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The iPunty Rod Internet Newsletter Of The Little Rhody Bottle Club June 2001 This page is updated around the 1st week of every month The next meeting of the LRBC will be held on June 12th at 7:30 p.m. at the Pontiac Library, Greenwich Ave., Warwick, RI The speaker for this evening will be Matt King who will present the program on "Crockery". Matt is very knowledgable in this area so it should prove to be an interesting night. You can participate, too. Just bring in those pieces and shards for Show & Tell. Club News May Meeting The May meeting kind of surprised a few people as Elections were held. Usually, elections are held in April but because of a very poor showing of members that night, it was decided to postpone until the following month. It really didn't matter as the current officials were re-elected across the board with no contenders. Hey, there's a surprise. The only positions we will have to fill will be the program directors as the current ones are no longer able to continue in that capacity. Five members were appointed as Show Co-Chairpersons: Art Pawlowski, Pam Sroka, Rob Fahey, Maureen Kelliher, and Dave Andrews. Each member will have a specific task or tasks to handle, eliminating the time consuming job that has been the bane of past chairpersons who had to do everything by themselves. Eric Corriea, most recent past chairperson, could no longer handle the tasks associated with the show because of his business obligations. He had done a good job for a number of years but it became increasingly difficult for him to do what needed to be done concerning the show. Ah, the joys of owning your own business.   Membership Drive Rob Fahey made several suggestions for increasing membership in the club. One was setting up a table at the Rocky Hill Flea Market and handing out flyers and information to promote the club and our function in the hobby. Rob has been on a mission to add new members and comes up with new ways to try to accomplish that. Another suggestion Rob had didn't have to do with recruiting new members per se, but was an idea for a monthly meeting. He suggested having an "Appraisal Night" where members and non-members could bring in bottles and such and have their value estimated. This could lead to new members but the idea would have to be hyped in the papers and maybe even on the Cox public channel. And another suggestion came from Bill Ladd who said the North Kingstown Library has some display cases which they allow other groups and organizations to use and promote their interests. It might be a worthwhile endeavor to collect a grouping of RI bottles and information to put on display. It could also lead to new members and at the least let people know we exist.   Summer Picnic Stanley Sorrentino has graciously offered to hold the club cookout and picnic next month at his property at 9 Montana Road, Little Compton. We have a decent amount in the checking account and it was voted that the club provide the burgers, hotdogs and all the fixin's as well as soft drinks. The date of the event is Saturday, July 21st with a rain date of the next day, Sunday the 22nd. Here is part of an email Stanley sent to Pam and Art with the time and directions to his home:   Pam & Art,   Reconfirming dates for club trip to Little Compton on Saturday July 21 with Sunday 22nd as rain date. I guess we left it that the club would buy hot dogs & hamburgers for everyone. My address where everyone is going to meet is 9 Montana Road. Phone number is the same as my other house here 635-2120 in case anyone gets lost. We plan to meet 10AM - 10:30AM then go by car on a trip around town to places you couldn't find without a local guide. The tour will also include a stop at the cemetary where the first white girl born in New England is buried, views of the ocean from various hidden spots as well as our gardens & garage, the outside of our other house and my bottle collection in the green house & garage. Of course I am proud of my bottle terrace located at 9 Montana Road where the cook out will be held. Directions to 9 Montana Road: From Providence take 195 to Fall River then Rte. 24 towards Newport. In Tiverton take exit 5 (after Fish Road) which will say Little Compton Route 77 & 177. At the end of the exit is The Sakonnet Bay Manor formerly The Coachman Restaurant. Turn left and follow Rte. 77 until you see the water ahead at the bottom of a hill. Turn left following 77. It is 10 minutes from there to a stop light at Tiverton 4 Corners. Grays Ice Cream will be on the far left and Provender on the near right. Go straight through the light staying on 77 for another 10 minutes passing Sakonnet Vineyards on the left then Walkers Fruit Stand on the right, then Meeting House Lane on the left. Stay on 77 past the golf course on the right. The next curve to the right will be The Stone House Club on the left. Montana Road will be about 100 yards on the right. No street sign but our mail box is the first of a group on the right with SORRENTINO on the top. If you go past the yacht club you've gone too far. Our house is the third one on the right, #9 with a flag pole flying the American Flag.   All paid club members, including spouses and children, are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please contact Pam Sroka before July 14th at 401-647-3585 or email her at pjdiggs@aol.com or blobtops@aol.com and let her know how many people are coming. See you there!   Unlisted Caswell Mack bottle on eBay The online auction house eBay has been a little slow lately. I don't mean the site itself but the quality and even the quantity of bottles on for auction. Normally this would be a good time for buying and selling but it appears the economy has got some people worried and they are holding onto their money. The exceptions to the rule are bottles such as this. A previously unknown RI bottle surfaced and bidding showed exactly what dealers and collectors thought of it. This exceptional CASWELL / MACK & CO. // N.Y. & N.P. is in a beautiful violet color. The color is enhanced as you can see through it and not as dark as it's larger relative, the better known CASWELL / MACK / & CO. / OMNIA VINCIT LABOR, etc. example. The shape is square with bevelled corners and the dimensions are 2-5/8" h x 15/16" w. How much did it go for? How about $85.00! Pretty good for a small RI bottle, don't you think? Upcoming Events June 2 & 3 - Kutztown, PA Coal Crackers Bottle Club 3rd Annual Show & Sale 9 AM to 3 PM, early buyers Sat. 6 PM Renninggers Antique Market INFO: Rod Walch, PH: (610) 377-1484 or Jody Farra, PH: (570) 462-1942   June 17 - Sarasota Springs, NY National Bottle Museum Annual Antique Bottle Show & Sale 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM Saratota Springs City Center, 522 Broadway (Rte. 50) INFO: NBM, 76 Milton Ave., Balston Spa, NY 12022 PH: (518) 885-7589   June 17 - Millville, NJ FOHBC / Wheaton Village Museum 4th Annual Antique Bottle Show & Sale 10 AM to 4 PM Wheaton Village, Exit 26, Rte. 55, 1501 Glasstown Rd. INFO: (800) 998-4552 or online at; www.wheatonvillage.org   June 21 - Little Compton, RI LRBC Picnic & Cookout 10:30 AM to ? Little Compton INFO: Pam Sroka, PH: (401) 647-3585 or email at pjdiggs@aol.com or blobtops@aol.com 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. 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. 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. Please direct comments or corrections to: dandrews@littlerhodybottleclub.com Back To Top