2009 issues of Bottles and Extras

B&E January February 2009

Bottles and Extras

Vol. 20     No. 1     January – February 2009     No. 181     (Read Bottles and Extras)

Features: The Australia Connection Rex Barber 26 Bottles and Extras History Bill Baab 28 Some Interesting Facts About Silver or Why are Some Baby Bottles & Nipples Made of Silver Charles Harris 31 The Dating Game: Marks Used by the Mississippi and Lindell Glass Companies Bill Lockhart, Pete Schulz, David Whitten, Carol Serr and Bill Lindsey 34 Watch Out for Watch Fobs Jack Sullivan 44 Forsha’s Balm is Endorsed by President Lincoln Dave Maryo 48 Liniments and the Native American People in Frontier Minnesota Boyd Beccue 53 Hoff’s Log Cabin Baker City Oregon Garth Ziegenhagen 55

Vignettes: Recent Finds 4 At Auction 5 Shards of Wisdom 6 Paper Trail 8 A Book in Review 10

Departments: FOHBC Officer Listing 2 President’s Message 3 Regional Reports 12 Classified Ads and Ad Rate Info 62 Show Calendar 66 Membership Additions and Changes 69 Membership Application 71 Membership Benefits 72


Bottles and Extras March April 2009

Bottles and Extras

Vol. 20     No. 2     March – April 2009     No. 182     (Read Bottles and Extras)

Features: Legends of the Jar – Phil Alvarez Bruce W. Shank 26 The Changing Face of the Marble World Bill O’Connor 29 Huey P Long: The Patent Medicine Man Who Became Louisiana’s Governor Charles David Head 35 History of the Midwest Antique Fruit Jar and Bottle Club Junne Barnett 38 Louisburg, North Carolina Bottling Works Bill Baab 40 Babb Coast to Coast Eric McGuire 42 Picnics/Pumpkinseeds Garth Ziegenhagen 45 Profile of a Super Collector Bill Baab 46 I Never Intended to Collect Target Balls Mike O’Malley 48 Anchor Mason’s (dot) Half-Gallon Jars Barry L. Bernas 50

Vignettes: Recent Finds 4 At Auction 5 Shards of Wisdom 6 Paper Trail 8 A Book in Review 10 Show Reports 30

Departments: FOHBC Officer Listing 2008 – 2010 2 President’s Message 3 Regional Reports 12 Classified Ads and Ad Rate Info 62 Show Calendar 66 Membership Additions and Changes 69 Membership Application 71 Membership Benefits 72


Bottles and Extras May June 2009

Bottles and Extras

Vol. 20     No. 3     May – June 2009     No. 183     (Read Bottles and Extras)

Features: Bottle Collecting in the United States: Overview of the History Bill Baab 25 Displays After the Loss the FOHBC Museum J. Carl Sturm 26 Quart Hosp. Dept. Bottles Richard Siri 30 The Marble Maniac Bill O’Connor 33 City Brewery: Henry Wienard 1862-1916 Dave Scafani 34 Rabbit Trails: The Twisted Path to Bottle Identification Bill Lindsey 38 Harrison’s Columbian Inks at 1857 Prices Lucy Faulkner 45 Tin Baby Feeders Charles Harris 49 Additional Recent Finds to Document Barry L. Bernas 52 The Bethesda Spring Water Story Howard Dean 59

Vignettes: Recent Finds 4 At Auction 5 Shards of Wisdom 6 Paper Trail 8 A Book in Review 10

Departments: FOHBC Officer Listing 2008 – 2010 2 President’s Message 3 Regional Reports 12 Board Meeting Minutes 24 Classified Ads and Ad Rate Info 62 Show Calendar 66 Membership Additions and Changes 69 Membership Application 71 Membership Benefits 72


Bottles and Extras July August 2009

Bottles and Extras

Vol. 20     No. 4     July – August 2009     No. 184     (Read Bottles and Extras)

Features: Legends of the Jar – Dick Watson Bruce Schank 25 Southern California History Jim Sinsley 29 Australian Bush Devastation Travis Dunn 35 History of Nevada Bottle Collecting Bob Ferraro 38 Pretender or Actual Example Barry L. Bernas 41 Hutchinsons of Sydney Zang Wood 43 “Southern California Digs Don’t Exist” David Garcia 49 Australian Connection, Part II Rex Barber 53 Bantam Bottles Appealing Space Savers Chuck Norris 55

Vignettes: Recent Finds 4 At Auction 5 Shards of Wisdom 6 Paper Trail 8 A Book in Review 10

Departments: FOHBC Officer Listing 2008 – 2010 2 President’s Message 3 Regional Reports 12 Board Meeting Minutes 24 Classified Ads and Ad Rate Info 62 Show Calendar 66 Membership Additions and Changes 69 Membership Application 71 Membership Benefits 72


Bottles and Extras September October 2009

Bottles and Extras

Vol. 20     No. 5     September – October 2009     No. 185     (Read Bottles and Extras)

Features: Fletcher ‘shocked’ by Nomination to Federation’s Hall of Fame Bill Baab 5 2009 National – The West Coast Event Dar Furda 26 How a Common Coca-Cola Bottle Became a Historic Relic of the Past Bill Baab 37 Glass Passion and Color, Part I: Life Transformation Ferdinand Meyer V 38 Tracking Cleveland’s Black Cat Jack Sullivan 44 Louisville, Ky., History Betsy Blasi 50 Jacob Hoehn and California’s Summit Mineral Water Eric McGuire 54

Vignettes: Recent Finds 4 At Auction 5 Shards of Wisdom 6 Paper Trail 10 A Book in Review 10 Deland M-T Bottle Show Report 49

Departments: FOHBC Officer Listing 2008 – 2010 2 President’s Message 3 Regional Reports 12 July 31, 2009 FOHBC Board Meeting Minutes Ed Herrold 24 Classified Ads and Ad Rate Info 62 Show Calendar 66 Membership Additions and Changes 69 Membership Application 71 Membership Benefits 72


Bottles and Extras November December 2009

Bottles and Extras

Vol. 20     No. 6     November – December 2009     No. 186     (Read Bottles and Extras)

Features: The Northwestern Bottle Collectors Association 43rd Annual Show Richard Siri 23 A Bottle Digger’s Dream Dig Warren Borton 24 Glass Passion and Color – Part II: Exploration and Documentation Ferdinand Meyer V 26 Legends of the Jar – Phil Smith Bruce Schank 32 South Dakota Collecting History Clemente D. Zambon III 36 Peoria’s Clarke Brothers & the Whiskey Trust Jack Sullivan 42 High School Kids Restore 70-year-old Coke Sign Bill Baab 48 Richmond, Virginia Show Report Ed & Lucy Faulkner 49 Dating Game: Southern Glass Co. Bill Lockhart, Pete Schulz, Carol Serr, Bill Lindsey 50

Vignettes: Shards of Wisdom 4 Paper Trail 8

Departments: FOHBC Officer Listing 2008 – 2010 2 President’s Message 3 Regional Reports 10 Classified Ads and Ad Rate Info 62 Show Calendar 66 Membership Additions and Changes 69 Membership Application 71 Membership Benefits 72