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www.fohbc.org January - February U.S. Randy Weaver gave an most of the dealers look at the shows Northeast Regional News interesting program on Nurs- as a success based on the money Chris Davis er Bottles, from the 1700s they make, but the club should con- 522 Woodhill through the present, along sider shows a success when they’re Newark, NY 14513 with Invalid Feeders. He well attended and there are a lot of (315) 331-4078 also touched on Formulary people visiting and asking bottle-re- [email protected] Bottles with their boxes. In lated questions. Sales are nice, too, November, Ted Sobel spoke but we are charged as collectors and The Applied Lip about Ithaca Potteries. as a club with educating people on Finger Lakes Bottle Collectors the hobby and getting new people Association, Ithaca, N.Y. Bits and Pieces interested. This show always seems Check out the FLBCA website: Empire State Bottle Collectors to accomplish that objective.” www.fingerlakescollecting.org Association, Syracuse, N.Y. The Finger Lakes Bottle Club’s Charles Betts presented “Clyde Traveler’s Companion show was Oct. 2nd. It was held in Glass Works’ Products Other Than Greater Buffalo Bottle Collectors Dryden, N.Y., in a picturesque area Bottles.” Clyde is known for fruit Association, Buffalo, N.Y. east of Cayuga Lake. A fine array of jars, sodas, beers, and whiskey The October issue was a “Spe- dealers filled every part of the local flasks, but produced other glass cial Show Edition,” made available fire hall. Some dealers even filled up items toward the end of its history to all who attended the show held the vestibule with an assortment of in the 1900s, including pickle jars, Sept. 25th, as well as all the dealers. antiques. The show drew from sev- decanters and candlesticks. It has been traditional for the club to eral neighboring bottle clubs and Barry Haynes was the speaker in provide the enhanced and expanded Pennsylvania. One dealer came from October. He spoke on Oswego, N.Y. newsletter as part of the show ex- Florida, on his way to the Keene, Deep Rock Springs. His display of perience. Included in the pages, of N.H., show the following weekend. bottles was oustanding. November’s course, is information on how to Enthusiam ran high, even if the at- speaker was well known local col- join the club and a listing of some tendance was down some from last lector Ed Kantor on “Rare Syracuse of the benefits of being a member. year. The club display theme was Whiskey Flasks.” Many bore origi- The past meeting was illustrated “Bring Your own Great Bottle.” nal paper labels, which often did not with many photos of a typical meet- The “First Frost Flea Market” survive as long as the bottles and are ing: show & tells, displays, sales was held at the same location on therefore rare. tables, the speaker, and business Nov. 13th. It was a full show, with The annual Fall Show in Scriba meeting. Amazing what can go on 48 tables. The crowds were good, on Oct. 16th drew 174, with 48 ta- in a few short hours. That’s not to as this is a highly anticipated event bles. It was another sellout. The fall mention the networking and sharing every year. It seems free admission colors were brilliant and made for a of knowledge. Each newsletter also might help push the attendance up. nice drive for those who visited the has a page or two dedicated to busi- Variety is what this show offers. show. One out-of-state dealer did ness cards and ads, primarily for There are always plenty of bottles the show - Dave Olson, of Mass., wanted items. I think the club has a and jars, along with antiques, col- who brought several tables of high good idea. It offers two membership lectibles and more. quality bottles and flasks. The show levels instead of the usual one: local Tom Kanalley organized a flea offered something for everyone it memberships, and long-distance. market at the Ithaca Antique Center seemed, with milk bottles, insula- A major article for the Special this past summer. Thirteen dealers set tors, coins and advertising, along Show Edition was “Broadway/ up on the grounds on a very hot day. with bottles and stoneware, for sale Steins Breweries, 1852 - 1958: 797 Free bottle appraisals and information by dealers from across New York to 815 Broadway, Buffalo, N.Y.,” helped draw people. The first-time State. A fine exhibit with a digging by John Eiss. The opening sentence show was successful and will be held theme was done by Mark Yates, read, “Buffalo was an ideal location again next summer. which drew rave reviews. for brewing beer in the mid-1800s Kurt Kabelac presented a talk One comment on the fall show by with cold temperatures and plentiful January - February www.fohbc.org Erie.” There was also a growing Baltimore Bottle Digger Rotterdam Junction, N.Y. Changes population of beer-loving German, Baltimore Antique Bottle Club, in advertising strategies are being Prussian and Alsatian immigrants Baltimore, Md. considered for next year’s show, if arriving by way of the Erie Canal. Visit the club website: www. it is to be held. All the right ingredients were there baltimorebottleclub.org for a thriving beer industry. Buf- An interesting and well-attended Applied Seals falo’s location for shipping couldn’t program, in conjunction with Okto- Genesee Valley Bottle Collectors be better either, as it was located berfest, was on “Home Brewing.” It Association, Rochester, N.Y. between the Great Lakes region and was presented by Marc Turner and Check out the club website: the Erie Canal and points east. Buf- Nic Queen. There were many ques- www.gvbca.org falo even had the world’s first grain tions, and much interest generated in Programs during the fall months elevator. Plenty of electricity was this growing field. The next month’s have included Trade Tokens and An- provided by Niagara Falls. The beer talk was given by Mark Benbrow on tique Textiles. Ann and Joe Moore’s bottles and advertising are highly “Basics for Bottle Diggers.” This talk on textiles concentrated on Sam- collected, and the history is revered. one must also have generated great plers. These were typically created Club president Peter Jablonski leads interest. It’s best to find out all you by young girls as a way to practice tours of brewery sites, past and pres- can before your first time digging. sewing techniques in the late 1700s ent, throughout the year. The club made a donation to the and early 1800s. Some fantastic ex- Programs have featured author Wheaton Museum of Glass. A new amples have survived and can be Greg Wital on Stained Glass Win- meeting site was been found, and very valuable in today’s market, not dows in Buffalo. Greg’s book is ti- John Handley was thanked. Some- be mention extremely historic. tled “The Windows of Corpus Chris- thing to shoot for: BABC has 160 November’s meeting was the ti Church.” December featured the members (one up from last year), 23 21st Annual Benefit Auction, along Christmas Party, with Bottle Bingo out-of-state. The club sends out 17 with a pizza party. The club raised for entertainment. The bottles were newsletters to other clubs and mu- over $2,000 for the second year in purchased at the annual show. seums each month. a row. All items were donated by members, including a variety of bot- The Jersey Shore Shards Capitol Area Antique Bottle Club, tles, antiques, collectibles, wines, The Jersey Shore Bottle Club, Albany, N.Y. reference books, holiday items, gift Toms River, N.J. The club met at Holmes & certificates (donated by the club, Visit the club website: www. Watson’s Pub in Troy, N.Y. The good at area malls. Four gift cards BottleClub.org display theme was “Colors of Fall valued at $25 (2), $50, and $100 are Programs have featured “Finds Bottles,” and “Bring Your Find of auctioned but amounts are not re- and a Mini Auction.” Auctions can the Month!” The club gets around. vealed until the end of the auction!), be very fun programs. In August, they met at the Nation- and more. There were some cash Several club members were al Bottle Museum, appropriately, donations, including $300 by one asked to help identify shards at a in Ballston Spa, N.Y. The display member. All money is split between recent Sea Glass Festival. Sounds theme that month was “Vegetable Mercy Flight Central (emergency like an interesting event. Those Bottles,” which brought forth items helicopter transport), and Bethany at the festival were amazed at the including a pumpkin candy con- House (shelter for battered women knowledge of bottles provided by tainer, a Vaughn’s Vegetable Lith- and their children). Top lot was members Bob Randolph and Monte ontriptic Mixture bottles, a Bunker $300 for a rare blue decorated script Boshko. Hill Pickle and Paine’s Celery Com- jug from Canandaigua, N.Y. Thanks The newsletter included a story pound in aqua and amber. to members Doug Nicot, auctioneer, and many photos of Banjo Bottles, October’s display theme was and Joanne Washington, clerk. along with Viobots (violin bottles). “Local Stoneware,” including all The club has gained four new The website, for more information, forms such as bottles, crocks, jugs members since the Summer Break. is www.viobot.tripod.com and so on. The meeting was held at The editor, Jim Bartholomew, asked what will be the new meeting site, for email address updates for news- www.fohbc.org January - February newsletter have included Urbana, www.mohawkvalleybottleclub.com The October newsletter includ- Ohio, Buffalo, Albany, Dryden, Programs have incluided “Un- ed the most comprehensive article N.Y., Heckler’s, Woodstock Valley, listed Utica Milk Bottles,” by Carl ever written on “The Life of Dr.