12 May - June, 2010 Bottles and Extras Tuxill, “Stoneware;” Thomas provided another great article, “Utica, Northeast Regional News Kanalley, “Dr. Campbell’s Hair N.Y. and the Bottle Wars of the 1880s Invigorator, Aurora, N.Y.;”, & 1890s.” It was all about local bottlers Chris Davis 12 Horse Brewery Collectors who were arrested for possessing bottles 522 Woodhill Club, “12 Horse Brewing Co.;” that didn’t belong to them. “People Newark, NY 14513 Bob Kennerknecht, “Sunburst caught violating this statute were given (315) 331-4078 Flasks,” and Chris Davis, “Past a severe penalty,” Landers stated. Many [email protected] Times: Memory Jugs & Folk bottlers would try to re-use someone Art Bottles.” else’s bottles, thereby not having to buy Programs scheduled the often expensive bottles themselves. Applied Seals for spring included “The Origins & Now you know where the familiar Genesee Valley Bottle Collectors Development of Iron” by Jim Nicoll, of embossing “This Bottle Not To Be Association, Rochester, N.Y. Genesee Country Village, which included Sold” comes from. This helped curb this Membership Chairman Jim a discussion of the Conestoga Wagon. In somewhat common practice. It appears “Bart” Bartholomew made his annual April, a fasconating program was given many bottlers had the empties returned, reminder to get those dues in for 2010, by Bing Reaves Sr. and friends on the like the dairy industry, for re-use, saving which had been slow in returning. “Buffalo Soldiers,” an all-black peace- everyone money along the way. Theft of Membership in GVBCA and other clubs keeping regiment formed in 1866. May bottles caused a problem. The article is are quite a bargain when you consider featured Peter Jablonski, of Buffalo, very interesting and well worth a read if all the benefits. Newsletters, websites, who presented “Time Capsule in Your you have an opportunity. meetings, speakers, show & sale, and so Backyard,” on privy digging. March’s program was given by much more. Audrey Stecher is by far the Newsletter editor Jim Bartholomew member Ron Weir on “Food Bottles luckiest raffle winner in the club, both offered past issues of “Applied Seals,” and Jars,” featuring the collection of at the shows and monthly meetings. She going back to March 2006, electronically Jim Bender. This was yet another power won yet again in February. There were or by mail. What a good way for new point presentation. I’m sensing a pattern two raffles that month. Her husband Jack members to catch up on the club. here. Mark Yates donated a box of bottle won the other. reference books for the club library and The club’s budget was presented Bottles Along the Mohawk was thanked for his generosity. Books by treasurer Kara Bartholomew in the Mohawk Valley ABC, Utica, N.Y. can be expensive, especially those out of February newsletter. There was a two- February’s program was given print. year comparison along with the 2010 by member and past president Fred The MVABC hosted the Northeast budget. It was passed and Kara was Capozzella on “Early Utica Potters,” Region meeting of the FOHBC during thanked for a job (very) well done. including the famous Whites of Utica the weekend of the annual show. Club The 41st Annual Show & Sale was Pottery. It was a power point program, vice president Jim Bender serves as progressing well and on track with with an accompanying display. It was Northeast Region director. The show previous years. Contracts were coming very well-received. and sale on May 2nd was called “the best in strong for the 200+ table show on The club has reserved display cases and biggest show ever,” located in a nice, April 18th. A special raffle, with tickets at two local libraries, which happen to well-lit facility, with great exhibits. selling for $10 with a guaranteed prize be the month before the annual show. Jon Landers’ article, “The Thurston of $1,000, will not only make someone Exhibitors were welcome. This will Hotel, Frankfort, N.Y. & A Rare Whiskey very happy, it will generate $1,000 for clearly help promote interest in the May Flask,” told the story of the establishment the club coffers. Another hospitality get 2nd show, the club, and the hobby of that went back to 1854, and a slug-plate together is planned at the Super 8 show bottle collecting. January’s meeting was flask which dated about 1903. The most headquarters, with pizza, wine, beer and billed as the GIANT SHOW & TELL colorful part of the article dealt with much more. Doug Nicot is in charge. and went over very well, according to the Prohibition years! There were a Show and dealer chairs Aaron and President Jim Berry. This seems like a few fires, but the business still survives Pamela Weber are doing a great job. very good way to attract members to a as Thurston’s Restaurant and Bowling Exhibits have always been a big part meeting in the wintertime. Alley. of the Rochester shows, as far back as The bus trip to the FOHBC 2010 the first year’s. This year is no exception. National Show, in Wilmington, Ohio The Digger There were 12 signed up, according to August 6-8, has been promoted heavily The Richmond Area BCA, Richmond, Va. exhibit chair Chris Davis: Jim Becker, in several club newsletters in central and The 2009 RABCA dinner was held at “Newburgh Glass Co., Newburgh, western New York state. John and Carol the Capital Ale House. The 2009 contest N.Y.”; Frank Clement, “Made of Mud” Spellman, of the Empire State BCA, are award winners received ribbons and (bricks); Jim Bender, “Clevenger Glass”; planning and coordinating the trip. Cost included: Randy Faison (best item dug - Howard Dean & Neil Moore, “NYS for transportation and lodging is $300/ Meglodon shark tooth), Doug Arrington Saratoga-type Bottles;” Don Keating, couple, with banquet, early admission (best bottle dug - Rahily sample whiskey “Aqua Open Pontil Medicines;” Jan and meals extra. Interested? Contact from Petersburg), Randy Faison (best Rutland, “Glass Paperweights;” Frank John & Carol at [email protected] Richmond bottle - pontilled E. Baker’s Starczyk, “Mucilage Bottles;” Dave Newsletter Editor Jon Landers Bitters), John Yunkun (best item acquired Bottles and Extras May-June, 2010 13 - Fleming & Christian Vinegar pitcher and Buffalo Brewing History. He has and valuable items he has recovered at from Richmond), Bruce Wadford (best also launched a new website, www. the local recycling and trash center he bottle acquired - R.B. Stone embossed antiquesbuffalony.com. works at.” It’s interesting what people quart milk from Blackstone), and Rick will throw away. February’s speaker Burchfield (club appreciation award). Jersey Shore Shards was on fire grenades, another slide show The February meeting featured Jersey Shore BC, Toms River, N.J. provided by request from the FOHBC. a program on milk creamers by Rick The club’s 38th Annual Antique McCormick. The new editor, Bart Bottles, Postcards & Local Memorabilia Bits and Pieces Bradshaw, is doing a very nice job. Show & Sale was held at the Brick Empire State BCA, Syracuse, N.Y. Articles have been requested to help (N.J.) Elks Club on May 2nd. The February meeting was a him out. A humorous digging article The March program was a mini flea mini show & sale, and was very well was entitled “Like 3 Squirrels in a Nut market. Members were asked to bring attended. There were at least 15 sellers House,” a fun read. something to sell and a friend or two. The who rented tables for a nominal fee, with theme for show & tell was “something many more attending on a cold winter The Bottle Worm different.” December’s meeting was night. The event has really grown in Apple Valley BCC, Winchester, Va. quite busy, with a “penny auction” and popularity, and made some money for The January show & tell went well, a varied show & tell featuring historical the club as well. with eleven members present. Max and flasks, mop cans (some sell in excess Members of several neighboring Richard were thanked in particular. All of $500!), poker chips, postcards and clubs, included Rochester and Ithaca, those who provided food were thanked. more. attended. This was a very good The show & sale was held April 25th at You can see this article in an extended opportunity to bring some prospective the Rockingham County Fairgrounds, version by going to www.BottleClub. members into the club, as pointed out by south of Harrisonburg, Va. org , but the article written by David T. president John Golley. Tripet has quite an intriguing title!: “The John & Carol Spellman worked Traveler’s Companion Jersey Devil Bottles & the Legend of the on the 40th Annual Show & Sale held Greater Buffalo BCA, Buffalo, N.Y. 13th Child Born in New Jersey - Was March 28th at the Brewerton Fire Hall, The club’s new website can be He Killed by President Monroe?” I will Brewerton, N.Y., north of Syracuse. This found at http://gbbca.bfn.org Editor refer you to the club website. I think you was John & Carol’s last year as show Craig Maefs has been instrumental in will want to read this! chairs, after serving the club for many launching the new, improved site. The years. They will be spending more time club also has a “Group” on Face Book, The Applied Lip in Florida during the winter. I attended of which you can become a “Fan.” Just Finger Lakes BCA, Ithaca, N.Y. the show as a dealer. The crowd was do a search of the GBBCA. The FLBCA’s new website can be very strong, with a good line at show “Stained Glass” was the program found at www.fingerlakescollecting.org. opening. The show sold out at least a in March by Chuck Lachiusa, and was Toby Dean serves as both president and month in advance. Dealers brought quite interesting to all. Other programs Federation representative. Abbey Nash quality items and came from across included “Buffalo Postcards,”, by Dr. is newsletter editor. February’s program New York state, with one dealer from Joseph Bieron, and “Exotic Animals” in was an FOHBC slide show, which can New England. There were over 55 sales May, by Mark Carra. I have not read the be rented upon request, and was given tables. The appraisal table was busy for review of this one yet! by Jay Travis, first vice president and much of the day, manned by Charlie The club recently donated $50 to program chair. Betts, John Golley and others. Having the National Bottle Museum. They An interesting comparison of this as part of the show really must are also considering club T-shirts. As memberships was mentioned. This year, have boosted the attendance numbers. usual, the monthly show & tell was very there are 44. In 1973, there were 104! It seems sales were better than last year active with many participating. This is A plug for the nearby Corning for most. There were two huge cakes a great way to learn about bottles and (N.Y.) Museum of Glass said the and awards to commemorate the show. other items, as well as getting to know museum is open daily, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Thanks to John & Carol! your fellow members a little better. The and open until 8:00 p.m. on Memorial The ESBCA has a new website, newsletter documents each month’s show Day through Labor Day. What a glass designed by member Rich Alonso. & tell with many good photographs and collector’s paradise! Check it out at: esbca.weebly.com. Mark captions to match. The club’s three events have been Yates presented “Privy Finds - Beyond The club lost a good friend officially scheduled: the Spring Thaw Bottles” at the March meeting. Mark is in Harvey Holzworth, Jr., who passed Flea Market held March 14th; the bottle an avid digger, along with a number of away in February. Harvey had a passion show, Oct. 3rd; and the First Frost fellow clubmembers. for the nautical history of the Great Flea Market, Nov. 14th. Located in the Lakes. GBBCA had a party at his beautiful surroundings of the Finger Baltimore Bottle Digger property at Point Albino. President Peter Lakes, all are held at the Dryden Fire Baltimore ABC, Baltimore, Md. Jablonski has been very busy presenting Hall, Dryden, N.Y. The program at the February meeting programs to a variety of local groups and Ray Thomas was the speaker at was presented by Gayle Shank from the organizations -- including privy digging the January meeting, about “useful Maryland Historical Society. 14 May - June, 2010 Bottles and Extras The 30th show & sale report been hooked ever since. His core area Members are requested to wear by chairman Eric Ewan stated there of collecting is now Baltimore pontilled their name tags during the meetings. It were dealers from 28 states and three medicines and druggists, along with was noted there were 58 adults and 6 countries participating in the March 7th poisons, which he enjoys the colors and children at the January meeting. show. shapes of, along with those embossed The March program was “BABC Winners of the “Best Of” awards with skull and crossbones. His great 2010 Show Finds.” The February at January’s meeting was dominated by interest in open pontiled medicines meeting and executive board meetings Chris Rowell, who won “Best Baltimore results from a fascination with this were cancelled due to heavy snow. The Bottle,” “Best Acquired” and tied with period in Baltimore history. show was right on schedule thanks John Patterson for “Best Dug!” Don Tote bags commemorating the to the hard work of Eric Ewan and Smith won the final category, “Best Go- club’s 40th Anniversary were given to his committee. The extensive show With.” Congratulations to all! members who attended the February committee schedule was published. The featured member in “Digging meeting. They are designed with the Many members participated by helping the Dirt On” was Marc Turner. Marc club’s logo and have a side pocket and with setup, dealer registration, security, was introduced to bottle digging only a shoulder strap -- “perfect to use when dealer snack buffet, admissions, hand- few years ago by Greg Franklin and has shopping for bottles and collectibles.” stamping, appraisals and cleanup.

1895; E.H. Peacock Brewery, Wednesday of the month at Ben Davis Midwest Regional News The Peacock Brewery, The High School, 1200 N. Girl School Rd. Rockford Brewery, (Peacock (Door 17, Room U102). You may contact Joe Coulson Brewery) A.P. Peterson, 1894- Martin by email at mdvanzant@yahoo. 10515 Collingswood Lane 1899; and C.A. Peterson, 1905- com or postal mail at 208 N. Urban St., Fishers, IN 46038 1911. These are just a few of Danville, IN 46122 or by telephone at (317) 915-0665 the many bottles that were 812-841-9495. [email protected] shown in a variety of beautiful colors. Findlay Antique Bottle Club (FABC) For information on joining Tom Brown (newsletter editor) of Hello bottle collectors! Welcome the ABCNI, you may contact: Dorothy the FABC submitted their newsletter to another installment of the Midwest Furman, 26287 W. Marie Ave., Antioch, (Whittle Marks). Tom typically reprints Region news report. Most of the news IL 60002. several articles for club members in their this time around covers the months of newsletter. January and February. Be sure to stop Circle City Bottle Club The March newsletter had the and take a little time from your busy Martin Van Zant is newsletter editor following article, which was submitted bottle schedules to send in your news and he had the following to say in the by club member Joe Clevenger. The title items, because we LOVE to hear from February newsletter: was “Koch Beverage Company.” all of the Midwest bottle clubs! Hello, bottle lovers and friends In 1850, Karl Kolter and his son, alike. The club is coming along Charles, came toAmerica, from Wallhalben, Antique Bottle Club of Northern together better than ever. We are Germany, in search of a better life. They Illinois (ABCNI) growing and have a group of people settled their family in Wapakoneta and Dorothy Furman is editor of the who are “regulars,” meaning they have started a brewery in 1860. Their beer was ABCNI’s Pick and Probe. Jeff Dahlberg been showing up for just about every called Old Vienna. The new company was is club president. The club has been meeting. We have come a long way from a total beverage company. They bottled holding its meetings at the Antioch Senior three years ago when there were just two beer, artesian water, soft drinks and made Center, 817 Holbeck, Antioch, Ill. or three of us at the meetings. We have ice. The business flourished, and Charles At the January club meeting, Dahlberg had a regular attendance of about 10 handed down the business to his son-in- showed a great collection of Rockford members every time. law Henry Koch. blob beers. He noted that although If you’ve been watching eBay, I hope The 1920s were a time of change for Rockford had only one major brewery you’ve noticed that things are picking the company. Prohibition was supposed to there were many bottlers and some of the up again. There have been several good stop the company from making or selling examples he shared were: T.J. Abbott, Indiana bottles on and continue to be. beer. Officially the company produced 1892-1899; J. Carlson, 1907-1909; Gust There is also an influx of bottles, period, what is known as near beer. However, Ericson, Schlitz & Schlenks, Pabst, being placed on eBay. The milkman still rumor had it that the old beer wagon still 1896-1899; Renfo Brewing Mickelob continues to sell good milks. Some of ran at night. It was during this period that Beer, 1900-1901; Larson & Lundberg, these milks are one-of-a-kind, and you the Koch family began to look to the soft 1898-1899; Geo. Lincoln Saloon & may never see one for sale again. Keep drink industry as their main business. Bottling Works, 1869-1888; James your eyes and ears open, and I hope you By the 1930s, the company was bottling Walsh, 1872-1925 (was the successor find a goodie. its own flavors of soda, along with to Lincoln Bottling Works and bottled Van Zant is drumming up support the Mission brand of soda and Chero- Miller’s Milwaukee Beer); C.J. Nelson for this new bottle club in Indianapolis, Cola. By the 1940s, the company was & Co., 1896-1901; H. Nordquist, 1894- Indiana. The club meets the last bottling Squirt. Bottles and Extras May - June, 2010 15 By 1941, the Koch family wanted and emailing it to club members (you Blanc, MI 48439. For information on to expand their business. To do this they can see color photos!). joining the Flint Antique Bottle Club purchased the Consolidated Bottling Thirty-two members were present at or about their next show, contact Tim Company of Lima. This company was the the February meeting to hear Joe Follett Buda (secretary-treasurer), 11353 Cook local Pepsi franchise. The Wapakoneta give a very interesting history about fruit Rd, Gaines, MI 48436, phone 989-271- plant was used to bottle other flavors of or canning jars, whichever you want to 9193. products. call them. I think we sometimes fail to By 1947, the company stopped realize their importance in history over Huron Valley Bottle & Insulator Club producing beer, and the beer routes were the past 100 hundred plus years. We (HVBIC) sold to another firm. At that time the would like to thank Joe for taking the Michele and Shaun Kotlarsky Kochs began bottling Dad’s Root Beer in time to share this information with us. I are editors of The Embossing, the club the old Kolter Brewery KK bottles. The think sometimes we tend to dwell on the newsletter. Bob Powell is president. A only Dad’s Root Beer labeling was on colors, shapes and values of our bottles new edition of the newsletter has not the bottle caps. The company continued rather than the actual use for which they been available since December 2008. We this practice for many years. were intended. Thankfully, the makers would love to hear from someone in this In the 1960s, the company was and users of them had enough advertising club with recent news. bottling Pepsi, Teem, Dad’s Root Beer, sense to vary the colors and designs The HVBIC meetings are held at the Kickapoo Joy Juice and its own Wapa- enough to make many of these jars so First National Bank, 8080 Challis Rd., Koneta flavors. One flavor was a drink appealing to collectors to this day. Brighton, MI. You can find out much called Pep-Up. This was bottled in the In Memoriam, Dan Bell: July 23, more about the HVBIC online at their yellow labeled bottles. The white labeled 1939 to February 24, 2010. One of our website: http://hvbic.org. Their old bottle was used for club soda. In 1967, long-time members, Dan Bell, passed newsletters can be viewed there. the company moved to a new plant 20 away from a recent illness. There was no miles away in the city of Lima. The funeral. Dan’s only living sibling is his Iowa Antique Bottleers (IAB) plant’s grand opening was attended by brother, who is a missionary in Haiti. He Mark Wiseman (newsletter editor) movie star Joan Crawford. She was the will return to the U.S. sometime in the and Mike Magee (secretary) do a wife of the president of national Pepsi. spring when a memorial will be held. wonderful job each month reporting In the 1960s, the company released such Dan joined our bottle club in 1977 and the IAB happenings. President is Clyde novelty beverages as Kickapoo Joy Juice was a valued member who was willing Jones. and Wapakoneta Moon Sauce. Kickapoo to help out anywhere he was needed. According to the club’s February Joy Juice was a lot like Mountain Dew and Until Dan lost the sight in one eye, he newsletter, the 2010 IAB Show & Sale Wapakoneta Moon Sauce commemorated was one of the most reliable members will be at Prairie Meadows on July 31st, the Apollo 11 landing on the moon. to attend meetings. Even after that, he 2010. Sales tables will cost $25. Display Growth of the industry in the seldom missed a meeting. Dan was a tables will be free. There will be a 1960s led the Koch family to expand member of a number of different bottle guarded space for the displays. If you by purchasing the Corpus Christi, clubs across Michigan. He was an avid have a display for this event, please let Texas Pepsi franchise in 1972. In collector of Thumb Area memorabilia, Tom Southard know in advance. A plaque January of 1980, the Lima plant was especially Milk Bottles and souvenir in memory of Don Faas was obtained sold and the family moved to Texas full glass. Dan’s collections are on display by Clyde Jones. Each year, a deserving time. Today, the family still operates the at the Capac Museum and make up an IAB member’s name will be placed onto Corpus Christi plant. important part of their displays. Dan it. The name selected for 2009 is Chuck The FABC has a good website with was what one would consider a full time Erb. Chuck Erb thanked everyone for pictures from their annual shows. You volunteer at the museum and was very the presentation. Anyone who wants to should check it out: http://finbotclub. committed to researching the history recommend the name of an IAB member blogspot.com. You can also keep up of all his many collectibles. His vast who should be placed on this plaque for with them on Twitter at: http://twitter. knowledge of Thumb Area bottles and 2010 should contact Clyde Jones. com/FinBotClub. Richard Elwood his willingness to help out will be sorely Mike Magee submitted the following is club president. Monthly meetings are missed. Godspeed, Dan. “News Re-used” for the February held at the University of Findlay. They The West Michigan Antique Bottle newsletter. The news item was from The usually have their annual show and sale Club had another successful show. There Waterloo Daily Courier, June 1, 1889. in October. To find out more about their was a full compliment of 56 dealer tables “Important Bottling Decision:” monthly newsletter, Whittle Marks, send and attendance was good, considering The Iowa State Bottlers’ Association a note to: Findlay Antique Bottle Club, they were dumped on by a snow storm has just completed its first case for the P.O. Box 1329, Findlay, OH 45839. the night before. Our president, Bill violation of Sec. 5052 of the new code Heatley, was set up at the show and relative to the use and sale of bottles of Flint Antique Bottle Club reported excellent sales. another. Some time ago, Geo. Klop’s Tim and Angie Buda (editors) for The club meets on the second place of business at Cherokee was the Flint, Michigan club submitted Thursday of the month, from 7 p.m. searched under the law, and there was their newsletter. They do a nice job of – 9 p.m, at the Grand Blanc Heritage found in his possession several hundred creating their newsletter as a PDF file Museum, 203 Grand Blanc Road, Grand bottles belonging to different members 16 May - June, 2010 Bottles and Extras of the association. Immediately the miniature jugs constructed by William 1980s, 1990s to the present. It has been association began a vigorous prosecution Raab from clay gathered in the holy suggested we preview the DVD when against Mr. Klop for the violation of this land. The jugs are very small, just large we meet in July. Our meeting in July will law, which resulted in his conviction. The enough to hold three drops of water, be at the same place, at the same time. statute provides that it shall be unlawful and are suitable for watch charms and Sunday we would drive to the Greentown for any person to fill bottles, boxes, souvenirs. Mr. Raab is the inventor of the Museum for a special tour with the casks, kegs or barrels with name or other trinkets, and has presented Father Cooney emphasis on jelly glasses. I am to make mark of ownership stamped or marked with 3,000 of them to be disposed of at the arrangements and will contact you, thereon, or to use, sell, dispose of, buy or ten cents each, the fund thus raised to so stay tuned. Happy Hunting, Pat. traffic in or wantonly destroy the same be devoted to church use. The clay from The next meeting of the Jelly without the written consent of the owner, which the jugs are made was gathered Jammers is Saturday, July 10th, 2010 at and the association has determined to in the garden of Gethsemane by Rev. 9 a.m., second floor conference room, see that this law is strictly complied with Leen. Inscribed on one side of the jug The Signature Inn, 3400 N. Chadam and to prosecute all offenders thereof. is the Lord’s prayer, in letters so small Lane, Muncie, Indiana, in conjunction –F. Harbach, Sec., Des Moines, & Wm. that the aid of a powerful microscope is with Midwest Antique Fruit Jar & Bottle Ewald, Pres., Waterloo. necessary to distinguish the words. Club events. You can find out more A report was given by Mark Wiseman The IAB newsletters always contain about the Jelly Jammers membership in the March newsletter concerning the wonderful digging stories by Mark ($15/yr.) from Margaret Shaw, 6086 W. recent Red Wing Mid-Winter Collectors Wiseman. He has a regular column, “The Boggstown Rd., Boggstown, Indiana Society Meeting in Des Moines over Digger’s Scoop,” that tells of his local 46110; email: [email protected]. the weekend of February 12th-13th. digging adventures with his dog, the old The event was very well attended with truck, and various digging friends that Kalamazoo Antique Bottle Club big crowds for the show and sale and join him. You can find out more about (KABC) Saturday night auction. This event has IAB membership ($15/yr.) from Mark Al Holden is the newsletter been in Des Moines for quite a few years Wiseman, 3505 Sheridan Ave., Des editor. The club has started posting and will be back again in 2011. Tom Moines, IA 50310-4557. meeting minutes on their website: http:// Southard was hitting the room sales as www.kalamazoobottleclub.org/ early as Thursday night, with this writer Jelly Jammers In the February newsletter, we learned trying to keep up. I think Tom was Margaret Shaw is editor of the that Jack Short passed away. Jack Short selling as well as buying a few items. I Jelly Jammers Journal. Pat Van Dyke and Ernie Lawson started the Kalamazoo managed to buy a four-gallon crock is president. Antique Bottle Club over 30 years ago. and a very rare glass Des Moines butter Here is Pat’s President’s Message Here is an excerpt of what Holden had to jar. The educational sessions on Saturday from the Winter 2010 issue: say about Jack: morning are always enlightening, and I Dear Friends, Happy New Year! Many years ago I met Jack Short attended the Iowa Potters session given The Jelly Jammers met at The Signature and Ernie Lawson. I just cannot think of by Michael Smith of the State Historical Inn at our scheduled time, Saturday, one of them without thinking about the Society first, and then the Red Wing January 8, 2010. We were saddened that other. Jack and Ernie came to me when Dump Digging presentation by Steve Deena and Tom Caniff could not be with they both decided to look into the hobby Showers and his wife, Phyllis. Following us, but twenty other dedicated collectors of metal detecting. These two guys took the show, the Saturday Night auction attended, including Meredith Robinson, to the detecting hobby like ducks take is always exciting, and I managed a long-time member and past president, to water! Soon I got to know the two of to purchase a whiskey pottery give- who enjoys seeing her friends, even them very well. I remember all-too-well away from the “Isaac Weil and Sons, though she is no longer able to collect. that one of their favorite topics, when we Minneapolis” company – Tom said it Ask Elaine DeMaison about her got together, was one that they wanted was “UHL” pottery. Tom was buying fabulous Christmas box from her to interest me in the worst of ways -- items for re-sale, and Steve Showers husband, Alan. We all enjoyed seeing antique bottles. bought an advertising bowl. Others seen the treasures. I can remember when they talked at the event were Kevin Williams, Lowell My story of the eleven “glasses” me into coming to an antique bottle club Reed, Kevin Anderson and many other purchased in Vermont last fall is still a meeting for the first time.The meetings friends. The whole weekend was a lot of mystery. I had hoped to identify them as then were being held in the Washington fun and a good break in a long winter. Greentown, but no such luck. Square area at the big United Methodist Mike Magee submitted the following August 6 to August 8 will be the Church on Stockbridge.That night the “News Re-used” for the March National Bottle Show in Wilmington, club was having a special guest speaker, newsletter. The news item was from The Ohio, which is halfway between Norm Heckler. Mr. Heckler is like “Mr. Waterloo Daily Reporter, December 17, Columbus and Cincinnati. I was so Antique Bottle” to collectors all across 1904. “Jugs from Holy Clay – Inventor excited about going, until I realized the America! The club had a small turnout Wm. Raab Presents Father Cooney With 7th is our granddaughter’s wedding day that night. I was sort of embarrassed for 3,000 of Them:” – wouldn’t you know! Mr. Heckler, but the excitement that Jack A fund is being raised by St. Joseph Margaret and Ed Shaw have made and Ernie had for antique bottles quickly church members through the sale of a DVD of the club meetings from the took a strong hold on me. Bottles and Extras May - June, 2010 17 Not really knowing where to start One day, I was sorting through For several years, Jack would send with my new bottle collecting hobby, some old photos when I found a couple out little proverbs by e-mail with a new Jack made me an instant collector! Jack that were taken back around 1973, back one on every single day! I wonder to had just moved into the home, where his when I worked for a machine shop in this day where he could find all of these wife Betty still lives, on Owen Drive. Kalamazoo called Wheeler Roll. I was things! They were the kind of clever In Jack’s mind, the moving wasn’t trained by a retiring German master sayings that you would find on those complete. At the time Jack’s amazing machinist. My job was building machines changeable signs in front of churches. bottle collection was still packed in for the papermaking industry. Some of the Also, he would send many beautiful several boxes out in his shed. Not sure machines took over a solid year to build. pictures that he would find, or many of what he would do with all of them at the Before the machine was shipped out to its them he would take himself. Jack could new location, he offered to sell them to new owner, the company would call in a see beauty in so many things that we all me for pennies on the dollar! professional commercial photographer to take for granted! For a while Jack would To Jack, these old bottles were take pictures of it. I happened to notice a puzzle us by sending a little piece of a precious treasure that he worked hard to stamp on the back of the photos that said, picture then ask his computer family, find and unearth. These were bottles that “Jack Short Photography!” “What is it?” The next day came the rest Jack had spent countless hours digging I didn’t know Jack back when he took of the picture. with Ernie at old dumps and trash pits all those pictures, but he sure remembered Like I said, Jack and Ernie came as across the Kalamazoo area! Jack wasn’t taking them, and he was sure surprised a pair! They both looked forward each trying to just unload them for extra to see me back when I had still had hair. year to the Kalamazoo Antique Bottle cash, or to get them out of the picture; Jack went on to share many photos with Show and they both liked to help me he took many things into consideration me for years to come! Jack was indeed a with my detector display. I mean to tell before offering them to me. Jack wanted great photographer, and he was one who you that they could not wait! They both the collection to be appreciated and loved to share his God-given gift! looked forward to that weekend like a displayed. Jack truly invested his talent in kid waits for Christmas! Thanks to Jack and Ernie, my others, just as the Lord Jesus taught his I can remember when Jack and vocabulary was expanded to include disciples! What I mean is this: Jack was Betty used to take their motor home to names and words like Moses Atwood, always helping others by photographing Alabama each year. Ernie and I would Seven Sisters, Scott’s Emulsion, Dr. items for the detector club, the bottle miss Jack each winter, especially at the Kilmer, Spavin Cure, Warner’s Safe, club, the local university and the new detector and bottle club meetings. It was Mandrake Bitters and many more! Kalamazoo Museum. Those are just the always great to welcome him back. I heard first person how they came to areas that I know about! Jack was always I was at my store when the terrible see the area’s first two newly discovered busy at the metal detector and antique phone call came and I learned about America’s Best Bitters bottles. That all bottle clubs with his camera looking Jack’s passing. In some ways, it was rather came about as the result of an article for that perfect shot. Then, no matter shocking, but not totally. Lately I must written about the two part-time dump how late it was, the very minute he got admit, like Ernie, I was worried about diggers in the Kalamazoo Gazette! So, home, he was at his computer posting his Jack overdoing it. I was, and still am, there I was with new friends, a new pictures for everyone to enjoy! very weak from my cancer treatments, hobby, and an instant collection! Jack was always thinking about while at the same time Jack seemed to When I think back on it, my wife others! One day the Kalamazoo Museum defy his age! Since they sold their motor must have thought that I had lost my mind asked Jack to photograph some recent home and stopped going south for the when boxes of old bottles showed up in acquisitions. The now closed Kalamazoo winter, Jack was always busy stocking the driveway! Jack and Ernie went out Creamery donated dozens of tiny up his wood pile for winter heating. Jack of their way to tell me everything there waxed product sample cartons from the was proud to be cutting, splitting and is to know about old bottles. Thanks to Michigan Cottage Cheese Company from stacking firewood at over 80 years old Jack and Ernie, I soon became the new Otsego, which was my grandfather’s and he went about this like he was 30! owner of countless antique bottle books business. The museum wanted to keep I’m not certain why he sold his motor and magazines and years of research only a couple of the sample cartons. So, home and stopped those winter trips to material! Jack talked them out of the rest of the Alabama. Jack even belonged to a metal I put up several narrow pine shelves cartons for me! I was able to surprise my detecting club down there. He was so on the wall of my detector store, and then mother and my seven siblings with these proud that he was the only member of I carefully put all of those old beauties on family treasures for Christmas gifts --- that club with his brand of detector, and display. Jack was very proud of the way all thanks to Jack! he could keep up with the best of them! it turned out, and I think he enjoyed the Jack was always fascinated by my I believe it was Gulf Shores, collection more than he ever did before. computer, especially when I got hooked Alabama, where the Shorts spent their Whenever I was busy at my store in up to the Internet. I’ve never considered winter. Also, if I remember correctly, the the spring time, Jack was always happy myself all that good with a computer, area where they stayed was wiped out to come in and lend me a hand. He really but Jack was busy picking my brain to by a hurricane. That seemed like the end enjoyed talking to people about treasure learn whatever he could. Jack went on to their winter trips. Jack really loved to hunting with a metal detector or digging to become a very active computer user, run his metal detector down there, and old bottles! unlike many in his age group. he came back with some great stories. 18 May - June, 2010 Bottles and Extras When Jack had his brush with death Midwest Antique Fruit Jar & Bottle a mini-ball shot from a gun during the just a few years ago, after having a terrible Club (MAFJBC) famous Civil War battle went into the internal infection, one of the things he The MAFJBC has members barn and glanced off that jar and caused was afraid of was that he wouldn’t ever nationwide and is heavily fruit jar- the crack. There was a lot of laughter in be strong enough again to do his metal focused. Meetings are generally held the the room as Don told this theory with a detecting! He sure did a great job of first Sunday of the month at 1:30 p.m. “straight face” (Don is famous for his bouncing back! It almost seemed as if he in the Cantina at Minnetrista, which humor). was getting younger! is located in Muncie, Indiana. Dave Mary Harper told us that she takes Jack was really taken aback when Rittenhouse is president. Joe Coulson credit for getting her husband (Jeff) he learned about my having cancer. (yes, that’s me!) is the newsletter editor. into the fruit jar collecting hobby. She He always showed concern for me and The January club meeting was said that once every 10 years she gets was always trying to cheer me up. Even replaced by the Fruit Jar Get-Together a good Christmas gift idea. This year though he sent out a lot of e-mail, when on January 9th at The Signature Inn she had a neon sign custom made for he wanted to tell me something he would in Muncie, Indiana in the second floor Jeff, and the sign says “Ball Jars” on either call me on the phone or drive to the conference room. President Dave it. This is a reproduction of an original shop. Jack’s daughter lives in the Otsego Rittenhouse opened the event and Ball neon advertising sign that was area, and he would rarely go to see her welcomed a full room with about 50 displayed during Minnetrista’s “Can without stopping in to visit with me. Jack people in attendance. It!” exhibit. Mary showed us photos of was very proud of his daughter, Spring. Dave reminded everyone that the the sign. He used to mention her very often. MAFJBC will not have a show in July. Tom Schmm mentioned that several The evening before Jack passed We will continue to have one show in years ago he had to sell his collection away, I was busy in the store with a January. Dave said that there will be to pay for medical bills. He said it was couple who were interested in buying a get-together at the hotel in July. The nice to come back to the Fruit Jar Get- a metal detector. Working alone, I club will have a block of rooms at The Together. He says he gets to visit about sometimes get interrupted when the Signature Inn in July. More details can 30% of his collection here! phone rings. It seemed as if I would get be found at a link available on our club Phil Smith warned us that a a phone call after about every ten words website. reproduction green Jumbo elephant- that I spoke to them. I had a feeling they Darrell Plank told us a story about shaped jar is being sold. He has seen were growing tired of my running to the a recent eBay auction purchase. He said them on eBay with a Buy-It-Now phone every other minute. The last call that he noticed a listing for a group of option for $30. The original jar sells to interrupt me that day was from Jack. wax sealers. In the main picture, all for $850. The embossing is clearer on He was wondering why I hadn’t e-mailed you could see was a group of aqua jars. the original. The glass is thicker on him his detector club newsletter yet. There were four pictures in the detailed the reproduction. It is easy to tell them I was afraid that I was a little rude listing. One was a common FCGCo, apart when an original is sitting next sounding as I explained my frustration to and another was a common Dillon. The to a reproduction, but it may not be so poor Jack about the phone interruptions. fourth picture showed a darker colored easy to spot a reproduction online. I explained that I would e-mail him a jar against a black background, and he The Barnetts say, “Thanks to All”: newsletter as soon as I could get one really had to study it to see that it might Please add this note for us, because put together as a web page. After the be a better jar. The auction description we have so many people to thank (Norm customers had gone, I called Jack back had several paragraphs about the aqua and Junne Barnett). to apologize for my behavior and explain wax sealers. The very last sentence January 13, 1974 to January 10, 2010 things to him in more detail. He was really mentioned “also a cobalt blue wax Our first MAFJBC jar show was glad that I called him back, and so am I. sealer.” Darrell won the auction and just great, because it was our club’s I’m especially glad that I squared things this was the jar he brought for show and first. It was in a new Ramada Motel with him now that he is gone. Do you tell. It was a beautiful dark cobalt blue in Richmond, Indiana. The previous have loose ends that you should tidy up? quart wax sealer (the kind that takes a Sunday there were 7 rooms reserved. I have always been outspoken about Willoughby stopple). The jar got quite Jar collectors filled the hotel, and the my Christian belief, and nobody knows a reaction from the crowd when he manager was ecstatic. Fruit jar collectors that better than my close friends. I can displayed it. Darrell was very happy were there from Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, tell you that Jack was one of those who about this purchase. Good finds are still Michigan, New York, and Missouri. shared my faith and I know, without any being made! The following years we met so many doubt, that I will see my friend again one Don Burkett displayed an aqua new friends, some who are still around day. quart (RB #544) C. Burnham & Co./ collecting. We have traveled from coast Chuck Parker is club president, and Manufacturers/ Philada with an original to coast chasing the elusive unusual fruit you can contact him for more information closure. This jar was special to Don jars, winning some and losing some. about their club at: 607 Crocket Ave., because it came from a barn on the Now moving on, “old age” and Portage, MI 49024 (ph: 616-329- Springer farm in the area where the health that is not A-1, Norm has decided 0853). The club meets regularly at the Gettysburg battle took place during the to let others enjoy the love he has had Kalamazoo Public Library, located at Civil War. The jar had a small crack in for his collection. Lately, we have been 315 S. Rose Street. the internal lug. Don’s theory is that so blessed with help from you collectors Bottles and Extras May - June, 2010 19 in getting our jars, luggage and such The following memoriam for North Star Historical Bottle Association from the car to the motel and to the Pat Sorenson was also in the January (NSHBA) convention center, we appreciate this newsletter: Pat was one of our first Doug Shilson is editor of the North very much. Whoever said ‘old age is members some 37 years ago! We Star Historical Bottle News. Doug does golden’ sure as h##l hasn’t been there, had some great times with Pat and a great job each month reporting the just ask us... Neal. Remember the parties the club’s latest happenings. He puts a lot of Special Thanks to the guys who Sorensons hosted for our special bottle effort into recording all the details that helped Norm up the stairs to the Jar Get- meetings? Halloween especially, take place. Steve Ketcham is president. Together and those who stopped by the where we all came dressed as a In the February newsletter we heard room to reminisce about the many times, special bottle! Games just too funny the following “From the President’s Roll jars, and places — and even disagree – like blowing a ping pong ball to your Top Desk” (Steve Ketcham): about a few things, it was so good for partner across the basement floor, or Nice going, North Star! Our him. Thanks also to you guys who help checking out your husband’s legs (while January auction, attended by 21 hearty me [Junne] carry bags, suitcases etc. blindfolded) and trying to I.D. it from souls, raised a record-breaking $509 for from the car to the convention center. I all the others. Pat was a collector of the club treasury! Thanks to Doug and may be small, but I always thought I was many wonderful things. Stepping into Winnie Shilson for keeping the books a tough old bird… now I am beginning her home’s lower level was like walking during the auction and to Jim Carlson and to think I’m just an old bird! into a museum. Flasks, bitters, whiskey Sean Ketcham for helping the auctioneer Yes, our time of collecting the nips, Victorian lights, butter molds and keep the event rolling. We saw generous elusive, regal old fruit jar has come to an the list goes on and on. We will all miss donations from many of our members this end, but it has been one of the happiest this great gal. year, and we had some spirited bidding times of our lives, and just because we At the February meeting during as well. Tim Nelson, our biggest spender won’t be sitting behind a dealer’s table, show and tell: As Dick McChesney, of the evening, wins a free membership be sure to look around, if at all possible “Mr. Coke”, is a closet collector of for 2010. Dennis Nygaard also wins a we will be there visiting with our many elephants, a very large one was given free 2010 membership for donating the friends. The Barnetts (you can keep in to him by Fran Rutherford. This is NO item drawing the largest bid. Thanks to touch with the Barnetts by mail at: P.O. SMALL ELEPHANT, as we determined all who helped us keep North Star in the Box 38, Flat Rock, Indiana 47234). it was 4 ½ feet long and just as big green! The MAFJBC has a website: http:// through the body! Steve told us about As if the fun of our auction action www.fruitjar.org. Future meeting details the two shows he recently attended. The wasn’t enough, we also had a display as well as lots and lots of pictures from Milwaukee show, which has about of small-town whiskey bottles set up by their semi-annual shows can be found the same attendance as ours, and the a number of our members. It was just there. Hamms Beer show in Edina. great to see so many bottles come out of We all were so excited for the various collections for all to enjoy. Mark Minnesota’s 1st Antique Bottle Club program that Dick McChesney had Youngblood suggested we have more of (MFABC) prepared for us. As none of us knew these one-night mini-displays at future Barb Robertus is editor of the anything about the Coca-Cola Company meetings. All agreed we should do this MFABC newsletter, The Bottle Digger’s having chewing gum in its history, this again, perhaps with sodas, drugstores, or Dope. Linda Sandell takes care of the was such a surprise. Dick came with the whatever the membership chooses. printing and mailing. most beautiful advertising pieces. The I would like to take this opportunity In the January newsletter, it was first one was of a lovely lady standing to remind our diggers of two homework reported that a very interesting evening in a garden (a die-cut cardboard) with a assignments they were given at the was had by some Minnesota First club great assortment of colors, and framed January meeting. First, we hope to have members. The North Star Bottle club saying “The Gum that Stays Pure,” from a few boxes of lesser bottles to give had extended an invitation to attend 1903. The second was a glass container, out to children who attend the March their Christmas gathering at the Fire or jar with a glass lid, embossed with the bottle show. Please bring them to the Museum. We visited and ate many words Coca-Cola Gum Co. We decided February or March meeting, and Dennis wonderful goodies. Much bottle talk was this must have been used in a drugstore Nygaard will take it from there. The heard, and Steve Ketcham announced to on a display counter. These pieces are so second assignment was to write about all that Pat Sorenson had passed away. rare, and we felt really honored to have your most memorable dig. Tell about Don Vessey had taken much time them in our hands. Makes you wonder time, general location, with whom you and packed up part of his collection of how these great advertising paper or were digging, what was found and what fire grenades. How fitting at the fire cardboard could have lasted so long. made the dig memorable. A couple of museum! Don will open the museum The club now has a website to paragraphs are all we need from each of on his own time for those interested in promote their Bottle Shows: http:// our earthmovers. a tour, as Don is a retired fireman. His www.antiquebottledepot.co m . In the March newsletter it was collection is extensive, and we all learned Membership in the MFABC is $10/yr. announced that North Star members so much as he discussed the danger of the For more information, please contact Dennis Nygaard and Steve Showers contents – carbon tetrachloride. Thanks Linda Sandell, 7735 Silver Lake Road have been nominated for induction into again North Star – a fun evening. #208, Moundsview, MN 55112. the Red Wing Collectors Society Hall 20 May - June, 2010 Bottles and Extras of Fame. Congratulations, Steve and has a new website which can be found officers. There really wasn’t too much Dennis! at: http://www.ohiobottleclub.com. to change. Peggy Zimmer, the current For more information on joining the Details about their milk bottle book can president, has agreed to stay on as NSHBA, please contact Doug Shilson: be found there also. president. We had to twist her arm as 3308 32 Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN she is also the president of her sorority 55406-2015. Wabash Valley Antique Bottle & this year. Thanks again for stepping up Pottery Club (WVABPC) and taking care of business. Speaking Ohio Bottle Club (OBC) Martin Van Zant is editor of The of business, Gary Zimmer has decided Phyllis Koch (editor) and Donna Wabash Cannonball, the WVABPC’s to stay on as club treasurer. Gary has Gray (secretary) always do a very nice monthly newsletter. Peggy Zimmer been the treasurer for three years now. job with The Ohio Swirl, the OBC’s is president. This helps the club be consistent, I think. newsletter. John Fifer is president. Martin reported the following in the Thank you, Gary, for continuing on and The “President’s Message” in the club’s December newsletter: helping the club out. February newsletter by Terry Crislip: Wow, the New Year is here and so The vice presidency has changed The time to emerge from winter is the cold ol’ weather. If there is one hands this year. Mark Long has been vice hibernation will soon be here. Club thing that is for sure, it is I am tired of it president for the last year. Thank you, members don’t rely on Punxsutawney already. The ground is frozen solid. The Mark, for your time in the seat. Ronald Phil or Buckeye Chuck for a sign that only good thing I can think about is that Van Zant will be taking his place as vice winter will soon be over. It is the calendar the next week it’s going to be about 40 president. Thank you, Mr. Van Zant for of upcoming shows that announce spring degrees, ahhhh, finally a little warmer stepping up and helping out. This is my is fast approaching. weather. father, and no, he doesn’t sing for Lynard The promise of discovery begins Last month, we had our annual Skynard. He will give autographs, with the Baltimore show. A caravan Christmas dinner and what a nice however. Ha. of vehicles from Ohio is as common treat. There were twenty or thirty people Ed Newman will remain on as a sight as the swallows returning to in attendance. What a lovely time we secretary. Thank you, Ed. Ed is also the Capistrano. Next, there is the Mansfield had. Thanks to all those who brought in guy who sends out the club postcards and show, always a grand time for selling, food and drinks. Also thanks to Peggy emails. Ed is also hosting a club website buying and catching up with old friends. and Gary for getting the meats. While – make sure to stop by and check it out: Let’s not forget our members who we’re making Thanks, let’s thank John http://wvabpc.org. are anticipating trading in their snow and Mary Newman for letting us use The WVABPC holds their monthly shovels for shovels to start on their digs. their facility. It is a grand place to hold meeting at Shadows Auction Barn, 1517 Yes, the promise of spring is our meetings, and we are thankful Maple Ave., Terre Haute, IN. You can approaching and none too soon! See for their kindness. If you don’t know read several of their past newsletters you at THE NEXT MEETING. about Shadow’s, then check them out at the club’s website: http://wvabpc. For more information on joining sometime. They hold some wonderful org. Club dues are $10/yr. For more the OBC, please contact Berny Baldwin auctions. They also have a website, information, please contact Gary (treasurer), 1931 Thorpe Circle, www.shadowauction.com. Zimmer (treasurer), 10655 Atherton Rd., Brunswick, OH 44212. The club also We also held elections for club Rosedale, IN 47874.

members benefit, too, because red lettering. Richard Begley brought in Southern Regional News illustrations can be seen in full a Botl-O soda from Johnson City, Tenn., color instead of drab black and a 12-ounce NEHI and a 7-ounce Barq’s Bill Baab white. Root Beer from Johnson City. 2352 Devere Street Clements and Mrs. The editor featured Private Die Augusta, GA 30904 Buttstead also file their Bottle Proprietary match and medicine stamps, (706) 736-8097 Talk (Raleigh, N.C. Bottle including Barry’s Tricopherous, Rumford [email protected] Club) and The Glass Bubble Chemical Works and Horsford’s products, (Suncoast Antique Bottle among others. These are interesting “go- Collectors) newsletters online. withs,” and can be purchased from stamp Melissa Milner has joined Marshall The trio also mails printed copies dealers specializing in revenue stamps. Clements and Linda Buttstead as bottle to members who are not “computer- (One such dealer is Eric Jackson, P.O. club newsletter editors who have “gone friendly.” Box 728, Leesport, PA 19533-0728). green.” In her February issue, Mrs. Milner In her March issue, Mrs. Milner Mrs. Milner edits The Groundhog illustrated the show and tell segment provides some personal background Gazette, the newsletter of The State of of the January club meeting with color on the collecting lives of herself and Franklin (Tenn.) Antique Bottle & photos of an unusual Red Rock Cola husband Fred. Great color photos of Collectibles Association. She decided bottle displayed by Sam Crowder. The Fred’s demijohn collection and some of to file her 2010 issues online as a way applied color labels are usually red with her fruit jar collection are featured. They to save the club postage expenses. Club white lettering, but this one is white with even have some antique farm tractors. Bottles and Extras May - June, 2010 21 Also in the newsletter is a feature on same people are at every show and most Spring in Atchison,” the Spring being in vending machines. of the time merchandise just moves 2009. He was joined by Jerry Callison, Clements is now publishing his from place to place. We need some new Richard Carr, Todd Stillings, Francis newsletter on a quarterly basis, with the faces and a renewed interest to keep our Wiltz and Mark Wiseman (with Elsie the January-February issue featuring Christo great hobby alive and well. Very few of Pup). Cola, a drink manufactured in the early my Old Quaker collection are valued Several privy pits were found 1900s and sold in onion-shaped bottles. at more than $20 so almost anyone can and netted the diggers eight Byrne’s Also featured in full color were afford them.” Pharmacy / T.V. Byrne / “The Home of photos of bottles brought in by club Members of the Suncoast club Great Goods” bottles, a Kaffer & Benning members. A pint Faygo Moonshine enjoyed watching glassblower Jackie Druggist bottle from Atchison, among bottle with full label came from Sterling Ballard in Gulfport, Fla., “do her stuff.” others. Stewart, Stillings and Wiltz on a Mann’s collection of no deposit, no Club member Joe Dill brought his later dig unearthed a United States Navy return containers. Whitt Stallings showed collection of oldtime bottle-blowing / Blood &V Rheumatic Remedy / Chas. a pre-prohibition foil label Silver Dollar tools, but Jackie used more modern tools. B. Mumford / Kansas City, Mo. Atchison Rye Whiskey. The “objets d’art” that she produced drug store bottles included W.V. Ingham, Club president David Tingen were auctioned off to club members, George Barton, J.W. Allen & Co., M. gave a program on how to identify but they weren’t allowed to take them Noll’s Pharmacy, McPike & Fox and the manufacturers of bottles based on home right away. The objects were put an H.C. Arnold / Druggist (vertically in embossed markings on their bases. He into an annealing oven to gradually cool. mortar & pestle on a column / 5th & Main quoted from researcher Bill Lockhart’s If that didn’t happen, they could have Sts. / Kansas City, Mo. “The Dating Game” carried in the 2004 shattered. Fletcher, Stewart and Wiltz wrapped issue of Bottles & Extras. Photos of two territorial drug store up the Springtime episodes. Finds Some years ago, Clements found two bottles from Oklahoma were featured on included Atchison pharmacy bottles Old Quaker whiskeys with original labels. the cover of Johnnie Fletcher’s Oklahoma from J.W. Allen & Co., S.O. Bereman, He purchased the pint and half-pint, Territory News for February. One bottle Job Moses / mortar & pestle / Johnson thinking there might be two or three other was embossed Carson Drug Co. / & Bereman / J&B monogram, Simons sizes to find and he’d have a complete Druggists / Tecumseh, O.T. (Oklahoma and McConaughy, Augustus Lang and set. Today, he has more than 30 different Territory). The other rarity was an M.L. the Symns Grocer Co., Atchison. An Old Quaker bottles and used them as an Bragdon / Druggist / Muskogee, Ind. Ter. M.H. Knox / (Star) / Druggist, Memphis, example to talk about the hobby. (Indian Territory). The publication is the Tenn., bottle also was found. “If you have a child, grandchild, official newsletter of the Oklahoma The April issue was dominated by niece or nephew who likes to sit at the Territory Bottle & Relic Club. Mark Wiseman (with Elsie the Pup), who computer, why not get them interested in Fletcher always includes digging wrote about digging adventures in Iowa collecting some unique and inexpensive stories penned by himself, or one of his during the spring of 2009. No fewer than bottle? Our hobby is slowly dying. Some many digging buddies, and the issue 27 color photos accompanied his article. of the bottle shows are going away due proved to be no exception. His Kansas Fletcher also regularly runs to poor attendance. It seems like the friend, Ed Stewart, authored “A Good “Oklahoma bottles sold on eBay.”

at Abraham Lincoln High magazine. Congratulations, Don, for Western Regional News School in Denver and two having earned this award. Anyone who club members in attendance has held your position in a club knows Ken Lawler & “Dar” had been taught by him. that it isn’t easy keeping track of the 6677 Oak Forest Drive Robert authored several club’s money and getting the books to Oak Park, CA 91377 books on Colorado ghost balance. I have a feeling that you are (818) 889-5451 towns. The DVD showed his the kind of guy who goes “above and [email protected] visiting ghost towns such as beyond” the call of duty to help keep Animas Forks, Eureka, St. the club energized. Elmo, Tin Cup and many Rick tells of a family named Antique Bottle Collectors of Colorado more well known sites. For a short Thatcher who contacted him to – Dump Digger’s Gazette while, that evening, members could volunteer to take over the library Rick Sinner reported that over 40 go back in time to when folks worked display duties. They would be willing members turned out to view the Robert hard to earn a living and put food on the to contact libraries in the Denver metro Brown DVD on his jeep adventures table. One wonders about those bottles area and also set up and take down the during the 1950s and 1960s. These that they threw away at that time. items members have loaned the club adventures took place in the Rocky There was a picture of club Treasurer for library display purposes. Mountains of Colorado. The DVD was Don Hunt receiving the Baxter/Eatwell During one meeting the club had from the estate of Robert Brown. What Award from Glen Preble. This award what they called a “Club Inventory made the meeting so interesting was had been written about in the Colorado Auction.” The club auctioned bottles that Robert Brown had been a teacher report in a previous issue of this that were donated to the club in the 22 May - June, 2010 Bottles and Extras recent past. The bottles were purchased names such as Wells Miller and Provost Golden Gate Historical Bottle Society by a local couple many years ago Co., William Davis, Peter Giraud, L. – The Corker when they visited mountain towns of Bernard and Converse and Robins. As usual Gary Antone was upbeat Colorado. The collection consisted At the end of the program, Max gave in his President’s Message. He said of national patent/proprietary bottles, an explanation of early canning and that he feels that “the collecting inks, Leadville druggists, and a wide told how San Francisco Bay was filled interest is as good as ever.” He got this variety of bottle types, shapes and in. There were four pictures of those feeling from what he saw first hand, colors. The auction was a combination bottles in one of the club’s newsletters and the feedback he got from folks of active and silent bidding. The active that clearly show the foil labels. Those at various shows he has attended. He bidding was primarily for single bottles bottles would make a great show even listed several websites, auction and the silent bidding was primarily display. sites and blogs, in another section of for groups of bottles. The members then swung right his newsletter. He says that he visits There were some nice color photos into their show and tell items. Mike these sites on a frequent basis and of two Kuner Pickle Company items McKillop brought in a belt buckle finds them helpful. I’m sure if you brought in by Michael Miller that had he found. He actually found it contact Gary he will provide you with appeared in one of the newsletters. near Freemont’s camp in Northern that list. His email is: packrat49er@ Bob Hansen brought in two recent-past California. An eagle holding arrows netscape.net. finds. One was a rare mini-jug from was on the buckle. It was thought that Gary reports that he and wife Colorado Springs. The other was also it may have belonged to a soldier in Darla put a lot of miles on their vehicle a rare mini-jug: Brook Hill Whiskey, Col. Stevens’ 1846 First New York while attending Western shows. This Compliments of Pete Reilly, Pueblo, Regiment Volunteers. It was written seems to be their yearly commitment Colorado. that Col. Stevens’ First Regiment to themselves. They take a break from A REMINDER: The club is still served in Northern California. It was their club responsibility as president looking for someone to set up a web known that his soldiers scattered and editor, plus the planning of their site. Rick says, “It would be so neat throughout the gold field. If the buckle annual show. They are still open to for the ABCC to display photos of our can be authenticated as coming from helping others in many ways, but last meeting, photos of show and tell Col. Stevens’ First Regiment, then it especially in supporting their local and items, photos of our Leadville show, could be quite valuable. We hope that “not-so-local” shows. They see some historical articles on Colorado items, Mike can enlighten us on that fact one very nice Western bitters and whiskeys etc.” He and other club members are day. “Mike also brought a box of pre- change hands at shows. Additionally hoping someone will contact them gold rush Mexican era artifacts.” they distribute their own show flyers soon. Mike Peters brought an iron at those shows. They take flyers to pestle and a cobalt hair grower. Roger antique stores in the various areas. Forty-Niner Historical Bottle Quinn showed a cork screw he found They are an enterprising couple. Hats Association – Bottle Bug Briefs that was from San Francisco and he off to you guys and to those in your Food bottles took center stage also showed some colored medicines. club who work hard to help you! when Max Bell set up 25 of them on Tom Lehr brought some things he REMINDER: Darla has an on- a table and started his program. The found. He brought a belt buckle, one going need to fill your club newsletter. bottles still had foil labels attached and large knife and a smaller knife with She will accept any interesting write- intact. It was stated that his bottles were a rounded tip called a dirk. He said ups such as your finds at garage sales probably the finest and largest group that it was similar to the dirks used by or antique stores. Sometimes a person of lead foil-labeled foods to be found sailors on sailing ships. Dean Wright can purchase a treasure that is worth in one collection. Max stated that the showed brightly-colored Eastern much than what they paid for it. majority of the bottles were dug out of bottles, bladder remedy, Kilmers, Readers love this kind of story. It only the Embarcadero area in San Francisco. Warners Heart Remedy and a Dr. takes a few paragraphs and maybe a “The bottles were dated from 1848 Pearson’s. Doug Henriet “dug around” picture of your item. Check with to 1852, made in the East, with the at garage sales and in antique shops. Darla. She will help you with this. majority attributed to Wells Miller and He came up with a pre-Columbian Provost Co.” Max pointed out that the jug shaped like a large pumpkin seed Las Vegas Antique Bottles and bay mud preserved the labels, corks that had a whistle in its stopper. He Collectibles Club and often the contents. He said that the had a variety of bottles that included Secretary/Editor Rebecca Glantz contents of food bottles were plums, a beer, whisky and an El Dorado ink writes in her “A Word from the Editor” peaches, sliced lobsters, chutney, and he even found a large glass mail message that she works at the Imperial mixed pickles, gherkins, blueberries, box. Jerry Rickner showed his cobalt Palace Hotel gift shop. The good news sardines, lemon jelly, tomato sauce, iron-pontiled sodas and a light blue J is that she is working the “graveyard” currents, pepper sauce, a mixture of oil, C Parker soda. shift, allowing her to continue to attend vinegar and pepper corn. “Bottles we There will be a future program by club meetings. Keep your eyes open call berry bottles could have contained Mike Peters who will be talking about in the gift shop, Rebecca, sometimes thirty to forty different food products.” “colorific” bottles. That should be some unexpected interesting items Max found bottles with manufacturers’ something to look forward to. can be found in them. You may find Bottles and Extras May - June, 2010 23 something that you could purchase to that the tradition has become a multi- Ken had spent four years in Japan in bring to a meeting. billion dollar industry today. his 20s so he had some knowledge of There was a flood of guests at It is a given that history is woven the language. Ken believes his hair dye one meeting earlier this year. There into the stories about any category of bottles to be circa early 1900s. Pictures was Wendy, introduced by Madeline. collecting. It is always interesting to of the above show and tell items Wendy has a miscellaneous collection learn something new about something appeared in the club’s newsletter going at the moment. Pocket watch old. Something worth reporting is a collectors Wayne and Mitch joined in visitor who found us on our website on the meeting and Roxella introduced Los Angeles Historical Bottle Club and attended a meeting earlier this Robert Morris from South Africa. – The Whittlemark year. She lives in Pennsylvania. She Robert is a collector of antique model Club member Dick Homme was given some information on how trains. Anne Marie Dulin, also among volunteered to replenish our Members to find a club nearest to her. Her name the group of guests, collects toys and Only bottles collection. He purchased is Leslie Townsend, so if anyone gets dolls. five outstanding Members Only an email from her you might want to Two club trips have been board- bottles, for our club, at this year’s Las open it and see if you can help direct approved. Tom Steele, the trip Vegas Show. He purchased most of her to a meeting. She was out here on wagonmaster, has put together a list them from members who were selling the West Coast on business, and found of antique shows and other events. at the show. It was decided to place all time to join us. It turns out that she is Club members will work to this list in five bottles up front on President Dave a very enthusiastic young woman who deciding what to attend. Maryo’s table so that the lucky person, has inherited some interesting “stuff” John Kaupilla presented a program whose raffle number was drawn, could from her father. We told her that we about his own mechanical 1930s tin make his or her own choice. That wished she lived close enough to join toys that he had as a child. He showed member happened to be Dave Garcia. our club. his Merry Go Round, Ferris Wheel, A wide smile spread across his face Doug Gilmour, from Glendora, Roller Coaster, Farmer in the Dell as his right hand swiped a rare Bay California was a visitor and then toys and his tin chicken. He told of City soda right out of the selection became an instant member all at the his farmland youth and of his times of of five without a moment’s hesitation same meeting. We haven’t had time to playing with his tin toys. It is amazing The remainder of the bottles to be get to know much about him yet, but that he was able to keep them in such selected at the next four meetings he said that he wants to “dig.” good condition. Little did he realize are: an amber Lightning fruit jar, a President Dave found time in that he would be talking about them as cobalt lattice diamond poison bottle, his busy schedule to research and a collectible one day. a John Wieland’s SAC beer and a write a comprehensive article for Back in the February newsletter, rather light blue Stafford quart master our newsletter. It is entitled, “The Dennis Sedor had written an interesting ink. LISTEN UP MEMBERS: Dave World’s Largest Winery Humbled piece on Valentines. There was a picture Maryo put this enticing sentence in by the Temperance Movement.” of an old heart-shaped candy box with his President’s Message: “So, make Dave detailed the business from the ribbons, lace and a large bow on it plans to be at the meeting if you would beginning in 1900 to the end of the and an early old card. The items in the like to be in the raffle for one of these once-recognized business of world- pictures showed as delicate and very great bottles.” wide fame. He wrote about the success detailed pieces of work. Dennis wrote Show and tell earlier this year and then the realization brought about that conversation hearts were invented was in keeping with the Valentine’s by Prohibition that changed the way the in the 1860s. He said these first hearts Day theme. It was perfumes, cosmetic founder/owner of the winery chose to had printed paper notes tucked inside bottles and related items. Four of Val conduct business. Dave’s article takes the candy boxes. An example of one Wippert’s pontiled perfume bottles us through the death of the founder/ of the notes read “Please send a lock circa 1820 – 1850 and a blue art deco owner and beyond. He also reports that of your hair by return mail.” By 1902 piece were displayed; Dave Maryo in 2006 a real estate investor group the sayings were printed right on the brought in two scent perfume bottles purchased the owners property with the candy hearts. “Richard Cadbury, the that are circa the late 1700s. He also intention of developing it into mixed son of John Cadbury, the founder had three ceramic pots with decorated commercial property. Flipping over of Cadbury’s cocoa and chocolate pot lids. Two of the pots were from to the other side of the coin, Dave is company was the first one to invent the Philadelphia, Pa., and one was from thinking that “we can only hope that the famous box of Valentine’s Day candy, Paris, France. The lids were vibrant plans to preserve this historic winery in 1868. Another interesting fact about with color and markings. These pots as part of local history will continue as the 1800s is that doctors commonly were circa 1850s. I think I remember the economy begins to recover.” suggested patients eat lots of chocolate that one lid actually had 1850 on it. to soothe their nerves and calm their Secretary Ken Lawler showed his two Montana Bottle Collectors emotions. Esther Howland, a native cobalt hair dye bottles that he dug a Association – The Big Sky Glass of Massachusetts, is known for selling few years ago in Aliso, in Los Angeles. Gazette the first mass-produced Valentine’s They are embossed in Japanese and Congratulations on your club’s Day cards in the 1840s. It is apparent translated by Ken as saying NICE. decision on a name for your newsletter. 24 May - June, 2010 Bottles and Extras It is perfect. Montana is known for its history of bottle collecting in Montana. to a meeting that shared the same big open spaces and there certainly Ray is also looking to others to see if embossed wording, which was, DR. is a “big sky” above. When Ken and they have a short story to share about MOTT’S WILD CHERRY TONIC. I visit Montana it seems like there an event in their collecting career that The interest as to which bottle was the is no one else on the road for miles. could enhance his story. oldest further challenged Eric when he The “Glass Gazette” portion is a good The club newsletter could also use noticed that the two bottles virtually combination, too, as club members stories of adventures or of a particular looked identical in manufacture. hope to collect old glass. The word find. Ray says it this way: “The It turns out that Eric researched Gazette suggests earlier times of editorial staff of The Big Sky Glass and followed Aaron Hubbard Powers pioneers and collecting. Gazette is seeking articles about most through his life until he found some President Ray Thompson said any aspect of our collecting hobbies answers as to how his name ended up that Show Chairman Bill Henness including but not necessarily limited on one of the two tonic bottles. There prodded, or was it prompted Ray to to antique glass bottles.” He goes are two pictures of tonic bottles in get some information out to the good on to include crockery, insulators, the club’s newsletter first of which folks as to what is going on in the breweriana and historical advertising Eric calls (Bottle A). He said that Association. Ray said that “for the related to Montana. Additionally, if this bottle was the first of the two lack of a better excuse, after their anyone has a nostalgic story about bottles embossed, DR. MOTT’S show last year that bottles took a back bottle digging (past or present) or WILD CHERRY TONIC, with A.H. seat to several other priorities taking pictures and an article about a show POWERS & CO. as proprietors. He us to California, Alaska, Connecticut they attended, that would also greatly further explains that, “It was blown and Alaska.” If I remember right enhance the newsletter. If you have an from about early 1884 to no later there was some surgery sandwiched idea regarding the newsletter, please than 1887 when Powers liquidated his in there somewhere. Regardless, it contact Erich Weber or any of the business and moved to Fresno County, looks like the Thompson duo had a other board members of the club. For focusing entirely on agriculture.” busy schedule. It even looks like they your convenience, Erich’s email is To further quote Eric, “The visited Alaska twice. [email protected]. Don’t hesitate second version (Bottle B) of the DR. By the time you read this issue of this is your chance to share your MOTT’S WILD CHERRY TONIC the magazine there is a good chance stories with others. bottle, is embossed with the name of that the Montana Bottle Club’s June SPRUANCE, STANLEY & CO. as 4-5 show will probably be “just about Northwestern Bottle Collectors proprietors. Close examination of the history.” Even so, here are some of Association – The Glassblower bottle shows the seam mark of the slug Ray’s thoughts, “From the Desk of Editor John Burton reported plate, indicating the mold had been the President” message: “Of primary the results of his investigation into modified. Other minor ‘fingerprints’ interest is the change of ownership selecting a venue for the club’s 2011 show the mold to be identical for each for several collections around the show. His investigation led him to variant.” state. Collections that began in the the Catholic church in Windsor. From Eric was fortunate to run into late 1960s have new homes and some what he found out he advised that the a newspaper article which he was have been divided up. Where this club would be better off staying with able to incorporate into his article. affects you is the potential availability the Santa Rosa Fair Grounds. It appeared in the Sacramento Daily of rare bottles at the Butte show and Ben Bouch suggested having Union. It is taken from the issue dated sale. As I see it, the few sales that I programs at some of their club January 1, 1880. It mentions activities am aware of signify the stage in life meetings. He suggested bringing of an A.H. Powers up to that point. He of many long-time collectors. Let’s in guest speakers. Discussion took also found an advertisement that was see, if you were 25 when you started place and it was decided that among in the September 20, 1879 issue of collecting in 1970 that would make the members themselves is sufficient the same newspaper. There is a clear you 65 today. Are your priorities now expertise and knowledge to provide picture of that advertisement in his the same as then? I doubt it and that is their own presentations. In fact, it article, as well. You can easily read what makes it pretty exciting. There was felt that most members would be both the newspaper article and the are many good bottles out there that willing to give a presentation. wording on the advertisement with a are ripe for the plucking. You all need Another suggestion came from hand-held magnifying glass. to be inquisitive about old collections, R.J. Burgarella. His idea is that Eric, by the time I finished reading because who knows what you will members should try to bring in some your article and trying to give a concise find.” young bottle collectors to meetings accounting of same, I felt like I knew Many of us know Ray as an easy to start getting them interested in the the family. It is well worth reading. going, casual kind of guy. Don’t let his hobby. That is a good idea that all It is apparent that you spent many demeanor mislead you. He is always clubs should adopt, when possible. hours compiling the information that excited about the hobby. For one thing President Eric McGuire explained appears in your article. Good job. he is working on a story that will be how he got inspired to write an article published in this magazine sometime for the club’s newsletter. It came about in the future. It is a story about the when Frank Ritz brought two bottles Regional Reports continued on page 61 Bottles and Extras May - June, 2010 25

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