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Vol. 30 No. 5

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

No. 245

On the Cover: Hooks Drugstore Original Hanging light

To Advertise, Subscribe or Renew a subscription, see pages 66 and 72 for details.

FOHBC Officers | 2018 - 2020 .............................................................................................2

To Submit a Story, send a Letter to the Editor or have Comments and Concerns, contact:

FOHBC President’s Message .................................................................................................3 Shards of Wisdom ...............................................................................................................4 History’s Corner ..................................................................................................................5 FOHBC News - From & For Our Members ..............................................................................6

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Coal Mine Yields Unknown Seal Bottle from Alabama by David Jackson Jr. .............. 12 Gail Borden Jr. and Company, Also known as “Borden’s” by Jim Berry ....................... 16 Casting my eyes over the showroom, I landed a fishy-looking bottle by Bill Baab ........ 21

Hooks Drugstore Museum by Robert Hunt.................................................................. 22 Virtual Museum News ....................................................................................................... 27 Page 22

Atlas Bourbon - New Variant surfaces - The Hits keep Comin by Bruce Silva.................. 28 The little show with a lot of GO by Jeff Mahalik .......................................................... 32

Choc- Ola by Steve Lang ............................................................................................. 44 Prohitbition Exhibit opens at pottery Museum of Red Wing by Steve Ketchum ............ 46 The Patent Jug Handle and the Summit Pottery Works by Mark Wiseman................... 50

FOHBC Member Photo Gallery .......................................................................................... 64

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Fair use notice: Some material in BOTTLES and EXTRAS has been submitted for publication in this magazine and/or was originally published by the authors and is copyrighted. We, as a non-profit organization, offer it here as an educational tool to increase further understanding and discussion of bottle collecting and related history. We believe this constitutes “fair use” of the copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this material for purposes of your own that go beyond “fair use”, you must obtain permission from the copyrighted owner(s).

Postmaster: Send address changes to Elizabeth Meyer, FOHBC Business Manager, 101 Crawford Street, Studio 1A, Houston, Texas 77002; 713.222.7979 x103, email: emeyer @ FOHBC.org Annual subscription rate is: $40 for standard mail or $55 for First Class, $60 Canada and other foreign, $85, Digital Membership $25 in U.S. funds. Life Membership: Level 1: $1,000, Level 2: $500, The Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors, Inc. assumes no responsibility for products and services advertised in this publication. See page 72 for more details.

Classified Ads ................................................................................................................... 66 FOHBC Sho-Biz - Calendar of Shows .................................................................................. 68 FOHBC Membership Additions & Changes ......................................................................... 70 Membership Benefits, Ad Rates, Donations to the FOHBC ................................................... 71 Membership Application & Advertising ............................................................................. 72

Coming next issue or down the road: Nu-Grape•Abraham Klauber, an early San Diego Pioneer•The Color Aqua•Rushton’s Cod Liver Oil•American Scent Bottles•On the Trail of Indian Medicine Bottles•Dr. Lovegoods Bitters•How Bleeding Kansas wound up on a Peppersauce Bottle

Martin Van Zant BOTTLES and EXTRAS Editor 41 E. Washington Street Mooresville, Indiana 46158 812.841.9495 email: mdvanzant@yahoo.com

BOTTLES and EXTRAS © (ISSN 1050-5598) is published bi-monthly (6 issues per year) by the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors, Inc. (a non-profit IRS C3 educational organization) at 101 Crawford Street, Studio 1A, Houston, TX 77002; phone: 713.222.7979 x103; Website: FOHBC.org, Non-profit periodicals postage paid at Raymore, Missouri 64083 and additional mailing office, Pub. #005062.

Louis Lacour - Another Chapter by Eric McGuire......................................................... 38

Lost & Found .................................................................................................................... 62

Elizabeth Meyer FOHBC Business Manger 101 Crawford Street, Studio 1A Houston, Texas 77002 phone: 713.222.7979 x103 email: emeyer@fohbc.org

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Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors Business & News

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

FOHBC Officers 2018 - 2020

President: Matt Lacy, 3836 State Route 307, Austinburg Ohio 44010, phone: 440.228.1873; email: mlacy28@yahoo.com

Conventions Director: Lindsey Fifer, 604 Topaz, Brunswick, Ohio 44212; phone: 440.552.2454; email: lindsey_stoneman@yahoo.com

First Vice-President: Louis Fifer, 604 Topaz, Brunswick, Ohio 44212; phone: 330.635.1964; email: fiferlouis@yahoo.com

Business Manager: Elizabeth Meyer, 101 Crawford Street, Studio 1A, Houston, TX 77002; phone: 713.222.7979 x103; email: emeyer@fohbc.org

Second Vice-President: John O’Neill, 1805 Ralston Ave. Belmont, California 94002; phone: 650.631.7495; email: Joneill@risk-strategies.com Secretary: Andrew Rapoza, 28240 Nancy Lane, Conroe, Texas 77385; phone: 832.928.7472; email: rapoza.2025@gmail.com Treasurer: James Berry, 200 Fort Plain Watershed Rd, St. Johnsville, NY 13452; phone: 518.568.5683; email: jhberry10@yahoo.com Historian: Jim Bender, PO Box 162, Sprakers, NY 12166; phone: 518.673.8833; email: jim1@frontiernet.net Editor: Martin Van Zant, 41 E. Washington St., Mooresville, IN 46168; phone: 812.841.9495; email: mdvanzant@yahoo.com Merchandising Director: Val Berry, 200 Fort Plain Watershed Rd, St. Johnsville, NY 13452; phone: 518.568.5683; email: vgberry10@yahoo.com Membership Director: Linda Sheppard, P.O. Box 162, Sprakers, NY 12166; phone: 518.673.8833; email: jim1@frontiernet.net

Director-at-Large: Ferdinand Meyer V, 101 Crawford, Studio 1A, Houston, TX 77002; phone: 713.222.7979 x115; email: fmeyer@fohbc.org Director-at-Large: Richard Siri, PO Box 3818, Santa Rosa, California 95402, phone: 707.542.6438; email: rtsiri@sbcglobal.net Director-at-Large: John Pastor, PO Box 227, New Hudson, MI 48165, phone: 248.486.0530; email: jpastor@americanglassgallery.com Midwest Region Director: John Fifer, 5830 Enfield Circle, Medina, Ohio 44256, phone: 330.461.0069; email: coinop1958@gmail.com Northeast Region Director: Jeff Ullman, P.O. Box 121, Warnerville, New York 12187, phone: 518.925.9787; email: jullman@nycap.rr.com Southern Region Director: Brad Seigler, P.O. Box 27 Roanoke, Texas 76262, phone: 940.395.2409; email: drgonzo818@gmail.com Western Region Director: Eric McGuire, 1732 Inverness Drive, Petaluma, California 94954, phone: 707.778.2255; email: etmcguire@comcast.net Public Relations Director: Elizabeth Lacy, 3836 State Route 307, Austinburg Ohio 44010, phone: 440.994.9028; email: elacy@fohbc.org

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President’s Message group of friends, both new and old. We had quite the crew and Matt Lacy array of experiences. I will not soon forget the wonderful city and Ferdinand Meyer V

3836 State Inc. Route 307 FMG Design, Austinburg Ohio 44010 101 Crawford Street 440.228.1873 Studio 1A mlacy28@yahoo.com Houston, Texas 77002 713.222.7979 x115 fmeyer@fohbc.org Early this afternoon we arrived home from one astounding retreat. Elizabeth, Owen and I traveled to the beautiful state of itting down at my desk, this firstfun, back-to-work Monday after New Georgia to experience lifeonthrough friends, and festivities.

Years, I conjure up a vision of a stove with lots of pots-a-cooking.

This all began Wednesday morning after our flight landed in the The kettle labeled antique bottle events has us all looking forward to the Atlantaleading airportupthe night before.

WeSacramento rose earlyNational and piled on a Botstretch to the FOHBC 2016 Antique shuttle to pick up our rental car.

Soon we were off to the Georgia tle Convention & Expo this August. We have a coordination conference Aquarium which has been christened the largest aquarium call later in the week and plan to step it up a notch or two. We in arethe also Westernthat hemisphere. spent a number of hours pleased we locked inWe Springfield, Massachusetts for visiting our 2017gallerNational Antique Convention, and by shows. the timeWe youmade read this ies, takingBottle pictures, and watching onemessage, regret- the FOHBC 2018 National Antique will have table mistake, however, or atBottle least Convention we thought&itExpo regrettable at been announced for Cleveland, Ohio.

We really have our teams in place and the time. The dolphin performance had been saved for last. Upon our wheels in motion. I suppose we should start thinking about the 2019 entering the stadium, we quickly shuffled to the far-side to get as Convention in the Southern Region. Planning ahead has many benefits. close as possible to be immersed in the experience and immersed we were.

Who knewproud that to 4 rows back the splash zone equated The FOHBC is also say that thisinMarch | April 2016 issue of to an experience much like thatfirst of atotsunami? aquarium had a BOTTLES and EXTRAS is the be printedThe in full color, which only us ansystem, additional $184, an issue.

This prompted few greatcosts cooling so we briskly made ourchange way outside to abask design revisions,sun. which hope to youthe will notice, such as the for Table of in the Georgia Wewe walked Coca-Cola museum Contents and aafew of the section headers. We the receive a few repictures with statue of John S Pemberton, manquite credited with ally nice compliments on how the magazine looks and have come the invention of the sweet bubbly soft drink in 1886. Owen could so far in a relative short number of years. Oh, and look for a new secnot resist the urge to have a taste of the soda on the very ground tion in the back of the magazine called “Member Photo Gallery”. This that it had born. new section is dedicated to the fine photography of antique bottles and glass. Please feel free to submit your images for consideration. We Still aalready little soggy of salt water slung have startedfrom workthe on wave the May | June issue and upon hope us, thatwe you will consider authoring article for the magazine. areup here to help! decided it was time toanhead down to Augusta toWe meet with

friends and see what was in store. Upon arrival and check-in, we Within this issue of BOTTLES readalong the proposed were lucky to meet Ferdinandand andEXTRAS, Elizabethplease Meyer, with bylaw updates and revisions that have been marked in red. All revisions their granddaughter Bella, at the main entrance. We learned that have been approved by the FOHBC Board of Directors. These bylaws the first sites to see were the lock and the river walk along the have been amended and need to be reviewed by the FOHBC membership scenic River. Signs and statues outlining the history prior to Savannah the annual general membership meeting at the FOHBC 2016 Naand flood markers in the lock walls were incredible toCalifornia observe. by tional Antique Bottle Convention & Expo in Sacramento, Theaffirmative beauty ofvote the of river, landscape, architecture it avoters an a majority of alland votes cast by themade eligible in attendance, a copythe ofriver the proposed changes made very pleasant provided stroll. Wethat walked many times withare friends available to each member in advance, either directly by mail or by timely the duration of the stay. notice in the Federation’s official periodical or on the Federation website.

The cuisine, culture and cleanliness of Augusta all stood out as

In other news, we are moving ahead with photography for the Virtual makers of a great place spend some time. There were Museum and hope to havetoregional photography labs set up also in regions some amazing dining options all within steps of the venue.

The to start photographing bottles both in a standard format and 3-dimenfirst night in effort the city alongspearheaded with the Fifer family, we experienced sionally.

This is being

by Museum Director, Alan Dewhat a real looks of Museum specialtytable cakes that the Maison.

You dessert may have met like Alanwith at theslices Virtual during FOHBC 2015 Chattanooga National Bottle last August. could feed a small army. The staff Antique at the hotel andShow convention

center was some of the best we have ever worked with. What Federation member heading nomination about the rest of theAlicia city?Booth, Fridayisnight afterupthethebanquet, I got proto cess for the election of all Federation officers including the President, experience the full culture and diversity of Augusta with a great Vice President(s), Secretary, Treasurer, Business Manager, Membership

Director, Public Conventions Historian, people that makeRelations AugustaDirector, a very special place. ItDirector, was apparent Merchandising Directors-at-Large (3), beauty and Region that much prideDirector, was taken in the history and of theDirectors city. It (4). elections two years.

Any officer may run for sucwasThese very clean andoccur wellevery preserved.

Augusta is a fascinating place cessive terms. This committee has prepared a slate of nominations for to visit. each office and is listed below. It is important to note that any member desiring to run for any office in the Federation may file a nomination I realize have notCommittee even mentioned the FOHBC 50th an- apform withthat the IElection (in accordance with procedures niversary Thisand is deliberate as athefull featureCommittee) article proved by celebration. the membership instituted by Election indicating they desire to runThe for. other The deadline will be in the ouroffice upcoming next issue. motive for for filing avert-this is 1st 2016. have successful campaigns by ourFOHBC memberingApril the topic is toWe help ourseen readers understand that these ship before so if you want to run for a position, please let Alicia know. events are not simply a bottle show, but rather a life experience.

I You and reach her at this email address, alicia@cis-houston.org. You had the pleasure of meeting so many friends that I had previously will be receiving a ballot for voting so please take the time to vote.

gotten to know over the years through social media, email and have even talked with on President: the phone.Ferdinand I can’t even begin Meyer V to list the FOHBC Candidates number of collectors that Houston, I met forTexas the first time in person. is the “southern slate of FOHBC hospitality” is not a misnomer; we expeTheHere term First Vice President: Sheldon Baugh recommended candidates rienced it means theRussellville, entire duration of a stay from the Kentucky put forthwhat by the nominating incredibly successful Mike and Julie Newman open house, to the committee (Alicia Booth, Second Vice President: Gene Bradberry Chairperson) for 2014 - 2016.

Augusta Museum of History, andTennessee through the many events at the Bartlett, The slate is being put forth The for inclusion of television crews and press convention center. your consideration and anyone Secretary: James Berry alsodesiring made experience, introducing the entire region to the colto runthe for office may Johnsville, New York lecting hobby.

This be nominated by going to thein conjunction with the efforts of the consorTreasurer: Garyconstant Beatty flow of people out a tiumwebsite ledand toprinting an outstanding turn out and North Port, Florida nomination form. Then, mail or the email entire duration of the show. to Alicia Booth, 11502 Historian: Jim Bender

Burgoyne Drive, Houston, Texas Sprakers, New York The77077. positively charged city and people led to an extremely sucalicia@cis-houston.org Closing date for nominations Editor: Martin Zant cessful event overall. One such exampleVan was our banquet speaker is April 1, 2016 at midnight.

Danville, Indiana Justin Guy, assisted by his wife Tonya, who captivated the entire Additional nominations will room withalongside his class, and passion for Edgefield Merchandising Director: Val Berry Potbe printed the slate knowledge, Johnsville, tery.proposed Thisbywas immediately followedNew

by York the opportunity to honor the nominating committee and will be listedand contributors to the hobby. Mr. Sheldon individuals, clubs, Membership Director: Linda Sheppard in the May-June 2016 issue Baugh was honored with Sprakers, a Lifetime Achievement award for his New York of BOTTLES and EXTRAS along decades ofbiocontributions to the hobby. FOHBC Hall of Fame with a short of each Conventions Director: Louis Fifer candidate.and consortium chair inductee Bill Baab was decorated with his

Brunswick, Ohio

third President’s award for his contributions and the passion he Business poured into this convention.

It wasManager: an honorElizabeth to awardMeyer all of those Houston, Texas that have helped to improve and strengthen this great hobby. ConDirector-at-Large: gratulations to all those honored this year! Bob Ferraro Boulder City, Nevada

I only wish that everyone Director-at-Large: reading this could have Steveattended Ketcham and Edina, Minnesota experienced the excitement in Augusta.

Dealers and buyers alike had nothing but positive things to say. Some John dealers reported the Director-at-Large: Pastor best sales in their collecting career.

Commendation emails have New Hudson, Michigan already started pouring in,Midwest and we will likely see many more.

Region Director: Matt Lacy We all owe a big thank you toAustinburg, the AugustaOhio team: Ferdinand Meyer, Bill Baab, Mike Newman, Marty Vollmer, Eric Warren, and Walter Northeast Region Director: Andrew Vuono Smith along with the FOHBC boardConnecticut of officers, volunteers and Stamford, friends that made this amazing event so successful. Remember, this Southern Region Director: Ron Hands is more than a bottle show: it is memories, it is friendships, and it is Wilson, North Carolina truly unforgettable. We hope to see you at Reno in 2020!

Western Region Director: Eric McGuire Petaluma, California

As always, I look forward to serving you!

Public Relations Director: Rick DeMarsh Ballston Spa, New York

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Bottles and Extras to tailor the site to be a source of local information or a click link to other information such as bottle shows. The links include information of local interest such as NC Hutch Bottles or NC Sodas and Beers. The plan is to update this on a regular basis. We rely on a club member for admin duty and pay about $100 per year for hosting. You will notice, there is no Facebook link. This was done to accommodate those who choose not to join but wish to view posts. That is covered under the “Most Recent� header.

Anatomy of A Small Bottle Club

By David Tingen Like many long time collectors and as a charter member, I have seen our local club go from the excitement of the late 1970s and a show with over 100 tables, to survival mode some twenty years later, to the current mode of growth and enthusiasm. With these changes has come a better understanding of what it takes to keep the club together and to keep new collectors interested and excited.

In the early days, there was much local digging to be done and bottles were plentiful with prices that were often very affordable.

The local flea markets or shows were excellent sources, especially for those with local interests. Most bottle knowledge was gained through the club or talking with other collectors. Much has changed and the young collectors have become more aware of what is available and the true value. You can thank or condemn eBay and Facebook for much of this. We are fortunate to have over one thousand members who frequent our group and nearly 50 thousand visits and views of our web site articles over the past few years. The ages of those who participate range from thirteen to well into their eighties.

This is not to say the local shows are no longer a valuable resource, as they certainly are; but, the range of people who attend shows is not nearly as broad as the online participants. A large percentage of those who now attend our local show, first learned of our club through social media.

Shown here is the home page for our club (raleighbottleclub.org) with the post popular items first seen when visiting the site.

We have attempted

Raleigh, NC Bottle Club web page

Those wishing to post items on the social media page can do so freely within limits. I continue to be amazed at the new items posted each day with many of them being very rare. This does not take the place of displays at our show; but, it does offer a glance at certain items from member and non-member collections. The value or rarity of an item is generally offered within minutes or hours of posting. Also, images from the monthly meeting and show are posted there. I serve as the club historian and try to add information on many items posted. A large percentage of our 30 members use our social media group. Our daily posts have taken the place of a formal newsletter which was time consuming and not as current.

Among the most difficult tasks for the club officers is to keep interest up and the meetings interesting. Show and tell is planned monthly with a formal presentation planned each quarter. Much of our recent success is due to the willingness of long time collectors to share items with younger collectors. This is a must for survival due to the scarcity of certain items. In addition to sharing collectibles, there is much sharing of information and advice. We strive to maintain an affordable meeting place while keeping dues low. Thus far it has worked out ok.

I encourage everyone to support your club with articles of local interest, historical information and a sharing of information of any kind that might encourage newcomers. Social media is good, but it does not replace the personal interaction between members.

Going forward we must continue to improve our link to collectors and although we may not achieve a website like the big clubs such as Baltimore, we will keep the collectors foremost. Comments and suggestions are welcome via email at: tingen1@mindspring.com

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HISTORY’S CORNER In Memory of Dick Watson longtime FOHBC Historian

Not many people realize how old Pepsi is. The first PEPSI, known as Pepsi-Cola then, was bottled in 1898. The logo above was the first logo ever used

by Caleb Bradham the founder of Pepsi. Bradham had been producing Brad’s Drink for a few years but decided to rename Pepsi-Cola to try to compete with Coca-Cola who had a better than 10 years head start. In 1962, the name was shortened to just Pepsi. Bradham’s dream of beating Coca-Cola has not come true yet and Coca-Cola still today owns more market shares than Pepsi Watch each issue for a new installment of History’s Corner.

World’s largest pop bottle: 66 feet of emptiness

By Bill Baab ARCADIA, Okla. – Standing outside a restaurant called “Pops” in Arcadia is a glittering spectacle that can be seen for miles around.

It’s the world’s largest soda pop bottle, all 66 feet of it, and it’s all empty, despite a “straw” sticking out of its capped mouth.

The reason why the bottle, located along iconic Route 66, glitters, especially after dark, is that it’s covered by hundreds of multi-colored LED lights.

When they get turned on, so do hundreds of admiring residents who visit the classic roadside restaurant with the futuristic looks.

The building itself is constructed of all angular steel and glass.

Inside, the place is decorated by a huge wall of soda water bottles chosen not for their contents, but their colors. Pops sells about 700 different kinds of sodas and drinks.

But the true jewel of the place is the massive soda bottle statue standing out front. Whether you’re a bottle collector or not, it’s worth a visit to what has been nicknamed “Bubbles.”

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FOHBC News Honored FOHBC Hall of Fame members

Bob Harms Passes

Hi Martin.

Good morning Elizabeth.

Attached is a photo I took at the recent San Diego Antique Bottle Show on June 8, 2019.

We were honored to have not one but two FOHBC Hall of Fame members present.

Just wanted to let you know of my father’s passing. (A few years back)

Dr. Cecil Munsey and Jeff Wichmann. Both were a big hit with the crowds in attendance.

Again, thank you for all the years of enjoyment that this organization and magazine provided my father. I truly hope this organization can continue to educate for many generations to come.

Thanks, Mike Bryant African - Dutch Gin Bottles info requested Dear Martin, My name is Zina Saro-Wiwa. I am an artist and I have been working on a major art installation about gin for the past year or so.

Bob Harms was a life member and I still continually receive your beautiful and colorful magazine. In an effort to save your organization money, please discontinue sending the magazine.

Thank you, Carolyn Harms Research on A. P. Hotaling and J. H. Cutter.

Greetings, I came across your website while doing some research on A. P. Hotaling and J. H. Cutter.

It was suggested that I write to organizations such as yourselves by a Dutch historian of gin.

I am very interested in the Dutch gin bottles that state simply “AFRICAN” on them. Please see photo below. I collect them and know that others do to.

I am wondering if anyone in your network has any idea why it simply states AFRICAN on the side? Other 19th century gin bottles will often mention Schiedam or talk about the product on the inside. I am sure there was originally a label on the other side, but I am wondering if other territories like South America would have the geography embossed. I have not seen anything like it. This bottle really stands out.

Any light you can shed would be gratefully received... yours, Zina Saro-Wiwa - zinasw@yahoo.co.uk

On one of your post you have an amazing A. P. Hotaling advertisement which features an image of the warehouse and the J. H. Cutter logo. It was attributed to the late Michael Dolcini.

I was wondering if you have any additional information regarding this piece. I am especially interested in knowing what the print says that is listed on the warehouse buildings.

Thank you for any information you may be able to provide.

If you are ever in the city of San Francisco we would love for you to visit the Hotaling & Co. office. We are just a few blocks south of

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the legendary Hotaling warehouse which survived the great earthquake of 1906 and is featured in the advertisement I have inquired about. We could also arrange a tour of our distillery as well.

Best regards, Maurice Chevalier IV Transporting Bottles - from here to there Hello, Elizabeth and Martin, My partner and I have a small event rental and design business in Reno, Nevada. We have a nice inventory of over 200 vintage/ antique bottles that have been recovered from the desert. We have clear and amber bottles some with a nice patina. People love using them for small vases and just interesting additions to tablescapes.

Our problem is transporting them to and from events. We are looking for a convenient way to pack our bottles so the people renting the bottles will have an easy time repacking them for return while maintaining a level of protection for them. So far, we just have been packing tightly in a milk crate lined with thick terry towels which are wrapped and secured over the top of the bottles for a little extra protection. This has been working fine to get the items to the event, but the problem is that at the end of a party, people are tired and they end of stacking the bottles, rather than standing them up one beside another, so they end up clattering against one another. We have been lucky so far, but we know they are destined to eventually break.

Would you or someone in your organization have a good idea for transporting these safely and without a lot of hassle? I know your members deal in valuable and collectible bottles which demands a specialized level of care. We on the other hand just want something quick and effective for rental pieces. Much research on the Internet and trial and error have not brought us a good resolution to our problem. We are looking to collectors now for some thoughts and ideas.

Any insight would be appreciated. Thank you very much for your time and attention, Lori - lorikay926@charter.net Passing of Richard B. Wheeler 1937 - 2019 Richard B. Wheeler - - Richard B. Wheeler passed on July 20th, 2019 by the side of his wife of sixty years, Ginger Wheeler.

Though advised against it, Rick, stubborn as he was, enjoyed his beloved Camel cigarettes and Starbucks coffee up until his last few days. On a beautiful, sun-filled Saturday morning, he was surrounded by family, teary-eyed and smiling. His son, James Wheeler, will never forget his father’s unconditional love and belief in him. His daughter, Cindi Hofstad, will be forever grateful for his fatherly influence in the lives of her two children, Natalie and Ryan Hofstad. Both grandchildren wished nothing more than to make their Papa proud. Born of Genevieve Wheeler and James Cunningham in 1937, decades before the dawn of technology, Rick was no less than your average country boy.

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Growing up in small-town Lower Lake, California, Rick immersed himself in the outdoors, learning to shoot, fish, and hunt. His two late sisters, Dorothea Wheeler and Lois Wheeler Allinger, never let “Ricky” forget his beaming, bright red hair. All that teasing made for a competitive, tough, young man.

At the age of seventeen he joined the Navy, developing a lifelong devotion and loyalty to his country. He served in the 7th Fleet on the U.S.S. Hancock from 1954-1958 following the Korean War. A true patriot, Rick could often be seen sporting the Red, White and Blue on the golf course or in the office. After finishing his service, Rick met the love of his life: a spunky, young lady who caught his attention with a harmless, snide remark. Rick and Ginger married in 1959, marking the beginning of a beautiful family. Finally outgrowing the California lifestyle, Rick decided to move his family to Great Falls, where he was promoted to a management position with Montgomery Wards.

Always the outdoorsman at heart, Montana became home sweet home. It was here that he met lifelong friends, raised his family, and began a 38-year-long career in real estate in 1976. Shortly after, Rick launched the brokerage firm, ERA American Horizon Realty. Along the Oregon coast, through the mountains of Canada, and the lakes of Montana, he and Ginger ventured in their motorhome, collecting memories, fruit jars and Borden’s milk bottles along the way. On cruises to Alaska and trips to California, Rick taught his grandson, Ryan, how to be a man and put family first. A man of many talents, Rick always kept busy. For thirty years, he played in the Fourth of July Golf Tournament in Whitefish - the thrill of competition keeping him coming back.

On weekends at the trap shooting club, he loved to tease the young men who couldn’t seem to beat the “old man.” Rain, shine, or snow - he could be found hunting every single fall season alongside his close friends. He would only return home for the birth of his first grandbaby, Natalie, born in the middle of the rut! Rick’s life was defined by generosity, love for his family and friends, and a rare wisdom. We cannot live without him, so we won’t. His wife, children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and dear friends will hold him in their hearts and minds, forever. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 27th, 2019 at New City Church in Great Falls, Montana with open-casket viewing beginning at 10:15 AM. The burial service with military honors will be held thereafter at Mount Olivet Cemetery.

Published in Great Falls Tribune on Jul. 24, 2019.

With Deepest Sympathy, Joe Coulson - Secretary/Editor Midwest Antique Fruit Jar & Bottle Club Hornung & Co, Dubuque IA Hello, I would love to know more about this bottle that my dad was given from a friend...

Hornung & Co, Dubuque IA, black glass, 1800s?? ____

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Dad has it on e-bay right now ____ Dads bottle sold for $1255 ____ Ok, so the known history on this bottle:

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Dr. Mann’s Magic Bitters I found this bottle, and bought it off a local collector. I dont know much about it but I thought I would share with you all. It’s not a

50 years ago in Galena IL, a friend of Dad’s was helping a buddy clean out his basement, they came across the old bottle along with 2 other non descript bottles.

Dad’s friend was given the bottles for helping clean out the house, he kept it until just recently when it was given to Dad. Dad asked what he wanted and he said, buy me a cup of coffee in the morning, (at McDonalds) in Galena (the guys go in for coffee each morning).

Dad plans to give his friend $500 and donate the remaining money to charity, St. Jude. His friend has no idea it sold or what it sold for, it will be a surprise on Tues morning!

The new owner is from Dubuque, IA, Jim M. is an avid collector of old Dubuque IA and East Dubuque IL beer and liquor items.

Jim was quite please to have the winning bid in the auction,I believe it will remain in his possession for a while.

Thanks very much!!

Angie Young Wisconsin Many thanks to Angie and her dad for sharing their story with us on Facebook! You can read more about the rare beer bottle they found at https://www.fohbc.org/PDF_Files/BeerBottles_Burggraaf. pdf.

figural bitters, but an unopened bottle of Magic Bitters. I wonder just how Magic it is? I dont feel any embossing underneath, so I think it’s an un-embossed bottle. I really wonder what the label looks like. If anyone has any information of this bottle please share, the bottle is about 7 inchs tall. Thanks.

Anonymous Writing for the FOHBC? What does it take or need to write one for the FOHBC? Would love to be about the Lincoln show that we just had.

Thanks for your time.

Jake - Show Chairman Response: Please send as an attachment in a word document or type in an Email and then send the images as attachments. That’s it and if you need any help, just ask.

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Coal Mine Yields Unknown Seal Bottle from Alabama

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chance meeting at a Mississippi antique bottle show led to a North Carolina collector purchasing a one of a kind seal bottle found by a heavy equipment operator while excavating a coal mine near Birmingham, Ala..

“David Reed called me from Mississippi. He recalled meeting me and learning that I collected whiskey and seal bottles,” said this writer, who lives in Greensboro, N.C. “He sent me some photos and put me in touch with Andrew Self, who was selling the bottle on behalf of his father-in-law, who had accidentally dug the bottle.

“I e-mailed (veteran Alabama collector) Tom Lines to see if he had ever heard of the bottle.

He said others had contacted him and, as far as he knew, it was the only known example. He and other collectors had never seen even a piece of one.

“I was able to purchase the bottle and after it arrived at my home, I was thrilled to see its great condition. The bottle and its previous contents were produced by the J.C. Marks & Co. in Birmingham. It was embossed J.C. Marks & Co. / Old Monongahela Rye / Birmingham, Ala. “Now in my collection are four different examples, including one embossed Birmingham, another with Birmingham and Louisville (Ky.) and a Louisville example with a Banana Cordial label. This latest example resembles a Paul Jones sealed bottle from Louisville.

“Andrew’s father-in-law. Eric Milligan,

(Left) Here is a mini jug from the same Wholesaler, J.C. Marks Liquer Co.

New Seal bottle from the J.C. Marks & Co. Wholesalers

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Embossed with three barrells and an eagle on top, a great looking whiskey bottle

The front label of the bottle to the left, Banana Flavored Cordial

phoned me later and explained how he found the bottle. He said he was a heavy machine operator for a company that recovers coal from old underground mines by digging from the surface and especially around pillars that supported their roofs 100 years or more.

“He was digging out rock from around one of those pillars when the bottle popped out of the coal and landed sitting up in the hole. He stopped his machine and retrieved it. He said he had found many artifacts, but this was the first undamaged bottle.” *J.C. Marks & Co., was a wholesale wine, liquor and cigar dealer with offices, shop and warehouse in a four-story building at 2117 2nd Avenue North in Birmingham. Organized on May 1, 1887 by J.C. Marks and former schoolmaster A.S. Loventhal, the company offered a range of domestic and imported products. Those included brandies, cordials, absinthe, California and Virginia clarets and Catawba wines.

The business in 1904 moved across the street go 2024 2nd Avenue and in 1908 when Jefferson County was formed, Marks moved his business to Louisville’s Main Street. The business closed in 1914, probably because of impending Prohibition.

Here is a J.C. Marks bottle with the *Used with permission of Robin Preston at www.pre-pro.com.

embossing advertising “Our Sign, the 3 red barrels” Whiskey.

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(Fig. 1) Gail Borden Jr Farmer, riverman, school teacher, surveyor, government official, newspaper publisher and inventor

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nown today as Borden’s, the company was originally named ‘Gail Borden Jr., and Company’ founded in 1857, with offices in Walcettsville, Connecticut. Borden’s has become one of the largest dairy companies in the world.

Borden’s founder and namesake, Gail Borden, Jr. was born November 11, 1801 near Norwich, New York. (Fig. 1) His family moved to southern Indiana in 1814 where young Gail Borden, Jr. worked on his father’s farm until 1822 when he left home and headed to Missouri.

(Fig. 1A) Advertisement for Borden’s Condensed Milk

Borden’s interests and occupations were many and varied before he entered the dairy business. Besides being a farmer, he spent various times as a riverman, a school teacher, a surveyor, a government official, a newspaper publisher and an inventor.

Although Borden had a variety of occupations in his life, he nevertheless managed to achieve a degree of success in each of his endeavors - he helped lay out the city of Galveston, Texas; published the first permanent newspaper in Texas; and is believed to have coined the phrase “Remember the Alamo!” in a headline; sat on the councils out of which came the Republic of Texas as a government official; and patented numerous and assorted inven-

(Fig. 1B) Advertisement that looked like the product would for Borden’s Peerless Unsweetened Evaporated Milk

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On the sea journey back home from England, Gail Borden, Jr. saw several babies die of the effects of drinking contaminated milk from the diseased cows which were kept aboard the ship. He resolved to do something about these needless deaths and upon his arrival in the United States he moved his family back to New Lebanon, New York where he began conducting experiments on the preservation of milk.

In 1853 he had produced a satisfactory product - pure, fresh milk with most of the water removed under vacuum at low temperature, and sugar added as a preservative. He called his product condensed milk.

Three years later (1856) he received a patent on his invention for making condensed milk and on May 11, 1857 Gail Borden Jr. and Company, producers of condensed milk, was formed. A factory was set up in an abandoned carriage shop in Walcettsville, Connecticut and a sales office was established in New York City for public sale and distribution of the Gail Borden, Jr. and Company’s Condensed Milk (Fig. 2A and 2B).

(Fig. 3A) Here is the early bottle with large name and eagle with its wing spread.

tions, both for the consuming and manufacturing markets.

One of his early inventions which brought him some fame and inadvertently led him into the dairy business was a product called a meat biscuit which went to California with the miners in the 1849 Gold Rush. This invention won a gold medal at the Great Exposition in London in 1851. It was presented to him by Queen Victoria.

(Fig. 3B) Later Borderns Milk Bottle

In the first year of business, the company consisted of just three employees, with all routes being established and served by Mr. Borden. Gross sales during the first year was $48,000. Encouraged by the first year’s receipts, Borden became equal partners with Jeremiah Milbank, enlarging the company and changed the name to the New York Condensed Milk Company in February 1858. Under this title, the company achieved wide acclaim and popularity when Borden successfully obtained a contract to supply Union Troops with both condensed milk and dried milk during the Civil War. Also under this title, the company began delivering fresh milk, added evaporated milk to its line and, in 1885, became one the earliest dairies to use glass milk bottles.

These early glass bottles utilized tin top, lightning-type closures and were heavily embossed with the company name and its early trademark of an eagle with its wings spread full (Fig. 3A and 3B).

These bottles, as well as those used in later years, were produced

by Thatcher Manufacturing Company.

The company’s name and bottle embossments were changed

(Fig. 4) Applied Labels Borden’s Milk bottles

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(Fig. 5) In 1936 Elsie the Cow became the Borden’s company mascot

again in 1899, becoming Borden’s Condensed Milk Company.

In 1919, another name change was made, this time becoming the Borden Company.

In the late 1920s and early 1930s the Borden Company gradually changed its bottles from the earlier ribbed pattern to the new “cream-top” design made famous by the Cream Top Company of Albany, N.Y. Also about this time they began employing a labeling process which had been developed in Europe - Applied Color Labeling, a process utilizing melted colored glass applied to the bottle (Fig. 4).

In 1935, the Borden Company began packaging its store milk in fiber containers saving glass bottles for home deliveries.

Borden claimed that the convenience to themselves, storekeepers and shoppers far outweighed any disadvantages the paper containers had. After a lengthy court battle with the glass manufacturers and their unions, the legality of paper cartons was proved by Borden and the first major step in eliminating glass containers was achieved.

With the perfection of homogenization in the late 1940s, the bottle type was again changed as handier, easier to stack and store, square bottles began replacing the no longer needed cream top bottles.

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Borden, Inc. released an amber signature bottle in tribute to Gail Borden, Jr. (1801-1874) (Fig. 5). This bottle was released in varying sizes and today it is one of the more popular of the recent milk bottles among collectors.

Elsie the Cow was incorporated as the mascot in 1936. (Fig 6) (Fig. 5) 1950s and early 1960s, Borden’s, Inc. released an amber signature bottle in tribute to Gail Borden, Jr. (1801-1874)

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Casting my eyes over the showroom, I landed a fishy-looking bottle

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Catch of the day! (Edward Moody photo)

MAugusta, Georgia area, know one of my many pastimes is

any of my bottle collecting friends, especially those in the

sport fishing.

Since becoming a fisherman about the age of 10, I parlayed that interest into a career as an outdoor editor, joining The Augusta Chronicle as a copy boy in 1955 and working my way onto the staff by 1957.

An oldtimer who had covered state news and farm news since the 1930s learned of my interest in the outdoors and encouraged me to write a Sunday column. “Boating with Bill Baab” soon made its debut and eventually evolved into columns with a general outdoors themes.

But fishing was my first love and I soon “graduated” from cane poles, worms and crickets to rods and reels and lures and tackle boxes, enough to fill a small store.

After enjoying thousands of bites from several species of fish, in 1969 I also was bitten by the bottle collecting bug.

My main collecting interest dealt with local bottles of the 19th and early 20th century and I soon had enough to fill a small antiques store.

Augusta and Georgia had their first FOHBC National Show and Convention in early August and when I found time during the early buyer session, the first thing my eyes lit upon on one of 168 dealers tables was a fish bottle.

Had I known in 1969 what I now know about antique bottles, I

might have started a sideline of “critter” bottles, including pigs and fish. I also know of Hutchinson bottles featuring an elephant and a camel and an early California, soda with an embossed bear.

But I digress.

My “catch” from the show is dark amber and is the complete fish with eyes, a mouth, gills and scales. My only regret is that it didn’t put up much of a fight, costing only $18. The bottle was made by theDominion Glass Works of Montreal, Canada (est. 1913)

Here is another version of the fish sent in by a friend. The bottle appears as if it is half clear and half amber.

The bottle was made right in the middle of the glass batch, from amber to clear or vice versus. He said the bottles were made for the Eli Lilly company out of Indianapolis and most generally held Cod Liver oil. Rumer has it that Colonel Lilly’s wife loved the Fish Bitters bottle. The bottle comes is a variety of colors and there are 4 sizes

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he Hook’s Drugstore Museum originally opened in 1966, as a three-month exhibit, sponsored by the Hooks Drugstore chain, their contribution to help celebrate Indiana history upon the sesquicentennial of statehood that year. The Museum was well received, and actually won the “Governors Trophy” as the best corporate exhibit for the sesquicentennial in 1966.

Because of its huge popularity and appeal, Hook’s and the State Fair agreed to allow the Museum to remain open after the three months expired. Hooks subsequently kept the museum open everyday except Christmas and New Years for over 20 years. They also used the Museum as a frequent subject and backdrop in their television commercials and other advertising through the early 1980s, stressing their home-grown Indiana traditions and popular nostalgia.

Revco acquired all assets of Hook Drug Inc. in their 1994 buyout, including the Museum. Revco themselves would soon be swallowed by CVS just 9 months later, but before the CVS merger, Revco donated the museum and all artifacts to a surviving separate Hook charitable foundation.

In 2005, the non-profit Hook’s related charity that operated the museum agreed to transfer ownership to the current nonprofit organization, one created solely to preserve, protect, and promote the Museum for future generations of Hoosiers. Thanks to partnership with the Indiana State Fair, which maintains the building and grounds, the Hook’s Museum today enjoys an enduring, remarkable, and unique place as one of the oldest continuously operating, and most visited venues of its type in the world (conservatively estimated total attendance 4 million since opening, and 60,000 each year during the Indiana State Fair).

Bud Hook, CEO and Senior Hook Board Members created the museum with the vision that visitors would not simply see a collection of old artifacts, but rather feel as though they had stepped back in time into a real 1800s era drugstore in Indiana.

As soon as visitors walk through the door,

The Hook’s Drugstore located at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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An Original hanging store display form Hook’s Drugstore, which can be found hanging in the Museum

they understand the “magic” that creating such a cohesive, immersive space can create.

The cabinets in the main room with the fancy reverse glass painted advertising came from Cambridge City Indiana, where they had originally been installed in 1852. These walnut and ash cabinets were custom manufactured to the highest quality in Cincinnati, and delivered to Cambridge City, Indiana by canal boat, prior to trains being available. Today, these beautiful pieces are some of the finest 19th Century drugstore cabinets surviving in the entire US. The colorful reverse glass advertising panels at the top of the cabinets were likely added piecemeal over a couple of decades by itinerant commercial painters, paid by manufacturers who wanted to promote their products. Kind of like the old “Mail Pouch” tobacco signs that used to be painted on barns all over the country by contracted painters. Dating individual panels is difficult, however one panel advertises “Alisma for the Hair”

by Seward, Bentley and Cheney. This business was only known by that particular name from 1869 to 1874, so clearly later than the cabinets, but still quite old.

Original Hooks Pharmacy Ad as it appeared in the Newspaper

The glass bottles, advertising, patent medicines and other products and displays shown in the museum were largely acquired as donations by Hooks from pharmacists and drugstores across Indiana, who

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Original Store Displays with original glass. These cabinets are from an old Drugtore in Cambridge City Indiana.

wished to see the antiques of their profession and business preserved and displayed for future generations. The Museum displays apothecary bottles and patent medicines in the museum much as they would have been in a working drugstore of the era. The back cabinets on one side has glass doors, where “ready-made� medicines and other products could simply be taken down on the shelf by a clerk or apprentice and sold directly to the customer. The other side of the store is stocked with apothecary bottles filled with bulk materials. These materials were utilized to create custom made medications, as well paints, stains, adhesives, spices, pesticides, perfumes, and more. The druggist was really a neighborhood chemist who could manufacture on demand small quantities of a myriad number of products that might otherwise difficult to obtain in many rural areas of the country.

When observing the bottle and product displays in the museum, its clear that drugstores did not want customers to serve themselves as we due today. Virtually every product displayed was behind glass doors, in glass cases, or, behind the store counters, and out of reach. Reportedly petty theft was a big problem, or at least a big concern for store owners.

For the past three years the Museum has been working to care-

One of many original color lithographs hanging in the museum

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Original location of all the display cabinets, located in the Hooks drugstore museum

fully catalogue and document every item in the collection. Each item is photographed, assigned an accession number, and its location clearly identified in our software database “Past Perfect” which is designed to organize and catalogue museum collections. So far we have catalogued over 3,000 individual artifacts, with likely about another 1,000 still to go. The long-term goal is to eventually place our collection on-line, so that collectors and researchers around the world may use the images and description of artifacts in our collection as a tool to help interpret the history of drugstores and medicines in the US. Hook’s Drugstore Museum is open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day during the 17 days of the State Fair, and during selected other events during the year, depending on traffic and parking restrictions that come with those individual events. We are also available to open for special events and tours upon request, subject to charges to defray the cost of staffing and other related. Find us on Facebook, Hooks Drugstore MuStore Displays would create vivid colors and draw in the customers seum.

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**************** Jerry McCann sent in these nice descriptions of some of his extraordinarily rare fruit jars for the Virtual Museum.

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Helmes Railroad: This is a great example of a fruit jar form being modified to be used as a commercial product container, in this case, the product was tobacco. Although common to use fruit jar forms for this purpose this is a unique example of a Safety fruit jar form produced in the mid-1880s. What is surprising is that a special mold was used, rather than the off the shelf fruit jar form. Both the body of the jar and the lid are slightly larger than the Safety jar. The Safety is a rare jar made at the Cumberland Glass Works in Bridgeton, N.J. The amber product jar is the only reported example of this jar.

A. Stone & Co: Stone jars were produced in a wide variety of sizes, forms and colors at multiple glass houses for a Philadelphia Company from the late 1850s through the Civil War period and beyond. This example is in a deep yellow green and has almost every feature important to a jar collector. Besides color it is embossed with its maker (Cunningham & Co. Pittsburgh), has a pontil scar (iron), is boldly embossed and is in spectacular as made condition (mint).

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Ferdinand mentioned the other day that someone asked him why we used a green aqua glass profile of George Washington for our Virtual Museum logo. Of course, we explained that ole’ George’s portrait was embossed on many historical flasks, which you will see in the Virtual Museum. We even developed a more ‘print ready’ version of the logo for newspapers and special conditions.

We are thinking about getting a run of commemorative $5 gambling chips made for the Reno 2020 convention. Maybe we can get some Virtual Museum ones too!

Newman’s Patent: A rare jar in a great color (deep aqua) with bold embossing and original press down cap. The patent calls for a rubber band to circle the bottom of the cap to seal the jar. The purpose of this gasket is to make it easy to open...a totally dumb, ineffective closure which would easily allow spoilage...in effect making the jar self opening since in a few weeks it is likely the contents would be bubbling out of the jar.

Pacific Glass Works: This California made jar is an example of a successful form migrating from the East...the original mold was likely shipped west and independently reverse embossed, promoting the Pacific Glass Works of San Francisco were it was blown.

The eastern versions of this jar a pale aqua typical of the South Jersey region; these western examples are usually made in a bold aqua consistent with other glass containers made at this glass works.

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New variant surfaces - The Hits keep Comin’

By Bruce Silva

Shown is a photo of the entire run of three variants; side by side.

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couple of weeks ago we had an Atlas Bourbon arrive on consignment. It had over an inch of what appeared to be petrified linseed oil in the bottom, and generous amounts of the same stuff stuck to the sides of the interior as well. It was yellow, stunk to high heaven, and all but impossible to break down. It was, to say the least, tenacious... Acetone, nope. Carb cleaner, nope.

Gunk Degreaser, nope. Geez, what is this stuff?! Finally, my old standby, Tri Sodium Phosphate (tsp), came to the rescue. After two weeks to the day of soaking in concentrated TSP, it gave in.

Once cleaned of the contents, it became immediately evident that it was much different than the few Atlas Bourbons that I'd seen before. Atlas is in a slightly different pose, the world is egg shaped, (instead of round), the North Pole looks to have melted, (climate change I guess), and the spacing on the lettering is notably different. The base and kick-up is also different and there is no base mark on it.

We knew of a variant without the "29 Market" embossed on it, but it's odd that a brand which never really took off had two very similar molds made. Wishful thinking that the brand would sell better than it did?

The bottle is not mint; it retains some stain both inside and out, has some rust transfer on the right side of the embossing pattern, and has some scratching. It has a slight imperfection on the base with what appears to be a small (1/8" - 3/16") surface annealing check (slight partial thickness only); these appear to be in manufacture when viewed through a loop.

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The bottle (it's the one on the left) has a nice sun-colored amethyst hue, and would most probably respond well to a professional cleaning. We've only had one other available, and that was over ten years ago. This one is available for purchase at an extremely attractive price.

Feel free to touch base if it's of interest. I'll be happy to forward more photos or answer any questions.

Update Just received an email from a friend down in California. It seems that there is at least one more of the "new" (now not so new) variant known. He's had his for over twenty years. Here's a photo of the entire run of three variants; side by side.

The reason for the variant without the address just became apparent. Wilson stated that the firm dates ca. 1895 - 1900 located at 29 Market St., and Barnett listed dates as ca. 1895 - 1901.

I've just located a listing for 1894. They were located at 319

Listing for variant without the address, Wilson stated that the firm dates ca.

1895 - 1900 located at 29 Market St., and Barnett listed dates as ca. 1895 - 1901.

Compare the “new one� above to the previously documented mold. The differences are easy to spot.

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One of the great things about this website is the ability to share.

Show and tell, so to speak.

Listing for variant with address

California.

Both molds on the right appear to be identical.

My guess is that they were anticipating the move, had the mold initially cut, sans the address, and then had the 29 Market St. added after the relocation of the business.

They were also sole agents for the Eagle Glen brand.

The firm did indeed last through 1901, and became Mohn and Mohns in 1902. The new firm continued to push the Eagle Glen brand, but dropped the Atlas brand, no doubt due to meager sales.

This evening we got yet another email and photo from a well respected collector. He emailed, "Hey Bruce here is a totally different Atlas it is shorter the embossing is different and it is very crude much like the Henry Campe" Yep, another undocumented variant of the Atlas. A squattier version of the other three.

The owner went on to say that "the top is crude lots of glass but no drip or orange peel the glass is selenium".

And then there were four. The input from one and all is much appreciated!

And then there were four. The fourth variant shown on the right

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THE RICHMOND AREA BOTTLE COLLECTORS ASSOC. PRESENTS THE

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The Little show with a lot of GO!

Washington County, Pa., Antique Bottle and Glass Club Show and Sale

by Jeff Mihalik

Best of Show, Bennett and Carrol Bitters, Chestnut and Barrel forms.. Jeff Mihalik holding the bottles, Bob Decroo- bottle owner

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Dave Douglas (left) talking with another bottle collector and I’m sure its got to be about some rare Wheeling VA (pre-statehood) bottle!

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he Washington County Antique Bottle & Glass Club show is just one of many small club shows that over the years have continued to do well. Being a smaller show (compared to the Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Mansfield size shows) with 50 tables sold to 25 dealers setting up this year, the show still manages to provide a lot of excitement, opportunity for connecting with friends in the hobby, and of course a good bottle purchase or two. The Kuskies (Ed and Diane) do a great job of overseeing the show and making sure all goes well along with many other club members who pitch in to help set up, advertise, and do all the other things that need done. I did hear one dealer say they didn’t have any sales (but at least a couple touches) but that seemed to be isolated as most dealers did sell well, and when dealers sell well, the result is buyers had the opportunity to purchase well.

My stock of bottles was at a several year low, with only a few better West Virginia pieces, a Kentucky flask, and many local Washington Pa. bottles. That said, I sold ALL my better bottles (giving my digger discount, of course) but didn’t sell any local bottles.

With an in the door attendance of 89, I guess it wasn’t surprising that local bottles were not selling (please note, due to an oversight is getting our yearly reservation for the show, we had to change the show date to the following week and into the Memorial holiday weekend, which may have hurt our attendance somewhat). Bringing in more local residents is an area I think we should focus on and make a concerted club effort to really up our local marketing efforts.

Russ Crupe presenting Forest Baer with his first bitters bottle

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Wide open isles but serious buyers However, our area is lucky to have such a strong bottle collector population with many of the Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia Bottle Club folks living in close proximity to the Washington area. I’m actively digging (as well as several other club members) in all 3 of these states right now and many of our club members specialize in bottles from these areas, so we do draw a lot of interest from the Tri-State area. This translates into a close nit group of dealers and collectors who look forward to attending this show every year.

If you’re looking for a world class bitters or flask, you may not find it at this show.. but if you’re interested in a local Pittsburgh, Wheeling, or eastern Ohio bottle, then you have a good chance of finding it here. We did an ad hoc look for best of show (bottle) and came up with 2 bottles on the Decroos (Bob and Edna) table.

Shown are 2 Bennett and Carrol bitters, the chestnut and barrel forms. Very nice items, reasonably priced, and I think the Decroos were there to sell, so they would work with you on a final sell price so everyone is happy.

One of our young club members (Zack Baer) is currently working on an article about Linsey’s Blood Searchers, and Bob Decroo was cordial and traded with Zack a nice ice blue Linseys Blood Searcher/ Pittsburgh Pa (a bottle Zack has always admired).

That’s Zack with his top hat on (sorry but we didn’t get a picture

with Zack and his wife Kate, who both had their top hats onnice!).. but we did capture a special moment as long-time bottle enthusiast and club president Russ Crupe presents a gift to Forest Baer (our youngest bottle club member) of a nice bitters bottle.

Forest is really a great guy at age 1 1/2. His first word was “botel” and he is calm enough so that his parents allow him to pick up several bottles and take it around during the show (yeah, not their top shelf stuff, but Forest is a cool dude!).

Looking around the small venue, you notice that the aisles are wide, not jammed with people, but the people you do see are serious bottle people and buyers with cash in their pockets. Hey, there is Dave Douglas Sr. talking with Charlie Argentine - bet they are talking about some rare Wheeling Va bottle (there is a wealth of knowledge about West Virginia bottles between these two local icons).

So long story short, although the Washington Pa show is comparatively small, it’s a show with a lot of Go! Maybe you should come to the show next year, we would love to see you there!!

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LOUIS LACOUR ANOTHER CHAPTER

By Eric McGuire

The central figure of the label for Lacour’s bitters is the light-house. It became an iconic symbol for Lacour during his lifetime in San Francisco that had to carry significant meaning for him.

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One of two native American sketches in the Lacour collection is this one of a male resident of Port Orford, Oregon Territory, probably from the Tututni Tribe. The other sketch is of a native female. It is dated 1854, a year before the Native / American conflicts in the region. The drawings imply that Lacour visited coastal Oregon Territory at that time. Lacour placed the subject on a beach setting, with a piece of bullwhip kelp at his feet.

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y now nearly every bottle collector is familiar with the name of Lacour. His Sarsapariphere Bitters bottle is a classic example of design created in the highly competitive market of the late1860s when it was popular to produce distinctive shapes for the product. A few years ago Warren Friedrich and I collaborated on an article that was an in-depth view of the history of Louis Lacour, his life, and his business dealings. (see Bottles &

Extras, May-June, 2020, pg. 28). In our fact-finding process we corresponded with a living relative of Louis Lacour who resides in France. Mme Florence Frigola is an avid researcher of her family and was able to add interesting facts about Lacour during his early life prior to coming to California. Mme Frigola recently contacted me regarding some information that she located through the Internet that is located at the University of Califor-

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This sketch is marked, “L. Lacour, Castera & ------- “. If the naming convention is the typical left to right, then Lacour would be on the left. If not then Lacour would be on the right. The only certain figure is that of Jean Castera in the center. This sketch is the proof needed to confirm that the drawings contained within this folder at the Bancroft Library are, indeed, the work of the same Louis Lacour who later produced his Sarsapariphere Bitters, since he was in partnership with Jean Castera between 1858 and 1863. The unnamed figure is a mystery but may be that of P.H. Canavan, who joined Lacour and Castera in 1861.

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Badinguet was a nickname given to Napoleon III (CharlesLouis Napoleon Bonaparte), the origin of which is unclear, with a number of theories abounding.

He was the nephew of Napoleon I and President of France from 1852 to 1870. Lacour’s hostility toward Badinguet is clearly marked in this drawing on the bottom of the red flag, which pronounces, “ MORT A BADINGUET” (i.e., death to Napoleon). Lacour took the liberty of disparaging Napoleon because of his censorship and harsh treatment against his opponents during the first years of his leadership. This drawing apparently represents the sentiments of the French population in San Francisco, many of whom were exiled from France because of Badinguet’s ruthless rule. Several of Lacour’s drawings representing his feelings against Napoleon are in color, as is this one.

The man holding a bottle is just a little bonus, but does imply the mental state of the group of protestors. Notice also, that the lead person in the drawing is carrying copies of Le Phare.

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This sketch continues with Lacour’s satire of Badinguet, showing him receiving the wrath of God. In the lower right is written, “Phare 21 Oct 1857”. This is either the date of execution of the drawing or the date of when it appeared in the French language newspaper, LE PHARE, printed in San Francisco. Also, conspicuously located near the bottom of the drawing is a lighthouse. The symbolism of a lighthouse apparently stuck with Lacour long after the disappearance of the LE PHARE newspaper in 1863, since he used it as a marketing tool for his Sarsapariphere Bitters in 1868.

nia, Berkeley, Bancroft Library. It is in the form of sketches of various subjects that are attributed to Louis Lacour and dating to the mid-1850’s. I was initially skeptical that her find was associated with the same Louis Lacour of bitters fame. She asked me if I would be willing to go to Berkeley to view the holdings. The sketches were purchased by the library in 1979 from an antiquarian bookseller in San Francisco.

Upon initially viewing the portfolio of drawings I was quite impressed with their quality, and again, doubted that they were rendered by our bitters man. After a closer look at the twenty or so drawings it became clear that they were definitely from the hand of our Louis Lacour. He was an excellent caricature artist whose favorite subject was the politics of France. Several of his drawings reflected views of his newly adopted home but a good number related to happenings in France. Lacour’s frequent use of Latin phrases belies the fact that he

was well educated in European curriculum.

After studying the drawings one issue became clearer. As we know from the patent drawings and label of his bitters bottle, its shape is supposed to be in the form of a light-house. A few of his caricature drawings include text that refer to LE PHARE, including a precise date for each. It turns out that Le Phare, meaning “light-house” in French, was a French language newspaper printed in San Francisco. While I have yet to peruse the few remaining extant copies of the newspaper it appears obvious that some of Lacour’s drawings were meant for publication in Le Phare.

Louis Lacour was a California pioneer who has fallen through the cracks by most historians but deserves due credit for shaping the State. His artistic abilities are yet another chapter in the life of this storied man.

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Choc-Ola

By Steve Lang

H

arry Normington, Sr. was a businessman who started a chain of ice cream parlors in 1934 around Allentown, Pa. He was forced to close his parlors due to the poor economy in 1941 and he moved his family to Vincennes, Indiana in 1943 where he found work at the Meadow Gold Dairy. During this time he had the idea of making a new 6oz Chocolate drink which would eventually become Choc-Ola. Later in 1943, Normington moved his family to Indianapolis and purchased a building in the 2300 block of Churchman Ave. on the near southside. In 1944, Choc-Ola Bottlers, Inc. started producing their chocolate drink. After purchasing a route truck and utilizing 7-up distributors, the chocolate drink

was distributed around Indianapolis, Indiana and the Midwest.

Choc-Ola was produced in bottles and then cans and used the slogan “Cow-Power.� There are several versions of the ACL logo bottle and one embossed bottle that is the earliest container. There are a couple of cans but only one from Indianapolis.

At some point, a large cow statue was placed at the south end of their parking lot as their mascot. That cow statue was sold to a local used car dealer and is supposedly still around town.

Choc-Ola was gaining a large local following in the 1970s and this was helped with local advertising on WTTV channel

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4. Spots during the popular Cowboy Bob’s Corral or Cowboy Bob’s Chuckwagon Theater and the Saturday night scary movie show Nightmare Theater hosted by Sammy Terry helped promote the chocolate drink. The jingle that was used in their television ads was written by Cowboy Bob himself.

In 1977, at the height of the Choc-Ola success, Normington sold the company to Atlanta-based Moxie Industries who continued producing the drink in Indianapolis until 1982 when it moved the operations to Consolidated Chocolate in Doraville, Ga. where it was made until 1985. Moxie sold the rights to The Chocolate Group, parent company of Yoo-Hoo, one of Choc-Ola’s competitors, in 1985 and Choc-Ola ceased to exist in the late 1980s.

Pete Rose contacted Moxie/Consolidated Chocolate, the new owners of Choc-Ola in 1978, to partner with them on a new chocolate drink.

He loved Chocolate drinks and Choc-Ola was one of his favorites.

They agreed and “Pete” showing a sliding head first Pete Rose on the can was born. Because of his contract he could not endorse or advertise anything using the Cincinnati Reds or even be shown in his Reds ball cap. The drink was short-lived.

In 2003 Yoo-Hoo Industries (formerly the Chocolate Group) sold several beverage brands to the Mott’s division of Cadbury-Schweppes including Choc-Ola. The trademark on Choc-Ola expired in 2009 and Mott’s did not renew it. In 2010, Dan Iaria, the owner of the RockCola Café in Indianapolis secured the Trademark for Choc-Ola and began selling it in his 1950s-style café. In 2011, a deal was struck with Prairie Farms Dairy to manufacture Choc-Ola at their Anderson, Indiana plant. Today the popular drink is distributed throughout the Mid-west once again through Walgreen’s and online sales.

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Cow Power Can from the 1970s

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Prohibition Exhibit Opens at Pottery Museum of Red Wing

By Steve Ketcham

Dozens of pre-Prohibition liquor jugs made in Red Wing are on display in the Prohibition exhibit now open at the Pottery Museum of Red Wing, Minn.

Ahas recently opened at the Pottery Museum of Red Wing.

new exhibit focusing on the advent of Prohibition in America

The exhibit explores the impact of Prohibition on the potteries of Red Wing.

The roots of the prohibition movement in America date to the Colonial Era. By the early Nineteenth Century, decades before the state of Minnesota was established, various religious and cultural groups were encouraging abstinence from alcoholic beverages.

The Women’s Christian Temperance Union, established in 1874, proved to be a driving force toward Prohibition in America. Carrie Nation, its most famous member, went beyond simply protesting the consumption of strong drink by putting her beliefs into action as she violently attacked saloons with her hatchet. Her actions caused many a saloon owner to post a sign behind the bar which read: All Nations Welcome, Except Carrie.

Despite the efforts of lobbying groups like the United States Brewers Association, the Prohibition movement eventually took hold in Washington. The U. S. Senate proposed the Eighteenth Amendment in December of 1918. Once approved by 36 states, the amendment was ratified as a part of the Constitution in January of 1919. Congress passed the Volstead Act, authored by Minnesota’s own Senator Andrew Volstead, in October of 1919. The law took effect in January of 1920 and act established the legal definition of intoxicating liquors as well as penalties for producing them.

The effects of Prohibition were far reaching. Hundreds of breweries and distilleries were closed, resulting in unemployment for thousands of American workers. Supporting industries from farmers to barrel makers were also affected. Glasshouses and potteries faced reduced demand for their products.

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Jugs like this Sterling Wine House example from St. Paul are on display as part of the Prohibition exhibit. Pottery company records show that the Sterling firm ordered 1,000 half-gallon jugs and 300 gallon jugs in February of 1907.

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The Sandell Brothers ordered 1,000 half-gallon jugs, 300 gallon jugs, 100 two gallon vessels, and 50 five gallon jugs in October of 1906.

Before Prohibition, hundreds of saloons and liquor dealers from 21 states ordered stoneware liquor jugs stamped with their names from the potteries of Red Wing. A Minneapolis city directory shows that in that city alone 326 saloons were operating in 1918. Many of these saloons used Red Wing stoneware jugs as product containers, filling them from liquor barrels at their establishments.

And just how many jugs are we talking about? The orders for jugs stamped with liquor dealer names from January of 1910 alone, as found in the ledgers of the Red Wing Union Stoneware Company, numbered 6,445 pieces. Prohibition would cause such production to cease.

Some would suggest that bootleggers pushed the demand for unmarked stoneware jugs throughout the Prohibition Era. After all, Stearns County, Minnesota, was home to a popular Prohibition moonshine known as Minnesota 13. During Prohibition, it was in high demand at blind pigs (speakeasies) in Minnesota and beyond. The chances that such products were transported in jugs made in Red Wing are quite high. So significant was Minnesota 13, St. Cloud State University professor Elaine Davis wrote a book telling its story in 2007.

The Michaud Brothers ordered 500 one gallon Red Wing jugs in November of 1906 according to pottery records.

Once Prohibition was repealed in 1933, federal laws forbade the filling of liquor jugs at the point of sale. Stamped Red Wing liquor jugs became a thing of the past.

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Pre-Prohibition back bar decanters such as these are also part of the Prohibition exhibit at the Pottery Museum of Red Wing.

Shown here are examples of the many stamped jugs once produced by the potteries of Red Wing for use in the packaging of liquor by saloons and liquor dealers. All date to before Prohibition. Dozens of such jugs are found in the new Prohibition exhibit at the Pottery Museum of Red Wing. The pre-Prohibition bottles and advertising items which are pictured are also a part of the exhibit.

Because saloons often offered cigars to their patrons, an as-

sortment of early cigar boxes adds another colorful facet to the exhibit.

Located at 240 Harrison Street, the Pottery Museum of Red Wing is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Sunday hours are 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. In addition to the Prohibition exhibit, roughly 6,000 pieces of pottery made in Red Wing between 1877 and 1967 are on display for visitors to enjoy. Admission is free.

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The Patent Jug Handle and the Summit Pottery Works

by Mark C. Wiseman

Close-up of the Patd Oct 3, 82 (1882)

Image of the Patent handle jug

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was attending the 2015 Red Wing Collector’s Society Mid-Winter Convention in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, and near the end of the Saturday Night auction I purchased a one gallon salt glazed shoulder jug that had some embossed lettering. It is embossed on the slope opposite the handle “H”, “PATD OCT 3 D 82”.

I looked for the patent on the United States Patent and Trademark Office “Search for Patents” web site, and without too much trouble found it, by searching through the Patents listed for that date.

The Patent is essentially for the jug mold 1856 Middlebury Map with a molded handle which would be a “Fin” after molding and then the handle hole cut out of it. Although the shoulder on the actual jug does not have the circular ridge around the jug like the patent picture, it has the flat surface on the top for stacking in the kiln. I might guess that the “H” on the jug would stand for “Henry.” I researched Henry Robinson and Richard Whitmore, of Akron, Ohio using the Akron-Summit County

Public Library web site for City Directories, and map collections.

Also, I found some historical books that indicated the history of their pottery firm, and reviewed the Census records. The 1881 book “History of Summit County” in the “City of Akron” chapter describes the company: “The business of Whitmore, Robinsons & Co., was established in a comparatively small way, in 1857, by a number of practical potters, under the style of Johnson, Whitmore & Co. They commenced with one kiln, and their whole area for working consisted of about a quarter of an acre of land, situated on the south side of Market Street, Middlebury, now the Sixth Ward of Akron, where they set to work making yellow-ware, then a new manufacture in this section. Fortune favored them, and their business prospered.

In January, 1862; Mr. Johnson retired, and in the following April, James B. Manton became a member of the firm, whereupon the style changed to Whitmore, Robinsons & Co. consisting of Richard Whitmore, Thomas Robinson, William Robinson and James B. Manton. In 1866, Henry Robinson was taken into the co-partnership.”

The January 15th, 1860 Census for Middlebury, in Summit County, lists: Richard Whitmore, age 39, a “potter”, born in England, with a 1,000 dollars in Real Estate, a 100 dollars of Personal estate, his wife Emma age 27, born in England, and five children born in Ohio.

Thomas Robinson, age 24, a “potter”, born in England, with his wife Josephine age 23, born in Pennsylvania, and three children Wm. Robinson (jr.) age 22, born in England, with his wife Anna age 22, born in England, and one child.

Wm. Robinson (sr.) age 46, a ‘potter”, born in England, his 53 year old wife Elizabeth, born in England, and son Henry Robinson age 16, born in England James B. Manton, age 25, a “Butcher” born in England, with a wife Harriet age 20, also born in England.

The July 24th, 1870 Census for Middlebury Twp. and P.O. in Summit County, lists: Patent for a Jug Mold with a molded handle

R. Whitmore, age 49, a “potter”, born in England, with 4000 dollars

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in Real Estate, 150 dollars of Personal estate, his wife Emma age 36, born in England, daughter Elizabeth age 19, son William H, age 16, a “potter”, and five other children all born in Ohio.

Thos. Robinson, age 34, a “potter”, born In England, with 2000 dollars of Real Estate and 100 dollars of Personal Estate, with wife and seven children (including Henry (A.) Robinson, age 11).

William Robinson (jr.) age 33, a “potter”, born in England, with 5000 dollars of Real Estate and 200 dollars of Personal Estate, with wife and three children William Robinson (sr.) age 57, a “laborer”, born in England, and Henry Robinson age 26, a “potter” born in England.

Sampson Robinson is listed as a 26 year old “potter”, born in England, living in the household of Samuel Smith a 26 year old potter.

It is important to note that Henry Robinson is listed as the son of William Robinson, and it would then follow that Thomas Robinson and William Robinson Jr. are his brothers.

By following William Robinson, Henry’s father farther back we see that the July 4th, 1850 Census for East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio lists his household as: Wm. Robinson, age 38, a “laborer”, born in England, his wife Elizabeth age 44, born in England Richard Whitmore, age 26, a “laborer”, born in England, Emma Whitmore age 18, born in England Thomas Robinson, age 16, a “potter” William Robinson, age 16 Harriet Robinson, age 11 Henry Robinson, age 8 John Robinson, age 3 Also living at the same residence Richard Milwood, age 20, a “potter” Joseph Millwood, a “potter”, age 21, all born in England.

The passenger list for the ship “Minnesota’ which arrived in New York on September 30, 1848, includes: William Robinson age 40, a “Crate-maker” Elizabeth, age 38 Charles, age 17 Emma, age 14 Thomas, age 12 Harriet, age 10 William, age 10 Henry, age 4 John, age 10 months all born in England.

The 1841 Staffordshire, England Census lists: William Robinson age 25, a “crate-maker” Elizabeth, age 30 Henry, age 15, a “crate-maker”, Emma, age 7 Thomas, age 5 William, age 3 Harriet, age 1

The 1871 Middlebury Business Directory, contained in the 1871-1872 Bailey’s Akron Directory

William Robinson was born at Staffordshire England, Stoke Upon Trent, North Pirehill about 1816, he died in Akron, December 13, 1873.

In the book “A History of Northeast Ohio Stoneware” by F. Robert Treichler describes the migration of English potters to America in the 1840’s and specifically to East Liverpool, and in the case of the Robinsons then on to Middlebury. The following description of the Robinsons reveals how closely related the family pottery company members were: “The whole clan, including the father, three sons, two daughters and one son in-law, came to America aboard the ship, Minnesota, arriving at New York on Sept. 30, 1848. A typical passage from Liverpool required six to seven weeks at sea and then a voyage up the Hudson River and west via the Erie Canal to Buffalo.

From Buffalo they boarded a Lake Erie ship, then followed a canal to Rochester, PA. (on the Ohio River), and eventually, came downriver to East Liverpool. The father, William Robinson Sr. (born 1812), is recorded as a laborer in the factory of Jabez Vodrey in 1850. Apparently, both his eldest son William Jr. (18371887), and his son-in-law Richard Whitmore (married to Emma Robinson), were also employed in East Liverpool Potteries. William Sr.’s second son, Thomas, must also have been introduced to the trade, and it was he who made the first link with Middlebury operations. Thomas Robinson (then about 15) and Thomas Johnson, another Staffordshire immigrant, came to Middlebury to work for Enoch Rowley in 1852. They seem to have prospered enough that by 1856 they convinced Thomas Robinson’s 35-yearold-brother-in-law, Richard Whitmore, to leave East Liverpool and become the senior partner with them in a new firm, the Summit Pottery Works” The other members of the family followed them to Middlebury.

James B. Manton would join the family and the firm, he was married to Harriet Robinson the youngest daughter. The book “Fifty Years and Over of Akron and Summit County” by Ex-Sherriff Samuel A. Lane, 1892 describes the company’s early years: “The manufacture of Rockingham and yellow ware, was commenced in Middlebury, on a small scale, about 1850 or 1851 by Enoch Rowley and Edwin and Herbert Baker: some two or three years later Mr. Thomas Johnson becoming associated with Mr. Rowley in the business. February 6, 1857, Richard Whitmore and Messrs Robinson succeeded Mr. Rowley, under the firm name Johnson, Whitmore & Co., afterwards, in 1862, changed to Whitmore, Robinsons & Co. thus continuing until incorporated…….”

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The Township of Middlebury was Annexed to the City of Akron on August 15, 1872. Middlebury became part of the 6th Ward of Akron, adjoining the old east city limits.

Combination Atlas Map of Summit County, 1874

Ward 6, Combination Atlas Map of Summit County, 1874 J.B. Manton (Whitmore Robinson & Co.) r es Market s Middlebury, 6th Ward.

The 1875-1876 Akron City Directory lists: Summit Pottery Works, Whitmore Robinson & Co. prop., Market e of Water, 6th Ward.

Illustrated Summit County Map, 1891

The 1873-1874 Akron City Directory lists: “Whitmore, Robinsons & Co. (R. Whitmore, T. Robinson, W. Robinson, H. Robinson, J.B. Manton) stone and queens ware manufg. ws Market s Water, 6th Ward.

Richard Whitmore (Whitmore Robinsons & Co.) res w s Market, s Middlebury, 6th Ward.

Thos. Robinson (Whitmore Robinson Co.) res ne cor High and Johnston, 6th Ward.

Whitmore, Robinson & Co., (Richard Whitmore, Thomas Robinson, Wm. Robinson, Henry Robinson, James B. Manton) proprietors Summit Pottery, mnfrs Rockingham, yellow queensware, Ohio stoneware & c., Market e of Water, 6th Ward.

Richard Whitmore (Whitmore Robinson & Co.) res ss Market 5th door w of High, 6th Ward.

Thomas Robinson (Whitmore Robinson & Co.) res ss High Junction Water and Johnston, 6th Ward.

William Robinson (Whitmore Robinson & Co.) res w s Kent St. 6th Ward.

Henry Robinson (Whitmore Robinson & Co.) bds ns E Market, 6th Ward.

James B. Manton (Whitmore Robinson & Co.) res ns Market 5th door west of High, 6th Ward.

The 1877-1878 Akron City Directory lists:

William Robinson Jr. (Whitmore Robinsons Co.) res n w cor Kent and Broad, 6th Ward.

Whitmore Robinson & Co., (Richard Whitmore, Thomas Robinson, Wm. Robinson, Henry Robinson, James B.Manton),proprietors Summit Pottery Works, manufacturers rockingham yellow queensware Ohio Stoneware & c, se cor Market and Water Sts. 6th Ward.

Henry Robinson (Whitmore Robinson & Co.) res w s Robinson n High 6th ward

Richard Whitmore, (Whitmore Robinson & Co.) res 1052 e Market, 6th Ward

Sampson Robinson, potter Whitmore Robinson Co.

Thomas Robinson, (Whitmore Robinson & Co.) res 225 s Water, 6th Ward

Wm. Robinson, res ss Johnson w River, 6th Ward

Wm. Robinson, (Whitmore Robinson & Co.) res 301 Kent, 6th Ward

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Henry Robinson, (Whitmore Robinson & Co.) bds 1043 E Market, 6th Ward James B. Manton, Whitmore Robinson & Co.) res 1043 e Market, 6th Ward Elizabeth Robinson, (wid William) res 100 Johnston, 6th Ward

The listings in the 1879-1880 Akron City Directory are essentially the same, with no advertisement, Henry Robinson continuing 1877-1878 Akron City Directory to live at the residence of James B. Manton. In 1879 the Robinson Brothers entered into the “Vitrified Sewer Tile’ business “From time to time, commodious additions were made to their at a new plant. The new firm’s name was Robinson Brothers & works, thus increasing their producing capacity, until they had Company, with both this firm and the Summit Pottery Works the satisfaction of knowing that theirs was the most extensive continuing. The book “Fifty Years and Over of Akron and Summit and complete stoneware pottery in the world. They run six mills, County” describes this firm: operated by three steam engines, with a total of 175-horse-power.

While this company makes stoneware their principal manufac“This company, located near the “Old Forge,” and contiguous to ture, they also produce all kinds of yellow and Rockingham ware. all the railroads running through Akron, was established in 1879, In this department, they have two up-draft kilns, which are run to with an authorized capital of $300,000, its main shops being 50 their full capacity.

X 240 and 50 X 160 feet, two stories high, with boiler and engine room 40 X 60 feet; machinery, kilns, etc, of the very best.”

The buildings of this immense concern have the following dimenSo by 1880 the Robinson Brothers and extended family had two large businesses that were growing and prosperous.

The June 10th, 1880 Census lists: Richard Whitmore, age 59, living only with one son and two daughters. His wife Emma Robinson Whitmore had died in 1870.

Henry Robinson, age 36, a single “boarder” “potter” was living in the household of James B. Manton, age 46, a “potter” with his Harriet, age 40, wife and two children.

Thomas Robinson age 44, a “potter” his wife Josephine and four children.

Wm Robinson (jr) age 42, a “potter”, his wide Ellen, son Byron age 20, a “book keeper”, and two other children.

The 1881 book “History of Summit County” continues its description of the Summit Pottery Works:

1874 Ward 6 Summit County map

sions: Main building, of brick (stoneware department), 177 X 50 feet, three stories; kiln sheds and engine houses attached, 177 X 50 feet, one story; yellow ware warehouse, of brick, 80 X 34 feet, three stories, with wing 20 X 30 feet; yellow and Rockingham ware factory, of stone, 70 X 36 feet, three stories; stoneware factory, of stone, 180 X 36 feet, two stories; slipware shop, of brick, 50 X 40 feet, two stories; dipping-house and green-house, frame, 100 X 30 feet, two stories; other small buildings for various uses, about half an acre of area. The aggregate floor surface of these works is 97,660 square feet, or about two and a quarter acres. They ship their goods principally to the West, and Southwest as far as Texas, while they also have a growing Eastern trade.”

So on February 15th, 1882 the application for the “Jug” patent was filed and it was issued as a Patent on October 3rd, 1882. It is not clear if this “patent” jug was a success, the Summit Pottery Works was obviously a large factory at this point so if the molding of jugs and their handles at the same time increased the production rate it may have been. However, I have not found

1891 Ward 6 Summit County Map

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any advertising to indicate they were promoting this method, or improved product. There may be more versions of this actual “Patent” jug out in the world or not.

The following article from “The Saturday Review”, East Liverpool, Ohio, of January 19, 1884, indicates that there was collusion from associated and organized manufacturers of Yellow and article Rockingham ware in theReview”, United East States, in order Theware following from “The Saturday Liverpool, Ohio, of Januar indicates thatpricing there was from associated and organized manufactu to1884, maintain viable on collusion their products.

The Whitmore Yellow ware and Rockingham ware in the United States, in order to maintain viab Robinson & Co was a member of this organization. pricing on their products. The Whitmore Robinson & Co was a member of this organization.

1881-1882 Akron City Directory, by N.H. Burch & Co.

1886 Leading Manufacturers and Merchants of the City of Cleveland (Including City of Akron) The book “Fifty Years and Over of Akron and Summit County” (1891) describes the firm:

“The Whitmore, Robinsons & Co.- This company was incorporated in September, 1887, with a capital of $200,000, the present members of the company being: Richard Whitmore, president; Henry Robinvice president; Byron The following article from “The Saturday Review”, East Liverpool, Ohio, ofson, January 19, 1884, indicates that there was collusion from associated and organized manufacturers W. Robinson,ofsecretary; Yellow ware and Rockingham ware in the United States, in order to maintain viableRobinson, treasurThomas pricing on their products. The Whitmore Robinson & Co was a member of this er; Mrs. William Robinson organization. and Mrs. James B. Manton.

The company manufactures The Saturday Review, East Liverpool, January 19, 1884 Akron stoneware, Rockingham and yellow ware and fine glazed stoneware. Their works are at the southeast corner of East Market street and Case Avenue, consisting of a three story brick block, with other buildings attached, giving an aggregate 1883-1884 Akron City and Summit County Directory floorage of nearly 100,000 square feet…..It is one of the most extensive and complete establishments of its kind in the United States, its wares finding a ready sale in the principal markets of the country, both East and West.

Capacity 600 car loads per year; employees, 100.”

The 1881-1882 Akron City Directory has these listings for the firms above

Saturday Review, East Liverpool, January 19, 1884 The Saturday Review, East Liverpool, The 1883-1884 Akron City Directory has The these listings for the three comapJanuary 19, 1884 nies above:

A newspaper article from the Coshocton Age, Coshocton, Ohio dated January 5, 1900 indicates that on December 30, 1899, in Akron,

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The book “The Leading Manufacturers and Merchants of the City of Cleveland and Environs, A Half Century of Progress 1836-1886, Including City of Akron� has this testimonial type description of the Firm. The Evening Review, East Liverpool, Ohio, March 31, 1887

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The Evening Review , East Liverpool, Ohio, March 31, 1887

The 1885-1886 Akron City Directory has these listings for the firms:

The Akron City Directory June 1887

The previous Cleveland article indicated that James B. Manton had died, and Harriet his wife had taken his place in the Company, she was after all a Robinson. The next article from 1887 describes the death of William Robinson Jr. and has a good description of the overall family history.

The 1887 Akron City Directory has these listings for the firms:

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1888-1889 Akron City and Summit County Directory

The 1888-1889 Akron City Directory has these listings for the firms:

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1892-1893 Akron City Directory

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The 1892-1893 Akron City Directory has these listings for the firms:

The Evening News Review, October 21, 1896

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1891 View of the 6th Ward from Tallmadge Road

1898 Akron City Directory

The Newark Daily Advocate, Newark Ohio, October 22, 1896

1898 Akron City Directory

1898 Akron City Directory

1899 Akron City Directory

1902 Akron City Directory

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Postcard for the Robinson’s Clay Products Company

Another Postcard for the Robinson’s Clay Products Company

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Ohio, “The E.H. Merrill Co., Whitmore, Robinson & Co., and Markle & Son withdrew from the Akron Pottery company, which was a combine of local corporations to enter the independent field. They will consolidate under the name of Robinson-Merrill Co., capitalized at $500,000.” The Articles of Incorporation filed with the State of Ohio, for the Robinson-Merrill Pottery Company, of Akron, with $500,000 in Capital were filed on December 30, 1899.

The Nebraska State Journal, of Lincoln Nebraska dated February 14, 1900, has an article entitled “Potteries Combined” “Akron, Ohio, February 13, 1900. “The combination of three large potteries was perfected today. It includes the Whitmore-Robinson company, Markle & Son, and the E.H. Merrill company. Deeds transferring the plants to the Robinson-Merrill company were filed today. The company is capitalized at $500,000.

The 1900 Akron City Directory has these listings for the firms:

The 1901 Listings are the same.

The June 1st, 1900 Census for the 6th Ward, Akron Township, Summit County, Ohio lists:

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“In 1900 the clay products business shifted around toward a more solid and substantial form of organization. Whitmore, Robinson and Co. merged with the E.H. Merrill Co. as the Robinson, Merrill Co. Two years later this was changed to the Robinson Clay Product Co. The American Sewer Pipe Co. had meantime absorbed a great many of the smaller plants. These two companies became the principal clay manufactories….As has been related, the Robinson Clay Products Company and the American Vitrified Products Company (successor to the American sewer Pipe Co.) rose to a domination of the sewer pipe field in the early years of this century. The Robinson firm is headed by Henry B. Manton, son of James B. Manton, one of the founders of the firm in 1856.

It has eight plants in Ohio and western Pennsylvania.”

Also of Note: “In 1920, Robinson Clay Products of Akron combined with the Ransbottom Brothers Pottery of Roseville to create RobinsonRansbottom. Four brothers began the Ransbottom Brothers Pottery around 1900. The pottery was located in Ironspot, a mile north of Roseville. At the time of the merger, Ransbottom Brothers made utilitarian stoneware and bricks. Utilitarian products included bowls, churns, milk pans, poultry fountains, preserve jars, etc. Robinson-Ransbottom manufactured pieces under a variety of trademarks, e.g., “Old Colony,” “Rustic Ware”, “Luxor”, “Tionesta Art Ware”, “Meal Makers Oven Ware”, and “Early Stoneware American”. Old Colony and Rustic Ware were introduced in the 1930s, with Old Colony remaining in production until 1940 and Rustic Ware being produced into the 1960s.”

Henry Robinson, age 56, born in England, married 21 years, a “Manufacturer” Mary C. Robinson, age 44, wife, born in Indiana Elizabeth M., age 11, daughter,

The 1902 Akron City Directory has these listings for the firms:

William E. age 5, son, both born in Ohio.

The 1903 Akron City Directory lists:

“Robinson Clay Products Company, The, Henry Robinson Pres., John F. Townsend vice pres, B W Robinson sec, F W Butler asst sec, H B. Manton treas, gen offices 1010 E Market, both Phones 288” An article in the book “A Centennial History of Akron 18251925” entitled “Clay Products” (1925) by H. Karl Butler describes:

1910 6th Ward, Akron Summit County Map

Henry Robinson passed away on September 22, 1906.

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In 2006, Mike Meyer found 83 tiny glass spheres in Sarasota County, Florida preserved in fossilized clam shells. After further research years later, Meyer and his associates analyzed and published their findings in July 2019, siting the salt grain-sized glass balls are believed to be microtektites (hardened debris from a meteor strike). They determine the microtektites are two to three million years old and impacted the earth in a salty environment due to their high sodium content. They are the first microtektites documented from Florida. (Source: South Florida Sun Sentinel, July 24, 2019) This small piece of unusual green glass was found during an archeology dig in Gloucestershire, England at the ruins if Chedworth Villa. Archeologist grad student Peter Moore found the piece in 2017, and consulted Roman glass expert Professor Jennifer Price for the origin of the piece. After two years of research, the piece has been matched to a fish-shaped bottle at the Corning Museum of Glass in New York. The bottle is believed to be created by craftsmen in Crimea, and used for trade within the Roman Empire during the 1st century AD. Professor Price’s research on the find was recently published in Glass News. (sources: Pranjal Mehar, Tech Explorist; Ed Whelan, Ancient-Origins)

This summer, a 23 year old biology student found and helped excavate a Triceratops skulls while partaking in a dig in the Badlands of North Dakota. The skull is partial, and it took about a week to excavate. It was transported to Mayville State University in North Dakota for further preservation and study. (source: Julia Jacobo, abcnews.com)

The Charles Dickens Museum in London has recently acquired a lost portrait painting of young Charles Dickens. The portrait of the then 31 year old author was on display at the Royal Academy of Arts in London in 1844, but went missing shortly after until was found in a trinket box in South Africa in 2017.

The trinket box had been sold at an auction for approximately $37, and after research by the new owner, found its way back to London to be cleaned and displayed. (source: Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine)

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The remains of a crawl space under a 18th century tavern was found in North Carolina by East Carolina University students. The space created a time capsule of artifacts, including crushed liquor bottles, broken mugs, and never used smoking pipes. The tavern, located in the American Revolution era town of Brunswick Town in eastern North Carolina, was destroyed in a fire in the 1790s. Work on the site has ended at this time until next summer, but the artifacts will be studied until then by archeologists. (source: Mark Price, The Charlotte Observer)

An ivory chess piece closed at Sotheby’s auction $927,062 in a July 2nd auction. The piece was purchased in 1964 for $6 by a Scottish antiques dealer. His daughter found the piece after his death in a drawer and consulted Sotheby’s. The chess piece is called the Lewis Chessmen, and is from a well-known set found on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland in 1831. The British Museum in London and the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh have the majority of the known pieces on display. (sources: kovels.com; Peter Doggers, chess.com)

Pottery shards have been found in Ecuador by Russian scientists that date back to 4640-4460 BC. These pottery pieces were found during the excavation of the Real Alto site and related to the famous ceramic figures known to Ecuador from the Valdivia culture. Researchers and scientists will be looking for further artifacts of the same Valdivia culture at the excavation site to understand the sociological developments between cultures across the globe. (source: HeritageDaily.com)

Despite many shipwreck discoveries of Roman ships in recent years, a recent shipwreck found near Cyprus is the first undisturbed Roman-era wreck in “good condition.” It was found by two volunteer divers in the Mediterranean Sea and is packed with jugs used for oil and wine called amphorae. This shipwreck solidifies Cyprus’ importance in the trade route the Romans used on the Mediterranean Sea, and will be explored to document and protect the site. (source: Brigit Katz, Smithsonian.com)

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American Plant Bitters, Wooster, Ohio. Hofstettler Bitters, Galion, Ohio. B&L Invigorator Bitters, Cincinnati, OH. Dear Wahre Jacob

Bitters Toledo, OH. Frazier’s Root Bitters.

For The Blood, Clev. Ohio. Hartley’s Peruvian Bark Bitters, Cincinnati, Ohio. Night Cap Bitters Cincinnati, Ohio. Pale Orange Bitters, Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. M. Pinton’s Pure Stomach Bitters, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Holtzernann’s Patent Stomach Bitters Piqua, O. this is an amber square. Any other Ohio Bitters you might have; also, Blue Jacket Bitters. Thank you for your consideration and Best Regards, Contact: Gary Beatty (941) 276-1546 or Email: tropicalbreezes@ verizon.net

WANTED: Sacramento shot glasses: C&K/ WHISKEY, Casey & Kavanaugh; California A Favorite; SILVER SHEAF/Bourbon/H. WEINREICH & CO. (double shot); GOLDEN GRAIN/BOURBON/M. CRONAN & CO. (in black); bar bottle, JAMES WOODBURN (white enamel). Contact Steve Abbott: 916-631-8019 or foabbott@ comcast.net WANTED: Odd/scarce/rare: COD LIVER OIL bottles. I’ve 115 different examples... many more exist. BYRON DILLE’ 60325 Acme Rd, Coos Bay, OR 97420 or (541) 2600499 or email: Byronincoosbay@msn.com WANTED: Amber quart cylinder whiskey shoulder embossed Garrick & Cather Chicago, IL plus embossed image of a palm tree.

Contact Carl Malik, PO Box 367, Monee, IL 60449 (708) 534-5161

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You can submit show calendar information and renew membership online at FOHBC.org ALSO, DON’T FORGET TO USE YOUR MEMBERS PORTAL

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Calendar of Shows & Related Events

FOHBC Sho - Biz is published in the interest of the hobby. Federation affiliated clubs are connotated with FOHBC logo.

Information on up-coming collecting events is welcome, but space is limited. Please send at least three months in advance, including telephone number to: FOHBC Sho-Biz, C/O Business Manager: Elizabeth Meyer, 101 Crawford, Studio 1A, Houston, TX 77002; phone: (713) 222-7979; e-mail: emeyer@fohbc.org, Show schedules are subject to change. Please call before traveling long distances. All listings published here will also be published on the website: FOHBC.org

September 7 Smyrna, Georgia 49th Annual Atlanta Antique Bottle Show & Sale, Saturday, September 7th, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Dealer Setup & Early Admission, Saturday, September 7th, 7:00 am – 9:00 am, Smyrna Community Center, 200 Village Green Circle, Smyrna, Georgia 30080, Free Admission! Early Admission with Dealers: $10, For table reservations and show information contact: Jack Hewitt, Box 12126, Big Canoe, Jasper, Georgia 30143, 770.856.6062 or Bill Johnson, 770.823.2626, bj3605@comcast.net

September 15 Depew, New York The Greater Buffalo Bottle Collectors Association’s 21st Annual Show & Sale. Polish Falcons Hall, 445 Columbia Ave, Depew, NY 14043.

General Admission $3: Sunday 9 am – 2 pm.

Contact chairman Joe Guerra 716.207.9948 or jguerra3@roadrunner.com, or www.gbbca.org

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September 15 Individual & Affiliated Westford, Massachusetts Membership Benefits The Merrimack Valley Antique Bottle Club’s Club Information 45th Annual Bottle Show, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm,

September 8 Pekin, Illinois Pekin Bottle Collectors Assoc. 50th Annual Show & Sale, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. Admission $2. Free Appraisals. Moose Lodge, 2605 Broadway Street, Pekin, Illinois, Contact: Daryl Weselch, 309.264.9268

early buyers at 8:00 am. Special note: There will be a $20 door prize drawing just for early buyers at 8:45 am. www.mvabc.org, Westford Regency Inn, 219 Littleton Road, Westford, Massachusetts. Just five minutes off Exit 32 of I-495 follow the signs.Contact: Cliff Hoyt, 978.458.6575, choyt48@comcast.net

Individual & Affiliated Shards of Wisdom September 20 & 21 Club Information September 14 Aurora, Oregon Huntington Beach, California The Los Angeles Historical Bottle Club’s 53rd Annual Antique Bottle, Fruit Jar, Antiques & Collectibles Show & Sale 9:00 am to 3:00 pm; Early Bird $10 at 8:00 am, at the Huntington Beach Elks Lodge #1959, 7711 Talbert Avenue, Huntington Beach, California 92648. Free admission, Info: Don Wippert, 818.346.9833, donwippert@ yahoo.com, or Dick Homme, 818.362.3368

Oregon Bottle Collectors Association – Bottle, Antiques, Collectibles Show & Sale, Friday 12 noon – 5:00 PM dealer set-up & early bird, Admission $5, Saturday 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM regular public admission by donation, American Legion Hall, 21510 Main St. N.E., Aurora, Oregon, Contact Info: Wayne Herring, 503.864.2009, Mark Junker, 503.231.1235, Bill Bogynska, 503.657.1726, billbogy7@gmail.com

September 14 Richmond, Rhode Island The Little Rhody Bottle Club tailgate swap meet, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Free set up for all! Free coffee, donuts and pizza for all participants. Bring your own tables! Jules Antique Center, 320 Kingstown, Richmond, Rhode Island (3 miles East of Route #95 on Route #138), Contact Info: William Rose, 508.880.4929, sierramadre@comcast.net

September 21 & 22 Santa Rosa, California The Northwestern Bottle Collectors Association’s 54th Annual Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show. Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building, 1351 Maple Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95404.

General Admission: Saturday 10 am – 4 pm ($5), Sunday 9 am – 3 pm (free); Early Admission: Saturday 10 am – 11 am ($10). Contact chairman Lou Lambert 707.823.8845 or nbca@comcast. net, or www.oldwestbottles.com

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September 14 Lebanon,Indiana Indianapolis Circle City Antique Bottle, Advertising and Antiques and Advertising Show, Boone County Fairgrounds, 1300 E. 100 S. Lebanon, Indiana 46052, Set up: 7:30 am – 9:00 am, Show Hours, 9:00 am -2:00 pm Admission – FREE (Early Admission $20, Free Appraisals on Antique Bottles and Glass, For Show Information contact: Martin Van Zant, 812.841.9495, 41 East Washington Street, Mooresville, Indiana 46158, mdvanzant@yahoo.com or “Balsam” Bill Granger, 317..517.5895, 6915 S. 280 E. Lebanon, Indiana 46052, bgranger@iquest.net

urday, September 28 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM, Cost of admission for show & early admission: $10, Contact: Michael Gay, President and Show Chairman, 5516 Kachina NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87120, 505.480.0085, E-mail: cdn102@swcp.com, See Show Packet September 29 Hammonton, New Jersey The Fall Antique, Glass, & Bottle Show Presented by Batsto Citizens Committee, Inc., Batsto Village, Wharton State Forrest, Hammonton, New Jersey 08037, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Rain or Shine event, For information, Harry Rheam 856.768.1532, hcrheam@gmail.com September 29 Strongsville, Ohio The 48th Ohio Bottle Club Fall Antique Bottle Show and Sale. Holiday Inn Cleveland Strongsville, 15471 Royalton Road, Strongville, Ohio 44136. Early Admission ($20) 7:30 am – 9:00 am; General Admission ($5) 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. For information: Louis Fifer, 330.635.1964, fiferlouis@yahoo.com October 4 & 5 Williams, California 2nd Annual Antique Bottles & Collectibles Show, Saturday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm; Early Bird Friday 10:30 am, $10. Free Admission. In the old gym behind the Sacramento Valley Museum, 1491 E. Street, Williams, California, Contact Slim or Christy Edwards, 530.473.2503, closethegatefenceco@yahoo.com

October 5Sale For North Chesterfield, Virginia

September 28 Albuquerque, New Mexico Enchantment Insulator Club | New Mexico Historic Bottle Society 32nd Annual Show & Sale, Elite Sports Academy, 501 Main Street NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87104, Friday, September 27, Dealer Set-up and Trading from 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM Saturday, September 28, 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM, Show opens to public on Saturday at 8:30 AM. Early admission: $10 for non-dealers/displayers, Friday September 27 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM. Set up day(s) and time: Friday September 27 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM Sat-

The Richmond Antique Bottle Show and Sale General Admission $3, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm; Early Admission $10 at 7:30 am, at the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds, 10300 Courthouse Road, Chesterfield, Virginia 23832. Info: Marvin Croker, 804.275.1101 or Ed Faulkner 804.739.2951; RichBottleClub@comcast.net October 5 Biloxi, Mississippi Presented by the Olde Guys Digging Club of Biloxi, Mississippi, the 3rd Annual Mississippi Gulf Coast Bottle & Collectibles Show & Sale will be held from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Joppa Shrine Temple, 13280 Shriners Blvd., Biloxi, Mississippi. 39532 (Exit 41- I-10).

Dealer Set Up on Friday, October 4, 2019 from 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm and Saturday, October 5, 2019 from 8:00 am to 9:00 am. Free Admission on Saturday, October 5, 2019. Early Buyers

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(More) Sho-Biz More show-biz $20. per person during dealer set up. For more information or table contracts contact: Peter Taggard, 645 Village Lane South, Mandeville, Louisiana 70471, Phone 985.373.6487 Email: petertaggard@yahoo.com, or Norman Bleuler, 6446 Woolmarket Rd., Biloxi, Mississippi 39532. Phone: 228.392.9148, Email: normanbleuler@gmail.com

October 27 Albany, New York Capital Region Antique Bottle & Insulator Club 23rd Annual Show & Sale, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Polish Communithy Center, 225 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York, Contact: Jason Privler, 518.506.2197, nyscapitol@yahoo.com

October 20 Findlay, Ohio 43rd Findlay Antique Bottle Show at the Old Mill Stream Centre, Hancock County Fairgrounds, 1017 E. Sandusky Street, Findlay, Ohio 45840, Sunday, October 2​ 0, 2019, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, Early Bird Hours: 7:00 – 9:00 am – Tickets are only $10 and include complimentary Coffee and Donuts until 9:00 am. Early Bird Session is Sunday only, not Saturday. Set up day(s) and time: Saturday 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Admission is $2, Kids under 12 are free (w/ adults)​Free appraisals w/paid admission Plenty of FREE parking in a huge paved parking lot.

Findlay Antique Bottle Club, Contact: Fred Curtis, Show Chairman, 419.424.0486, finbotclub@gmail.com

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October 6 Chelsea, Michigan The Huron Valley Bottle and Insulator 43rd Annual Show & Sale, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Admission $3 for adults, children 16 and under free, Comfort Inn Conference Center, 1645 Commerce Park Drive next to the Comfort Inn, Chelsea (Exit 159 off I-94), Contact Info: Mike Bruner, abbott4girl@sbcglobal.net or Rod Krupka, 248.627.6351, rod.krupka@yahoo.com

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October 6 Dryden, New York The Finger Lakes Bottle Collectors Association’s 50th Antique Bottle & Collectible Show and Sale, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Free general admission. Dryden Fire Hall, 26 North St., Dryden, NY 13053. Website: sites.google.com/ site/fingerlakescollecting. Contact Info: Tobias Dean, TDEAN10@twcny.rr.com, 607.262.0272

Scriba, New York The Empire State Bottle Collectors Association’s 21st Annual Show & Sale, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Scriba Fire Hall, U.S. Route 104 East, Scriba (2 miles East of Oswego), Contact: Barry Haynes, PO Box 900, Mexico, New York 13114, 315.963.0922 or 315.963.3749 or Christina Champion, 110HarleyHorses@gmail.com

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October 12 Fayette, Alabama 6th Annual Fayette, Alabama Bottle Collectible Bottles & Antiques Show & Sell, Free admission to the public, Boy Scout of America Scout Building, 100 3rd Avenue, Fayette Alabama 35555, Saturday 8:00 am till 3:00 pm, Set-up: October 11th from 3:00 pm till 6:00 pm and October 12th from 6:00 am till 7:30 am, Contact: Jeff Pendley, Chairman, 205.275.2650, JfPendley@aol.com

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October 12 Coventry, Connecticut The Southern Connecticut Antique Bottle Collector Association’s 48th Annual Show, 8:00 am to 1:00 pm, Outdoors on the grounds of the historic Coventry Glass Works, 289 North River Road, Coventry, Connecticut 06238 (corner of Rt. 44 & North River Road), Contact Info: Bob, 203.938.3879, rdsrla@optonline.net October 13 Keene, New Hampshire The Yankee Bottle Club’s 52nd Annual Show & Sale,9:00 am to 2:00 pm, early buyers 8:00 am, yankeebottleclub.org, Keene High School, 43 Arch Street, Keene, New Hampshire, Contact: Alan Rumrill, PO Box 803, Keene, New Hampshire 03431, 603.352.1895, director@hsccnh. org, John Bemis, 28 Cross Street, Keene, New Hampshire 03431, 603.352.5246

October 25 – 27 Wheaton, Illinois The Windy City Antique Bottle & Advertising Show, Friday Noon to 6:00 pm $50; Saturday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and Sunday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, $7, windycitybottleshow.com, DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton, Illinois 60187, Contact: John Puzzo, 815.338.7582

November 1 & 2 Tulare, California 51st Annual Tulare Collectible Show & Sale, All Kinds of Bottles, Insulators, Antiques, Fishing Gear, Jewelry, Dishware, Jars, Old Tools, Marbles, Toys, and Lots of Table Top Collectibles.

Friday November 1 and Saturday November 2. Tulare Veteran’s Building, 1771 East Tulare Avenue, Tulare, California 93274, Dealer set up on Friday at 7:00 am. No Fee for early lookers and they are welcome at 7:00 as well. Free Coffee! Show Hours: Friday 9:00 – 6:00 pm and Saturday 9 – 2:00 pm. Contact: David Brown, 559.936.7790, 1skychair@msn.com November 2 & 3 Roseville, California 49er Historic Bottle Assoc. 42nd Annual “Best of the West” 2019 Antique Bottle, Insulator & Western Collectibles Show, Placer County Fairgrounds, 800 All America City Blvd., Roseville, California 95678, Saturday, November 2nd: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm $10, Sunday, November 3rd: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Free, $10 Parking Fee, Info: 916.367.1829

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October 26 Houston, Texas Antique Bottle, Advertising & Collectibles Show and Sale, 8:00 am to 2:00 pm; Early buyers Friday, 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm $10, Sheraton Houston Brookhollow Hotel, 3000 North Loop West Freeway – Houston (610 North LoopEast/West T C Jester Exit), Contact: Barbara Puckett, 713.862.1690 or 713.409.9940, bpuckett77009@yahoo.com October 27 Matteson, Illinois 50th Annual 1st Chicago Bottle Clubs Show & Sale, Holiday Inn Conference Center, 500 Holiday Inn Plaza Drive, Matteson, Illinois 60443, Sunday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, No early admission, Dealer set up is Sunday from 6:30 – 9:00 am, Admission is $3.00, childern under 16 free, 1st Chicago Bottle Club, www.1stchicagobottleclub. com, Contact: John Vlahovich, Show chairman, 139 Concord Court, Dyer, Indiana 46311, 630.390.9679, jvlahovich@att.net

November 3 Elton, Maryland 4th Annual Tri-State Bottle Collectors and Diggers Club Antique Bottle Show, Singerly Fire Hall, 300 Newark Avenue, Route 279 (I-95 exit 109A), Elkton, Maryland 21922, Sunday, November 3, 2019 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, No Early Admissions, Dealers only entry at 6:30 am, Set-up begins at 7:00 am, Admission: $3 per person, Children under age 12 free, Tri-State Bottle Collectors and Diggers Club, Inc, Contact: Dave Brown, Show Chair, 6 Martine Court, Newark, Delaware 19711, 302.388.9311, dbrown3942@comcast.net November 9 Jacksonville, Florida Antique Bottle Collectors of North Florida 52nd Annual Show & Sale, Saturday 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, Free Admission!, Early buyers, Friday 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm $30, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, $20, Fraternal Order of Police Building, 5530 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville, Florida, Contact Info: Mike Skie, 3047 Julington Creek Road, Jacksonville Florida 32223, 904.710.0422 or Corey Stock, 904.607.3133, jaxbottleshow@yahoo.com

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NovemberMessage 24 President’s Greensboro, North Carolina

November 9 Belleville, Illinois Eastside Spectacular #13 Combined Brewery Collectibles Show & Antique Bottle and Jar Show, Saturday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm

18th Greensboro Antique Bottle & Collectibles Show at the Farmer’s Curb Market, 501 Yanceyville Street, Greensboro, North Carolina 27405, Sunday 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, No Early admission, Set up: Sunday 7:30 am – 9:00 am.

Cost of admission $1, Southeast Bottle Club, www.antiquebottles.com/greensboro, Contact: Reggie Lynch, Show Chairman, PO Box 2286, Forest, Virginia 24551, 704.221.6489, rlynch@ antiquebottles.com

Membership News November 9 Royal Oak, Michigan The Metropolitan Detroit Antique Bottle Club’s 37th Annual Antique Bottle Show, 9:30 am to 3:00 pm Admission $2, Free Appraisals!

Royal Oak Elks Lodge, 2401 E. Fourth Street, Royal Oak, Michigan, Contact: Mike Brodzik, 586.219.9980, bottlemike@outlook.com

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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Calendar of Shows November 10 Forks of the Delaware Bottle Collectors AsSHO-BIZ Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania sociation 46th Annual Show & Sale, 9:00 am & Related Events Pittsburgh Antique Bottle Club’s 50th Annual to 2:00 pm, early buyers 7:30 am, Bethlehem Show and Sale at the Ice Garden Rostraver, Twp., 101 Gallitin Road, Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania 15012, Directions Here, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, General Admission: $3, Early admission 7:00 am to 9:00 am $25, Contact: Bob DeCroo, 724.326.8741 or Jay Hawkins 724.872.6013, PittsburghAntiqueBottleClub.org

Catholic High School, 2133 Madison Avenue, (corner of Madison and Dewberry Avenues), Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Contact: Bill Hegedus, 20 Cambridge Place, Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, 610.264.3130

November 10 Pompton Lakes, New Jersey Golden Anniversary – North Jersey Antique Bottle Collectors Assn. 50th Annual Show & Sale, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, Early Buyers 8:00 am at the Pompton Lakes Elks Lodge No. 1895, 1 Perrin Ave, Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, Contact: Ken, 973.248.6406, froggy8@optonline.net

February 14 & 15 Palmetto, Florida 51st Annual Suncoast Antique Bottle & Tabletop Collectible Show & Sale, Saturday, February 15th, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm $4, 16 and under, free with adult, Friday, Early Buyers, February 14th, 2:00 – 7:00 pm $25. Good for Saturday also. Dealer set up, Friday, 12 noon to 7:00 pm and Saturday, 7:00 am to 9:00 am. Manatee River Fair Association, 1402 14th Avenue

More show-biz 2020

Individual & Affiliated Membership Benefits Club Information

West, Palmetto, Florida 34221 Antique Bottles, Artifacts, Fossils, Stoneware, Pottery, Coins, Insulators, Variety of Advertising, Insulators, Display cases full of too much to mention. Contact George Dueben 727.804.5957 or Linda Buttstead 941.565.0593 March 8 Baltimore, Maryland The Baltimore Antique Bottle Club’s 40th Annual Show & Sale, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm, baltimorebottleclub.org, Physical Education Center, CCBC-Essex, 7201 Rossville Boulevard (I-695, Exit 34), Contact Info: Rick Lease, 410.458.9405, finksburg21@comcast.net, Andy Agnew (contracts), 410.527.1707, medbotls@ comcast.net June 6 Canyonville, Oregon 2020 Canyonville Oregon Jefferson State Antique Bottle & Insulator Expo, Saturday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Free Admission, $10 early admission 7:00 to 9:00 am. Seven Feathers Casino Resort, I-5, Exit 99. Info: Bruce Silva, P.O. Box 1565, Jacksonville, Oregon 97530, 541.821.8949, jsglass@q.com August 30 - July 3 Reno, Nevada 2020 FOHBC National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo, Grand Sierra Resort & Casino, Information: Richard Siri (rtsiri@sbcglobal. net) or Ferdinand Meyer V (fmeyer@fmgdesign.com), Mini-Contract, FOHBC National Convention – Western Region

Individual & Affiliated Shards of Wisdom Club Information 9 Members gained this period. The names below represent persons agreeing to be listed in the printed membership directory. Some of those listed agreed to be listed in the membership directory but not the online directory.

Chris Cleaveland 123 Ashling Drive LaGrange, Georgia 30240 (706) 302-5878 crisclvlnd@aol.com West Georgia and East Alabama embossed bottles

Doug Jones P.O. Box 562 Gainesville, VA 20156 (703) 475-9620 dgtj@msn.com

Shards of Wisdom Walter Baumgardt 2 Dolphann Drive Tonawanda, New York 14150-4608 (716) 694-2205 glassman_43@hotmail.com Bottles local to Western NewYork

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Aaron Gilpin 427 Myers Road Campbellsville, Kentucky 41718 (270) 469-8832 gilpin.aaron@gmail.com Kentucky Sodas, Beers, Flasks and Jugs

Jeff Martin 17 Lotus Court Redlands, CA 92373 (909) 831-9985 jmartin@pyrospec.com Bottles Kimberly Presto 5635 Old Berkley Road Auburndale, Florida 33823 (863) 450-6745 kim.presto@aol.com Medicine Bottles

Casey Roby 7385 Cansler Road Silsbee, Texas 77656 (409) 658-4539 croby890@yahoo.com Eastern District of Texas Hutchinson & Crown Top Sodas Thomas Tate 125 Worcester Lane Easley, SC 29642-3045 (352) 220-5028 sdtommy75@gmail.com Oxford College seal bottles, Christian Moerlein Brewing Co.

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Phil Wingard Church Street Antiques 308 Marietta Street Clover, South Carolina 29710 (704) 813-5113

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

Individual & Affiliated Shards of Wisdom Club Information

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

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

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In addition to providing strength to a national/international organization devoted to the welfare of the hobby, your FOHBC Individual Membership benefits include:

Wanted

• A full year subscription to the bi-monthly (6 issues a year) 72-page publication Bottles and Extras. Various options are available including Digital Membership.

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• Free advertising of “For Sale” items in Bottles and Extras (restrictions apply ads may be up to 100 words, items must be of $25 or greater value, and free advertisements are limited to the first 100 received, based upon date mailed). One free ad of 60 words each year for use for items “Wanted”, trade offers, etc.

• Follow the development of the FOHBC Virtual Museum. FOHBC members will be museum members.

• The opportunity to obtain discounts to be used on “Early Admission” or table rental at the annual Federation National Shows and Conventions.

• Access to the private FOHBC web site Member Portal and a wealth of historical information.

• FOHBC digital newsletter and so much more.

We encourage Affiliated Bottle Club memberships by offering these additional benefits to your group: • Display advertising in Bottles and Extras at an increased discount of 50%.

• Insertion of your bottle club show ad on the Federation website to increase your show’s exposure. Links to your club website free of charge. Social Media (Facebook) exposure.

• Free Federation ribbon for Most Educational display at your show.

• Participation in the Federation sponsored insurance program for your club show and any other club sponsored activities.

We need your support! Our continued existence is dependent upon your participation as well as expanding our membership. If you haven’t yet joined our organization, please do so and begin reaping the benefits. If you are already a member, please encourage your friends and fellow collectors to JOIN US!!

For more information, questions, or to join the FOHBC, please contact: Linda Sheppard, PO Box 162, Sprakers, New York 12166; phone: 518.673.8833; email: jim1@frontiernet.net or visit our home page at FOHBC.org

Where there’s a will there’s a way to leave Donations to the FOHBC. Did you know the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors is a 501C(3) charitable organization?

How does that affect you? It allows tax deductions for any and all donations to the FOHBC. You might also consider a bequest in your will to the FOHBC. This could be a certain amount of money or part or all of your bottle collection. The appraised value of your collection would be able to be deducted from your taxes. (This is not legal advice, please consult an attorney). The same type wording could be used for bequeathing your collection or part of it, however, before donating your collection (or part of it), you would need the collection appraised by a professional appraiser with knowledge of bottles and their market values. This is the amount that would be tax deductible.

Thank you for considering the FOHBC in your donation plans.

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

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Name_______________________________ Address_____________________________ City________________________State____ Zip _____________Country____________ Do you wish to be listed in the Telephone___________________________ online membership directory?

E-mail Address_______________________ (name, address, phone number,

Wanted

email address and what you collect) { } Yes { } No

BOTTLES and EXTRAS FREE ADS

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

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

(Use extra paper if necessary.)

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Collecting Interests_ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Would you be interested in ___________________________________ serving as an officer? { } Yes { } No

Additional Comments___________________ Would you be interested ___________________________________ in contributing your bottle ___________________________________ knowledge by writing articles

for the BOTTLES and EXTRAS? { } Yes { } No

Membership/Subscription rates for one year (6 issues) (Circle One) United States - Standard Mail $40.00 - Standard Mail for three years $110.00 - First Class $55.00 - Digital Membership (electronic files only) $25.00

Canada - First Class $60.00 Other countries - First Class $80.00

- Life Membership: Level 1: $1,000, Includes all benefits of a regular First

Class membership. No promise of a printed magazine for life.

- Level 2: $500, Includes all benefits of a regular membership but you will not receive a printed magazine, but rather a digital subscription.

Add an Associate Membership* to any of the above at $5.00 for each associate for each year

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

Signature ______ Date___

Please make checks or money orders payable to FOHBC and mail to: FOHBC Membership, Elizabeth Meyer, 101 Crawford, Studio 1A, Houston, TX 77002 Effective 8/2015

Affiliated Club Membership for only $75.00 with liability insurance for all club sponsored events, 50% discount on advertising in the BOTTLES and EXTRAS, plus much more, Contact: Business Manager: Elizabeth Meyer, 101 Crawford, Studio 1A, Houston, TX 77002; phone: (713) 222-7979; email: emeyer@fohbc.org

Clearly Print or Type Your Ad Send to: Business Manager: Elizabeth Meyer, 101 Crawford, Studio 1A, Houston, TX 77002; ph: (713) 222-7979; or better yet, email Elizabeth at: emeyer@fohbc.org

Article Submission Requirements: All BOTTLES and EXTRAS articles or material need to be submitted on CD (preferable) or an email using a compressed (zipped) file. The file must be created by Microsoft Word, Publisher or Adobe N-Design so the editor does not have to retype the work.

High-resolution digital images are our preferred format. Please submit digital images on a CD according to the instructions below. We will accept e-mail submissions only if the image resolution is acceptable. The e-mail or CDs must have only ONE subject per transmission to minimize confusion. Each image must be accompanied by a caption list or other identifying information. Professional-grade equipment is a must to achieve the size and quality image we require. The highest setting on the camera should be used for maximum resolution and file size. Only high quality images will be considered. Please do not send photographic prints or scans of images—the color and quality are generally not up to par compared with digital images or slides scanned by our imaging department. We will consider exceptions for photos that can’t be easily found, such as older historical images. We rarely use slides anymore and prefer not to receive submissions of slides due to the time and liability involved in handling them.

Seeking quality consignments for our 2019 auction schedule!

American Glass Gallery

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As a consignor, consider these benefits to help ensure your valued items reach their highest potential: w Competitive consignor rates and low buyer premiums w Broad-based and extensive advertising w Experience, knowledge, honesty and integrity w Attention to detail and customer service These fine items, and many more, will be included in our upcoming Fall, 2019 Auction.

American Glass Gallery • John R. Pastor • P.O. Box 227, New Hudson, Michigan 48165 phone: 248.486.0530 • www.americanglassgallery.com • email: jpastor@americanglassgallery.com

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Heckler Proudly offering the Best Bottles & glass in the World Pictured Left: “General Washington” And Bust “E. Pluribus Unum / T.W.D” And Eagle Portrait Flask, medium cobalt blue, Kensington Glass Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1826-1840. This iconic piece is both beautiful and historically important.

Fine condition with bold embossing. Ex Edmund and Jayne Blaske collection, Dr. Charles and Jane Aprill collection.

To be offered in the Dr. Charles & Jane Aprill Blue Collection, Session II, September 2-11, 2019. www.hecklerauction.com info@hecklerauction.com 860-974-1634 79 Bradford Corner Road, Woodstock Valley, CT 06282