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Fruit Jar Auction Closes Tomorrow (2-09-12) #antiques #bottles #vintage

noreply@blogger.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:30:00 +0000

Check out all the fruit jars on North American Glass Auctions.

Get your

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there, too.

Bottle Collecting in the News: Vernor's Ginger Ale #antiques #bottles

noreply@blogger.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:15:00 +0000

Vernor's Ginger Ale - 'deliciously different' collectibles

Written by FRANK DeFRANK, The Macomb Daily (Mount Clemens)

This self-framed, embossed tin sign for Vernor's Ginger Ale measures 54 1/2 inches by 18 inches. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Rich Penn Auctions.

TROY, Mich. –

It started innocently enough for Keith Wunderlich.

"I've always been interested in Detroit history and Detroit products," said Wunderlich, who does double duty as superintendent of New Haven Community Schools and an administrator in the neighboring L'Anse Creuse district.

"Faygo, Better Made, Stroh's, Hudson's … about 30 years ago, I began picking up little bits and pieces of Detroit."

Wunderlich's collection was modest; until one day he made a discovery while rummaging through the garage of his parents' home.

"I stumbled across an old box of Vernor's (Ginger Ale) bottles," he said. "All of a sudden I had more Vernor's stuff than anything else. I decided to just concentrate on Vernor's."

In the ensuing three decades, Wunderlich's collection grew.

And grew.

Today, hundreds of bottles, signs, clocks and countless other memorabilia are mounted or displayed in virtually every nook and cranny in the basement of his Troy home.

The collection is both testament to Wunderlich's passion and a shrine to Vernor's, the historic Detroit company and the unique product it produces.

Wunderlich will tell you how Detroit pharmacist James Vernor developed, almost by accident, the secret formula that would become Vernor's Ginger Ale.

According to Wunderlich, and the company, Vernor left a batch of his syrup in an oak barrel for four years when he was called to join the Civil War. When he returned, he discovered the syrup's taste had improved with the aging. Vernor's Ginger Ale was born, and for decades the company advertised the drink as barrel-aged for four years.

While the story's accuracy has been questioned, the success of the soft drink company is well-documented. For well over a century, Vernor's and Detroit were practically synonymous. Wunderlich has memorabilia to back up the claim.

"Anything that says, 'Detroit's Drink' is really rare," he said.

Among his favorite items:

– A soda dispenser that dates to about 1910;

– A 2-foot tall Vernor's gnome that was part of a factory tour of the bottling plant in the 1920s;

– A James Vernor business card that reads, "pharmacist and florist;"

– Countless signs, clocks and other items bearing the Vernor's logo.

The collection even includes a couple of coin-operated (10 cents) soft drink cooler/dispensers that still function.

"It eats up about $25 a month in electricity so they're not turned on very often," he said.

Wunderlich's wife, Mary, indulges her husband's passion, provided he sticks to one unbreakable rule. The collection is restricted to the basement.

"It can't be on the main floor," she said.

Mary concedes the family—the Wunderlichs are parents of four children—are used to the Vernor's shrine, but when visitors see it for the first time, they are impressed.

"To see their reaction is really fun," she said.

Several years ago, three descendants of James Vernor heard about the collection and paid a visit.

"They wanted everything," Wunderlich said.

Wunderlich said he can't put a monetary value on his collection. Not that it matters. He has no plans to sell any of it.

"The money isn't (as important) as the history," he said.

Washington Portrait Flask - Heckler Auction

noreply@blogger.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:52:00 +0000

Thanks to Ferdinand Meyer for keeping us informed on rare flasks and bitters bottles on his Peachridge Glass website. He just posted about this auction, and some of the top bids. Wonder what the final hammer prices will be? I'm sure he'll let you know!

http://www.peachridgeglass.com/2012/02/three-killer-historical-portrait-flasks-close-at-heckler-last-night/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-killer-historical-portrait-flasks-close-at-heckler-last-night

Three (3) killer Historical Portrait Flasks closed last evening at Session III of The Thomas McCandless Collection auction. Call backs are now. Look at the prices for these three top shelf specimens.

Lot: 183 Washington – Classical Bust Portrait Flask, Bridgeton Glass Works, Bridgeton, New Jersey, 1840-1860. Yellow with a topaz tone, sheared mouth – pontil scar, quart. GI-25 Unlisted and extremely rare beautiful color, strong embossing. An exceptional example. Ex Pardoe collection. Estimate: $10,000 – $20,000 Minimum bid: $5,000 Current Bid: $45,000

Lot: 183 Washington - Classical Bust Portrait Flask - Heckler

Candlish Bottle Works, East Durham U.K.

noreply@blogger.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:19:00 +0000

I keep an eye out for bottle related vintage postcards, and so this one came into view. Not a particularly attractive image, and not even a U.S. glassworks, but it intrigued me nonetheless.

Thanks to the internet, research this Bottle Works was a snap. I found all I needed to know on the EAST DURHAM SEAHAM BOTTLE WORKS website. Convenient, no?

The factory was actually called Candlish Bottle Works, and the town of East Durham grew up around it. John Candlish opened his bottleworks in 1853 and absorbed the nearby Fenwick's Bottleworks in 1856. When he died in 1874 his factory consisted of seven bottlehouses. The Candlish Bottleworks (1853 - 1921 ) demolished by 1950.

Here are a few pix. You can see more pix on their website.

During demolition.

During better days.

A wonderful parade display.

Bottles in the sample room.

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''JAR~B~Q'' ... or ... ''Meat in Muncie''

noreply@blogger.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:25:00 +0000

Summer Muncie 2012 FRUIT JAR GET TOGETHER - MUNCIE, INDIANA

Connecticut Artist David Schorr's Paintings of Apothecary #Bottles #Antiques

noreply@blogger.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:56:00 +0000

Wouldn't you love to see more of these paintings of antique bottles with creative labels? A bottle of Old Flames; Essence of Lazy Afternoons; Elixir of Secret Confessions. If you're near Wesleyan U. in CT, go check out this exhibit.

From their website:

Schorr to Exhibit Apothecary Bottle Paintings at Davison Art Center

Jan. 23, 2012 by David Low

Old Flames - Handle with Care (2010) by David Schorr.

The most recent work by Professor of Art David Schorr will be shown in February and March 2012 in the exhibition APOTHECARY (storehouse) at Davison Art Center. The show features more than 75 paintings of antique apothecary bottles that have been meticulously executed by Schorr in gouache and silverpoint on luxurious, colored Fabriano Roma papers.
A 160-page full-color catalog accompanies the exhibition.
The bottles in these paintings float curiously in space, a mysterious, bright light glistening on their curves and bevels, sometimes shimmering through but not revealing their contents. Some of the objects seem empty. The bottles are meant to contain not chemicals and unguents but stuff such as Bad Intentions, Furtive Glances, Old Flames, Lazy Afternoons, Sweet Love Remembered and Sleepless Nights. Just as their original models bear labels in Latin or pharmaceutical terms only partially understood, these painted labels are often in foreign languages: French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Yiddish and others.

Deep Dark Secrets (2010).

The English labels often have poetic sources. Two are labeled Rough Magic and Present Mirth. In an insightful essay by Professor of English Emerita Phyllis Rose in the accompanying catalog, she identifies Shakespeare's The Tempest and Twelfth Night as the sources of these two phrases, while she explains Schorr's concept and process with startling clarity. Other words on the labels remain obscure, tantalizing and teasing the viewer.
In the exhibition catalog, Professor Schorr offers the following statement about the works: "For a problem that had been plaguing me, a wise ophthalmologist suggested I try artificial tears. In gratitude I made him a drawing of an apothecary bottle I had salvaged from my father's medical office, changing the Latin of the original label to the Latin for 'artificial tears.' I became interested in drawing more of these bottles and started to collect them on eBay. Because I had long wanted a place to put away cherished values or to hide shameful thoughts, I discovered to my delight that the Greek word ΑΠΟΘΗΚΗ, from which our word 'apothecary' derives, means storehouse. This project followed."

Lazy Afternoon (2011).

Regarding the installation at Wesleyan, Schorr also says that the hundreds of Wesleyan alumni who took his Drawing I class will remember a homework assignment involving cylindrical bottles or cans and their labels. The exhibition will continue on to the Mary Ryan Gallery in New York City in the spring.

Collecting #Antiques #Bottles Made Easy by Collectors Weekly

noreply@blogger.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:44:00 +0000

Collector's Weekly, the informative reference and ebay listings-tracker site has a super BOTTLES section, with articles and resource links, and best of all, it's a one-stop place to see the MOST WATCHED bottles on ebay, so you don't miss any. They also give you the recent CLOSED prices. All on one page, w/thumbnail pix, and links to the items. It will save you hours of ebay surfing. And it's FREE! Here's the link CW BOTTLES Overview . It's a great site. Be sure to bookmark it, and check out all of their bottle collecting categories - milks, jars, bitters, and so many more.

Exhibit of Breweriana, Whiskey, #Bottles at Wisconsin #Antiques Show

noreply@blogger.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:37:00 +0000

Just in from the Antique Trader's blog --

Antique saloon exhibit appearing at Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Association show

A special educational feature at the Feb. 3-5 show is an 1890s Milwaukee saloon exhibition of a Milwaukee-area collection.

Info on the show's website: http://www.wisconsinantiquesdealers.com/discount_coupon

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And for antique saloon lovers - check out the Occidental Saloon in Wyoming -- http://www.occidentalwyoming.com/saloon.html

The Occidental Saloon

In the rip-roaring days of early Wyoming, the saloon at the Occidental Hotel was famous far and wide. In the barroom, the lawful and the lawless played faro and poker ... flirted with pretty ladies ... drank copious quantities of powerful spirits ... and occasionally shot up the place. One visitor in the early days called the Occidental Saloon "a regular gambling hell," where high-stakes poker games sometimes continued for days.

*The Occidental Saloon is a SMOKE-FREE Establishment.*


1908 Today In 1908, the original rough barroom was replaced with one of the most elegant saloons in Wyoming. An imposing back bar with stained glass accents was installed, along with an intricately embossed tin ceiling, and impressive period decorations everywhere. All of this has been preserved and restored, for you to admire today as you enjoy a soda pop ... or something stronger. When you sidle up to the 25-foot bar, you will be standing in the exact spot where cowboys, sheriffs, desperados and cattle barons gathered. You may almost hear them arguing and making deals. In your imagination, you might even hear shots ring out - and if you look around you and up at the ceiling, you can still count 23 original bullet holes!

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A little of this, a little of that -- you never know what you'll find on the FinBotClub's blog! Y'all come back now!

Attn. Bottle Clubs: Share Videos of Your Meetings Online #antiques #bottles

noreply@blogger.com (Marianne Dow) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:49:00 +0000

Baltimore Bottle Club's video clip of their meeting - great idea! Something all of us bottle clubs should be doing (Now why didn't I think of it?!)

See more of their bottle videos here: BaltimoreBottleClub's Channel - YouTube

Here's the Findlay Club Videos on our YOU TUBE Channel

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Muncie Fruit Jar Show - Another Voice Heard

noreply@blogger.com (Marianne Dow) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:27:00 +0000

Read Joe Coulson's January 2012 Muncie Fruit Jar Show Report for another view of that JAR-TASTIC event!
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Bottle Collecting in the News: BBR Auction Owner Writes Ink Well Book #antiques #bottles

noreply@blogger.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:01:00 +0000

Pictured is Alan Blakman who specialises in selling bootle at BBR Auctions,Elsecar Heritage Centre

IT was while on a teenage date that Alan Blakeman discovered something which has been a pleasure and obsession ever since.

It was an antique bottle.

"We were walking around this lake, all romantic," says the 62-year-old. "I saw this piece of half-buried glass and, for some reason, I dug it up.
"It was a broken bottle neck with a marble in. I'd never seen anything like it but when I took it home my dad said it was an old pop bottle – the marble was to attract children. I thought it was so beautiful I immediately wanted to find an undamaged one. I was so hooked, the next day I went to the town dump with my spade."

Today, Alan has dozens of such 'codd bottles' and, as one of the world's foremost experts on glassware and pottery, has bought and sold thousands more.

His business BBR (British Bottle Review) Auctions – based in Elsecar Heritage Centre near Barnsley – is one of the UK's leading auction houses for antique bottles, pots, ink wells, clay pipes and medicine jars.

And this year Alan will cement his reputation by releasing his 12th – and far most ambitious – book on the subject: the somewhat specialist A World Encyclopedia Of Ink Wells.

Read the rest of the interview here: http://www.thestar.co.uk/community/the-diary/one_man_bottle_bank_1_4146478

He sure looks happy with his antique bottles, doesn't he?!

Club Meetings, Membership Info and Dues Payment

noreply@blogger.com (Marianne Dow) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:24:00 +0000

Do you collect bottles?
Do you wish you had more friends who "speak" bottles?
Well, then, join a bottle club!

Join our club -- the Findlay Antique Bottle Club!!

The Findlay Bottle Club is a non-profit organization, dedicated to promoting the antique bottle collecting hobby. We put on an annual bottle show each October. We promote and support other bottle shows and bottle clubs at our show, and when we are out at other shows, and also in our FREE email newsletters.

Please consider support the Findlay Bottle Club by joining. Annual dues are $12.00. Payment by check, or via Paypal. Thank You!

Meetings are held the 2nd Sunday of each month at the University of Findlay (Ohio).
We meet in the ENDLY ROOM in the Student Union Building which is on the corner of Frazer and Cory (map and directions below).
The meeting starts at 7pm, but we get together a little earlier to visit.
After the business portion of the meeting, the real FUN begins! We have our "SHOW-N-TELL" session, with everyone bringing their latest finds, or items they have questions about.
Membership is open to all.
Annual dues are only $12.00 for individuals or families.
Send your dues check to: Findlay Antique Bottle Club / PO Box 1329 / Findlay, Ohio 45839

We invite you to come visit with us, and see what you are missing!

Here are the directions & map to the meeting room:

I-75 to Findlay -- exit 159
Go east on US224, then south on Main St.
Campus runs along the west side of Main St.
Turn west on FRAZER St (you'll see the Theology building on the corner of Frazer and Main).
Turn into the parking lot on the north side of the street. That is the lot for the library and the Student Union building. Enter the STUDENT UNION building door that is nearest the gazebo. Our meeting room, the ENDLY ROOM is just inside that door, to your right.

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In the News: Lebanon PA Milk Bottle Collecting #Bottles #Antiques

noreply@blogger.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:43:00 +0000

John Eisenhauer holds one of the more unusual items in his milk bottle collection, a 10-quart bottle from a Philadelphia-area dairy. (Les Stewart / Lebanon Daily News)

Lebanon PA - milk bottle collector profiled - read the interview here: http://www.ldnews.com/lebanonnews/ci_19748894

John Eisenhauer s collection includes unusual milk bottles, such as the cream-top bottle, center, from the C.E. Grimes Dairy in Fredericksburg, and memorabilia like the toy Wengert s Dairy truck. (Les Stewart / Lebanon Daily News)

Sing Along Now: Dues Be Due - Be Doo...

noreply@blogger.com (Marianne Dow) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:44:00 +0000

It's that time of year.

Findlay Bottle Club Membership Dues Are Due

Please show your support of the Findlay Bottle Club and Show by joining. Annual dues are just $12.00. You may pay by check, or via Paypal. Thank You!
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Our snail-mail address is: Findlay Antique Bottle Club / PO Box 1329 / Findlay, Ohio 45839

Be sure to email me @ finbotclub@gmail.com with your name and email address so you can receive our FREE e-newsletters.

Meetings are held on the 2nd Sunday of each month, at the Findlay University, @ 7pm. Go to the "Meetings and Membership Info" page for directions and map.

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More Muncie January 2012 Pix - Bruce Schank's Display of Colorful BALL Fruit Jars

noreply@blogger.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:01:00 +0000

Bruce Schank writes:

"I also did a jar display at the Sunday Show appropriately titled "Jar Bling." It was a Smash Hit with everyone and I came away with the Dealers Choice Award and Peoples Choice Ribbon. Many Thanks to all those who voted for me and I'm very appreciative of those Awards. I did my best to show what is really out there in the world of colored Ball jars.

"This photo was taken with my cell phone. The 6th jar from the left (qt, olive-amber 234) was the score at Muncie and incredibly the the solid pour to the left of Black Bart was the incredible trade item that came my way!

"Just so everyone understands what they are in fact looking at; the 1st (5) five pint jars on the left in the photo are 4 Liners. Ball Improved MasonsPatent 1858. The left most solid pour is also a 4 Liner. All of the other jars and the right most solid pour are all 234's."

Bruce also sent in this nostalgic photo of him at his sales table at the at the Oakland NJ bottle show on 11/8/87.

"All I can say is, man I actually had hair once :) By the way, I was President of the north Jersey antique bottle collectors association at that time."

80 Salesman's Sample Ball Fruit Jars in Custom Display Case

noreply@blogger.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:47:00 +0000

Thanks to Marilyn Miller for sharing this auction with us at Muncie (Jan. 2012). It really got us going, taking bets on what the hammer price would be, and discussing auction psychology. John Raver was lowest @ $80, and Phil Smith came closest with a $1500 guess. The majority of us figured in the $400-500 range.

Best guess is this was a custom-made display case, as the story goes that when the seller acquired the jars, they were filled with seeds (?). So -- could have been used for a seed salesman, or a science class/4H project display, or ______? The seller had to remove the wood slats that keep the little jars in place to empty and clean all 80 jars.

Our man-on-the-spot John Bartley was there at the auction (which was in West Liberty, Ohio), and reports that the case sold to "family", hence the $3,000 price. Did the family member have a piece of the pie? Who knows. But at least it is unlikely that these 80 jars will hit the open market. That said, I'd suggest selling yours now just in case.

2012 January Muncie Fruit Jar Show Photo Album

noreply@blogger.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:19:00 +0000

WOW -- Another JAR~TASTIC event! We had the best weather, and the best jars, and the best group of people! If you weren't there, we missed you!

A huge THANK YOU shout-out goes to The Signature Inn's Manager, Jeff Bryan, who made us feel even more welcomed and catered to than ever before -- he rocks! From the WELCOME banner to plenty of complimentary coffee and sodas in the upstairs jar/hospitality room to donating Signature Inn jars to the auction to a new special heavy-duty cart... well done, Jeff! And thank-you to all of your friendly hard-working staff!

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<>Here's a bunch of snapshots I took at the hotel to try to give you an idea of what ROOM HOPPING is like. Most of the shots are over-exposed since we had amazing gorgeous SUNNY weather, and everyone had their curtains wide open to let in that natural light. I was shooting from the hall doorways into the brightly lit rooms to show you how everyone is able to relax and visit and still have room to set up lots of jars for selling, trading, displaying. Room hopping is a unique experience, where you actually have time to get to know your fellow collectors. If the door's open, just walk on in!

I didn't get pix of everyone -- we had approx. 60 rooms, and at least 100 attendees. If I missed you, or forget a name, please forgive me. Click the pix to enlarge.

The ageless Junne Barnett.

Bill Burgess and Bob DuLong

Mike Jordan (here's his ATLAS jars show display - http://www.fruitjar.org/Exhbts112/d6.html)

Sometimes jar go-withs can be very interesting. Here's a 1974 towel with a colorful antique ad printed on it.

Dave Eiffler and Don Burkett

Dan Corker and Bo Trimble

Jon and Joy Vander Schouw had a lot of jars in their room.

Jon Black

Gary Moore had jars, including a couple things that tempted me: a Warner's wood box, and a Royal Peanutene sample jar.

Ron Ashby and Dick Watson

(l-r) Carla Franks, Jeff Harper, Tom Sproat, Richard Franks -- the Franks had a ton of Ball jar go-withs.

Here's the Midwest Fruit Jar Club's president and show chairman, Dave Rittenhouse.

Jonah Mertz manning the room while Dad (Steve) was out shopping.

As you can tell, the rooms are plenty comfy and spacious, with little fridges and microwaves, and big tvs. Pretty sweet way to sell jars, eh?! Room-hopping, visiting and shopping went on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Super weather kept everyone in good spirits, and allowed us to walk out to the local food joints for dinner. Then back for the ''floating cocktail party''.

We had the upstairs hospitality room, too, where Jerry McCann camped out to schmooze and visit with everyone. He worked hard helping to sell jars for Greg Spurgeon who had his ''Bargain Cave'' jars up there. And Jerry is selling his new book, the updated, expanded and improved Dick Roller Standard Fruit Jar Reference (available here).

Dick Bere, Angela Spurgeon, Jerry McCann

Jerry w/ Margaret Shaw, of the JELLY JAMMERS club (new website: http://www.jellyjammers.com/. The JJ's held their club meeting Saturday morning. Then the Midwest club served a lovely complimentary lunch. There was a long line of happy hungry folks!

(top l-r) Jeff Harper, Russ and Heidi Crupe, Mike Rutledge

(bottom) Mary and Jeff Harper; Pete Peterson

After lunch it was time for the Midwest Club's meeting. Everyone's invited, and the room was packed. We even had an overflow gallery. Everyone introduced themselves, and some shared treasures they had found since last time, and introduced their items into the auction line-up. The fun auction immediately followed the meeting. Then there was lots more visiting, room hopping, dinner groups, until bedtime. Then up early on Sunday morning and off to the show.

Meeting pix:

(l-r) Phil Smith, Dick Bere, Dick Cole, Dave Rittenhouse

Dick Cole told the story of the Penley Product Line of jars that never reached market.

See his show display here - http://www.fruitjar.org/Exhbts112/d8.html

Gary Moore showing a midget pint (from his Sunday show display - pix here ).

Mason Bright

Greg Spurgeon

Chuck Erb

Tom Canniff

Jeff Harper showed an unusual Olympic Mascot jar from his show display of Special Run Ball Jars from El Monte in California.- pix here: http://www.fruitjar.org/Exhbts112/d5.html

Steve Mertz showing his heart-breaking shard of an unknown-in-amber DALBEY'S.

Russ and Heidi Crupe with their massively heavy printing stone with a vintage Ball jars advertisement.

Tom Sproat sharing a very old jar, along with some very new "Kentucky Stemware" that his students made to put in the auction to fund their science programs for young children.

Jeff Klingler shows his Joel Haines embossing variation that was only one known until his turned up.

Bill Burgess

Phil Smith and Bruce Schank

Bruce Schank's show display included a print of his JAR BLING poem, which he wrote and recited at the Saturday meeting. Display pix here: http://www.fruitjar.org/Exhbts112/d1.html

That's all the pix I snapped. It was such a whirlwind of activity, I know I barely covered it. If anyone wants to email their pix to me, I will gladly post them -- finbotclub@gmail.com

Tom and Jean Harbron shared their photos on the Midwest Club's website:

People shopping at the Sunday show: http://www.fruitjar.org/Exhbts112/
People @ the Saturday Show'n'Tell session: http://www.fruitjar.org/Exhbts112/fj.html
Bruce Schank and Tom Sproats award-winning displays @ the Sunday show -- Congrats, guys! http://www.fruitjar.org/Exhbts112/fj.html
Slide show of all the displays: http://www.fruitjar.org/Exhbts112/d1.html

Thanks again to the Midwest Club for organizing another fun jar event. Check out their website here: http://www.fruitjar.org/

Stay tuned for more Muncie Show talk over on the Ball Jar Collector's website: http://balljarcollectorscommunitycenter.yuku.com/topic/4205/2012-Muncie-January-Show

Read my 2011 January Muncie show report - http://finbotclub.blogspot.com/2011/01/jar-tastic-jars-uary-jar-show-winter.html

GET READY FOR THE JULY 2012 JAR-B-Q!!!!

The Summer Muncie Fruit Jar event is going to be so much fun. 4 solid days of room hopping and activities -- talks, theme groups, partying, and yummy BBQ cooked up by our favorite chef, Bob Rhineberger. Mark your calendars now - Thursday July 12 thru Saturday July 14, 2012. Or. if you're really a hardcore jar-nut like some folks I know, come on Wednesday and stay thru Sunday!

For your JULY HOTEL ROOMS at the bargain SHOW RATE, contact Mgr. Jeff Bryan @ Signature Inn -- 765-284-4200 -- 3400 N Chadam Ln Muncie IN (hotel website)

For more info about the summer JAR-B-Q, contact:

Jerry McCann -- fjar@aol.com -- 773-777-0443
Marianne Dow -- finbotclub@gmail.com -- 419-455-1112

I'll post more details about the Summer Jar-B-Q soon. We're looking for volunteers to give a talk or moderate a group or play bartender -- anyone interested?
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#Vintage Advertising Auctions Have Bottle Go-Withs, Too

noreply@blogger.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:10:00 +0000

You can find some great bottles, and bottle-related go-withs, if you check out advertising auctions. Here are just a few items from ShowTime Auctions latest offering, that bottle collectors might want:

Extremely Rare Schlitz Beer Tin Sign. Entitled, "The World is Mine". This is the only one we have ever seen. 2 very small scratches at bo...

Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 1,000.00

http://bid.showtimeauctions.com/Extremely-Rare-Schlitz-Beer-Tin-Sign_i11734982

178Glass Flask with Label Under Glass Label

"U.S." Embossed Glass Flask with Label Under Glass Label. "Time To Take A Drink." Compliments Frank Sheffield, Frederick, MD. No...

Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 250.00 - 500.00

188Lot of 3 Enameled Barber Bottles

187Lot of 3 Cranberry Barber Bottles

186Lot of 3 Amethyst Barber Bottles

160Lash's Bitters Reverse Glass Sign

159Rex Bitters Reverse Glass Sign

196Celluloid Match Safe for Tadcaster Ale

Winter, 2012
Absentee Auction

Bidding by Internet, Fax or Phone

Ends at 6:00 p.m. (ET)

January 28th 2012

You can order a catalog by calling
(734) 676-9703
or you can Bid Online at:

www.bid.showtimeauctions.com

Collecting #Vintage POSTCARDS as #Antiques #Bottles GO-WITHS

noreply@blogger.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:44:00 +0000

Vintage postcards that feature old bottles are great go-withs. Here are some I came across on ebay recently.

First up is a modern postcard that pictures vintage COORS BEER signs. Then the postcard with the collection of Coors bottles I showed once before. (They're on ebay.)

Here's a late 1960s postcard (on ebay here) with a collection of BITTERS bottles:

The Ephrata Cloister in Pennsylvania has a website: http://www.ephratacloister.org/index.htm

This is a circa-1910 pharmacy display. (No name or town, and the original postcard (on ebay) is raggedy.)

This is a neat double exposure real-photo postcard (RPPC), circa 1910's, of a man inside a flask, squeezing the LAST DROPS out of his bottle. (On ebay here.)

Here's a 1946 Earl-Moran-pin-up-girl card advertising B-1 LEMON LIME SODA POP.

According to an article on the PsychiatryOnline website, "The 1930s and 1940s saw the introduction of such products as " Wake-Up ," "Heads Up," and "B1." All of these products were lithiated and believed to be helpful for alcoholic hangovers. The lithiated lemon-lime soda B1 even had thiamine added." They took the 'ouch out of grouch'. I'm sure the pretty girl helped too.

Finally, just a couple silly bottle-themed postcards:

I'll share more bottle go-with cards soon!

#Antiques #Bottles in the News - Florida Collectors Profiled

noreply@blogger.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:09:00 +0000

Florida bottle collectors and diggers Bill and Linda Buttstead are profiled in the Bradenton Herald along with a few pictures of their bottles. Read the article here: Manatee Antique Bottle Buffs Really Dig Their Collection

The article also promotes this weekend's Florida bottle show -- Suncoast Antique Bottle Collectors 43rd annual Antique Bottle and Tabletop Collectible Show & Sale at the Manatee Convention and Civic Center (details here http://www.fohbc.org/2012/01/stay-warm-with-a-bottle-show-this-weekend/ )

#Antiques Glass #Bottles History - Hancock Flint Bottle Company of Findlay Ohio

noreply@blogger.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:01:00 +0000

1890 Hancock Flint Bottle Co. Stock Certificate Findlay Ohio

Came across this early stock certificate on ebay ( link ), and thought I'd share a couple of research resources on the history of Ohio's early glass companies.

The seller shared this info: The November 30, 1891 issue of the Dispatch reports that the company went into receivership sometime in the week before the 29th of November but was being seized by the sheriff to "satisfy a claim of $7,000".

I found his source here -- http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024546/1891-11-30/ed-1/seq-4/ocr/

"A Glass Factory to Be Closed.
Fisplat, Nov. 29. Special Late last
night an order of attachment was issued on
the petition of the City Bank or Findlay
against the Hancock Flint Bottle Company,
to satisfy n claim of $7,000. and the Sheriff
will close the works to-morrow. This, is tho
glass factor which went into the hands of
a receiver on last Thursday."

So it seems they went out of business. But there were plenty of other glass and bottle companies in the area.

The glass industry came to Ohio early, and was critical in it's economic growth, especially around Findlay.

Historical Marker

The REMARKABLE OHIO website shows this marker which is located at The Richardson Glass Works, 421 E. Main Cross Street Findlay. It reads:

Front Text : "The Glass Industry of Findlay"

In 1884, the first natural gas well was successfully drilled in Findlay, and when The Great Karg Well, then the largest in the world, was drilled in 1886, the boom was on. Many industries, especially glass, were attracted to Findlay, lured by free or cheap gas for fuel. They included eight window, two bottle, two chimney lamp, one light bulb, one novelty, and five tableware glass factories. Famed manufacturing pioneer and inventor Mike Owens (later associated with Owens Illinois) managed the Richardson Glass Works, located at this site in 1891-1892. Tableware glass companies included Bellaire Goblet (1888-1892), Columbia Glass (1886-1892), Dalzell, Gilmore & Leighton (1888-1901), Findlay Flint Glass (1889-1991), and Model Flint Glass (1888-1893). Tableware companies employed women as decorators and packers. Hundreds of skilled glassworkers came from the eastern states of America, as well as Europe, especially Belgium, France, and Germany. Bottle glassworkers were among the first workers to unionize and to use collective bargaining.

Back Text : "The Glass Industry of Findlay"

In 1884, the first natural gas well was successfully drilled in Findlay, and when The Great Karg Well, then the largest in the world, was drilled in 1886, the boom was on. Many industries, especially glass, were attracted to Findlay, lured by free or cheap gas for fuel. They included eight window, two bottle, two chimney lamp, one light bulb, one novelty, and five tableware glass factories. Famed manufacturing pioneer and inventor Mike Owens (later associated with Owens Illinois) managed the Richardson Glass Works, located at this site in 1891-1892. Tableware glass companies included Bellaire Goblet (1888-1892), Columbia Glass (1886-1892), Dalzell, Gilmore & Leighton (1888-1901), Findlay Flint Glass (1889-1991), and Model Flint Glass (1888-1893). Tableware companies employed women as decorators and packers. Hundreds of skilled glassworkers came from the eastern states of America, as well as Europe, especially Belgium, France, and Germany. Bottle glassworkers were among the first workers to unionize and to use collective bargaining. ____________________________________

For more info on the glass industry in and around Findlay, read Glass in Northwest Ohio by Findlay's own, author Quentin R. Skrabec. (Link to the online preview.)

For Bottle Collectors & History Buffs - Libbey (Glass) Bio Book Price Reduced - #Antiques #Bottles

noreply@blogger.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:21:00 +0000

Dr. Quentin Skrabec, who is a noted glass business author and historian, writes to us: " Wow -- thanks to sales Amazon has reduced price of Libbey book from $45 to $29!".

We hope that's because lots of antique bottle collectors purchased copies of Dr. Skrabec's excellent bio about Mr. Libbey after reading about him on these bottle blogs:.

Findlay Club post (http://finbotclub.blogspot.com/2011/06/findlay-author-to-speak-at-bottle-show.html)

Peachridge Glass post (http://www.peachridgeglass.com/2011/12/edward-drummond-libbey-american-glassmaker/)

Get your copy HERE on Amazon

More: theironpantheon.com ; quentinskrabec.com

FOHBC Magazine - Subscribe Now to Get All Their Great #Antiques #Bottles Articles

noreply@blogger.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:52:00 +0000

From our inbox - an update from the FOHBC:

Dear FOHBC member:

Have you been to the new FOHBC web site lately? Membership is up and we are looking forward to our National Expo in Reno on 27 – 29 July 2012.

You should have the latest November – December issue of our stellar magazine, Bottles and Extras!

Just a reminder that you can renew your membership to the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC) by using our easy, on-line application on the web site.

http://www.fohbc.org/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Federation-of-Historical-Bottle-Collectors-FOHBC/199965823373381?sk=wall

The FOHBC would like to have an on-line list of members and what they collect. That list would have your name, your email address and what you collect. If you are interested, I need you to email me your permission. You may remove your name at any time by emailing me again.

See all the latest show listings by going to:

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The 'Aline Brown' Milk Glass Collection has #antiques #bottles

noreply@blogger.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:48:00 +0000

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Neat #Vintage OLD DUTCH Beer Advertising Sign on Ebay Now

noreply@blogger.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:02:00 +0000

Old Dutch The Good Beer plastic embossed sign from the International Breweries, Inc. of Findlay, OH. Sign measures 13" x 15". http://bit.ly/sPOlbl