Bottles and Extras
Vol. 28 No. 1 | January – February 2017 | No. 229
Features: Visit with Charles Gardner – Highlight of Collector’s Life Bill Baab 14 Mrs. Bush’s Specific Cure for Burns and Scalds: Did this cure actually work? Bill Baab 16 John Wedderburn Peddled False Hopes and Whiskey Jack Sillivan 20 The Color Amber – Not Brown – A “chocolate” Brown’s Celebrated Indian Herb Bitters Ferdinand Meyer V 24 Springfield Bound Jim Bender 32 A Silver Lining in that Storm? – Brown’s Aromatic Bitters Jack Klotz 56
Vignettes: Shards of Wisdom 4 History’s Corner 5 How many remember T. Gunn? Bill Baab 14 FOHBC 2017 Springfield National Antique Bottle Convention & Expo – General Information & Dealer Contracts 38 Member Photo Gallery 64
Departments: FOHBC Officer Listing 2014-2016 2 President’s Message 3 FOHBC News, From and For Our Members 6 Classified Ads & Ad Rate Info 66 Membership Directory 67 FOHBC Show-Biz, Show Calendar Listings 68 Membership Application 72
Bottles and Extras
Vol. 28 No. 2 | March – April 2017 | No. 230
Features: The Beginnings of the Antique Bottle Collectors’ Association (ABCA) George Wagoner 10 Sanford Petts of Boston and the “Spirits of ’76″ Jack Sullivan 16 Edward Roome – Tobacconist Eric McGuire 20 California Favorite: The George Wissemann Company Steve Abbott 38 A Variety of New England Flasks Mark Vuono 55
Vignettes: Shards of Wisdom 4 History’s Corner 5 Lost & Found (New!) 33 Contracts 38 Member Photo Gallery 64
Departments: FOHBC Officer Listing 2014-2016 2 President’s Message 3 FOHBC News, From and For Our Members 6 Classified Ads & Ad Rate Info 66 Membership Directory 67 FOHBC Show-Biz, Show Calendar Listings 68 Membership Application 72
Bottles and Extras
Vol. 28 No. 3 | May – June 2017 | No. 231
Features: Historical Look at Springfield Jim Bender 14 Maddox Park: Diggers’ Delight Down in Dixie Bill Baab 22 He dug in the park for 51 weekends Dave Swetmon 25 Jack Ryan, His Flask, and “The Wild Bunch” Jack Sullivan 29 Warner’s Safe Cure “No City” Michael Seeliger 34 Collecting Club Bottles: Glimpses into the Past of Our Great Hobby Bill Baab 38 My Visit to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to see its cross-swirled Pitkin Dana Charlton-Zarro 52
Vignettes: Shards of Wisdom 4 History’s Corner 5 Lost & Found 61 Member Photo Gallery 64
Departments: FOHBC Officer Listing 2014-2016 2 President’s Message 3 FOHBC News, From and For Our Members 6 Classified Ads & Ad Rate Info 66 Membership Directory 67 FOHBC Show-Biz, Show Calendar Listings 68 Membership Application 72
Bottles and Extras
Vol. 28 No. 4 | July – August 2017 | No. 232
Features:
Hidden Church Treasures, or So Near Yet So Far Jim Berry 14 For This Collector, History’s Messages are in the Bottles Janet McGovern 24 Is there elegance and mystique in a milk glass soda bottle from Massachusetts? Ken Previtali 29 Los Angeles Historical Bottle Club’s 50th Anniversary Commemoratives” Dave Maryo 34 A Serendipitous Dig Jack Klotz 38 Pale Orange Bitters and P. J. Murray’s Ghost Ferdinand Meyer V 45 Paine’s Celery Compound – Makes People Well Ferdinand Meyer V 52
Vignettes: Shards of Wisdom 4 History’s Corner 5 Lost & Found 60 Member Photo Gallery 64
Departments: FOHBC Officer Listing 2014-2016 2 President’s Message 3 FOHBC News, From and For Our Members 6 Classified Ads & Ad Rate Info 66 Membership Directory 67 FOHBC Show-Biz, Show Calendar Listings 68 Membership Application 72
Bottles and Extras
Vol. 28 No. 5 | September – October 2017 | No. 233
Features:
Ernest Kellerstrass – The Distiller Who Loved Chickens Jack Sullivan 14 A Dig Story: 25 Holes in 49 Days Jack Klotz 20 Remembering Bob Ferraro – From Black & White to Color Ferdinand Meyer V 32 Chlorine For Your Teeth Eric McGuire 38 Cheers to the Privy! Jeff Mihalik 46 Northeastern Favorites Jeff Ullman 52
Vignettes: Shards of Wisdom 4 History’s Corner 5 Lost & Found 60 Member Photo Gallery 64
Departments: FOHBC Officer Listing 2014-2016 2 President’s Message 3 FOHBC News, From and For Our Members 6 Classified Ads & Ad Rate Info 66 Membership Directory 67 FOHBC Show-Biz, Show Calendar Listings 68 Membership Application 72
Bottles and Extras
Vol. 28 No. 6 | November – December 2017 | No. 234
Features:
Another Look at Sandwich Glass Eric McGuire 14 2017 Springfield National Jim Bender 38
Vignettes: Shards of Wisdom 4 History’s Corner 5 Lost & Found 32 Member Photo Gallery 64
Departments: FOHBC Officer Listing 2014-2016 2 President’s Message 3 FOHBC News, From and For Our Members 6 Virtual Museum News 63 Classified Ads & Ad Rate Info 66 Membership Directory 67 FOHBC Show-Biz, Show Calendar Listings 68 Membership Application 72
