Bottles and Extras
Vol. 23 No. 1 January – February 2012 No. 199
Features: Waterman and Schmitz/Baker City Oregon (Beehive Pottery Jug) Garth Ziegenhagen 12 The Confusing Pottery Companies of 19th Century South Carolina Gary P. Dexter 13 Ernest Verdier and his French Soda Water Eric McGuire 18 Alabama Bottle Collecting History Spans More Than 75 Years Tom Lines 24 Jar Bling Bruce Schank 27 The Folger House Dig Michael Dolcini 29 The Whens and Whys of Insulator Collecting Bill Haley 34 Auburn, California 34th Annual 49er Bottle & Antique Show A Huge Success “The Best of the West” Ferdinand Meyer V 40 Coca-Cola Bottle Breaks Record Ferdinand Meyer V 50 American Glass Work, Ltd. and American Glass Works, Pittsburgh Bill Lockhart, Pete Schultz, Beau Schriever, Carol Serr and Bill Lindsey 52 Favorite Boyhood Soda Mohr Brothers Beverages Mike Elling 59 From Wine to Blood: The Story of Charles Axt and his Catawba Wine Paul Chance 61 Our 42nd Annual Show Linda Buttstead 64
Vignettes: Recent Finds 4 At Auction 5 Shards of Wisdom 6 A Book in Review 8 John “Digger” O’Dell Tribute 10 2012 – 2014 Election Nominee’s 16
Departments: FOHBC Officers 2010-2012 2 FOHBC President’s Message 3 Classified Ads and Ad Rate Info 66 FOHBC Show-Biz, Show Calendar Listings 68 Membership Additions and Changes 71 Membership Application 72 Membership Benefits 37
Bottles and Extras
Vol. 23 No. 2 March – April 2012 No. 200
Features: The Coca-Cola X Bottle Doug McCoy 7 Metropolitan Detroit Antique Bottle Club Ralph Finch 10 Digging In The New Year Jeff Mihalik 16 Soda Bottling in the Black Range Bill Lockhart and Zang Wood 20 The Big Dig of 2011 Bill Baab 25 The Hunt and the Heady Rush of a Find Turns on 18-Year Old Bill Baab 30 Jackson, Miss., Bottle & Advertising Show Gene Bradberry 31 Insulator Collecting Bill Haley 34 Outstanding Glass Collection at Getty Villa near Los Angeles Dave Maryo 38 Legends of the Jar Bruce E. Schank 44 Thar’s Still Gold in Them Thar Hills Ken Morrill 56
Vignettes: Recent Finds 4 At Auction 5 Shards of Wisdom 6 2012 – 2014 FOHBC Elections 60
Departments: FOHBC Officers 2010-2012 2 FOHBC President’s Message 3 Classified Ads and Ad Rate Info 62 FOHBC Show-Biz, Show Calendar Listings 65 Membership Directory 71 Membership Application 72
Bottles and Extras
Vol. 23 No. 3 May – June 2012 No. 201
Features: New Mexico Bottle Collecting History Jerry Simmons 10 ”Standardized” Coca-Cola Bottles: Contour Bottles Last of the Breed Bill Porter 14 A Quack Cure with Real Medicinal Benefits Dave Maryo 17 Itchin’ to get into something Martin Van Zant 20 Columbus Ohio Bottle Show and Sale Alan DeMaison 22 Rain Didn’t Dampen Spirits of Athens Show Attendees Sam Evans 24 Teenager Wants to Compile Stories on How Collectors Got Started Bill Baab 26 The Big Dig of 2011 (Part 2) Bill Baab 28 40th S.C. Bottle Club Show Tops the Rest of Them Bill Baab 32 Old Bottles Exploding in Popularity Steve Ketcham 34 Baltimore Bottle Show Ferdinand Meyer V 38 Legends of the Jar Bruce W. Schank 48 A California Cure Eric McGuire 58
Vignettes: Recent Finds 4 At Auction 5 Shards of Wisdom 6 Who do I contact at the FOHBC? 7
Departments: FOHBC Officers 2010-2012 2 FOHBC President’s Message 3 Classified Ads and Ad Rate Info 62 FOHBC Show-Biz, Show Calendar Listings 65 Membership Directory 70 Membership Application 72
Bottles and Extras
Vol. 23 No. 4 | July – August 2012 | No. 202
Features: Dating and Identifying Early Coca-Cola Bottles – Focusing (Mainly) on Georgia and Florida Bottles Bill Porter 14 Watch Your Step in Tampa and St. Petersburg Bill Baab 18 In Search of Hidden Treasures in Key West, Florida Pam Selenak 22 Add Mansfield to your Bucket List Alan DeMaison 25 Horse Creek Bottle Club’s 4th Annual Show and Sale Bill Baab 27 ”Winter Privy Digging for Old Glass” Rick Weiner 29 Theodore Roosevelt Bottled Jack Sullivan 38 South Carolina’s Bottle Collecting History Adventures on Hilton Head Island, S.C.Bobby Hinely 41 FOHBC Virtual Museum Project Ferdinand Meyer V 43 Legends of the Jar Bruce W. Schank 46
Vignettes: At Auction 5 Shards of Wisdom 6 Who do I Contact at the FOHBC? 7 In Rememberence 8 Who They Are – Meet Your FOHBC Candidates 10 FOHBC Code of Ethics 17 Reno Expo 2012 Update 44
Departments: FOHBC Business & News | FOHBC Officers 2010-2012 2 President’s Message 3 Classified Ads and Ad Rate Info 64 FOHBC Show-Biz, Show Calendar Listings 66 Membership Benefits 69 Membership Directory 70 Membership Application 72
Bottles and Extras | Reno Expo
Vol. 23 No. 5 | September – October 2012 | No. 203
Features: The California Perfume Company – Part 1 Russell L. Mills 10 Feature: Reno Expo 2012 Ferdinand Meyer V 18 Recent Auction Results Norman Heckler & Co. 36 Reno: The FOHBC Banquet Ferdinand Meyer V 38 Reno: The Shootout Pam Selenak 42 Reno: The Expo Displays and Displayers Bob Ferraro 48 Henry’s Bottling Works in What Cheer, Iowa Bill Baab 57 Reno: By Rail or Bust Alan DeMaison 58
Vignettes: Shards of Wisdom 4 In Remembrance 6
Departments: FOHBC Business & News | FOHBC Officer Listing 2012-2014 2 President’s Message 3 Classified Ads & Ad Rate Info 64 FOHBC Show-Biz, Show Calendar Listings 66 Membership Directory 70 Membership Application 72
Bottles and Extras
Vol. 23 No. 6 | November – December 2012 | No. 204
Features: Down Memory Lane – A Look Back at the 1976 Expo in St. Louis June Barnett 12 Mohawk Valley Bottle Club Show Jim Bender 14 Digging 60 or how Crazy are we? Jeff Mihalik 16 Meet John Akers – A Collector and his Cartoons Ferdinand Meyer V 23 Legends of the Jar! Bruce W. Schank 28 A Timely Find Mike Magee 38 Big John Feldmann – the Amityville Legend Ferdinand Meyer V 40 Four Oregon Token Flasks Garth Ziegenhagen 56 Dr. Clide Randall’s ‘Cough Mixture’ Jack E. Fincham, Ph.D., R.Ph. 58 Who In The World Is E.J. Suggs? Gary Beatty 60 I Hate When That Happens Kevin Wade 62
Vignettes: Shards of Wisdom 6 Remembering Ed Herrold 8 Who do I contact at the FOHBC? 10 In Remembrance 11 A Book Review 11 FOHBC Digital Age 57
Departments: FOHBC Business & News | FOHBC Officer Listing 2012-2014 2 President’s Message 3 Letters to the Editor 4 Classified Ads & Ad Rate Info 63 FOHBC Show-Biz, Show Calendar Listings 65 Membership Directory 68 Membership Application 72
