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The iPunty Rod Internet Newsletter Of The Little Rhody Bottle Club May 2002 This page is updated about the 1st week of the month The next meeting of the Little Rhody Bottle Club will be held on May 14th at 7:30 PM at the Pontiac Library, 101 Greenwich Ave., Warwick. The evening's program looks like it will be a free for all. Nothing definite was planned so here's what we're gonna do. One massive Show & Tell will entertain and enthrall all of you so show up or I'll come to your house and drag you kicking and screaming into the night. Show & Tell will be Your Specialty so bring in your stuff and give a mini presentation. Club News April Meeting by Pam Pawlowski We probably had the most people in attendance at an election meeting than ever in the past, but everything stayed the same. Art Pawlowski will remain as President, Rob Fahey will stay as VP, Steve Bergquist will keep the Treasurer's position, and Pam Pawlowski will continue as Secretary and Newsletter Editor. Also, Julie Narcovich volunteered to take on the Librarian duties, filling that long vacant spot. A move to donate $100 to the library was voted on and passed unanimously. There were 2 guests in attendance, Joe Cannon, whom Arthur and I had met before because he had found some bottles while diving. I have been trying to get him to come to the meetings but he is in the reserves and has been very busy. Also, Ed Greer brought a neighbor of his, Bob Hutchinson.   New Members by Pam Pawlowski We have a new member! Actually, it's a new family that joined the club, David and Roseann Thatcher. David was our guest speaker for the evening, giving the presentation on Metal Detecting. The Little Rhody Bottle Club would like to welcome you into our little world of bottle collecting!   Thank You by Pam Pawlowski I would like to thank the club for the flowers you gave me after my surgery. It certainly was a bright spot in my day to see Pearl and the beautiful flowers! Pearl brought them to the house after I got home. It was very thoughtful, thank you everyone!   Show Report - Little Rhody by Matt King I can only speak for myself and what I saw, but it seemed like a pretty good show to me. I know the strong stuff sold well! Slump in the economy? Not at the top. It was a well run, well attended show with decent merchandise. The internet has unquestionably hurt bottle shows but the Little Rhody show seemed alive and well! Highlights: USA Hospital with a "Cannabis Indica" label - $375; cathedral pickle, light green - $475; best Stoddard Washington-Jackson - $325   Show Report - Enfield by Matt King This show has proven to be one of the best "little" bottle shows in New England. They had a very good gate. The merchandise was not as strong as previous years (honestly, where is it?) but the crowd didn't seem to mind. They came, they saw, they bought! It's a hard show (for dealers) to get into but the sales are always good here. Highlights: Willington Eagle pint flask, o.p. - $350; Ca, 1780 free blown olive jar with original pewter lid - $1300; chestnut flask with a medicine lip - $375; Cranberry swirl barber's bottle - $275 Website Update by Dave Andrews A number of behind the scenes changes have been made to the website in the past month and a half. Along with any changes come the inevitable problems including the dreaded Error 404 - File Not Found messages. Because the site has grown so large, and with the likelihood that it will continue to grow, it has become necessary to do a major restructuring. This entails moving quite a few files containing text , pictures, etc. into new areas or folders. Such moves may cause temporary problems resulting in errors such as the 404 message. If you encounter error messages, please report them to me at dandrews@littlerhodybottleclub.com as soon as possible. The new program I am using allows me to check all links and code before actual uploading and publishing occurs. That doesn't mean that problems can't happen on the other end and with over 600 pages comprising the Little Rhody Bottle Club website, there are bound to be some less than optimal occurrences. I would like to take care of such problems but need you to let me know they are happening. What looks okay to me might not be okay for you when you view a page so let me know about them! New Additions To The Bottle Book by Dave Andrews Over 100 "new" bottles will be added to the online book thanks to the efforts of Russ Archambault. Russ is a collector of all kinds of Woonsocket items and has a number of bottles from that city. So far he has brought a dozen or so crates of bottles to me to be catalogued and photographed. About sixty new additions have already been added to the book and are viewable online. But there's still more to come, so keep checking in! Upcoming Events May 5, 2002 - Utica, NY Mohawk Valley ABC Annual Bottle Show & Sale 9 AM to 2:30 PM Herkimer County Fairgrounds, Rte. 5S & Cemetery Rd. INFO: Frank Capozzella, fcapozzella@hotmail.com May 19, 2002 - Sturbridge, MA Sturbridge Spring Antique Bottle Show & Sale 9 AM to 2 PM Hamilton Rod & Gun Club, Hamilton Rd. INFO: Dave Graci, stonebotle@aol.com or PH: 413-594-8655 June 2 , 2002 - Saratoga Springs, NY National Bottle Museum Annual Bottle Show & Sale 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM Saratoga Springs City Center, 522 Broadway (Rte. 50) INFO: NBM, nbm@crisny.org or PH: 518-885-7589   June 16, 2002 - Millville, NJ Wheaton Village Antique Bottle Show 10 AM to 4PM Wheaton Village, 1501 Glasstown Rd. INFO: Wheaton Village, PH: 856-825-6800   July 27, 2002 - North Blenheim, NY Capital Region Antique Bottle & Insulator Club Annual Show & Sale 9 AM to 3PM NY State Power Authority Blenhein-Gilboa Visitors Center, Rte. 30 INFO: Kevin Lawless, kflbostons@aol.com or PH: 518-357-2333 July 27, 2002 - Stratford, CT So. Connecticut Antique Bottle Collectors Assoc. Annual Bottle Show & Sale 8 AM to 1PM Christ Episcopal Church, 2000 Main St. (Exit 32 off I-95) INFO: Greg Mills, PH: 203271-1845 or Bruce Mitchell, PH: 203-799-2570 August 10-11 , 2002 - Syracuse, NY FOHBC 2002 National Show Sat. 1 PM to 5 PM Sun. 9 AM to 3 PM Onondaga County Convention Center at Incenter INFO: Barbara Schwarting, baschwart@aol.com or Larry Fox, PH: 716-394-8958   September 29 - Chelmsford, MA Merrimack Valley Antique Bottle Club 28th 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 12- Woodstock, CT Norman Heckler & Co. Columbus Day Event 9 AM 79 Bradford Corner Road INFO: 860-974-1634 or online: http://www.hecklerauction.com   October 13 - Keene, NH Yankee Bottle Club 35th Annual Show & Sale 9 AM to 3 PM, early buyers 8 AM Keene High School, Arch Street INFO: Creighton Hall, PH: 603-352-2959   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: dandrews@littlerhodybottleclub.com 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 Demijohns. 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. Insulators. Always looking for good glass or porcelain insulators. I buy collections or singles. Call Doug anytime at 860-649-0477 or email: veryoldmud@cox.net Newman's Dairy, Johnston. I am a relative of the Newman's who ran this dairy and am looking for a bottle from there. Please contact Johanna Newman Reinhardt at scottnjo@att.net if you can help. Thanks! Greer's Bitters . I would like to acquire an example of this bitters. Please email Ed Greer at edgreer26@aol.com Babcock bottles. I collect milk bottles and any other bottles with the name Babcock on them. Please contact: Ed Babcock, 480 Meadows Blvd., Pickerington, OH 43147 or email at: kcocbab1@aol.com or phone: 614-837-5123. Thank you. Please direct comments or corrections to: dandrews@littlerhodybottleclub.com Back To Top