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
