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The iPunty Rod Internet Newsletter Of The Little Rhody Bottle Club September 2001 This page is updated around the 1st week of every month The next meeting of the LRBC will be held on September 11th at 7:30 p.m. at the Pontiac Library, 101 Greenwich Ave., Warwick, RI The evening's topic will be "SUMMER FINDS". There will also be an impromptu Sell & Swap with other members so if you have bottles or other items you'd like to sell or trade, bring them in! Club News New Member by Pam Sroka Over the summer we did get a new member and hopefully he'll be able to attend the September meeting. The Little Rhody Bottle Club would like to welcome Dennis Gillis of Cumberland. Dennis collects fruit jars and a really nice collection he has! We met him over the summer after he bid on a jar Arthur was selling on eBay. We hope you'll enjoy the meetings!   Former Member Hails From Florida by Pam Sroka Some of you may remember Leslie Cedercrans. She emailed Arthur last week and said she's doing fine but the bottle collecting is on hold for now. She says, "Hello!" to all of you and wants Pearl to know that she's thinking of her. Should she ever come back up to New England, I'm sure she'll stop by.   Librarian Needed by Pam Sroka The club needs a volunteer to supervise and maintain the club's library books at the meetings. If no one in particular wants the job then we may have to do this with each of us taking turns. It's not a hard job but someone really is needed to make sure things are handled properly. Also, the Show Committee will need to have a meeting soon. Open your date books and find an open space for this one. We can have it at our house or stay after one of the regular meetings.   Club Cookout by Pam Sroka It was a beautiful day, a spectacular day, to be exact. Our very gracious hosts were Stanley and Hope Sorrentino. They shared their homes and a bit of their lives with us all. Stanley took us on a tour of the town while Hope and Joanne Norton stayed behind and waited for late arrivals. The ocean and good people must do something to the soul and mind that makes it all so calm and relaxing. I can only say these are two wonderful, generous people who have reason to be smiling all of the time. I'm sure I can speak for all who came that day when I say we too had a reason to smile. It was a wonderful time and we thank Stanley and Hope for a splendid time.   2002 Show Contracts It was reported that the contracts for the LRBC 2002 show would be in the September newsletter but they weren't. If you are planning to set up at the show, please attend the September meeting to get a contract. DO NOT ASSUME YOU WILL GET A TABLE BECAUSE YOU ARE A MEMBER OR HAD A TABLE LAST YEAR. Tables are offered to club members first but you must reserve and do it quickly as all tables are sold out within a month's time. If you have a special preference as to where you'd like to be set up, please let Arthur know when you make your reservations.   A Rumford Club? by Dave Andrews Over the summer I've had a number of people from different parts of the country contact me asking if there was a dedicated website for collectors of Rumford Chemical Works items. Right now there is no such site that I'm aware of. The bug was planted when a couple of people asked if I would develope the site but there needs to be enough interest to warrant the undertaking The site would be a place for gathering and sharing of information, displaying collections and new finds, selling and trading of Rumford only items, and pretty much anything else Rumford related. What do you think? Because we live in the state that gave birth to the Rumford Chemical works and, because it was this club who chose the teal Rumford bottle as the unofficial state bottle diplayed in the National Bottle Museum in NY, would such a site be beneficial to the collectors interested in the company? I need your feedback on this. Do you or don't you think a site would be a good idea? Send me an email at oaklawn@earthlink.net and put in your two cents.   In Memory We lost two more long time club members over the summer. Al Sparrow, who was a familiar sight at the Little Rhody show, and Dr Richard Femino passed away a couple of months ago. Our sympathy and condolences are extended to Dot Sparrow and Amalia Femino on their losses. Upcoming Events September 9 - Lewes, DE Delmarva Antique Bottle Club 9th Annual Show & Sale 9 AM to 3 PM Cape Henlopen High School INFO: Ferd Meyer, email: jfmeyer4@cs.com or Alan Wesche, email: wishman@beachin.net   September 29 - Tylersport, PA Eastern PA Bottle & Insulator Annual Show & Sale 9 AM to 3 PM Tylersport Fire Company Social Hall, Rte. 563 INFO: Steve Bobb, PH: 610-539-6533 or Claude Wambold, PH: 215-234-8413   September 30 - Chelmsford, MA Merrimack Valley Antique Bottle Club 27th 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 6 - Woodstock, CT Norman Heckler & Co. Columbus Day Event 9 AM 79 Bradford Corner Road INFO: 860-974-1634 or online: http://www.hecklerauction.com/ColumbusDay.htm   October 7 - Hammonton, NY South Jersey Antique Bottle & Glass Club 18th Annual Show & Sale 10 AM to 4 PM Batsto Village, Rte. 542 (7 miles east of Hammonton) INFO: Paul DelGuercio, email: paulhavoc@excite.com   October 7 - Keene, NH Yankee Bottle Club 34th Annual Show & Sale 9 AM to 3 PM, early buyers 8 AM Keene High School, Arch Street INFO: Creighton Hall, PH: 603-352-2959   October 21 - Scriba, NY Empire State Bottle Collectors Assoc. 3rd Annual Show & Sale 9 AM to 3 PM Scriba Fire Hall, Rte. 104 East INFO: Barry Haynes, PH: 315-963-0922   October 28 - Baltimore, MD Mid-Atlantic 3rd Annual Bottle Show & Sale 9 AM to 3 PM Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium, MD (I-83 North of Baltimore) INFO: Bill Thomas, PH: 410-538-5558 or Rick Lease, PH: 410-239-8918   October 28 - Hamburg, NY Greater Buffalo Bottle Collectors Assoc. 3rd Annual Show & Sale 9 AM to 3 PM Erie County Fairgrounds, Grange Building INFO: Ed Potter, PH: 716-674-8890- or Steve Gartz, PH: 716-824-9660 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