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The iPunty Rod Internet Newsletter Of The Little Rhody Bottle Club September 2002 The next meeting of the Little Rhody Bottle Club will be held on September 17th at 7:30pm at the Pontiac Library, 101 Greenwich Ave., Warwick, RI.   The evening's program will be "Painted Label Sodas" by Art Pawlowski. Our Show & Tell portion of the evening will be "Summer Finds" so bring in what you have acquired in the past couple of months. Club News *****ATTENTION***** Due to primary elections being held at the library, it was necessary to postpone the club meeting. The meeting will be held on the third Tuesday, September 17th at the library. Catching Up by Dave Andrews Okay, I slacked off in June and July and am not doing much better at the present time, but I figure I better bring you up to speed before I'm replaced. Yeah, like that'll happen. Well, actually, the monkey whacking a typewriter with a baseball bat almost got the position but he misspelled"chalybeate".   May Meeting by Pam Pawlowski The evening started off with a guest who brought in some bottles to sell. None of them were anything great, but there were a couple that weren't listed in the book. Art and Russell ended up buying all of them, took the ones they wanted, and gave away the rest to who ever wanted them. Art Whitford gave a great presentation. Art is a backhoe operator from Scituate and, needless to say, he finds some things while he's digging. He has also found items when knocking down sheds as was the case of a few items he brought in. One that sticks in my mind resembled a head band with nails protruding from it. Think the Statue of Liberty's crown. Apparently it was put on the head of a calf to wean the calf off of it's mother's milk. When the calf would try to feed on Mommy, she'd get stuck and kick the calf away! They couldn't just separate them? June Meeting by Dave Andrews The meeting was underway by the time I dragged my sorry butt into the library but what are you going to do, fire me? Ha! I didn't do an exact count but I believe there were about 18 members in attendance including Wes and Diane Seemann who I hadn't seen in some time. I was wondering who was driving that big ol' Caddy parked in the lot with the license plate BOTTLE on it. The evening's program was "Demijohns" presented by club president, Art Pawlowski. He brought about two dozen different sizes, colors, and forms in from his collection and gave a brief history on this particular type bottle. Good job, Art! Our newsletter editor, Pam Pawlowski, told us she would no longer be able to continue in that capacity and we should find a replacement to take over in September. She had some lame excuse about having to spend more time playing with wayward animals and finding orphaned monkeys and possums good homes. Evidently, she has become involved as a volunteer working at a new animal shelter in her hometown of Hope. Yeah, that's the Hope out in the boonies. Maybe she can find us a bottle digging dog. We all know there ain't no such thing as a bottle digging cat. Actually, I'm just picking on Pam because she's bailing on us. Go ahead, play with your poor, lost animals. Just remember: bottles don't crap on the living room rug. New Newsletter Editor and Club Secretary by Dave Andrews I don't know how she accomplished it, but Pam Pawlowski has finally pawned of her club duties on another unsuspecting "newbie" in the club. Julie Narcovich has taken over the reins as Punty Rod newsletter editor and club secretary. If her name sounds familiar it's because she also took over the librarian's duties a few months back. Man, she's got her work cut out for her. Pam used some lame-o excuse about having to spend more time tending to abandoned dogs and cats at the newly formed Hope Animal Shelter and I can hear all of you with soft hearts going, "Awwwwwww." Anyway, a big "Thank You!" to Julie for stepping in and taking on these necessary club duties. And here's a note from Julie: Hello Everyone, Our very first meeting after the summer has been postponed. Due to the fact that the Pontiac Library will be having a primary that night and security will not allow us to have our meeting. It has been changed from the second Tuesday, September 10, 2002, to September 17, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. Art has cleared this date with Ms. Rumolowizc from the library. The topic that night will be "Summer Finds" so bring in anything you would like that you came across this summer. I have a few bottles that I had found and am eager to bring them in! Oh, by the way, my name is Julie Narcovich and I am the new newsletter editor. This is my first, so if you have any good advise or information you would like me to add to our newsletter, please email me at Narcovich@aol.com. I hope many of you will be attending this meeting. I am looking forward to meeting members of the club that I have not yet met! Don't forget, you are always welcome to bring a friend. Maybe they can bring something in. One more thing, I was in an antique shop in Warren on Sunday, August 18, when I was talking with a gentleman about my RI bottles. He said if you want to see bottles, go to the Offcenter Coffee House at 30 Child Street in Warren (401-245-9119) and ask whoever is working if you could see 'Bobarino's bottle collection'. I believe the collection is owned by Thomas Byrne, the owner of the coffee house. Anyway, the waitress took my family and me to the basement. As we went into this small room I couldn't believe my eyes! Go ahead and check it out if you can or maybe we can meet at the coffee house/ Anyone interested in meeting there one Sunday afternoon, email me. Maybe Sunday, September 1, 2002? 2 p.m.? Thank you. See you soon. Julie Narcovich, Newsletter Editor/Secretary   National Bottle Museum In May we voted to donate $100 to the NBM. Usually we make a donation every year but for some reason it didn't happen last year and we were removed from their roster of contributors. Okay, who slacked off? Pontiac Library We received a Thank You card from the librarians for the donations from the club. We should thank them more often as we have free use of the meeting room every month and they have been very accommodating over the years. The club very much appreciates the generosity of the Pontiac Library and it's staff. Website News by Dave Andrews I've been watching the stats for the website and we have been averaging about 140 individual visitors per day. This number is not "hits", which are the files (pages, photos, etc.) accessed, but actual different people who have found the site and paid us a visit. Some of those visitors have written inquiring about RI bottles they have, histories, value, rarity, etc., and some have written to voice their opinions on the site itself. So far, everything has been positive and quite a few people are amazed at how much information we have made available. Also, we have switched internet service providers. The company we are currently hosted with, Featureprice.com, offered much more than what we were getting with our former provider for a much reduced price. The company was highly rated both in performance and value, and we've only been with them since the beginning of August so we'll see how it goes. A couple of benefits that can now be offered to club members are free email accounts through the club and personal webspace. If you have a webpage you want hosted, let me know and I'll help you through the process. Online Book News by Dave Andrews Some changes are coming to Antique Bottles Of Rhode Island. As I mentioned a month or so ago, the numbering system will be overhauled and hopefully will be of a more permanent system than what's there now. There are several possibilities and we will be working to find the one that is best suited for our purposes. Another change will be the removal of all applied color label type bottles from the listings. This will include medicines, sodas, and any other bottle with this type label that is currently listed. A separate section will be added in the future dedicated to this type of collectible bottle from RI. Over the past 4 or 5 months many new listings and photos have been added thanks in part to the efforts of Russ Archambault. We were a little weak in the Woonsocket bottles and that's Russ' specialty. He's been bring me crates of Woonsocket bottles to be catalogued, photographed, and added to the book with still more to come. Two other collectors, Dave Gates from Wakefield and Dave Smith from Westerly, have consented to having their respective RI bottle collections photographed for the book. I also have spoken to our resident beer collector, Steve Bergquist, and he has agreed to let me photo his RI beer bottles. Roughly 85% of the beers listed in the Soda, Beer & Mineral Water category are from Steve's collection. All of this will take some time so stay tuned. (The wife says I have to find a job, one that pays me enough to cover the mortgage and my Master Card so it looks like I won't have all of this "free time" I've enjoyed over the past year working on the book and the site.) Show Report - NE Antique Bottle Club by Matt King I had not been able to do this show for quite a few years because it conflicts with another antique show I do, but after some badgering and a head lock, Jack Pelletier convinced me to sign on. Honestly, I was looking forward to this about as much as a dental appointment. This show was a lot of fun at Eliot (Remember the days? This was a classic NE show!), but that was years ago and it seemed to be sinking every time it was moved. But that was then and it's been about five years since I've done it and, frankly, I'M IMPRESSED!!! I think I stepped back in time to the Eliot show. I showed up to set up late so I missed the morning's antics, but I had a fresh batch of bottles and sold well for a guy that got there at 10 A.M. (story for another day). And then I bought at noon or so. There were still pickings. The hall (located in Portland, Maine) is super clean and well lit and the food..... Don't leave this hall without trying the food!!! Remember, it's the Italian Club and they'll live up to your expectations. There were a host of faces I was unfamiliar with and it's great to see fresh faces. This bottle thing is alive and well! The merchandise was excellent. Jeff Noordsey had a fine selection of fine New England bottles as did Leo Goudreau and Rick "RC" Cirillo. You can sell, you can buy, and it's very well run. My compliments to Jack and crew. I hope to be back next year. Upcoming Events 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: AB of RI, 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