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The
iPunty
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Internet Newsletter
Of The Little Rhody Bottle Club
October 1999
This page is updated
around the 1st week
of every month
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The next meeting of the LRBC will be held next October
12th, at 7:30pm at the Pontiac Library.
The program topic will be "The Internet".
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Club News
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- September
Meeting
- Vice
President Art Pawlowski sat in for a tardy Steve Bergquist
who was not able to make it to the meeting until 8:00.
Things went smooth but were brief. Attendance was off
a little, standing at twelve, and beginning next month
there will be one less. Pearl will no longer attend the
meetings. She says it's coming on winter, getting dark
earlier, and the roads she has to travel aren't that well
lit. She's finding it harder to drive at night and, to
be honest, she's not alone. I don't know if it's the new
headlights that they're putting on cars, but the glare
is awful. Combine that with crummy street lighting and
you can understand why Pearl's calling it quits for now.
She did say she'd attend if she could hitch a ride with
someone so if you live in Coventry contact Pam at blobtops@aol.com
and she'll get you in touch with Pearl.
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- It
was announced that the club lost two previous members
over the summer.
- Bob
Burke, past LRBC President and member for many years passed
away at the age of 58 from cancer. Bob had been living
in Chittenden, Vermont for the past 17 years but still
managed to make it to an occasional show or attend a meeting
if he was in town. Members voted to send a donation to
the American Cancer Society in his name.
- Another
loss that hit home is the passing of Julia Isacco. Julia
had been a member of the club for many years, had served
as recording secretary for the club, and is ultimately
responsible for getting us set up in our current meeting
location at the library as she served on the library's
board. Julia was 82.
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- York,
PA
by
Matt King
- The
old nag ain't what she used to be, but it's still worth
doing. Years ago this was my favorite "buying" show. Diggers
would show up with tons of dirty stuff and occasionally
you'd find a chestnut flask for $30 or $40. (They were
worth $85 at the time.) This was a very cool place, and
I don't mean temperature wise since it always sat around
100° F.
- I
drove down this year, arriving around 6:00 p.m. Thursday
night, and the place was buzzing. Lots of hunters and
but very few sellers. That changed the next morning when
the flood gates opened up at 5:00 am and the place looked
like Fifth Avenue at lunch hour.
- HIGHLIGHTS:
I saw a smooth base LINDSAY'S BLOOD SEARCHER in
olive green for $3800. There was an emerald green pontilled
pickle for $750 which is a nice deal these days. An unpriced
yellow-greenish DRAKES which I figured I could
get for $1500 until I asked. $3500? Yikes!!! I'll let
him keep that one for 20 more years until he catches up.
This happened a couple of times while I was there. Kind
of scary.
- I
ended up buying more pottery than bottles. Three yellow
ware fruit jars, a broken in half redware plate, a redware
ink, and a Stoddard double eagle for $100. The guy who
sold it to me had bought it earlier for $35! Sweet price.
- Well,
maybe there are some good finds left there. I guess you
just have to work a little harder to find them. Just make
sure you bring plenty of sunscreen!
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- Chelmsford
Show
- The
Merrimack Valley Bottle Club held their annual show and
sale on September 26 in Chelmsford, MA. Pam reported that
sales for her and Art were very good and attendance seemed
to be non stop. The show ran from 9:00 am until 1:00 p.m.
and the place remained busy for most of the day.
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- There
was an excellent display of Bitters on the stage and the
displayer (I apologize, I don't remember his name) was
on hand to explain about the bottles and answer any questions
people had. The bottles ran the gamut from common to rare
and when asked how he came to select the bottles to display
he answered, "I just packed as many as I could and here
they are!" He certainly had an impressive collection.
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- As
always, there were a few unexpected RI bottles that showed
up on tables.
- The
first was an unlisted CLARK STANLEY'S // SNAKE OIL
// LINIMENT found at the first table just inside the
door. The second bottle, a nice tea colored CASWELL
MACK / OMNIA VINCIT etc., came from the table of a
NH dealer. The third bottle found was a large, clear PALMER
& MADIGAN strap side flask. This one has quite
a bit of stain but can be cleaned without much effort.
The fourth, a rare aqua, open pontilled, oval medicine
embossed CHAPIN & THURBER / APOTHECARIES / NO.
31 MARKET ST. / PROVIDENCE came from the table of
one of our own club members who was set up. This bottle
is listed in Antique Bottles of Rhode Island as RI-100.
Several examples are known but not too many come up for
sale.
- But
the find of the show (related to RI bottles anyway) was
the discovery of a previously unknown and unreported Thomas'
Patent closure soda embossed WOONSOCKET / MINERAL WATER
CO. in a slugplate. The dealer who sold it said, "You
do know that's not a Hutch, right?" Yeah. I know. It's
actually rarer than a RI Hutch and a great addition to
the book, not to mention my collection!
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- The
World's Smallest Violin Bottle?
- Anyone
who attends the meetings or goes to a local show is bound
to know Pam and Art. And if you do, then you'll also know
that they are avid diggers. It seems that they were digging
one of their secret sites and Pam picked up a little violin
shaped bottle from the dirt Art had thrown from the hole.
In her words, "No big deal. Just a small, clear violin
with a screw top." Well they happened to show it to Bob
Linden who has written a book and is an expert on this
type of bottle and he basically said he thought it could
possibly be the smallest known violin in the world! Bob
took the information on the 1 3/4" tall bottle and is
researching it further. Stay tuned.
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Classified Ads
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Wanted:
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- RI
Bottles of all types.
I am looking for ALL bottles from RI, common and rare,
clear and aqua, colored, medicines, sodas, anything. 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
- Toy
Marbles. Will pay cash. Please call Jerry Biern at
401-826-3933
- Bitters,
Pepper Sauce, and Demi Johns always wanted.
Call Jan Boyer at 401-539-2051
- 1/2
gallon spring water bottles with arched slugplates.
I have 5, would like more! Call Art at 508-399-6427
- The
following people are not bottle collectors but are looking
for milk bottles from their family's dairy.
- Sam
Terzian / Pleasant View Dairy / Whitman, MA. Cal
Alice Tavitian at 781-447-5141
- Lodi
Dairy / Plymouth, MA. Cal Winthrop Pachard at
617-447-3966
- Homestead
Dairy / Erbeck / W. Bridgewater, MA. Call Dick
Cogswell at 508-586-6272
- Morton
Dairy / Foxboro, MA. Call Laurie Morris at 508-697-0392
- Ritchie
Dairy / Virginia. Call Sue Worden at 413-697-5492
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