Bottles and Extras
November-December 2007 aqua Dr. Hoofland’s German Bitters, Dyspepsia & Liver Complaint G.M. Jackson Philadelphia, an amber Stimson and Herblewhite Buffalo, N.Y. shoe polish bottle, a cobalt blue Simon Pure Manufacturing Co. Scranton, Pa. bottle, a C.R. Corman M.D. Pectorial Compound, a Dr. Graves Heart Regulator is a Cure For Heart Disease, a teal iron pontil plain blob top soda, a base embossed blob top Hires soda, a Warner’s Safe and a damaged citron mustard jar with a milk glass insert with an embossed eagle. He says this mustard jar is listed in the back of the Red Book. “Scott started off with finds from the recent back East dig, such as an unusual yellow olive Udolpho Wolfe’s aromatic Schnapps and a square Scheetz’s Celebrated Bitters Cordial Philda. He also had a small Palmer green drug bottle The Mayell & Hopp Co., Cleveland and a dark greenish Bromo Caffeine that he found in a local antique shop for $3 each. He finished with a dark emerald green McLaughlin No. 19 insulator that he dug on a job in Forest Grove.” Personal News: Vince and Jackie Harbick celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Vince has been an OBCA member for almost 40 years and is still doing bottles and having success in his antique shop. After succeeding in doing shows on nine out of eleven weekends, Treasurer Bill Bogynska had to set aside current activities and take care of a personal matter. Bill had eye surgery on September 11. His surgery is called a vitrectomy. He had the vitreous gel removed from his eye because the gel in his left eye was drying out. As a result he had been experiencing distorted vision because of the dried gel pulling on his retina. By the time you read this I am sure that Bill will already be back to work counting the club’s money and attending more shows!
Western Regional News Ken Lawler & “Dar” 6677 Oak Forest Drive Oak Park, CA 91377 (818) 889-5451 kenlawler@roadrunner.com We fulfilled this year’s self-imposed, summer schedule. We covered four shows, Reno, Leadville, Helena and Collinsville. As usual, the shows were great and provided us the opportunity to browse, purchase and visit with new and old friends. We also sandwiched in some personal events. We were on the road 12 days in July and 27 in August. It was so rewarding to meet some of the folks whose names appear in the newsletters we receive from our clubs. Some of those addicted collectors even contacted us since our return home to show that the feeling was mutual. The truck chalked up close to 11,000 miles and was in need of an oil change and well-deserved rest. Though we got tired, as the old saying goes, “It was well worth it.” Oregon Bottle Collectors Association – The Stumptown Report Club Treasurer, Bill Bogynska reported that they had 25 tables at their Aurora show this year. They were down nine tables from last year. They lowered the price of their tables this year because they were charged a lower rent at the new Aurora location. Club member Wayne, had suggested dropping the admission for the show. It was felt that donations might be a way to lure in some of the public who might be out browsing through the local antique shops. This idea seemed to have worked, because donations were up from last year’s admissions. Another advantage was that the club was able to collect for two days instead of one this year. Some NEW MEMBERS news has it that Dennis and Sheryl Meng have joined the club. Dennis already has a head start. It is written that Dennis has been digging up old bottles in his excavating jobs. This couple met President Mark Junker at the EXPO and then they attended the club’s 2006 bottle show. By the time they attended the 2007 show, it sounds like they were hooked and decided to join the club. Here is some DIGGING NEWS. President Mark and Vice President Scott have been getting around with their shovels. Here is some of what Mark, “dug up.” He found an
Forty Niner Historical Bottle Association – Bottle Bug Briefs The club had its “2007 Summer Picnic” on July 28th. From the look of the map of directions on the reverse side of the picnic flyer the trip to the picnic location was an enjoyable part of the picnic adventure. Margie and Kent Williams had opened their hilltop home and yard to fulfill a collector’s dream. Their home is described as a solarpowered, 12-sided house with a pool, GoldMine Wine Cellar, plus plenty of shade. The
11 picnic flyer announces that there were bottle displays everywhere, walls of dinnerware, a Thomas Edison collection of cylinder music boxes, disc music boxes and various hand-crank organs. The miscellaneous collections went on and on. They had plenty for the glass collector to see. The flyer calls out 17th Century Black Glass, ancient Roman glass (2nd Century), cathedral pickles and peppersauces, whiskey flasks, about 100 inks, and demijohns. Margie is the proud displayer of a world-class English Staffordshire dinnerware display. Club vice president, Mike Henness, brought raffle bottles: a Lady’s Leg, vase, Fenners Back Ache Cure and a Postal Soda. Mike Lakes put on a program at the May meeting. It is written this way, “He had rows of pickle bottles of every shape and color, from the oldest to the newest, with dates and history. The show and tell was also pickle bottles, and the room was surrounded with pickle bottles. Steve Abbott brought a De Laval Cream Separator Cabinet, it was great, but didn’t look anything like a Pickle Bottle.” Las Vegas Antique Bottles and Collectibles Club – The Punkin Seed According to the September 2007 newsletter, dealer contracts have been mailed for the Antiques and Collectibles Show and Sale, February 15-16, 2008. The feeling is that the new location at the Henderson Convention Center should prove to be a good change for everyone. The Monthly Minutes, taken 8/1/07 mentions that Carey Burke welcomed guest Lynn Zook. Lynn is the Las Vegas historian who is creating the Classic Vegas programs, also known as “As we knew it.” During the club’s August meeting members enjoyed their theme of oceans, lakes and anything associated with being like summer and/or cool. For example, Dennis Larson brought in a 1914 postcard of the Schlitz summer beer garden. Madeline Johnson showed a framed collage of oyster shells and pearls. Jim Devlin had a vintage picnic basket and Kathy Mummery showed a rare antique green glass Moses water bottle. Club Secretary Rebecca Glantz was, “speaker of the month of August.” She showed a sampling of items she bought at thrift shops over the years. She told everyone that you can get a lot of very good deals if you have the eye for them.