iPuntyRod - June 2000

Club News

May Meeting: Thirteen members attended. Rob Fahey brought up discussion on the club's domain name and everyone agreed it should be www.littlerhodybottleclub.org which seems a little long but that's okay. Dave Andrews is working on that project. Pam spoke with him and he said he was having a tough time getting through to register online. He called the 800 number and still wasn't able to get through but will keep at it until he's successful.

New Member Recruitment: There will be a questionnaire in this month's Punty Rod. It will ask some pretty simple questions. If you would fill it out and mail it to Pam, we will be able to figure out what to do to attract more members and get the current membership to attend the meetings. There appears to be much interest in having a satellite meeting for the Eastern Massachusetts members once a month but we still have to figure out how many people it would affect and where it would be located.

Refreshments: Thank you to all who who brought food for the meeting: Rob, Pam, Pearl, and Art, who brought the cream for the coffee.

The Presentation: New Prez Art Pawlowski gave a brief presentation on Flasks. He brought in quite a few from his collection including cornucopias, strap sides, replicas, and commemoratives. The was a nice amber ribbed flask, which was very pretty cool. Art bought it for Pam on eBay. He also had a concentric ring eagle flask, which, although it is a replica, is still pretty valuable because there weren't that many of them made. It is numbered and has the box and papers, another great yard sale find! Some of Art's flasks were dug, some found at flea markets and yard sales.; Pearl Joubert brought in a nice olive green cornucopia flask along with a beautiful Keene Masonic flask. She showed them with a couple of very nice stands that someone made for her to hold them.; Rob Fahey also brought in some flasks. He had a number of strap sides, including aqua, amber, and apple green. He also brought in some other things he found while digging. There was a nice little crock and some frags from pontilled bottles. He also brought in some small pontils he purchased at the Swanzey, NH show.

FYI: The Keene show will not be held in the high school gym as it had been for, well, just about ever. This year, Creighton Hall and company have moved the whole exhibition to a new location at the Keene State College Gymnasium. Space will more abundant and the table size will grow from six feet to eight feet. The gym supposedly has good lighting and plenty of parking. As soon as the details are available, we'll let you know more.

Providence Bitters At Auction: In the Glass Works Auction #56 featuring the Dr. Burton Spiller collection, a DAVID ANDREWS VEGETABLE JAUNDICE BITTERS went for a whopping $2300.00!!!! Reaction from Dave Andrews? "Unless there was something special about that particular bottle, they are worth about $750-1000. Of course, I'm a cheap Rhode Islander with no money so my opinion is worth squat."

Upcoming Events

June 4 - Saratoga Springs, NY: National Bottle Museum's Annual Show & Sale; 9:30 am - 2:30 p.m.; Saratoga Springs Center; 522 Broadway (Rte. 50); Info: NBM, 76 Milton Ave., Ballston Spa, NY 12020: 518-885-7589

July 14 & 15 - York, PA: PA Bottle Collectors Festival 2000; Fri. sunrise to 5 PM, Sat. sinrise to 2 PM; York Interstate Fairgrounds; Info: Fred Uffleman: 717-843-4531 or Jan Hall: 717-244-6618

Classified Ads

Wanted:

RI Bottles of all types. I am looking for ALL bottles from RI, common and rare, clear and aqua, colored, medicines, sodas, anything I need for my collection. Special interest in Rumford bottles and go-withs. Contact Dave at 401-942-6634 or on the web at: oaklawn@earthlink.net
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 in the book? If so, please send the information to me for inclusion in a future revision of the LRBC's bottle book. 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
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. Call Art: 508-399-6427 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

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. They do not say RI on them but the company was in business beginning in the late 1800's in Providence. Company tradecard shows proof. Price is $15.00 (add $3.20 for shipping and $.85 for insurance if desired). Contact Dave at 401-942-6634 or email at: oaklawn@earthlink.net.
Carboys. One is about 25 inches tall. A pretty dark green, with swirls in the glass, not pontilled but the base is swirled in the middle. The second is light green, about 21 inches tall. Both are free blown and are about 8 gallon capacity. Wholesale dealer price $100 each. Call Art: 508-399-6427.

Please direct comments or corrections to:
dandrews@littlerhodybottleclub.com

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