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How To Photograph Antique Glass and Vintage Bottles Tutorial

September 27, 2013, 7:58 pm
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Photography set up in the American Bottle Auctions studio.

Jeff Wichmann has written an excellent tutorial on the subject, titled Photographing Bottles and Glass.

If you've read his books, or seen his auction catalogs, you know that he knows how to photograph bottles to their best advantage. His article outlines everything you need to know, and saves you years of having to learn the hard way. Thanks, Jeff!

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Why Join an Antique Bottle Collecting Club? For So Many Reasons

September 28, 2013, 4:00 am
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Why Join an Antique Bottle Collecting Club? 

That's a good question, one posed recently by the Association of Collecting Clubs (A.C.C. website: Collectors.org), the group that works to promote all kinds of hobby and collecting clubs.
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Here's their list of 6,257 clubs -- yes, six thousand two hundred sixty seven collector clubs!
It is FREE to have your club listed, so head over there now and fill out the online form.
Then you will start getting their e-newsletters too, with updates about all kind of things that affect the collecting hobby, and impacts on clubs on shows.
We still haven't covered why you should join a collecting club. I could paraphrase, but the A.C.C. has summed it up quite well:
  • Collecting groups are an important segment of our antiques, art and collectibles community. All of these clubs have one basic thing in common - they exist to help collectors.
  • For many collecting areas, these clubs - and their members - represent the backbone of the knowledge base for the collecting area that group supports. They also provide connections to other collectors, and opportunities to develop friendships that can last a life time.
  • Clubs are a great resource for expanding a collector's knowledge about a collecting area, for finding new materials and for determining current values; even for selling your collectibles.
  • Most clubs encourage networking by offering annual conventions, sponsoring shows and social gatherings which bring club members together. Smaller geographic clubs often have monthly meetings. Combined, our collecting clubs have 10's of thousands of events every year!
  • In addition to the meetings and other events, many clubs issue member newsletters and journals and have a website and discussion forums.
  • A parallel mission to educating their membership for many clubs is that of researching, studying and documenting the various artifacts relating to the collecting area a particular club supports. Some clubs publish reference books and price guides and establish archives, educational exhibits and museums. Seminars, workshops and conferences are often a part of the club convention or show, and those having monthly meetings often have a speaker discussing a topic related to their collecting area.
  • Most clubs offer a pleasing balance between education, social and business. They often are the segment of the antiques, art and collectibles industry that keep collectors collecting.
Looking at the role of clubs more broadly, not only do collecting clubs support their memberships, but indirectly they strengthen the industry for the greater benefit of other segments - the auction houses and galleries, antique shops and malls, antique and collectible shows, collector publications, appraisers, restoration specialists and all other parts of this wonderful antiques and collectibles family.
Read the rest of the A.C.C.'s very good reasons to join a club here.


Now Go! Join a club! 

You can join the Findlay Antique Bottle Club here.




And to help keep the bottle collecting hobby strong, join the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors @ FOHBC.ORG

Then, of course, Go to a Show!  -- Happy Collecting!
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Potpourri October 2013 ~ FinBotClub's Bottle Show and Collecting Hobby News

September 28, 2013, 8:00 am
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A little this, a little that, just some interesting bottle-bits to entertain and/or educate you collectors.



A while ago someone posted one of these odd shaped cobalt blue glass bottles on the Bottle Collectors Facebook page, looking for info. So I did some googling and put together that composite describing the Cremex Shampoo barber bottle. 

Sold by Edwards Harlene Company, Cremex was an English hair product sold as a powder, to be mixed up in the dispenser bottle.
In the mid-1880s, Goldstein founded the Edwards' Harlene Co., manufacturers of hair products, initially of 5 New Oxford Street and by late 1891 of 95 and 96 High Holborn, London. Harlene products were promoted through a series of large pictorial newspaper advertisements that made extravagant claims. One shows a woman with long flowing curly locks, claiming “Edwards' Harlene positively forces luxuriant hair, whiskers and moustachios to grow heavily within a few weeks without injury to the skin no matter what the age. The world-renowned remedy for baldness, from whatever cause arising. As a producer of whiskers and moustachios it has never been equalled. As a curer of weak or thin eyelashes, or restoring grey hair to its original colour, it never fails.” [Source]

Here are 2 more interesting hair product articles, both about the long-haired Sutherland Sisters Tonic.
  1. The Amazing 7 Sutherland Sisters by Ferdinand Meyer
  2. Untangling the Tale of the Seven Sutherland Sisters and Their 37 Feet of Hair by Lisa Hix

Pretty colored fruit jars sparkle in Jeff Klingler's window.

"What color do you think this is?" always sparks a heated discussion. Read about this interesting project on color measurement and setting glass color standards (on Peachridge Glass).


Listen to FOHBC Hall of Famer Bill Baab talking about antique bottles on Relic Roundup, American Diggers radio podcast show.


American Bottle Auctions has created a new auction house just for vintage marbles. Check out the website for American Marble Auctions. You'll find a growing archive of photos and articles, as well as exclusively vintage marble auctions.


Owner Jeff Wichmann says: 

"American Marble Auctions will offer just antique marbles (mid-20th century and before), not contemporary blown marbles."

“Selling marbles through Internet auctions is a complicated business. Presenting these historic and beautiful collectibles poses many challenges. We will combine the latest technology in graphics and bidding software to present the best pictures and descriptions as possible, with conservative grading. And each marble sold comes with a money-back guarantee.”

Read more in this informative article all about the new American Marble Auctions first big auction.




When most bottle collectors think of crown tops, they think of the traditional soda pop bottle mouth. [Learn about crown top sodas here.]

But there's another kind of crown top bottle, and it's the subject of a new book, “The Crown Top Book – German Porcelain Perfume Bottles, 1920-1939” by Pauline E. Turco.  

Nice to read that: "An entire chapter is devoted to Crown Top reissues, reproductions, fantasies and imposters with detailed information and comparative photos to assist in distinguishing the old from the new and the authentic from the shams." - Read the Antique Trader review (w/purchase info).

Also reviewed here.



Charlie Perry reminds us that it's time for the WV bottle show:

West Virginia State Farm Museum Antique Bottle Show
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Oct 5th, 2013 ... 9am to 3pm
Directions: 4 miles north of Pt Pleasant take Fairgrounds Road 1 mile to Museum.

 FREE Admission, Parking and Appraisals

Dealers Contact: Charlie Perry 2317 Jefferson Ave
Pt. Pleasant, WV 25550     304-675-2887 perrycola@suddenlink.net
or Contact: Heath Jenkins 500 Ward Rd.
Bidwell, OH 45614 ...... 740-388-869

Museum website -- the bottle show is Saturday the 5th, but the museum's Fall Festival runs the 5th and the 6th with lots more to do and see:

5 & 6---Country Fall Festival(WV State Farm Museum, 1458 Fairground Road) 9:00 am-5:00 pm.  Oct.5 only:  Antique Tractor Pull, 1:00 pm.; Gunslinger Shows at 12:00 pm, 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm.; On Sunday, Oct. 5: a Church Service will begin at 9:00 am and a Gospel Sing at 1:30 pm. The Museum Country Store and Country Kitchen will be open.  Annual country fall festival.  Gas and Steam Engine Show, working sawmill, CEOS Quilt Show, the Antique Bottle Show, and the Gravely Swap Meet.  Watch the making of sorghum, apple butter and apple cider (for sale).  Tour the 30 plus buildings on the grounds and see displays of vintage tractors, a military exhibit, General (the third largest horse ever to have lived) and much more.  Admission: Free. 

Also check out the West Virginia Bottles facebook page.
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Big Fruit Jars Bottles #Antiques #Vintage #Auction Friday Oct. 18 2013 Economy Indiana

October 12, 2013, 3:31 pm
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Big Fruit Jars & Antique Bottles Auction Friday Oct. 18 2013 Economy Indiana

Anne and Sue, long time fruit jar collectors and Findlay Club friends, are moving, so they're having a big auction on Friday October 18, 2013.

The sale is in Economy Indiana. (Directions: Map link)

Here's the link to the auctionzip listing: http://www.auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/auctionview.cgi?lid=1888411 -- there are 400+ photos!

Just a smattering of what they'll have:

Chicken Nest; Chicken Feeders; Chicken Crates; Chicken Waterers; Large Jar Collection; Brass Hod; Oil Bottles; Milk Bottles; Jugs; Crocks; Stoneware Chicken Waterer Collection; Sad Iron; Seed Sign; RR Lanterns; Egg Scales; Enamelware; Pot Rack; Dazey Churn; Fretwork; Victoria Prints; Register Banks; Wildlife Sanctuary Sign; Sewing Baskets; Thermos Collection; Wood Planes; Brass Fan; Piano Casters; Galvanized Tubs & Buckets; Radio; Washboard; Tool Chest; Muzzleloader; Goofus Glass; Metal Chicken

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American Glass Gallery Announces October 2013 Auction of Rare Antique Bottles

October 12, 2013, 4:07 pm
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 John Pastor writes to tell us about his latest American Glass Gallery antique bottle auction:

Auction #11, opens for bidding Wednesday, October 16, Closing, Tuesday, October 29

Our October Auction includes a choice and diverse selection of 248 lots of quality bottles, flasks and blown glass. Categories include Historical Flasks, Bitters, Medicines, Inks, Mineral Waters, Black Glass, Whimsies, a collection of freeblown bowls, and much more!
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Happy Halloween 2013 from the Devil ~ #Antiques #bottles

October 30, 2013, 6:00 am
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Featuring Findlay ~ Vintage Findlay Ohio Bottles and Advertising Items / for November 2013

October 30, 2013, 8:00 am
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Featuring Findlay ~ Vintage Findlay Ohio Bottles and Advertising Items ~ a monthly round up of interesting items from Findlay's past. 

Here's the latest round up of vintage Findlay Ohio items recently seen at bottle shows, on ebay, or that readers have shared. Send us your photos w/a description, and we'll post your goodies, too.



















THE MORESCOT CLOTHING CO, FINDLAY, OHIO token / rev GOOD FOR ONE DOLLAR
All I found out about the Morescot Clothing store: they were listed in a men's hat ad in 1909; a few other ad mentions circa 1913; and they sold out to Rollands in 1921. [On ebay; no sale]


Illustrated envelope, Findlay College (University), Findlay, Ohio, 1889
[Sold on ebay for $9.99]



RED HALF GALLON SAN-A-PURE DAIRY CO.FINDLAY, OHIO w/ cap
[On ebay; no sale.]

From Julian "J.R." Brondes's 2006 obituary (here):
Born in Defiance [1923] in, Mr. Brondes was about 5 when the family moved to Findlay and founded San-A-Pure Dairy [1928]. He did not become involved in the dairy until he received a business degree from Ohio Wesleyan University.

He became president and owner of San-A-Pure after his father died. He was a former president of Ohio Dairy Products. He sold San-A-Pure and retired in 1977.

OLD DUTCH BEER TAP KNOB - HANDLE 3 2/4" TALL LUCITE
[On ebay; no sale] [Old Dutch history article.]


Marathon Oil Findlay Ohio Service Station Premium Record 
"He's My Marathon Man"
[On ebay; sold for $12.50][Marathon history]


1962 War of 1812 150th, Fort Findlay Ohio, 1st Day Cover
[Ebay; no sale][Historic Marker]


Ivory Polish For The Teeth 1887 medicine / dental trade card
WH Haven Drugs, Findlay Ohio
[Sold on ebay for $4.34]

Ivory Tooth Polish was a popular product of the time, sold by many druggists.

From the Hancock County, Ohio Genealogy and History site:

W. H. HAVEN, druggist, Findlay, was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, November 12, 1841; In 1850 became apprenticed to merchandising here in the store of Hugh Newell. He afterward took up the drug trade, and in 1859 embarked in it on his own account at Ottawa, Ohio. In 1861 he sold his interest there, enlisting his services in the army, and was with the Ninety-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in the commissary department, till 1864, when he joined the Mississippi and West Gulf Squadron, with which he remained till the close of the war, retiring at that time from the charge of the United States steamer ''Peri.'' After the war he traveled in the interest of the drug trade and read medicine. He subsequently practiced his profession, but, in 1868, engaged in manufacturing, which he followed for several years. In 1876 he purchased his present business which he has raised to a leading prominence here. He is a member of the Ohio State Pharmaceutical Association, and was one of the original committee who drafted the bill for the new pharmaceutical law of Ohio. He is also a member of the Traders' and Travelers' Association of New York City. He has worked his way up in business, and, through his own indefatigable exertions has accumulated a nice competency. (Source: History of Hancock Co, Chicago: Warner Beers & Co., 1886) 

[Note: As far as any featured eBay items are concerned, neither myself nor the club are recommending the item, the venue or the seller. These are simply for show-and-tell. Enjoy!]
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Milford Ohio Antique Bottle Show Nov. 23, 2013

October 30, 2013, 10:00 am
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Steve Singer writes to tell us about the upcoming

St. Andrew Antique Bottle Show
Milford, Ohio
November 23, 2013

Welcome to the St. Andrew Church antique bottle show!  We would like to extend an invitation to join us on Saturday, November 23, 2013 in our Parish Center.  St. Andrew is located at 560 Main St. in historic Milford, Ohio.  We are five minutes from I-275 (exit 57) and less than 2 miles from a Holiday Inn Express (513-831-7829) and Homewood Suites (513-248-4663) for those of you who would be joining us from out of town.   


Our facility is handicap accessible with ample parking both in the lot in front of the building, on-street and across the street behind our school.  The room will accommodate 70+ tables.  We will be serving hot food as well as snacks, soft drinks and coffee at very reasonable prices for your convenience.


Please join us and together we can establish a great show for many years to come.
Steve Singer
Show Chairman

23 November 2013 (Saturday) Milford, Ohio – The St. Andrew Antique Bottle Show, St. Andrew Parish Center, 553 Main St, Milford, Ohio, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, Admission $4. Early admission 7:00 am, $15. Contact: Steve Singer, 1684 Autumn Oak Drive, Batavia, Ohio 45103, 513.732.2793, singersams@yahoo.com
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Poison Skulls ~ Collecting Antique Poison Bottles Info Resource

October 30, 2013, 4:52 pm
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[Thought I'd rerun this 2009 post for Halloween.]

It's always good news when bottles and bottle collecting are the focus of the Antique Week paper's cover story. It is so great to see our wonderful hobby front and center.



It is an article about English Poison Bottles, written by David McCormick. [Read the article here.] It has several colorful photos of bottles on the front page, and the back page of the 1st section of the paper.



There is no way that anyone will miss the nice big pix. And hopefully will think "Hey -- another bottle article -- this must be a happening category -- I want to know more!"



Mr. McCormick put down the AntiqueBottles.com website down as a reference for his article -- here's the link to the site's POISON page -- http://www.antiquebottles.com/poison/

Check out their Poison Bottle Hall of Fame for pix of some really cool Poison bottles -- skulls, cobalts, and more -- http://www.antiquebottles.com/poison/fame.html



Here's their American Poison Bottle book link -- http://poisonbottleclub.org/otherpages/bottlebook.html

Thanks to Antique Week, David McCormick, and all the hobbyists, collectors, and dealers who take the time to share and support this fantastic hobby.

And Happy Halloween to all you bottle collectors!



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Devilishly Hot Stuff: Spicy History of Tabasco Sauce Bottles #Antiques

October 30, 2013, 6:13 pm
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[Another rerun post in keeping with today's Halloween theme.]

To read: Cecil Munsey's article about the History of Tabasco, with lots of info, photos of antique pepper sauce bottles, and great vintage advertising. Give it a read, and while you're there check out his many other bottle/history articles. Good stuff!



Here's another article on the 

HISTORY OF U.S. COMMERCIAL HOT SAUCES



Learn more about pepper sauce, condiments, and other food bottles here: http://www.sha.org/bottle/food.htm#Sauces & Condiments
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Muncie Fruit Jar Club to Meet at L.L. Ball House this Sunday 11/3/13 ~ Antique Bottles and Jars

October 31, 2013, 1:10 pm
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The L.L. Ball House, today.

Dick Cole, president of the Muncie Indiana fruit jar club, writes to tell us the club is having this Sunday's meeting (11/03/13 @ 1:30pm) at a very special location: The Lucius Lorenzo Ball House on the grounds of the Minnetrista Center . The club is meeting there by special arrangement as the home is not open to the general public. So this is the club meeting you should not miss.


The building is one of the five founding Ball brother's original Muncie homes. The brothers moved from New York to Indiana in the 1880s to relocate their glass manufacturing business. William H., Frank C., Edmund B., George A., and Lucius L. Ball, founded what is now Ball Corporation, prospered in business, married into Indiana families, and began engaging in a variety of community activities.

Read Dick Cole's History of the L.L. Ball House here.

Find the Midwest Antique Fruit Jar & Bottle Club @ http://fruitjar.org/


Minnetrista: A Ball Family Legacy
In 1887, the Ball family moved its glass manufacturing business from Buffalo, New York to Muncie. Ball Brothers Glass Company became one of America's best known manufacturers of canning jars.

The Ball family purchased most of the land along the north bank of White River between Wheeling and Granville pikes in 1893. The name chosen by the family for the property was taken from a Sioux word, "mna" (pronounced mini) which means "water," and combined with the English word, "tryst," to form "Minnetrista," or, "a gathering place by the water."

L.L. Ball house was remodeled in 1910.

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Pittsburgh PA Antique Bottle Show Sunday Nov 10 2013 #vintage #antiques

November 6, 2013, 10:44 am
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10 November 2013 (Sunday) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The Pittsburgh Antique Bottle Clubs Annual Antique Bottle Show

  •  at The Ice Garden, Gallitin Road and Route 51 North, Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania 15012. [Map/directions] 
  • Bottles, stoneware, tins, pottery, advertising, ephemera, small collectibles and table-top antiques, Appraisals and Club Displays
  • 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, $3 General Admission 
  • $25 Early Admission – 7:00 am
  • 100+ Tables available (First table $30, additional tables $25 – 3 table limit), 
  • Dealer set-up at 7:00 am Sunday (doors open at 6:00 am), 
  • Dealer Hospitality Room 6:00 – 8:00 pm Saturday night, 
  • For more information and reduced room rates contact: Bob DeCroo, 694 Fayette City Road, Fayette City, Pennsylvania 15438,724.326.8741 or 
  • Jay Hawkins 1280 Mt. Pleasant Road, West Newton, Pennsylvania 15089, 724.872.6013 
  • Club Website
  • FOHBC Member Club


Here is Alan DeMaison's video of the 2012 Pittsburgh Bottle Show, followed by some screengrabs:




Note: If the video player isn't displaying/working here, go watch the video on you tube (link.)

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Remembering Lou McFadden, Noted Ohio Milk Bottle Collector

November 9, 2013, 11:11 am
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Lou and Sue McFadden

Sue Mcfadden has shared the sad news of the passing of her beloved husband Lou.
"The last month has seemed an unbelievable blur. My husband and best friend died this evening after such a fast decline in his health it is hard to imagine. Lou had dementia that worsened after a fall in August, and tonight he is free of the confusion of that horrible illness. The last several days were sweet days to spend together and Lou was able to spend his last day very peacefully. Rest in peace in God's love, sweetie."
The Findlay Bottle Club sends it's deepest condolences to Sue, as well as to Sue and Lou's family and friends. A sad loss to all that knew Lou, and to the milk bottle hobby. He will be missed, and long remembered. 

Obituary for Louis B. McFadden

Louis B. McFadden, 75, of Winesburg, passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2013 following a period of declining health.

He was born on December 14, 1937 in Massillon to the late Robert and Janice McFadden. He was a graduate of Orrville High School, and was proud to say he was a Marine, serving from 1956 until 1958. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his younger brother, Bruce.

Lou is survived by his wife, Suzanne, whom he married on December 20, 1984; his brother, Robert (Barbara) McFadden of Barnard, VT; sister-in-law, Lois Cox of Cincinnati; 2 step-children, Blake (Cindy) Sacha of Gilbert, AZ and Cammie (Bob) Edgar of Stevensville, MT; 3 grandchildren, Katie and Andrew Sacha and Mitch Edgar; numerous nephews and nieces, great nephews and great nieces; special friends since childhood in Orrville, Dave and Mary Lee Maiwurm; and special friends from Winesburg, Bob and Esther Beechy.

Lou grew up in Orrville and lived most of his adult life in Winesburg. He loved farming, living on and farming a small farm outside of Winesburg for a number of years. He worked as a Fieldman for 4 dairies over a period of 43 years – starting work as a young man at Orrville Milk Company, then Lawson Dairy, followed by Superior Dairy, and retiring from Reiter Dairy in 1999. He loved Dixieland Jazz, and played the drums for enjoyment. 

He had a passion for collecting antique milk bottles and was very proud of his milk bottle collection, numbering about 3,500 bottles from the state of Ohio. Lou’s bottles, procured over the past 30 years, were widely recognized in the state and beyond as a unique and unusual collection. Lou was the author of the book “Ohio’s Dairies” written and published in 2009, giving him much pleasure. 

Following Lou’s wishes cremation has taken place and a celebration of his life will be held in Winesburg on Saturday, November 16, at 2:00 p.m. at Zion Reformed Church with Pastor Brent Easton officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to services at the church. 
[Map/directions link] 

Spidell Funeral Home in Mount Eaton is handling the arrangements. A memorial website has been created by the funeral home and may be accessed at the Spidell Funeral Home website where you may share a memory or sign the guestbook.

In lieu of flowers, Suzanne requests memorial contributions be made to Zion Reformed Church, P.O. Box 33, Winesburg, OH 44690.
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When the McFadden's book, Ohio's Dairies, was published, they received alot of press coverage.



Read some of the articles :



Lou McFadden holds the most expensive bottle in his milk bottle collection, a bottle from Snow's Dairy in Killbuck, Ohio that cost him $280. 
 Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007 in Winesburg, Ohio. 
(Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)  
See more photos here 


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Sad News: Anne Szopa, Muncie Fruit Jar Club member has passed.

November 30, 2013, 10:44 am
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Anne Szopa with Sue Wilson and Mary Harper at the Muncie Fruit Jar Show


Sad news... long time fruit jar collector Anne Szopa has passed after a long illness. Our hearts go out to Anne's devoted partner Sue, and to her sister Mary Harper, and to all of Anne's family and friends. 

A celebration of Anne’s life will be held Sunday, December 1, at the Hampton Inn, 4220 Bethel, Muncie, IN, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

You can leave a note on the funeral home website. Link: http://www.parsonmortuary.com/obits/obituary.php?act=addtrib&id=406718

Obituary:


Anne Szopa, 70, passed away peacefully among family at her home in Muncie on Thursday, November 28, 2013. The daughter of the late Judge Mario and Jane Pieroni, she was born and raised in Muncie. 

She attended Burris School and the College of Mount St. Joseph. In 1986 she earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from Ball State University. She became a devoted teacher and academic, holding positions first at Ball State and later at Indiana University East in Richmond. While at Ball State, she pioneered the addition of women’s studies to Ball State’s curriculum. 

At IU East she attained full tenure and rose to become Chair of the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Co-coordinator of the Women and Gender Studies Program. She retired in 2005 due to illness. 

Anne was an avid collector of fruit jars, glass and antiques. She was a member of Jelly Jammers, a club devoted to preserving the history of glass jelly jars.  She was also Treasurer of the Midwest Antique Fruit Jar & Bottle Club for many years. She loved flower gardening and collecting minerals and anything sparkly. 

She is survived by her partner Sue Wilson, her sons Christopher and Vincent, her brother John Pieroni and his wife Sue Anne, her sister Rita Pieroni DeBoth and husband Tim, her sister Mary Pieroni Harper, and four nieces and nephews. 
A celebration of Anne’s life will be held Sunday, December 1, at the Hampton Inn, 4220 Bethel, Muncie, IN, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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Have a Snort with Santa: Rare Antique Bottles That Say Merry Christmas

November 30, 2013, 6:42 pm
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In looking for the perfect Christmas bottle theme for this post, I couldn't do much better than to share John Pastor's collection which is featured in the December 2010 issue of the magazine Antique Bottle and Glass Collector.



These are some of the pix from the magazine, which is chock full of great color photos, and lots of great bottle collecting articles. John and his American Glass Gallery team are the new publishers of said magazine.

Did you remember to ask Santa Claus for a subscription? Get all the details here.

Added for Christmas 2013 -- see many more photos of this wonderful Christmas bottle collection here: http://www.peachridgeglass.com/2013/11/looking-at-a-collection-of-merry-christmas-happy-new-year-flasks/



Merry Christmas from the Findlay Bottle Club!


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Columbus OH Bottle Show Saturday Feb. 15 2014 @ State Fairgrounds

December 15, 2013, 2:16 pm
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Columbus OH Bottle & Insulator Show Saturday Feb. 15, 2014 @ State Fairgrounds

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The highly anticipated Columbus Bottle & Insulator Show is on Saturday, February 15, 2014 -- the first Ohio bottle show of the year! It's BIG -- it's FUN -- you don't want to miss it! Over 130 dealers/150+ tables, with 1,000's of bottles and advertising treasures!

You can read some show reports from previous year's shows --  with lots of pix!

COLUMBUS, OHIO ANTIQUE BOTTLE SHOW DETAILS



  • Show Date -- Saturday February 15, 2014
  • Show Time -- 9 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Public Admission -- $3 -- Fairgrounds Parking is $5 -- plenty of parking available.

    • Early Bird Adm. -- 7 AM - 9AM -- $25 -- You get in there while the dealers are setting up!
    • The show is in the RHODES CENTER building at the Ohio State Fairgrounds complex.
    • The Ohio State Fairgrounds is located at 717 E. 17th Av -- go west off I-71 at Exit 111
    • For driving directions and fairgrounds maps, click here
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  • The showroom is huge, well lighted, and has wide aisles for shoppers, with plenty of space between the tables for the dealers.
  • Restrooms in the heated building.
  • Food concession provided by the fairgrounds ($$).
  • Link to the weather forecast for Columbus Ohio.

    • Shoppers Bonus! The famous Scott Antique Show  is also the same day, also in the Ohio State Fairgrounds Complex, so you can spend the day and hit both great shows, and finds tons of treasures.
    • Just walk across the street, do not move your car, or you will have to pay for parking again.

    • Extra-early Bird Bonus! There will be a fun Hospitality Party on Friday night from 7pm to 10pm (or later -- it's a lot of fun!).
    • At the Baymont Inn Hotel (now a Motel 6) -- complimentary food and drinks, and lots of good visiting with your fellow collector/dealers.
    • Ask for the discounted show rate for your room, call and book your room NOW!
    • Hotel website link  and phone: 614-848-9696
    Call for your tables NOW!

    Co-Show Chairmen:



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    Antique Bottle & Fruit Jar Show in Muncie IN ~ Big Collectors 3-day Event January 2014

    December 15, 2013, 8:01 pm
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    Attention -- if you're planning on staying at the hotel, it is not called Signature Inn anymore. It is now a BAYMONT INN -- same phone number -- double check your reservations.

    Winter Muncie Fruit Jar Show & Collectors Event is Almost Here! 

    January 9, 10, 11, 12,  in Muncie, Indiana

    The January Muncie event, with the infamous 3-days (DAZE!) of room-hopping including the Saturday Get Together Meeting at the Baymont Inn Hotel, all followed by the big Sunday Fruit Jar & Bottle show at the Horizon Center.

    Some very serious collectors will start arriving in Muncie on Wednesday, so you'd better book your hotel room NOW -- you don't want to miss a minute of the fun.
    • It's room-hopping at the Signature Inn hotel on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, January 9, 10, & 11, 2014. 
    • Then to the Horizon Center on SUNDAY JANUARY 12, 2014 FOR THE BIG SHOW.

    • Horizon Convention Center is in downtown Muncie, at 401 South High Street. Displayers set up at 6:30 am, dealers at 7:00 am and the doors open to the public at 9:00 am. Show lasts until 2:00 pm. Admission is $2. 


    The Saturday meeting schedule and Sunday show details are here on the Midwest Fruit Jar Club's website --http://fruitjar.org/
    For SHOW INFO and dealer-tables, contact Dave Rittenhouse @ 765-468-8091
    For HOTEL ROOMS, contact Baymont Inn -- 765-284-4200  -- 3400 N Chadam Ln Muncie IN (hotel website)
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    Read my show reports on the 2011 Winter Muncie show and the 2012 Winter Event -- with lots of pix!




    The Midwest Antique Fruit Jar & Bottle Club of Muncie IN is putting on their January 2014 fruit jar collectors event, the "Muncie Fruit Jar Show & Get Together", with collectors and dealers coming from all over the U.S. 

    The Muncie Fruit Jar Shows are well-known for the amazing and rare items brought for sale, for the outstanding educational collector-displays exhibited during the show, as well as for the great group of fruit jar enthusiasts who treat this multi-day event like a combination convention/club meeting/reunion.

    The show will be held on Sunday January 12, 2011, at the Horizon Convention Center 401 S High St Muncie IN 47304, and open to the public 9am-2pm, with $2 admission, and free parking. 

    Join us for "room-hop-shopping" at the Baymont Inn Hotel before the show, on Thursday-Saturday, January 9, 10, 11. The hotel is located at 3400 N Chadam Ln Muncie IN 47304. 

    The public is welcome! You don't need to have a room at the hotel to come visit and room-hop-shop. We encourage new collectors to stop by and see what we're up to, and learn a little something about fruit jars.

    Fruit jar collectors spend several days at the hotel before the Sunday "official" show, sharing and trading. There are also scheduled talks presented by long-time expert collectors like Jerry McCann, and many impromptu talks as subjects come up. A few tall-stories are told, too, all adding to the fun. Groups of friends, old and newly-made, often head out for lunch or dinner at area restaurants. The room-hop-shopping continues until late in the night, and starts again early each morning, after the hotel's complimentary breakfast, and lots of coffee!

    On Saturday the Jelly-Jammers Club holds their meeting, and then there is the Midwest Club's meeting, open to all, followed by a lively open-consignment/fee-free auction. 

    The show set-up is early Sunday morning, at the Horizon Center in downtown Muncie, a quick drive from the hotel. The show opens to the public at 9am, ending at 2pm, when the dealers pack up and head home, weary but happily reminiscing about the good time they had being with other collectors who speak the special language of Munice, Fruit-Jar-ese!

    WEBSITE: http://www.fruitjar.org/

    CONTACT: Dave Rittenhouse @ 765-468-8091 or Dick Cole @ dcole@netdirect.net
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    'The Apollo' Candy Jar from FH Roberts ~ Vintage Candy & Chocolates Collectibles

    December 18, 2013, 1:06 pm
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    I picked up this great little display jar at our bottle show, embossed simply with THE APOLLO. I was pretty sure it was a candy jar, but researching it was a little bit of a project, as ''The Apollo'' brings up a lot of hits for ''Show Time At the Apollo'', and of course there's the Apollo Space Program. And I didn't know it was actually for ''The Apollo Chocolates'', which were made by the FH Roberts Candy Co. 

    But eventually I fell down the right rabbit hole, and found some info about FH Roberts, the company and the man, as well as lots of The Apollo Chocolates collectibles -- boxes, jars, tins, signs, and advertising. My ''collection'' consists of the above jar, a screw-top jar, and a bonbon spoon (details below). Let's just say the rest of the items below are from my ''virtual collection''.

    FH Roberts was involved in many candy companies. He started selling his Apollo Chocolates in 1903, and sold the business after WWI, but it continued on in the same name. Fred H. Roberts passed away in 1920.



    My small (approx. 6" tall) clear glass jar.



    This small (approx. 6" tall) SCA ground lip jar was the 2nd addition to my Apollo collection.


    This amethyst colored jar is a variation of the clear one I have. This one is also base embossed FH Roberts Boston. Sadly, I didn't win the bid on it.


    This is a clear jar only base embossed FH Roberts Boston.
    The Apollo Chocolates ~ A Vintage Candy Collectibles Scrapbook
    Read my 'Tique Talk blog post for more about FH Roberts Candy Co., and to see lots more The ApolloChocolates collectibles -- Link
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    Dented Glass Jar: Bishop's Spoon Ledge Jar / Cooper & Co Grocers, Glasgow / History & Photos

    December 18, 2013, 4:33 pm
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    I came across this odd looking glass jar, and thought I'd share my findings. It's an English jar, not rare, they come up on ebay for less than $20.00. And the history of the jar is not a mystery, but it's still an interesting piece.

    Read all about it here: http://www.msdowantiques.com/2013/12/spoon-ledge-jar.html

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    Historic Ball Fruit Jar Collection on Display at the Minnetrista Museum in Muncie IN

    January 5, 2014, 8:22 am
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    Dick Cole, President of the Muncie Fruit Jar Club [fruitjar.org] writes to tell us of the great new

    Fruit Far Display at the Minnetrista Museum in Muncie

    "Minnetrista has moved the Gift Ship from the Lobby of the main building.  They combined it with the Orchard Shop.

    The resulting empty space was filled with fruit jars.  What better choice?  

    Since it is on the first floor, it is open to the public and free. 

    How long will the display be there? Probably until next May.  

    Those of you who can’t make the monthly meetings can see it when you come to Muncie for the Annual Show in January."

    Museum info
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