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2010 FOHBC National Convention, Wilmington,Ohio

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Show Credits ........................................................................................ 4

Welcome to Wilmington ...................................................................... 5

Schedule of Events ............................................................................... 6

FOHBC Hall of Fame .......................................................................... 8

Feature: Ohio ‘Thirft’ Jarsby Joe Clevenger .......................................................................... 14

Feature: The Label Space Extraby Tom Caniff ................................................................................ 18

Feature: A Brief Look at Liquor and Spirits Bottle Shapesby Bill Lindsey .............................................................................. 22

Virtual Museum of American Historical Bottles and Glass ............... 24

Feature: The Lowly Ball Jarby Bruce Schank ........................................................................... 26

Feature: Cabin Feverby Joe Terry .................................................................................. 28

Feature: The Congregationby Gary Beatty .............................................................................. 32

Feature: Reflections of Early Bottle Collectingby Mary Ballentine ........................................................................ 32

FOHBC Honor Roll ........................................................................... 38

FOHBC Affiliated Clubs .................................................................... 44


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“2010 National Show Credits”

• Show Chairman Jamie Houdeshell

• Co-Show Chairman Joe Hardin

• Host Club Findlay Antique Bottle Club

• Registration Coordinator Patty Elwood

• Contracts & Table Reservations Cheri Houdeshell

• Educational Seminars Coordinator Jim Houdeshell

• Displays Coordinator John Bartley

• Banquet Hostess Patty Elwood

• Porter Crew Ohio Bottle Club

• Souvenir Program Content Editor Marianne Dow

• Souvenir Program Layout Editor Jesse Sailer

• Souvenir Program Printing Boyertown Publishing Co.

• Bottle Auction Coordinator Jamie Houdeshell

• Auctioneers Mike Grilliot & Red ______

• Bottle Auction Photographer Marianne Dow

• Show Website and PR Marianne Dow


WelcomeWelcome to the Willington, Ohio FOHBC National Show. The FOHBC,

along with the Findlay Bottle Club, appreciates your attendance and hope that you will enjoy the event.

Show Chairman Jamie Houdeshell and Co-Chairman Joe Hardin have worked hard to bring to you a complete and entertaining show. Events include displays, seminars and a banquet with Sheldon Baugh giving an entertaining talk on the Shaker Communities. Also during the banquet will be the presentations of various awards and the inductions into the Honor Roll of the FOHBC.

Sales tables at this show were a real bargain to attract as many dealers as possible. The auction is also a great deal for consignors because no fee is charged.

All in all, Jamie and Joe, along with members of the Findlay Club, put together a good show at a great location. Add an Item or two to your collection or visit with those you only see once in awhile and have a great time. And mark your calendars for June 24, 25 and 26, 2011, for the next National in Memphis, Tennessee and July 27, 28 and 29, 2012, for the EXPO in Reno, Nevada. Richard Siri,President , FOHBC

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2010 FOHBC WILMINGTON NATIONAL BOTTLE SHOW

• SCHEDULE OF EVENTS •

Friday, August 68:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon FOHB Board Meeting Hamilton 11:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. FOHBC General Membership Mtg. Hamilton 14:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Specialty Group Meeting To Be Announced by Groups4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Dealer Registration Sale of Early Admission Passes Roberts Centre Foyer 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Reception & Banquet Buffet Ballroom A7:00 p.m. - ? ? ? Awards & Guest Speaker Sheldon Baugh on Ohio Shakers Special Drawings for Prizes Ballroom A

Saturday, August 77:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Dealer Registration/Early Admission Sales Roberts Centre Foyer8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Display Exhibitor Setup Ballrooms B, C & D Pre-Setup/Dealer Unloading (Boxes under tables only — No sales) 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Seminars (schedule below) Conference Rooms12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. Show Rooms CLOSED To All Ballrooms B, C & D1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Dealer Admission Early Admission / Dealer Setup Ballrooms B, C & D5:00 p.m.- 7:00 a.m. Show Rooms CLOSED To All 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Auction Reception / Cash Bar Ballroom A6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Auction Preview Ballroom A7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. FOHBC Auction(Special Drawings for Prizes) Ballroom A

Sunday, August 77:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Dealer Setup & Early Admission Ballrooms B, C & D9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. General Admission (Dealers Stay Set Up Until 3pm) Ballrooms B, C & D3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Take Down Ballrooms B, C & D

SATURDAY SEMINARS

Saturday, August 78 a.m. Jerry McCann/When Fruit Jars Were Bottles Hamilton 1 Brad & Eva Booth/Adventures in Ohio Stoneware Franklin 19 a.m. John Wolff/Medicine Bottles Hamilton 2 John O’Dell/Are Bottles A Good Investment? Franklin 210 a.m. John Pastor/Pattern Molded Bottles & Flasks Hamilton 1 Ferdinand Meyer V/FOHBC Virtual Museum Project Franklin 111 a.m. Jeff Wichmann/State of the Bottle Hobby Franklin 2

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FOHBC Hall of Fame 1981 - Helen McKearin - In recognition for her outstanding literary achievements in the field if research and writing, resulting in the publication of comprehensive reference books and periodicals on the subject of American glass and bottles. She co-authored American Glass with her father, George S. McKearin. 1983 – Charles Gardner - Known as the “Father of Modern Day Bottle Collecting,” he was the link between past greats in the hobby such as Stephen Van Rensselaer and George and Helen McKearin. He was a master-collector for 45 years, stimulating the hobby’s growth to what it has become today: a vibrant collecting field filled with camaraderie and adventures. 1985 – Edmund R. & Jayne Blaske - Dedicated collectors and researchers in the field of historical flasks. Teachers of many young and new collectors, the Blaskes were popular banquet speakers, as well as active supporters of many local clubs, the FOHBC and the National Bottle Museum in Ballston Spa, N.Y. 1985 – John C. Tibbitts - Founder and 1st president of the first U.S. bottle club, the Antique Bottle Collectors Association of California. It eventually had a national membership of more than 250 persons representing 23 states and was the model for the formation of many others. He was the first to edit a club newsletter (called The Pontil). 1985 – Harry Hall White - A great bottle archaeologist, his excavations of glass houses and research of public libraries produced sound data that was used by authors such as Kenneth Wilson and George McKearin in writing books that enriched the knowledge of glass collectors. “Harry Hall White is the outstanding pioneer in this field of research and investigation,” McKearin wrote in American Glass, published in 1941. In November of 1926, White’s story on Early Pittsburgh Glass-Houses was featured in The Magazine Antiques, to which he was a frequent contributor for more than two decades. He was born in 1898 and died in Shelbyville, Ind., at the age of 46 in April 1944 and was buried in Cleveland, Ohio. 1987 – Paul L. Ballentine - A collector who became an authority on Midwestern glass, he was a noted author, speaker, collector, club founder, educator and friend. He will be remembered by members of a hobby that he promoted, preserved, advanced and loved.

1987 – Dr. Cecil Munsey, Ph.D - A bottle collecting pioneer noted for significant contributions to the organized hobby, not the least of which was his 1970 book, An Illustrated Guide to Collecting Bottles. He also authored The Illustrated Guide to the Collecting of Coca-Cola. He is a skilled researcher, writer and editor. 1988 – Bernard C. Puckhaber - He helped popularize the collecting of “Saratoga-type” mineral water bottles by writing and publishing a book, SARATOGAS (1977). He helped further the educational aims of the FOHBC and was instrumental in establishing the National Bottle Museum in Ballston Spa, N.Y. 1989 – George S. McKearin - His commitment to bottle collecting resulted in extensive research and development of two major books with daughter Helen – American Glass and Two Hundred Years of American Blown Glass. He spoke extensively throughout the US and Europe, and was consulted by major museums, collectors and auction houses. His unequaled early glass collection sold at auction in 1931-32, being dispersed into collections across the U.S. His figural (historical) flask identification chart remains the singular means of describing each specimen.


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1990 – Jean Matthews Garrison - She lived the FOHBC slogan: “The [FOHBC] strive to promote, foster and encourage all activities toward the betterment of bottle collecting.” She became national chairman of the FOHBC in 1980, and served as public relations chairman for 8 years. 1992 – Dr. George Herron - He became a member of the original bottle club (in Sacramento, Calif.) in 1965, and two years later, “Doc” and his wife Ruth, were among the original charter members of the Iowa Antique Bottleers established in 1967. He retained membership and leadership in that group and the hobby until his death. He began a regular column in Old Bottle Magazine called “Herron’s Hunches” in July of 1989. 1993 – Stephen “Peck” Markota - The FOHBC’s first honorary director, Peck and his wife Audie, dug, cleaned and collected bottles and researched, wrote and taught others about them. He helped to found the FOHBC. The Markotas published a book called Western Blobtop Sodas. 1993 – Verna L. Wagner - Her tireless efforts in organizing the first national bottle show – the 1976 EXPO in St. Louis – set a standard of excellence. She was an officer and ambassador, in person and in print, for her local club and the FOHBC. Guiding its growth, she made lots of friends, and loved every minute of it.

1994 – Harold G. “Hal” Wagner - His vision and chairmanship of the first national show gave lasting strength to the FOHBC and to the hobby. The Federation was not financially able to follow through on his suggestion to hold a national show in St. Louis during the nation’s bicentennial celebration in 1976. He volunteered to use his own money, to be reimbursed after show profits were collected. It was the crowning achievement in his three decades of local and national leadership. 1995 – Alice Creswick - She took up the formidable task of documenting fruit jars, authoring and updating The Red Book of Fruit Jars (among other publications) for a quarter of a century. She published 6 editions of the Collector’s Guide to Old Fruit Jars, more commonly known as the Red Book, bringing to light more than 3,000 varieties of fruit jars. 1995 – John C. Fountain - A bottle collecting pioneer, he operated the first bottle shop (in Sacramento, Calif.), was the first bottle wholesaler, wrote articles and co-authored 3 books about bottles. He also published the National Bottle Gazette, one of the first publications geared to the hobby. He always saw to it that a full page was available for FOHBC use – free of charge. 1996 – Carlyn Ring - Early collector and historian who amassed what was believed to be the most complete bitters collection, she wrote For Bitters Only, which became the primary reference of bitters bottle collecting. She later collaborated with California collector Bill Ham in publishing the massive Bitters Bottles book. 1997 – Doc Ford - Considered one of the chief ambassadors of the bottle hobby, for 30 years he traveled the country supporting shows and displaying his collections, making many friends in and for the hobby. 1997 – Richard “Dick” Watson - Author of the first major book on bitters collecting, Bitters Bottles (1965), setting a standard for all the bottle books that followed, and later published a supplement to the book (1968). His service to the Federation came at a time when leadership was greatly needed. He and his wife, Elma, amassed outstanding collections of bitters and Saratoga waters. He currently serves as the Federation historian and is a member of the board of directors. 1998 – Dr. Burton Spiller - Giving lectures and writing articles, putting on programs and sharing his vast knowledge, he has tirelessly worked to promote our hobby.


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1999 – Howard Dean - His literary contributions and work with the Federation, the National Bottle Museum and bottle clubs have made a lasting and enduring impact on the hobby. His activities continued even into his 90s. 2002 – John Eatwell - One of the giants of the hobby, he was the Federation’s first chairman (now called president), designed the organization’s first logo, and was the first to suggest the possibility of holding a national show. He was an active member of the Antique Bottle Collectors of Colorado since 1967, serving as its president. He was famous for his collection of Pike’s Peak flasks and co-authored (with David K. Clint III) the comprehensive and beautifully illustrated landmark book, Pike’s Peak Gold, in 2000. 2002 – Bob Ferraro - President of the Federation from 1977-79, he has been a collector since the mid-1950s. He co-authored (with first wife Pat) The Past in Glass (1963) and A Bottle Collector’s Book (1964). He continues to serve the federation (first vice president, 2008-10) while building collections of figural bitters, Eastern whiskeys and Nevada bottles. 2002 – Elma Watson - The perfect helpmate to husband and Hall of Famer Dick, she was an important leader in the Federation, serving as treasurer for many years. Co-chair of the 1994 National Show in Cherry Hill, N.J., she helped establish and arrange bottle exhibits at the Wheaton Museum and assisted with the establishment of the National Bottle Museum in Ballston Spa, N.Y. She was an important contributor to her husband’s books – Bitters Bottles (1965) and Supplement to Bitters Bottles (1968). 2003 – Norm & Junne Barnett - Early Federation members, the Barnetts specialized in fruit jars. In 1972, Norm joined Roger Emory of Hagerstown, Ind., to organize the Midwest Antique Fruit Jar and Bottle Club. Norm served as president for all but 10 years of its existence and was show chairman at the same time. Junne served as club newsletter editor for 30 years, retiring in 2006. She did the program books for the FOHBC 25th anniversary show in Cherry Hill, N.J. (1994) and Nashville, Tenn., Expo (1996). 2007 – Bill Ham - Avid bottle collector and author of numerous articles on historical glass, he collaborated with Carlyn Ring to produce the massive Bitters Bottles, as well as a supplement. He also contributed to the revised Whiskey Bottles of the Old West. He is always willing to share his vast knowledge and has given many talks on his favorite subject to various organizations. 2008 – Betty Zumwalt - She researched and co-wrote Spirits Bottles of the Old West with her first husband, Bill Wilson. They later published Western Bitters and 19th Century Medicine in Glass (1971). She was an active member of the first bottle club – the ABCA of California. She was instrumental, with Bill and Dick Hansen, in drawing up the first draft of the Federation bylaws. After parting with Bill, she researched and published Ketchup-Pickles-Sauces, 19th Century Food in Glass (1980). It is sure to become the standard for this division of bottle collecting. 2008 – Tom Caniff - Since 1995, he has authored The Label Space (complemented by the photographic skills of wife Deena) in Antique Bottle & Glass Collector. From 1999, he’s authored Fruit Jar Rambles in the same magazine. He entered the bottle collecting world in 1975, became active in Midwest collecting circles and served a term as president of the Jefferson County Antique Bottle Club in Steubenville, Ohio. He served a two-year term as co-editor of the Federation newsletter (1978-80), was the Northeast Region newsletter editor from 1981-83 and served as editor of the Federation’s annual newsletter contest in 1995. He was vice president and president of the national Jelly Jammers between 1990-93. He is the recognized authority on the various Flaccus family companies and their food-packing competitors along the Ohio River.


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2008 – Junior Carl Sturm - Completing his 19th straight year as a member of the FOHBC board of directors and his third term as president of the organization, Carl has freely given his time and himself for the betterment of the hobby and fellow collectors on a local and national scale. He became editor of The Federation Glassworks newsletter in 1988 and played a key role in the acquisition of Bottles & Extras, the magazine having been privately published by Scott Grandstaff and Kitty Roach, who gave it to the FOHBC as a gift. Carl’s favorites among his own collections are cures, half-pint pictorial flasks, black glass and tobacco tags. 2008 – Jim Hagenbuch - After an accidental start (through marble collecting) landed him into the bottle collecting hobby in the early 1970s, Jim Hagenbuch has become an authority on such diverse collectibles as pottery pigs and historical flasks. After the Firestone Tire and Rubber Plant at which he worked 14 years closed its doors, he became a full-time bottle dealer to earn a living for himself, his wife, Janice, and daughter Jessica. After Old Bottle Magazine and another publication went out of business in 1983, he decided to publish Antique Bottle & Glass Collector and the first issue came out in May 1984. It was an instant hit with collectors, and has become a forum for topics relating to bottles around the world.. In 1986, he started Glass Works Auctions, selling reasonably priced, high-quality, full-color catalogues so potential buyers could see what they were bidding on, at the same time giving collectors options to obtain bottles not often seen. His catalogues have become collectors’ items. 2009 – Johnnie Fletcher - A founder and several-times president of the Oklahoma Territory Bottle & Relic Club, Johnnie has served as editor of Oklahoma Territory News since the club was founded in 1987. In 1991, he published Oklahoma Drug Stores; in1994, he published the first edition of his Kansas Bottles 1854-1915; in 2006, he published the second edition of Oklahoma Bottles, and is working on a St. Joseph, Mo., bottle reference book. He won FOHBC awards for best newsletter and best story in 2003. He was nominated for inclusion on the Federation Honor Roll, but board members voted him Hall of Fame status instead because of his important contributions to the hobby.


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The Thrift Jar was patented in 1944 by Phillip B. Arnold of Cleveland, Ohio. The design was given the patent number D-128153. A product of Lamb Glass Company of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, Thrift Jars were produced in three sizes: pint, 12-ounce, and half-pint. and were marketed by Ohio Creamery Supply Company of Cleveland, Ohio. Thrift Jars were used mainly in Northeastern Ohio and by a few Western Pennsylvania dairies.

Bell Dairy green pyro 12-ounceFront: Bell Dairy, Norwalk, OhioBack: Cottage cheese at its best

Bell Dairy green pyro half-pintFront: Bell Dairy, picture of a bell, phone 278, Norwalk, OhioBack: Remember they need the best (with a picture of a baby holding a milk bottle on his shoulder).

Blue Ribbon Milk Company embossed pintFront: Embossed on the bottle is Blue Ribbon in script; beneath that is Milk Co.Back: BlankBottom: Cleveland, O. (embossed)

Chestnut Ridge Dairy orange pyro 12-ounceFront: Akron’s oldest independent

creamery, Chestnut Ridge DairyBack: Delicious and nourishing sour cream and cottage cheese

City Dairy orange pyro pintFront: City Dairy, a modern jar in keeping with a modern dairy, Wooster, OhioBack: Same as front.

Elm Farm Dairy green pyro pintFront: Elm Farm Milk with a barn scene. (Medina, the town name, is not listed on the bottle.)Back: Milk, cream, cottage cheese, buttermilk, butter, famous for flavor

Elm Farm Dairy green pyro half-pintFront: Elm Farm Milk with a barn scene. (Medina, the town name, is not listed on the bottle.)Back: Milk, cream, cottage cheese, buttermilk, butter, famous for flavor

Euclid Dairy orange pyro pintFront: Within a shield is Euclid Dairy Co. with a picture of a cow and a milk bottleBack: Euclid’s finest dairy

Fenn Dairy red pyro 12-ounceFront: Fenn Dairy (Kent, the name of the town, is not listed on the bottle.)Back: Picture of the Fenn Dairy building


OHIO ‘THRIFT’ JARSBy Joe Clevenger

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Harter’s Dairy and red pyro 12-ounceFront: Harter Bros., Belle Isle Farm, Independent Dairy (Akron, the name of the town, is not listed on the bottle.)Back: Enjoy Belle Isle sour cream and cottage cheese

Hol-Guerns Dairy red pyro 12-ounceFront: Hol-Guerns Dairy, a modern jar in keeping with a modern plant. A picture of the Hol-Guerns building. (Canton, the town name, is not listed on the bottle.)Back: Same as front.

Ideal Dairies green pyro 12-ounceFront: Ideal Dairies, Painesville, O.Back: Chock full of vitamins, with a picture of a cow.

Kysilkka Dairy green pyro pintFront: Kysilkka Daiy (Cleveland, town name, not listed on bottle.)Back on the heel: C.C.S.-E.

Lockie Lee Dairy black pyro pintFront: Lockie Lee Dairy Products, 310 Chester St., Painesville, OhioBack: Cottage Cheese

Mayflower Dairy embossed half-pintFront: Mayflower DairyBack: BlankBottom: Mayflower Dairy, Cleveland

C. E. Obrock Dairy green pyro pintFront: The C. E. Obrock Dairy Co. (Cleveland Heights, town name, not listed on bottle.)Back: Cottage cheese at its best

C. E. Obrock Dairy red pyro pintFront: The C. E. Obrock Dairy Co. (Cleveland Heights, town name, not listed on bottle.)Back: Cottage cheese at its best

Old Meadow orange pyro pintFront: Old Meadow, creamed cottage cheese, richer and creamier. (Cleveland, the town name, is not listed on the bottle.)Back: Kindly return this jar.

Old Meadow green pyro 12-ounceFront: Old Meadow, creamed cottage cheese, richer and creamier.(Cleveland, town name, is not listed on bottle.)Back: Kindly return this jar.

Otto’s embossed half-pintFront: Otto’sBack: BlankBottom: Otto’s, Sandusky, OhioProducers red pyro pintFront: Producers (Cleveland, town name, not on bottle.)Back: Producers Milk Co., the seal of quality

Reed Sunshine Dairy Company green pyro pintFront: Reed Sunshine Dairy Co. (with a picture of a barn scene), Painesville, Ohio. Pasteurized dairy products.Back: Cheese that is cheese (and a picture of a horse & milk wagon)

Reiter Dairy red pyro pintFront: Reiter’s (with Akron, O. in a banner)Back: Sour cream


Risher’s Dairy orange pyro pintFront: Risher’s Dairy, Warren O.Back: Creamed cottage cheese

Royal Crest orange pyro pintFront: Royal Crest Farm Dairy, Strongville, O.Back: Blank

Schneider-Bruce Dairy orange pyro pintFront: Schneider-Bruce Dairy Co. (Town name, Rocky River, not listed on bottle.)Back: Dairy products should be No. 1 on your food list.

Shaker Grove Dairy green pyro pintFront: Shaker Grove Dairy in script over a picture of a dairy maid that includes the address 3434 Lee Rd., Cleveland O.Back: Same as front.

Shaker Grove Dairy green pyro half-pintFront: Shaker Grove Dairy in script over a picture of a dairy maid which includes the address 3434 Lee Rd., Cleveland O.Back: Same as front.

Stow Dairy green pyro pintFront: Stow Dairy, Stow, OhioBack: Try our sour cream, cottage cheese. It’s delicious.

Strieter Brothers orange pyro pintFront: Strieter Bros. / a sunrise scene / ClevelandBack: Eggs, butter, cheese, at your door, anywhere.

Wikel’s Dairy black pyro 12-ounceFront: Wikel’s Dairy with a picture of the Wikel Dairy building. (The town name of Huron is not listed on the bottle.)Back: Wikel’s Famous Cottage Cheese


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HARBAUER & MARLEAU John W. Harbauer was born in

Maumee, Ohio, in 1865, but it was in Toledo that he first worked with the Leroux Cider & Vinegar Co. In 1902, he established a business on a small scale that was to grow into the successful Harbauer Company. The business was incorporated in 1904, with John W. Harbauer as president, a post he held until his death in 1917. Evidence indicates that he had a partner in this business, although details are fragmentary.

Photo #1 shows an approximately 11” tall, clear, ring-neck pickle jar with a label for “Elk’s Pride [with elk’s head] Sweet Gherkins Pickles” from Harbauer & Marleau, Toledo, Ohio. The Harbauer & Marleau firm was listed in

the 1907 THOMAS W H O L E S A L E GROCERY AND KINDRED TRADES REGISTER under Vinegar. The partnership must have lasted until at least July 21, 1910, when a drawing was made of a proposed Midwest Central Railroad, Toledo Division, side track for “Harbauer & Marleau Co.” at “Wagon Works Jct.”

The 4 7/8” tall, clear milk bottle

in photo #2 still carries a partial label for “Elk’s Pride (elk head) Brand Prepared Mustard…Packed By The Harbauer-Marleau Co. Toledo, O.”

By March 1915, however, a change had been made, and the company was listed in the MERCANTILE AGENCY REFERENCE BOOK simply as The Harbauer Co., manufacturer of Vinegar, Pickles, &c.

It must have been near this time that the company used the Ball-blue BALL PERFECTION pint in photo #3 (unfortunately, now with an incorrect glass lid and screw band). The jar is base embossed PAT. APR.10 1900 APR. 26. 1907. Its label reads, “Net Weight 17 Ozs. Harbauer Sweet Mixed Pickles…Made By The Harbauer Co., Toledo, Ohio,” all over a large H-in-a-circle in the label’s center. This jar’s use as a packer container may account for the fair number of BALL PERFECTION


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pints that are found, compared to other sizes. The BALL PERFECTION was dropped from Ball Brothers’ line in 1915.

Also, in the “Label Space,” April 1998, we featured an aqua half-pint –ATLAS- E-Z SEAL, with “ATLAS” E-Z SEAL TRADE MARK REG. base embossing, bearing a label for “E-Z Seal Sweet Mixed Pickles” from the Harbauer Company.

Following John W. Harbauer’s death in 1917, his son Arthur E. Harbauer took over as president and treasurer, while Moses Jacobs, long associated with the company, served as vice-president and secretary.

Although centered in Toledo, the Harbauer Company, which manufactured all kinds of tomato products, vinegars, pickles, and a large line of condiments, had numerous branches and employed from six to eight hundred people during the busy harvest season. In 1923 the book TOLEDO & LUCAS COUNTY, OHIO, Volume III, described the company as turning out “two hundred and forty thousand bottles per day, all packed and ready for shipping,” and this was only in their catsup line. There were said to be more than two thousand acres of tomatoes and fifteen hundred acres of cucumbers bought and used in their products annually.

Photo #4 shows one of the Harbauer Brand Catsup bottles, as pictured in an ad appearing in the GLASS CONTAINER in April 1928. The Harbauer Catsup, along with the Ritter Catsup next to it and four others were illustrated by the Crown Cork & Seal Company ad

for the Axa Crown. The Axa Crown was a metal crown-top closure, available in nine different sizes, and widely popular with the catsup packers.

The company continued into the 1940s. The Harbauer Co., at

Wall and Harleau (sic) Place, Toledo 10, Ohio, was listed in the 1945-46 FOOD PRODUCTS DIRECTORY, with Charles W. Wild, chairman of the board; W. S. Cooke, president; Sigman Sanger, secretary; and S. E. Eichman, treasurer and assistant secretary. Described as packers of tomato catsup, puree and juice; chili sauce, pickles, relish, and mustard, their listed brands were Harbauer, Harco, Elk’s Pride, and Menu, with products packed in glass, tin and wood.

This same listing was repeated in the 1947 edition, and from there on there’s no mention of Harbauer in any of our available sources. A short piece on the “Hunt Bros. Packing Co.” by John Fountain in the March 1975 BOTTLE NEWS stated that in 1946, Harbauer had became part of Hunt Foods, apparently closing the book on this 44 year old Toledo company.

OHIO BRAND HONEYPhoto #5 shows a 5” tall, clear,

Design Patent jar with a label space both front and back. The jar’s label reads, “Ohio Brand Honey U.S. Grade A ‘Fancy Clover Honey’ Net Wt. 8


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Oz. (with a O H A monogram) Ohio Honey Associat ion, Inc. Saint Paris, Ohio, U.S.A.”

The jar’s screw cap is lettered “Bees Make Honey Crystal Clear” twice around the skirt, and the top shows the

sphinx and two pyramids, telling us that “Honeybees were established on earth millions of years before man appeared…”

The base carries the letter O with HA in the center. For the Ohio Honey Association. (Photo #5 inset) Also on the base is found the Owens-Illinois Glass OI trademark, which first appeared on glass containers in the mid-1950s. The numeral 2 to the left of the OI trademark shows the jar to have been made at Owens-Illinois Glass Company’s Huntington, W. Va.

Plant. The zero on the right indicates that it was made in 1960 or in a later year ending in 0; the lack of a zip code in the address suggests 1960, as it was in 1962 that zip codes began to be phased in.

Little has been found about the Ohio Honey Association. The company was probably represented by a listing for “Ohio Brand Honey Pure Strained 2-lb. jar 53¢” that appeared in a Big Bear Super Market ad in the ZANESVILLE (Ohio) SIGNAL on Dec. 9, 1948. The March 27, 1950 UNION COUNTY JOURNAL, of Marysville, Ohio, mentioned in an article “souvenirs of miniature jars of honey from the Ohio Honey Association,” and GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE, January 1953, mentioned the “Ohio Honey Association Cooperative” as a Midwest marketing agency. Beyond that, nothing is known of the Ohio Honey Association. St. Paris is a small village of less than one square mile in Champaign County, in west-central Ohio, which had a population in 1953 of only 1,422.


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A Brief Look at Liquor and Spirits Bottle Shapes

by Bill Lindsey

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Liquor of all types - bourbon, rye, gin, scotch whisky, brandy, etc. - was bottled in a wide variety of bottle shapes and sizes ranging from small flasks that held a few ounces to demijohns and carboys that held gallons. As with many of the bottle type categories, liquor bottle diversity is staggering in depth and variety. The image to the left shows a grouping of liquor bottles that were manufactured over a one hundred year period (1820-1920), though just a tiny bit of the variety produced during that time span. Still, there are definitive trends in shapes that mark a bottle as very likely to have been used primarily or originally as a container for high alcohol spirits intended for internal consumption during a specific time range of popularity.


Alcohol was an important ingredient in many other products also, ranging from of course wine, champagne, beer, ale and porter to most patent and proprietary medicines, bitters, and tonics to even preserved (“brandied”) fruits. However, this section of the “Bottle Typing/Diagnostic Shapes” complex of pages just covers liquor bottles where the contained product was high in alcohol (20%+) and the intended use was not primarily medicinal - or at least the acknowledged medicinal utility was of secondary importance.

Liquor/spirits bottles were, as noted, bottled in a very wide array of different types or styles of bottles. Today some of the basic general shapes that originated in the 19th century are still in use, e.g., the “Dandy” flask and cylinder “fifth”, though of course produced with modern machines and (usually) utilizing more modern closures. Many or most other liquor bottle styles are not used today. Because of the immense diversity of shapes used over time, the Liquor/Spirits Bottle typing webpage is quite large. [These thumbnail photos just show a few examples.] As with all historic bottle types and shapes, there is a wide variation of subtle differences to be found within the various diagnostic shape classes.

Credits: Lindsey, Bill. Historic Glass Bottle Identification & Information Website - Bottle Dating Page. Online. 2010. Society for Historical Archaeology and Bureau of Land Management. Available: http://www.sha.org/bottle/dating.htm {6/26/10}


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One of the most prolific fruit jars ever produced in the history of the world is the lowly Ball jar. Historical figures show that from between Sept 1, 1894 until Dec 31, 1961 that 41,256,856 Gross jars had been produced by the Ball Glass Mfg Co. A staggering number to say the least and what this suggests is that Ball jars should be a readily available commodity and very easy to find. This makes collecting Ball Jars a somewhat easier venture for many people since more of these jars exist then probably any of the other Mfg’s combined. Yet, with all that glass out there to be found, it has become literally a colossal challenge to categorize, date and fully understand the minutia of variants produced by the Ball Glass Mfg Co. Plus, there is literally a sub-minutia of variances in the entire differing genre of Ball jars too to make matters even more convoluted.

Now, who hasn’t at one time or another, whether at a garage sale, antique store, Grandma’s basement or in some hole-in-the-wall come across a Ball jar whether a PERFECT MASON, IDEAL, SURE SEAL, IMPROVED, SPECIAL or one of

the myriad of other varieties of jars produced over the last century plus by the Ball

Glass Mfg Co. Incredibly though, many people have failed

to recognize the true importance these jars played in our nation’s history. And believe me when I tell you, Ball jars are a quintessential part of American History and as much so as apple pie or ice cream.

Imagine this, the Ball jar was at one time not so long ago actually, reviled by the vast majority of the Collecting world as worthless and a complete waste of time, money and energy. Yet, a small group of collectors just happened to see the beauty, value and future in collecting Ball jars and so much so that yes, amazingly despite all the odds and over many years; Ball jars have now blossomed into one of the most highly sought after collectables in the jar hobby today. Why is this so? Why the drastic change? Well, coming from a 31 year perspective in the hobby, I can say simply a few things; 1) there are many more collectors now then ever before vying for the few good jars known to exist or being discovered. 2) Most of

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the highly sought after truly historical jars are out of reach financially for the vast majority of collectors. 3) Most of the few prized Historical jars are already in someone else’s collection. 4) The few Historical jars still left intact and found are not readily available for the average collector to even consider purchasing. 5) With the advent of eBay the playing field has leveled somewhat but the ultimate overall cost still is a huge factor for the average collector because overall, eBay is not a bargain.

Now on the other hand, as we have already previously established, Ball jars are a readily available commodity. Plus, the wonderful character of the glass, the myriad of beautiful breath taking colors and hues, the varying closures types, myriad of embossing styles, re-worked and modified moulds ad infinitum make Ball jars a huge viable alternative to collecting other much more expensive jars. And yes there is without a doubt out of all those millions of jars produced many one-of-a-kinds, rare as well as very scarce Ball jars worth considerable amounts of money. Yet I personally consider some of the $1 jars in the collection to be just as pleasing and desirable as the expensive ones. The passion that truly drives a Ball Collector on is that around any corner is the possibility of a new discovery, a totally different and unknown variation, a possible piece of the puzzle solved or a really crude masterpiece...

I truly consider myself a very fortunate and lucky person that I just happened to be one of those few collectors who recognized long ago

the intrinsic value, beauty and history of Ball jars when they were objects of disdain or simply overlooked by so many others. I’m so grateful I had the foresight to collect Ball jars because despite the fact many of the good ones in my early years were financially and geographically out of reach, I still managed to acquire through knowledge, insight, persistence, patience and hard work, a very small but desirable collection.

But, what I have truly gained over the years besides the wonderful jars in my collection is something far more intrinsically valuable, namely the many great people who befriended me, taught me, reasoned and bantered with me, traded with me, sold jars to me and shared their lives with me. For that I am truly ever grateful. I can honestly say that collecting Ball Jars has been one of the most satisfying adventures in my entire life time and something I will never regret doing as long as I live and in which I will continue to the very end.

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For decades bitters have long been favored by bottle collectors. The bottles were meant to attract the eye of the customer, and as such came in a large variety of shapes. Perhaps the most common form was the iconic American log cabin.

Among the rarest and most valued is the American Life Bitters from Tiffin, Ohio and Omaha, Nebraska. The bottles are amber, nine inches tall, and three inches by three and a half inches wide.

The proprietor of this compound was Peter Ervin Iler. Iler grew up in Seneca County, Ohio in the 1850’s. There are several stories told of his youthful days, some that don’t quite mesh with others. Regardless, he began a business career in the 1860s. He drove a peddler’s wagon, eventually making enough money to establish himself in the liquor business.

There exists the possibility that he purchased the liquor stock of a local drug store. If so, it would go far to explain how he ended up with the bitters. Initial ads are from May, 1865 and declare it to be Golden Life Bitters. A month later the name was changed to American Life Bitters.

That Peter had high hopes for the bitters is expressed in the fanciful container in which it was sold. Simple bottles would have been far cheaper, but not as eye catching. Ads claimed it as a cure for stomach and bowels

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troubles, and when it was convenient, a cure for cholera. As for the contents, nothing is known about that, outside of the ever pervasive alcohol. Like all bitters, the addition of a few medicinals

would have legitimized the distillates as medicine.

Peter operated the town’s only distillery for a few months prior to running afoul of the tax assessor. He retained his liquor store, remaining in the retail business until a twist of fate changed his fortunes. He pay-rolled a large shipment of Kentucky bourbon. Due to a federal tax increase that took place during shipping, the value of the whiskey shot up by $36,000 by the time the train rolled into town. Needless to say Peter became instantly wealthy, and the envy of the town.

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to Omaha, Nebraska. Here he set up again as a liquor dealer, also contracting to handle a bonded warehouse.

His first location was at 233 Farnham. During these early years he proudly advertised his bitters. It may be that it didn’t catch on, as the rough and tough western crowd may have found little appeal in the largely mid-eastern oriented bottle. Regardless, the American Life Bitters fell to the wayside. Why this was is unknown for certain, especially when it is noted that the bitters was listed on the Iler and Company stationary as late as the 1890s.

Instead he began marketing a new one, Kennedy’s East India Bitters. Peter was rapidly branching out into several profitable ventures, and this was just one of them. Many Irishman were taking up life in the west, and Omaha was no exception. One of these gents was one Thomas Kennedy, recently of Cincinnati, Ohio where he was engaged in selling his East India Bitters.

Perhaps because it sounded more exotic, Peter adopted it as his mainstay. By 1874, shipments were making it to both coasts. That year, a half railcar shipment was headed to New York, the largest such delivery to that point in time.

Meanwhile, the American Life Bitters all but disappeared. As Mr. Iler’s main concern was with making money it likely didn’t generate enough revenue to maintain his support.

His main focus, outside of the liquor store, became the Willow Springs Distillery. In 1870, a few men pooled their assets to purchase the equipment

of the government foreclosed McCoy distillery. They soon established their own, setting the stage for a fascinating future for Omaha.

Partnered with William and Samuel Megeath (as well as others), Peter put himself fully into the distilling business. The company grew by leaps and

Two views of the bitters, this one from Omaha. The bottle is from the same mold as the Tiffin bottle. No known specimens have a pontil. No other bottle style is known.


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bounds, so that within ten years, ninety percent of Nebraska’s federal taxes were being paid by Willow Springs. Thus it should have come as no surprise during the labor riots in 1882 that troops were posted on the distillery grounds. The local newspaper remarked snidely about it, wondering if the government had an interest in the plant. Seeing as it was worth more, tax-wise, than the rest of the state combined, the answer was yes.

Not all was roses for Mr. Iler. In 1880 he was forced to relocate his liquor business. Fire, or as the Omaha Bee called it, a Drunken Demon, struck his store and warehouse. Needless to say, the alcohol fueled the early morning fire, destroying much of the block. His liquid assets quickly incinerated.

A new location needed to be found. 1112 Harney was the next location for Iler and Company. The “company” was Peter’s brother Joseph, an outgoing and fearless man. He followed Peter to Nebraska, as did a number of his kin. A little fire wasn’t going to stop them, not with a thirsty mass of humanity clamoring for their goods.

In no time at all, a new supply of wines and liquors arrived. These were supplemented by those being produced at the distillery. That too was a boon to the local farmers, whose grain often was burned as fuel due to the poor market for it. The distillery bought all it could, making it quite popular with the agrarians.

In fact, so much grain ran through the brewery that the catfish in the river grew large on the slops. To make better use of this waste, cattle were housed on

the property and fed the discharge from the stills. The process was eventually frowned upon by the local board of health, but it lasted for decades.

From its early beginnings the distillery grew to dominate the landscape of Omaha. With it too Peter Iler grew to exemplify what Omaha was. His presence was felt in every part of commerce and politics within the town. His influence spread in more directions than this little article can encompass. From land companies to national distillery conglomerates, his force was one to be respected.

And it all seemingly started with a quaint little bottle, filled with cheap alcohol and unknown herbs, sold on the banks of the Sandusky River in the little town of Tiffin. It was a humble origin, as befitted the man. He went on to greatness, while his bitters faded to obscurity. Is it not ironic that now his bitters is better known than he? Would it surprise him to know that his bottles now sell for thousands, when he sold them full for a single silver dollar.

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On behalf of Co-Show Chairmen Jamie Houdeshell, Joe Hardin, and the officers of the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors, we welcome you to Wilmington Ohio and the 2010 National Bottle Show & Sale. We trust you will find us warm, friendly, and willing to help you in every way.

Ohio is a state steeped in the History of Early American Glass manufacture. As America moved westward they came by way of the National Trail, Ohio & Muskingdum Rivers. Scores of settlers looking forward with renewed hope of a better life through a new beginning. They were folks just like you and me traveling the road of life, with dreams and great expectations. Among these sojourners were entrepreneurs, laborers, skilled craftsmen and business owners. Among the entrepreneurs were men involved in the manufacture of glass.

These glassmakers came from Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Virginia, New Jersey and other states. They soon sent out a call for workers to come, and they came. The parade started with blowers, gaffers, blockers, mold Makers, batch men, and basket weavers etc. They put down roots and helped to make Ohio what it is today. They erected glassworks at Zanesville, Cambridge, Moscow, Ravenna, Kent, Mantua, Putnam, Lancaster, Newark, Findlay, Tiffin, and Toledo.

They blew glass and they blew it splendidly, with great melodious color. The notes of their tune were Bottles, Table Ware, and Flasks. Magnificent Ten Diamond Flask, Ravenna Flask, Zanesville Swirls,

Mantua Flask, Decanters, Pans, Bitters, Calabash’s Medicines, Sodas, Beers, Demi Johns, Cologne, and Inks.

Here are but just a few great discoveries here in Ohio over the years.

Amber Harvey’s Prairie Bitters and American Life Bitters in yellow green at Tiffin, Ohio auction laying on a farm wagon. Henry C. Weavers Mexican Bitters at Caledonia, Ohio estate sale. Star Anchor Bitters Portsmouth, Ohio found at roadside flea market Jackson, Ohio. Paetzs Stomach Bitters Columbus, Ohio iron pontil found in Findlay Ohio attic, Magnificent plum colored Constitution Bitters found by farmer in N.E. Ohio after he had just plowed the field. (Mary Balentine Collection) Green Highlands Barrel Bitters dug by John (Digger) Odell SW Ohio. Two Wheeling Dark Green Scroll Flask dug at Bellaire, Ohio by Adam Koch, Bruce Disantis, and Gary Beatty. Green 10 Diamond Zanesville flask at Scott’s Antique Fair, Columbus, Ohio, Yellow Green Greely’s Barrel Bitters found by Tip Boyd at Wolfs Run, Ohio roadside flea market.

Red Amber 10 Diamond Zanesville flask found by some boys on the muddy track of a D-8 Dozer Dayton, Ohio. (Spangler Collection) S.S. Smith Whiskey Semi Cabin in sapphire blue Cincinnati picker. Andrew Jackson flask found in barn near Mantua, Ohio by Harry Hall White. Jackson flask dug by John Digger Odell, Cobalt blue open pontil J. Printz Soda dug in privy at Zanesville. Radiant yellow green E. Becker Brewing Beer found in basement of Elks Lodge. Cobalt Blue Canton Electric Fruit Jar yard sale. Cadiz, Dandy, Flaccus


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and Upper Sandusky fruit jars at farm auction. This author got in a hurry and ran a shovel through an E. Dexter Loveridge Wahoo Bitters at Chesterville, Ohio Ouch There are many more too numerous to mention.

You and I congregate today where the great Tribal Chiefs of Ohio once congregated. You are walking where Tecumseh, Blue Jacket, Little Turtle, Tarhe, Logan (Indian on the Nickel) once walked and made war. They congregated to hunt and to make war. We congregate to celebrate and enjoy the glass of our forefathers. We congregate to renew old friendships and share great stories about our hobby. We congregate to sell, trade, and buy these wonderful glass relics of yester-year. When we leave this area it will be a time of great fellowship forever embossed in our hearts. We will see glass Gems from all over America and around the world. We will eat too much, laugh much, spend too much but we will always treasure the time we congregated at Wilmington, Ohio. I leave you with this thought, “ A faithful friend is the Elixir of life, sip and savor all that you have. Gary”

Here is a list of ‘Bottle Collectors from Ohio’ that have contributed to our great hobby. Many are no longer with us.

Walter & Donna Anderson, Dan, Karen & Brian Arman, Rick & Bernie Baldwin, Paul & Mary Ballentine*, Rev.Gary & Betty Beatty, John & Margie Bartley, Jamie & Laurie Black, Robert & Shirley Black, Gary & Joann Blake, Ralph Bond, Wilbur Bowers, Ralph & Betty Bowman, Tip Boyd, R.J. Brown, Roy & Barbara Brown, James & Dianna Cady Tom & Deena Caniff*, Bob Christ, Jim Coffman, Carl Conklin, Jim Courtney, Alan & Elaine DeMaison, Kurt & Kyle Doles, Fred Donley, Marianne Dow, Walt Douglas, Jerome & Maryann Drabek, Bill & Wanda Dudley, Roger Durflinger, Don

Dzuro, Richard & Patty Elwood, Ray Farrell, Darl & Bernice Fifer, John Fifer, Louis & Amber Fifer, Cliff & Doris Ford, Doc & Lois Ford*, Bob & Sue Gilbert, Eve Gordon, Dave & Terri Grove, Ron Hands, Roger & Laurie Hardesty, Joe Hardin, Jerry Haymond, Jamie & Cherie Houdeshell, Dr. Jim & Mira Houdeshell, Lowell Innes, Gene & Elma Jenkins, Tim & Cheri Kearns, Bob & Doris Keefer, Ray Klingensmith, Jeff Klingler, Todd Knisely, Rhea Mansfield Knittle, Adam & Phyllis Koch, Mike Kolb, Ralph & Terry Kovel, Bill Koster, Ted & Hazel Krist, David Lehman, Jack& Nancy Lyons, Shirley MacDonald, Bill & Mary McKim, Paul & Barbara Mendik, Dave Merker, David Miller, Elvin & Sherry Moody, Roger Moody, John “Digger” Odell, Ed & Helen Oshaben, Dave Otto, Tom Porter, Walt & Kate Riffett, Kenneth & Rita Roat, Mike & Sharon Roberts, Gale Ross (Mike Roberts’ Body-Guard), Frank Salzwimmer, Jim & Loretta Salzwimmer, Linda& Bob Samples, Mac Schmm, Bob & Ann Sekerak, Doug & Liz Shutler, Park Smith, Robert & Diane Smith, Phillip & Kathryn Soehnlen, Jack & Paula Sullivan, Bob Villamagna, Al Vignon, George Walker, Harry Hall White*, Dr. John & Mary Wolf, Donald & Betsy Yates. -- Two Famous Celebrity Bottle Collectors from Ohio: Paul Lind collected Mt. Vernon Bottles and Jonathan Winters collected Springfield Bottles. -- Past & Present Federation Officers: Rick Baldwin Midwest Regional Director, Gary Beatty Treasurer, Midwest Regional Director & 2nd Vice President, Alan DeMaison Midwest Regional Director & present Treasurer, Ron Hands Midwest Regional Director, Doc Ford Midwest Regional Director, National Show Chairman Jamie Houdeshell and present Midwest regional Director, Adam Koch Conventions Director (* denotes Federation Bottle Hall of Fame)


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After returning from the Mansfield Bottle Club Show, I was thinking how bottle collecting had changed over the years. Now there are at least five mail order catalogs that are doing quite well. There’s also the Internet and Ebay which sells all kinds of items. The catalog promoters take a lot of tables at the shows. They have a sample of items from their next sale and, of course, are soliciting consigners. They have a lot of good glass and literature promoting their catalogs. In many ways I miss the early days of Bottle Collecting and the many people we came to know who became our friends. I would like to dedicate this article to my late husband, Paul Ballentine who died in 1987. He loved his family and friends, teaching kids, history and glass collecting, especially Midwest. A special thanks to John and Margie Bartley for “enabling” me to continue collecting after Paul’s death. Thanks also to O.B.C. for their help over the years.

In the early bottle collecting years there were regular antique shows and flea markets, but no bottle shows in Ohio. You could see an Indian Queen on Saturday night and come back on Sunday night and buy it. Most bottles were under the table in boxes because they weren’t considered good enough to be on the table. Years later, they were on the table, and you’d better grab

that “Queen” when you first saw it. There were few if any books on bottles and no bottle clubs in Ohio. Vacations were planned around cities where other collectors lived. Bottle collectors in those days were known mainly through mail order lists. However, one thing that can’t be replaced is meeting the people in the hobby and gaining friendships that last for years. Now I am “too old” to walk around a big flea market or antique show, but I still have many wonderful memories of an earlier time. I have enjoyed meeting many special people over the years. Some are no longer with us, but I still have my memories.

Back in the early days, a small town in southern Ohio held a gun show monthly at their large fairgrounds. This city had an unusual name known as Washington Court House. The largest building on the


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fairgrounds was where the gun show was held. Most of the dealers were set up inside this main building, which had restrooms and a nice lunch area with seating arrangements. Strange characters would be seen walking around with guns on their shoulders. There was also a large oval track for harness racing. A few vendors began setting up their tables with a few bottles or items they had been digging. Eventually, a small group of bottle collectors began to frequent the tables on the outside. One group of enterprising bottle collectors would arrive on Friday afternoons and set up their tables in the cattle barn. When the gates closed, the atmosphere of the fairgrounds changed, and some men who had left their wives at home had a good poker game up in one of the barns, that lasted way into the night. The show “officially” opened very early on Saturday, and again on Sunday. Since Paul and I were both teachers we would leave school as soon as we could, pick up our two daughters, and head for Washington Court House. We would try to cover the fairgrounds to see what was being displayed before it got dark and the gates closed. The next day we would be up very early to get back to Washington Court House to see what new dealers had brought to sell. Our family would spend one Saturday and sometimes Sunday getting up early and going to Washington Court House.

Some of our competitors were Sheriff Walt Reffitt and his wife Kate,

Roger Durflinger, Meredith Brothers, Vic Peachy, Mac Schum, John Vernado, Jack Lyons, Carl Conklin, Jim Coffman, Jim and Wanda Carter, Bill and Wanda Dudley, Dr.George Walker, and sometimes Ken Roat and his wife Dudie. Andy Marshall a collector and dealer in milk bottles still sets up to this day at various other shows. A fellow teacher, Larry Henschen, could cover a fairground quicker than anyone I have ever seen. If we had overslept and got there late, we would often see Larry carrying packages to his car, as we were just getting there. Today, he would probably use a skateboard!

Down by the creek, a huge tent was in place. The tent had two sections which consisted of nice antiques and books. The owner was Neil Wood, who owned L & W books, a business dealing in antique books. Sometimes one side had a few bottles, if you got there first. It was a friendly spot to get out of the sun, rain, or whatever else the weather delivered. Neil was a friendly guy from Gas City, Indiana. He would later sponsor the first Big Bottle and Advertising show at the Indy Fairgrounds, long before the Midwest Fruit Jar Club was formed. His show was usually in February, which is a very cold time of the year in the Midwest. One time it was so frigid, Neil and his son had to go to the motel and charge all the dealers’ car batteries so they could get to the fairgrounds to get set up. He also started a bottle magazine in 1971 called The Bottle Trader.


The outside area grew so large that people began to use walkie talkies and families would separate to cover the grounds quicker. Some families even sent their older kids out looking. Competition was fierce! Paul and I would usually go separate directions where I took the checkbook and he would take the money. Paul used to find something that he knew I would like, but he wouldn’t buy it then, because he wanted me to find it. Of course, many times the item would have been sold by the time I got there. I was not “very happy” with him for not buying it when he first saw it.

Collectors from the South and West came east to check out Washington Court House for its treasures. Jim Cope, Paul VanVactor, Desert John Bloomquist, Bill Kerr and Alberta, and their friends the Lemmons always liked to check out Washington Court House if they were in the area. It became a place to meet your friends. Paul once thought about wearing a disguise to cover the grounds faster, and then have time afterwards to talk with friends. Over the years, competition from another Ohio flea market, lured people away from Washington Court House. This caused it to eventually lose some of its popularity, due to the larger show occurring on the same dates.

Here are a few of my favorite memories of Washington Court House:

Desert John Bloomquist calling Washington Court House Washington “Post Office”, because he couldn’t

remember “Courthouse” The Mebanes had transmission

problems in W.C. They arrived at our house in a brand new luxury car they had purchased in Washington Court House because they didn’t want to be delayed on their trip.

Seeing a blue wax sealer being sold to Larry Henschen while Bill Dudley, who had seen it first, looked on in misery because he did not have enough money on hand to buy it.

What looked like a dice game with a crowd of men kneeling over a blanket on the ground, was really Bob Bennett selling some of his best jars. He was pricing them as he put them down on the blanket and everyone was grabbing for them. It looked like a scene from “Guys and Dolls”.

One my favorite buys was from Don Crammer, on a late Friday night. It was an “end of day” milk glass pig marked “good old bourbon in a hog”. Paul never liked pigs, but I always did. We left to do a show afterwards in St. Louis, MO. When we got to Terre Haute, IN, I told Paul I was keeping it and had taken it out of our sales box before we left home, and it was too late to go back and get it.

Once walking to our car to go home, we met some friends and starting talking. It was late in the day, and I happened to see a dealer unpacking stock from the back of his truck. I casually walked up and asked him how much for a bottle I spotted. Everyone was still busy talking. It was an unmarked Bitters with crossed guns on the bottle, Civil


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War era. I still have it, and have only heard of two others.

On a late Friday night Paul had bought a small decorated stoneware canner in one of the barns. The woman wanted cash only. When Paul took it outside in the light, Bill Dudley walked up, took a knife, and flicked off some letters. The canner was plain and that was why the woman would only take cash. We were ripped off because the woman disappeared! I still have it as an example of buying something too quickly.

I would like to mention a number of people that Paul and I have met over the years as we collected glass.

Sadly some of those friends are no longer with us, but should be remembered for what they did for the hobby.

David ArmanChris BatdorfEd and Jayne BlaskeJoyce and Lynn BlakeJohn and Marge BloomquistGene BlasiRalph BondGlenn BrendelGlennie BurkettGeorge CareyJim and Wanda CarterJim CoffmanJim CopeWilliam CovillDon CunninghamDaryl and Berniece FiferJohn and Florence FountainCliff FordLois Ford

Harry FreyJeff GallowayClyde and Delores GarberCharles and Nina GardnerClark GarrettJean GarrisonBob and Sue GilbertJohn GuttenbergElizabeth HeathmanGene HeiseyAlex and Caroline KerrBill and Alberta KerrMarion McCandless Bob and Beka MebanePaul MendikJoe MillerChalk NetherlandBill PalmerFrank and Fran PetersVic PeachyLou RoachGail RossVivian and Bill SmithJim and Sue SpencerCarl and Joy SturmSam TaylorBob TarltonArt and Jewel UmbergerJohn VernadoCharles VuonoGeorge WalkerElma WatsonHal and Vern WagnerOtha WearinErnie WebberBob WeissMaude WilkersonNeil WoodBonnie YarboroughFelix York


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FOHBC Honor Roll

On July 25, 1986, Dr. Cecil Munsey, of Poway, Calif., sent a memo to Marilyn Schmieding, FOHBC Western Region representative, that the FOHBC “seriously consider establishing an ‘HONOR ROLL’ of people who have contributed significantly to bottle collecting. The Honor Roll would not replace the Hall of Fame, the greatest honor the hobby can bestow, but only supplement it.” The FOHBC Board of Directors adopted the idea and it was put into place the following year. In 1987, the following were nominated by The Ohio Bottle Club, Gary Beatty, President. Research was conducted by Paul Ballentine, Springfield, Ohio, and Gary Beatty, Galion, Ohio. “The Reward of True Excellence is to Obtain Honor.” The list was updated with capsule comments on each honoree (when available) by Southern Region editor Bill Baab during 2008-2010, with help from Mary Ballentine, Sheldon Baugh, Ralph Finch, Norm Heckler, Cecil Munsey, Richard Siri, Dick Watson, Ralph Van Brocklin, Bruce Silva and Garth Ziegenhagen. George S. McKearin - Co-author (with daughter Helen) of American Glass, noted authority on early American glass in general, not just bottles.

Malcolm Watkins and Lura Woodside Watkins - Enjoyed an extensive career at the Smithsonian Institution, was curator of several collections including ceramics and glass. He was a pioneer in the field of historic archaeology. Lura, his mother, was a pioneer in the study of American cultural history, and collected extensively at New England’s unexplored pottery kiln sites. She later donated her collection to the Smithsonian. She was the author of Cambridge Glass, 1818-1888, The Story of the New England Glass Company. Stephen Van Rensselaer - One of the earliest individuals to collect and study early bottles (1920s). His Early American Bottles and Flasks was published in 1926. It was revised in 1929. His research for the time was nearly impeccable, since he was able to interview “former glassblowers, their wives, relatives and others who were familiar with local history and tradition.” The book was reprinted in 1969. Otha Wearin - A Congressman during the early Franklin Delano Roosevelt administration, he became an authority on figural bottles. He authored a book called Statues That Pour. James Gabel - an early collector. Ezra Feinberg - an early collector. Edgar F. Hoffman - Hailing from Maplewood, N.J., Edgar was a collector in the 1930s-50s who specialized in historical flasks, although he collected others such as bitters, sodas and figurals, according to his early 1950s correspondence with prominent Alabama collector Doy McCall. Hoffman became an expert on early glass and sold some to prominent collectors such as Charles B. Gardner of New London, Conn.


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James H. Thompson - Author of Bitters Bottles (1947), the first specialty bottle book. He cites George McKearin, Sam Laidacker and Charles B. Gardner among the list of contributors to the book, which describes 500 bitters, as well as “amusing lore of the Bitters Era.” Neil C. Gest - A flask collector, researcher, writer, contributor to The Magazine Antiques. He was from Mechanicsberg, Ohio, and well-known for collecting rare Midwestern glass. He co-wrote (with Parke G. Smith) a feature story on glassmakers Johann Baltazar Kramer and his son, George, in the March 1939 issue of The Magazine Antiques. The Kramers were associated with the Stiegel factory and those of Frederick County, Maryland, particularly Amelung, and with the New Geneva and Greensboro works. Gest also wrote the foreword to the Parke-Bernet auction catalog describing the early American glass collection of William W. Wood III of Piqua, Ohio, in 1942. Frederick W. Hunter - Collector and archaeologist of the Harry Hall White type. Lowell Innes - One of the country’s foremost experts and museum consultants on 19th century American glassmaking. As the leading authority on Pittsburgh glass, he wrote many articles and lectured widely on the subject. He was responsible for the first public exhibitions of Pittsburgh glass in the early 1940s. Author of the book, Pittsburgh Glass 1797-1891. He died in 1985. Rhea Mansfield Knittle - A prolific author and early authority (1920s) on glass, silver and pewter. She was one of the founders of and contributors to The Magazine Antiques from its inception in 1923. One of her books was Early American Glass. Maude Wilkerson - A contributor to Old Bottle Magazine for many years, she owned a “Mom and Pop” motel and operated a bottle museum in Camdenton, Mo. Guests at her motel could enter the museum in an adjacent building for free. Bottles were displayed in cases around a room and many early bottle collectors went out of their way during the 1960s-70s to see what she had. She and Honor Roll honoree Otha Wearin were good friends and made many bottle trades over the years. After she died, some 1,900 items were moved to Skinner’s auction gallery in Bolton, Mass., and an auction was held there in 1976. Numerous glass candy containers were among the items sold. Edwin Atlee Barber - An author who recognized the importance of early ceramics. Among his books was one about lead-glazed pottery written in the 1930s. He also authored one on early American bottles. He also authored American Glassware Old and New, published in 1900. It can now be read on books.google.com. Ruth Webb Lee - Authored books on antique fakes and reproductions, Victorian glass patterns, Sandwich glass and early American Pressed Glass, most published in the 1930s-40s. George Horace Lorimer - As an early editor of The Saturday Evening Post, he published (on Oct. 16, 1929) Edwin Lefevre’s story, “Why I Collect Empty Bottles”. Lorimer started


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collecting during the early 1920s, mostly great historical flasks and diamond-daisy types. His collection was donated to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and is always partially on display. His philosophy on money was reflected in a quote published by investment firm Charles Schwab in the fall of 2009: “It’s good to have money and the things money can buy, but it’s good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure you haven’t lost the things that money can’t buy.” Charles Baugh - With his wife, Roxy, of Menton, Ohio, pieced together a collection of early American glass that ranked at the top in rarity, condition, perfection of form and workmanship. The Baughs also made a thorough study of the fields in which they were interested. Crawford Wettlaufer - An authority on early American glass and never hesitated to share his knowledge and collection, which contained many rarities, with other collectors. Dale Kuhn - An Ohio pharmacist who had amassed a wonderful collection of glass that eventually was sold by Garth’s auction house near Delaware, Ohio. The sale gave modern collectors an opportunity to buy treasured items that previously had not been available. There were no bottle shows during his era and the only recourse collectors had was to buy from some of the many lists sent through the mails, or advertised in the antique journals. Earl Seigfreid - an early collector. Parke G. Smith - Collector and authority on early American flasks. He authored bottle-related stories in The Magazine Antiques (See Neil C. Gest) and other publications during the 1930s and 1940s. Edwin LeFevre - An early collector of bottles, his main claim to fame came when he authored a story, “Why I Collect Empty Bottles,” in the Saturday Evening Post of Oct. 16, 1929. Charles McMurray - A well-known antiques dealer in Dayton, Ohio. He wrote articles for local newspapers and in 1927 published a small black handbook on bottles, using items from his own collection for the photos. In 1970, a Connecticut bookseller sent out a list of bottle books for sale. On the list was a small black handbook the bookseller said was authored by Charles B. Gardner and himself. Turned out that Gardner had only priced the bottles in the book, which was nearly identical in every way to McMurray’s 1927 book. Sam Laidacker - Operated an antiques shop in Bristol, Pa., and was considered an authority on antique bottles. Author of two excellent books on blue China dishes, and published a small magazine or paper on antiques in general. He relocated to Bloomsburg, Pa., in the late 1960s and continued to deal from a large mansion and carriage house. His father was collecting flasks and Kentucky rifles in the early 1900s. His brother, John, had 1,000 historical flasks to sell in the mid-1960s. Sam’s son, Jack, became an authority on guns and military medals and an author on the subject. Sam also did cataloguing for many


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of the prominent auction houses across the country. He helped FOHBC Hall of Famers Dick and Elma Watson develop an expertise in antique bottles and sold them many that became the foundation for their extensive collection. 1991 - Dr. Julian Harrison Toulouse - Studied glass containers for more than 30 years. He was chief engineer and manager of quality control and operations research and later consultant to the Owens-Illinois Glass Company. He was chief of the glass container section of the War Production Board during World War II. He was the author of Fruit Jars: A Collector’s Manual, in 1969 and Bottle Makers and Their Marks in 1971.

1992 - Ron Fowler - Born in 1947 and is retired from the SAFECO Insurance Co. He became interested in bottles and their histories while serving as manager of the Triple R Ranch in Olympia, Wash. He discovered the ranch’s dump and excavated it over a period of several years. The bottles he uncovered he did research on. He maintains a worldwide correspondence with fellow bottle collectors. He was a monthly columnist for Old Bottle Magazine from 1983 to 1986. The author of six books on bottle collecting, he received FOHBC awards for research and editing. He established the Hutchinson Bottle Collectors’ Association in 2007 and continues compiling data while documenting the existence of more than 15,000 Hutchinson bottles. 1993 - Lew and Lois Roach - From the original group of pioneer western collectors from Sacramento, Calif. They put together a marvelous collection of label-under-glass back bar whiskeys, and Lew became the authority on that variety. Lew designed, printed and hand-colored the first multi-colored show poster in 1968 for the Golden Gate Historical Bottle Society Inc. The show was held in Alameda, Calif., May 25-26. After the show, the poster was presented to FOHBC Hall of Famer Dr. Cecil Munsey, one of the poster’s admirers. 1995 - Judge Edward S. MacKenzie - Began collecting by accident in 1959 during recuperation from a heart condition. His physician had ordered him to take walks and the judge found a few old bottles en route and became curious about them. Inspired by his wife, Romie, he and she eventually put together one of the finest general bottle collections in the world in their Brooksville, Fla., home. The collection had eventually grown to more than 7,000 items. The first of a series of auctions was conducted by Norm Heckler Sr., on Oct. 7, 1994. “This collection coming on the market carries the same weight, is similar in importance, as the glass collections of Charles Gardner, Edmund Blaske and even Paul Richards,” Heckler noted. MacKenzie died in 1994. Kenneth M. Wilson - An early collector, book author and distinguished glass expert. He was the director of collections and preservation at Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum. He teamed with the famous Helen McKearin to write American Bottles & Flasks and Their Ancestry (1978), an update of George S. and Helen McKearin’s 1941 classic American Glass. Wilson also authored New England Glass and Glassmaking on his own. 2000 - Sam Taylor - A pharmacist and member of the St. Louis Bottle Club. He had one of the best collections of pharmaceutical items in the U.S. He transformed his basement


into an early drug store atmosphere, displaying his great collection. Supported by his wife, Eloise, he shared his enthusiasm by inviting numerous collectors who happened to be in the area into their home and shared their hospitality and tremendous knowledge. It was like stepping into an early drug store of the past if you were lucky enough to be invited. The Taylors, who had no children, frequently attended the Mansfield, Ohio Bottle Show and stationed themselves near the front entrance. They were easily identified by their traveling companion, “Edith,” a full-blooded English bulldog of massive proportions, who spent most of her time sleeping behind their tables. When the dog passed away, she was mourned by all the collectors who had come to know her. 2001 - Robert Eugene (Bob) Barnett - Born in Kootenai, Idaho on August 27, 1921 and was bitten by the bottle bug later in life than most, becoming active in the hobby about 1970. He specifically liked Western whiskies. He enjoyed what he called “a revolving collection,” buying and selling large numbers of bottles, most of which never stayed on his shelves more than a month or two. During the early 1970s, Bob and his wife, June, became permanent fixtures at just about every show west of the Rockies, He also began to mail monthly lists of western whiskies to an ever-growing number of collectors. His reputation for honesty, integrity and fairness was legendary. In 1979, Bob parlayed his vast knowledge into publishing his first book, Pacific Coast Whiskey Bottles. He published Western Liquor Bottles in 1987 and Western Whiskey Bottles in 1992 and 1997. He died June 4, 2007 in Lakeview, Oregon. John Thomas - A collector, researcher and historian whose efforts contributed very significantly to the understanding of Western whiskey bottles as well as bottle collecting in general. He is perhaps best known among collectors for his research and publishing of Whiskey Bottles of the Old West (1969). His next book was Picnics, Coffins, Shoo-Flies (1974). He also authored Whiskey Bottles and Liquor Containers from the State of Washington and Whiskey Bottles and Liquor Containers from the State of Oregon (1998). His longtime hobby was the collecting of Western whiskey bottles, shot glasses and related advertising. He was a significant factor in creating a broad interest in the history and collecting of these bottles through his contributions to the hobby. He died in 2000. 2003 - Neal and Mary Jane Ferguson - Early collectors from Nashville, Tenn., in 1965 they founded the Middle Tennessee Antique Bottle Club. They were life members of the FOHBC. Quiet and unassuming, Neal was a driving force in the antique bottle hobby in Tennessee and an acknowledged expert on Nashville bottles. His special interests included Nashville sodas and he conducted extensive research into the Diehl and Lord, Ottenville and McCormack companies. He wrote many articles for his club newsletter as well as for the Federation. Mary Jane was a constant help to her husband and was involved in all aspects of the Federation and the hobby with him. She was Southern Region editor of the Federation until ill health forced her to retire during the 1990s. 2003 - Willy Van den Bossche - A serious collector of European antique bottles for more than 30 years. Since 1971, the native of Belgium worked as a patent examiner in the field of glass technology at the European Patent Office. He lives in Holland. In 2001, he authored Antique Glass Bottles, Their History and Evolution (1500-1850), capping 12

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years of research and development. His library contains most of the significant American literature devoted to antique bottles. 2005 - Frank Sternad - A graduate of the University of California and its School of Pharmacy. He has worked as a pharmacist for Walgreen’s for nearly 40 years. He is a historian who has studied and written about medicine for a number of publications, including those that specialize in collecting antique bottles. He has consulted with many collectors and is known for his vast knowledge of patent and proprietary medicine histories. 2008 - Katie Foglesong - Charter member and sparkplug of the Iowa Antique Bottleers. Also an early secretary of the FOHBC. Privately published an entertaining little book, Trials and Trails of a Bottle Collector. 2008 - Steve Ketcham - Began collecting antique bottles, advertising and stoneware in 1967 while still in high school. While attending the University of Minnesota, he began digging for bottles along the Mississippi River banks near the campus. He became charter member #11 of the North Star Historical Bottle Association in 1970, and a couple of years later joined Minnesota’s First Antique Bottle Club. He began attending regional meetings of the FOHBC in 1973, later serving as assistant chairman and then chairman of the Midwest Region. He established the Federation’s writers’ contest and served as chairman for several years. He was Federation president from 1982-84 and served on the board from 1982-98. A prolific writer, Steve contributes articles to Bottles & Extras and Antique Bottle & Glass Collector. 2010 - Scott Grandstaff and Kitty Roach - Their contributions to the bottle collecting hobby commenced in 1988 when the magazine Bottles & Extras took form on the kitchen table of their home in Happy Camp, California. With the help and support of FOHBC Hall-of-Famer Dr. Cecil Munsey, of Poway, California, they published their first edition in 1989. In 1995, when the publication had grown too big for both of them, they decided to turn over the magazine and subscribers list to the FOHBC at no charge. Bottles & Extras today has become the Federation’s most tangible asset. 2010 - Jeff Wichmann - A native Californian, he has been a collector of antique bottles for more than 40 years. In 1990, he established Pacific Glass Auctions, changing the name in 2001 to American Bottle Auctions. His was the first bottle auction house to provide full-color glossy catalogs sent to collectors at no charge. Other innovations that benefitted collectors included launching the first online antique bottle auction. He publishes www.americanbottle.com, a website loaded with news and features of interest to collectors. His bottle photography is considered by many to be the best in the business. In 1999, he published The Best of the West – Antique Western Bitters Bottles, considered one of the top resources for researchers. (FOHBC NOTE: There are a few nominees about whom little is known. Anyone knowing their backgrounds is encouraged to get in touch with the Southern Region editor at [email protected]).

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49er Historical Bottle Association Attn: Steve Abbott2077 Promontory Point LnGold River, CA [email protected]

American Collectors of Infant Feeders Attn: Don LaFont, President331 Edenwood NorthJackson, TN 38301731-668-5974

Antique Bottle Collectors of Colorado, Inc. Attn: Rick Sinner, PresidentPO Box 1895Englewood, CO [email protected]

Apple Valley Bottle Collectors Club, Inc. Attn: Richard Venskoske2038 Chestnut Grove RdWinchester, VA [email protected]

Baltimore Antique Bottle Club, Inc. Attn: John Toft, PresidentPO Box 36061Baltimore, MD 21286410-296-7991

Berkeley Antique Bottle & Collectibles Club Attn: Libby KilgallenPO Drawer 429Moncks Corner, SC [email protected]

Capital Region Antique Bottle & Insulator Club, Inc. Attn: John Savasitio, Treasurer19 Forest AveCohoes, NY [email protected]

Deland M-T Bottle Collectors Club Attn: Brian Hoblick, PresidentPO Box 2015DeLeon Springs, FL [email protected]

Empire State Bottle Collectors Association Attn: Dave Tuxill202 Macon StNedrow, NY [email protected]

Findlay Antique Bottle Club Attn: Richard Elwood, PresidentPO Box 1329Findlay, OH [email protected]/home.html

Genesee Valley Bottle Collectors Association Attn: John DeVolder166 Haley RdOntario, NY [email protected]

Greater Buffalo Bottle Collector’s Association Attn: Peter Jablonski, President46 Court StLancaster, NY [email protected]://gbbca.bfn.org

Historical Bottle Diggers of Virginia Attn: Gene Driver, Treasurer172 McKinley DrBroadway, VA [email protected]

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Horse Creek Bottle Club Attn: Geneva GreenePO Box 566Langley, SC 29834803-593-2271

Hudson Valley Bottle Club Attn: Art Church411 Hillside Lake RdWappingers Falls, NY 12590845-221-4259

Huron Valley Bottle & Insulator Club Attn: Michele Kotlarski2475 W Walton BlvdWaterford, MI 48329248-420-8650 [email protected]/Club/hvibc

Iowa Antique Bottleers Attn: Mark Wiseman3505 Sheridan AveDes Moines, IA 50310515-255-2620

Jelly Jammers Attn: Phyllis Pahlmann219 Cedar DrChapin, IL [email protected]

Jersey Shore Bottle Club Attn: Dave TripetPO Box 995Toms River, NJ 08754732-244-5171

Kalamazoo Antique Bottle Club Attn: Charles H. Parker Jr., President607 Crocket Ave.Portage, MI 49024269-329-0853 [email protected]

Kansas Territory Bottle & Postcard Club Attn: Mike McJunkin, President42 SunflowerHutchinson, KS [email protected]

Little Rhody Bottle Club Attn: William Rose784 King StRaynham, MA [email protected]

Little Rock Bottle Club Attn: Ed Tardy16201 Hwy 300Roland, AR 72135

Los Angeles Historical Bottle Club Attn: Dar Furda/Ken Lawler6677 Oak Forest Dr.Oak Park, CA [email protected]@roadrunner.comwww.lahbc.org

Merrimack Valley ABC Attn: Jim George8 Walmsley CirMilford, NH [email protected]://choyt48.home.comcast.net/~choyt48/mvbc.htm

Midwest Antique Fruit Jar & Bottle Club Attn: Dave Rittenhouse1008 S 900 WFarmland, IN [email protected]

Minnesota First Antique Bottle Club Attn: Steve Ketcham, PresidentPO Box 24114Edina, MN 55424952-920-4205

Mohawk Valley Antique Bottle Club Attn: Jim BerryPO Box 4483Utica, NY 13504518-568-5683


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Montana Bottle Collectors Association Attn: Ray Thompson, PresidentPO Box 5301Helena, MT 59604406-273-7780

New Jersey Antique Bottle Club Attn: Joe Butewicz24 Charles St.South River, NJ 08882732-236-9945www.newjerseyantiquebottleclub.com

New Mexico Historical Bottle Society Attn: Greg Hoglin, President209 N 5th StBelen, NM 87002505-864-6634

North Star Historical Bottle Association Attn: Doug Shilson3308 32nd Ave SMinneapolis, MN [email protected]

Northwestern Bottle Collectors Association Attn: Frank Ritz, TreasurerPO Box 1312Healdsburg, CA [email protected]

Ohio Bottle Club Attn: Terry Crislip11161 Whitewood Dr.Newbury, OH [email protected]

Oklahoma Territory Bottle & Relic Club Attn: Johnnie Fletcher1300 S. Blue Haven Dr.Mustang, OK [email protected]

Oregon Bottle Collectors Association Attn: Bill Bogynska1762 Sunset Ave.West Linn, OR [email protected]

Pennsylvania Bottle Collectors Association Attn: Donald Hartman251 Eastland Ave.York, PA [email protected]

Phoenix Antiques, Bottles, & Collectibles Club Attn: Brent VanDeman7878 E Gainey Ranch Rd #55Scottsdale, AZ 85258480-661-0439robrich5683@hotmail.comwww.phoenixantiquesclub.org

Piedmont Antique Bottle and Pottery Club Attn: Jimmy WoodPO Box 808Denver, NC [email protected]/piedmont/

Pittsburgh Antique Bottle Club Attn: Bob Decroo694 Fayette City Rd.Fayette City, PA [email protected]

Raleigh Bottle Club Attn: Dave Tingen9412 Greenfield DrRaleigh, NC [email protected]

Reno Antique Bottle Club Attn: Marty Hall, PresidentPO Box 1061Verdi, NV [email protected]


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Richmond Area Bottle Collectors Association Attn: Bruce Wadford, President362 Dobbins RdBlackstone, VA [email protected]://home.comcast.net/~edandlucy1/RABCA.html

San Diego Antique Bottle & Collectibles Club Attn: Ken Gallo2320 Hyacinth RdAlpine, CA [email protected]

San Jose Antique Bottle Collectors Club Attn: Kathie Craig, President1037 Hazelwood AveCampbell, CA [email protected]://members.tripod.com/~WaipahuHaole1/sjabca.html

South Carolina Bottle Club Attn: Marty Vollmer1091 Daralynn DrLexington, SC [email protected]

Southeast Bottle Club Attn: Reggie Lynch, PresidentPO Box 2286Forest, VA 24551704-221-6489www.antiquebottles.com/Southeast

Staten Island History Hunters Metal Detecting Club Attn: John Marchese, PresidentPO Box 141131Staten Island, NY [email protected]

Suncoast Antique Bottle Collectors Inc Attn: George Dueben12451 94th Ave NSeminole, FL [email protected]://mysite.verizon.net/reszwvzh/

Tennessee Valley Traders & Collectors Attn: Chris Edwards, Treasurer821 Hiwassee St.Newport, TN [email protected]

The State of Franklin Antique Bottle & Collectible Association Attn: Geff Moore, President728 Fairway Dr.Elizabethton, TN 37643423-833-3129www.sfabca.com

Tri-State Bottle Collectors & Diggers Club, Inc Attn: John Patterson20 Boston PlNew Castle, DE [email protected]://sites.google.com/site/winroc

Tulsa Antiques and Bottle Club Attn: Richard Carr4 Gawf PlaceMuskogee, OK [email protected]

Washington Bottle Collectors Association Attn: Warren Lhotka905 24th Ave. SSeattle, WA 98144206-329-8412

West Michigan Antique Bottle Club Attn: Elmer Ogg1591 Hendrick RdMuskegan, MI [email protected]


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