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The iPunty Rod Internet Newsletter Of The Little Rhody Bottle Club July 2001 This page is updated around the 1st week of every month The next meeting of the Little Rhody Bottle Club will be held on March 12th at 7:30pm at the Pontiac Library, 101 Greenwich Ave., Warwick, RI.   The evening's program will be a Penny Social. Show & Tell will be on Picture Bottles. Club News June Meeting by Pam Sroka The June meeting was the last before our summer break and meetings will resume in September.   Matt King and his son, Kevin, came to treat us all to a great presentation on pottery so the business portion of the meeting was brief. Mike Basset has rejoined the club after a short leave. Welcome back, Mike!   The new book cabinet will be set up soon. Arthur and I picked it up a few weeks ago and are planning to bring it to the library as soon as we find time. Meanwhile, it's still in plastic in the garage.   Contracts for our show in January will be included with September's mailed Punty Rod and anyone else interested in attending the show as a dealer can contact Art Pawlowski and request a contract. Send him an email at: blobtops@aol.com   Pottery Presentation by Pam Sroka The presentation on Pottery by Matt King was excellent as usual. Very informative, actually too much information for me to take in all at once. That's why this article will be short. Matt recommended some books on Pottery which can be found at your local library.   Redware was in existence from the early 1600's through the 1700's and was imported from England and Holland. The redware materials were easy to work with and just as easy to find. Redware is distinguishable by the lack of glaze on the bottom.   Porcelain came next. Tucker and Hall were the popular names in porcelain in the 1830's.   Yellow ware is much softer than either of the above and only made for 50 years or so.   Jugs made of pottery through the centuries could be also be identified by their shapes. The 17th century jugs were an apple shape with a slight flare at the base and had handles and ribbed necks. The 18th and early 19th century jugs were more ovoid shape with handles. The the 19th century jugs were what we see more today, straight sided, closing in at the neck with handles.   Matt has quite the collection of both whole pieces and fragments. Some of the fragments he actually bought! Kevin passed around some of their books. The items found in the books were fantastic and found only in museums.   I highly suggest any one of the books on pottery if only to see the beauty of the workmanship that went into these pieces. I was surprised at the large variety, from the simple to the ornate.   Thank you Matt! If I have any misinformation in this article, please feel free to correct me. My notes got a little confused and if you will give me a copy of your own notes I will put a larger, more informed article in the September newsletter.   Sturbridge Bottle Show & Sale Report by Art Pawlowski The First annual Sturbridge Spring Antique Bottle Show & Sale on Sunday, May 20th was a very successful event for a brand new local area show. It was actually a 2 day affair for many dealers. Pam and I took a ride up late Saturday evening to find the place and time the ride. It was exactly an hour and a half away for us. We arrived at 7:15 and hung out for the 45 minutes before they locked up for the night. I did a partial set up, mostly milks. A handful of dealers had completed full table set ups and went all out.   The next morning I was back at 7:15 AM and proceeded to set up two tables. Dave Graci had a sold out show with a good mix of dealers and glass. Attendance was a little light, but between dealers, early buyers and general admissions, I was glued to my tables until noon.   There were plenty of great historical flasks, colored sodas, inks, open pontil medicines and a few fine freeblown demijohns. The highlights that I remember are Kevin Flynn's pickle jar with a clock face, Dave Fontaine's 3 gallon Providence oyster jar, and a huge display of centennial bottles and glass beer steins. I was on a budget and refrained from buying and managed to lighten my load of 18 milk bottles, an insulator, some fishing floats, and many other things.   In my opinion, the show attracted many new faces from New York, Connecticut, RI and elsewhere. Items were also selling that usually went unnoticed at other shows. Overall it was a fun weekend for all who participated. I'll be there next year!   Show Report Followup by Pam Sroka I went to the show at 11:30. There was a good crowd. I was floored by the place! There were three sides of one of the two rooms that had open windows. Well, there were no windows, just the openings. It was airy and you didn't have to go far for sunlight to look at bottles in. There was also a pond still with haze from the morning cold being heated by the sun. It was a sunny, gorgeous day! While I was at our tables, a chipmunk even came to visit. He looked around a little and before he ran out, I swear he put a chestnut in his pocket!   I thought this was a great place for a show, nice location, sufficient sized hall. I heard rumors that there will be a tailgate party the Saturday before the show next year. Wait and see! Next year I will bring my fishing rod.   Keene Show by Pam Sroka Just a quick note that the Keene show will be back in it's original spot at the high school this year. Last year it was moved to the college because of renovations at the high school. Upcoming Events August 12 - Washington, PA Washington County Bottle Club 27th Annual Show & Sale 9 AM to 2 PM Alpine Star Lodge, 735 Jefferson Avenue (1/8 mile from I-70) INFO: Don Mazzie, PH: 724-222-8056 or Dave Fassinger, PH: 412-279-2367   August 19 - Millbrook, NY Hudson Valley Bottle Club 14th Annual Show & Sale 9 AM to 3 PM, early buyers 8 AM Millbrook Firehouse INFO: Kevin DeMartine, PH: 914-677-3638 or Art Church, PH: 914-221-4259   September 9 - Lewes, DE Delmarva Antique Bottle Club 9th Annual Show & Sale 9 AM to 3 PM Cape Henlopen High School INFO: Ferd Meyer, email: jfmeyer4@cs.com or Alan Wesche, email: wishman@beachin.net   September 29 - Tylersport, PA Eastern PA Bottle & Insulator Annual Show & Sale 9 AM to 3 PM Tylersport Fire Company Social Hall, Rte. 563 INFO: Steve Bobb, PH: 610-539-6533 or Claude Wambold, PH: 215-234-8413   September 30 - Chelmsford, MA Merrimack Valley Antique Bottle Club 27th Annual Show & Sale 9 AM to 2 PM, early buyers 7 AM Elk's Club Hall, Rte. 110 (Exit 32 off of I-495) INFO: Jim Rogers, PH: 603-623-4101 or Gary Koltookian, email: bottlegary@aol.com   October 7 - Hammonton, NY South Jersey Antique Bottle & Glass Club 18th Annual Show & Sale 10 AM to 4 PM Batsto Village, Rte. 542 (7 miles east of Hammonton) INFO: Paul DelGuercio, email: paulhavoc@excite.com   October 7 - Keene, NH Yankee Bottle Club 34th Annual Show & Sale 9 AM to 3 PM, early buyers 8 AM Keene High School, Arch Street INFO: Creighton Hall, PH: 603-352-2959   October 21 - Scriba, NY Empire State Bottle Collectors Assoc. 3rd Annual Show & Sale 9 AM to 3 PM Scriba Fire Hall, Rte. 104 East INFO: Barry Haynes, PH: 315-963-0922   October 28 - Baltimore, MD Mid-Atlantic 3rd Annual Bottle Show & Sale 9 AM to 3 PM Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium, MD (I-83 North of Baltimore) INFO: Bill Thomas, PH: 410-538-5558 or Rick Lease, PH: 410-239-8918   October 28 - Hamburg, NY Greater Buffalo Bottle Collectors Assoc. 3rd Annual Show & Sale 9 AM to 3 PM Erie County Fairgrounds, Grange Building INFO: Ed Potter, PH: 716-674-8890- or Steve Gartz, PH: 716-824-9660 Classified Ads Wanted: Do you have RI bottles which are not listed in Antique Bottles Of Rhode Island? Or maybe you have a bottle in a color or size that is not listed? If so, please send the information to me for inclusion. Proper credit will be given and all information is greatly appreciated. Send by email to: oaklawn@earthlink.net or write to: David Andrews, 192 Wilbur Ave., Cranston, RI 02921 (Don't forget to check out the book online at http://www.littlerhodybottleclub.com/bottlebook/abofri ) Bottle collections. Always buying pre-1900 bottles and jars as well as painted sodas, milks, crocks, fruit jars, etc. Call Arthur: 401-647-3585 New England utility bottles. Call Rob Fahey: 508-520-4632 Toy marbles. Will pay cash. Call Jerry Biern: 401-826-3933 Bitters, Peppersauce, and Demi-Johns. Call Jan Boyer: 401-539-2051 1/2 gallon spring water bottles with arched slugplate. Preferably with bail and closure. Please call Art: 401-647-3585 or email: blobtops@aol.com Seltzer water bottles. Wanted in various colors such as red, cobalt, pink, and yellow. Please call Angelo: 401-421-3782 Woonsocket milk bottle - Carl Hendrickson Dairy. Wanted by his granddaughter Donna. Please email her at: dhendrickson@wallace.com. Pontil Providence bottles. Looking for quality pontilled bottles from RI especially from Providence. Also looking for nice squat sodas i.e. Harvey, Marlor, etc. Please call Gary: 401-862-4200 or email at VMAXwarior@aol.com Cardarelli Farms or Dairy Milk bottles. LRBC member always buying any bottles or other items from the dairy. Please contact Mike Cardarelli at 401-941-7112 or by email at: cardarelli@juno.com. Thank You. A. Christensen Milk Bottles. My grandmother and grandfather had a dairy in Easton, MA in the early 1900's. We are looking to buy several of the pressed glass milk bottles with their name on them (that's Christensen with an "e"). If you have any or know where I can buy some, please contact the grandson, Chuck Elmes: gce@touchinfo.com or call 800-242-8486 ext 102. Thanks! Bottles with Denniston on them. Would like to acquire two sodas from RI embossed DENNISTON & CO. / NEWPORT, R.I. and THOS. DENNISTON / BOTTLER / NEWPORT / R.I. or other bottles or variations with the name. Please contact Father John Denniston, 400 Main Street Huntington, NY 11743 or by email at: fdenniston@hotmail.com. Many thanks for your assistance. One bottle or a collection. Not fussy. Also looking for digging places. We do a 50/50 split with owners. Call Pam or Art at 401-647-3585 or email blobtops@aol.com or pjdiggs@aol.com Newman's Dairy. Looking for bottles and go withs from this Johnston, RI dairy. Please contact Brad at: tiques@compuserve.com Dr. Flint's Bitters and Quaker Bitters. Also looking for RI medicines. Contact Charlie at: bottleguy@aol.com For Sale: Scarce RI fire related bottle!! I have several of these scarce bottles for sale. Click here to see a representative photo. All are in excellent condition with some very light cloudiness inside. Bottles are 5-3/4" tall, clear, cylindrical with an eight paneled mug base and are embossed COMBINATION / LADDER CO. The company was in business beginning in the late 1800's in Providence. Price is $15.00 each (plus $3.95 for shipping). Email inquiries to: oaklawn@earthlink.net. Antique Interiors. Located at 995 Oak Lawn Avenue (Rte. 5), Cranston, RI 02920 (one mile north of the Warwick Mall). Large assortment of antiques and collectibles, art and linens, pottery and country items, milk bottles and carriers, inks and insulators. Stop in and see Carol and Angelo. Open Wednesday - Friday 11:00 to 5:00 and Saturday 10:00 to 5:00 Please direct comments or corrections to: dandrews@littlerhodybottleclub.com Back To Top