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Antique Week Article NOT Poison for Bottle Collecting Hobby

finbotclub@gmail.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:11:00 +0000

Good news -- bottles and bottle collecting are the focus of this week's Antique Week paper's cover story. It is so great to see our wonderful hobby front and center again.

It is an article about English Poison Bottles, written by David McCormick. It has several colorful photos of bottles on the front page, and the back page of the 1st section of the paper.

There is no way that anyone will miss the nice big pix. And hopefully will think "Hey -- another bottle article -- this must be a happening category -- I want to know more!"

Mr. McCormick put down the AntiqueBottles.com website down as a reference for his article -- here's the link to the site's POISON page -- http://www.antiquebottles.com/poison/

Check out their Poison Bottle Hall of Fame for pix of some really cool Poison bottles -- skulls, cobalts, and more -- http://www.antiquebottles.com/poison/fame.html

Here's their American Poison Bottle book link -- http://poisonbottleclub.org/otherpages/bottlebook.html

Thanks to Antique Week, David McCormick, and all the hobbyists, collectors, and dealers who take the time to share and support this fantastic hobby.

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Glass Discoveries Auction Post Udated -- New Pix

finbotclub@gmail.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:03:00 +0000

Check out this earlier FinBotClub blog post -- Rare Antique Bottles - Glass Discoveries Auction ends Nov. 10th

I wanted to give you a better idea of how fabulous the Printed Catalogs really are -- so I added some more great pix of the rare antique bottles up for auction this week, and how they are presented in the catalogs, with illustrations and historical info that is not available on the website.

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Sample 1-Way WWII Dates Beer Bottle -- Rare?

finbotclub@gmail.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:15:00 +0000

[Editor's note: Originally posted July 2009 -- latest info update added 11/6/09]

I rec'd this email today, and thought I'd share it, and my response, and ask for any info you knowledgable bottle collectors can add -- please!

Carol asks:

"I have an old World War II beer bottle. It is a small brown bottle. I am told that it was made for soldiers overseas after the war. It is a no deposit-no return bottle. The interesting thing about this beer bottle is that it lists all important events of the war beginning with Pearl Harbor 12/7/41 through end of hostilities 12/31/46. At the bottom edge it has ships and planes bombing each other and it has the atom bomb explosion going up the middle of the bottle.

Owens Illinois Glass Mfg. in Toledo OH made the bottle. On the bottom it is dated 6/09/47 Duraglas 1 Way.

I tried to give the bottle to the Smithsonian Institute and had several emails from them and then heard nothing further. I also contacted the Historical Bottlers Collectors in New Jersey but never heard from them.

I would like to know if the bottle has any money value and I would also like to find a home for it - someone who would really appreciate its historical value.

Can you help me? I await your response."

And here's what I wrote back to her:

Hi Carole -- Thanks for writing.

I am sorry to disappoint, but I do not think that you have a scarce bottle. I did a google search, and an eBay search, and while I could not find any definitive info, I can surmise that they do not bring a strong price.

I found 2 entries on google search, that linked to ebay listings - however the listings are so old they do not display on ebay - ebay only keeps closed items on for a few weeks. Thankfully google caches info for longer, and through them I saw that 2 bottles like yours had sold on ebay:

1947 Duraglas 1-WAY Amber Beer Bottle WWII Dates US $4.99

Duraglas 1-Way Brown Beer Bottle World War II Dates, 1 Bid, $5.50

This shows you the low prices they brought. It also shows you some terminology they used -- no-deposit bottles are also called "1-way" (I've also heard "throw-aways" used).

I would suggest watching ebay to see when some more come up -- summer is the slowest time on ebay, fyi.

You can always bring your bottle to our club's show in October, and we can likely find a dealer who knows more -- check out our new blog for all the show info -- http://finbotclub.blogspot.com/

Thanks for sharing -- wish I had better news!"

If any readers out there have some definitive info about Carol's bottle, please leave a comment here!

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Here are some pix of the bottle, and my Update:

Well, I was right that there would be a dealer at our club's October bottle show who would have something to say about Carol's interesting bottle.

There was one of these 1-Way War Dates bottles on a dealer's table. The dealer didn't know anything about the bottle, other than it was interesting to him, and since he doesn't do eBay, it was not common to him, so he had it priced at $40 (it did not sell that day).

I was looking at the bottle, when another dealer at the show came up to me. Bob Davidson, who is a long-time bottle dealer (he goes by bottlbob on eBay -- check out his listings for quality bottles from someone you can trust), reported that he had sold one of these same bottles before, and didn't think they were common, either. He said he had sold his for $50, a while ago.

Bob was of the thought that they were samples, made to present the then-new concept of 1-way disposable bottles, and that they had never been ordered to be used/filled with beer. That would explain why the ones that are around were saved -- they were a novelty to the receiver, and they were not used, so they remain in excellent condition.

So, while these 2 gents were of the opinion that they were worth more than my estimate, they didn't price them too terribly high because they are still modern bottles.

I stand by my first report, that they are "available", listed very often on eBay, but not seen at every bottle show, so you might be able to find a buyer that will pay a better price in person.

As I write this, there is currently one available on ebay - languishing with a Buy-It-Now price of $34.99 (here's the link: WW2 IMPORTANT DATES 1-WAY BEER BOTTLE .

You can see by the pix that it is an interesting bottle, and maybe this discussion will raise awareness of it, and drive the value up.

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Rare Antique Bottles - Glass Discoveries Auction ends Nov. 10th

finbotclub@gmail.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:04:00 +0000

Glass Discoveries is currently running their latest online antique bottles and insulators auction (#61). The auction ends next week, on November 10th -- so you will want to get over to the glassdiscoveries.com website and view the online catalog.

You will see some beautiful color and rare bottles and insulators -- all presented with huge excellent photos and good descriptions. You can view all the items online now, and only need to register to bid.

Even though the auction is viewable online, with wonderful pix of each item, there is just something about sitting down with an old-fashioned printed catalog, and getting lost in there... dreaming, wishing...

I received my hard-copy color catalog the other day, and besides the wonderful rare bottles it contains a wealth of information. It is obviously a labor of love by Ray and Meri Lynn Klingensmith -- my words can't do it justice.

They have basically written a collector's reference book, illustrated with vintage photos, patent applications, and huge color photos of the rarities they have up for auction right now.

You owe it to yourself to order the new catalog - it will become a collectors item itself, and is already a valuable information resource. There is more information and photos in the printed catalog than there is online. Online you will see a great view of each of the lots, but you won't get the added history, and ephemera illustrations that make the printed catalogs such gems.

Over the years, a collection of these catalogs will provide hours of enjoyment, and be an amazing info and photo archive for the bottle collecting hobby.

Below are a few of pix from their previous auction catalog (#60), which will give you an idea of what I am talking about. I chose some fruit jar pics, which while not terribly exciting color-wise, let you see that there is some interesting historical ephemera/info presented to go along with them. Please believe me that there are many more colorful pages -- you should see the cobalt blue poisons! These catalogs are works of art. You will not be disappointed.

Click the pix to enlarge --

Added on 11-07-09

I don't think I showed you how much info is in the Glass Discoveries Auction catalogs -- so here are a few more pix from the current auction -- you can click on the small pic to enlarge it to at least get a better idea of what it looks like -- all the more reason to call up Ray and order your new catalog now before they sell out.

Here's a Jenny Lind flask with a wonderful picture of illustration of the famous singer:

Here's a Flora Temple bottle, with another neat illustration and history:

Here's a gorgeous Indian Bitters bottle, with:

And here's a Cadiz fruit jar, with info about the Cadiz Glass Company:

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Congrats to Joe Coulson and MABFJ Club!

finbotclub@gmail.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:50:00 +0000

We here at FinBotClub want to give a shout out to Joe Coulson, the editor of the Midwest Antique Bottle and Fruit Jar Club's wonderful newsletter. Joe's efforts garnered 1st Place in the FOHBC's 2009 Newsletter Contest -- Way to go, Joe!

Joe does a fantastic job as the club secretary and as the newlsetter's editor/writer/photographer/graphics artist/layout designer/and-whatever-else-is-required-doer.

Each month's newsletter is available to club members/subscribers online, and is well worth the cost of membership dues in the MABFJC -- website: http://www.fruitjar.org, as it is chock full of info, articles, bottle hobby commentary, and, of course, LOTS OF PIX.

Here are the links to the recent newsletters -- grab a cup of coffee, and take a few minutes to read them. Even if you aren't a fruit jar collector, you will still enjoy them - I promise. After all, they are the best newsletters in the hobby -- you saw the award -- and it is well-earned.

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Pittsburgh Antique Bottle Show Sunday Nov 8th

finbotclub@gmail.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:11:00 +0000

The Pittsburgh Antique Bottle Club will host their Antique Bottle Club Annual Show on November 8, 2009.

The event will be held at The Ice Garden, Rostraver Twp., Exit 46B off I-70, 4.1 mi north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Show hours are 9am-2pm. Early buyers allowed entry at 7am.

For additional information contact Bob DeCroo at 724.326.8741 or Jay Hawkins at 724.872.6013.

(from ACC News Service, Association of Collecting Clubs. Collectors.Org)

I didn't find a website for this club.

Website for the directions from the show venue, The Garden

Click show flyer pix to enlarge:

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Happy Halloween

finbotclub@gmail.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:02:00 +0000

Enjoy this awesome vintage Dr. Pepper soda pop advertising die cut DEVIL!

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Slide-Show of Pix from the Show

finbotclub@gmail.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:06:00 +0000

Well -- the show was last weekend -- and it was wonderful! Great energy and enthusiasm -- everyone had so much fun! Happy smiling faces were the order of the day - they were every where!

The weather was very nice -- lots of eager shoppers lined up early, and we kept a strong steady crowd in the building all day! Most dealers report strong sales, many said best in recent years. And the shoppers were happy too. There were some really nice items sold. Hope you were there to get your share! If not, better plan for next year's show.

Show Chairman Fred Curtis (below) did another great job of pulling it all together -- with the help of all the other club members -- what a team!

Here's a slide show of some pix -- anyone who has pix to share, please email jpegs to me, or links to your online storage site -- and I'll add them to this post -- thanks!

If you'd like to view the pix one at a time in a larger format, here's the link to the club's picasa photos -- we'd really love it if you'd leave comments there, too -- enjoy!

Some comments:

Jerry McCann says, "I love your show in Findlay...I had the best time...the people, the food, the wide range of interesting items for sale...damn! What fun."

Jeff Klingler says, "It's all about the people -- and, oh yeah, the fruit jars!"

Marianne Dow says, "Shows are back! Sales were good, and I added several Lima items to my collection. But more than that, I had a chance to get to know some fellow collectors a lot better, and am really looking forward to some upcoming show'n'tell sessions!"

Send me your quotes/comments, and I'll add 'em here! (finbotclub@gmail.com)

The Ball Jar Collectors site has a pic of the show, too.

Stay tuned - I am sure there will be additions to this show report post.

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It's Showtime! Antique Bottle Show This Weekend!

finbotclub@gmail.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:06:00 +0000

Findlay Antique Bottle Club Show & Sale

This SUNDAY October 18th is our BIG EVENT -- our 33rd annual BOTTLE SHOW AND SALE!
The show is held at the Old Barn Auction House
10040 St. Rt. 224 West / Findlay, OH.
Directions: Go WEST on SR-224 from I-75 (exit 159)
The show is open to the public on Sunday October 18 from
9am to 3pm.
Admission only $2 (kids under 12 are free) -- Free Parking -- refreshment Concession in building -- Free Appraisals with admission

Here's the Show report about last year's show:

2008 Findlay Bottle Club Show

Our October 2008 Show was another FAB-ulous event! Our 32nd one, in fact, and they get better every year. That's due to all the efforts of our hard-working and devoted club members. They all deserve a pat on the back, and a BIG THANKS! (Especially from the members, myself included, who couldn't be there during set up.)

As usual, we sold out of our 75 dealer tables. Luckily, the weather was nice enough to allow us to have 6 dealers set up outside.

Show Chairman Fred Curtis did another great job of wrangling it all together, from getting the contracts printed and mailed out, handling the table assignments, and trying to accommodate all the late dealer entries. Fred also coordinates the WONDERFUL club members during show set up, getting the tables arranged and covered, the chairs in place, the name tags dispersed. KUDOS, FRED!

One of the nicest things about our show is the dealer-only 1st day, which includes set-up, lots of visiting time, and our renowned FREE DEALER SUPPER. The club provides the meat dishes, and everyone else brings sides and desserts. Richard Coppler does a fine job of coordinating the kitchen, getting it all on the "groaning board" by 6pm. Thanks goes to Richard, and to everyone for their YUMMY contributions!

We had over 300 dealers and shoppers at our show this year. Everyone I talked to, dealers and shoppers alike, all said they had a great time. Many times I was told that our show is one of their favorites because of the friendly atmosphere, the time available on Saturday to really have a good visit with fellow dealer/collectors, as well as re-connecting each year with faithful Sunday show attendee/customers.

The club says "Thanks!" to all of the show attendees, be they dealers, club members, or Sunday's shoppers. You all make our great little show what it is -- FAB-ulous!

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It's Showtime! Only ONE week left until our BOTTLE SHOW

finbotclub@gmail.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:19:00 +0000

Hey, have you read this week's edition of the Antique Week tradepaper yet? They were nice enought to run an article about the club, and our upcoming show.

It's on page 2, with a nice full color pic, too. The pic really Pops! It stands out nicely on the page (see photo below), and I am sure caught the eyes of many readers.

Our thanks to Antique Week for generously promoting our show, and all the other clubs and shows they write about each week. Their support of the clubs and hobby part of antiquing helps all of us collectors. Bravo!

Just one more week until SHOWTIME!

That's right - just one more week until you get your chance to see and buy some beautiful rare antique bottles.

And what's even better, it's your chance to be with a huge group of people -- dealers, collectors and friends -- who speak the same crazy language, "Collect-ese", and understand your "Collect-o-mania affliction" - and your non-desire to be cured!

It'll be like a big family reunion / collector club meeting that goes on for two days (Saturday for dealers only, Sunday for the general public).

We have been SOLD OUT of dealer tables for a couple of weeks now. Hope you got your contracts in. Otherwise, keep your fingers crossed for nice weather, so we can have some dealers set up outside. Last year we had several out there, and sales were brisk, especially before we opened, as everyone waiting in line to get in couldn't resist doing some "early-bird" shopping.

We expect to have a great crowd again this year. The club sent out tons of press releases, and placed lots of online ads, too.

Some of the website listings are:

AntiqueTrader.com Show Calendar
Show Calendar on Collect.com
"Events Calendar" on LimaOhio.com
"Community Announcements" list on Advertiser-Tribune.com
"Antiques Shows and Related Events for October" on Antiques.About.com
EventLister.com
Our listings were heard on WONB Radio, and seen on WLIO35, too.
We've been TWITTERING about the bottle show, too -- follow the club on Twitter -- we're @FinBotClub
And we also had a listing in each of the 21 Antiques & Bottles categories on eBay -- with over 500+ looks so far!
And of course we are listed on the many other bottle club's Show Calendars, and are so appreciative of their generosity. (Note to other clubs: Be sure to email your show info, with a jpeg of your flyer and link to your website, and I'll do a blog post to advertise your show.)

If you're reading this, please be sure to tell your friends and anyone else to come to the greatest little bottle show in the midwest!

Hope to see you all there on SUNDAY OCT. 18th!

Get all the details and directions on our SHOW INFO page.

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Ads Promote Business & the Hobby = A Win/Win

finbotclub@gmail.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:52:00 +0000

Flipping through last week's Antique Week trade paper, I turned the page to see this big, beautiful full-color 2-page spread that made me instantly say "Wow!"

It's from the folks at GLASS WORKS AUCTIONS, who also publish the informative ANTIQUE BOTTLE & GLASS COLLECTOR MAGAZINE.

I want to commend them for adding to their years of supporting the antique bottle collecting hobby by paying for this awesome advertisement. Now I know, they are promoting their business. But that ad does more than self-promote. It puts the concept of bottle collecting front and center to anyone who sees it.

Maybe bottles weren't really on the viewers collecting/selling radar, but a big ad like this cries out "Hey, this is a colorful exciting legitimate collecting field that you might want to check out!"

The Glass Works folks even put in a page with pix and prices of their recent record-making bottle sales. This will certainly inspire readers to double check their basements and garages, and to keep their eyes open when they are out treasure-hunting.

I'd be willing to bet this ad will add a few new collectors to the hobby -- and that is a much needed thing. In this day, with the economy, and dwindling bottle club memberships, it is great to see someone investing in their business, especially when it is the business of collecting and selling lovely antique bottles.

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Photos from Previous Findlay Bottle Shows

finbotclub@gmail.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:26:00 +0000

Take a peek at some pix of our earlier shows, and you'll see what a great show it is. You won't want to miss this year's show! It'll be great, too!

Click to see a bigger view.

2006 Findlay Antique Bottle club Show

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2005 Findlay Antique Bottle club Show

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2004 Findlay Antique Bottle club Show

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2003 Findlay Antique Bottle club Show

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2001 Findlay Antique Bottle club Show

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Findlay Bottle Show Tables Almost Sold Out!

finbotclub@gmail.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:17:00 +0000

Antique bottle dealers -- if you are thinking of setting up at our bottle show next month, better get your contracts/payment in NOW -- we are almost sold out! You might wind up having to set up outside -- brrr!

Be sure to pass the word to your friends and customers that you'll be setting up at such a great bottle show - Please!

Just thought I'd mention that we have an ad on the collect.com website's Show calendar. I mention it because it is a free online ad, and other clubs and shows might want to use this free service.

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Antique Bottles for sale by reader

finbotclub@gmail.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:41:00 +0000

I received this email recently from a reader:

subject: Antique Bottles to sell late 1800's-early 1900's

Hi -- Please pass this information along to your clubs.

We have a collection of old bottles that were dug up in the 1940's and stored in our barn for the last 20 years.
The attached list is organized by color. We will provide photos on request.

LINK TO THE BOTTLE LIST

Thanks, Fran and JoAnn Audette
FRANCIS AUDETTE

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Collector & Dealer Insurance

finbotclub@gmail.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:26:00 +0000

I received this email recently, and thought it was worth posting here.

I'd love to hear from anyone who has experiences with any collectibles insurance companies.
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As a member based group, we can offer your members 5% off the first term premium. Simply forward this email to your members &/or post to your website/forum. Be sure members reference your group and this email when calling or sending in an application. More information, quotes and applications are available at www.CollectInsure.com

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The Findlay Bottle Club is not associated with this company -- I just thought it was something interesting to share with fellow collectors.

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Upcoming Estate Auction with BOTTLES @ Ashland Ohio Fairgrounds

finbotclub@gmail.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:52:00 +0000

One of our reader's sent this notice of their Father's estate auction, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, which has a large quantity of bottles:

BOTTLES: Hundreds of bottles including milk bottles of all descriptions (Ashland Dairy, Memphis, Islays, baby top bottle, Bordens & others, apothecary and old drugstore bottles, old Coke, Pepsi, Vernors, canning jars, etc.

Here's the link to the ad with more info and pix: http://www.aableappraisal.com/Sunday,%20October%204.htm

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LEGENDS OF THE JAR - Phil Alvarez

finbotclub@gmail.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:44:00 +0000

Our roving bottle show reporter Bruce Schank is now a documentarian. Check out the first article in his new series, Legends of the Jar.

Bruce spent some time talking with long-time fruit jar collector Phil Alvarez. Phil regaled Bruce with stories of his many years collecting fruit jars, and gave Bruce a tour of his beautiful collection. The pix are many, and they are awesome! Even if you don't collect jars, you will love Phil's collecting stories. Thanks, Bruce, for a job well done.

Editor's note: Originally published on the club's old website, this article is now here on the club's blog for achiving. Even if you read it the first time, it's well worth another read. --M.D.

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I Had a BALL at Mason's

finbotclub@gmail.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:27:00 +0000

Findlay Antique Bottle Club member Jeff Klingler has written a great article -- with many pix -- about his recent visit to see long-time fruit jar collector Mason Bright's amazing collection.

Read Jeff's article here. You will see MANY wonderful jar pix -- I promise!

Here's an exerpt from the article:

" One of the great things about any hobby, is sharing your chosen passion with others. I have been an avid fruit jar collector for a long time now and hanging out with fellow collectors is one great way to learn things about these jars that date back to the 1850's. Usually the most common ground for such a gathering would be at local bottle club meetings or the various bottle shows held all over the country. But one of the best ways to see examples of jars not usually found "in the wild" is to make a visit to another long time collector's home.
Findlay Antique Bottle Club members Richard Elwood, Marianne Dow and myself did just that a couple of weeks ago. Mason Bright had extended an invitation to come and see his jar collection a year of so ago, and finally we found a weekend to make the trip up to Michigan and see his fabulous Ball Jar Collection ... "

Read the entire article here. You'll be wowed by all the photos. Good job, Jeff!

Editor's note: Originally published on the club's old website, this article is now here on the club's blog for achiving. Even if you read it the first time, it's well worth another read. --M.D.

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The Curious Tale of Jeff's Jar

finbotclub@gmail.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:19:00 +0000

Here's an interesting story told by Findlay Bottle Club member Jeff Klingler in his recent post on The Ball Jar Collectors Community site. He tells of finding a treasure he didn't even realize he had, just by going through his own stuff.

He writes " It was like the JAR FAIRY had just put it there!! ... I about fell off my chair! I ran downstairs (with the jar) and ... "

Be sure to read his story to get, as Paul Harvey says, "The rest of the story. " And it's a story that will interest everyone, not just fruit jar collectors.

I can't tell you more -- I don't want to spoil the surprise-twist ending --you don't want to miss it!

Editor's note: This was originally published on the club's old website, and is now here on the club's blog for archiving. Even if you read it the first time, it's worth another read. --M.D.

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Let's Call It JARS-uary!

finbotclub@gmail.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:58:00 +0000

The winter Muncie Show was so much fun! Read my show report, with links to many articles and pix. It's almost as good as being there. Well, not quite, but there were definitely several good things to read, and they'll make you WISH you were there.

Be sure to read Bruce Schank's article about his Muncie experiences, titled amusingly As the Fruit Jar Turns ... Winter Muncie 2009 -- His pix are fabulous!

The Great BALL Wall of Montana

Larry Munson sent some pix for show'n'tell. He writes:

"... I'm sending pictures of the wall in my jar house that I am working on--it is a little over 11' high. Just finished putting up the big BALL cutout of the BALL MASON jar and the 5 pictures on the left side of it...."

Click the thumbnails to see the BIG picture.

Editor's note: This was originally published on the club's old website. It is now here on the blog for archiving. Even if you read it the first time, I think it's well worth another read. --M.D.

2 Bottle Auctions Previewed at the Nat'l Show

finbotclub@gmail.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:09:00 +0000

In my previous post I wrote about the www.americanbottle.com auction that is previewing at the FOHBC National Show this weekend in Pomona, CA.

BOTTLEAUCTION.COM also has a super online bottle auction going on, and the bottles can be viewed at the show, too. They have some super rare bottles - check them out here. Or stop by their tables at the FOHBC National Show.

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Pomona CA Bottle Show This Weekend

finbotclub@gmail.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:40:00 +0000

The Nat'l Bottle Show is This Weekend - Be There!

Get the details in my earlier post: The Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors 2009 National Bottle Show

The FOHBC is in the antique news again, in a round-about way... Recently Antique Week had an article about the Federation's website making the Top 5 List of Club Websites, and now there's an article in today's Antique Trader e-newsletter about the ANTIQUE BOTTLE AUCTION that is previewing at the National Show this weekend.

Bottle Auction Will Debut at Pomona Show:

American Bottle Auctions has planned its next auction, scheduled to close Aug. 20, around The Federation of the Historical Bottle Collectors Show in Pomona, Calif.

Federation members may view hundreds of bottles at the show that runs July 31 to Aug. 2. In addition to the thousands of catalogs it will send to customers, American Bottle Auctions will also hand out catalogs at the show.

“We thought it would be a great opportunity to have our auction directly after the Pomona Show so customers can get a hands-on view of the bottles and then prepare to view the bottles online,” said Jeff Wichmann, owner of American Bottle Auctions. “We’ll open the online auction early to check out the current auction and then prepare for bidding Aug. 10. As usual, we’ll have multiple pictures and of course, a streaming video of each bottle.”

For more information about the auction, visit www.americanbottle.com.

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Have a great time at the National Show! I'd love to hear from anyone who attends - you can write a guest-post!

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Sample 1-Way Beer Bottle w/ WWII Dates -- Rare?

finbotclub@gmail.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:12:00 +0000

I rec'd this email today, and thought I'd share it, and my response, and ask for any info you knowledgable bottle collectors can add -- please!

[Editor's note: read below for latest info update, and pix of this interesting bottle, added 11/6/09]

Carol asks:

"I have an old World War II beer bottle. It is a small brown bottle. I am told that it was made for soldiers overseas after the war. It is a no deposit-no return bottle. The interesting thing about this beer bottle is that it lists all important events of the war beginning with Pearl Harbor 12/7/41 through end of hostilities 12/31/46. At the bottom edge it has ships and planes bombing each other and it has the atom bomb explosion going up the middle of the bottle.

Owens Illinois Glass Mfg. in Toledo OH made the bottle. On the bottom it is dated 6/09/47 Duraglas 1 Way.

I tried to give the bottle to the Smithsonian Institute and had several emails from them and then heard nothing further. I also contacted the Historical Bottlers Collectors in New Jersey but never heard from them.

I would like to know if the bottle has any money value and I would also like to find a home for it - someone who would really appreciate its historical value.

Can you help me? I await your response."

And here's what I wrote back to her:

Hi Carole -- Thanks for writing.

I am sorry to disappoint, but I do not think that you have a scarce bottle. I did a google search, and an eBay search, and while I could not find any definitive info, I can surmise that they do not bring a strong price.

I found 2 entries on google search, that linked to ebay listings - however the listings are so old they do not display on ebay - ebay only keeps closed items on for a few weeks. Thankfully google caches info for longer, and through them I saw that 2 bottles like yours had sold on ebay:

1947 Duraglas 1-WAY Amber Beer Bottle WWII Dates US $4.99

Duraglas 1-Way Brown Beer Bottle World War II Dates, 1 Bid, $5.50

This shows you the low prices they brought. It also shows you some terminology they used -- no-deposit bottles are also called "1-way" (I've also heard "throw-aways" used).

I would suggest watching ebay to see when some more come up -- summer is the slowest time on ebay, fyi.

You can always bring your bottle to our club's show in October, and we can likely find a dealer who knows more -- check out our new blog for all the show info -- http://finbotclub.blogspot.com/

Thanks for sharing -- wish I had better news!"

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Breaking News - Minnetrista Exhibit Tour on Friday

finbotclub@gmail.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:23:00 +0000

From: Joe Coulson <JCoulson@leaderjar.com>
Date: Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 8:08 PM
Subject: MAFJBC Glass Chatter - June IssueTo: Joe Coulson <JCoulson@leaderjar.com>

Hello Everyone,

The Muncie Summer Show is upon us, and the festivities are beginning. Dick Cole has arranged for a tour of Minnetrista' exhibit from 4:00 to 5:00 on Friday. Meet in the Signature Inn hotel lobby or at Minnetrista.

The June issue of the MAFJBC Glass Chatter newsletter is now available for downloading.

See you at the Summer Show. :-)

http://www.leaderjar.com/glasschatter/Glass%20Chatter%20June%202009.pdf

Best Regards, Joe Coulson, editor Club website: http://www.fruitjar.org

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Top 5 Collector Club Websites -- Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors

finbotclub@gmail.com (Findlay Antique Bottle Club) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:01:00 +0000

The Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC) makes the Top 5 List!

Just read it in this week's edition of the trade paper Antique Week. Their columnist Peggy Whiteneck, author of the Good Eye column, named the FOHBC to the TOP 5 Collector Club Websites. She recognized the FOHBC for all the information and resource links it provides on it's website.

Here's a pic of the FOHBC homepage:

All you bottle collectors out there should be members of the Federation.

FOHBC Membership includes a subscription to their great magazine, titled Bottles and Extras, which has lots of informative articles written by passionate bottle collectors. The depth of their research is impressive, and they cover so many categories of bottle collecting. The magazine has great photos, too. And always has a round up of news from member-clubs all around the country. There are classified ads too, and ads for upcoming shows. It's worth the cost of the membership dues alone. And, yes, even though it's been coming out behind schedule lately, it is worth the wait.

The FOHBC also brings collectors and clubs together once a year when it puts on the National/Expo bottle shows. The next one is the end of July/1st of August. Read my earlier post about it - FOHBC - 2009 National Bottle Show - Pomona CA - Coming Up Soon!

All that would be plenty, but wait - there's more! You might not realize how important the Federation is to you, and your collecting hobby, and to the existence of many of the bottle shows you attend.

Most bottle shows are put on by local clubs. With the advent of the internet, and ebay, as well as the aging-out of long-time club members, many clubs find their membership size dwindling. That makes it more difficult to keep up club activities like putting on shows. Besides less dues income, there are also fewer bodies to do the work. But because of the passion of the existing members, shows DO happen.

One of the costs that would likely put many smaller club's shows out of existence is the cost of Show Liability Insurance, but thanks to the Federation, club's can get a bargain price group rate. So, right there is the best reason for you to join the Fedration.

Imagine how you would miss the bottle shows that you have been attending for years. You'd miss the chance to visit with fellow collectors, and to see some amazing rare items, not to mention add to your collection.

So, join the Federation -- read the magazine, attend bottle shows, and help keep the bottle collecting hobby going, and growing.

Here's the link to the FOHBC website -- http://fohbc.com.

You'll find a wonderful article about FRUIT JARS, from the November-December 2008 issue of Bottles and Extras, featured on the FOHBC home page:

Celebrating 150 Years of Mason Jars - 1858-2008 - By Jim Sears and Joseph Merkel

You can also go back in time to previous issues, and find a wealth of info in the FOHBC Bottles and Extras Magazine archives: Index of Past Articles (2003 - Present)

Hope to see you at a bottle show!

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