| Seattle History Company Advanced Bottle Collector Links |
Updated: April 25, 2008
An increasing number of high-quality web sites are providing valuable, accurate,
and highly useful information for collectors of antique bottles. Several of the
hobby’s foremost collectors and researchers are utilizing the Internet to make
available informative, factual explanations detailing many facets of this
wonderful hobby. Here are, in my opinion, several of the very best sites:
BOTTLE MARK RESEARCH GROUP
Bill Lockhart, an internationally known archaeologist, bottle collector, and
research expert is spearheading a group of advanced collectors involved with
gathering detailed bottle manufacturing data. They are encouraging everyone
involved with bottle research to document all marks on bottles, including the
shapes (e.g. arched versus straight) and locations of marks (e.g. heel versus
base). They are learning much from local/regional studies that include recorded
information on manufacturer’s marks, and have also learned a great deal from
some of the numbers that are so rarely included. For more information about
this fascinating project, contact Bill at:
Bill Lockhart EMail: BottleBill@tularosa.net
1313 14th Street, Apt 21
Alamagordo, New Mexico 88310 Telephone: 505-439-8158
Bill’s E-Books:
Bottles on the Border: The History and Bottles of the Soft Drink Industry in El
Paso, Texas, 1881-2000 -- http://alamo.nmsu.edu/~lockhart/EPSodas/
Just Who in the Heck is Lula, Anyway? The Alamogordo, New Mexico,
Carbonated Beverage Industry and Its Bottles -- http://alamo.nmsu.edu/%
7Elockhart/AlamoSod/index.html
You Can Whip Our Cream, But You Can't Beat Our Milk: The Dairies of Otero
County, New Mexico, 1889 to 1977 -- http://alamo.nmsu.edu/%
7Elockhart/AlamMilk/index.html
HISTORIC GLASS BOTTLE IDENTIFICATION & INFORMATION WEBSITE
The Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) is the new web-based home for
the Historic Bottle Website. This site is a particularly useful resource for the
historical archaeology community, supporting SHA's goal "to promote scholarly
research and the dissemination of knowledge concerning historical archaeology."
Here’s an updated link to this highly informative site maintained by Bill Lindsey:
http://sha.org/bottle/index.htm
HIGH DESERT HISTORIC BOTTLE WEBSITE
Bill Lindsey’s "High Desert Historic Bottle Website" features an incredible list
of medicinal tonics, books and bottles for sale, top quality photographs, and links
to several other interesting sites. Here's an updated link to Bill's site:
http://historicbottles.com
THE CUTTING EDGE ON BOTTLE MANUFACTURERS’ MARKS
David Whitten maintains a fantastic web site with detailed information on bottle
manufacturers’ marks:
http://www.myinsulators.com/glass-factories/bottlemarks.html
IRRADIATED GLASS
The "dark purple," "light cobalt blue," "cornflower blue," "topaz," and other
"rare color" irradiated Hutchinson bottles offered at antiques shops, bottle
shows, and on-line auction sites continue to plague our hobby. The unscrupulous
sellers permanently altering the glass color of these historical artifacts are not
only ignorant, several are committing blatant fraud by "forgetting" to label such
bottles as irradiated. Help stop this travesty by refusing to buy their
irradiated bottles! Here is a link to fascinating information about “Irradiated
Glass from the Glass Encyclopedia:”
http://www.glassencyclopedia.com/irradiatedglass.html
AMERICAN PONTILED SODAS
Many Hutchinson collectors also enjoy chasing sodas that utilized other styles of
closures. Those whose tastes include pre-Civil War pontiled American soda
bottles will definitely want to visit Wil Martindale's great web site. In
addition to information about bottle manufacturing, styles, and embossing, there
are full-color photographs of rare examples and a listing of bottles for sale.
Wil is also building an American Pontiled Soda database that will ultimately list
upwards of 2,500 bottles. Check it out!
http://www.bottleden.com
THE FEDERATION OF HISTORICAL BOTTLE COLLECTORS
Here's a link to the FOHBC's web site where you'll find information about club
and individual membership, the outstanding Bottles And Extras quarterly journal,
local and national bottle shows, a collector's database, and much more:
http://www.fohbc.com/index.html
WISCONSIN BOTTLES
This link takes you to Mr. Bottles' home page. Just imagine if the collectors in
every state joined together to build such useful resource sites!
http://www.mrbottles.com
THE MEMPHIS DIGGERS
There's some serious dirt being moved in the Memphis, Tennessee area. Here's
a link to the Memphis Diggers' web site. Their photos of newly dug treasures
are almost as good as being there in person!
http://www.thememphisdiggers.com/index.htm
UTAH COLLECTORS
The Utah Collectors have enhanced their web site to include an on-line
newsletter that includes digging news, bottles for sale, an article on bottle
cleaning/tumbling, excellent photographs, member pages, and much more.
http://www.utahcollectors.com
HISTORIC GLASSHOUSE
Historic Glasshouse offers a variety of antique bottles and glass for sale, as
well as information for bottle collectors and enthusiasts. Check them out at:
http://www.antiquebottles-glass.com
THE PHOENIX ANTIQUES, BOTTLES & COLLECTIBLES CLUB
I've had the pleasure of knowing several Phoenix AB&CC members for many
years and have attended their great annual show. These folks strongly support
bottle collecting via their mission to "promote the study, collecting, display, and
preservation of antiques and collectibles of all kinds...to ensure that these
treasures will continue to be available for future generations to enjoy." Note
the great photos posted on their site (particularly those Arizona Hutchinsons!).
http://phoenixantiquesclub.org
BRISTOL, TENNESSEE-VIRGINA COLLECTIBLE BOTTLES & THEIR HISTORY
Charlie Barnette's very interesting site provides historical information about the
many types of bottles and related go-withs emanating from the adjacent cities
of Bristol, Tennessee and Bristol, Virginia (including Hutchinsons from the
surrounding area of Southwest Virginia). He has also incorporated numerous
illustrations. Charlie's site is an excellent example of a highly effective way to
share information with one's fellow collectors. Check it out and consider how
you too might similarly share information about your collecting specialty.
www.bristol-tenn-va-bottles.com
KOCA NOLA COMPANY HISTORY
Charles David Head's new site is focused on providing historical information
about the Koca Nola Company and their confirmed and suspected franchises, plus
illustrations featuring early advertisements, bottles, and a variety of Koca Nola
collectibles. The site also features background information about Charles,
information on how you can assist with the Koca Nola book project, reference
sources, contact information, and links to related sites. KocaNola.com is an
important building block in Charles' effort to "support and promote the
collection, preservation, study, documentation, display, communication and
sharing of information about everything related to Koca Nola." This site is a
most welcome addition to our hobby's increasing body of available knowledge.
www.KocaNola.com
CHOSI'S ANTIQUE BOTTLES PAGE
I was recently introduced to an outstanding web site maintained by Potomac
Bottle Collectors club member Mike Cianciosi. Mike specializes in collecting D.C.
and Northern Virginia sodas and beers. His site provides fellow club members
with historical information about the bottlers, plus excellent illustrations of
bottles, advertisements, labels, and other go-withs. Mike is constantly
updating the site, providing current information that is always as close as the
nearest Internet connection. While you're visiting Mike's site, please consider
the development of something similar for your collecting specialty.
http://www.chosi.org/bottles/index.htm
AMERICAN BOTTLE AUCTIONS
If you aren't actively following and participating in Jeff Wichmann's on-line
American Bottle Auctions, you're missing an opportunity to add some incredible
bottles to your collection. American Bottle Auctions "buy, consign and sell...old
whiskey, bitters, sodas, water, beers, inks, flasks, spirit, medicine, historical,
fruit and pickle jars, utility, barber, gin, Dutch onion, nippers and more!"
Jeff's detailed bottle descriptions and high quality photographs have raised the
bar on the conduct of on-line auctions. Take a few minutes to visit Jeff's site,
page thru the recent Bryan Grapentine auction listings and results (note all of
those beautiful Hutchinsons!), and you'll see what I'm raving about.
www.americanbottle.com
OLD WEST BOTTLES
Lou Lambert's new site focuses on Western bottle collecting and digging stories,
bottle histories, and includes top quality photos. This constantly changing site
currently features an interesting article about bottle cleaning, bottle show
listings, bottles for sale, and much more. Check it out!
http://www.oldwestbottles.com
Please EMail us at HutchBook@yahoo.com if you know of other links that should
be considered for addition to this page!
© 2008, Seattle History Company
An increasing number of high-quality web sites are providing valuable, accurate,
and highly useful information for collectors of antique bottles. Several of the
hobby’s foremost collectors and researchers are utilizing the Internet to make
available informative, factual explanations detailing many facets of this
wonderful hobby. Here are, in my opinion, several of the very best sites:
BOTTLE MARK RESEARCH GROUP
Bill Lockhart, an internationally known archaeologist, bottle collector, and
research expert is spearheading a group of advanced collectors involved with
gathering detailed bottle manufacturing data. They are encouraging everyone
involved with bottle research to document all marks on bottles, including the
shapes (e.g. arched versus straight) and locations of marks (e.g. heel versus
base). They are learning much from local/regional studies that include recorded
information on manufacturer’s marks, and have also learned a great deal from
some of the numbers that are so rarely included. For more information about
this fascinating project, contact Bill at:
Bill Lockhart EMail: BottleBill@tularosa.net
1313 14th Street, Apt 21
Alamagordo, New Mexico 88310 Telephone: 505-439-8158
Bill’s E-Books:
Bottles on the Border: The History and Bottles of the Soft Drink Industry in El
Paso, Texas, 1881-2000 -- http://alamo.nmsu.edu/~lockhart/EPSodas/
Just Who in the Heck is Lula, Anyway? The Alamogordo, New Mexico,
Carbonated Beverage Industry and Its Bottles -- http://alamo.nmsu.edu/%
7Elockhart/AlamoSod/index.html
You Can Whip Our Cream, But You Can't Beat Our Milk: The Dairies of Otero
County, New Mexico, 1889 to 1977 -- http://alamo.nmsu.edu/%
7Elockhart/AlamMilk/index.html
HISTORIC GLASS BOTTLE IDENTIFICATION & INFORMATION WEBSITE
The Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) is the new web-based home for
the Historic Bottle Website. This site is a particularly useful resource for the
historical archaeology community, supporting SHA's goal "to promote scholarly
research and the dissemination of knowledge concerning historical archaeology."
Here’s an updated link to this highly informative site maintained by Bill Lindsey:
http://sha.org/bottle/index.htm
HIGH DESERT HISTORIC BOTTLE WEBSITE
Bill Lindsey’s "High Desert Historic Bottle Website" features an incredible list
of medicinal tonics, books and bottles for sale, top quality photographs, and links
to several other interesting sites. Here's an updated link to Bill's site:
http://historicbottles.com
THE CUTTING EDGE ON BOTTLE MANUFACTURERS’ MARKS
David Whitten maintains a fantastic web site with detailed information on bottle
manufacturers’ marks:
http://www.myinsulators.com/glass-factories/bottlemarks.html
IRRADIATED GLASS
The "dark purple," "light cobalt blue," "cornflower blue," "topaz," and other
"rare color" irradiated Hutchinson bottles offered at antiques shops, bottle
shows, and on-line auction sites continue to plague our hobby. The unscrupulous
sellers permanently altering the glass color of these historical artifacts are not
only ignorant, several are committing blatant fraud by "forgetting" to label such
bottles as irradiated. Help stop this travesty by refusing to buy their
irradiated bottles! Here is a link to fascinating information about “Irradiated
Glass from the Glass Encyclopedia:”
http://www.glassencyclopedia.com/irradiatedglass.html
AMERICAN PONTILED SODAS
Many Hutchinson collectors also enjoy chasing sodas that utilized other styles of
closures. Those whose tastes include pre-Civil War pontiled American soda
bottles will definitely want to visit Wil Martindale's great web site. In
addition to information about bottle manufacturing, styles, and embossing, there
are full-color photographs of rare examples and a listing of bottles for sale.
Wil is also building an American Pontiled Soda database that will ultimately list
upwards of 2,500 bottles. Check it out!
http://www.bottleden.com
THE FEDERATION OF HISTORICAL BOTTLE COLLECTORS
Here's a link to the FOHBC's web site where you'll find information about club
and individual membership, the outstanding Bottles And Extras quarterly journal,
local and national bottle shows, a collector's database, and much more:
http://www.fohbc.com/index.html
WISCONSIN BOTTLES
This link takes you to Mr. Bottles' home page. Just imagine if the collectors in
every state joined together to build such useful resource sites!
http://www.mrbottles.com
THE MEMPHIS DIGGERS
There's some serious dirt being moved in the Memphis, Tennessee area. Here's
a link to the Memphis Diggers' web site. Their photos of newly dug treasures
are almost as good as being there in person!
http://www.thememphisdiggers.com/index.htm
UTAH COLLECTORS
The Utah Collectors have enhanced their web site to include an on-line
newsletter that includes digging news, bottles for sale, an article on bottle
cleaning/tumbling, excellent photographs, member pages, and much more.
http://www.utahcollectors.com
HISTORIC GLASSHOUSE
Historic Glasshouse offers a variety of antique bottles and glass for sale, as
well as information for bottle collectors and enthusiasts. Check them out at:
http://www.antiquebottles-glass.com
THE PHOENIX ANTIQUES, BOTTLES & COLLECTIBLES CLUB
I've had the pleasure of knowing several Phoenix AB&CC members for many
years and have attended their great annual show. These folks strongly support
bottle collecting via their mission to "promote the study, collecting, display, and
preservation of antiques and collectibles of all kinds...to ensure that these
treasures will continue to be available for future generations to enjoy." Note
the great photos posted on their site (particularly those Arizona Hutchinsons!).
http://phoenixantiquesclub.org
BRISTOL, TENNESSEE-VIRGINA COLLECTIBLE BOTTLES & THEIR HISTORY
Charlie Barnette's very interesting site provides historical information about the
many types of bottles and related go-withs emanating from the adjacent cities
of Bristol, Tennessee and Bristol, Virginia (including Hutchinsons from the
surrounding area of Southwest Virginia). He has also incorporated numerous
illustrations. Charlie's site is an excellent example of a highly effective way to
share information with one's fellow collectors. Check it out and consider how
you too might similarly share information about your collecting specialty.
www.bristol-tenn-va-bottles.com
KOCA NOLA COMPANY HISTORY
Charles David Head's new site is focused on providing historical information
about the Koca Nola Company and their confirmed and suspected franchises, plus
illustrations featuring early advertisements, bottles, and a variety of Koca Nola
collectibles. The site also features background information about Charles,
information on how you can assist with the Koca Nola book project, reference
sources, contact information, and links to related sites. KocaNola.com is an
important building block in Charles' effort to "support and promote the
collection, preservation, study, documentation, display, communication and
sharing of information about everything related to Koca Nola." This site is a
most welcome addition to our hobby's increasing body of available knowledge.
www.KocaNola.com
CHOSI'S ANTIQUE BOTTLES PAGE
I was recently introduced to an outstanding web site maintained by Potomac
Bottle Collectors club member Mike Cianciosi. Mike specializes in collecting D.C.
and Northern Virginia sodas and beers. His site provides fellow club members
with historical information about the bottlers, plus excellent illustrations of
bottles, advertisements, labels, and other go-withs. Mike is constantly
updating the site, providing current information that is always as close as the
nearest Internet connection. While you're visiting Mike's site, please consider
the development of something similar for your collecting specialty.
http://www.chosi.org/bottles/index.htm
AMERICAN BOTTLE AUCTIONS
If you aren't actively following and participating in Jeff Wichmann's on-line
American Bottle Auctions, you're missing an opportunity to add some incredible
bottles to your collection. American Bottle Auctions "buy, consign and sell...old
whiskey, bitters, sodas, water, beers, inks, flasks, spirit, medicine, historical,
fruit and pickle jars, utility, barber, gin, Dutch onion, nippers and more!"
Jeff's detailed bottle descriptions and high quality photographs have raised the
bar on the conduct of on-line auctions. Take a few minutes to visit Jeff's site,
page thru the recent Bryan Grapentine auction listings and results (note all of
those beautiful Hutchinsons!), and you'll see what I'm raving about.
www.americanbottle.com
OLD WEST BOTTLES
Lou Lambert's new site focuses on Western bottle collecting and digging stories,
bottle histories, and includes top quality photos. This constantly changing site
currently features an interesting article about bottle cleaning, bottle show
listings, bottles for sale, and much more. Check it out!
http://www.oldwestbottles.com
Please EMail us at HutchBook@yahoo.com if you know of other links that should
be considered for addition to this page!
© 2008, Seattle History Company
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