacist Fauntleroy A. Beall. The red ink billheads had been found in an old trunk in a barn.

Mice had chewed holes in most, but their nibbles were on parts of the billheads away from the advertising. We grabbed the whole bunch. Beall bottled his product in amber bottles. After the Pure Food & drug Act was passed by Congress in 1906, his “cures” became “tonics” and amber and cobalt embossed machinemade tonic bottles exist.

An antiques store in Augusta offered a selection of almanacs that sported advertisements of the River Swamp & Fever Cure. you know, the one whose bottles are embossed with an alligator.

The patent medicine dated to 1884 and was developed by Augusta druggist louis A. gardelle. I had the ads copied and enlarged and they fit nicely with my large and small River Swamps.

Many of the ephemera in my collection has nothing to do with firms that bottled their products. A full color spectacular envelope of the late 1890s (following the Spanish-American War) was issued by an Augusta grocer and features an eagle clutching a “chaw” of plug tobacco in its talons. The envelope is one of three in existence.

Fancy commission merchant corner card showing bales of cotton, circa 1850s

Postally used envelopes from Augusta businesses dating to the 1850s, including shoe manufacturers, glass

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Edward Sheehan was famous as a soda water bottler; he was once employed by Savannah, Georgia bottler John Ryan.,.

Aurora Beer from Indiana Brewery.

works, plumbers, trunk manufacturers and “segar” merchants are in the collection.

I also started a collection of contemporary ephemera, including letterheads and billheads dating to the 1950s, ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s. I firmly believe in collecting tomorrow’s antiques today.

It’s not too late for you to get started. Sources include postage stamp dealers, flea markets, yard sales and antiques stores. go online for a listing of archival supply houses and invest in your collection by storing it in acid-free containers.

Edgefield man’s tavern archives contained rare Augusta Brewing Company billhead.

don’t preserve it just for next week, next month or next year. Preserve it forever.

Clinton Bottling Works site now occupied by a Baptist church, private school.

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Let us drink to John Stith Ò C h e e r s Ò ! L e t u s d r i n k t o J o h n S t i t h F r o m u s e Pemberton, the excellent medical P e m b e r t o n , t h e e x c e l l e n t m e d i c a l p r a c t i Ò D r . H . C . practitioner and druggist. He was the t i o n e r a n d d r u g g i s t . H e w a s t h e o n e w h o w i t h J a n M one who handed his new tincture against i c o n i c r o l h a n d e d h i s n e w t i n c t u r e a g a i n s t h e a d t e l e v i s i o n Ò C h e e r s Ò ! L e t u s d r i n k t o J o h n S t i t h g e n t i n t h headaches and fatigue over the counter a c h e s a n d f a t i g u e o v e r t h e c o u n t e r i n P e m b e r t o n , t h e e x c e l l e n t m e d i c a l p r a c t i t i o n e r a n d d r u g g i s t . H e w a s t h e o n e w h o in A t l a n t a o n 8 t h M a y 1 8 8 6 f o r t h e f i r s t Atlanta on 8th May 1886 for the first W h y o n e s t o r y a g a i h a n d e d h i s n e w t i n c t u r e a g a i n s t h e a d time.

The rest of the story goes like this: t i m e . T h e r e s t o f t h e s t o r y g o e s l i k e t h i s : B e c a u s e i a c h e s a n d f a t i g u e o v e r t h e c o u n t e r i n W i t z e n h a The inventive man gave away a billion T h e i n v e n t i v e m a n g a v e a w a y a b i l l i o n C o l a & C A t l a n t a o n 8 t h M a y 1 8 8 6 f o r t h e f i r s t e x c e l l e n t dollar deal two years later when he d o l l a r d e a l t w o y e a r s l a t e r w h e n h e s o l d t i m e . T h e r e s t o f t h e s t o r y g o e s l i k e t h i s : m i k e s h e r sold his formula for the ridiculously h i s f o r m u l a f o r t h e r i d i c u l o u s l y s m a l l t h i c k b o o T h e i n v e n t i v e m a n g a v e a w a y a b i l l i o n S i m m o n s small amount of 2300 USD to the smart a m o u n t o f $ 2 , 3 0 0 t o t h e s m a r t b u s i n e s s d o l l a r d e a l t w o y e a r s l a t e r w h e n h e s o l d S c h w e p p o r i g i n a l d h i s f o r m u l a f o r t h e r i d i c u l o u s l y s m a l l businessman Asa Griggs Candler.

He m a n A s a G r i g g s C a n d l e r . H e t u r n e d t h e p e a r e d . O a m o u n t o f $ 2 , 3 0 0 t o t h e s m a r t b u s i n e s s turned the mixture into a brand now 79 t h e r e i s n m i x t u r e i n t o a b r a n d n o w $ 7 9 b i l l i o m a n A s a G r i g g s C a n d l e r .

H e t u r n e d t h e billion USD worth and the “it-brand” of h o n o r t h e w o r t h a n d t h e Ò i t - b r a n d Ó o f t h e w o r l d S c h w e p p m i x t u r e i n t o a b r a n d n o w $ 7 9 b i l l i o s m a l l e s t b the world for ages. Until the year 2013 f o r a g e s . U n t i l t h e y e a r 2 0 1 3 w h e n w o r t h a n d t h e Ò i t - b r a n d Ó o f t h e w o r l d b r e w e r y , when Google (93 bn) and Apple (98 bn) G o o g l e ( 9 3 b n ) a n d A p p l e ( 9 8 b n ) p r e - m e n t i o n t f o r a g e s . U n t i l t h e y e a r 2 0 1 3 w h e n e x p e r i e n c prepared to overtake.

G o o g l e ( 9 3 b n ) a n d A p p l e ( 9 8 b n ) p r e p a r e d t o o v e r t a k e .

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fi rst 200 years, published 1983. Coca-Cola, the fi rst 100 years, published 1986.With the competition-bottles of the the early 20th century.

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F r o m u s e r t o c o l l e c t o r - t h e d e v e l o p m e n t f r o m a c o p y w r i t e r t o Ò D r . H . C . S c h w e p p e s , t h e s t o r y t e l l e r . H e r e a t t h e P a l m o l i v e s e t w i t h J a n M i n e r i n 1 9 7 9 . T h e A m e r i c a n i s b e s t k n o w n f o r h e r i c o n i c r o l e a s t h e m a n i c u r i s t M a d g e i n a 2 7 - y e a r s e r i e s o f m a n b o t t l e g u y t e l e v i s i o n c o m m e r c i a l s f o r t h e P a l m o l i v e d i s h - w a s h i n g d e t e r g e n t i n t h e e a r l y 1 9 6 0 s u n t i l t h e l a t e 1 9 9 0 s . e r t o c o l l e c t o r - t h e d e v e l o p m e n t f r o m a c o p y w r i t e r t o

. S c h w e p p e s , t h e s t o r y t e l l e r . H e r e a t t h e P a l m o l i v e s e t W h y o n e a r t h m u s t a t o t a l s t r a n g e r f r o m G e r m a n y t e l l t h i s o l d M i n e r i n 1 9 7 9 . T h e A m e r i c a n i s b e s t k n o w n f o r h e r l e a s t h e m a n i c u r i s t M a d g e i n a 2 7 - y e a r s e r i e s o f s t o r y a g a i n t o a l l t h e c l e v e r b o t t l e - d i g g e r s a n d c o l l e c t o r s ? n c o m m e r c i a l s f o r t h e P a l m o l i v e d i s h - w a s h i n g d e t e r B e c a u s e i n a l l l i k e l i h o o d a c e r t a i n J a c o b S c h w e p p e f r o m h e e a r l y 1 9 6 0 s u n t i l t h e l a t e 1 9 9 0 s .

W i t z e n h a u s e n / G e r m a n y h a d a l r e a d y s e t t h e c o u r s e f o r C o c a C o l a & C o a b o u t 1 0 0 y e a r s e a r l i e r . R e a d a l l a b o u t i t o n t h e e a r t h m u s t a t o t a l s t r a n g e r f r o m G e r m a n y t e l l t h i s o l d e x c e l l e n t w e b s i t e Ò b o t t l e s & b y g o n e s Ó h t t p : / / i n t o a l l t h e c l e v e r b o t t l e - d i g g e r s a n d c o l l e c t o r s ? i n a l l l i k e l i h o o d a c e r t a i n J a c o b S c h w e p p e f r o m m i k e s h e r i d a n . t r i p o d . c o m / s c h w e p p e s 1 . h t m a n d i n t h e 1 6 0 p a g e s a u s e n / G e r m a n y h a d a l r e a d y s e t t h e c o u r s e f o r C o c a t h i c k b o o k Ò S c h w e p p e s - T h e F i r s t 2 0 0 Y e a r s Ò b y D o u g l a s C o a b o u t 1 0 0 y e a r s e a r l i e r . R e a d a l l a b o u t i t o n t h e S i m m o n s , t h e l a t e s e c r e t a r y o f S c h w e p p e s a n d C a d b u r y w e b s i t e Ò b o t t l e s & b y g o n e s Ó h t t p : / / S c h w e p p e s / U K . H o w e v e r , t h e t r a c e s o f t h e a u t h o r a n d h i s r i d a n . t r i p o d . c o m / s c h w e p p e s 1 . h t m a n d i n t h e 1 6 0 p a g e s o r i g i n a l d o c u m e n t s a n d m u s e u m a r t i f a c t s s e e m t o h a v e d i s a p o k Ò S c h w e p p e s - T h e F i r s t 2 0 0 Y e a r s Ò b y D o u g l a s p e a r e d . O r m a y b e t h e y a r e n o t o p e n t o t h e p u b l i c . T h a t i s w h y s , t h e l a t e s e c r e t a r y o f S c h w e p p e s a n d C a d b u r y p e s / U K . H o w e v e r , t h e t r a c e s o f t h e a u t h o r a n d h i s t h e r e i s n o t a n y Ò S o d a h a l l o f f a m e Ó a n y w h e r e i n t h e w o r l d t o d o c u m e n t s a n d m u s e u m a r t i f a c t s s e e m t o h a v e d i s a p h o n o r t h e a c h i e v e m e n t o f t h e g o d f a t h e r o f a l l s o f t d r i n k s .

O r m a y b e t h e y a r e n o t o p e n t o t h e p u b l i c . T h a t i s w h y S c h w e p p e s d o e s n o t h a v e a h o m e w h e r e , l i k e i n G e r m a n y , t h e n o t a n y Ò S o d a h a l l o f f a m e Ó a n y w h e r e i n t h e w o r l d t o s m a l l e s t b e e r l a b e l b e c o m e s a n a u t h e n t i c e x p e r i e n c e : t h e e a c h i e v e m e n t o f t h e g o d f a t h e r o f a l l s o f t d r i n k s . b r e w e r y , h i s t o r i c b u i l d i n g s , l o c a l m u s e u m , a c o l l e c t i o n . N o t t o p e s d o e s n o t h a v e a h o m e w h e r e , l i k e i n G e r m a n y , t h e b e e r l a b e l b e c o m e s a n a u t h e n t i c e x p e r i e n c e : t h e m e n t i o n t h e m a r k e t i n g m e c c a i n A t l a n t a . T h e r e i s n o h a n d s - o n h i s t o r i c b u i l d i n g s , l o c a l m u s e u m , a c o l l e c t i o n . N o t t o e x p e r i e n c e , j u s t a b o o k , a t l e a s t a n t i q u a r i a n .

t h e m a r k e t i n g m e c c a i n A t l a n t a . T h e r e i s n o h a n d s - o n c e , j u s t a b o o k , a t l e a s t a n t i q u a r i a n .

Above: From bottle-user to collector: “Dr.h.c.Schweppes“ here at thePalmolive set with Jan Miner in 1979. The American is best known for her iconic role as the manicurist Madge in a 27-year series of television commercials for the Palmolive dish-washing detergent in the early 1960s.

Left: “The godfather of coke“: Jacob Schweppe, 1740 born in Witzenhausen, Germany. The entrepreneur and scientist read the papers of Priestley and Lavoisier and develops the fi rst industrial production line for mineral water together with the engineer Paul and the druggist Gosse in 1783, known as the Geneva-System. In 1792, he started the industrial production, wholesale and distribution for the British Empire in London.

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a t t h e h i s t o r i c c o n t e x t t h r o u g h m a r k e t i n g e y e s , S c h w e p p e s h a s o p e n e d t h e m a r k e t f o r s o f t d r i n k s . S c h w e p p e r v e s s b e e n m a k i n g h i s t o r y f o r 2 3 0 y e a r s . C o c a C o l a i s 1 0 0 y e a r s y o u n g e r b u t i s n o w f a r a h e a d i n t h e m a r k e t a n d a n t o t h e b a r g a i n . M a y b e i t i s d u e t o t h e c o n c e s s i o n s c o n c e s s i o n a i r e s h a d t o m a k e . C o c a - C o l a i s b a c k e d u p b y C o c a L o o k i n g a t t h e h i s t o r i c c o n t e x t t h r o u g h m a r k e t i n g e y e s , S c h w e p p e s h a s o p e n e d t h e m a r k e t f o r s o f t d r i n k s . S c h w e p p e r v e s d b e h i n d S c h w e p p e s a r e S u n t o r y , D r . P e p p e r , P e p s i C o o r C o c a - C o l a . T h e p i o n e e r S c h w e p p e s i n L o n d o n , N e w c e n c e h a s b e e n m a k i n g h i s t o r y f o r 2 3 0 y e a r s . C o c a C o l a i s 1 0 0 y e a r s y o u n g e r b u t i s n o w f a r a h e a d i n t h e m a r k e t a n d a S i d n e y - h e i s f o r g o t t e n .

l e g e n d i n t o t h e b a r g a i n . M a y b e i t i s d u e t o t h e c o n c e s s i o n s c o n c e s s i o n a i r e s h a d t o m a k e . C o c a - C o l a i s b a c k e d u p b y C o c a C o l a a n d b e h i n d S c h w e p p e s a r e S u n t o r y , D r . P e p p e r , P e p s i C o o r C o c a - C o l a . T h e p i o n e e r S c h w e p p e s i n L o n d o n , N e w Y o r k o r S i d n e y - h e i s f o r g o t t e n .

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Storytelling crates on 10 m2: fi rst steps of my private SchweppesMuseum nearby Berlin, Germany. The World of Coca-Cola in the heart of Atlanta/Georgia contains 5500 m2 - it is the Olympic idea, that counts.

T h e s t o r y i s w o r t h t o b e r e t o l d : b y c o l l e c t o r s The Story is worth being retold: by collectors A s a n e b a y b o t t l e - d i g g e r a n d s o d a - p o p p e r , D r .

H . C . S c h w e p p e s Ò I h a v e f i n i s h e d m y f i r s t t e r m s . I a m i n t o u c h w i t h m a n y c o l l e c t o r s a n d c o m m u n i t i e s a n d f r o m t h e d e t a i l s t h e y p r o v i d e m e w i t h I l e a r n s o m e t h i n g n e w e v e r y d a y , a l b e i t r e a l i z i n g t h a t n o t e v e r y t h i n g t h a t c a n b e f o u n d o n t h e h o m e p a g e s a n d W i k i p e d i a i s t r u e . A l s o , t h a t t h e r e i s s o m u c h m o r e t o b e d i s c o v e r e d .

F r o m a l l o v e r t h e w o r l d I r e c e i v e b o t t l e s , m e m o r a b i l i a a n d d o c u m e n t s f o r m y s m a l l , p r i v a t e S c h w e p p e s m u s e u m i n t h e n a t i v e c o u n t r y o f J a c o b S c h w e p p e . M a y b e o n e d a y t h i s c o l l e c t i o n w i l l a d o r n t h e l o u n g e o f a f a m o u s h o t e l i n B e r l i n . O r L o n d o n ? S o : W e l c o m e , b i e n v e n u e , b i e n v e n i d a - p l e a s e e n j o y t h e h a n d s - o n S c h w e p p e s s t o r y

F r o m t h e R o m a n E m p i r e t o t h e B r i t i s h E m p i r e

A s o p p o s e d t o t h e c o u n t r i e s o f t h e f o r m e r B r i t i s h E m p i r e , e x p e r t s o n b o t t l e - d i g g i n g , d i v i n g a n d c o l l e c t i n g a r e v e r y r a r e i n G e r m a n y .

T o m a k e u p f o r t h i s , Ò G e r m a n i a Ó w a s a l r e a d y p a r t o f t h e R o m a n E m p i r e o f J u l i u s C e s a r s i n c e t h e 5 0 s b e f o r e C h r i s t . I w a s b o r n d i r e c t l y b e h i n d t h e 3 4 8 m i l e s l o n g L i m e s . W h e n I w a s a c h i l d I u s e d t o d i g f o r p i e c e s o f Ô T e r r a S i g i l l a t a Ó , t h e r e d s h a r d s o f t h e R o m a n c h i n a . I t c a n b e f o u n d u n d e r w w w . t e r r a - s i g i l l a t a - m u s e u m . d e i n

I was born directly behind the 348 miles long Limes boundary wall in Germany from the fi rst century A.D. When I was a child I used to dig for pieces of ‘Terra Sigillata”, the red shards of the Roman china.

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T h e i m p e r i a l s o u r c e s o f f i z z y w a t e r s c o n s t i t u t e d o n e o f t h e t h r e e m o s t i m p o r t a n t p a r t s o f R o m a n l i f e : b a t h s , w i n e , l o v e . H o w e v e r , 2 0 0 0 y e a r s a g o s u c h w o r l d f a m o u s m i n e r a l w a t e r s l i k e A p p o l i n a r i s , F a c h i n g e n , P e l l e g r i n o , P y r m o n t , o r S e l t e r s w e r e f e d i n t o t h e s w i m m i n g p o o l s o f t h e s p a s . .

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Since 1783: Refreshment for the new world In the 18th century, with the French Revolution, the era of enlightenment and the industrial revolution in England started, as well as the reformation of the economy and living conditions. The United States are founded and the British Empire (red) soon covers a quarter of the land area of the world. Jacob Schweppe is a successful watch-maker and scientist in Geneva/Switzerland. According to the patent of the English scientist Joseph Priestley for the production of artificial mineral water, he develops the first industrial production line for mineral water together with the engineer Paul and the druggist Gosse in 1783, known as the Geneva System. His products are an innovation. They contain a high dose of carbonic acid. This guarantees consistently high product quality in a safe packaging.

They are available to the people at reasonable prices. Also, the soda waters and lemonades in their unmistakably marked egg-bottles In the 18th century, Schweppes eggbottles were the ambassadors of effervescence around the globe.The Britisch Empire (red), covers a quarter of the land area of the world.

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already fulfilled the criteria for a modern brand more than 200 years ago. From 1792, the Schweppes products make their way from London to the million markets of the new world.

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three or four hundred miles by land, or on a voyage to the East or West Indies. “Schweppes´” System definitely was in use before 1809, when William Hamilton described it in his patent for a continuous carbonation process.

Egg-bottle? Hamilton Bottle?

Torpedo Bottle? Ballast Bottle?

Drunken Bottle?” Schweppes´ Bottle?

This earthenware bottle, initially designed to lay on its side to keep the cork moist, has the branding SCHWEPPES & Co: 79. Margaret Street, London.

It was developed according to the concept of Jacob Schweppe and produced between 1795 and 1831. The instruction read: “In order to maintain the quality of the water the bottles should be kept in a cool place and lay on their side.” Only 6 bottles of the illustrated bottle type “Schweppes No.1” are known to exist worldwide.

The estimated many million bestseller, produced 1831 - 1895 in London for the rest of the world.

Embossed Oxford Street, 51 Berners Street. I vitalized it for the illustration with the authentic filling: triple carbonated soda water, the high-pressured fizz for the typical schweppervescence of these times.

Later on, Schweppes switched to embossed glass bottles. Paul explained his preference for glass bottles over earthenware: “glass, though more expensive, retains the gas and can be transported more safely

Decorated with a contemporary copy of Jacob Schweppes (1740-1821) business card. A crash course on ebay for early torpedo bottles, google: torpedohamilton-soda-water-bottleschweppes-guide

My “Schweppes No.1“ stoneware soda bottle, ca. 1815. Less than a half dozen known to be in existence today.

Bottles and extras Below: The first launch in the market were half pint pontiled bottles in olive green glass 1795 - 1831: J. Schweppe & Co, Genuine Superior Aerated Waters, 79 Margaret Street. The glass bottle was initially blown by hand. The embossing changed later on in Oxford Street, 51 Berners Street.

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After Priestley´s Patent 1772, in Great Britain the production of artificially carbonated waters exploded. Horse-drawn wagons carted mineral water machines through the streets for whoever would buy.

Artificial mineral waters, such as they were, were no novelty before Jacob Schweppe´s arrival. His success had to await the recognition, chiefly by the medical profession, of the superior carbonation of his products, which he alone achieved by the use of the compression pump of his Geneva System. Also, in the still young United States soon efforts were made to offer artificial mineral waters in marked containers. Elias Durand from Philadelphia was one of the first to produce a marked bottle in 1835.

Ready for the “blob” While wax and resin mixtures were used in the 15th century as a stopper, the cork is also mentioned in English literature in the early 1500s for the same purpose, in connection with bottles. And it was

After Joseph Priestley´s patent of a practical method of making artificial mineral waters in 1772, the pharmacists and druggists in GB started to fill their homemade products into oval bottles, inspired by J.Schweppe & Co. At the beginning, these bottles were unembossed, certainly branded with paper signs, private labels or neckhangers. ref. google: Carbonated Soft Drinks: Formulation and Manufacture, Dr. David Steen, Philip R. Ashurst

44 the stopper which permitted the development of the true champagne. The cork was not immediately “tied-on� in the early period for, in England, at least, the wired-on cork dates from 1675-1700. In the early champagne and wine days, the corked (sealed) bottle section was inverted in a wax compound or oil to coat the cork; the seal was thus improved. Wax stoppers, used in Mid-Continental Europe for alchemy and medicine, were replaced by tight corks after the latter’s discovery. Thus, corks became the common bottle stoppers during a 300-year period, from early development before 1600 to almost complete use until 1900. (Holscher 1965, Berge 1980, about the early history of cork). The Schweppes glass containers very often travelled around the globe in all climate zones for weeks and months. Despite many other developments in the 19th century, Schweppes relied for more than 100 years on the use of the wired-on cork. The illustrated, still unopened original seal has survived undamaged 90 years in a cellar in Kent/UK.

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Below: This is the stopper which permitted the development of the true champagne. Schweppes relied for more than 100 years on the use of the wired-on cork.

My illustrated example, still unopened original seal has survived undamaged 90 years in a cellar in Kent/UK.

Below: Before William Painter patented the crowncork in 1892, a lot of developments of bottlesstoppers were made in the 18th and 19th century. The target was, to invent sealed safe-containers for the effervescence of beers and the exploding range of artificial sodas and soft drinks.

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Royal Warrant of Appointment The high esteem of the products and excellent social contacts enabled the brand to gain acceptance by the Royal Family. As purveyor to the court, from 1831 J. Schweppe & Co. was allowed to use the royal coat of arms in advertising. The shield is surrounded by a garter with the motto of the Order of the Garter in French: Honi soit qui mal y pense (“shame upon him who thinks evil upon it”).

The Order of the Garter, founded by King Edward III in1348, is the highest order of the United Kingdom and one of the most prestigious in Europe. Through the coat of arms in the design, the brand Schweppes gained highest esteem and appreciation. In upper-middle class Victorian households, the egg-bottles were suitably placed on the tables by means of silver bottle stands.

Bottle diving and bottle digging, illustrated with a pair of my Schweppes cordial bottles from the beginning of the 20th century. The right one is from Australia. The left one is from the English Channel nearby Southampton. The British harbour, from where the 1912 Titanic departed to New York...

the high esteem of the products and excellent social contacts enabled the brand to gain acceptance by the Royal Family. As purveyor to the court, from 1831 J. Schweppe & Co. was allowed to use the royal coat of arms in advertising. The shield is surrounded by a garter with the motto of the Order of the Garter in French: Honi soit qui mal y pense (“shame upon him who thinks evil upon it”).

All over the world, the middle and upper classes could be won as premium customers. Schweppe’s Table Waters were served exclusively in hotels, restaurants, theaters, luxury trains and spas throughout the world.

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The art of Schweppervescence During the 1870s, Tonic Water and Ginger Ale had been added to the range. In 1877, J. Schweppe & Co. started their first overseas production in Sydney, Australia. Further branches followed in Melbourne and Brooklyn in 1884. All over the world, the middle and upper classes could be won as premium customers. Schweppe’s Table Waters were served exclusively in hotels, restaurants, theaters, luxury trains and spas throughout the world. At the beginning of the 20th century, the brand name J. Schweppe & Co. was finally turned into “Schweppes.” The fizzy phonetics of the founder’s name is the copy platform of internationally successful campaigns, like “All the best siphons say Sss…ch…weppe…ss..-“ (1931) and “Schweppervescence lasts the whole drink through” (1946).

Schweppes learns to fly.

At the beginning of the 20th century the brand name J. Schweppe & Co. was fi nally turned into “Schweppes”.

The fi zzy phonetics of the founder’s name is the copy platform of internationally successful campaigns, like “All the best siphons say Sss…ch…weppe…ss..-“ (1931) and “Schweppervescence lasts the whole drink through” (1946)

Above: The record year 1851. In 1850, sales were 157.366 dozen.

The fi rst world exhibition in London in 1851 was a welcome impetus to J. Schweppe & Co. The daringly conceived structure of glass and iron known as the Crystal Palace, built to house the exhibition, was erected in Hyde Park. Nearly 2000 feet long, it covered more than 18 acres, arching over several large elm trees. In the center, J. Schweppe & Co. built an 8 meter high fountain. Still today, this fountain is an integral part of the trademark. In all, six million visitors came from all parts of the globe. For 5.500 Pounds (8.800 USD) J. Schweppe & Co. were assigned the privilege as tenders for the supply of non alcoholic refreshments. J. Schweppe & Co. supplied their soda and other mineral waters, Aerated Lemonade, German Seltzer Water and their new Malvern Soda Water. The company’s sales amounted to well over one million bottles during the six months of the exhibition. Furthermore their sales in the country rose to 175,000 dozen in 1851. In 1852 they climbed again to 192,000 dozen. A record which yet had to be broken by Coca-Cola.

During the 1870s tonic water and ginger ale had been added to the range. In 1877 J. Schweppe & Co. started their fi rst overseas production in Sydney, further branches followed in Melbourne and Brooklyn in 1884.

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Coca-Cola learns to walk.

In 1903, regular point-to-point flights became a possibility. In 1911, the twenty mail-carrying flights of the Coronation Aerial Post between London and Windsor were on the same basis. Schweppes sent a suitable message to their customers: “We were first in introducing Aerated Waters and have maintained our position as the premier firm for over 120 years. We again take the lead in addressing you

by First Aerial Post, and ask you as a connoisseur to insist on having Schweppes Soda Water, Dry Ginger Ale or Tonic Water. It has reached every part of the world. Yours faithfully, SCHWEPPES LIMITED.“ The rest is a new story.

Two examples of the airfl ight-directmailings, written by hand in 1903 to opinion leaders of the british society. So the story takes its course: Schweppes learned to fl y - and Coca-Cola learned to walk.

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F r o m t h e e a r l y t o m i d d l e y e a r s o f t h e 1 9 t h c e n t u r y , f o u r g r e a t g l a s s h o u s e s w e r e f o u n d e d i n t h e v i c i n i t y o f B o s t o n a n d i n t h e l i t t l e t o w n o f S a n d w i c h , o n C a p e C o d . T h e y w e r e a l l t h e c r e a t i o n s o f o n e m a n - D e m i n g J a r v e s . T h i s r e m a r k a b l e m a n w a s a m b i t i o u s , a n e x c e l l e n t o r g a n i z e r a n d s k i l l f u l e n t r e p r e n e u r . H e a t t e n d e d t o t h e d a i l y d e t a i l s o f r u n n i n g a s u c c e s s f u l b u s i n e s s w h i l e u n s w e r v i n g l y p u r s u i n g h i s v i s i o n o f p r o d u c i n g t h e f i n e s t a n d m o s t b e a u t i f u l g l a s s e v e r m a d e .

B e g i n n i n g i n 1 8 1 8 , J a r v e s o r g a n i z e d , i n c o r p o r a t e d a n d o p e r a t e d t h e N e w E n g l a n d G l a s s C o m p a n y a t E a s t C a m b r i d g e , M a s s a c h u s e t t s . H e l e f t t h i s c o m p a n y a s i t s a g e n t i n 1 8 2 5 , b u t c o n t i n u e d t o b e i n v o l v e d i n i t s m a n a g e m e n t a n d t h e s a l e o f i t s p r o d u c t s . I t w a s l e a s e d t o W i l l i a m L . L i b b e y i n 1 8 7 8 . E v e n t u a l l y , h i s s o n , E d w a r d D r u m m o n d L i b b e y , m o v e d t h e c o m p a n y t o T o l e d o , O h i o , a n d n a m e d i t t h e L i b b e y G l a s s C o m p a n y .

M e a n w h i l e , J a r v e s b u i l t a n e w g l a s s h o u s e i n S a n d w i c h , M a s s a c h u s e t t s , c o m p l e t e w i t h s t o r e a n d h o u s i n g f o r h i s w o r k e r s . T h e c o m p l e x b e c a m e k n o w n a s J a r v e s v i l l e . T h e c o m p a n y w a s i n c o r p o r a t e d i n 1 8 2 6 a s t h e B o s t o n a n d S a n d w i c h G l a s s C o m p a n y . F r o m i t s i n c e p t i o n , t h e n e w c o m p a n y m a n u f a c t u r e d b o t t l e s a n d f l a s k s . A h a l l m a r k o f t h e c o m p a n y w a s t h e p a n o p l y o f s p e c t a c u l a r g l a s s c o l o r s c r e a t e d .

I n 1 8 3 7 , J a r v e s o r g a n i z e d a n e w g l a s s m a n u f a c t o r y i n S o u t h B o s t o n f o r h i s s o n G e o r g e . T h e n a m e g i v e n t h i s c o m p a n y w a s t h e M o u n t W a s h i n g t o n G l a s s C o m p a n y .

U n h a p p i l y , G e o r g e d i e d a t a g e 2 5 , s u c c u m b i n g t o t u b e r c u l o s i s . T h e c o m p a n y w a s p u r c h a s e d b y W . L . L i b b e y i n 1 8 6 0 a n d m o v e d t o N e w B e d f o r d , M a s s a c h u s e t t s , i n 1 8 6 9 .

I n 1 8 4 5 , a m a j o r d e p o s i t o f e x t r e m e l y p u r e s a n d w a s d i s c o v e r e d i n w e s t e r n M a s s a c h u s e t t s a t C h e s h i r e , i n t h e B e r k s h i r e s . D e m i n g q u i c k l y s e c u r e d t h e r i g h t s t o t h i s s n o w w h i t e s a n d , f r e e o f t h e u s u a l i m p u r i t i e s t h a t d i s c o l o r m o s t g l a s s . T h i s p u r e , c o l o r l e s s s a n d p r o d u c e d w a t e r - w h i t e b r i l l i a n t c r y s t a l .

A p p r o a c h i n g t h e a g e o f 7 0 , i n 1 8 5 8 , D e m i n g w i t h d r e w f r o m t h e B o s t o n a n d S a n d w i c h G l a s s C o m p a n y . H e c o n s t r u c t e d a n e n t i r e l y n e w g l a s s f a c t o r y n e a r b y t o s e c u r e f o r h i s s o n J o h n a s t a t e o f t h e a r t f a c i l i t y t o p r o d u c e t h e f i n e s t g l a s s p o s s i b l e . H i s m o s t s k i l l f u l w o r k e r s w e r e b r o u g h t o v e r t o t h e n e w m a n u f a c t o r y , w h i c h w a s n a m e d t h e C a p e C o d G l a s s C o m p a n y . F r o m t h e v e r y b e g i n n i n g , e x t r e m e l y h i g h q u a l i t y g l a s s w a s m a d e a n d s u c c e s s f u l l y m a r k e t e d . A l a s , J o h n J a r v e s , l i k e h i s b r o t h e r G e o r g e , c o n t r a c t e d t u b e r c u l o s i s a n d d i e d i n 1 8 6 3 .

D e m i n g w a s d e v a s t a t e d . H e w a s o l d a n d h e a r t b r o k e n . H i s d r e a m o f a f a m i l y d y n a s t y o f g l a s s m a k e r s w a s c r u s h e d .

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C o m p a n y e x t i n g u i s h e d i t s f u r n a c e s . A g r e a t A m e r i c a n g l a s s m a k e r w a s n o m o r e .

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T h e f a c t o r i e s o f t h e B o s t o n a n d S a n d w i c h G l a s s C o m p a n y a n d t h e C a p e C o d G l a s s C o m p a n y h a v e b e e n r a z e d . L i t t l e e v i d e n c e o f t h e i r e x i s t e n c e i s t o b e f o u n d .

W h a t r e m a i n s o f t h e l e g a c y o f D e m i n g J a r v e s i s t h e w o n d e r f u l g l a s s h e c r e a t e d . W h e n h e b e g a n m a k i n g g l a s s i n 1 8 1 8 , d o m e s t i c g l a s s p r o d u c t i o n w a s a l m o s t e n t i r e l y u t i l i t a r i a n - b o t t l e s , f l a s k s , t a b l e w a r e , e t c . A m e r i c a n s v i e w e d t h e i r o w n g l a s s a s o r d i n a r y Ñ b u t c h e a p Ñ a n d r e g a r d e d E n g l i s h a n d E u r o p e a n g l a s s a s f i n e r a n d o f s u p e r i o r q u a l i t y .

D u r i n g t h e e n s u i n g h a l f c e n t u r y t h a t D e m i n g J a r v e s p r o d u c e d g l a s s , h i s c o m p a n i e s c r e a t e d a p l e t h o r a o f b e a u t i f u l a r t i s t i c g l a s s , r i v a l i n g t h e h i g h e s t q u a l i t y o f t h e b e s t E u r o p e a n g l a s s h o u s e s . H e w a s t r u l y a g i a n t a m o n g A m e r i c a n g l a s s m a k e r s . H i s v i s i o n , h i g h s t a n d a r d s a n d d e t e r m i n a t i o n t o m a k e t h e f i n e s t g l a s s t h e w o r l d h a d e v e r s e e n c o n t r i b u t e d s u b s t a n t i a l l y t o t h e a s c e n d a n c y o f a r t i s t i c g l a s s m a k i n g i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s o f A m e r i c a .

O n t h e f o l l o w i n g p a g e s , w e p r o u d l y s h o w y o u a f e w c h o i c e r e m n a n t s o f t h e g l a s s p r o d u c e d b y t h e g l a s s c o m p a n i e s f o u n d e d b y t h i s g e n i u s , w h o m o d e s t l y c l o s e d h i s c o m m u n i c a t i o n s t h u s l y : Y o u r s t r u l y , D . J a r v e s .

S o u r c e s :

B a r l o w , R a y m o n d E . a n d K a i s e r , J o a n . E . T h e G l a s s I n d u s t r y i n S a n d w i c h , V o l . 3 . W e s t C h e s t e r , P A : S c h i f f e r P u b l i s h i n g , L t d . , 1 9 8 7 .

B i s h o p , B a r b a r a a n d H a s s e l l , M a r t h a ( E d i t o r s ) . Y o u r O b t . S e r v t . , D e m i n g J a r v e s . S a n d w i c h , M A : T h e S a n d w i c h H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y , 1 9 8 4 .

L e e , R u t h W e b b . S a n d w i c h G l a s s , T h i r d E d . W e l l e s l e y H i l l s , M A : L e e P u b l i c a t i o n s , 1 9 6 6 .

S i s k , B e t t y B . M t . W a s h i n g t o n A r t G l a s s a n d W e b b B u r m e s e .

P a d u c a h , K Y : C o l l e c t o r B o o k s , 2 0 0 3 .

W a t k i n s , L u r a W o o d s i d e . C a m b r i d g e G l a s s 1 8 1 8 t o 1 8 8 8 , t h e S t o r y o f t h e N e w E n g l a n d G l a s s C o m p a n y . N e w Y o r k , N Y : B r a m h a l l H o u s e , 1 9 3 0 .

W i l s o n , K e n n e t h M . N e w E n g l a n d G l a s s & G l a s s m a k i n g . N e w Y o r k , N Y : T h o m a s Y . C r o w e l l C o . , 1 9 7 2 .

W i l s o n , K e n n e t h M . M t . W a s h i n g t o n & P a i r p o i n t G l a s s .

S u f f o l k , E n g l a n d , U . K . : A n t i q u e C o l l e c t o r s Õ C l u b L t d . , 2 0 0 5 .

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Above: Opalescent Light Blue Twelve-sided Blown Molded Paneled Cologne Bottle.

Lovely form and color. The New England Glass Company was known for its distinctive and quite beautiful light blue glass. 5 ½”.

Below: Fiery Opalescent Vaseline Colored Overlay Cut-to-Clear Cologne Bottle. Numbers on the top of the lip and neck of the stopper are seen on both Sandwich and New England bottles. However, this bottle also exhibits an entirely polished bottom with shallow polished pontil and a plated colored opaque overlay, both features being characteristic of New England Glass Company production. 8 ½”.

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Left: Ruby Plated Blown Molded Cologne Bottle, Footed, with Acorn Stopper. The New England Glass Company began producing ruby glass in 1848 or 1849. Their ruby glass was thicker (and heavier) than their competitors and was made by using $20 gold pieces dissolved as gold chloride. In certain light conditions, it shows a gold glint. 9”.

Above: Emerald Green Cut-to-Clear Pagoda Shaped Cologne Bottle. Location of numbers and treatment to bottom are consistent with many other New England Glass Company colognes. The rich emerald glass in combination with the intriguing pagoda form make this a stunning piece. 6 ½”.

Above: Canary Cologne Bottle having Red and White Pulled Loop Marbrie Decoration. The concave shape was used extensively by the factory, including castor bottles, lamps, colognes and decanters. This practical form provides a sure grip, in addition to being quite attractive.

Note: this is the sole marbrie decorated canary glass specimen we have ever encountered. Attributed to the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company. 6 ¾”.

Right: Deep Sapphire Blue Cologne Bottle. Blown in a three part mold in the Lawrence pattern and featuring a cut neck, polished pontil and original pressed glass stopper. One of only three known examples and the only one retaining its original stopper. Boston and Sandwich Glass Company. 6”.

Left: Fiery Opalescent Mint Green Overlay Cut-to-Clear Cologne Bottle. Numbered on top of the lip and neck of the stopper. The entire bottom is polished with all overlay removed and with a shallow polished pontil. These features, together with the cut opaque overlay, are indicative of its New England Glass Company origin. 8”.

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Above: Clambroth and Opaque Green Oval Hobnail Cologne Bottle. Hobnail decoration by other glass companies is the traditional round form, but the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company adopted their unique design of OVAL hobnails. The company’s Clambroth glass is a very pleasing approximation of fine French white opaline glass.

Sandwich produced oval hobnail colognes in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors. 7 ¾”.

Right: Six-sided Amber Blown Molded Cologne Bottle with Oval Paneled Frames and Lily Stopper. The Boston and Sandwich Glass Company began making this model cologne circa 1840. THIS specimen, though, retains remnants of its gilt decoration, so it was made after the arrival of its first gilder, William Smith, in 1845. He trained his sons, Henry and Alfred, as glass decorators. They later managed the design department of the Mount Washington Glass Company until establishing their own Smith Brothers decorating shop in New Bedford. The Lily stopper has a small well in its center, into which cologne could be poured to scent the room. 7”.

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Above: DETAI, Nicholas Lutz Poinsettia Paperweight Stopper. The absolutely correct colors and incredibly precise detail are signature characteristics of the artistry of Nicholas Lutz.

Right: Red Cut-to-Clear Cologne Bottle in Geometric Pattern with Quatrefoils.

Solid glass paperweight stopper depicts a ten petal poinsettia by Nicholas Lutz.

While Lutz worked both at Dorflinger’s and the New England Glass Company, he spent most of his career creating beautiful things in glass for the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company. The style of the cutting also suggests Sandwich as the source of this piece. 8 ¾”.

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Bottles ottles and and e extras xtras B Left: Crown Milano Atomizer Cologne Bottle, Acid-Finished Cream Colored Opal Glass with Floral Decoration. Crown Milano was an important and successful line in the latter years of the Mount Washington Glass Company. 5 ½”.

Right: Twin Ruby Cut-to-Clear Mold Blown Bottles. They have reverse painted glass inset labels, one for cologne and one for hair tonic. Bases embossed “W.N. Walton Pat. Sept. 23, 1862.” These Walton bottles were quite popular, having various drug names printed on their glass labels. However, these are the only two we have encountered having cut overlay, suggesting they may have been a custom order. Walton had a business relationship with the Mount Washington Glass Company, and these bottles were likely produced there. 8 ½”.

Right: Burmese Glass Hand. Frederick Shirley of the Mount washington glass Company created this lovely glass, obtaining his patent in 1885. The glass recipe includes both uranium oxide and gold chloride.

When first made, the glass is a uniform soft translucent yellow. However, when a portion of the parison is reheated at the glory hole, that part shades to a gorgeous salmon pink or fuchsia. Figural Burmese glass is rare. we have located only one other Burmese glass hand, which is in the collection of the Bennington (Vermont) Museum. 6 7/8”.

Left: Royal Flemish Cologne Bottle with Butterfly. Perhaps the most desirable of all Mount Washington Glass Company offerings, Royal Flemish glass is acid finished, with raised gold enameled lines. Translucent colors give the effect of looking through a stained glass window. This fine Mount Washington cologne bottle shape #555 was produced in the closing years of the company’s existence. 5 ¾”.

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Ruby Cut-to-Clear Cologne Bottle with Star Cut Base.

This beautifully designed bottle was created by the Mount Washington Glass Company. Attribution was facilitated by discovering a virtually identical specimen with its original Mount Washington label still intact! 8”.

Cobalt Cut-to-Clear Cologne Bottle. The reinforcing neck ring and the long, slender neck that opens down and outward to form the body of the bottle are characteristic of premium Boston and Sandwich cologne bottles.

Another special feature of fine Sandwich bottles is the starburst cut into the base of the piece. Every surface is cut and polished. This design was produced in cobalt, ruby and lavender. 10 ¼”.

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Right: Sapphire Blue Cut-to-Clear Cologne Bottle, Cut in the Strawberry Diamond and Fan Pattern. Although this pattern was used by several companies, the manner of cutting and the extra fine quality of the lapidary stopper suggest it may have been made by the Cape Cod Glass Company. This is reinforced by the richness of the sapphire blue overlay, which was most likely created by James Lloyd, Deming Jarves’ chosen color expert at the Cape Cod Glass Company. 7 ¾”.

Below: Diamonds and Vesicas Ruby Cut-to-Clear Cologne Bottle. The curving mitre cuts on this bottle, creating the vesicas, portend the american Brilliant Period of glassmaking. The superior quality of the design, material, color and decoration reflect the extremely high standards of the Cape Cod Glass Company production. Note that the stopper is cut en suite (in the identical pattern). This specimen was probably not a production piece. 7 ½”.

Above: Bottom of the Diamonds and Vesicas Bottle. Cape Cod cologne bottles of this quality had as much attention lavished upon the base as on the rest of the piece. A mark of excellence is beauty, when viewed from any perspective.

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ohn Cullen i m m e d i a t e l y r e c o g n i z e d h e h a d a g o o d immediately recognized he had a good J o h n C u l l e n

thing when he concocted his “Liquid Magnesia.� t h i n g w h e n h e c o n c o c t e d h i s " L i q u i d M a g n e s i a . " The basic element, magnesium, has been known as an extremely effective laxative and antacid for hundreds T h e b a s i c e l e m e n t , m a g n e s i u m , h a s b e e n k n o w n a s a n of years. It is never found in its pure form in nature and e x t r e m e l y e f f e c t i v e l a x a t i v e a n d a n t a c i d f o r h u n d r e d s o f readily combines with other elements. A problematic y e a r s . I t i s n e v e r f o u n d i n i t s p u r e f o r m i n n a t u r e a n d concern had always been the chemical Aform in which r e a d i l y c o m b i n e s w i t h o t h e r e l e m e n t s . p r o b l e m a t i c

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Cullen’s Patent Liquid Magnesia bottle, first blown in 1818, of the American The and captionlikely for thethe largepredecessor Bartlett and Chase egg goes here. egg bottles.

Photo from and courtesy of Philo gideon, from his book, It probably wants to be two lines.

CULLEN’S EGG BOTTLE. 2008

M a y 4 , 1 8 1 8 . T h e p a t e n t s p e c i f i c a t i o n w a s l o s t i n t h e U . S .

Patent Office fire of 1836, but the description of an 1835 P a t e n t O f f i c e f i r e o f 1 8 3 6 , b u t t h e d e s c r i p t i o n o f a n 1 8 3 5 improvement on Cullen’s patent still exists, which includes i m p r o v e m e n t o n C u l l e n ' s p a t e n t s t i l l e x i s t s , w h i c h the essence of the earlier patent. Magnesium (presumably i n c l u d e s t h e e s s e n c e o f t h e e a r l i e r p a t e n t . M a g n e s i u m in a relatively soluble form) was combined with carbonic ( p r e s u m a b l y i n a r e l a t i v e l y s o l u b l e f o r m ) w a s c o m b i n e d acid, thus causing the magnesium to solute into the w i t h c a r b o n i c a c i d , t h u s c a u s i n g t h e m a g n e s i u m t o s o l u t e acid. Sugar and rose water was then added to produce a i n t o t h e a c i d . S u g a r a n d r o s e w a t e r w a s t h e n a d d e d t o favorable taste. This compound was generated in the typical p r o d u c e a f a v o r a b l e t a s t e . T h i s c o m p o u n d w a s g e n e r a t e d mineral water apparatus of the day, thus producing a degree i n t h e t y p i c a l m i n e r a l w a t e r a p p a r a t u s o f t h e d a y , t h u s of effervescence. (1) Cullen’s Patent Liquid Magnesia p r o d u c i n g a d e g r e e o f e f f e r v e s c e n c e . ( 1 ) C u l l e n ' s P a t e n t was quite successful and it was heavily advertised in L i q u i d M a g n e s i a w a s q u i t e s u c c e s s f u l a n d i t w a s h e a v i l y Philadelphia, as well as New York. a d v e r t i s e d i n P h i l a d e l p h i a , a s w e l l a s N e w Y o r k .

Thomas commissioned the also famous American The captionBartlett for this portrait wants to go here.It wants to painter, Gilbert be two lines.

Indent asStuart, shown. to paint this painting, Bartlett, shown here, was painted about 1804 The original painting of Bartlett is owned by the Fine Arts Museum of Boston I t w a s s u c h a h i t t h a t C u l l e n a d v e r t i s e d t h a t h e w a s (with all rights reserved).

it was ingested. Both unpleasant to take and lacking c o n c e r n h a d a l w a y s b e e n t h e c h e m i c a l f o r m i n w h i c h i t accuracy in proper dosage, Cullen’s invention produced w a s i n g e s t e d . B o t h u n p l e a s a n t t o t a k e a n d l a c k i n g a c c u a safe and pleasant drink very similar to some of the r a c y i n p r o p e r d o s a g e , C u l l e n ' s i n v e n t i o n p r o d u c e d a s a f e natural mineral waters of the day. a n d p l e a s a n t d r i n k v e r y s i m i l a r t o s o m e o f t h e n a t u r a l m i n e r a l w a t e r s o f t h e d a y .

For his efforts, Cullen received a United States patent on May 4, 1818. The patent specification was lost in the U.S. F o r h i s e f f o r t s , C u l l e n r e c e i v e d a U n i t e d S t a t e s p a t e n t o n 1. Journal of the Franklin Institute. . ., Vol. XV, New Series. 1835. Pg. 46 2. Poulson’s American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) August 4, 1819

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r e l i n q u i s h i n g h i s m e d i c a l p r a c t i c e t o f o c u s e n t i r e l y o n It was such a hit that Cullen advertised that he was p h a r m a c o l o g i c a l c o m p o u n d i n g a n d p r o d u c t i o n o f L i q u i d relinquishing his medical practice to focus entirely on M a g n e s i a a n d m i n e r a l w a t e r s . C u l l e n o p e n e d a p h a r m a c y pharmacological compounding and production of Liquid a t t h e n o r t h e a s t c o r n e r o f C h e s t n u t a n d 2 n d s t r e e t s i n Magnesia and mineral waters. Cullen opened a pharmacy P h i l a d e l p h i a , a s w e l l a s h i s p r e v i o u s e s t a b l i s h m e n t o n t h e at the northeast corner of Chestnut and 2nd streets in n o r t h e a s t c o r n e r o f W a l n u t a n d 7 t h s t r e e t s . ( 2 ) C u l l e n a l s o Philadelphia, as well as his Y o r k C i t y d e d i c a t e d t o t h e s a l e previous establishment on o p e n e d t w o s t o r e s i n N e w the northeast corner of Walnut and 7th streets. (2) Cullen o f h i s L i q u i d M a g n e s i a a s w e l l a s B a l l s t o n a n d S a r a t o g a also opened two stores in New York City dedicated to S p r i n g w a t e r s . ( 3 ) H e a l s o h a d a s p i r a t i o n s o f o p e n i n g the sale of his Liquid Magnesia as well as Ballston and o t h e r s t o r e s , i n c l u d i n g A l b a n y , N . Y . , b u t t h e y w e r e n o t Saratoga Spring waters.

(3) He also had aspirations of d o c u m e n t e d i n t h e r e c o r d a n d p r o b a b l y w e r e n o t e s t a b opening other stores, including Albany, N.Y., but they l i s h e d a t t h i s d a t e .

3. Mercantile Advertiser (New York, NY) July 19, 1819

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were not documented in the record and probably were not established at this date.

Philo Gideon’s book, Cullen’s Egg Bottle, which thoroughly documents John Cullen as well as Cullen’s Patent Liquid Magnesia and its bottle, provides a solid framework from which to build a timeline for the earliest of the super rare American egg bottles. The Cullen egg bottle appears to be the first from which the successors hatched.

Certainly it provided a physical shape that could establish ready recognition of its contents. Gideon’s observation that Thomas Dyott’s Philadelphia Glass Works was selling “liquid magnesia” bottles at his factory shortly after the introduction of the Cullen bottle implies at least some market demand for the shape. (4) As might be expected, any product achieving such success spawns imitators. So many people advertised liquid magnesia in East Coast newspapers that it was really difficult to determine which were legitimate. Cullen was so put off by the imitators of his Liquid Magnesia that he felt obligated to alert the public of this affront. He placed the following ad in the Franklin Gazette, June 23, 1818, to help inform the public.

Cullen focused his initial marketing and sales efforts in Philadelphia and New York. Some druggists beyond this region decided to risk the potential legal wrath of Cullen

Cullen’s advertisement alerting the public of “spurious compositions of Magnesia and Mineral water advertised in large characters”, which was placed in the Franklin Gazette, (Philadelphia, PA) June 23, 1818.

4. Gideon, Philo. Cullen’s Egg Bottle. Privately printed. 2008 5. James Wilson was a noted attorney and a signer of the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. He died August 21, 1798. Wilson married

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and began producing their own version of liquid magnesia.

Whether these imitators operated within the legal purview of Cullen’s patent is not entirely clear, and may never be known. They may have somewhat modified the taste ingredients of the formula, but it is likely the essence of the patent was infringed upon.

There is no record that infers Cullen attempted to market his product in Boston, but at least one local and well established company decided to take the risk.

Thomas Bartlett was born May 14,1767, in Boston and began his career with Oliver Smith, an established Boston druggist at 61 Cornhill. Bartlett was made junior partner in 1791, and the firm became known as Smith & Bartlett.

Smith died February 6, 1797, leaving Bartlett to carry on the business. He continued as a sole proprietor and moved his business to 13 Cornhill in August 1800. Bartlett married Hannah Gray, widow of James Wilson, in Boston on February 4, 1802. (5) In August 1806 Bartlett took a new partner in Amos Smith, who was to focus on the retail part of the business and Bartlett would focus on importations and the wholesale aspects. The firm name was changed to Bartlett & Smith.

The co-partnership notice that appeared in the Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA) October 16, 1816, informing the public of the formation of Bartlett & Chase. The notice is dated September 4th.

Hannah Gray in September 1791 when she was just 19 years old and he was 49 years of age. Wilson was appointed by George Washington as one of the original six justices, to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Bottles and extras At the age of 32 years, Amos Smith died in 1816 following a lingering illness. His obituary notice states . . . “Apprised for several months of approaching dissolution, he looked into eternity with the serenity of a vital Christian”. (6)

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The obverse of the bottle is embossed BARTLETT / AND / CHASE

In September 1816, Thomas Bartlett chose one of his apprentice employees, Thomas G. Chase, to succeed as a full partner, thus changing the name of the firm to Bartlett & Chase.

Undoubtedly witnessing the reverse is embossed the success of Cullen’s No 13 / CORNHILL / Patent Magnesia, Bartlett & BoStoN Chase decided to produce their own product of at least a similar formula. Their first advertisement for Liquid Just as in the case of Cullen’s advertisements, Bartlett & Magnesia is dated February 13, 1819. (7) Chase noted their bottles were in two sizes - quart and pint.

But, there is no mention of lettering in the glass. By May of 1819, another Boston druggist, John Bacon, was also selling Bartlett & Chase’s Liquid Magnesia at his fountain and in “strong bottles securely put up for families.” Bacon was located practically around the corner at 13 Court Street.

(8) The price of the product was never mentioned.

Yet another imitator, Daniel P. Hopkins, a Hartford, Conn., druggist, was also selling liquid magnesia and notes, . . . “put up in bottles at 29 cts - This article is in high repute in Philadelphia, New-York and Boston.” (9) It is interesting to note that he mentions the three cities where liquid magnesia was popular.

The Bartlett & Chase bottle is made of light colored aqua glass of medium weight and 7.75 inches in length. The mouth is sheared and outwardly rolled. The base appears to have been scarred with a solid rod punty.

The initial advertisement for Bartlett and Chase’s Liquid Magnesia was printed in the Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA), February 27, 1819, and dated February 13th.

6. Independent Chronicle (Boston, MA) July 22, 1816 7. Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA) February 27, 1819

The final advertisement this writer could locate for Bartlett & Chase’s magnesia water was noted in the Boston Intelligencer on October 23, 1819. It is possible that other somewhat later ads for the product could document continued sale but none were found. Bartlett & Chase were regular advertisers in Boston newspapers but none included liquid magnesia after this date. It is likely that Bartlett & Chase were faced with a potential legal battle originating from Cullen and determined to cut their losses by ceasing 8. Boston Intelligencer, May 8, 1819 9. Connecticut Mirror (Hartford, CT) April 26, 1819

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the sale of liquid magnesia.

By the middle of 1820, Thomas G. Chase announced his new business of commission merchant in Boston, thereby terminating the Bartlett & Chase partnership.

An advertisement to that effect was placed in the local newspapers.

Thomas Bartlett continued in business as a sole proprietor for a few months and in November of the same year entered into another partnership with Samuel N. Brewer, conducting business in the style of Bartlett & Brewer.(10) This new partnership remained in business until 1827 when Thomas Bartlett retired. (11) Bartlett retained ownership of the building and the business continued under the name of Samuel N. Brewer & Brothers, who still used as their long standing trade mark, “Sign of the Good Samaritan,” which stemmed from an elaborate painting, well known throughout Boston, that was affixed to the front of the store during the days of Amos Smith - another story in itself.

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amazing, except for some internal content sickness, the exterior appears to have never been buried. Was it carried to Hawaii by relatively recent New England transplants as a family memento, or did it arrive in the hold of a whaling ship in the early years of trading with the Sandwich Islands? Perhaps it was brought to the islands on the return trip of the many native sailors who signed on with a Nantucket whaler to make some wages and to see for himself the strange tales he heard of New England life and culture. Certainly, we will never know.

The following notice appeared in the Boston Evening Transcript on December 11, 1856: “DEATH OF A VENERABLE CITIZEN. Dr. Thomas Bartlett, one of the oldest merchants of Boston, died at his residence in Tremont street yesterday, at the age of eighty-nine years and six months. The deceased for a long period carried on the drygoods business, at the sign of the ‘Good Samaritan,’ No. 91 Washington street, from which place he retired about a quarter of a century ago. He was always highly esteemed by his fellow citizens, for the sterling uprightness of his character and the kindness of his heart.”(12) With the assumption that the Bartlett & Chase egg bottle was dedicated to the sale of liquid magnesia, and based upon the time span the partners advertised this product, it is relatively safe to assume that the bottles were sold only in 1819. If one were to extend the sales life of the product to the termination of the partnership of Bartlett & Chase, then sales would have ended by mid 1820. It would also be relatively safe to assume, however, that the actual production of the bottles would have occurred in 1819 and probably during the first few months of that year. The advertising record is mute on both the sales price of the product and whether a refund was offered upon return of the empty egg bottles. Heretofore undocumented, it now joins the record of the earliest of the American egg- or torpedo-style bottles.

This lone extant specimen surely has a fantastic tale to tell if it could only give forth. Purchased at a garage sale in Hawaii, the buyer put it on eBay for sale. Equally as 10. Boston Daily Advertiser, November 2, 1820 11. Boston Recorder (Boston, MA) January 26, 1827 12. The building that housed Bartlett and his many associates incorporated Nos. 91 and 92 Washington Street. The street name and numbers were changed

Bartlett&Chase 04.jpg The notice of dissolution of partnership of Bartlett & Chase printed in the Boston Patriot and Daily Chronicle, July 20, 1820, apprising the public of its termination on July 1st.

in 1824 which eliminated the old name of Cornhill. The old street was never actually designated as a street, lane or other descriptor for a thoroughfare - just “Cornhill”. The old landmark structure was torn down in 1859 to make way for the new home of the Boston Daily Evening Transcript newspaper.

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(Double Book) 300 pages, Soft bound book, color covers, 17 color pages, pictures of stoneware examples. Price is $23.00, plus Shipping, Flat Rate Priority Mail $6.00, total $29.00 Media Mail $4.50, total $27.50, Compiled and Researched by: Mark C. Wiseman, 3505 Sheridan Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50310-4557. Phones (515)2552620 home, (515) 344-8333 cell or E-mail markcwiseman@msn.com FOR SALE: Super rare 4 gal.

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The same type wording could be used for bequeathing your collection or part of it, however, before donating your collection (or part of it), you would need the collection appraised by a professional appraiser with knowledge of bottles and their market values. This is the amount that would be tax deductible.

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Stephen Harris 743 Lawton Pl. Charleston, SC 29412 843-296-6200 sghpi@yahoo.com bottles

Phillip C. Burnham P. O. Box 272 Heber Springs, AK 72543 501-206-8512 pburnham12@yahoo.com SS Cokes, Cures

Melissa Hayes 200 Derby Drive Riverdale, GA 30274 770-742-0648 Hayesm7@gmail.com Early historical flasks

Tobin Gilman 1023 MT Carmel Dr. San Jose, CA 95120 408-839-6979 tobingilman@hotmail.com Sodas, Bay area bottles

Lou L. Holis 835 W. Pierce St. Lake Alfred, FL 33850 loboosh@yahoo.com Bitters

Joe & Edith Gourd 27W058 Fleming Dr. Winfield, IL 60190 630-653-7088 joegourd@aol.com Bitters Advertising and Bininger Bottles David Hand P.O. Box 292 Hegins, PA 17938 570-682-8242 davebevhand@yahoo.com pontiled medicines, historical flasks, Dr. Stanley’s South American Indian Bitters

John Humphrey 187 Hunt Road Afton, NY 13730 607-639-2470 Soda bottles NY and Pennsylvania.

Painted labels Mark Jackson 209 Lake St. Chittenango, NY 13037 315-687-3813 jackso4@twcny.rr.com Cone inks Dale Murschell 1448 Campbell Rd. Springfield, WV 26763 304-492-5563 dmurchell@frontiernet.net Wistarburg Glass, Glass Whimsies, Early S.J. Blown Glass, Cumberland MD glass, Millville paper weights

Michael Smyser 3101 Highland Rd. Apt. 118 Baton Rouge, LA 70802 mwsmyser@yahoo.com Medicines Jinx B. Taylor 715 N. Green Tee Rd. Hampstead, NC 28443 910-270-2187 taylorj1313@aol.com Martha H. Warrick 10007 Timberwood Circle Louisville, KY 40223 502-742-3368 mwar1007@att.net medicine bottles, cures Stanley Word 12411 Stewarts Ferry Pike Lebanon, TN 37090 615-708-1898 SWORD.05@hotmail.com Tenn. Early soda bottles

Changes Lee Abbey 59 Park Ave Randolph, NJ 07869 973-584-8327 Bottles William Weirs 1476 Gator Track Charleston, SC 29414 wweirs@yahoo.com

Notice to Members Please check your mailing label for correctness and your membership expiration date. This will insure you continue to receive Bottles and Extras without interruption. If moving, please send in a change of address, Contact: FOHBC Business Manager: Alan DeMaison, 1605 Clipper Cove, Painesville, OH 44077; phone: (H) (440) 358-1223, (C) (440) 796-7539 e-mail: a.demaison@sbcglobal.net

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Calendar of shows and related events FOHBC Sho - Biz is published in the interest of the hobby. Federation affiliated clubs are connotated with FOHBC logo.

Information on up-coming collecting events is welcome, but space is limited. Please send at least three months in advance, including telephone number to: FOHBC Sho-Biz, C/O Alan DeMaison, 1605 Clipper Cove, Painesville, OH 44077 or e-mail: a.demaison@sbcglobal.net Show schedules are subject to change. Please call before traveling long distances. All listings published here will also be published on the website: FOHBC.org

March 2 Baltimore, Maryland 34th Annual Baltimore Antique Bottle Show at the Physical Education Center, Essex Campus, Community College of Baltimore County, 7201 Rossville Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21237, Free Bottle Appraisals, For Information contact: Rick Lease, Show Chairman, 410.458.9405, finksburg21@comcast.net, For contracts: Andy Agnew, 410.527.1707, medbotls@comcast.net, BaltimoreBottleClub.org March 07 & 08 Chico, California 48th Annual Antique Bottle, Jar, Insulator & Collectable Show & Sale at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds in Chico, California. Friday, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm, $5 Admission, Saturday, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Free Admission, Contact: Randy Taylor, 530.518.7369 (cell), PO Box 1065, Chico, California 95927, or RTJarGuy@aol.com March 14 & 15 Deland, Florida Deland Florida M-T Bottle Collectors Club 44th Antique Bottle, Insulator & Tabke Top Collectible Show and Sale at the Bill Hester Building at the Volusia County Fairgrounds, 3150 E. New York Avenue, Deland, Florida 32724, Friday, 3:00 – 7:00 pm, Saturday, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm, Early admission Friday, 3:00 pm and before 8:00 am Saturay Morning $20, Setup for dealers, Friday 1:00 – 6:00 pm, Cost of admission for show and early admission: Friday, 3:00 pm, Early Admission $20, Show Day Saturday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm FREE! www.mtbottleclub.com, Contact: Brian Hoblick, Show Chairman, 11721 NW County Road 236, Alachua, Florida 32615, 386.804.9635, hoblick@aol.com, Deland Florida M-T Bottle Club March 15 Athens, Georgia 3rd annual Athens Antique Bottle & Pottery Show & Sale, 8:30 am to 1:30 pm, at Holiday Inn Express, 513 W. Broad Street. Tables $35, Adult admission $7, 14 and under $3. Table and admission tickets include free meals catered by the Holiday Inn. Holiday Inn also is offering discounted room rates top those attending the event. Space is almost twice as large as last year, with great lighting, site easy to find. It’s halfway between The Varsity and the University of Georgia Arch on Highway 78 (Broad Street). For more information: Sam Evans at 706.613.0224 or sam@dixiesoda.com. Web site is www.dixiesoda.com.

March 16 Flint, Michigan 45th annual Flint Antique Bottle & Collectibles Club Show & Sale at Dom Polski Hall, 3415 N. Linden Road, Flint, Michigan 48436, Sunday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, No early admission, Cost of admission: $2, Flint Antique Bottle & Collectibles Club, Contact: Tim Buda, Show Chairman, 11353 Cook Road, Gaines, Michigan 48436, 989.271.9193, tbuda@shianet.org March 16 St. Louis, Missouri 44th Annual Antique Bottle & Jar Show, St. Louis Antique Bottle Collectors Association, Orlando Gardens, 4300 Hoffmeister Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, 130 sales tables and displays, Admission $3, $1 off with flyer, Kids free, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, No early admission, Show chair: Patt Jett, 71 Outlook Drive, Hillsboro, Missouri, 63050, 314.570.6917, patsy_jett@ yahoo.com March23 Bloomington, Minnesota 43rd Minnesota Antique Bottle, Advertising and Stoneware Show & Sale at the Knights Of Columbus Building, 1114 American Boulevard West, Bloomington, Minnesota 55420, Sunday 9:30 am to 2:30 pm, No early admission. Setup: Sunday, 6:30 am to 9:30 am. Admission $5. Minnesota’s First ABC and North Star Historical Bottle Association. Contact: Steve Ketcham, Box 24114, Edina, Minnesota 55424, 952.221.0915, steve@antiquebottledepot.com March 28 & 29 Morro Bay, California 46th Annual Mooro Bay Antique Bottle Show and Sale at the Morro Bay Veterans Hall, 209 Surf Street, Morro Bay, California 93442, Show Times: Friday 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Early Bird – Friday 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, Free admission and Free Early Bird, San Luis Obispo Bottle Society, contact: Richard Tartaglia, Show Chairman, 546 Hillcrest Place, San Luis Obispo, California 93410, 805.543.7484, dirtydiver53@gmail.com March 30 Brewerton, New York 44th Annual Empire State Bottle Collectors Association Show and Sale at the Brewerton Fire Hall, 9625 Route 11, Brewerton, New York, Sunday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm $3 donation, Empire State Bottle Collectors Association, Contact: Keon Kellogg, 315.963.8681, kkell32369@aol.com

March 30 Enfield, Connecticut Yankee Polecat Insulator Club, Antique Insulator, Bottle & Collectibles Show at American Legion Hall, 566 Enfield Street (US Route 5), Enfield, Connecticut (exit 49 off I-91).

Contact John Rajpolt for information, rajpolt@ earthlink.net April 5 St. Clairsville, Ohio The Ohio Valley Bottle Club’s Annual Bottle & Table-Top Antiques Show, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm at J.B. Martin Recreation Center, 102 Fair Avenue, St. Clairsville, Ohio, Exit 216 off I-70. Contact: Tom Chickery, 740.695.2958, tchick52@ netscape.net April 5 Daphne, Alabama The Mobile Bottle Collectors Club’s 41st Annual Show & Sale, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. Free Admission. Daphne Civic Center, 2603 US Hwy 98, Daphne, Alabama 36525 (Whispering Pines Road and US Highway 98) Contact: Rod Vining, 251.957.6725, vinewood@mchsi. com or Richard Kramerich, PO Box 241, Pensacola, Florida 32591, 850.435.5425, daphnebottleshow@gmail.com April 6 Hutchinson, Kansas Kansas Antique Bottle & Postcard Show, at the State Fairgrounds, Sunflower South Building, Hutchinson, Kansas, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, Free Admission, Awards for Displays, Free Appraisals, Information: Mike McJunkin, 42 Sunflower, Hutchinson, Kansas 67502, 620.728.8304, scarleits@cox.net, Jim Hovious, 6617 N. Kent Road, Buhler, Kansas 67622, 620.200.1783, jimhovious@yahoo.com, Russ Gehring, 306 Charles, Hutchinson, Kansas, 67501, 620.663.4326, aclfreak@cox.net April 6 Dover, New Hampshire New England Antique Bottle Club present’s their 48th Annual Show & Sale from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at The Elks Club, 282 Durham Road (Rt.108) (Exit 7 off Spaulding Turnpike), Dover, New Hampshire 03820, Admission: $2, Early Admission: 8:00 am – $15, Information: Gerry Sirois, 207.773.0148 or Jack Pelletier, 207.839.4389 April 11 & 12 Antioch, California 48th Golden Gate Historical Bottle Society’s Show & Sale at the Contra Costa County

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(More) Sho-Biz Fairgrounds (Sunset Hall), 1201 West 10th Street, Antioch, California 94509, Friday: 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Saturday: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Early admission, Friday, 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm *$10, Set up day(s) and time: Friday: 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Admission: Saturday – FREE, Friday – $10, Golden Gate Historical Bottle Society. Contact: Gary Antone, Darla Antone, Show Chairpersons, 752 Murdell Lane, Livermore, California 94550, 925.373.6758, packrat49er@netscape.net April 12 Kalamazoo, Michigan The Kalamazoo Antique Bottle Club’s 35th Annual Show & Sale, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, early buyers 8:00 am, Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds, 2900 Lake Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Contact: John Pastor, 248.486.0530, jpastor@americanglassgallery.com or Mark McNee, 269.343.8393 April 12 Memphis, Tennessee Memphis Bottle Collectors 29th Annual Antique Bottle & Advertising Show at the Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove Road, Memphis, Tennessee 38120, Show Hours: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm., Admission $5, Early admission is also available. Contact: Gene Bradberry, PO Box 341062, Memphis, Tennessee 38184, 901.372.8428 April 13 Tylersport, Pennsylvania 20th Annual Bucks-Mont Bottle Show & Sale, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, early buyers 8:00 am, Show Address: Tylersport Fire Company, 125 Ridge Road, Tylersport, Pennsylvania, Contact: David Buck, 215.206.5878, Greg Gifford, 215.699.5216 April 19 & 20 Yorkshire, England Elsecar Heritage Centre, S Yorks, 1 hr Manchester airport. Saturday 19 Unreserved 500+ lot auction - doors 9am, auction 11am.

Sunday 20 120+ stalls plus cat’d auction. EE 8.30am £5, Ord Adm’n £2. Alan Blakeman, BBR Elsecar Heritage Centre, Nr Barnsley, S Yorks, England, S74 8HJ April 26 & 27 Old Greenwich, Connecticut The Westchester Glass Club presents its 38th Anniversary Glass and Ceramics Show & Sale at the Greenwich Civic Center, 90 Harding Road (Exit 5 off I-95), Old Greenwich, Connecticut, Contact: Al Adams, 203.394.8956, Adams7562@ att.net April 26 Salisbury, North Carolina Piedmont Bottle & Pottery Club proudly presents

their 8th Annual Show & Sale of Bottles, Jars, Potters and related Antique Items at the Salisbury Civic Center, 315 S. Martin Luther King Avenue, Salisbury, North Carolina 28144. 8:00 am – 2:00 pm. Dealer set-up 6:30 am. Club Info: Jimmie Wood at 704.692.7888 or Chuck Rash at 704.732.0373. For dealer contract call show chairman Jogn Patterson at 704.636.9510 or e-mail at ncmilks@carolina.rr.com April 26 Aiken, South Carolina Horse Creek Bottle & Pottery Club’s 6th Annual Antique Bottle & Pottery Show & Sale at H. Odell Weeks Activities Center, 1700 Whiskey Road, Aiken, S.C., 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free admission (no early birds), free parking, small antiques & collectibles.. More information: Geneva Greene, (803) 593-2271.

April 27 Brick, New Jersey The Jersey Shore Bottle Club’s annual Antique Bottle, Post Card and Local Memorabilia Show and Sale at the Brick Elks Lodge, 2491 Hooper Avenue, Brick, New Jersey 08723, Sunday, 8:30 am to 2:00 pm, Call or e-mail for early admission, set-up and show cost info.

The Jersey Shore Bottle Club, Contact Name: Charlie Jonsen, 732.492.5187, c_jonsen@ yahoo.com April 27 Rochester, New York The Genesee Valley Bottle Collector’s Association’s 45th Annual Bottle, Table Top Antiques & Postcard Show & Sale at Roberts Wesleyan College, Voller Athletic Center, 2301 Westside Drive, Rochester, New York 14625, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, Admission: $4, Show & Dealer Chairs: Aaron Weber & Pamela Weber, 585.226.6345, gvbca@frontier.net, www. gvbca.org April 27 Harrisburg, Virginia The Historical Bottle-Diggers of Virginia 43rd Annual Antique Bottle and Collectibles Show & Sale at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds, U.S. Route 11 South (Exit 243 off I-81), Harrisburg, Virginia, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, Contact: Sonny Smiley, 540.434.1129, lithiaman1@yahoo.com April 30 - May 4 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 26th Annual International Perfume Bottle Association Convention at the Pittsburgh Wyndam Grand Hotel Downtown, 600 Commonwealth Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222, Wednesday thru Sunday, Public Auction Friday Night 04 April at 5:00 pm. Exhibit Hall and Dealer Sales Open to the Public 05 April 2014 from 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm and 06

April, 10:00-Noon. Auction is Free. Entry into Exhibt Hall $5, International Perfume Bottle Association, Contact: Deborah Washington, Convention Chair, Chicago Illinois, Phone: 773.324.7124, conventions@perfumebottles.org May 3 Gray, Tennessee 16th Annual The State of Franklin Antique Bottles & Collectibles Show at the Farm & Home Building, Appalachian Fairgrounds, Gray, Tennessee, from I-26, Exit 13, Saturday 9:00 am until 3:00 pm, No Early admission, Set up: Saturday 7:00 am until 9:00 am, Free Admission, State of Franklin Antique Bottles & Collectibles Association, Contact: Carl Bailey, Show Chairman, 3803 Deepwood Drive, Johnson City, Tennessee 37601, 423.282.3119 May 4 Antioch, Illinois Antique Bottle Club of Northern Illinois 39th Annual Antiques, Bottles & Collectibles Show & Sale at the Antioch Senior Center, 817 Holbeck, Antioch, Illinois 60002, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, No Early admission. Set-up not given.

Free admission. Club: Antique Bottle Club of Northern Illinois. Contact: John Puzzo, Phone: 815.338.7582, johnpuzzo@sbcglobal.net May 10 Mansfield, Ohio The Ohio Bottle Club’s 36th Mansfield Antique Bottle & Advertising Show & Sale, Richland County Fairgrounds, Trimble Road Exit, U.S. Route 30, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, Donation: $3, Dealer set-up, Friday, May 9, 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Early Admission $25 during Dealer set-up.

Contact: Bill Koster, 330.599.3380, Info: Ohio Bottle Club, P.O. Box 585, Barberton, Ohio 44203, www.ohiobottleclub.org, May 17 DeFuniak Springs, Florida The Emerald Coast Bottle Collector’s Inc, 13th Annual Show & Sale, will be held on Saturday, 17 May from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm at the DeFuniak Springs Community Center, 361 N. 10th Street, DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32433. Free Admission and Bottle Appraisals.

Dealer Set-up is Friday, 16 May from 3:00 to 9:00 pm and Saturday 6:00 to 7:00 am. Contact: Russell Brown, Phone: 850.520.4250. E-mail: abrown2@panhandle.rr.com or Roy Brown, PO Box 301, Freeport, Florida 32439. Phone 850.835.2327. E-mail: bgb301@aol.com May 17 Lake City, Florida A new bottle show is in the planning stage, Brian Hoblick (hoblick@aol.com), past show chairman of the successful Deland, Florida show, is preparing to chair a show on May

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(More) Sho-Biz 17, 2014 at Lake City, Florida, just a short distance from the I-10 & I-75 junction in north Florida. It will be held at the Columbia County Fairgrounds in Lake City. The show is off Hwy. 90 just a couple of minutes east of I-75 with numerous places to stay (15+) and eat (25+) in the immediate vicinity.

May 18 Washington, Pennsylvania Washington County Antique Bottle & Glass Club Bottle Show at the Alpine Star Lodge, 735 Jefferson Avenue, Washington, Pennsylvania 15301 Contact: Russell L. Crupe, P.O.Box 621, Washington, PA 15301, 412.298.7831, rcrupe@ nsasecurityforces.com May 18 Coventry, Connecticut The Museum of Connecticut Glass 10th Annual Outdoor Bottle and Glass Show at the Museum of Connecticut Glass, Route 44 & North River Road, Coventry, Connecticut, Including Exhibits and Tours, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, early buyers 8:00 am., Contact: Noel Tomas, 27 Plank Lane, Glastonbury, Connecticut 06033-2523, 860.633.2944, isamot@ cox.net, www.glassmuseum.org May 31 - June 1 Santa Rosa, California 48th Northwestern Bottle Collectors Association Show & Sale at the Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building, 1351 Maple Avenue, Santa Rosa, California 95404, Show Times: Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Sunday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, No early admission. There will be two other well attended events going on at the same time, the “Famers Market” on Saturday and the “Collectors Flea Market” on Sunday, all at the same location. Appreciation Pizza Party Saturday night at the Santa Rosa “Union Hotel” for all dealers! General admission $3, www. oldwestbottles.com, Contact: Lou Lambert, Show Chairman Po Box 322, Graton, California 95444, 707.823.8845, lou@oldwestbottles.com, Northwestern Bottle Collectors Association

Spa, New York 12020, Saturday, 9:00 am to 2:30 pm, No Early Admission, Set-up: Friday, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm and Saturday, 7:00 am to 9:00 am. Admission: $3 adult, $1 child under 12, National Bottle Museum, www. nationalbottlemuseum.org, Contact: Roy Topka, chairperson, 380 Farm to Market Road, Clifton Park, New York 12065, rmt556@Yahoo.com Tele: NBM, 518.885.7589, e-mail: NBM : nbm@nycap.rr.com June 14 San Diego, California San Diego 2014 Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show & Sale, Saturday June 14 at Al Bahr Shrine Temple, 5440 Kerney Mesa Road, San Diego, California 92111, General Admission: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm $2, Free Admission: Noon – 3:00 pm, Early Bird 8:00 am – $10, Kids under 12 free with adult, Mike Bryant, Show Chairman, Info: Jim Walker 858.490.9019, jaw@internettewr.com, www.sdbottleclub.org July 3 – 6 Farmington, New Mexico 45th Annual National Insulator Associations Convention & Show. The National Insulator Association is proud to announce that their 2014 National Show & Convention will be held at the McGee Park Convention Center, 41 Road 5568, Farmington, New Mexico, July 3rd through the 6th. Thursday , 3 July, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (NIA members only), Friday 4th – 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, Saturday 5th – 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, Sunday 6th – 8:00 am – 1:00 pm, Early admission: For NIA members only Thursday July 3rd 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, Set-up: The 3rd 7:00 am – 9:00 am, 4th from 8:00 am – 9:00 am, the 5th from 8:00 am to 9:00 am and the 6th from 8:00 am to 9:00 am., Free Admission to All. NIA.org, contact: Michele Kotlarsky, Information Director, 147 Cherokee Road, Pontiac, Michigan 48341-2000, 248-420-8650, information@nia.org

July 5 & 6 Yorkshire, England Elsecar Heritage Centre, S Yorks, 1 hr Manchester airport. Britains LARGEST annual Show - the 24th UK SummerNational. 40,000 sq ft of inside & outside stalls. Saturday 5 doors 9am- 4pm.Sunday - stalls plus major cat’d auction. W/e pass 8.30am £10. Alan Blakeman, BBR Elsecar Heritage Centre, Nr Barnsley, S Yorks, England, S74 8HJ

July 12 Leadville, Colorado Antique Bottle Collectors of Colorado Show and Sale, 40+ Years, 10th Annual Show in Leadville, Colorado, National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum Convention Center, 114 10th Street, Leadville, Colorado 80461, One Day Show, Saturday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, No Early Admission except for Displayers and Dealers. Set-Up: Saturday, 6:00 am. Admission: $3, www.Antiquebottlecollectorsofcolorado.com, Contact: Jim and Barb Sundquist, Co-Chairs: ABCC Leadville Show 2014, Evergreen, Colorado 80439, 303.674.4658, Barbsund@msn.com

June 7 Ballston Spa, New York Annual Saratoga Bottle Show at Ballston Spa High School, 220 Ballston Avenue, Ballston

July 27 Altoona, Iowa The Iowa Antique Bottleers 45th Annual Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show and Sale, in

Conjunction with the Beer, Soda & Bottle Mega Show, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, Meadows Events Center, Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino, Altoona, Iowa, I-80 Exit #142, Information: Jack LaBaume, 1401 South 15th Street, Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501, phone 515.269.3054 August 1 – 3 Lexington, Kentucky Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors presents the 2014 National Antique Bottle Show, at the Lexington Convention Center, 430 West Vine Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40507, 859.233.4567.

Banquet is on Friday evening, 01 August 2014.

Lexington is a historic city (founded 1775) located at the cross-section of Interstate 64 and 75.

Lexington has many area attractions including: Ashland (Henry Clay’s Home), Mary Todd Lincoln’s House, Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill, and thoroughbred horse farms. Visit FOHBC.org.

Sheldon Baugh and Randee Kaiser will be serving as co-show chairpersons.

August 17 Poughkeepsie, New York Hudson Valley Bottle Club 27th Annual Mid Hudson Bottle Show & Sale, 9:00 am – 2:30 pm, early buyers 8: 00 am, Show Address: Poughkeepsie Elks Lodge 275, 29 Overocker Road, Poughkeepsie, New York, Contact Info: Mike Stephano, 27 Rogers Road, Hyde Park, New York 12538, 845.233.4340, mjsantique@ aol.com FOHBC Member Club August 2015 October 3 & 4 Yorkshire, England Elsecar Heritage Centre, S Yorks, 1 hr Manchester airport. Saturday 3 Unreserved 500+ lot auction - doors 9am, auction 11am.

Sunday 4 120+ stalls plus cat’d auction. EE 8.30am £5, Ord Adm’n £2. Alan Blakeman, BBR Elsecar Heritage Centre, Nr Barnsley, S Yorks, England, S74 8HJ

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

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

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

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

In addition to providing strength to a national/international organization devoted to the welfare of the hobby, your FOHBC membership benefits include: • A full year subscription the Federation’s official bi-monthly publication, Bottles and Extras • One free ad per yearly membership of 100 words for use for “wanted” items, trade of offers, etc.

• Eligibility for a discount at FOHBC sponsored shows (National or EXPOs) towards “early admission” or dealer table rent • Access to a knowledge of the world of antique bottle collecting unavailable elsewhere • Contact information for clubs devoted to the study of historical bottles • A forum for your writings, articles, and editorials regarding the hobby • Participation in the nomination and selection of Federation members for the Honor Roll and Hall of Fame • Federation-sponsored writing, show poster, and newsletter-design contests • Free publication assistance for your book or manuscript • And more...

We encourage Affiliated Bottle Club memberships by offering these additional benefits to your group: • Display advertising in Bottles and Extras at an increased discount of 50% • Insertion of your bottle club show ad on the Federation website to increase your show’s exposure • Links to your club website free of charge, as well as assistance with the creation of your website • Free Federation ribbon for Most Educational Display at your show • Slide programs for use at your club meetings • Participation in Federation sponsored insurance program for your club show and any other club sponsored activities Finally…

We need your support! Our continued existence is dependent upon your participation as well as expanding our membership. The Federation is the only national organization devoted to the enjoyment, study, preservation, collection, and display of historical bottles.

The FOHBC welcomes individuals who would like to contribute by running for Board positions or by sharing their expertise and volunteering their talents in other areas of interest such as contributions to our publications, assistance with the Federation’s National and EXPO shows, or through membership promotion.

If you haven’t yet joined our organization, please do so and begin reaping the benefits. If you are already a member, please encourage your friends and fellow collectors to JOIN US!!

For more information, questions, or to join the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors, please contact:

Alan DeMaison 1605 Clipper Cove, Painesville, OH 44077 phone: (H) (440)-358-1223, (C) (440)-796-7539 e-mail: a.demaison@sbcglobal.net or visit our home page on the web at FOHBC.org

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

Name ____________________________ Address ____________________________ City _____________ State __________ Zip _____________ Country _______ Do you wish to be listed in the Telephone ___________________________ online membership directory?

Email Address ________________________ (name, address, phone number,

Bottles and Extras FREE ADS

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

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

(Use extra paper if necessary.)

email address and what you collect)

Collecting Interests ____________________ { } Yes { } No ____________________________ ____________________________ Would you be interested in ____________________________ serving as an officer? {

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Addtional Comments __________________ Would you be interested ____________________________ in contributing your bottle

knowledge by writing articles for the Bottles and Extras? { } Yes { } No

Membership/Subscription rates for one year (6 issues) (Circle One)

United States - second class $30.00 - second class for three years $75.00 - first class $45.00

Canada - first class $50.00 Other countries - first class $65.00

(all first class sent in appropriate mailer) Add an Associate Membership* to any of the above at $5.00 for each associate for each year

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

Signature _________________________Date_______ Please make checks or money orders payable to FOHBC and mail to: FOHBC Membership, 1605 Clipper Cove, Painesville OH 44077 Effective 9/2011

Affiliated Club Membership for only $75.00 with liability insurance for all club sponsored events, 50% discount on advertising in the Bottles and Extras, plus much more, Contact: Alan DeMaison, FOHBC Business Manager 1605 Clipper Cove, Painesville OH 44077 (440)-358-1223 or a.demaison@sbcglobal.net

Clearly Print or Type Your Ad Send to: Alan DeMaison FOHBC Business Manager 1605 Clipper Cove Painesville, OH 44077 or better yet, email Alan at: a.demaison@sbcglobal.net

Article Submission Requirements: All Bottles and Extras articles or material need to be submitted on CD (preferable) or an email using a compressed (zipped) file. The file must be created by Microsoft Word, Publisher or Adobe N-Design so the editor does not have to retype the work. High-resolution digital images are our preferred format. Please submit digital images on a CD according to the instructions below. We will accept e-mail submissions only if the image resolution is acceptable. The e-mail or CDs must have only ONE subject per transmission to minimize confusion. Each image must be accompanied by a caption list or other identifying information. Professionalgrade equipment is a must to achieve the size and quality image we require. The highest setting on the camera should be used for maximum resolution and file size. Only high quality images will be considered. Please do not send photographic prints or scans of images—the color and quality are generally not up to par compared with digital images or slides scanned by our imaging department. We will consider exceptions for photos that can’t be easily found, such as older historical images.

We rarely use slides anymore and prefer not to receive submissions of slides due to the time and liability involved in handling them.

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

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Hecklers Sells The Best Auction 108

Now accepting consignments for our 2014 auction schedule Pictured Left: Sunburst Snuff Jar, medium to deep yellowish olive green, Keene Marlboro Street Glassworks, Keene, New Hampshire, 1815-1830.

Ex Merritt Vanderbilt collection, Clarissa Vanderbilt Dundon collection.

Lot 96, Auction 108

Norman C. Heckler & Company

Auctioneers of Antique Bottles and Glass, Period Decorative Arts, Singular Art Objects & Estates

(860) 974-1634

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