tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50381142304788781312024-03-17T20:03:55.013-07:00DumpdiggersA low tech treasure hunter digs antiques and collectibles in historic dumps.robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14934159418646747117noreply@blogger.comBlogger160125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-63483042898646899162018-04-23T08:06:00.001-07:002018-04-24T06:34:38.917-07:002018 Toronto Bottle Show<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Toronto Bottle Show & Sale hosted by the <a href="http://www.canadianbottlecollectors.com/" rel="nofollow">Four Seasons Bottle Collectors Club</a> was held at the Pickering Recreation Complex again, and once again this year the show was really well attended by the public...<br />
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This year's story, on Sharing Toronto magazine, does not include these lovely images as some part of the story , their dealer, the circumstances are lost. Click the pics - they expand<br />
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A couple of KUNTZ LAGER BEER s.<br />
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This one from Scott Jordan's table i got when i set my camera on his acrylic display cube. These medical powder cans were on top. My camera tried to find WiFi a few seconds later..<br />
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I will probably use this Jamaican ginger essence bottle (also property of Scott Jordan) image - this is an example of a picture for which i extended nohope when I snapped it without flash, and that usually means a slow shutter speed and blur . . .<br />
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But it came out crisp. <br />
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This is Scott Wallace's ink table - pics expand<br />
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a random stoneware ginger beer bottle offering<br /><br />
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Marcus Johnson's Devon Mead<br />
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This year the booth by booth account of the 2018 Toronto Bottle Show appears on <a href="http://sharingtoronto.com/">SharingToronto.com</a><br />
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Its a slow load today.. be patient.<br />
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People who collect antique glass bottles, especially diggers tend to poke around online and look for history related portals where their dug specimens maybe depicted and described in greater detail. So it was while researching his bottle booty that Chris Cavan happened across the Dumpdiggers' blog and reached out for help. After some excited emails with photos, Chris invited us out to the CWG headquarters to examine and elaborate on the history of his burgeoning bottle collection. <br />
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Water damage can wreak havoc on basements, and the mold that forms in moist environments can ruin an entire house. </h3>
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In addition to the silk screened 12 oz Pepsi Cola bottles from the 1960's and 1970's , Chris's bottle collection includes some patent medicines, horse liniments, milks, and a quart sized Milk of Magnesia in a rare 'bright' shade of blue. Chris also has old stubby beers, lady's leg liquor bottles, brown and green three piece wine bottles and a clear palm-sized pumpkin-seed flask.<br />
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The sister of this photo below was used later by Lori Bosworth of Torontonicity in her piece about <a href="http://www.torontonicity.com/2017/02/16/toronto-tradespeople-find-treasures-during-their-work-day/" rel="nofollow">Toronto Tradespeople who find Treasure on the Job</a> which I gave to her along with Chris's story when she asked about some other pictures for the piece. <br />
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Waterproofing your property becomes necessary when the foundation begins to leak or let moisture through, allowing it to deteriorate. House foundations can rather suddenly spring a leak for many reasons, most commonly changes on the surrounding property. A common cause is a congested weeping tile system where the weeping tile can longer flow due a blockage of debris, soils or tree roots. Horizontal or vertical cracks in the foundation, or a separation of blocks can make voids where the foundation and footing meet, and this of course allows water to enter into the basement. Add to that reality, that simple fact that many foundations were not waterproofed properly during the construction process, particularly older buildings. Now you see why City Wide Group is so busy, particularly in the springtime. <br />
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Chris Cavan, readers - see you at the <a href="http://www.canadianbottlecollectors.com/toronto_bottle_show/show_information.html" rel="nofollow">2017 Toronto Bottle Show</a>. The 24th Annual Toronto Bottle & Antique Show and Sale is Sunday April 23, 2017 doors open at 10:00am. Admission is $5.00. Once again this year the show will be held at the Pickering Recreation Complex at 1867 Valley Farm Road, Pickering, Ontario L1V 3Y7robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14934159418646747117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-16429219708434066132017-01-25T03:03:00.000-08:002018-11-06T12:19:26.987-08:00Two More Deep Holes 'Back in Time' Scheduled for Front Street E in TorontoThe <a href="http://waterfront-magazine.com/the-residential-rebirth-of-the-st-lawrence-neighbourhood/" target="_blank">St Lawrence neighbourhood is getting a 'Residential Rebirth' as per Toronto Waterfront Magazine</a>, and that means excavators will soon be cracking through the asphalt and digging deep holes down through the history of the city to make the necessary underground parking garages. And that gets Dumpdiggers excited.<br />
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When historic property changes hands, City administrators often hire professional archeologists to poke about and recover artifacts in the hopes of making a 'Toronto Museum' someday. Below is a picture I snapped on 16 Jan 2017 of the archeological dig happening on the site of the St Lawrence Market's north building. For years this was the site of a vegetable produce market on Saturdays, and I believe there was an antiques market on Sundays. Or was it the other way around? I forget exactly, but I do know that I shopped for antique bottles in this building, and there's a blog post about visiting the spot with Abel DaSilva somewhere in the archives here on Dumpdiggers. <br />
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This dig is happening before construction starts on a mega mall vendor complex which some experts, John Lorinc included, have pegged at costing just over ninety million dollars. That seems cheap - look at this thing!<br />
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This complex, plus construction on the north side of the Distillery District plus the new condo towers at Esplanade and Yonge are pushing developer interest in the St Lawrence neighborhood. Properties in the downtown core preferred bits in a <a href="https://premiermatrix.com/" target="_blank">premier matrix of pre construction condominium investments</a> in the city.<br />
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Extreme property development in Toronto is commonplace as dozens of skyscrapers are erected all across the GTA every year. But the two futuristic-looking monoliths described next are special. These giant concrete condo towers, both scheduled to begin construction on Front St E this summer, are situated on two of the oldest lots in town, and even appear on the very first maps. Click the pictures - they expand.<br />
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Anyone comparing the two map excerpts will notice that Front St E was originally called 'Palace St' and was a waterfront expressway toward the site of the first Upper Canada Parliament Buildings. It was called 'Palace St' because it was the way toward the 'Palace of Government'.<br />
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In a recent article about <a href="http://torontoguardian.com/2017/01/past-present-future-front-and-sherbourne/" target="_blank">the past, present and future of Front and Sherboune appears in Toronto Guardian 21 Jan 2017</a> and the author states that anyone walking south down Jarvis, George, Frederick, Sherbourne and even Princess will notice a pronounced dip down right after Front St. <br />
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<img alt="s.e. corner of front and sherbourne in Toronto" class="alignnone" height="265" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/304/32014290600_44724bdd01_b.jpg" width="400" /> <br />
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You can see the sudden 'dip' downwards in this image below that I
snapped on 16 Jan 2017 of the south west corner of Front and Sherbourne
as it appears today. There was an Acura car dealership and Sobey's grocer
store here not too long ago. See that smoke stack? Keep an eye on it. <br />
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Go back forty years... <b>Newsome and Gilbert Ltd.</b> printing plant was located at 177 Front St E
in 1972. The old smoke stack is visible back then, but does not appear
to be connected to the building. Newsome and Gilbert made high quality
legal stationary for law firms across Canada and this facility probably
employed a hundred people in the area. It was a modern printing plant
and didn't use steam power but rather it required hydro electric power
as evidenced by the many spars on the pole outside the building and only
three spars on the pole at the corner in the foreground.<br />
Go back farther - here is a sketch from 1893.<br />
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Lyman was listed in the 1851 Canada Business Directory -<i> LYMAN, BROTHERS & Co., wholesale druggists, manufacturers and dealers in dye stuffs and clothiers’ materials-also in paints, colours, linseed oil, putty,
&c., and importers of perfumery and chemicals, St. Lawrence
buildings, King st., east. </i> (the location of the retail store).<i><br /></i><br />
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An <a href="http://www1.toronto.ca/city_of_toronto/city_planning/community_planning/files/pdf/177front_environment-phase1.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">environmental study for 177 Front St E Toronto dated November 20th 1989 by Trow, Dames & Moore For Arnon Development Corporation</a> reports the findings of a soil quality assessment study in which seven (7) boreholes were advanced to various depths across the site. They found "..<i>an upper fill layer approximately 4 m thick on the west portion of the site and 3 m thick fill layer was identified on the eastern portion of the property. The fill generally consisted of sand and silty sand with brick fragments, cinders and wood fragments. At some locations the fill was observed to have a black colour and hydrocarbon odours. Shale bedrock was encountered approximately 7 m - 7.5 m below ground surface. </i>"<br />
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Given the industry on the property to date, its not surprising the soil quality assessment report revealed evidence of potential environmental contamination. They referenced the printing operation where chemicals were present in the buildings on site between 1950 to 1980. The report mentions the former oil storage and chemical supply company (Lyman Bros) that was located within the central portion of the property from 1880 to 1940. The document pinpoints the positions of four different USTs (Underground Storage Tanks) located on and near the site from approximately 1960 to 1990. Most of the soil will have to be removed to make way for what's coming... <br />
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Here's what's coming to the site in 2017. <a href="http://www.timeandspacecondosvip.ca/" target="_blank">Time and Space Condos at 177 Front St E</a>. <br />
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The other property that Dumpdiggers should be aware of is directly across the street, on opposite corner at 158 Front St E., the development is called St Lawrence Condos. <br />
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The St Lawrence Condos at 158 Front St E has an advanced design with a ‘staggered blocks’ style appearance that's certain to turn heads.
This is what the future looks like today.<br />
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A photographer standing in this spot five years ago would have seen
the Greyhound Bus Station that was just here. Demolished in 2011, that
structure was built in the mid 1960s and for fifty years it was a prime
conduit through which many people arrived in the city for the first
time.<br />
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Close to the same spot, facing the same direction seventy years ago,
an unknown photographer captured this street scene below.<br />
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Roy F. Day was a locksmith - The B/A sign is the mark of the British American Petroleum company.<br />
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Behold there was a gas station / automotive service station on both the
northeast and northwest corners of Front and Sherbourne back in 1958. (there is still an Esso on the NE.E. corner today) Scaller's Service Station
started in the 1930s with some connection to the nearby British American oil company. The business would have removed or greatly disturbed the archeological record of the site when they dug their fuel
tanks. I can only imagine what they unearthed. <br />
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Let's remember this old section of Toronto is where dozens of good bottles (highly collectible) are being filled with original contents in the 1880s. King St E is thick with druggist and apothecaries including Dr. Chase and Lyman Bros etc. Do you collect soda or mineral water bottles? The original bottlers are all around this property in the 1890 Industries of Canada book.<br />
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If the diggers find a privy pit it would be fascinating to do an archeological investigation of that and count the soda bottles and see which brand of local soda pop was the most popular (or least recycled) at the time in Toronto as dated by other relics found in the privy.<br />
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the property was surrounded by retail chemists, druggists, perfumers,
soda pop manufacturers, breweries and distilleries back then and for a
hudred years prior. <br />
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PDF - There's a <a href="https://www1.toronto.ca/city_of_toronto/city_planning/community_planning/files/pdf/154front_archaeological.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">report done by Archeological Services Inc on behalf of the city of Toronto for 154 Front St. E</a> and the information inside is solid gold. The document recalls the original Toronto Purchase and lists the payment terms and treaty irregularities. It lists the population of the city at various ties throughout the 1800s and also there's a complete list of owners for 154 Front St E from 1833 - present day.<br />
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1833 Back when the road was still called Palace Street, a famous gentleman named Thomas Mercer Jones Esq., who was one of the Commissioners of the Canada Company lived at a house on the lot. <br />
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Ten years later, in 1846 a man named Lawrence Coffee, who was a flour dealer, and Abraham Koplik, jeweler were on the site.<br />
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Ten years later, in the middle 1850s, <span class="st">Boyd and Armstrong started a hotel at what is now 154 Front St E and called it the <i>Grand Trunk Hotel</i> which I suspect rented rooms on long term basis as the census records are thick with occupants' names from this point forward. The residents are middle aged blacksmiths, flour dealers, and pork packers who probably worked across the street at Wlliam Davies pork packing plant on Frederick St - that building still stands today too. </span><br />
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The Grand Trunk Hotel is called Ontario House in early 1870s and then becomes William Lennox's Hotel in 1875. Where there was a lodging house there usually a deep privy and so I've no doubt the property is loaded with little pockets of antique glass bottles today.<br />
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In 1895 we see the first mention of William S. Mahaffy as a blacksmith. A few years later he's listed as 'carriage manufacturer'. <br />
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Same as H.A. Wickett Co. Ltd., general contractors in 1930. Wicket specialized in demolition afterwards - the Wicket Demotion company appears after 1940, along with Roy F. Day, locksmith.<br />
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In 1957 The Dominion Linseed Oil Co. Ltd. had some facet of their operations here at 154 Front St. You can read all about their historic buildings on the other side of town. <a href="http://heritagetoronto.org/canada-linseed-oil-mills-part-of-building-storeys/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Dominion Linseed Oil Co. Ltd on Wabash</a> (at Sorauren).<br />
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In 1965 the Hart Battery Co. Ltd. was here along with Precision Air Conditioning Ltd., sheet metal contractors and the Scaller Service Station which was part of the British American Oil distribution network.<br />
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In 1975 the Greyhound bus building was here (Gray Coach Lines)<br />
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And we all know what's coming. In the summer of 2017 I will be there interviewing excavators, taking pictures, and maybe even buying bottles and relics from the excavators at the gate. <br />
<br />robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14934159418646747117noreply@blogger.com0177 Front St E, Toronto, ON M5A 1E7, Canada43.6503822 -79.36782019999998343.6503372 -79.367899199999982 43.6504272 -79.367741199999983tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-42431007191395458952016-12-02T09:29:00.001-08:002017-09-14T19:52:05.361-07:00Baltimore #9 Printer, Custom Printing Solution for Business People in the 1880sLet's marvel at the new trend toward making and maintaining <b>office lobby museums</b>. When culturally clever merchants keep curious collectibles in their office lobbies and meeting rooms, the relics help convince visitors that the host business is historically important to all humanity.<br />
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Storied items are key to corporate myth making; venerated implements can spark conversations that cause executives to be reflective and have more pride in the employer and more passion for their work.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95Abwyefpq0rA4A7OClRHXWsV2aWc2vXzUJofEwHk1IxR5e9hWtJDmnZD0I_xcQa7ChUIprVMKjuLG4iUGpNn-lBIxnMEkDPWJFHEN_ssmFydH90xpRoG2lUCbc6z77MtIulCUqk_xjc/s1600/Lorponlogo1sign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Lorpon Labels is custom label printing shop in Toronto, Canada" border="0" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95Abwyefpq0rA4A7OClRHXWsV2aWc2vXzUJofEwHk1IxR5e9hWtJDmnZD0I_xcQa7ChUIprVMKjuLG4iUGpNn-lBIxnMEkDPWJFHEN_ssmFydH90xpRoG2lUCbc6z77MtIulCUqk_xjc/s200/Lorponlogo1sign.jpg" title="Lorpon Labels, interior lobby sign" width="200" /></a> Having obsolete industrial machinery on display, or primitive scientific apparatus preserved under glass commemorates decades of experience and symbolizes expertise wrought from empiric success. Such is the case at <a href="http://www.lorponlabels.com/" rel="" target="_blank">Lorpon Labels custom label printing</a> in Toronto, Ontario where I found a Baltimore #9 Printer on display in their front office. This is a relic from the 1880s and its still hard at work today, but not as a printing press. <br />
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Lorpon Labels Displays a Museum Quality Printing Press that was a Custom Printing Solution in the Late 1800s </h3>
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The Baltimore Printer #9 was a 'rail press', which is a modern term used to denote this type of printer where the action centers on a hand lever used to work the press. In their time these were called 'lever presses' and were the simplest printing machines available for purchase. They were deliberately small, cast-iron convenience presses capable of printing no more than a few short lines on a paper card.<br />
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At the tail end of the American Industrial Revolution these items were being sold new for one or two dollars each. The printer was always sold as part of a home printers' package that consisted of the press, an ink roller and a couple cans of ink. There was also a pair of tweezers and at least two boxes of type—all in miniature. Blank cards were available everywhere stationary was sold.<br />
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Rail presses were produced until early in the twentieth century when
they were succeeded by even lighter presses made of tin-plated steel and
often quite gaudily decorated. <br />
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The new tin presses came complete with lightweight rubber type included in the package - these flimsy rigs were not strong enough to accommodate printers’ lead or steel type. The #9 Printer is an early version of more successful rail press designs that came later - this machine was made of cast iron and came with good solid steel type. <br />
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Spawned by America's rising demand for personal calling cards, the rail press was conceived as an alternative to professional printing. The marketing for other rail presses of the age appeals directly to businessmen for printing and numbering tickets, dating documents, and marking crates. By the 1870s these small card presses were made not only for shopkeepers, but for amateur printers and eventually even for children. The tin and rubber stamp models on the market at the beginning of the 20th century probably cost about fifty cents each and did a horrible job printing anything.<br />
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J. F. W. Dorman did NOT make Lorpon's antique; Dorman's firm produced a very popular range of hand lever presses that were closely copied by later manufacturers, notably Baumgarten & Co who also resided in Baltimore and also a man named Sigwalt who lived in Chicago. Dorman's Baltimoreans came first and were followed (copied) by Baumgarten's Baltimore No.9 and No.10 presses which are very similar with only minor differences in the casting and paint.<br />
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The <b>Baltimore #9 Printer</b> on display at Lorpon Labels was made by Baumgarten & Co who copied the design by J. F. W. Dorman, as per <a href="http://www.briarpress.org/museum" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Briar Press Museum website</a>.
J. F. W. Dorman started in business in 1866 as a stencil cutter, becoming a supplier of rubber stamps and stationery materials. The company turned to making presses in the 1870’s.<br />
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The Dorman hand lever presses were very popular and were copied by several other companies, but the only company that went by the name of Baltimorean, was the original Dorman press. The Dorman factory was lost to the Great Baltimore Fire in 1904. The catastrophe didn't stop this American Captain of Industry however and his name reappears a few years later as the source of an entirely different type of collectible - porcelain license plates.<br />
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The Baltimore #9 Printer on display in the office foyer of Lorpon Labels was acquired by the Bob Pontarollo, CEO of the company in an antiques market in the USA for a couple hundred bucks, six years ago. That price was considered a bargain at the time. But what was the original catalog price? There doesn’t seem to be an online reference for the contemporary price of press that I can find today. If you know anything about it, please leave your knowledge in the comment section below.<br />
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Dorman’s hand 'Lever Presses' as they were sometimes called at the time were very popular, and were copied closely by several other manufacturers, notably John Sigwalt of Chicago (see his Chicago No.10, which lacks only the rippled ornamentation below its lever) and Baumgarten of Baltimore, who copied nearly every aspect of Dorman’s Baltimore line, including its name. Dorman’s presses go by the name ‘Baltimorean’ while Baumgarten’s use ‘Baltimore.’<br />
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The machine was operated by hand lever. This item measures 10 1/2" by 5" by 8" tall is composed primarily of iron but is mounted on a slab of wood.<br />
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<b>Make no mistake this invention was not a giant breakthrough</b> by any means except that it brought quality printing within reach of small businesses. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUuVi2Kw0QsWJ3BJg0oEOHV9d5CvtJANpg648_4Cr_KlFTOWlHTLuhvqaN64S8LhOwVg6DHYzca1TWYhUHXRJgVXtOYRBkfccR7CHLhR_FCWITcRzRdHGLB85BEvztnu2PjDT9I7sxc8E/s1600/Baltimore-printer8.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="inking handle for Baltimore #9 printer" border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUuVi2Kw0QsWJ3BJg0oEOHV9d5CvtJANpg648_4Cr_KlFTOWlHTLuhvqaN64S8LhOwVg6DHYzca1TWYhUHXRJgVXtOYRBkfccR7CHLhR_FCWITcRzRdHGLB85BEvztnu2PjDT9I7sxc8E/s320/Baltimore-printer8.jpg" title="ink handle for printer at Lorpon" width="320" /></a>With this device, merchants could create their own printed cards and stock labels. A wealthy practitioner could own a Baltimore #9 Printer outright, while a less prosperous business owner may posses only a half or quarter share of such a press. In well connected neighbourhoods such a press may have been jointly owned by a dozen or more businesses and serve the printing needs of a small community.
There's an ink roller too or whatever this is also on display on the pedestal tray. The antique is 99% complete I believe; its only missing ink and paper. The name set in type in the chase is that of a woman and her address. Mrs Mary Johnson -- Sycamore Road. The rig could be easily refurbished and come to life again ... <br />
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Meanwhile Fortunes Were Being Made In The Newspaper Business </h3>
Friedrich Koenig’s cylinder press debuted in London England in 1812 and was famously employed by The Times of London in 1814. Printing newspapers was where history was happening in the 1800s. American flatbed cylinder machines, following European models, made their appearance in the 1820s and became the workhorses of big city newspaper and large job offices. Type was still supported on a flat bed which had to move back and forth, but the impression cylinder could turn continuously, speeding up the paper feeding operation. Typically, flatbed cylinder presses delivered a thousand sheets per hour, printed on one side only. Koenig’s press was a huge breakthrough, and its impact on society is hard to calculate. From its first appearance in the Napoleonic era, the cylinder press has played a dramatic role in the march of civilization... And in another product category altogether, the little Baltimore #9 Printer was decidedly, a step in the other direction.<br />
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<b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztyykqZ1mpxveBU30baDF06dFDRdWc-WmaSWIR5e2kUR5LM5hwYXF8gufmOomIiKHqVHaMwHQ4yeX7ARWfU1jpBjhW_78UPvPncL97AougcBYCoeuS44fUx2LJlbWz4fMNdz_PMdWNcQ/s1600/Baltimore-printer9.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="custom printing 1800s, Baltimore #9 printer at Lorpon labels" border="0" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztyykqZ1mpxveBU30baDF06dFDRdWc-WmaSWIR5e2kUR5LM5hwYXF8gufmOomIiKHqVHaMwHQ4yeX7ARWfU1jpBjhW_78UPvPncL97AougcBYCoeuS44fUx2LJlbWz4fMNdz_PMdWNcQ/s200/Baltimore-printer9.jpg" title="Baltimore #9 printing press at Lorpon labels" width="200" /></a>Lorpon's Baltimore #9 Printer </b>probably dates from the 1890's, but it could have been made as late as 1910. We know it wasn't made before 1885 because its not a 'Baltimorean #9 Printer'. As noted earlier, the original Baltimoreans were made by J. F. W. Dorman Co., but later Baltimores were produced by Baumgarten & Co., Inc. The castings, decorations and nomenclature were so similar that nowadays, two hundred and thirty years later, only veteran collectors can tell them apart.<br />
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<a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7112/7068179547_60d3c138c8_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="show different rail presses, small lever presses, hand printing presses" border="0" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7112/7068179547_60d3c138c8_b.jpg" title="display of rail presses, lever presses made in USA in late 1800s" /></a>Without the accompanying text, could you spot the <i>Baltimorean</i>?<br />
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This picture below is from a catalog in the 1890s - sadly, no prices<br />
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Baltimore #9 Printer is indeed historic but not a trail blazer by itself.<br />
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Below is pg 736 of <i>The Monumental</i>, which outlines the life of John F Wesley Dorman.
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J. F. W Dorman was a pillar in the community , but not the only printer in Baltimore. Baumgarten & Co. produced a line of presses exactly parallel to Dorman’s, but used the name Baltimore instead of Baltimorean, and made minor changes in the castings.<br />
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J.F.W. Dorman was survived by Baumgarten & Co. Inc. The latter's descendants still run the original printing and rubber stamp making business. The photo below is the masthead of their website, <a href="http://baumgarten.com/">Baumgarten.com</a><br />
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By making these hand operated presses for everyday people, both businessmen helped clear a path for the march of humanity. Today we can reflect back on how far we've come from inside the age of digital printing. Today we have full colour presses which are so good our paper currency has to be concocted from synthetic polymers and interspersed with translucent patches encasing magnetic stripes to deter counterfeiters.
robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14934159418646747117noreply@blogger.com0Toronto, ON, Canada43.653226 -79.38318429999998243.2856095 -80.028631299999986 44.020842499999993 -78.737737299999978tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-77422996149354267062016-10-04T07:46:00.001-07:002016-10-04T08:42:17.312-07:00On Collecting Toronto Wrestling Posters, Local Wrestler Memorabilia<h3>
On Saturday night, Oct 1st 2016, Dumpdiggers attended an historic sporting event at the Super Wonder Gallery in Toronto. </h3>
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In this wide open art gallery near Bloor and Ossington, I
watched <a href="http://www.hogtownwrestling.com/" target="_blank">Hogtown Wrestling in Toronto</a> debut in front of about two hundred excited spectators. I marveled at the energy in
the room, the number of pretty girls cheering the wrestlers, and the quality of
these athletes and their showmanship and the believe-ability of each performance. And I saw something else there too...<br />
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Dumpdiggers discovered heaps of collectible merchandise available for sale at the front of the venue. And after I pondered the treasures for a minute, I purchased some local Toronto wrestling posters because I was already infected with stories, the genre and the mise en scene of the historic occasion.<br />
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This image on Twitter shows the new banners for Hogtown Wrestling coming fresh out of the printer at a <a href="http://signsourcesolution.com/services/event-signage/" target="_blank">Toronto event signage company, Sign Source Solution</a>.<br />
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This is Toronto local wrestling kitsch, and it’s different from the mainstream professional wrestling merchandise because its just one step above ‘homemade’ and is issued in very limited quantities. I suppose if these items were pieces of wooden furniture they might be considered primitives. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-xYDaHyScYOcY_ntVlv1IaSPx0Tv1QPrczauRma7BWizcntNKxvIj4b9bQsL4rODyuBur2uXg47wmz_6yrM5Q6OWCXFwe0mgXlxhp4EH46YaDOUCWHY9vVHhOFycu7s7ENN1xMqadmCE/s1600/Wrestling-dvd4.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-xYDaHyScYOcY_ntVlv1IaSPx0Tv1QPrczauRma7BWizcntNKxvIj4b9bQsL4rODyuBur2uXg47wmz_6yrM5Q6OWCXFwe0mgXlxhp4EH46YaDOUCWHY9vVHhOFycu7s7ENN1xMqadmCE/s320/Wrestling-dvd4.jpg" width="305" /></a>The same rules apply; the material made by these amateur artists is real and genuine and it looks good in your house. In this case, the two posters I purchased will line a closet where I keep gear near the front door, a man cave cubicle. I reckon the wallpaper job I'm doing there will survive me and endure for many decades as an impressive shrine to these local heroes.<br />
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The local 'live wrestling' event posters and artwork on DVD box covers are made by promoters for small shows in downtown gymnasiums and fitness clubs, but what makes it valuable? Well to be fair, it really isn't that valuable today, however if one of these posters glimpses a movie star at the very beginning of his or her career... That is just one way this merchandise can accrue value.<br />
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Wrestling posters can increase in 'value', both monetary and cultural worth, when they have,</h4>
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<li><b>engaging artwork</b> in an aesthetically pleasing layout that captures wrestling fans’ minds and holds their attention long enough for them to read performer’s names and absorb story fragments presented on the page</li>
<li>unique <b>points of interest</b> - i.e. are emblazoned with cheap prices, antiquated logos, phrases or long obsolete route map directions; such parchments can find other paraphernalia collectors who like to contrast present times with historic conditions.</li>
<li><b>signatures</b> of the wrestlers.</li>
<li><b>commemorate historic events</b>. There’s more than one WrestleMania X7 poster and even some ticket stubs available on eBay, and there will always be a demand for more of anything related to that pinnacle event. Lots of historical significance for wrestling fans; that occasion is considered by some to be Wrestlemania’s greatest show (because the main event was a No Disqualification match between Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock for the WWF Championship. The undercard included Triple H versus The Undertaker, the second Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the WWF Tag Team Championship and a Street Fight between Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon). Having a relic from that event in your collection is a solid connection to greatness.</li>
<li><b>have compelling stories</b>. A good poster can be filled with unknown or long-since retired wrestlers and still have people asking ‘what happened?’ That's the power of a good story; when a poster can depict an archetypal hero in a match with a loathsome villain, it piques curiosity. </li>
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From what I know about collecting merchandise in general and all I know about Hogtown Wrestling specifically, I’m thinking some of the material could be a good investment. Look here at this marvelous collectible celebrating a Toronto mayor Rob Ford look alike wrestler who offered another interesting perspective (satire) on local politics in 2014.<br />
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We all remember holding or seeing the Wayne Gretzky rookie card before it was worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. I hid one in my childhood bedroom because my uncle or maybe it was my Grampa told me that he was a 'once in a generation player'. Of course I can’t find that blasted card now, and that causes me great angst, and so its with the same apprehension that I walk by these tables full of athletic memorabilia and wonder about future demand for such niche stories and images, some signed by the performers, like the colourful character seen below; The Hacker meets his fans in person at each show to autograph posters and photographs.<br />
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<b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_kLkt10CmlWno6s13NQau8FCCBGZJ1BLAhV2-QOUUxnw6D3IBHw6X8TQqRBfhuBh3_DX7mxPRsEPOe91v8-F9DzzIyeZHIv99K4DP0aa0C9C8fzgBeMs1yjm8wZu_LlcxgLYuYNvhIs/s1600/TheHacker1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_kLkt10CmlWno6s13NQau8FCCBGZJ1BLAhV2-QOUUxnw6D3IBHw6X8TQqRBfhuBh3_DX7mxPRsEPOe91v8-F9DzzIyeZHIv99K4DP0aa0C9C8fzgBeMs1yjm8wZu_LlcxgLYuYNvhIs/s200/TheHacker1.jpg" width="200" /></a>The Hacker won his match against Nick Watts</b>, whom you can see wrestling Jim Nye the Science Guy above left. There were a lot of people cheering The Hacker's victory over Nick Watts and he was treated like a real celebrity when he appeared out front to sign autographs. This charismatic good guy wrestler has a devoted fan base that wears his signature broken glasses at shows. I'm sure the people who write these stories are aware of his growing influence and will arrange his matches in such a way that he rises higher in the rankings. His character is riding high on gimmicks that have impacted the audience and given them something to remember - he becomes someone to cheer for, someone to care about.<br />
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<b>Is this the start of a Golden Age of local wrestling in Toronto, Canada?</b><br />
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Let’s consider the 1980s wrestling 'boom' in the USA; the popularity of professional wrestling exploded in the 1980s due to the rise of pay-per-view and cable television syndication deals alongside the acquisitions and maneuverings of two notable promoters. Here in Toronto, Hogtown Wrestling has a Rogers TV deal and is working on improving their websites to carry short videos of individual matches. The wrestlers themselves are sharpening their social media skills to better push content on the website and promote their own appearance in the ring. <br />
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To play Hogan's nemesis, he signed talents including World Championship
Wrestling heel "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and AWA manager Bobby "The Brain"
Heenan. My favourite was Hacksaw Jim Duggan who carried a sawed off 2x4 with him and would use it to clobber people, which I knew couldn't possibly be allowed in the rules, but I liked Hacksaw Jim Duggan anyway because he walked the fine line between loved and hated by the masses. You can see him squaring off with Roddy Piper in this DVD box cover on the left.Click the pic to see the full sized image. The DVD was for sale for five dollars which was the top end price for all the material on the table.<br />
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on April 1, 1990, is acknowledged as the end of the 1980s wrestling
boom. The event saw one of the last WWF appearances of André the Giant. Anything connected to those first six shows are solid gold today.<br />
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I believe the commercial success of <i>The Wrestler</i> movie also helped wrestling get started again in Toronto. The film received universal critical acclaim and won the Golden Lion Award in the 2008 Venice Film Festival in August. I mention this because it was the hero's story that captivated audiences and not the wrestling really, although that was excellent. And this is what I see occurring in this league and other sports theatre operations in the city - its a new and wonderful place to tell poignant stories about ourselves. And it spawns a myriad of collectibles to chronicle our times.robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14934159418646747117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-87037616512261378272016-07-08T15:52:00.000-07:002017-03-16T15:03:27.259-07:00Lessons in Identifying Collectible Golf<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dumpdiggers often find old golf balls, wooden golf course tees and other golf related items that were disposed of decades ago. Wood and metal clubs, hats, bags, pennants and jackets don't survive the ravages of time, but golf balls do (to some extent) and so do metal trophies, pins, metal badges, ceramic cups and golf club heads. So I thought perhaps the blog could use an brief overview of the golf collecting niche. <br />
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Specifically golf clubs because earlier this year I found some vintage clubs and I picked them up because the club heads were all wood and the faces were all hand painted. Yes they have metal shafts and plastic buttons on the end and I know they're junk but this prompted me to look deeper into the sport. These clubs are neat and have a great feel The colours all have some meaning I'm sure, besides pinpointing the sweet spot.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57nLN5PvrhmaB93g4U__DaozAHBV3hiSFqv2_Vz_Pe4QfaZNCjDNmMCv_Yct5PzFZxOanC6JNvgHNecVdxPFsiEEUfhHy0YWeLo_L1AdvAtYxkZFLZMmu12k3WHgf06949bVLqLlZ2-E/s1600/Brad%253Bee-w-golf-clubs2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57nLN5PvrhmaB93g4U__DaozAHBV3hiSFqv2_Vz_Pe4QfaZNCjDNmMCv_Yct5PzFZxOanC6JNvgHNecVdxPFsiEEUfhHy0YWeLo_L1AdvAtYxkZFLZMmu12k3WHgf06949bVLqLlZ2-E/s320/Brad%253Bee-w-golf-clubs2.jpg" width="296" /></a> <b>Bradlee Ryall, </b>a real life golf pro and the closest thing I know to a celebrity golfer, fell in love with these old clubs right away, but even he couldn't tell me the meanings of the different colours. <a href="http://www.bradleeryall.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bradlee teaches golf lessons west of Toronto</a> at six different Kaneff golf courses. He offered me what I paid but I told him to keep them safe for the time being while I do some research. I let him use the lot as decorations for the walls of his man cave at his home. <br />
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Lessons in collecting golf</h3>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdYi5IUePgrtdzhVql8mCd7PoGe9IPKYa2f2m3qRmCZxBEdKyfLyW46Wsips51cQSmYFI2mZycjYZOY3DFdyVHOEz_m7ly-eCGEkX-bRRY9m7jKaDjP7te31mAo2UwBj4Z2O5D3ASsfk/s1600/OldYoungTomMorris.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>If you asked golfers where the game originated, most would tell you the sport was invented by Scottish shepherds who would hit balls (stones) with sticks as they grazed flocks of sheep in the highlands. However, there is reason to believe the rudiments of the game evolved from a French sporting activity called Chole, or "mail a la chicane". This game was mentioned for the first time in 1261 in a poem from the medieval Flemish poet Jacob van Maerlant. The game he described was played with curbed wooden clubs and spherical wooden balls in the streets, in the churchyards and on the open fields in or around the towns. Regardless of where it originated, the game evolved for a few centuries in Scotland before the first Open Championship in 1860, known in the U.S. as the first ‘British Open’. <br />
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From a digger's perspective it helps to know that date, as its also demarcation line between seriously antique and mythic golf collectibles. With few exceptions, items related the sport that were created and used before 1860 might as well be made of solid gold as they have such incredible value to collectors.<br />
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How do you know the real value of things? The answer more and more often is eBay. What did the last item like that sell for? Funny thing is if you go online and ‘check prices’ anywhere except eBay the author or website always tries to foist their price guide on you which in my experience is pretty much based entirely on wishful thinking. The real price guides are on eBay and they’re rock bottom. Sorry Mr Fureniac <br />
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Dumpdiggers' History of Golf </h3>
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Our favourite origin story dates back to The Hundred Years War when Scottish infantry aiding French forces against the English at the Siege of Baugé -1421 were introduced to the game of Chole (a game that is still played today in parts of France and Flanders, through small towns and on fresh cleared fields after harvest). Three men at arms in particular, Hugh Kennedy, Robert Stewart and John Smale are credited with bringing the game back to Scotland.
Three decades later in 1457, the sport of golf, (along with football) was banned by the Scots Parliament of James II to preserve the population's interest and skills of archery. Golf is prohibited on Sundays because it has interfered with military training for the wars against the English. Twelve years later in 1470 the ban on golf is reaffirmed by the Parliament of James III.
And in 1491 the parliament’s ban on golf is again reaffirmed, this time under James IV. So its hard to believe that the sport ever took hold in the country, but then of course whenever a government tries to ban something it often just makes it more popular!<br />
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Collecting Antique Golf Clubs </h3>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGOBq-UXdNr1qPuLfXjfEWBEwtovi2lGwHh6PyyFj_iPnSof90MOIRkyx9t0n6WktiOO0zA5k28JutclEIiBr4bAySInyb8hiqj8OAp4AAL__vhZ_eZBYoY8PqMzGxipUuOZw5Xucmn7g/s1600/WillieWilsonCleek1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGOBq-UXdNr1qPuLfXjfEWBEwtovi2lGwHh6PyyFj_iPnSof90MOIRkyx9t0n6WktiOO0zA5k28JutclEIiBr4bAySInyb8hiqj8OAp4AAL__vhZ_eZBYoY8PqMzGxipUuOZw5Xucmn7g/s200/WillieWilsonCleek1.jpg" width="200" /></a>According to golf antiques websites that the earliest clubs still in existence today are from the 17th century, and these are all museum pieces. Clubs from the 18th and early 19th centuries occasionally make their way into private collections. though, invoke the memory of golf’s first stars, men such as Allan Robertson, a St Andrews golfer who died in 1859.<br />
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The clubs made from 1860 onward are the ones most collectors trouble themselves with. This is also when some standardization of clubs began.
In those days, the heads of Douglas McEwan golf clubs (also sold as D. McEwan & Son) were made of beech while the shafts were fashioned from hickory, a wood whose elasticity allowed for the maximization of torque in a swing. Prior to that, most club heads were made of thorn wood or fruitwood and were fixed to ash shafts.<br />
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At a recent auction sale in the UK, the Jeffery B. Ellis Antique Golf Club Collection was sold (by Sotheby's) for $2,166,210, the highest total for a golf memorabilia collection yet recorded. In that massive hoard of golf clubs, collected from all over the world, there were many one-of-a-kind drivers, duffers and cleeks.<br />
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<b>The word cleek</b> is purely Scottish – it means to suddenly grasp or clutch something (like a golf club), and has lent its name to pot hangers in Scottish kitchens and to a particular type of iron golf club with a thin face and little or no slope. <br />
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To the right is a <b>Square Toe Club</b>, or it could be called a 'square toe light iron'. It was fashioned circa 1600s by an unknown maker. The sale price for this club alone was $151,000. Mr. Ellis had written in the catalogue that this was, <i>The oldest club in the sale and one of the dozen surviving iron heads from the 17th century</i>. It turned out to be the second-most-expensive item in the auction, behind the 18th-century Andrew Dickson long-nosed putter which fetched $181,000.<br />
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When it comes to buying antique golf clubs, don't be fooled into thinking that wooden shafts are sure to be worth the price. Golf collectors will tell you that fewer than ten percent of all wooden antique golf clubs for sale in the shops have collectible value beyond being simply decorative items for a man cave or sports bar. The majority of the vintage or antique clubs that you will find at yard sales or on eBay are common golf clubs with very little value.<br />
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The clubs I bought at the sale are as common as they come and nearly worthless. During the early to mid 1900s, as golf became more popular, inexpensive golf clubs were mass produced by companies such as Wilson, Spalding, Burke, MacGregor, Kroydon and many more.<br />
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<b>Common golf clubs can be identified by traits such as,</b><br />
• Aluminum caps on the end of the handles<br />
• Nickel, chromed or stainless steel heads<br />
• Dots, lines, hyphens or other face scorings<br />
• Stamps on the back for yard ranges <br />
and they often had encouraging phrases printed on the back such as accurate, superior, aim-rite and other common sounding names<br />
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Common vintage golf clubs in today's market usually sell for between $10 and $20 bucks. The same club fifteen years ago could have been worth $40 or $50. The demand was higher back then, especially with foreign buyers. But the internet brought a flood of antique golf clubs to the market, where the demand has steadily decreased over the last decade. Serious collectors and antique dealers have no interest in common vintage golf clubs. They are only interested in the rare and hard-to-find golf clubs. <br />
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How to recognize rare golf clubs?</h3>
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Knowing how to spot rare golf clubs takes a lot of training and to get good you need a lifetime of golf lore. But some basic item traits to consider and seek out would be, <br />
• Unusual head shapes and wood heads<br />
• No face markings or unusual face markings<br />
• Unusual patented features for player's improvements<br />
• Wood clubs with thick, curved oval necks covered with 4 to 5 inches of string whipping<br />
• Smooth face irons made by golf club makers such as Army & Navy, Dunn, Forgan, Gray, White, Carrick and Anderson<br />
• Deep groove wood shaft clubs called rakes or waterfalls.<br />
Rare vintage golf clubs have uncommon patents or features and were made in limited quantities that set them apart from the mass produced common clubs.<br />
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To the right is a rare Auchterlonie Jigger from St Andrews Scotland.Hickory shafted with its original grip. The baskstory is all about the maker Tom Auchterlonie, using the Thomas Stewart of St. Andrews pipe as a cleekmark. Tom was born in 1879 and was famous for making wooden putters - he made wooden putters well into the 1920s. Another notable putter from his workshop is the prism-shaped "Holing Out" model. The reason this club is so precious is because Auchterlonie was known for his putters, not his jiggers and so the club is very rare, but of course it would take an expert to know such things.<br />
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Here is a 1910 patent application for what to me looks like a modern golf club.<br />
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To the most obsessed golf nuts, even patent applications are collectible.<br />
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<br />robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14934159418646747117noreply@blogger.com08525 Mississauga Rd, Brampton, ON L6Y 0C1, Canada43.643888 -79.79052509999996818.121853499999997 -121.09911909999997 69.1659225 -38.481931099999969tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-86479562139172901772016-05-15T13:42:00.000-07:002016-05-16T04:09:39.454-07:00Digging Story: Ace Hits Stoneware, James Ryder Ginger Beer Bottle from Guelph<br />
When I saw Ace post <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/52646299@N04/9370719587" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this image of a James Ryder Ginger Beer from Guelph on Flickr</a>, I knew there had to be a backstory, and so I asked him for more narrative in the comments. Two weeks later, on a cold Sunday afternoon in May 2016, Ace replied to my request in an email.<br />
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But first, on his original Flickr post, Ace wrote,
"<i>always nice when you can find an old ginger beer bottle from your hometown</i>. <br />
____<i>Ye Olde English____</i><br />
<i> ___Stone Ginger Beer___ </i><br />
<i>_______Made By_______ </i><br />
<i>_____James Ryder______ </i><br />
<i>Mineral Water Manufacturer </i><br />
<i>____Guelph, Ontario_____ </i><br />
<i>___This Bottle Must Be___ </i><br />
<i>__Returned Or Paid For__</i><br />
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<i>Category: 4 Rare </i>"<br />
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The same <a href="http://guelph.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/AD6AD91B-25FE-4AA4-B295-429185606370" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">James Ryder Ginger Beer bottle is in the Guelph Museum</a> and is described in their website archives as "Stoneware ginger beer bottle. Glazed, off-white and gold neck, black label, ceramic stopper with rubber ring attached to neck by wire. "James Ryder, Mineral Water Manufacturer". Stamped: "Ye Olde English Stone Ginger Beer". They do not attempt to date the piece. <br />
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Also present in the Guelph Museum are two clear glass bottles
that hold 8 fluid ounces each. One is embossed "Ryder's High Class Mineral
Waters, GUELPH" on the front. It also has an image of "Conveyor Belt
with a Wheel". Bottle made in a mold between the years 1915 to 1925. The other clear glass bottle is also embossed with the same lettering but features a picture of "a well with a pulley
system".<br />
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While scouring the online archives in Guelph for anything know about James Ryder, I did discover his name among the membership rolls in the Masonic Lodge and we know he was a benefactor or at least had some affiliation with the Salvation Army, cause his name is in a booklet from the 1920s. Perhaps I could have found out more. Maybe a reader will email me more information?<br />
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Ace emailed me this morning and wrote, <br />
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<i>Here's the story for the James Ryder bottle,
I was walking by a Guelph construction site and noticed some bottles lying around and one of the construction workers didn't seem to mind if I stopped by after hours to look around. When I came back in the evening I noticed the hole the backhoe had been digging earlier was mostly filled in again but there was one spot I could still dig myself. I dug up many junk bottles and was about to give up when I noticed a white stopper sticking out the side of the hill, I gently poked at it and it fell out and there appeared to be a top of a ginger beer bottle lying its side but I figured it probably wasn't intact so I didn't get my hopes up. I carefully dug it out and turned it over and to my surprise it was a James Ryder Ginger Beer bottle from Guelph and in one piece. I continued to dig a little longer for more good stuff but got nothing but junk. The hole has now been filled in again so I'm lucky to have at least found one good bottle</i>.
- Ace from Guelphrobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14934159418646747117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-48691479404904737192016-04-18T17:36:00.001-07:002016-05-13T19:02:41.328-07:002016 Toronto Bottle Show, Sunday April 17th at Pickering Recreation Complex<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The 22<span style="font-family: inherit;">nd</span> Toronto Bottle Show and Sale hosted by the <a href="http://www.canadianbottlecollectors.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Four Seasons Bottle Collectors Club</a> was held at the Pickering Recreation Complex again, and once again this year the<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>show was really well attended<span style="font-family: inherit;"> by the public.</span> Admin reports that 263 people paid <span style="font-family: inherit;">the</span> five-dolla<span style="font-family: inherit;">r entrance fee,</span> and the <span style="font-family: inherit;">annual event</span> was real busy from the moment the doors opened at 10am, right up until 1pm or thereabouts when it slowed<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> dow<span style="font-family: inherit;">n <span style="font-family: inherit;">s<span style="font-family: inherit;">omewhat,<span style="font-family: inherit;"> and </span></span>it</span></span> was all over <span style="font-family: inherit;">by</span> three</span></span>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I <span style="font-family: inherit;">arrived at the venue</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">approx</span> ten minutes before the doors opened, and couldn’t find a parking spot in the adjacent lot<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">, so</span> I</span> had to park across the street. This is the line up outside at 9:50 am. It was an absolutely gorgeous spring day and the first nice Sunday we've had in a while - a great day for a bottle show.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If one day I<span style="font-family: inherit;"> w<span style="font-family: inherit;">i</span>n some <span style="font-family: inherit;">money</span> in the lottery I w<span style="font-family: inherit;">ill </span>come <span style="font-family: inherit;">to the next Toronto B<span style="font-family: inherit;">ottle Show </span></span>and spend <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">$50<span style="font-family: inherit;">,000</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">buying the <span style="font-family: inherit;">single nicest</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>piece from <span style="font-family: inherit;">each of the sixty five deale<span style="font-family: inherit;">r</span>s<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> present.</span> And so when i ask vendors t<span style="font-family: inherit;">o <span style="font-family: inherit;">hold up</span> their best <span style="font-family: inherit;">item</span></span>, this is what I'm thinking<span style="font-family: inherit;">; i wonder </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">'w</span>ould th<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">at</span> collectible</span> stand th<span style="font-family: inherit;">e test of time?'</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sean Murphy <span style="font-family: inherit;">held up his</span> new favourite squat soda water bottle, JAMES CORDERY / LONDON. This one <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">dates</span> from 1891 to 1894. Sean has been<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>divesting <span style="font-family: inherit;">of</span> crock<span style="font-family: inherit;">s</span> and bottles to focus on <span style="font-family: inherit;">acquiring the best</span> Ontario sod<span style="font-family: inherit;">a</span>s. There are about ten really hard to find Ontario squat sodas dating from the middle to late 1800s that he doesn't already hav<span style="font-family: inherit;">e</span>, and for which he keeps an eye <span style="font-family: inherit;">peeled </span>at every show he attends. This is a smart <span style="font-family: inherit;">quest.</span> Sean has set an achievable goa<span style="font-family: inherit;">l <span style="font-family: inherit;">to <span style="font-family: inherit;">assemble</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> a<span style="font-family: inherit;">n historically significant </span></span>collection<span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNR9hyphenhypheneyRP2IZ8kS2s_amdiaQsygpolfGqIvL5FKff2dGwU8OcaHVpOczsRvpE82OetX_g28TMToKi3VIbgG-ncSKE6zYixuJY-R_1Gz9NyA48daFS30FcYYRM2tgQiYqEMqYHa2VonIY/s1600/Sean-Bottle1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNR9hyphenhypheneyRP2IZ8kS2s_amdiaQsygpolfGqIvL5FKff2dGwU8OcaHVpOczsRvpE82OetX_g28TMToKi3VIbgG-ncSKE6zYixuJY-R_1Gz9NyA48daFS30FcYYRM2tgQiYqEMqYHa2VonIY/s200/Sean-Bottle1.jpg" width="200" /></a> What flavour was the soda pop in this small bottle? That is a question for the ages; in truth it could have held any flavour, or many flavours – like so many other squat sodas there's no clue to the maker's flavour on the glass. Period advertising is often the on<span style="font-family: inherit;">ly way modern collectors can know</span> the historic producer's signature blends. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Above <span style="font-family: inherit;">is </span></span><b>Sam Stuart</b> with a large collection of relics from the Ontario Forest Board. Not much to say<span style="font-family: inherit;"> about Sam here except that he was selling a rock for $25 because it was in fact a 10,000 year old ha<span style="font-family: inherit;">n</span>d tool. Sure<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>I got a picture and I could put it here, but it just looks like a rock.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> See <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/roberrific/26488255106" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the rock that is in fact a 10,000 year old hand tool </span></a></span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/roberrific/26488255106" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">on Flickr</a>.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Scott Jordan</b> an <b>Paul Marchand</b> <span style="font-family: inherit;">with</span> a drugstore sign from the early 1900s advertising <a href="http://dumpdiggers.blogspot.ca/2007/12/canadas-least-valuable-patent-medicine.html" target="_blank">Dr. Thomas Eclectic Oil</a> which I <span style="font-family: inherit;">wrote about here in 20<span style="font-family: inherit;">0<span style="font-family: inherit;">8</span>, </span></span>remarking on its popularity as a found antique (while reminding readers that its pretty much worthless as a collectible). Unlike the actual bottle<span style="font-family: inherit;">,</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">a</span> well preserved<span style="font-family: inherit;"> drugstore sign <span style="font-family: inherit;">advertising the <span style="font-family: inherit;">prod<span style="font-family: inherit;">uct</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">c</span>ould be quite valuable<span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Sadly</span> I neglected to record <span style="font-family: inherit;">the<span style="font-family: inherit;">i</span>r</span> price at the show - it was just held up <span style="font-family: inherit;">on a whim for the camer<span style="font-family: inherit;">a.</span> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">These guys are from Ottawa and they are pillars of the Eastern Ontario bottle collecting community and long standing members of the the <a href="http://ottawacollectors.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bytown Bottle Collectors</a> club who are having a show next week<span style="font-family: inherit;">,</span> April 24th 2016 in Ottawa.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>Th<span style="font-family: inherit;">is</span> show is only ten percent smaller than the Toronto show on paper. The Four Seasons Show in Pickering has sixty five tables and Ottawa has only sixty. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">These guys always have really old, highly obscure and super interesting medicines which is what Scott collects. Look here at the lovely paper label amber <b>Ryckman's Kootenay Cure</b>, which is very much like Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil in that it's a patent medicine, also known as a nostrum (from the Latin nostrum remedium, or "our remedy") is a commercial product advertised (usually heavily) as a purported over-the-counter medicine, without regard to its effectiveness.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ryckman’s Kootenay Cure was manufactured in the mid-1890s by a Member of Parliament with mining interests in the Illecillewaet
district southeast of Revelstoke.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Shobal_Ryckman" target="_blank">Samuel Shobal Ryckman</a>
(1849-1929) was one of several MPs drawn to the Kootenay in 1892. He
said that on a visit to one of his gold mining claims near the headwaters of the
Incomappleux River, an old miner gave him a recipe for a rheumatism
cure. The potion, which also cured
blindness, deafness, indigestion, gout, eczema, skin disease, hives,
sores, liver and kidney disorders was made from plants found in the area. Soon the S.S. Ryckman Medicine Co. was cranking out cases of the Kootenay Cure, and <a href="http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6K9SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UjcNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4748,3727331&dq=kootenay+cure&hl=en" target="_blank">filling newspapers with testimonials</a> about its amazing properties. It sold for $1 per bottle, or a half dozen bottles for five dollars.<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>Scott Jordan was asking $125 for th<span style="font-family: inherit;">e</span> well preserved specimen today.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">John Dunbar has been collecting since he was kid and one of his oldest and most prized possessions is this dark green onion bottle. John acquired the collectible from a frequent visitor to <b>Surinam</b>. <span style="font-family: inherit;">I</span>t <span style="font-family: inherit;">would have had a cork and lead foil<span style="font-family: inherit;"> at one time, and</span></span> contained French or German wine on its voyage south<span style="font-family: inherit;"> - d</span>epending on the company it could have been refilled with rum for a return voyage. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPQG5uMTtaIiy6wbH_bAeHJVd6iU-6v9xjDL2kZM7sfVKvt-bQE-kET91aTZZ2YqOmIAFhTEq8BctgVF7WDkmEGn7C8QH9TcpK8MbqSy8OhstPzyFYyt5PjK8oyI-JrxkkepCjeiYFIU/s1600/Swann1a.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPQG5uMTtaIiy6wbH_bAeHJVd6iU-6v9xjDL2kZM7sfVKvt-bQE-kET91aTZZ2YqOmIAFhTEq8BctgVF7WDkmEGn7C8QH9TcpK8MbqSy8OhstPzyFYyt5PjK8oyI-JrxkkepCjeiYFIU/s320/Swann1a.jpg" width="320" /></a>Early in the day I encountered <b>Janet Gilbert</b> and her husband Mark
Gilbert who came seeking bottles, jugs and crocks with the name 'Swan' for the creation of a family museum.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">They had
pics of antiques they knew existed, and so they asked
dealers 'have you seen these items?'</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The family museum project is to be shared with Cluff heritage so if you have any leads on either name items, Janet is buying. We know Swan Bros were grocers in Toronto who left their name on some jugs and crocks. Some history appears on online at Worthpoint. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Was Henry Swan one of the <a href="http://tales.wellandhistory.ca/category/war-stories" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Canadians who marched to Fort Erie</a> to put down the Fenians? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Glen Moorhouse</b> was making coffees in the snack bar when Janet Gilbert bought me a free cup to thank me for replying to her email last summer wherein I put her in touch with the Four Seasons community<span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">That action </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">and her subsequent follow-ups with club members </span>led to her appearing today and buying her name sake antiques. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Period<span style="font-family: inherit;">ically throughout </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">the <span style="font-family: inherit;">five hour long event</span> there are random draws for <i>Show Money</i> which is dispensed to non-members to spend wherever they please. I <span style="font-family: inherit;">dream</span> about winning and look for my favourite objects o<span style="font-family: inherit;">n every table..</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOi8jBopw4MOTISL4VE3Dq_-yaUnOXWWaefypWjZlBg4Xw2bYGZP2mmGvX_3U4BEe0z2QppLoyJhYn1fXxYtshWIYd1ZZ4JzWZiVOC5XVTQLrdgARCVvI54m8tl7axvJNduM87fu5Ohck/s1600/RickCrock1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOi8jBopw4MOTISL4VE3Dq_-yaUnOXWWaefypWjZlBg4Xw2bYGZP2mmGvX_3U4BEe0z2QppLoyJhYn1fXxYtshWIYd1ZZ4JzWZiVOC5XVTQLrdgARCVvI54m8tl7axvJNduM87fu5Ohck/s400/RickCrock1.jpg" width="400" /></a>The town of Port Perry came up in conversation again as I interviewed <b>Rick Adams </b>and his wife Gail<b> </b>who
drove down from Huronia, all the way down to Pickering to showcase Ontario heritage with stoneware items like this uniquely misshapen giant
six gallon pickle crock. Click the pics - they expand!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil07DiAZBJRzFK_GxFOT3LHG0jdhdAYi6x-gqmahLMQtP71VF3ZpyelAAhXubVmxc7TWNS65EFmt5nSLvjzr0fBrQDZ2cPKzQuV4YTMvg9HFPBX0bzc7QcyprThVuTPyPzY_EiN3oAiwA/s1600/SkinnerCrock6gallon.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil07DiAZBJRzFK_GxFOT3LHG0jdhdAYi6x-gqmahLMQtP71VF3ZpyelAAhXubVmxc7TWNS65EFmt5nSLvjzr0fBrQDZ2cPKzQuV4YTMvg9HFPBX0bzc7QcyprThVuTPyPzY_EiN3oAiwA/s200/SkinnerCrock6gallon.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The piece is stamped S. SKINNER & CO / PICTON C.W. - the C.W stands for Canada West and that's what makes it so darn historic and valuable to collectors. That means it was made before Confederation in 1867 which is when the province of Upper Canada was renamed Ontario precisely because it would be too confusing to have the province of Upper Canada or Canada West occupying the bottom middle of a nation called Canada.</span></span><br />
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As for the lid... Was there ever a lid? Would it be also be misshapen like the crock? Did it have a lip and make a seal? The item is really sturdy and weighs over ten pounds. Rick was asking $1500.<br />
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<a href="https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1593/26495726415_c714161b9c_b.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1593/26495726415_c714161b9c_b.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Douglas Dopko was at the 2016 show</b></span> selling his digger stash<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> -</span> on the table were over a hundred bottles of every description<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, most of which he had dug up himself in old dump<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s as a young man</span></span>.<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /><br /> These vessels on <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">his table </span>were otherwise contained in four heavy Tupperware containers behind him, and his objective was to bring home<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> lighter crates</span>. By the time I arrived at his table, the pair of veteran diggers had already sold $200 worth of stuff and every piece is a story. They told me about the biggest dump they ever encountered, a ravine dump between two farms they picked through in the 1970s and early 1980s.<br /><br /> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After some scouting around in their glass<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, I</span> found the best piece on their table was not a dug item at all but rather this Captain Morgan Gold Label Rum bottle which has the date on which it was consumed, Friday the 13th of February 1952 scrawled on its paper label. That was a rum day for someone. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2XserDn2pSqQm8SCpxQFbFCs93UwOXMfxq1x-TFRM5nbocDjV04t0gP30cHB96ZnlBJhoG5HKZlykrPjpn5MAH1qVtwSz0s1MHyFxyYRj8Hm_FbzK5DrZdH2-Gvy-EmqJXPNP5zPVagk/s1600/Ball-busytable2.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2XserDn2pSqQm8SCpxQFbFCs93UwOXMfxq1x-TFRM5nbocDjV04t0gP30cHB96ZnlBJhoG5HKZlykrPjpn5MAH1qVtwSz0s1MHyFxyYRj8Hm_FbzK5DrZdH2-Gvy-EmqJXPNP5zPVagk/s640/Ball-busytable2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Bob Harris, always a highlight <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">of</span> my report</span>, lit up the entire 2016 show with his antique coal oil lanterns.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbKTdMT-LQr3QAlnaMOvhQDS3WTBtBz6hIG_0CcUa4kmiJBqHEE7XOkr5UGa6jnMcNq5Hji5w8eDwQXlLEaE5ctHSTStKY8r7EjHP0bcBzvbwXyZDQEaoyO0v-EW6bsMCU42l1IM_j1s/s1600/BobwBullsEye1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbKTdMT-LQr3QAlnaMOvhQDS3WTBtBz6hIG_0CcUa4kmiJBqHEE7XOkr5UGa6jnMcNq5Hji5w8eDwQXlLEaE5ctHSTStKY8r7EjHP0bcBzvbwXyZDQEaoyO0v-EW6bsMCU42l1IM_j1s/s320/BobwBullsEye1.jpg" /></a></span> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Update on Bob - right after last year's event, when I teased him in my Dumpdiggers report about bringing a tackle box full of antique fishing lures to a bottle show – he tells me he sold everything inside and including the tackle box just a few days later. I’d like to believe it was because <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">it was advertised so well in</span> the<a href="http://dumpdiggers.blogspot.ca/2015/04/the-2015-toronto-bottle-show-sunday.html"> Dumpdiggers' 2015 Toronto Bottle Show</a> blog post which features him holding up that smashed tackle box, but we'll probably never know.<br /><br />This year Bob and his wife brought kerosene lamps, or are they 'coal oil lamps'? The oldest ones used whale oil I suppose, but of course Bob didn’t have any that ancient. These are from the last great age of oil lanterns when they were mass produced glass and metal fixtures in the house, present in every room, and in every dept store home furnishings catalog. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwb10tifBzl9Fpu23q_B__bg7PbHFbCQprEJuZSJOsT9FNlk6MM6eY75tOqGkIT3iJw0YA70Ri8SYHY_bImc8vAfMwY8esE_texPmMHQkz_ArcpUttuslKlyjLShmLbO7_r8qI17ZsTPn/s320/Princess-BB+sketches.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The models all had names like Princess Feather and Bullseye and Canadian Drapes. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwb10tifBzl9Fpu23q_B__bg7PbHFbCQprEJuZSJOsT9FNlk6MM6eY75tOqGkIT3iJw0YA70Ri8SYHY_bImc8vAfMwY8esE_texPmMHQkz_ArcpUttuslKlyjLShmLbO7_r8qI17ZsTPn/s320/Princess-BB+sketches.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwb10tifBzl9Fpu23q_B__bg7PbHFbCQprEJuZSJOsT9FNlk6MM6eY75tOqGkIT3iJw0YA70Ri8SYHY_bImc8vAfMwY8esE_texPmMHQkz_ArcpUttuslKlyjLShmLbO7_r8qI17ZsTPn/s320/Princess-BB+sketches.png" width="314" /></a></span></span></span>Interesting enough to send me on a research binge for a few minutes is that 'Princess Feather' is a respected design theme its own right. Its a design motif most present in quilting. I'm going to do something I never do in this post and that's borrow an image from another blog. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The image to the left is from <a href="http://karenquilt.blogspot.ca/2012/08/princessprincess-feather-hats-or-trees.html">Karen's Quilting blog</a><a href="http://karenquilt.blogspot.ca/2012/08/princessprincess-feather-hats-or-trees.html">'</a> and <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">in her write up she refers</span> to circles made by connecting eight 'princess feathers' around a central flower blossom. So the takeaway for me is that a 'princess feather' is an actual 'swoosh' feather design that may or may not be derived from a feather <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">on a Heraldic <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">b</span>anner.<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">At any rate</span> what we see on Bob's lantern below is a much more exaggerated swoosh. The princess feather below is a vertical feather curl almost like a fiddle head.<br /><br /> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbvPKKQCnItNGmrUO8GYigFZxO9yprbcknL5Ut-tS9CA-zPACs6nmCwW9zstL1KEtfepkf-1iHh_zR2DCDZkKfhis6rsi0ahAs5i_q4TJoKOUIiHLb9b-JHfyyQoHWD0G_2rt43SblTo/s1600/PrincessFeather1repro.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPbvPKKQCnItNGmrUO8GYigFZxO9yprbcknL5Ut-tS9CA-zPACs6nmCwW9zstL1KEtfepkf-1iHh_zR2DCDZkKfhis6rsi0ahAs5i_q4TJoKOUIiHLb9b-JHfyyQoHWD0G_2rt43SblTo/s320/PrincessFeather1repro.jpg" /></a>Bob tells me the oldest Princess Feather kerosene lamps didn’t have the central flower blossoms you see on reproductions. To the right is a repro that is a valuable antique in its own right. The piece is over sixty years old, still functions and is a beautiful decorative furnishing that looks great by the window.<br /><br /> The lanterns came in five different sizes and Bob had three sizes of Canadian Drapes oil lamp varietals, including the smallest which he was proud to report still has its original chimney, or at least a glass chimney that fits the lamp base which he identified as 'vintage' by its peculiar style of decorative crenelations at the top of the chimney, see below.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Dvj7xmj2652wSlWS8jJzgEy5LHySM_3Ar-p-6j5Jtgd0piZrFwfLs_8eYa5r_Xbyeu88GcsH6xKZTysrHSTB2yNlB2mC9xixf3HV8sLjL3rBs7mS_2Fttc066RJr1ocPAXjqxy0N8KE/s1600/aa-chimney-crenalations1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Dvj7xmj2652wSlWS8jJzgEy5LHySM_3Ar-p-6j5Jtgd0piZrFwfLs_8eYa5r_Xbyeu88GcsH6xKZTysrHSTB2yNlB2mC9xixf3HV8sLjL3rBs7mS_2Fttc066RJr1ocPAXjqxy0N8KE/s200/aa-chimney-crenalations1.jpg" /></a>So after all that I asked, ‘Bob when did they stop making these things?’ And he said ‘They’re still making them! You can buy a new one today in Walmart’, which I guess speaks to the efficacy of the design. Although these items on the Harris table were priced to sell at between $100 to $150, I think he went home with most of them. But who knows, it doesn’t mean they wont sell <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">later!</span><br /><br /><b>Tim Maitland</b> and his father Jim Maitland almost always have the biggest milk bottle spread of the show with hundreds of vintage silkscreen vessels set out in front of them at their table. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTaY93abSGdm1SNooK7i5eM6WU1n7L-lmmk9xwFjb3BlLpwsmvHBGH600xDY_y0WURhb1egA3OEriRmAzjznjoNF9DpXBxkV1HRDc6sGwriemDy5jkZ0JHzT5py-YtXrg7vuKwA6bwS8/s1600/aa-tim-carboilic1.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSTaY93abSGdm1SNooK7i5eM6WU1n7L-lmmk9xwFjb3BlLpwsmvHBGH600xDY_y0WURhb1egA3OEriRmAzjznjoNF9DpXBxkV1HRDc6sGwriemDy5jkZ0JHzT5py-YtXrg7vuKwA6bwS8/s640/aa-tim-carboilic1.jpg" /></a><br />But today Tim held up <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a 16o<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">z</span> cobalt blue 'coffin p<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">oi</span>son' bottle marked POISON / CARBOLIC ACID <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">/</span> USE WITH CAUTION</span> instead of a rare dairy bottle. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0eEv76yjwuI2bbEAkzkDSosUwb_CT6tdqNpT-9IKM11v_xZ_S7F6cyrueZF4HPXoXW06WOb2GDaIG_rAoM0eU2GvAul1g-53dPtL1dujNOQjCms7iiT-NdrDifeovcr32cD23P7Vmu7s/s1600/CarbolicAcid16oz.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0eEv76yjwuI2bbEAkzkDSosUwb_CT6tdqNpT-9IKM11v_xZ_S7F6cyrueZF4HPXoXW06WOb2GDaIG_rAoM0eU2GvAul1g-53dPtL1dujNOQjCms7iiT-NdrDifeovcr32cD23P7Vmu7s/s640/CarbolicAcid16oz.jpg" /></a> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHr4AeCR7ZuLEDPs6stFAZhf6Sothx0_8p_Sp72irM9ru3mSHAmaRv9p8HNEQaibHz433erFeD1TaRertfNnzdB53Vhmh4oh9Z6CUQyhLgmSFtDSa9OE8eSixUfqRRNqXwYVMybLD6jig/s1600/OCP-CarbolicAcid1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></span></span> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The letters 'OCP' embossed on the bottom denote the vessel belonging to, or originating from (or as being subjected to legislation and enforcement governed by) the Ontario College of Pharmacy. </span></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHr4AeCR7ZuLEDPs6stFAZhf6Sothx0_8p_Sp72irM9ru3mSHAmaRv9p8HNEQaibHz433erFeD1TaRertfNnzdB53Vhmh4oh9Z6CUQyhLgmSFtDSa9OE8eSixUfqRRNqXwYVMybLD6jig/s1600/OCP-CarbolicAcid1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHr4AeCR7ZuLEDPs6stFAZhf6Sothx0_8p_Sp72irM9ru3mSHAmaRv9p8HNEQaibHz433erFeD1TaRertfNnzdB53Vhmh4oh9Z6CUQyhLgmSFtDSa9OE8eSixUfqRRNqXwYVMybLD6jig/s200/OCP-CarbolicAcid1.jpg" /></a></span></span></span></span></span>Carbolic Acid poisons resulted directly from the efforts of the Ontario
College of Pharmacy (OCP) to oversee the sale of that chemical. Around
1910-12, it became provincial policy, as per the regulatory initiatives
of the OCP, that Ontario pharmacists had to put up carbolic acid in
these specially designed bottles. They come in 1/2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and
16-ounce sizes. Besides being embossed with "Carbolic Acid" on their
fronts, they also have "O.C.P." (for Ontario College of Pharmacy)
embossed on their bases. Other provincial pharmacy boards in Canada also
adopted their official use. So what the heck do people do with carbolic acid anyway? The nearest I can figure is that it was a common antiseptic and was used in the fight against dysentery and infection in hospitals and clinics. <a href="https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1528/25890830014_6a13b7bc90_b.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1528/25890830014_6a13b7bc90_b.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1528/25890830014_6a13b7bc90_b.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></span>John Findlay</b> brought some Brewerainia to the bottle show. He chose to hold u<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">p</span> a hard to find Dawes Black Horse Ale and Porter tavern sign<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. Th<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e</span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">image on th<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">is</span> sign</span> is one of three different s<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">cenes</span> known to exist in this size / format and examples of all three are on display in the Black Horse museum in Lachine, Quebec.<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span>When we chatted at the show, John mentioned that he's heard rumours of another (fourth) scene that exists. "<i>At this stage, I believe it to be nothing more than a rumour. <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">N</span>one of the numerous breweriana collectors and dealers that I've spoken with over the years are aware of it.</i>" John said, <i>"If, however, a fourth scene does exist, I know for a fact that an example of it is NOT on display at the museum and, to the best of my knowledge, it doesn't appear in any online catalogues.</i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><i>If it does exist,</i>" John conc<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">luded, <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"</span></span><i>it <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">would be a</span> trul<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">y</span> rare piece and <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I</span> would love to see it!</i></span>" </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Tavern</span> signage also include<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s</span> glass signs (signs made of glass) and grocery store posters<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">.</span> But <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">the classi<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">c </span>tavern sign</span> that John <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">was</span> holding was made for hanging in establishments selling Black Horse beer. It would have been prominently displayed to impart the brand name and logo to induce consumers to order the product. $400 </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvUSZshBP1hn2QNa5uNq_ip2Z9rEsJdgC5ADO5RqN29CfHznOxH2zBqNS65yw0ioa2oMcmtKALKqklCRI15AEDZY37wbOYFG-Obn4FqgXIfbITW3JLFgC8_3dTfJElwyMcDRw4cAZHvY/s1600/OrangeCrushBook1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvUSZshBP1hn2QNa5uNq_ip2Z9rEsJdgC5ADO5RqN29CfHznOxH2zBqNS65yw0ioa2oMcmtKALKqklCRI15AEDZY37wbOYFG-Obn4FqgXIfbITW3JLFgC8_3dTfJElwyMcDRw4cAZHvY/s320/OrangeCrushBook1.jpg" width="259" /></a></span></span></span>Dressed in orange and surrounded by orange collectibles were Michael Rossman and his wife Janice. They're the 'Orange Crush <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">couple'</span>, and I have written about him and his valuable book <i>Orange Crush - Krinkly to Mae West</i> at least once before. Here's a link to the <a href="http://dumpdiggers.blogspot.ca/2011_04_01_archive.html" target="_blank">2011 Toronto bottle show</a> where you can see his offerings on display.
The couple didn’t bring any Crush bottles this year; they only brought Crush paraphernalia and Michael's $45 book<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. Already before i arrived at their table</span> he'd sold three copies and some keepsakes.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTKJhJLJLB9thboilKFxlwiRKVBphknRtrqRRb5DJHOKDCgPfxfpWVjTFwkriznM7RVj1NDi62bkKeGvKBkVnMlhL3tKh-0dKVaiso82go-BUX7HACZepmW96ZmxH3sL9PG0PXcOCMXY/s1600/OrangeCrush1frisbee.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTKJhJLJLB9thboilKFxlwiRKVBphknRtrqRRb5DJHOKDCgPfxfpWVjTFwkriznM7RVj1NDi62bkKeGvKBkVnMlhL3tKh-0dKVaiso82go-BUX7HACZepmW96ZmxH3sL9PG0PXcOCMXY/s200/OrangeCrush1frisbee.jpg" width="200" /></a> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The couple <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">also <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">bro<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ught</span></span></span> early carrying cases and serving trays and pe<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">riod advertising under glass<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. They also had a sup<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">erb six glass set of Orange Crush drinking glasses from the 1960s. </span></span></span>I should have bought that Orange C<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">rush</span> Frisbee<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> for $20<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> -</span></span> <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">i</span>ts retro cool.
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXB0ayGgj7du5RLxJ2e2rz7Kb4InC-UhxfoTa7jbX1TizRMClaHz_GEdvV_ZRO1fEte4Buo4V5Yn_c4Zo2C01GZKSu869ly2PPaQ3qk8YkYCxWVmaebjLq2fREwuqk1WWuM_60CJX9XdA/s1600/Spicer2bots.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXB0ayGgj7du5RLxJ2e2rz7Kb4InC-UhxfoTa7jbX1TizRMClaHz_GEdvV_ZRO1fEte4Buo4V5Yn_c4Zo2C01GZKSu869ly2PPaQ3qk8YkYCxWVmaebjLq2fREwuqk1WWuM_60CJX9XdA/s320/Spicer2bots.jpg" width="320" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Gary Spicer</b> <span style="font-family: inherit;">is </span>25 years a diver<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">.</span> He started in the St. Lawrence when it was so murky you couldn’t see twelve feet in front of you. Now with Zebra Mussels its clear as day down there apparently, but there's nothing left to find. Gary had two valuable pieces perched precariously at the top of his <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">display. Beer bottle collectors were all stopping by to gaze at the stone vessel that dated from around 1853, and for which he was asking $850.
In the photo above Gary holds his STARR BROTHERS / BROCKVILLE soda that dates from between 1860 - 1872. This vessel, he claims is the only known example, and <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbe88XP70ahMM3FzbH8YrR_6sQ1zkIqjwws_iBmpZqIKpnMoiufbgL7OLU6e_AB_uWS7OZfrG0dFEgOs7ObWrxG125mmTRq9Sw5PKWyTfvYPV50otOQPh2QVG5vWtSFRXbvZUQWN_iMs/s1600/SpicerSTARBros1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbe88XP70ahMM3FzbH8YrR_6sQ1zkIqjwws_iBmpZqIKpnMoiufbgL7OLU6e_AB_uWS7OZfrG0dFEgOs7ObWrxG125mmTRq9Sw5PKWyTfvYPV50otOQPh2QVG5vWtSFRXbvZUQWN_iMs/s200/SpicerSTARBros1.jpg" width="200" /></a> Gary is an expert on bottles and relics from Eastern Ontario. He has been known to speak to citizenry about local bottles that are the legacy of their commercial trade. In 2013 he was featured in a <a href="http://virtual.recorder.ca/doc/Brockville-Recorder-and-Times/brockville-this-week-april-18/2013041601/18.html#18" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">local newspaper celebrating Brockville's heritage</a>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yhzzvqrw2UY6m9gZLZ18KpP1PxlVaRHUnrLfKA0DOxX-lFNZcY6alF9gyh9p_ql21WEGOsr643ZSaWWCcjvVuOPX1BDYzGeC6PMyJL6d7vUgkauHrFDbzy95OgM141DCLr9XIdGfz6g/s1600/TerryMatz1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yhzzvqrw2UY6m9gZLZ18KpP1PxlVaRHUnrLfKA0DOxX-lFNZcY6alF9gyh9p_ql21WEGOsr643ZSaWWCcjvVuOPX1BDYzGeC6PMyJL6d7vUgkauHrFDbzy95OgM141DCLr9XIdGfz6g/s200/TerryMatz1.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Terry Matz</span></b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> is Canada's foremost torpedo bottle collector<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">, but <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">this year he chose to display a teapot.</span></span> </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Near the end of the day I drifted over to Terry’s table to see what he'd brought for me, <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">and same as last year he had a rare item</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> glazed in either Rockingham or Bennington that was a museum quality piece.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXuW43hnzFeIdRDZQW2cq_6TFckIeg7P31DbTm-7m5NpgB4oH5AYM5W1dCev-XyI43lyDGxvMwAwyitB9SlVuSde9Uqt79DwKSh7eGX6t2d8Q8S4Z93xhdgNSHw-T60WWKIQhzyO_j4I/s1600/teakettle3.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXuW43hnzFeIdRDZQW2cq_6TFckIeg7P31DbTm-7m5NpgB4oH5AYM5W1dCev-XyI43lyDGxvMwAwyitB9SlVuSde9Uqt79DwKSh7eGX6t2d8Q8S4Z93xhdgNSHw-T60WWKIQhzyO_j4I/s320/teakettle3.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Indeed, Terr<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">y's teapot is <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">similar to a piece found in the Royal Ontario <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">M</span>useum which they d<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">escribe </span>as "<i>A variant form, the unmarked beaver and maple leaf teapot here does not conform to any excavated sherd or lids, th</i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><i>ough the piece as a </i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><i>whole is remarkable similar. While it could be a style of the post-1883 period, its relative heaviness and cl<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">umsiness suggest its an earlier Welding version (c. 1875 - 1880) and a prede<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">cessor of the excavated form. Canadiana R<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">.O.M." <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">A</span>nd <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">same as previous years this item was not for sale - Terry was offering his insights on the historically significant item as gift to knowledge seekers and Dumpdiggers blog readers<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> </span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkK_usBXpaSOJPaylt1SqKRzxmZsCElQ5iVE7cHA_DK72rBNgRFtuXpME09VCEIFcHvW4N5oHow22t1UZr5cTbWMygfPmSE5W4aKrF66m2NqumCdLnrcng3Aat_2AXqcpXyNQZJ1shyTs/s1600/SproatSquatSoda1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkK_usBXpaSOJPaylt1SqKRzxmZsCElQ5iVE7cHA_DK72rBNgRFtuXpME09VCEIFcHvW4N5oHow22t1UZr5cTbWMygfPmSE5W4aKrF66m2NqumCdLnrcng3Aat_2AXqcpXyNQZJ1shyTs/s1600/SproatSquatSoda1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkK_usBXpaSOJPaylt1SqKRzxmZsCElQ5iVE7cHA_DK72rBNgRFtuXpME09VCEIFcHvW4N5oHow22t1UZr5cTbWMygfPmSE5W4aKrF66m2NqumCdLnrcng3Aat_2AXqcpXyNQZJ1shyTs/s320/SproatSquatSoda1.jpg" width="316" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Ron Demoor</b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> came</span> in from Delhi Ontario <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">to pick u<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">p a<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> very special<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> eight</span></span></span></span> sided cobalt blue <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">pint</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Over the years I<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">'</span>ve covered Ron's table and shown his <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">S<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">proatt <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">torpedos,</span> and even singl<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ed him out as </span></span></span></span>having the most valuable <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">bottles at the show. <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">This year <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">he was a buye<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">r. </span>He bought the <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">eight <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">panel cobalt blue soda seen left that</span></span></span> was made <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">between</span> the years 1850 and 1862<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> -</span> Henry Sproat<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">(t)</span> is listed in the red book as 'Ginger beer maker' .</span> You can gaze upon the <a href="http://www.ecbw.ca/tim_braithwaite_collection/images/h_sproat_01.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">H SPROAT torpedo soda bottle here in Tim Braithwaite's collection</a> courtesy of Early Canadian Bottle Works, Darren's website .</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"></span><span style="font-size: small;">The oldest or first H. Sproatt Toronto bottles have only one (T) in Sproat. This is found
on the quarts, Squat pints and torpedo bottles. The quarts and squat H. Sproat bottles all have graphite pontil marks on the bottom of the bottles. The smooth base ones have the
corrected H. Sproatt and have a smooth base. This was a spelling mistake by Lockport, N.Y. glassworks that made these bottle.</span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">I ventured to guess the piece wa<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">s</span> worth about $2000 and Ron nod<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">ded, but I'm not sure he heard me <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">or understood <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">t</span>hat I was asking.<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">or now that I think on it</span>, its more likely <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">does</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">n't want to make public ex<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">actly </span>what he'd just paid<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> for the piece<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Below is <b>Tom Hollman</b> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">and Ross Wainscott <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">sitting behind <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">a</span> table full of fruit sealers.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29TVaNIvjnVGuKjaYUQgOBU-O5hj1wxtak4PcgldIopAKtauYY0ql2c-L0WHtfgCN_5GlzgL1OcTr4AefuHh144J4poRjxcA_fkLyZPO7yJ5i8WsBggSIK72_jR6zDs87xFSMaTCCw9Y/s1600/TomsFruitSealers1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29TVaNIvjnVGuKjaYUQgOBU-O5hj1wxtak4PcgldIopAKtauYY0ql2c-L0WHtfgCN_5GlzgL1OcTr4AefuHh144J4poRjxcA_fkLyZPO7yJ5i8WsBggSIK72_jR6zDs87xFSMaTCCw9Y/s640/TomsFruitSealers1.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu55rxNkPZLylr74rQ-r5PcRa7NS7hrWshttRBEmuWYbou8Sb1uiTuEyLIF7KqGob4Q2h7-YIceH64loWyK4n9g9vpf5tB_lR7q0_tQS_0P6BfxFPHVEU76nR685VeZKzoOpDhnDK5V5M/s1600/TomHollman-TheBurlington1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu55rxNkPZLylr74rQ-r5PcRa7NS7hrWshttRBEmuWYbou8Sb1uiTuEyLIF7KqGob4Q2h7-YIceH64loWyK4n9g9vpf5tB_lR7q0_tQS_0P6BfxFPHVEU76nR685VeZKzoOpDhnDK5V5M/s320/TomHollman-TheBurlington1.jpg" width="320" /></a>Tom had a good show selling Beavers and other sealers. Here he i<span style="font-family: inherit;">s holding his <span style="font-family: inherit;">rare plum coloured <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Burlington with its matching <span style="font-family: inherit;">plum coloured lid for $675 bucks - a steal for this <span style="font-family: inherit;">rarest shade of rare <span style="font-family: inherit;">preserving jar.</span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The 2016 Toronto Bottle Show was great fun as always and thanks for everyone who deigned to pose for my camera. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">At the end of the show <span style="font-family: inherit;">I</span> conscripted Carl Parsons and <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">a perfect stranger to pose <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">beside the <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">front entrance sign. The pic</span></span> didn't really turn out the way I wanted; it didn't lead,
but its a good image for the close. Thanks all - Good <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">work Club Members.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioytUXDnkuQVqWN2OjYrVfw99eylAEdWzLa8dR13AHGhMsgOkNRy1Cmq-erEIf9fz00D6UYtX-wd5eW_Es_geRN_uy_Pzs2qL72-5pDXt42tridscbkzrFEt7iqwyLvMy8STq1SPwnu-4/s1600/Aa-end-of-show1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioytUXDnkuQVqWN2OjYrVfw99eylAEdWzLa8dR13AHGhMsgOkNRy1Cmq-erEIf9fz00D6UYtX-wd5eW_Es_geRN_uy_Pzs2qL72-5pDXt42tridscbkzrFEt7iqwyLvMy8STq1SPwnu-4/s640/Aa-end-of-show1.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></span>
</span>robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14934159418646747117noreply@blogger.com1Pickering, ON, Canada43.838411699999988 -79.08675790000000943.472302699999986 -79.732204900000013 44.204520699999989 -78.4413109tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-20200285827163722302016-01-28T16:25:00.000-08:002016-01-29T05:33:17.260-08:00Bought Antique Glass Bottles From A Soil Remediation Equipment Operator<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So I bought some antique glass bottles... </h4>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">I paid $60 cash for three nice pieces of glass.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">The transaction occurred at twelve noon on Tuesday 26th January 2016 in the Cherry Beach parking area on the rocks beside the bike path. I didn't know what I was going to buy when I agreed to the meeting...</span><br />
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The real story here is who sold me these bottles,<i> </i>and how this professional person happened to have them, and how many more valuable bottles he has to sell... ? I know he's packing some old milks and druggist bottles. <br />
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Meet <b>Stephen Brown,</b> an equipment operator at <a href="http://gflenv.com/services/contaminated-soil-treatment" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Green Soils</a> on Unwin Ave in Toronto... And now a budding bottle collector.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfndncqrmVac2tsvnV3Y1MZeevJLbsxjz0rAGfdhf1feUah6qGxGB614fK3VCPsFTW-a_eziZz28Q2cr-JfyMJojb4EuUSW7YSiydT8myIi2rxH55XR2_jI31GIiKFxoF6XsRcOj6Vzc/s1600/StephenBselling-bottles1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfndncqrmVac2tsvnV3Y1MZeevJLbsxjz0rAGfdhf1feUah6qGxGB614fK3VCPsFTW-a_eziZz28Q2cr-JfyMJojb4EuUSW7YSiydT8myIi2rxH55XR2_jI31GIiKFxoF6XsRcOj6Vzc/s640/StephenBselling-bottles1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
Stephen works at this place you see below (click the picture it expands) and before we go any farther with what I got from him, we have to discuss this unusual source...<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghD95yEnt2IMKsMFz27L_y_sf14UQ4KGKYc1myWgPRJEIDNglHZ-xDV63EGUAgdKvgK1qv1PAWhnmQEQ2AIaeN8i5QzQhUG2GJPE6_vJMa2_qBtMwLmMgaHOSlgHAimyadxlz2MCfKGFs/s1600/greensoils1a.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghD95yEnt2IMKsMFz27L_y_sf14UQ4KGKYc1myWgPRJEIDNglHZ-xDV63EGUAgdKvgK1qv1PAWhnmQEQ2AIaeN8i5QzQhUG2GJPE6_vJMa2_qBtMwLmMgaHOSlgHAimyadxlz2MCfKGFs/s320/greensoils1a.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://gflenv.com/services/contaminated-soil-treatment" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Green Soils</a> is a soil remediation service whose business function is summarized in this March 2012 Globe & Mail article, <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/green-soils-gets-contract-to-clean-up-port-lands-excavations/article553027/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Green Soils gets contract to clean up Port Lands excavations</a> from which I will quote the pertinent details,<br />
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<i>...Over the next decade, Waterfront Toronto expects to excavate two million
cubic metres of contaminated soil and bring in another million of clean
fill as the agency and its developers begin to revitalize the Port
Lands</i><br />
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And there are insights into how it works, <i> </i><br />
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"<i>... facility currently cleans soil contaminated with
fuels using a “bioremediation” technique that involves spraying dirt
with bacterial compounds that can digest hydrocarbons.</i>" but the article goes on to say that no facility in the GTA is licensed to treat soils with metal residue. So what about soils that are filled with antique glass bottles?<br />
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On the GFL website you'll find, ... <i>GFL Liquid Waste Division effectively destroys petroleum hydrocarbons
such that all soil will be rehabilitated for re-use as top soil or fill
at agricultural, residential and/or commercial/industrial properties.
Unlike treatment systems involving thermal or chemical processes,
biological systems do not involve significant energy inputs, nor result
in the sterilization of the soil.</i> <br />
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As some readers may remember, Dumpdiggers has visited in person a handful of downtown Toronto construction sites. We've bought bottles at the gate in historic places such as where the old <a href="http://dumpdiggers.blogspot.ca/2015/03/forward-condo-excavator-finds-century.html" target="_blank">schooner was discovered at Bathurst and Lakeshore</a>, and at what was once Rees Wharf and is now <a href="http://dumpdiggers.blogspot.ca/2011/08/bottles-found-under-southcore-financial.html" target="_blank">Southcore Financial on Bremner</a>, and on the <a href="http://dumpdiggers.blogspot.ca/2011/05/acquiring-antique-bottles-from.html" target="_blank">eastern Lakeshore by Cherry St</a>. In writing each of those posts I watched the trucks taking away the dump and wondered about the fate of the bottles hidden in the fill. Thousands of antique glass bottles and early Canadian stoneware jugs and crocks were being unknowingly unearthed and unwittingly discarded. The valuable pieces are excavated from what used to be the Toronto lake bottom and which is the parking garage of these condo tower sites. The artifacts, so many they certainly depress the market anyway, are shipped away to parts unknown and dumped deep under a mountain of other 'safer' dirt. So even if the piece was to be found this century or next century it would have no historical context having been displaced from its original dump site so efficiently with modern equipment.<br />
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I knew about Green Soils from Abel DaSilva who had approached them with an antiques salvage operation in mind but whom I'm sure had been ignored by senior staff with no agenda for social or cultural charity beyond protecting the environment - which they are already doing everyday.<br />
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we met shortly thereafter in some secrecy near
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<b>James </b><b>Buchanan Whiskey Bottle</b> - From the Buchanan Whisky International website in the History page , <i>1889 The Buchanan Blend wins the gold medal at the centennial Paris
Exhibition. Knowing he has a high quality product, James Buchanan starts
to negotiate the export of his Scotch whisky blend, making numerous trips to
Germany, Canada, USA, New Zealand and South America. </i><br />
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I would like to know if this bottle is Canadian? And was it filled in Toronto at Gooderham & Worts? Or was this bottle made in England and shipped full of whisky from the Old World? Either way I have already been told by s certain someone I know that this bottle is 'junk'. Even if and when its all cleaned up, its near worthless, except as a window bottle. <br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b><span style="font-family: "garamond";"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">John O’Connor / Trade Mark / Toronto</span></span></b></span></span></span></b></h3>
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Among the Toronto bottles for sale, I found an unusual John O Conner crown top squat soda. This vessel doesn't follow the later
crown top label configuration seen on the link below - the slug is old style <span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-family: "garamond";"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">John O’Connor / Trade Mark / Toronto </span></span></span></span></span><br />
Also, this size and label configuration does not appear on this <a href="http://www.sentex.net/%7Emorris/soda_bottles.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">list of early Canadian soda water bottles</a> under John O Conner. <br />
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<b>On the bottom there is another star with accentuated points - bumps on the glass.</b><br />
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John O Conner had trademarked a five pointed star logo which is the same one adopted by the USA on their flags. It's hard to imagine what the star symbol meant to him, and what it meant to the general public in the late 1800s. Most likely it symbolized an individual liberty - the star being on the flag of the USA.<br />
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According to Glen C. Philipps’ reference book, Ontario soda water manufacturers and brewers gazetteer business directory, this firm was only in business from 1892 up until 1894. ?<br />
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But Worth.com says John O'çonnor Trade Mark, Star logo Toronto sold Soda water, Ginger beer dates from 1892 to 1910? Tim says this battle was made after 1900.<br />
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If you know anything about this bottle I'd appreciate your insights in the comments. <br />
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And finally, I bought an '1862 Eves' </h3>
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J. Eves Soda Water Man R is explained on the <a href="http://www.canadianbottlecollectors.com/the_unabridged_james_eves_story.pdf%20%20%20The%20Unabridged%20James%20Eves%20Story%20-%20i%20will%20pull%20you%20snatches%20of%20text" target="_blank">Canadian Bottle Collector's Website</a>, <br />
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<i>Canadian bottle collectors who are familiar with the history of James Eves know that he was a bottler of soda water in Toronto during the 1860s. The records show that in 1862 Mr. Eves set up his business at 7 Ontario Street (near King) in Toronto C.W. It is from this location that Mr. Eves undoubtedly ordered his first batch of bottles that are now known as the "1862 Eves" squat soda. The front of this style of bottle is embossed: J. EVES / SODA WATER / MANR and the back is embossed: THIS BOTTLE / IS NEVER SOLD / 1862.</i><br />
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For the longest time I puzzled over what MANR could possibly mean, but now I see plain as day that its short for 'Manufacturer' which would indeed be hard to fit on a soda bottle. I also must pause to reflect on that... Whisky is distilled, wine is vinted, beer is brewed and soda water is ... manufactured? So carbonating water to make if effervesce was in their minds, (and in the minds of the consumer) still very much a manufacturing process. <br />
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But who knows what else Mr Stephen Brown will find while doing his job? Let this post herald this man's grand debut into Canadian bottle collecting. Look for him at the show in April.robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14934159418646747117noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-91000630641123324312015-09-11T18:29:00.003-07:002017-03-16T15:05:57.354-07:00Take the Antique Appraiser's Challenge at Glenerin Inn & Spa in MississaugaPlay Antique Hunter at Glenerin Inn with me...<br />
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If I showed you five different antiques, could you pinpoint which one is most valuable?<br />
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This idea could be a web show? Or maybe a slick piece of interactive content that challenges users to become antiques hunters. I got the idea while touring the Glenerin Inn & Spa and taking pictures for their website. I also wrote a post that hints at art of the appraiser, indirectly when I reported <a href="http://www.glenerininn.com/the-monet-in-the-grand-sunroom/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the story of the Brushstrokes brand reproduction Claude Monet hanging in the Grand Sunroom</a> for their blog. The painting is a perfect fake sold quite legally by a now defunct company called Atelier America Ltd., which perfected contextual printing in the late 1980s. The company reproduced many famous pieces of art before going out of business in the new millennium when the art business was radically changed by the internet.<br />
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I'm going to show you five antiques that I spotted while touring the property and you can tell me which is the most valuable in the comments.<br />
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First let me set the stage. Here is the historic Evans Estate,<br />
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So here's where the game begins...<br />
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Is that the tiger woods of oak dressers ? or is it a bureau? a serving table? a dish pantry? I'm asking.. I really don't know.. I love the carved claw feet. No I don't know what it's worth either...<br />
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I didn't think to open any of the drawers and look inside so this is all you get... <br />
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somebody tell me what it is properly called so I can write it here <br />
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Once again a mystery to me - I have no idea what style of chair this is but as soon as someone tells me I will update this post and play the expert. I can only speculate that this is an important piece of furniture as it's placed in a position of prominance in the window sill of the upstairs hallway / main stairwell.<br />
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This is a piece of art from a famous Canadian artist (I think) that is being proffered for sale in the silent auction as part of the March of Dimes, <a href="https://www.marchofdimes.ca/EN/support/donations/Pages/Hope-with-Art.aspx" target="_blank">Hope with Art program</a>
which provides the pubic an opportunity to purchase beautiful framed
artworks at reasonable prices. Most importantly, profits from the
sale go to March of Dimes Canada and help support the programs and
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Here is the reproduction Monet that was discussed in the beginning of this post,<br />
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The back carries the clues to the Brushstrokes legacy.<br />
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yes I know its only a reproduction art piece and as such its worthless as art right? But I reckon it could still be valuable as decor. And this appraiser quiz game should have some surprises - some curve balls...<br />
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and here a curvy piece of sculpture.<br />
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before you get too excited... let's turn it over and look at the bottom.<br />
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Okay so now you have seen all five items - I swear these are the most interesting objects i\on the estate at present which has been renovated many times, most notably in the 1970's . Now what are your bets? Which of these five objects would you pin point as being the very best and most valuable collectible .. and why?robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14934159418646747117noreply@blogger.com0Mississauga, ON, Canada43.5890452 -79.644119843.2211367 -80.2895668 43.9569537 -78.9986728tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-67836853435479447222015-07-12T13:52:00.001-07:002015-07-12T13:58:57.577-07:00Abel is selling some historic Toronto bottles on eBay<b><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/James-Walsh-Co-124-Berkeley-St-Toronto-Ca-Hamilton-Torpedo-Soda-Water-Bottle-/201383978288?ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT" target="_blank">http://www.ebay.com/itm/James-Walsh-Co-124-Berkeley-St-Toronto-Ca-Hamilton-Torpedo-Soda-Water-Bottle-/201383978288?ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT</a></b><br />
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Above is a link to Abel's antique bottle sale on eBay which may only be active for a few days longer (has it already ended?), at which point I will delete it and just keep the pictures here. I do this as a service to all bottle collectors and the Canadian bottle collecting community in particular. I'm also helping Abel who has been very helpful to me. <br />
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This Auction Sale is For One Rare (James) Walsh & Co. 124 Berkeley St. Toronto Ontario Canada Torpedo Soda Water 1859-1876 Bottle Only!
This Great Torpedo Bottle is From The Collection of The Late Dr. R. Dean Axelson.
A Museum Quality (James) Walsh & Co. 124 Berkeley St. Toronto Torpedo Soda Water Bottle is Listed For $1,000.00 in His 2007 Price Guide.
This Bottle is in Mint Condition With no Cracks, no Chips, no Case-ware, no Scratches or Restorations.<br />
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robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14934159418646747117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-40847308498048557432015-06-26T07:24:00.002-07:002017-03-16T15:04:06.349-07:00Glassblowing with Eric Davy, Funerary Glass Artist in Toronto Thursday 23rd of June 2015, Dumpdiggers watched <a href="http://davyglass.ca/" target="_blank"><b>Eric Davy</b> Funerary Glass Artist</a> make a custom glass funeral urn in the glassblowers' studio at the base of the <b>Mississauga Living Arts Center</b> while researching an article for <a href="http://www.digitaljournal.com/life/lifestyle/cheaper-cremation-services-increase-demand-for-funerary-glass/article/436752" target="_blank">Digital Journal, on how cheaper cremation services increases demand for funerary glass</a>, which hypothesizes that art glass consumption is rising in Ontario and all across Canada because cremation costs are falling and people have more money to properly honour their dead.<br />
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The funeral industry is in flux, and custom glass urns made specifically to contain cremated ashes are an increasingly popular alternative to buying a remote cemetery plots as a final resting place for deceased family members.<br />
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<b>Hot glass artists</b> are thriving in conditions brought about by innovative funeral service directories and the growth of online companies like <a href="https://basicfunerals.ca/your-options/cremation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Basic Funerals with cremation services</a> which dramatically cut costs and impart a willingness on family members to do more to honour their dead relative.<br />
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Not only do bereaved families have extra money in their pockets, I reckon they also feel a greater obligation to commission something to commemorate a great life lived, and a make some form of lasting monument to the person they wish to remember.<br />
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This is Good News for Glassblowers Making Funerary Glass in Ontario </h3>
Eric Davy started with a hot glass bud on a pipe that he got from a nearby kilm. He got this colour block - a bullet of hot glass that's pure white in colour that will be blown up to become the white inner coating of the from a small kiln at the side of the studio. <br />
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A piece begins when the glass blower reaches inside the furnace and into
the crucible that is filled with clear, melted glass and “gathers” a
layer of molten glass on the end of a steel blow pipe. <br />
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The glass blowing studio is a very hot place to work - there are two furnaces active and two furnaces waiting to be charged with glass and propane on the other side of the room. At peak operation, all four pieces of equipment could be red hot and making the blowers sweat, even in the wintertime. <br />
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Eric rolls the gather on the marver - the steel table that has been swept clean expressly for this purpose.<br />
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Eric keeps the piece hot and malleable by subjecting the glass to very hot temperatures inside the “Glory Hole” which is where the glassblower shapes his or her work.<br />
The glass is then heated in the glory hole – all the while the artist is turning the blow pipe and keeping it in constant motion. I imagine this is much like honey on a honey-dripper stick, except much less viscous. <br />
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Anyway skipping along its safe to say there are a great many trips back and forth from the steel marver to the Glory Hole because the glass needs to be kept above 1000⁰ F. and Eric knows approximately how much glass he needs to get on the pipe, and what shape the blob needs to be in before he can begin colouring the glass.<br />
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Various forms of colored glass powders, frits and bars are used to create varied patterns and designs in the piece. Once the piece has been formed into a diamond shaped cone to Eric's satisfaction, he rolls the red hot glass on the pipe over the color, picking up pieces with each roll.<br />
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And then again he walks back to the Glory Hole where the colored glass is heated to melt into the clear glass. Again, Eric keeps turning the pipe to keep up the constant motion and keep the symmetry of the glass shape as the colour powder melts. <br />
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Eric sits and rests the pipe on the steel “arms” of the bench and turns
it with one hand. With the other hand the artist uses tools such as
cherry wood blocks, wet newspaper, wooden paddles and tools made of
stainless steel.<br />
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This process requires Eric to have perfect coordination between right and left hands. The artist may be shaping a round piece, an oval, or intend to make a wide open plate or bowl. In this case Eric is making a funeral urn and sitting at the bench is where Eric determines how to make the glass blob assume the shape in he desires in his mind. The process of heating and turning the blob in the Glory Hole and shaping at the bench will be repeated many times.<br />
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Applying Gold Foil to the Funeral Urn For Decoration</h3>
One of Eric Davy's signature colouring rituals is to roll the red hot glass in gold foil which of course melts into the surface and imparts a fantastic finish in the blown piece. Alex Wilson lays out gold foil in a special cabinet and Eric Davy rolls the glass on 4 inch strips of foil on both sides. <br />
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Blowing into the Pipe - once the piece has been coloured, the actual glass blowing begins.<br />
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starts with a puff on the end of the blow pipe to create a bubble. Then
it’s back to the Glory Hole for more heating and turning. And back to
the bench for more shaping. This cycle gets repeated many times,
depending on the size and shape desired by the artist. Already Eric can see the gold foil has melted and new wonderful colours are manifesting on the surface of the bubble. <br />
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<b>Transferring the Project to the Punt</b>y. Once the glass bubble shape is satisfactory, the piece has to be transferred to a “punty” – another steel pipe that’s been heating over flames. Alex Wilson takes the punty and affixes a small 'gather' of clear glass from the furnace.
As Eric Davy stops turning the piece, Alex attaches the hot punty with the molten glass to the other end of the piece<br />
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Moving the piece from the blow pipe to the punty will make it possible for Eric to create the opening of the funeral urn. The punty will be attached to what will become the bottom of the piece.<br />
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At exactly the right moment, Eric “raps” the blow pipe and it breaks away, leaving the piece attached to the Punty. This is a tricky step in the process Eric warns, and although he makes it look easy, sometimes this transfer results in the molten glass bubble tumbling off the rod and the pipe and smushing on the floor.<br />
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Eric uses giant scissors to open up urn. The interior of the urn is a creamy white which is the colour block that
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Eric returns to the bench and uses a variety of tools to create the mouth of a vase or to open up a vessel. He will use the heat in the Glory Hole to continue to make changes in the shape of the piece while using other tools at the bench.<br />
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Once Eric is satisfied with what will be the final product, it’s time to remove the piece from the punty.<br />
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Another difficult part of the birthing process, Eric once again relies on his training and years of experience to know exactly how and when and how hard to hit the punty so that the finished piece drops to a soft landing on a towel on a nearby table.<br />
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Alex Wilson gets busy with a blow torch making the bottom of the urn - erasing the pontil mark and accentuating the kick-up so the urn sits perfectly flat on its circular base. Next the item is placed hot into the annealer.<br />
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The annealer is an oven that keeps pipes and punties hot, and can be used to slowly cool down Eric's finished work to avoid cracking and any breakage that can happen as the different coloured glass cools at different rates. This is especially true when making Memory Glass with a foreign substance like bone ashes as Fuel Ghoul : Science of Making Memory Glass reports on Typepad. <br />
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Alex Wilson, Eric's assistant artist picks up the scorching-hot piece using Kevlar gloves, and quickly transfers it to an annealing oven. This oven is kept at 960⁰F and then cooled down over a period of 14 hours to room temperature. This slow cooling down is to prevent the piece from cracking or breaking.<br />
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This is a picture of a finished piece that I used in my article on Digital Journal.robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14934159418646747117noreply@blogger.com0Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, ON L5B 4B8, Canada43.5897008 -79.64617550000002743.5882633 -79.648697000000027 43.591138300000004 -79.643654000000026tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-63966379146996106962015-04-20T07:41:00.001-07:002015-04-20T23:00:17.383-07:002015 Toronto Bottle Show, Sunday April 19th at Pickering Recreation Complex This 21st annual Toronto Bottle Show and Sale is a monumental undertaking by the <b><a href="http://www.canadianbottlecollectors.com/" target="_blank">Four Seasons Bottle Collectors Club</a></b> and was held this year at the Pickering Recreation Complex located at 1867 Valley Farm Rd.. Much better than previous incarnations, this year's bottle show was very well attended by the public.<br />
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Up from his home near Brighton Ontario, Jason Garrison and his buddy Jim took the time to ponder the piles of glass in Pickering last Sunday morning. These two collectors were among five hundred other antiques dealers, pickers and dumpdiggers who made the drive out to the show. <br />
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Doors opened at 9am and the cozy venue was absolutely jammed until 1pm which is when I went about interviewing the media-friendly dealers in the room. I talked to dozens of people, and snapped so many pictures my camera battery died... It was the best hour of my weekend.<br />
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Expertly conducted by Four Seasons Bottle Collectors members the show went off without a hitch.<br />
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Gary was asking $225 for this rare ad highly coveted soda bottle.<br />
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Gary Spicer has been coming to the show for decades as dealer and consumer; he's been collecting antique bottles for forty four years and spend twenty years as a scuba diver, which is a great way to build a big collection. Gary uses the annual show to clear out the clutter from his displays at home and make a few extra bucks to put toward other projects. He was selling some lovely sodas, a few medicines, and while I watched he sold two rare milk bottles to another collector, also from Eastern Ontario.<br />
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In very good condition, his Starr bros soda bottle still bears the rusty remains of its 1860s era, primitive cork and wire closure.<br />
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Tim Maitland beside his father Jim Maitland holds what he calls a 'transition milk bottle' that was made in the late 1930s or early 1940s and has both ACL (Applied Coloured Label) and is embossed with the words Reid's Dairy right in the glass. And it even has a rear panel with a nurse's face extolling the health virtues of drinking cow's milk. This branding combination makes the bottle extremely collectible, and a real bargain at $325. <br />
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GUARD YOUR HEALTH / THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR MILK<br />
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Here's a lovely soda from Orangevillo Ontario.<br />
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Down the aisle were a couple more diehard diggers, Barret Nicpon (with banana) and Chris Minicola. Chris collects insulators and bottles
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Chris wanted me to tell you all that if you wanted to find out more about insulators, the 17<sup>th</sup> annual Perth insulator show and sale is being held on Saturday, May 2<sup>nd</sup>
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Barrett Nicpon holds up his Canicula brand embalming fluid bottle, which is a 'mortuary antique' and quite desirable in that niche. The 'pleasant smelling' contents are still in the bottle. $24 <br />
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Canicula Concentrated Embalming Fluid. Canicula Chemical Co. Toronto On. This is also known a 'hardening fluid' in the funeral trade. Great label.<br />
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John Goodyear holds up a lovely 1850s era salt-glazed stoneware finger jug, made for A FOSTER / WINE AND SPIRITS MRCHANT / KINGSTON that he'd purchased earlier that day from another dealer at the show. Because he was the jug's buyer and not its seller he declined to give price information, but let me know he got a great deal and was very happy. <br />
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Abraham Foster was a grocer who commissioned stoneware to serve his wine and spirits trade in Kingston Upper Canada from the 1840's to early 1860s. He rented 101 Princess St and appears in this <a href="http://www.thewhig.com/2011/07/02/the-stories-of-store-street" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">archival record reprinted in the Kingston Whig Standard</a>. "<i>101 Princess St. Built in 1841 by Captain George Smith and let to grocer Abraham Foster."</i> <br />
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John Goodyear is a experienced diver and veteran dumpdigger who has personally recovered much of the stuff on display. He collects bottles and stoneware from Kingston and surrounding area towns, including Preston, Cornwall and Brockville. These are his 'spare treasures', and he reports selling soda siphons and quarter gallon jugs before I arrived at his table, and doing rather well, enjoying the curious crowd.<br />
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John's 2015 table wares were <i>festooned</i> by this green glazed Redware architectural finial. <br />
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This custom made cone-shaped tip once adorned the peak of an ornate building, or perhaps the posts of an imposing gate or some equally ostentatious structure that needed to make a point. John was asking $425 for this very unique piece.<br />
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David Moncrief is the grandson of John Earl Moncrief, the much celebrated proprietor of <a href="http://www.ecbw.ca/ontario_dairies/peterborough/moncriefs_dairy.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moncrief Dairy in Peterborough</a> and he smiles politely as I make him hold a creamer from the 1940s uncomfortably close to his face. David tells me that before refrigeration there was a local dairy every few miles as the law forbade long distance transport of raw milk. <br />
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Jamie McDougall behind a wall of antique bottles, perches over his pint sized poisons.<br />
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When I asked Jamie what he wanted to show me he smiled and pointed to a nondescript row of transparent medicines at the bottom of the white display case - Hudson Bay druggist bottles. The small vessels were all various shades of window purple, and Jamie says '...its a very difficult collection to put together.' Its also a difficult collection to photograph. <br />
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The glaze is not Rockingham, its Bennington. I asked Terry if these were 'one of a kind', and he said they were as far as he knew, and when I challenged that perhaps they would be more valuable if they were a more common collectible, and he replied no, that's not the case. As unique art pieces they are worth far more than if they were mass produced as part of a production line. <br />
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The date 1869 is the biggest clue, and Mrs Two was probably a well to do lady in society and worthy of two shoes full of gin.<br />
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I also have to include another lovely pottery piece Terry Matz was selling, a pancake batter jug. Sadly my automatic camera focused on the sign in the background but you get the idea - its like a tea kettle but large with a much bigger spout capable of passing blueberries in batter.<br />
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Its probably French Canadian - on one side of the jug a man is drinking beer and smoking a pipe,<br />
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while on the other side, an older lady is weeping. <br />
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Scott Wallace with a rare treasure. This stoneware jug was made for John Morton in Brantford Ontario proprietor of Morton & Company (1849 – 1856). What's unusual is the face in the decoration. These jugs have flowers, birds and animals but almost never have have face in the cobalt blue glaze that adorn their sides. The jug is in great condition and will be sold in the upcoming <a href="http://mapleleafauctions.com/" target="_blank">Maple Leaf Auctions for antique bottles and early Canadian pottery</a>. <br />
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Bob Harris can be seen eating pizza with his daughter in the background, and when I got around to interviewing him he held up a plastic tool box filled with period fishing tackle. He told the familiar story of finding a an old fishing tackle box rusted beyond repair but filled with mint condition fishing lures sinkers and bobbers many still in their original boxes. <br />
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Period fishing tackle is a great thing to bring to a bottle show ... or is it? <br />
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Tom Holbrook and Ross Wainscott had some lovely cobalt blue apothecary bottles and medical dispenser vessels and druggist bottles. <br />
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Prompted by my curiosity he quietly brought forth his most expensive treasure which is a square sided four panel medicine bottle ..<br />
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C.W. of course means 'Canada West' which are magic words to Canadian bottle collectors. <br />
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The bottle takes center stage in his crowded display case.<br />
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John Knight attracts beer bottle collectors and soda bottle collectors by offering them free bottle caps to match their collectibles at home. He has over a hundred or more different bottlers here, and its enough to stop most folks who crowd around looking for their missing crown top sodas and beer bottle caps for the bottles they have a home without such closures. Its a gimmick. <br />
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Here's a crummy photo of John Knight's best bottle, a green glass soda embossed COPP / GUELPH for which he's asking $2000. <br />
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This lovely pontiled soda was made between 1857 and 1862 and is in great condition today - no chips or scuffs. You can see <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/52646299@N04/4932381151/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a terrific photo of a damaged COPP soda bottle that was donated to the civic museum in Guelph</a> and read the comments - its worth a smile.<br />
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Here's a lovely candy dish with a artful decoration made to commemorate the arrival of the steam ship in Little Current, Ont. which is the north bridge port on Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2L4tG4c6UX-FkZ3egFa_ci1QxM19QvuHIRmKOkXekLlpuBPpMbxF42f8KQqgE8QlMFxgDzCGQ5HJpG6aQ-Ah3Q2u3p-N9g2JTKmMB1Snpfk_mkH94a-IDTRSzfsVkkGJA3_35PJM6_k/s1600/Candy+dish,+Little+Current,+Ontario.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2L4tG4c6UX-FkZ3egFa_ci1QxM19QvuHIRmKOkXekLlpuBPpMbxF42f8KQqgE8QlMFxgDzCGQ5HJpG6aQ-Ah3Q2u3p-N9g2JTKmMB1Snpfk_mkH94a-IDTRSzfsVkkGJA3_35PJM6_k/s1600/Candy+dish,+Little+Current,+Ontario.JPG" /></a><br />
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The Toronto Bottle Show imparts the joy of hunting and finding cool stuff as dumpdiggers hunt through boxes and table displays to find what they need at home.<br />
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The veteran collectors gather and chat about their antiques and hint at upcoming trips and bottle digging expeditions to find and dig treasure filled holes in historic properties. This is big leagues show and tell, and I feel privileged to walk among these folks and relate their passion for the past here on this blog.<br />
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The Toronto Bottle Show puts a wealth of information on display.
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Professional excavators are Dumpdiggers too, and they're always curious about what they find deep underground. So when i asked to come take a look, they were more than happy to show off their finds and discuss the history of the location.<br />
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Here's Saul Beringer with an Alex Burns / Toronto aqua blob top soda. It would have had a
cork stopper. The "Blob Top" closure was stronger and was often selected by early carbonated beverage makers because it could better withstand the
corking process at
the bottling plant. The bottom is embossed with the word "B". Traditionally bottles
with rounded bottoms are referred to as Ballast Bottles, but I'm not sure that would apply in this case. The specimen
has no cracks or chips<br />
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The bottle was recovered by the shovel man who works in tandem with the Anpro backhoe operator and they fetch what they can from the gaping maw of their all consuming machine that must move so many tonnes of earth per day to remain on schedule.<br />
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This is a truly lovely specimen. You can see a clean <a href="http://www.sentex.net/~morris/BOTTLE%20PICS/Sodas/Other/Toronto/Beaver/BeaverBelfast.JPG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alex Burns Belfast Ginger Ale on the Canadian Bottle Lovers page</a>.<br />
<i>ALEX BURNS / TORONTO</i><br />
<i>BELFAST GINGER ALE</i><br />
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Who Was Alex Burns And Why Was His Bottle Found Here?</h3>
We know from old municipal records that Alexander Burns broke off his partnership with his brother
William Burns of A & W Burns Beaver Soda Water Works in Toronto in late 1877. He went solo in the soda water and ginger ale business from 1878 to 1882.<br />
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A mint condition 130yr old Alex Burns Belfast Ginger ale bottle sells anywhere from $30 to $60 today. The bottle was most likely made in the USA because it's so similar to
others made there in this same shape, size and glass composition. However the word Toronto embossed on its side ensures there will always be a place for this specimen in Canadian antique soda bottle collections.<br />
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<b>This bottle was not found at the very bottom of the pit.</b> It was found <i>above</i> the docks that are now visible in the dig site, and above the murky water we can now see at the very bottom (but the excavators will go much deeper yet). That's because the bottle was used and discarded in the 1880s, and not the 1840s or 1850s when the first docks were buried to make way for the railroad and bigger ships. (in the late 1840s). According to Abel DaSilva, who is friends with the backhoe operator, the colored
bottles, and the really precious Canada West bottles from the 1850s and 1860s are found in the muck below the docks (on what was once the lake bottom). The passenger ships docked there, and it was common to clean the ships while they tied up in the harbour. The sweepers always dumped
the passenger's garbage overboard.<br />
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That means there's lots of older stuff down there... waiting to be uncovered. <br />
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Below is a map from the 1850s (?) and here you can see its just one pier to the right of the Queens Wharf below the train station.<br />
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Queens Wharf Station was a railroad stop and steamship ferry port. Most of this is now buried ten feet of more under the pavement of Bathurst St.today... I can only imagine that Fleet St got its name because a fleet of some sort was literally parked there at one time, docked along the military pier in the harbour.<br />
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<b>1857 Canada West map</b> of the city shows the Depot Grounds of the Ontario and Huron Railway<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Below you can see the railway had just one short stocky pier in 1857. The Queen's Wharf was presumably where the business of government and the military docked. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The backhoe operator and other experts believe this hole in the ground is directly above the Through Freight and Passenger Depot of the O.S & HR Railway Wharf which you can see on the bottom right of the 1857 map above. Click these pictures - they expand.</span><br />
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This picture of the Toronto Harbour also dates from the 1850s, and shows a busy port with good rail connections. You can clearly see the old fort, and from that find the T shaped Queens Wharf (now underneath Bathurst St.) and right beside it, the busy O.S.and H.R. railway wharf is on the bottom right hand corner of the first plate (in the middle of the picture).<br />
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<b>The Ontario, Simcoe and Huron Railway</b><br />
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In July 1849, the Toronto, Simcoe & Lake Huron Union Railroad was founded by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Chase_Capreol" title="Frederick Chase Capreol">Frederick Chase Capreol</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Albert_Berczy" title="Charles Albert Berczy">Charles Albert Berczy</a>. An act of Parliament, known as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guarantee_Act" title="Guarantee Act">Guarantee Act</a> helped finance construction of the railway through the sale of bonds, with the interest guaranteed by the colonial government. But the financing was anything but stable, and there were a few sensational stories of fraud and stock 'bubbles bursting' in the newspapers of the time.<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">1853, May 16 - The first train in Ontario runs between Toronto and Aurora on the </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Ontario Simcoe and Huron Railroad Union Company</b></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"> line<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">.</span> The first train was driven by W.T.
Hackett who also took the first locomotive into Kansas City. Below is a picture of <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Engine #2, The Toronto. </span></span> <br />
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The railway was originally known as the <b>Ontario, Simcoe and Huron</b>, referring to the three lakes the railway connected. The aim was to provide a portage route from the upper Great Lakes at Collingwood to Toronto,
where a variety of other shipping routes were available. <br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">The OS&HR Railway name was changed to <b>Northern Railway of Canada </b>on August 16, 1858
and it became part of the Northern and Northwestern Railway on June 6,
1879, (its now part of Canadian National<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Railway<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> or CNR).</span> </span>Financial
difficulties and a government bailout led to a reorganization of the
company as the Northern Railway of Canada in 1859. </span><br />
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The Port of Toronto is the gateway to Ontario; fast forward twenty more years and we can see how the port and the railway grows as business and commerce expands on the Canadian frontier. In 1887, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Trunk_Railway" title="Grand Trunk Railway">Grand Trunk Railway</a> (GTR) gained a controlling interest, and the takeover was formalized in January 1888. Now there are four piers, each connected to a railway line. <br />
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I believe the picture above is from 1884, and now you can see it gets really busy in the bottom left corner and indeed all across the lake shore. This is when Alexander Burns was selling his pop.<br />
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Look at the intricate transite connections with their piers in 1894 above. You can see the railway yard to the right of the Queens Wharf has four piers now.<br />
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Here are steamers docking at the railway piers in 1913. Look at the smokestacks and industry in this photo and imagine all the garbage that went over the side of these boats with little or no concern for the environment. Their primitive glassware, medicines, sodas, beers, and sealer jars, whisky jugs, crocks, clay pipes, dental tooth powder jars, ceramic moustach grease containers -their most industrial garbage are among our most coveted and collectible treasures today.<br />
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Fast forward one hundred years from this exact same spot, looking in the same direction...<br />
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Behold we see the wooden piers where the steamers docked to unload small wooden boxes filled with goods from other parts of the British Empire and America cities south of the Great Lakes. <br />
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Like Brigadoon, the Toronto waterfront is exposed to daylight again.
But not for long; in the background you can see the Condos are marching
'Forward'<br />
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<a href="http://www.cityplace.ca/forward/forward.asp#/architecture_home" target="_blank">Forward</a> is the name of the condominium building that will stand here in a few more years time. <br />
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Forward Condos, joins Newton Condos at the west of <a href="http://www.cityplace.ca/index.asp" target="_blank">Concord CityPlace</a>.
The 30 and 18-storey towers are designed by Page + Steele / IBI Group
Architects.robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14934159418646747117noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-79481574812514467282015-03-18T09:39:00.001-07:002015-03-18T09:39:17.435-07:00Changing Fashion For Raccoon Fur – Sell Raccoon Coats Online TodayRaccoon fur is back in fashion... in China. So it behooves Dumpdiggers and antiques pickers to keep a sharp eye out for good quality coats in Canadian thrift stores to sell for more money online. Use Alibaba and eBay to sell this stock now, while its red hot.. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5qBp-fW8KasbNnWAtw2QHyblHRKpPEWj0hurE8SGjycePBsTPEWd37JQBsrBgLZgQ0BDweSam7UHtY6zhz446sRzfKdKChKJg5JqULjc-8XgHLwu7EXlSmhW84XfGZu0hm44LXANTIc/s1600/raccoon+shawl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5qBp-fW8KasbNnWAtw2QHyblHRKpPEWj0hurE8SGjycePBsTPEWd37JQBsrBgLZgQ0BDweSam7UHtY6zhz446sRzfKdKChKJg5JqULjc-8XgHLwu7EXlSmhW84XfGZu0hm44LXANTIc/s1600/raccoon+shawl.jpg" height="320" width="280" /></a><br /><b>Antique raccoon fur coats</b> can be found in just about every thrift store in Toronto because they’ve been donated by society ladies on mass for the last twenty years. In the late nineteen eighties shifting consumer tastes and catchy animal rights slogans including, “<i>I’d rather go naked than wear fur</i>” killed the market in Europe and North America. Dumpdiggers has reported before <a href="http://dumpdiggers.blogspot.ca/search/label/fur%20trade">how the fur trade is a renewable resource</a> and the unemployment the fashion shift caused severely impacted Native people in remote areas of northern Canada.<br /><br />But a recent story in the <a href="http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/06/25/canadas-fur-trade-is-booming-again-thanks-to-demand-from-chinas-new-capitalists/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Post, suggests that Chinese industrialists are buying fur for fashion</a>. They seek polar bear skins rugs and wall mounts, but also fox, mink, rabbit and even raccoon fur for fashion accessories, ornaments and coats. “<i>The Chinese appetite for furry Canadian critters coats has single-handedly revived an industry that, in the North American and European spheres, was left for road kill more than 20 years ago.” </i><br />
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Antique Raccoon Fur Coats</h3>
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The fur of raccoons has always been used for clothing, especially for coats and coonskin caps. At present, it is still the material used for the inaccurately named "sealskin" cap worn by the Royal Fusiliers of Great Britain.<br /><br />Historically, Native American tribes not only used the fur for winter clothing, but also used the Raccoon tails for ornament. The famous Sioux leader Spotted Tail took his name from a raccoon skin hat with the tail attached he acquired from a fur trader. And right up until the 19th century, coonskins served as means of payment in many southern States.<br /><br />When the fur trade ended in the 1800s so too did the demand for Raccoon, but certain inventions and fashion whims of the next century increased demand again. The invention of the automobile increased the demand for raccoon fur when ‘automobile coats’ became popular after the turn of the 20th century. To the right is a vintage 'automobile coat' made out of raccoon fur (1906, U.S.)<br />
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In the 1920s, another fashion fad emerged among young people, when wearing a raccoon coat like the one in the picture was regarded as status symbol among college students. <br /><br />Attempts to breed raccoons in fur farms in the 1920s and 1930s in North America and Europe were ultimately unprofitable, and farming was abandoned after prices for long-haired pelts dropped in the 1940s.<br />
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<br />Fur industry experts write that to satisfy fashion’s demand for raccoon fur, the annual seasonal hunt in the 1940s reached about one million animals (across the entire United States) and was double that in the nineteen sixties. It lagged for a time in the early fifties but was revived in part by the broadcast of three television episodes about the frontiersman <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Crockett" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Davy Crockett</a> and the film <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Crockett,_King_of_the_Wild_Frontier" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier</a> in 1954 and 1955 which led to a high demand for coonskin caps in the United States. <br /><br />In 1982, the average raccoon pelt sold for $20. As of 1987, the raccoon was identified as the most important wild fur bearing animal in North America in terms of revenue. <br />
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There's a 100,000 Raccoons living 'wild' in Toronto</h3>
A <a href="http://www.blogto.com/city/2014/08/cute_crafty_and_toxic_-_meet_the_raccoons_of_toronto/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2013 BlogTo Article about raccoons in Toronto</a> estimates this wild animal's native population somewhere in the range of 100,000 to 200,000 - that's as many as 12 per square kilometer. Imagine then sleeping in garages, fighting, and poking through garbage. Now consider that each pelt is worth $20 each, and the price is climbing. How much longer will we have a raccoon problem in Toronto?<br />
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Raccoon fur coats sell for about $500 USD each on Alibaba, and the price rises in accordance with the quality, brand and particular style of the garment. <br />
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Derick McChesney of <a href="http://www.swatwildlife.com/raccoon-removal-control-services.html" target="_blank">SWAT Wildlife runs a raccoon removal service in Toronto</a>, and reports that there is no market for raccoon fur domestically, or for the animals dead or alive. He is a popular and trusted expert on <a href="http://homestars.com/companies/2774042-swat-wildlife" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">raccoon removal in Toronto on Homestars</a> and reports, "<i>I have never been contacted by a coat maker seeking raccoon fur, not yet anyway"</i>. And he quickly adds that he's mandated by the provincial and municipal conservation authorities to release what he catches back into the wild, inside the city. He's not aware of any fur farms. His <a href="http://roberrific.hubpages.com/hub/Nightmare-Nuisance-Animals-in-Toronto" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nuisance Animals in Toronto HubPage</a> shows stats that his firm collects over 950 raccoons each year.<br />
<br />Interesting fact, most urban raccoons die from a viral disease called 'Distemper' that affects a wide variety of other animal families, including domestic and wild species of dogs, coyotes, foxes, pandas, wolves, ferrets, skunks, and large cats.robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14934159418646747117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-45832733977830995642014-12-12T15:43:00.000-08:002014-12-12T16:05:17.989-08:00Shasha Bread Company Kitchenware Antiques <h3>
CEO Shaun Navazesh keeps ancient bread making relics on display at
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</span><i>Photo: <b>Shasha Shaun Navazesh</b></i><br />
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In December 2014 <b>Shasha Shaun Navazesh</b> gave me a tour of his <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/shasha-bread-company-etobicoke" title="Etobicoke bakery, sprouted grains">organic food store and bakery in Etobicoke Ontario</a> to show me how he does things differently.<br />
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We began in the <a href="http://www.shashabread.com/sprouted-grains/" title="sprouted grains, Shasha Bread Co">Shasha Bread Co Sprouted Grains</a>
dept of his large bakery facility. ShaSha Bread Co.has been
sprouting organic, vegan and non-genetically modified grains
since 1999. I detailed the whole process of <a href="http://www.torontoisawesome.com/food-and-drink/inside-shashas-bakery-making-bread-from-sprouted-grains/">how Shasha makes flour and bread with sprouted grains in my article on Toronto is Awesome</a> magazine, and wrote about <a href="http://roberrific.typepad.com/drunkenmoose/2014/12/science-of-baking-sourdough-bread-with-flour-from-sprouted-grains.html">the science of making baking bread with sprouted grains on Fuel Ghoul</a>. At the end of tour, Shaun gave me a loaf of Ezekiel bread and walked me out past his mini- museum and store of antique bread making items.<br />
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A corn broom and cookie rolling pins in a well crafted wrought iron flat pan. These are African cooking implements. The corn broom could be the whisk the breadmaker uses to gather the flour dust from the common trough in which the grain was ground.<br />
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Here is Shaun Navazesh holding such a cooking trough. This is the whole kitchen for a family in an African village - every meal is prepared in here and flour was worked into bread.<br />
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Shasha also has Victorian Era Chocolate Easter Egg Molds</h3>
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symbolizes the empty tomb of Jesus. To ancient man the egg
was a miracle. A chicken egg appears to be dead, like a stone, yet
a living bird hatches from inside the rock. Similarly, the Easter egg, for
Christians, is a reminder that Jesus also rose from such a grave, and that those
who believe will also experience eternal life.
This mold appears to be made of a tin and such molds were used for such
confectioneries. Madelines,
teacakes, and petit fours were all baked in small, stamped-tin “patty
pans,”<br />
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This mold is for large chicken egg sized chocolate
eggs. This relatively lightweight tin mold snaps tight to keep heat in and bake the oval
objects hard with a smooth finish on the surface that happens naturally
when the chocolate cools *in some processes with some types of
chocolate. This is most definitely a sturdy, well-built, professional
mold. Hinged on one side, it has hinges and a clapse on other side to
hold it closed. <br />
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Inside, you will see that the tops of
each egg have slightly different shapes which is a sure sign this piece is handmade by smiths
pressing the metal. Egg mold will make four eggs at once. These small treasures and more are on display in the office of Shasha's bakery in Etobicoke. You can find out even more about the place, people and products and <a href="http://forum.smartcanucks.ca/396194-shasha-bread-co-sneak-peek-shows-staff-baking-sprouted-grains-canada/">read about how Shasha bakes bread with sprouted grains on Smart Canucks</a>. robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14934159418646747117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-76642729707925566132014-11-21T06:05:00.000-08:002014-11-21T06:53:06.792-08:00A History of Making Custom Cardboard Boxes at Colt Paper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Colt Paper started back in 1935 when Sidney Colt realized that there was a need for boxes in Toronto. He began buying and selling used boxes, doing business under the name S. Colt & Sons.<br />
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For many years Sidney bought and sold cardboard boxes as enterprising wheeler dealer; his customers were store merchants and captains of industry all over the city. It was one of Toronto's earliest cardboard recycling programs.<br />
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Even today cardboard can be collected and sold to recyclers for profit. There's money in that. Most types of "cardboard" are recyclable, but laminates, wax coated, or boxes treated for wet-strength are more difficult to recycle. Clean cardboard, by which we mean cardboard that has not been subject to chemical coatings is usually worth recovering, although often the difference between the value it realizes and the cost of recovery is marginal. Cardboard can be recycled industrially, or used for other purposes. For example its often used as building insulation, and damaged cardboard can be shredded for animal bedding. <br />
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In the 1950’s, S. Colt & Sons started ordering new boxes direct from Canadian cardboard manufacturers. <br />
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By the 1960’s, Colt Carton Service had become a manufacturer of corrugated boxes and pads in its own right. This was a big step forward - it required a location where machines could be set up to fold and adhere paper which came on thick reels. It required shipping and printing, cutting and waxing, design and marketing, payroll etc. It was a full fledged factory at 151 Sterling Rd. <br />
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Manufacturing cardboard boxes in Toronto followed a process that was started almost one hundred years earlier called 'pleating paper'. The process was patented in England in 1856, and the pleated paper used as a liner for tall hats, but the corrugated box board as we know it was not patented until December 20, 1871. The patent was issued to Albert Jones of New York City for single-sided (single-face) corrugated board.<br />
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Jones used the corrugated board for wrapping bottles and glass lantern chimneys and you can still get one sided bendable corrugated paper board for similar fragile object insulation purposes today. The first machine for producing large quantities of this type of corrugated paper material was built in 1874 by G. Smyth, and also in 1874 Oliver Long improved Jones' design by inventing corrugated board with liner sheets on both sides, thereby inventing a more rigid 'corrugated cardboard' as it came to be known in modern times.<br />
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This is Sterling Rd looking north from Dundas St in the early 1920s. This is the industrial park beside the railroad tracks. Colt Paper set up their factory here in the 1960s and they have been making and selling <a href="http://www.coltpaper.com/custom_boxes.php?catid=17" target="_blank">custom cardboard boxes</a> ever since. <br />
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The corrugated box was initially only used for packaging glass and pottery containers. But in the mid-1950s, cardboard fruit boxes enabled fresh produce to be brought from the farm to the urban grocer without bruising, and quickly thereafter the demand for cardboard became industry - wide, and Colt Paper was in the thick of it! <br />
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In the 1970s and 80s, Sidney’s son Neil helped expand the company to include various products for shipping including <a href="http://www.coltpaper.com/product_listing.php?catid=23" target="_blank">bubble wrap</a>, poster tubes, poly bags, packing peanuts, <a href="http://www.coltpaper.com/detail.php?catid=29" target="_blank">wooden crates</a>, poly foam.<br />
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Neil's daughter Sari is now part of the team as well.
Colt Paper has been a proud part of the Junction Triangle/Sterling Road community since the 1960’s. Rob wrote an <a href="http://forum.smartcanucks.ca/394057-custom-cardboard-boxes-company-thrives-bad-part-toronto-canada/" target="_blank">exploration of Colt Paper for SmartCanucks</a> forum that goes inside and looks around the business as it exists today. <br />
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The area has changed from industrial park to an artsy entrepreneurial zone.
Colt Paper is committed to supporting their local vendors, believing the communities are richer when we buy from each other. <br />
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<a href="http://www.coltpaper.com/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="http://www.coltpaper.com" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKVBhn3Cs6quB15HuOW8zaD-3lvk_PiBLVEOFinQXwIJJ8uLZF7pDqChiew4gE34JdKKVky2NCGnTA-L9S9Ylo-aiMziWCuuvoLqWN4o_6WkQv0samxLdXj0dPlvYUGj_LDfC5fNgGY0/s1600/Map-to-colt-paper1.jpg" /></a>All of the corrugated products are manufactured locally, and they were among the first to switch to starch based <a href="http://www.coltpaper.com/detail.php?catid=27" target="_blank">enviro friendly packing peanuts</a>. Colt Paper supports various charities, including United Way, and Sleeping Children Around the World.<br />
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Colt Paper specializes in custom manufacturing plain and printed boxes. Colt excels in meeting the needs of entrepreneurs who want to brand themselves without committing to large quantities.<br />
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Special thanks to, Colt Paper - 151 Sterling Rd. Toronto Ontario Canada M6R 2B2<br />
416 - 535 - 7234 or call toll free, 1- 800 - 249 - 2658
robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14934159418646747117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-88468684012286406832014-09-27T08:53:00.002-07:002021-12-09T04:04:47.120-08:00Dentist Acid Can for Recovering Gold Fillings Found in Markham OntarioThe <a href="http://www.mainstreetmarkham.com/history-of-main-street/" target="_blank">old Town of Markham Ontario</a> has lots of history and contains many venerated historians, not the least of which is Carl Parsons, seen here at the <a href="http://dumpdiggers.blogspot.ca/2012/04/2012-toronto-bottle-show-sunday-april.html" target="_blank">2012 Toronto bottle show</a> with a great big steel can that he brought to the show to challenge the other collectors' knowledge and possibly learn a thing or two himself from their vast collective experience. That's what the annual bottle show is all about...<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWRccUew9VuTJ8LBG37lWRLg6tLN_1_jt8awmmpkOtSnl2mDcInY4XRhhr1abWH5bqNussVyUNnvTrVZU1j4E20F9uHxqJF80YyJoKtZrI37goGhyphenhyphenmtuhCTaXK9WOZgWMDWyyvNzAdSA/s1600/IMG_4379.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWRccUew9VuTJ8LBG37lWRLg6tLN_1_jt8awmmpkOtSnl2mDcInY4XRhhr1abWH5bqNussVyUNnvTrVZU1j4E20F9uHxqJF80YyJoKtZrI37goGhyphenhyphenmtuhCTaXK9WOZgWMDWyyvNzAdSA/s400/IMG_4379.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a>The can is about three feet tall and slightly pear shaped with a solid ring about the bottom which supports a round interior bottom. .. perfect for mashing..This is an important clue to what the can could be used for.<br />
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Another clue is the thick heavy lid, it's solid iron that weighs about ten pounds. And look at the handles on the side of the pail - they are significant too...<br />
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Later on that summer, I rented the big heavy can from Carl for a week
for $100 and drove to Markham to pick it up and back again to deliver it
safe.. I used it on camera as a prop in a demo for a TV show about antiques called <i>Antique Tac Toe</i> that we were 'pitching' the CBC. More on that later,<b><br /></b><br />
Carl had everyone stumped at the bottle show about what the can could possibly be used for..? and when he told us we were flabbergasted .<br />
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This 'acid can' was used one hundred years ago by a Markham dentist for acid reduction of teeth to liberate gold fillings.</h4>
That's why the lid is so heavy! And the can is so tall and acts like a stack to contain the heavy fumes that issue from the brew. At the bottom of the acid mash are the teeth that the dentist has extracted and no doubt given some credit for? to the patient's who gave up their rotten molars filled with gold.<br />
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At the end of the month he would carry the can outside and dump out the acid and hopefully find lots of shiny gold bits on the ground with little or no trace of the original teeth.<br />
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Gold has been used since prehistory for filling cavities in teeth. Several dental historians have written about the history of gold in dentistry. The subject discussion usually begins with a reference to the discovery of two molar
teeth held together by a gold wire, found in a burial shaft at Giza, along
with the articles that are believed to have dated from late 4th or 5th Egyptian dynasty in the third millennium B.C. (the four thousand year old gold wired molars have now been placed in
Pelizaeus Museum in Hildesheim). And so its logical to assume that gold has been used in dentistry ever since.<br />
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We know for sure that gold leaf was first used to fill teeth in 1483 by Giovanni d’Arcoli, but
his method was by all accounts rather tedious, and much too expensive for the average person, or even upper middle class people. Only the
wealthiest class could afford to have their teeth repaired with gold in his shop. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQHW0KRZIlEaNUa_ExvC3v0mlfwPUIXMPANMMeNMi6gZ0IZjfi_cMyhMWWUW0AvN4wmQsyuYGoeiZe4ccmX1VNon-SfrGZjOSRuB801a7sA7SmOlsGJoDW4JZ0g5btmb1edvmLyvu-WM/s1600/Markham+dentist+using+dental+laser.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQHW0KRZIlEaNUa_ExvC3v0mlfwPUIXMPANMMeNMi6gZ0IZjfi_cMyhMWWUW0AvN4wmQsyuYGoeiZe4ccmX1VNon-SfrGZjOSRuB801a7sA7SmOlsGJoDW4JZ0g5btmb1edvmLyvu-WM/s1600/Markham+dentist+using+dental+laser.JPG" height="150" width="200" /></a>Fast forward to North America, throughout the 1800s, where gold was by far the most popular choice for teeth fillings. The “cohesive gold foil technique” that was perfected in 1855 made gold fillings much
less expensive than previous gold leaf applications, and made restoration of decayed teeth a
real option for a wider range of consumers. By the 1920's its estimated the North Americans dental industry consumed 80 tons of gold per annum. And then other alternatives began to appeared in the marketplace. In some cultures, gold teeth and gold teeth caps are still a sign of wealth or a means of protecting fortunes. Some of that wealth can be recovered over the life of the patient, and that requires a big metal can filled with a corrosive agent to break down the teeth and free up the precious metals.<br />
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The science of making false teeth </h4>
Over time many substances have been used to fill and simulate our white enamel teeth. There's a common myth that George Washington had wooden teeth that were painted white? This has been denied as false, but you know I bet its true. I bet at one time he did have a set of wooden teeth lying around in a drawer somewhere. It's reported too that he had a set of teeth custom fit some made out of hippopotamus ivory, and some say he had teeth made from other human teeth using complex metal fasteners. We know he got his
first set of false teeth before the Revolutionary War, and may have also undergone the infamous “tooth transplantation” procedure, perhaps even using teeth purchased
from his own slaves, in the mid-1780s with the help of his personal
dentist and friend, Jean-Pierre Le Mayeur. <br />
<br />robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14934159418646747117noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-31223265783633198492014-08-14T06:28:00.000-07:002014-08-14T06:32:05.184-07:00Travel to Historic Stevenson Farms, Alliston Bed and Breakfast<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdg5I6ssiV7w8W1aVDUHh27RvEdgO6fAKJOT9WyM3oLOVxIK3H2-89SXiJHcQgDcbM3qsRSjLl3yZHrRDYqKkt5k4KixnB5pEwitISGBah39voRazmpWN8VgEHmgktG6S584o7sJZB6o/s1600/peaceful+summer+night+ext+farmhouse1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdg5I6ssiV7w8W1aVDUHh27RvEdgO6fAKJOT9WyM3oLOVxIK3H2-89SXiJHcQgDcbM3qsRSjLl3yZHrRDYqKkt5k4KixnB5pEwitISGBah39voRazmpWN8VgEHmgktG6S584o7sJZB6o/s1600/peaceful+summer+night+ext+farmhouse1.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a>On the August 2014 long weekend, myself and a couple other incorrigible dumpdiggers trekked north to <a href="http://www.stevensonfarms.com/" target="_blank">Alliston Bed and Breakfast, Stevenson Farms</a>, 5923 King Street North (County Rd. 15) Alliston, Ontario to enjoy a relaxing evening BBQ under the stars.<br />
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Owned and operated by Stephen and Susanne Milne, our friends from twenty years ago, the pair are now successful innkeepers and spa workers at their own Harvest Spa. <br />
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Although this property is immaculately preserved, it contains all manner of Dumpdigger curiosities waiting to be discovered.<br />
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Stephen is a budding antiques collector himself, grabbing up odds and ends at sales, he's got some great stuff. Stephen Milne is glimpsed below playing a century old pump organ, which crowns a banquet hall filled with timeless reminders of another age.<br />
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<b>The History of Stevenson Farms is so impressive they even have their own historic plaque!</b> The metallic storyboard shown below (click the picture it expands!) reveals how in 1832, William Stevenson and his
young wife Elizabeth Pringle settled on these lands having come from the
Edinburgh Scotland the same year.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Their original log home was replaced in 1850
by a 12 room frame house which was was later renovated in 1927 by their
illustrious grandson Theodore Loblaw; the founder of the Loblaw grocery chain.
The house became a seasonal family retreat for Loblaw family, and boasted some of the
finest amenities of the area including over 16 bedrooms, 15 bathrooms, 3 sun
porches, and large wood paneled billiard and banquet halls. </span><br />
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The farm also had one of the area’s first golf and country clubs, The Stevenson Memorial Golf Club, as well as tennis courts. After Loblaws untimely death in 1933 - the estate was purchased by William J. Wood who ran a successful dairy and livestock farm which employed the old barn that can still be seen at the back edge of the car park. The farm has since passed down through the family to its current owners - Stephen Milne is the the thrice great grandson of the Stevensons.<br />
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Steve gave us a tour of the property and I found myself snapping pictures of the furnishing and collectible knickknacks. <br />
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Here's a salt glazed stoneware jug, J.A Welding Brantford pottery that has the signature cobalt blue glazed flower signature emblem of this historic potter. The valuable jug would sell at auction for approx $500 today, but is certainly worth holding on to for posterity as there are only a few hundred of these pieces left in circulation. Photographed above, the 2 gallon finger jug rests on a wide window ledge in the hallway of the reading room, and as we passed its position in the busy house I wondered about its chances of it surviving another hundred and fifty years here in this busy place ...?<br />
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I explored the wreck of an old dairy barn on the property at sunset.</h3>
After we got settled into the place, I noticed one of Steve's neighbours is tearing down the old barn at the edge of the backyard that must have certainly have belonged to the Stevenson Farms property at one time. Unsupervised, I put on my hat and boots and decided to go exploring ..<br />
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I know a lot about how to hunt for antiques and forgotten treasures found in broken down barns and old farm buildings, but this place was beyond any low energy scavenging. It was too far gone!<br />
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It looks like the majority of the barn boards and beams have already been recovered. Next someone will come along and reap the rusty sheet metal roof - when scrap prices rise again in the fall? If I had the energy i could have combed the interior and peered atop the stone walls. Where the short stone walls end, and the wooden beams of the ceiling begin are cubby holes that inevitably yield a treasure trove of medicines, whisky flasks, beers and sometimes even cobalt blue poison bottles. But this barn was really wrecked...<br />
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Its conceivable that Theodore Loblaw milked cows in this parlour at one time, and perhaps he sold his fresh milk at the local 'Groceteria' that started his phenominal rise to success,<br />
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The Loblaw Groceterias - in the year 1919 Theodore Pringle Loblaw and J. Milton Cork opened the first Loblaw Groceterias in Toronto. They had a new idea for grocery retailing that combined self-serve and cash-and-carry. No longer would their customers have to wait for an overworked clerk to fetch items from behind a store counter (like in those movies of the old west Dry Goods stores where the settler had an account). Within a decade, the Loblaw chain had grown to over 70 stores! <br />
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Back at the house I continued exploring and treasure hunting,</h3>
In a backroom of the original farmhouse I found what Im sure would be the heart of the Stevenson Farms Dumpdiggers episode. I uncovered the most precious merchandise that the visiting Antique Hunters and Canadian Pickers would gleefully cart away in their trucks. Behold this decrepit old couch, with its ornate carved wooden arms and (torn) crush velvet upholstery is still a valuable piece today, and one can imagine how it must have been the centerpiece of the parlour here in this historic property at one time.<br />
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The ceramic Findlay 'Super - Oval' stove is probably worth even more money than the couch. I reckon it was used here in this farmhouse kitchen, or perhaps a 'back kitchen' or summer kitchen for years, only to be replaced about thirty years ago and regulated to storage by property managers too frugal to actually throw it away.<br />
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These items have been sitting here in the back shed under wraps for almost three decades now, and they are still waiting here today for a TV scout to log them so they can be properly discovered on camera. Would you like to make an offer? robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14934159418646747117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-65257026494012156872014-03-08T04:20:00.000-08:002014-03-08T04:22:07.891-08:00Maid of the Mist Collectibles in the Age of Hornblower in Niagara Falls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The <a href="http://www.niagaracruises.com/" target="_blank">Maid of the Mist tour boat </a>license has changed hands. The original Maid of the Mist tours, the boat that takes tourists through the mists at the base of the largest waterfalls in the world has changed hands after 150 years of service; the company lost the Canadian contract and now operates solely from the American side of the river. True, original, authentic Maid of the Mist collectibles from many different ages of Niagara Falls tourism are expected to rise in value accordingly. <br />
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This picture above is an artist's imaginings of the very first steam powered tour of the mists below Niagara Falls in 1846, the year the original Maid of the Mist tour company launched their double stack ferry boat. <br />
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There's a lot of good history here and it starts in pre history. The native peoples recognized this place as being very spiritual - the river chasm contained the loudest sustained sound they had ever experienced. Their gods and their beliefs centered on this holy site wherein they made sacrifices. <br />
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fifteen year old daughter Lela-wala was chosen for the water sacrifice - a lone canoe ride over the falls to honour the river Thunder.<br />
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In the postcard to the right, you can see Chief Eagle Eye following behind his daughter. She became the Maid of the Mist and he rules the river chasm - they both lend their voices to the sound of the river Thunder for eternity.<br />
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There are as many variations to this story as there are native American Indian bands in the area, then and now. Originally the area was Iroquoian but we know that confederation of people had many different dialects and sub languages which historians today call Laurentian. in each story however the same rudiments exist - the maid of the mist story is a tale of human sacrifice and the tragic loss of a beautiful young person for a greater good - sometimes the reason is specified - the Cayuga version invents a water snake menace that is countered by the sacrificed girl being reborn to warn her people , for example.<br />
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Maid of the Mist Becomes Hornblower in April 2014</h3>
Hornblower has was the name of a fictitious British Navy midshipman who
became an Admiral in the Age of Sail, a character invented by CS
Forrester loosely modeled on the life of Horatio Nelson.<br />
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Canada, in Niagara Falls, Ontario the word Hornblower lives on as the
new name of the official tour boat company recently licensed to operate
an exclusive natical tour at the base of Niagara Falls.<br />
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The boat company launches their first tours next month April 2014 after trucking in the vessel components north from a manufacturing facility in the US and assembling the prefabricated
high technology tour boat on shore in front of everyone's eyes - it
added to the spectacle of the frozen river and waterfalls to see a group
of twenty men milling about a huge vessel surrounded by scaffolding ,
forklifts and cranes.<br />
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You can see the boat being delivered and assembled in this video,<br />
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This is the future of the boat tour and it was made possible in equal parts by politics and technology, just like it was back in 1846 and on through the years. <br />
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robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14934159418646747117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-55220290912249323402013-11-23T10:09:00.001-08:002013-11-29T12:29:48.294-08:00Remembering 1857 Birth of Listowel Ontario in Queen's Bush as we Buy Yarn and Knitting Supplies from Spinrite Factory Outlet StoreLast weekend we traveled to <a href="http://yarnspirations.com/" target="_blank">buy knitting supplies</a> and <a href="http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/blog-816794.html" target="_blank">write a blog review of the Spinrite Factory Outlet Store in Listowel Ontario</a>, and as we drove along those long flat
roads bisecting snow covered cornfields beside sprawling dairy farms, I considered how this area might have looked two hundred years ago, when it was a last bastion of impenetrable
wilderness called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%27s_Bush" target="_blank">The Queen's Bush</a>.<br />
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There was a time when all of
southern Ontario was covered in trees and the only roads were rivers
and Indian trails. Life was tough. Read <a data-mce-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roughing_it_in_the_Bush" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roughing_it_in_the_Bush" title="Roughing it in the Bush, by Susanna Moodie">Susanna Moodie Roughing It In The Bush</a>
for her description of pioneer life near Peterborough Ontario in the
late 1830s. <br />
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So to say that someone was the first take up residence here or there in a particular
area means that the hardy pioneer in question must have cut his way into
the bush and camped and slept in the rain until he or she had erected
basic shelter, and then a log home. Such was the case when Settler John Binning arrived in what is today the town of Listowel Ontario in 1857.<br />
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<b>John
Binning 1812-1899</b> was born in Somerset, England and became the Founding
Father of Listowel Ontario. He started life as a British regular,
signing up with the 46th regiment of Light Infantry at the late age of
24 yrs old; for the next eleven years he saw the world as a red coat.
During this period he was stationed in Gibraltar and the West Indies.
In 1846 his regiment came to Lower Canada, and he was for some time stationed near
Montreal and yearned to explore and make a place for himself in the rapidly expanding Upper Canada territory, he obtained
his discharge, and retired from service with the rank of corporal. <br />
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In 1849 Jon Binning married a daughter of Mr. G. W. Dodds, and moved in 1851 to what is now
Listowel, taking possession of a shanty already erected by an earlier
pioneer named Henry.<br />
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This Henry chap had set up a 'right of priority in
possession' claim on a gorgeous plot that was right beside a lovely bend in the river simply by building the shack.
This structure and surrounding land John and his wife eventually bought from Mr. Henry at the
cost of one rifle. John then marched off to nearby Glen Allen wherein he brought a supply
of provisions, and thus commenced his pioneer life.<br />
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The
Wellington County Historical Society and the Township of Mapleton
Historical Society unveiled a provincial plaque at Glen Allan Park in
Glen Allan, Ontario, to commemorate the Queen’s Bush Settlement,
1820-1867.<br />
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A plaque was erected on August 2, 2008, by the Ontario Heritage Trust. The above photo is on the <a href="http://www.ontarioplaques.com/" target="_blank">Ontario Heritage Plaques</a> website photo credit to Alan L Brown.<br />
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<b>THE QUEEN’S BUSH SETTLEMENT, 1820-1867</b><br />
In
the early 19th century the vast unsettled area between Waterloo County
and Lake Huron was known as the “Queen’s Bush.” More than 1,500 free and
formerly enslaved Blacks pioneered scattered farms throughout the
Queen’s Bush, starting in about 1820. Many settled along the Peel and
Wellesley Township border, with Glen Allan, Hawkesville and Wallenstein
as important centers. Working together, these industrious and
self-reliant settlers built churches, schools, and a strong and vibrant
community life. American missionaries taught local Black children at
the Mount Hope and Mount Pleasant Schools. In the 1840s the government
ordered the district surveyed and many of the settlers could not afford
to purchase the land they had laboured so hard to clear. By 1850
migration out of the Queen’s Bush had begun. Today African Canadians
whose ancestors pioneered the Queen’s Bush are represented in
communities across Ontario.<br />
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<b>Spinrite in Listowel Ontario </b><br />
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The first water wheel powered mills on the Maitland River at Listowel Ontario were for grinding wheat into
flour and belonged to Mr. D. D. Hay. The water powered machinery made
life a lot easier as previous to its development the wheat had to be
hauled by oxen and sled to Hawkesville, where it was made into flour - a
round trip took three days. <br />
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Next mill would no doubt be a saw
mill, and them much later wool mill. One historian in 1881 speculates
that ".. a woollen mill is perhaps the earliest manufacturing business
in Listowel - now, and for over a quarter of a century, operated and
owned by B. F. Brook."<br />
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I also discovered that there is a property in town called“Rosebank”, and it was built in 1872 by the <i>Brook</i> family, owners of the <i>woolen mill</i>. <br />
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<b>In an 1888 Ontario Manufacturing Directory</b>, B.F. Brook is listed as being of the 'Textile industry and fabrics', The exact listing reads: LISTOWEL, Perth Co. G T RR. Tel. Am Ex. Brook, B. F. Blankets, Flannels and Yarns. 1 Set Cards. 4 Looms.<br />
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Three years later in 1891 Listowel Business Diretcory there is mention of "Brook, B.F. M, 45, Head, ENG, ENG, ENG, PRESB, Manu Of W Goods,".<br />
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When the first world war happened, did the mill made something in connection with the war effort? The Perfect Knit company was here in the 1950s and 60s I believe.<br />
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Spinrite is here today. I'm still looking to fill in more of the blanks; let me know in the comments if you can help and what I should research online to get the entire story of the woolen mills in Listowel. <br />
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Is this the Maitland River? or... is this just a creek? <a href="http://boxedinn.com/moving/index.html" target="_blank">Toronto movers</a> <br />
What is the name of this water system?robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14934159418646747117noreply@blogger.com1Listowel, ON, Canada43.7334165 -80.95146980000004143.6875255 -81.032150800000039 43.779307499999994 -80.870788800000042tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-48931833448649114422013-09-22T19:29:00.001-07:002013-09-25T07:22:48.592-07:00Watching the Waterproofing Work on What was Once Gooderham and Worts The nether regions just two feet under the cobblestones of the Distillery District have been uncovered and explored by contractors off and on for the last hundred years, but there's always lots of little treasures here to uncover... <br />
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<a href="http://thedistillerydistrict.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Distillery-Dig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://thedistillerydistrict.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Distillery-Dig.jpg" width="400" /></a>While fixing the drainage systems under the cobblestone lanes and passages in the Distillery District, the <a href="http://www.waterproofingservice.com/">DryShield waterproofing solutions</a> technicians doing this work were focused on excavating the site to install drainage systems, but I went looking for stuff buried under the cobblestones. I found railroad spikes and all manner of round and square nails, bullets, nuts and cotter pins and a key.<br />
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The work done here by Historical Restorations inc is detailed on the <a href="http://thedistillerydistrict.com/blog/index.php/historic-restoration-of-victorian-architecture-in-toronto/" target="_blank">Distillery District blog post about pointing bricks on the exterior of Victorian architecture</a> and how that relates to wet basements and spring floods.<br />
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Roberrific on Bizcovering writes on how <a href="http://bizcovering.com/business/how-waterproofing-company-fixes-wet-basement-in-toronto-from-inside-house/">internal gutters are most common remedy for wet basement wall</a> and they are dug below the wall , about eight inches wides or just wide enough to accommodate a course plastic pipe, wrapped in a nylon 'hose' filter.<br />
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The wall is covered with a thick plastic membrane which really does become a dry shield.<br />
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The barrier has specially designed nipples and rivulets that encourage water to flow straight down and into the freshly excavated gutter at the base of the wall. <br />
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The internal gutter excavation and ABS pipe installation is part of DryShield waterproofing solution in this residential house basement where waterproofing contractors install the membrane as remedy to moisture on cement walls and excessive run off during spring floods from a shared driveway above.; <br />
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Basement waterproofing article on <a href="http://roberrific.typepad.com/drunkenmoose/2013/09/building-supplies-for-basement-waterproofing-contractors-in-toronto-.html" target="_blank">Fuel Ghoul explains how contractors can do the work entirely inside the house</a>. This is a common practice when floods have destroyed walls and water damaged drywall and wet and moldy fiberglass insulation has to be removed anyway.<br />
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Tearing out these walls reveals everything that was in the wall (period newspapers) and used to make the wall or was lost in the wall. <br />
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Experienced contractors look for pennies and coins used to level trim and rings and earrings swept under floorboards.<br />
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/></a>robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14934159418646747117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-81909475675508816972013-03-18T08:34:00.000-07:002013-03-18T11:43:45.335-07:00Toronto Basement Waterproofing Company Finds Privy Pits Loaded With Antique Glass BottlesWhen downtown Toronto was growing up in the late 1800s, the engineers buried all the little creeks and streams that used to course across the land. They just filled them in with whatever was handy, and quite often that was garbage - two dozen wagon loads of smelly household trash could be easily diverted from regular pickup to fill a ravine and plug up a creek on the outskirts of town. Finding those plugs is what keeps Dumpdiggers awake at night...<br />
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I did a story on a <a href="http://dumpdiggers.blogspot.ca/2010/12/lost-creek-under-toronto-streetcar-and.html" target="_blank">Lost Creek in Toronto</a> and showed how property developers removed rusty metal and glass from the bottom of their excavation at King and St. Lawrence, and how they unlocked a small stream that soon made a large pond on the bottom of the pit. The condo building that exists there today has installed permanent pumps to drain the water away from the north wall and into the storm sewers on the south side of the property.<br />
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To the right is a detail from P.A. Gross' Lithographic Bird's Eye View
of Toronto (1876), showing Garrison Creek a decade before it was buried
by urban developers. <br />
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<b>Garrison Creek</b> is a famous example of a water system that was forced underground, and you can see here on <a href="http://www.vanishingpoint.ca/garrison-creek-sewer-history" target="_blank">Vanishing Point Garrison Creek history website</a> that it runs inside a brick lined sewer tunnel under or near the basements of hundreds of homes and under two dozen streets, all the way from its origins near Lawrence and Weston Rd, down old Keele, down through the College and Dufferin area, all the way down to Lake Ontario.<br />
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Basement Waterproofing Contractors Thrive in Toronto's Garrison Creek Flood Plane</h3>
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The water flow in the city is much different now than it was when creeks were on the surface of the land. Today the autumn rain and melting snow in the spring seems to find little pockets of houses where it floods basements. A reputable <a href="http://www.royalwaterproofing.com/" target="_blank">basement waterproofing contractor in Toronto</a> can make a killing in the <b>Garrison Creek flood plane</b>.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8UXuGn6wrny00PVBcdQUq2rvmtzK2sGcC5TnY-8U5_GL3QPDo9Yjbt2DCBsmOen-mCdaKEGSKpj1OWh9yNA05cWMbcCRX1lwSWVGWOYEg6Fb2IBEckTLc2mDDhBadxSiTb5qhUQsPX8/s1600/DSC00235.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8UXuGn6wrny00PVBcdQUq2rvmtzK2sGcC5TnY-8U5_GL3QPDo9Yjbt2DCBsmOen-mCdaKEGSKpj1OWh9yNA05cWMbcCRX1lwSWVGWOYEg6Fb2IBEckTLc2mDDhBadxSiTb5qhUQsPX8/s200/DSC00235.JPG" width="200" /></a>Right up until the 1970s Canadian home builders really didn’t have the technology or available products to offer a cost effective basement waterproofing solution. The best home builders did some 'damp proofing', and Victorian era landscape architects are famous for making drainage contours and berms to avert a flash flood water courses, but basement waterproofing was heretofore unknown.<br />
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Today the accepted practice is to dig trenches and drain the excess moisture away from the cement walls from the outside using specially perforated plastic pipe that has capacity to rapidly drain the water from soil.<br />
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The basement waterproofing contractor has a hard job that is filled with back breaking labour, because he or she is usually digging so close to the walls of the structure the work really cannot be mechanized to any great extent. However this discomfort is quite often remedied by numerous discoveries of coins and small bottles and many other valuable things that accumulate near walls over the years. <br />
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Coins are commonly found when digging foundation walls at the sides of houses and barns. That’s because the wall has been there for a long time and it has always been handy for leaning against or even sitting up against in any season, and inverted pockets dump coins. Ask any archeologists and they will tell you that they find coins on both sides of any wall with equal frequency.<br />
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Bottles are uncovered in privy pits dug below latrines which once existed up against the side of the house. Before there was indoor plumbing, whole families used outdoor facilities and these holes were also the most commonly used trash receptacle for nonburnable refuse like old bottles, broken stoneware crocks, porcelain dolls, tools and dead pets.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKBpOlzQS_Zu3p6KiVygVnz0na_KLgkdjqTPadLVoKlpnw3QNVRPkRcUIH3UfUctYY-bFdhtfxv6z4feqPasF_rSYRtDtAu_4tbTiFYnT7m-0u_QEG2nA7IcHgYKQ-oq41cjtORGS7Hw/s1600/showing_bottle1a.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKBpOlzQS_Zu3p6KiVygVnz0na_KLgkdjqTPadLVoKlpnw3QNVRPkRcUIH3UfUctYY-bFdhtfxv6z4feqPasF_rSYRtDtAu_4tbTiFYnT7m-0u_QEG2nA7IcHgYKQ-oq41cjtORGS7Hw/s640/showing_bottle1a.jpg" width="579" /></a>Here's the excavation team showing off their best finds to the homeowner - they were uncovering bottles that were discarded over a hundred years ago.<br />
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These guys don't know they're digging out a pioneer family's privy pits, but not that it matters much, as that was over a hundred years ago and the chemical structure of the soil around the bottles has changed as much as the structures on top of the land above.<br />
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Post by <a href="http://plus.google.com/117282414420541341824/?rel=author" rel="author" target="_blank">Robert Campbell</a> on Mar 18, 2013</h4>
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