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The iPunty Rod Internet Newsletter Of The Little Rhody Bottle Club October 2003 This page is updated around the 1st week of every month The LRBC will hold it's next regular monthly meeting on October 14 at 7:30 PM at the Pontiac Library, 101 Greenwich Ave., Warwick, RI I have absolutely no idea what the evening's program will be so show up and be surprised. Club News SEPTEMBER MEETING by Julie Narcovich The September meeting began with a fantastic presentation by Donald L. Carpenter on the history of the mills along the Pawtuxet Valley River, from Samuel Gorton to Hope Power Brown to Charles Jackson. He and one of our club members, David Thatcher, met back in 1986 at a lecture on the history of Hope Village. I found it so amazing how every mill is linked to the next one and also with the trains. I wish I had enough space to put all of the information we learned from Mr. Carpenter. Thank you so much and we all hope you can return again! The business meeting started around 8:45 with 19 people in attendance. We had mostly just discussions on our upcoming show. ATTENTION ALL SHOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS: PLEASE ARRIVE AT THE OCTOBER MEETING BY 7:00 PM SO WE CAN QUICKLY ORGANIZE FOR OUR UPCOMING SHOW. If anyone would like to volunteer at the show, contact Art or Rob or come to the next meeting. We had a great display of Summer Finds. Pam and Art brought in some bottles Pam dug over the summer and a few good finds Art picked up. I brought in a bottle my husband had found while we were walking along near a site that is being cleared. We believe it is a soda bottle from the 1850's. It is green and from BROOKLYN, NY J.F. BATTERMAN. Bill Rose brought in many pontil bottles from a land clearing in Providence. Mark Thatcher found a great piece of antique art glass that he dug. Ed Greer had some great milks in a milk carrier and a very nice large jar. Joe DiRobbio, a guest, brought many great RI bottles in. Hope to see you again soon, Joe! Tom Ross, Bob Lanpher, and Mark Bryant also brought in various finds such as milks, sodas, and medicines. Thank you to everyone and a special thanks to Donald Carpenter! Upcoming Events OCTOBER 11, 2003: WOODSTOCK, CT. Heckler & Co. Columbus Day Weekend Country Auction & Tailgate Party 79 Bradford Corner Rd. Info & directions: click HERE OCTOBER 12, 2003: KEENE, NH Yankee Bottle Club 36th Annual Show & Sale 9 AM to 3PM (early entry 8 AM) Keene High School, Arch St. Info: CREIGHTON HALL, PH: (603) 352-2959 OCTOBER 26, 2003: ALBANY, NY Capital Region Antique Bottle & Insulator Show & Sale 9 AM to 2 PM Albany Shaker Rd. Info: CREIGHTON HALL, PH: (603) 352-2959 NOVEMBER 30, 2003: BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA Forks of the Delaware Bottle Collectors Assoc. 30th Annual Show & Sale 9 AM to 3 PM, early buyers 7:30 AM Bethlehem Catholic High School, Madison & Dewberry Aves., off Center Street (Rt. 512), Bethlehem, PA. Info: BILL HEGEDUS, 20 Cambridge Place, Catasauqua, PA 18032. PH: (610) 264-5945. JANUARY 11, 2004: SO. ATTLEBORO, MA Little Rhody Bottle Club Annual Bottle Show & Sale 10 AM to 2 PM K of C Hall, 108 Highland Ave. (Rte. 123) Info: ART PAWLOWSKI, (401) 647-3585, email: blobtops@cox.net Classified Ads Wanted: 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, SAUCES, & DEMI JOHNS: Call Jan Boyer: 401-539-2051 1/2 GAL. SPRING WATER BOTTLES WITH ARCHED SLUGPLATES: 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: Wanted by his granddaughter Donna. Please email her at: hendrix383@yahoo.com. CARDARELLI FARMS OR DAIRY 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 MIL 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. DO YOU HAVE AN AD YOU WOULD LIKE LISTED IN OUR NEWSLETTER FOR FREE? CONTACT ME, JULIE NARCOVICH VIA EMAIL, NARCOVICH@AOL.COM OR PHONE ME AT 401-721-2168. STONEWARE AND HUTCHS: Wanted, stoneware bottles and hutch's with the words BEER or BREWERY on them. Contact Dave Graci by email at STONEBOTLE@AOL.COM BOTTLES WANTED: Historical flasks, early glass, and good bottles wanted to buy. Highest prices paid for exceptional quality items. One or a whole collection. Contact Norman Heckler, 860-974-1634, or info@hecklerauction.com. RHODE ISLAND AND TAYLOR BOTTLES WANTED: Any bottles that have the name Taylor on them. (Especially Taylor's Pharmacy.) All Rhode Island bottles such as, bitters, cosmetic, food, household, ink, medicine, old mineral waters, whiskey, etc. I am not interested in soda, new mineral waters and milk bottles. Contact Taylor McBurney at (401)789-1079. NARRAGANSETT & WAKEFIELD BOTTLES WANTED: Call David Gates at 401-783-2120 or by email, drg336@aol.com RI BEER: Wanted, RI beer advertising, signs, trays, flat and cone cans, etc. Contact Steve Bergquist by email at BEERRI@COX.NET GREERS BITTERS BOTTLES: Wanted, any bottles with Greer's bitter's on it. Contact Ed Greer by email at EDGREER26@AOL.COM WOONSOCKET BOTTLES: Wanted, all Woonsocket bottles and go-withs. Contact Russ Archambault by email at DEDDEDD@AOL.COM R.I. BOTTLES FROM: Wanted, all types of bottles and go-withs from these towns: Westerly, Bradford, Niantic, Watch Hill, Quonochontaug, Ashaway, Hopkinton, Hope Valley, Shannock, Richmond and Charlestown. Contact David Smith by email at 3smiths@mindspring.com BABCOCK BOTTLES: Wanted, any bottles with the name Babcock on it. Call Ed Babcock at 614-837-5123 or E-mail him kcocbab1@aol.com or snail mail at 480 Meadows Blvd., Pickerington, OH, 43147 DR. FLINTS BITTERS AND QUAKER BITTERS: I am also looking for RI medicines. E-mail Charlie Blanchette at bottleguy@aol.com INSULATORS: Singles or a collection, let me know what you have. Call Doug Macgilvary at 860-649-0477 MILK BOTTLES: Hennessey Dairy or Hennessey Dairy Farm wanted. Call Mike Hennessey at 508-699-0989 or e-mail him mhwolfgang@cs.com BOTTLES WANTED: Historical flasks, early glass, and good bottles wanted to buy. Highest prices paid for exceptional quality items. One or a whole collection. Contact Norman Heckler, 860-974-1634, or info@hecklerauction.com Please direct comments or corrections here Back To Top