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
