Primitive Stoneware Bottles of Canada

Primitive Stoneware Bottles of Canada

Scott Wallace & P ne
hil Culha

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Dedications

To Jen, for always understanding.To John Meyer, for being the first in line.To the Bytown Bottle Seekers, for getting me started.To everyone who contributed, for offering and making it possible.And to Phil, for sharing the load and inspiring the work.

Scott~ ~ ~ ~ ~

To Dave Perch, who finally inspired me to take the leap.To my father, who has maintained the collecting faith through all these years.To Rhonda and Catherine, who've sacrificed the time it's taken to glue all these pieces together.To Bill Bagg, who through his magic made miracle bottles appear.To Scott, for getting me started and keeping me going.To all the collectors who have entrusted us with images of their collections.To all of you, thank you. This book is as much yours as it is ours.

Phil~ ~ ~ ~ ~

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Thanks to….

Without the help of these people, there would be far fewer images and far less information in these pages. We thank them allfor their time and their insights.

Derek AskeyPeter AustinAlan BlakemanDon & Joyce BlythCarl BoswickTim BraithwaiteThor BrodersenJim ButlerMark CareswellGeorge ChoppingRick ClaytonRobert A. Clayton and T. Lynda Colucci-- The Clayton Colucci CollectionKevin CulhaneJose DemersStephen DickinsonDavid DobingRichard DobingTom DoyleColin EybanJohn FinlayGlen FosterGarnet GamesterJohn Goodyer David GraciHerman & Florence Helm

James Heffernan Greg JamesScott JordanDianne and Lawrence Keddy John KnightVince KwokHarry Little Larry Machum and Judith BrannenJim MaitlandMalcolm McLeodBrian MillsipDave PerchGlen PhillipsJack RipKarl RobinsonKim and Jeff ShandJames ShortFred SpoelstraRob SturrockVic ToewsKim TroopSteve TroopJohn WicksMark WilsonBlake WoodsBarry WrightDon Yates

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Table of Contents

DEDICATIONS ................................................................................................... II

THANKS TO…...................................................................................................III

TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................... IV

FORWARD ........................................................................................................... 1

INTRODUCTION................................................................................................. 2

CONDITION......................................................................................................... 3

PRICES - VALUES - RARITY ........................................................................... 4

CANADIAN OR AMERICAN - DO SMOOTH BASES ANDCONCENTRIC CIRCLES TELL A TALE? ..................................................... 5

AGE........................................................................................................................ 6

CLEANING POTTERY BOTTLES ................................................................... 8

NEWFOUNDLAND ............................................................................................. 9

ST JOHN'S ............................................................................................................. 9

NOVA SCOTIA .................................................................................................. 11

HALIFAX............................................................................................................. 11SYDNEY.............................................................................................................. 17

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND............................................................................ 19

CHARLOTTETOWN .............................................................................................. 19

NEW BRUNSWICK........................................................................................... 23

INDIAN TOWN..................................................................................................... 23FREDERICTON..................................................................................................... 24

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SAINT JOHN ........................................................................................................ 32ST. STEPHEN....................................................................................................... 58UNKNOWN.......................................................................................................... 59

QUEBEC.............................................................................................................. 61

QUEBEC CITY ..................................................................................................... 61

ONTARIO ........................................................................................................... 63

ARNPRIOR........................................................................................................... 63AURORA ............................................................................................................. 64BELLEVILLE........................................................................................................ 65BLOOMFIELD ...................................................................................................... 69BOTHWELL ......................................................................................................... 70BRADFORD ......................................................................................................... 71BRAESIDE ........................................................................................................... 72BRAMPTON ......................................................................................................... 73BRANTFORD ....................................................................................................... 74BRIGHTON .......................................................................................................... 79BROCKVILLE....................................................................................................... 80CANBORO ........................................................................................................... 84CARLETON PLACE .............................................................................................. 85CHATHAM........................................................................................................... 87COLBORNE.......................................................................................................... 89DUNDAS ............................................................................................................. 90DUNNVILLE ........................................................................................................ 91EGMONDVILLE.................................................................................................... 92EXETER............................................................................................................... 93FORESTER'S FALLS ............................................................................................. 94GODERICH .......................................................................................................... 96GUELPH .............................................................................................................. 97HAMILTON........................................................................................................ 100HARRISTON ...................................................................................................... 103KINGSTON ........................................................................................................ 104LONDON ........................................................................................................... 114NEWMARKET .................................................................................................... 121

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OSHAWA........................................................................................................... 122OTTAWA........................................................................................................... 123PEMBROKE........................................................................................................ 130PENVILLE.......................................................................................................... 132PERTH............................................................................................................... 133PETERBOROUGH ............................................................................................... 143PICTON ............................................................................................................. 144PORT COLBOURNE ............................................................................................ 146PORT PERRY ..................................................................................................... 147PRESCOTT......................................................................................................... 150RENFREW ......................................................................................................... 155ST. CATHARINES .............................................................................................. 156SEAFORTH ........................................................................................................ 157SIMCOE............................................................................................................. 158SMITH'S FALLS ................................................................................................. 159STRATHROY...................................................................................................... 161TORONTO.......................................................................................................... 162WINDSOR.......................................................................................................... 174WOODSTOCK .................................................................................................... 175YORKVILLE ...................................................................................................... 176UNKNOWN, POSSIBLY ONTARIO?...................................................................... 177

BRITISH COLUMBIA .................................................................................... 181

COLWOOD ........................................................................................................ 181NANAIMO ......................................................................................................... 182VANCOUVER..................................................................................................... 183VICTORIA ......................................................................................................... 184

COLLECTORS................................................................................................. 189

BIBLIOGRAPHY............................................................................................. 198

INDEX................................................................................................................ 199

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Forward

Growing up as I did in Ontario, in the 1980s, collecting in andaround my hometown of Ottawa, I found there were very fewresources for a young bottles collector to consult. Mostlythere were the Unitt’s books, which were enticing, but limited.Like most bottle collectors, I was, at the same time, thrilled bythe grainy black and white photos and frustrated by the poorresolution and small selection. It was books on American andBritish bottles, with their full colour spreads of early rainbow-coloured glass and earthy pottery, that really put the hook inme. Like Phil, I applaud the first efforts of a fledgling hobby;they were invaluable, but the next generation of books holdsgreat promise indeed, as this book and its sister book,Transfer Printed Ginger Beers of Canada, clearlydemonstrate.

If you bought our digital version you are in for a treat! Younow have at your fingertips literally hundreds of full colour,often life-sized, high-resolution images of primitive bottlesfrom right across the country! Colour is important; it affectsthe way we perceive hues, texture, and even brilliance.Colour is particularly important when it comes to evaluatingbottles, as minor variations can translate into major pricedifferences.

If you bought our print version, you have the best quality blackand white photos possible, and better yet you have over 275images, the largest collection of Canadian primitive photosever assembled by far! We know there are many more, soplease tell us about them. There are already plans for asequel. Enjoy!

Scott

Books like this one are never finished (there's always a bottlemissing), so they are often never started. I've wanted to write thisbook for twenty years, and must thank my wife for informing methat NOW was the time. It's been an immensely rewardingprocess, being a part of putting this book together. I've no doubtthere are countless omissions, hopefully not too many errors, andneither too much nor too little detail to satisfy you, the reader.However, that is what subsequent editions are for, and this bookhas been too long in the waiting already.

This book does not stand on its own - it stands on the shoulders ofbooks by countless pioneers of the hobby who, back in the late1960s and early 1970s, decided it was high time to start protectingand collecting bits and pieces of our Canadian culture. Ourbibliography contains a virtual "who's who" of the Canadian bottle-publishing world for the past forty years, and we thank each ofthem for the help and knowledge they've provided to the hobby ingeneral, and to us in particular as we amassed images for thisbook.

I've always felt that the best thing about this hobby was the people- something underlined particularly on my trip down east, shootingbottles from 10 collections in four days. No one turned me down,and many went far out of their way to help me track down the lastfew elusive bottles in the eastern provinces. From out west,images were emailed to me at all hours of the day and night. Andthroughout Ontario, it's been amazing the support we havereceived from across the province. So many bottles I've neverseen before - never even knew they existed! For us, this book hasbeen a lot of fun to put together, and one big "wow!" as a finishedproduct. We hope you get as many hours of enjoyment goingthrough it as we did in assembling it. Cheers!

Phil


Introduction

While there have no doubt always been people in Canada

attracted by and interested in old bottles, the hobby did notreally catch on in any big way until the 1960s. From thebeginning, ginger beers were popular with collectors, as theyare some of the oldest and most attractive bottles to be found.

Old bottles used to be more plentiful than is the case today.After the Second World War, many Canadian cities and townsexpanded. As they grew beyond their 19th century borders,some of the earliest dumps were often uncovered.Construction sites were open to scavengers and a lot of earlybottles were unearthed. This same expansion saw many farmssold, the contents of cellars, barns and attics flooding into fleamarkets, antique shops and auctions. As long as the supply ofbottles stayed steady, prices remained relatively low. 30 yearsago, you could buy most primitive stoneware bottles for lessthan $40. It was not uncommon for collectors to want toacquire one of each.

Today, the thought of amassing such a collection would sendany collector’s pocketbook into a nervous breakdown. Thesupply of bottles has virtually dried up and demand is high. Ithas become harder to find large, early dumps. Most have beenbuilt upon, or they are inaccessible under parks and sportsfields. Bottles still show up at auctions and shows, howeverthey are few and far between and there are more collectorshunting for them. Collectors now have more experience to drawon and therefore, a better sense of what is common and what israre. If, after 30 years of serious collecting, a bottle is knownby only one or a handful of examples, that is a pretty fairindication that it is rare. Notwithstanding the fact that tomorrow,someone could dig a hundred ginger beer bottles from a singlehole and a previously rare bottle could become commonovernight. Nowadays, even common primitive bottles are worth

$50-$100, while rare and attractive ones often sell for $800+.Inflation can account for some of the increase in prices, butthere is no question that demand today is greater than supplyand prices are going higher and higher all the time.

How Many Are There?

The following table details how many of each type of bottle wefound. You can see all the transfer-printed ginger beers in thesister publication to this book.

Province Primitives Transfers Total

B.C. 15 64 79Alberta 0 17 17Saskatchewan 0 5 5Manitoba 0 32 32Ontario 185 195 380Quebec 3 45 48New Brunswick 64 113 177P.E.I. 5 3 8Nova Scotia 10 110 120Newfoundland 1 1 2Total 283 585 868

There are fewer bottles that we had imagined. Where are allthe Quebec bottles? There must be more than 50! 64 primitivesfrom New Brunswick and only ten from Nova Scotia - howcome? Some of the largest collections we photographed werein Nova Scotia - are all their primitives still buried? There are somany soda manufacturers listed in old directories for whichthere are no known bottles. Clearly a lot of companies just usedplain bottles with paper labels. But no doubt, there are stillothers to be found. We look forward to what exciting new findsthe second edition of this book will have to offer!


Condition

Generally speaking, condition is always important whensomething is being bought or sold. The better the shapesomething is in, the more desirable it tends to be and therefore,the more valuable it is in the eye of the beholder. Conditionaffects the price of all bottles. In some categories, a crack canbe enough to shave 50-75% off the value of even a top-gradebottle.

It is difficult to say exactly how condition affects the value ofpottery bottles because there are so many variables. Stain orrust is not typically a big deal, since this sort of blemish cangenerally be cleaned (see our section on cleaning bottles).While a small nick in the lip or base might only reduce a bottle’svalue by a few dollars, large chips and hairline cracks (asopposed to glaze cracks) can really lower the price. It is safe tosay that this type of major damage lowers the value of commonbottles (categories 1-3) quite considerably, by half or more.However, extremely rare bottles (categories 4-5) may still retainmuch of their value despite damage, since the demand isrelatively high and a better one may never come along. In thisbook, you can see images of several bottles that are onlyknown by single, damaged examples.

Truly mint bottles (that is bottles without the slightest bit ofdamage) are hard to find and therefore, are more costly. "Mint"means perfect: perfect transfer or imprint and no cracks, chips,

marks, scratches, or damage of any kind, however slight. "Nearmint" can have imperfections, but otherwise no damage beyondvery light wear and tiny nibbles (particularly on sharpshoulders). Many collectors consider a bottle with a runny orblurred crest but perfect pottery to be mint. We disagree. Aswell, there are a wide number of sins covered by thedesignation "in-manufacture flaw." One must remember thatthese were utility bottles churned out typically in the hundreds(if not thousands) with little regard for perfection. In-manufacture flaws happened all the time, but they must still betaken into account when valuing a bottle. Weak and runnycrests, pock marks from stones that fell loose, these and manyother factors need to be taken into account when describing abottle's condition and pricing it accordingly. Always remember,bottle collectors are a picky bunch!

As a final caution, it is possible to repair pottery bottles so thatthe damage is almost completely hidden. Most collectorsconsider repaired bottles as "damaged," so this will tend tolower the value somewhat, depending on the buyer. It isworthwhile buying a small black light (ultraviolet lamp) from astamp collectors’ shop, so that you can detect repairs that areinvisible to the naked eye, especially if you are putting out a lotof money for a bottle. These lamps cost between $25-30, andshow up repairs as a white, ghostly sheen on the bottle.


Prices - Values - Rarity

Valuing antique bottles is an extremely challenging task. Rarebottles may change hands once in a lifetime, making them verydifficult to price. Note that the price ranges listed are for nearmint specimens. Note also, any bottle from Category 2 up maybe "one of a kind." Rarity is not so much a key factor with thesebottles as DEMAND. A "Canada West" bottle, even if there arefour known, will command 3 to 5 times the price of most "one-

of-a-kind" small town bottles with no place name written onthem, even if the latter bottle comes with excellent provenance.Note also that prices vary regionally. Nova Scotia only has sixbottles that are early, probably Canadian-made, hand-thrownbottles. Thus, a J.B. Baker from Halifax can be a Category 5bottle even without any other redeeming features beyond sheercollector desire.

Category Classification 2002 Price Range1 Readily Available $100-2002 Available $200-4003 Scarce $400-6004 Sought After $600+5 Extremely Sought After $800+

Category 1 - A persistent collector should be able to acquireone at a reasonable price. That is not to say these bottles arecommon, just that you can expect to see them around for sale.

Category 2 - These bottles are a more difficult to find but mostadvanced collectors who want them will have them. Bottles inthis category will typically just have a name impressed in thepottery.

Category 3 - Bottles in this category are rare and often havethe name of the merchant as well as the town stamped in thepottery.

Category 4 - Demand is key here. These bottles are veryscarce and, accordingly, prices start to become a real matter ofopinion. Bottles in this category will change hands veryseldom, making them hard to price. They will typically have key

features such as multiple lines of writing or a date. Selling abottle in this category for full value will require a motivatedseller and a serious, knowledgeable buyer. If you have one ofthese bottles, it would be a good idea to hold onto it until youcan find out exactly what it is worth at a given time and place.

Category 5 - These bottles are truly exceptional. Typically theyare both rare and have one or more other notable features - adate, a rare shape or glaze, the letters "C.W." (Canada West),or perhaps, say, a hand-painted image of a man smoking acigarette! The description of a category 5 bottle will tell youwhy we think it should be counted among the best and mostvaluable. The asking price and selling price will depend on theparticular circumstances in which these bottles are sold. Whatyou can get for one of these is anyone’s guess.


Canadian or American - Do Smooth Bases and Concentric Circles Tell a Tale?

For the longest time, rumour has had it that you could tell whether a bottle wasCanadian-made or American-made based on the basal markings. Smooth basedbottles were Canadian; bottles with concentric circles ("circular wire grooves" - madeby the potter's wire as he cut the bottle off the wheel) were American. No one knewfor certain, but concentric circles were deemed to be as American as apple pie.

In the course of writing this book, we have undertaken a cursory look at thisstatement, and found it to be "somewhat true." Fascinating, of course, becausepotters moved across the border often, and Canadians bought American wares andvice versa. "Somewhat true," however, is all we can say. We have found a number ofbottles with definite Canadian heritage that have these basal wire cutting marks, andemail conversations with seasoned American collectors of primitives have turned upsmooth-based American bottles. However, our American collecting friends tell us thatroutinely half of their bottles have these concentric circles on the base. From ourresearch, fewer than 10% of Canadian bottles have these basal markings, and half ofthose are on bottles used by bottlers who sold on both sides of the border (Wallis inNew Brunswick, for example).

No doubt, this question awaits someone who is ready to focus on a number of issues.How do the statistics stack up in a more formal study? Are bottles from one area ofCanada or the U.S.A. more or less likely to have base marks? There's no apparentreason this method of cutting bottles off the wheel should be country-specific -perhaps a certain "school" of potters working in a certain geographic area were morelikely to remove their bottles with wires?

Basal markings alone will not make for a positive identification of the country of originfor your name-only bottles, but for now, it would appear that the age-old rule of thumbis still a pretty good place to start.


Two of Canada's earliest primitives - a Griffin from Kingston, Ontario, anda Crosskill's, from Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Age

Throughout much of the 19th century in Canada, potterybottles were commonly incised or impressed with amerchant’s name and often other details such as placenames, product names, potter’s marks and even dates.Most of these primitive bottles were made from durablestoneware, a vitrified pottery that was typically salt-glazed. These heavy, often crude bottles came in awide variety of shapes and sizes, reflecting the fact thatthey were hand-made by different potters.

The first Canadian primitives are probably from the1840s, though some may have been in use before this.Bottles such as the Crosskills of Halifax, Nova Scotiaand the Griffins and Donoghues of Kingston, Ontarioare among the oldest and most unusual examples.Although there are regional shapes, glazes and lettersizes, the basic cylindrical shape and rough appearanceof primitive bottles remained largely unchanged fromthe 1850s through to the early 1890s, when morerefined and uniform bottles first appeared.

It is difficult to say exactly when, but at some point inthe 1890s, pottery bottles with ink transfers or stampsunder the glaze began to rapidly replace the earlierincised type of bottles. Dating bottles was a commonpractice in New Brunswick (though nowhere else inCanada). This practice helps to identify approximatelywhen this transformation occurred. Companies likeS.H. McKee of Fredericton, New Brunswick had datesput on their primitives as early as the 1850s andcontinued to do so (on both primitives and transferprinted bottles) until the First World War. S.H. McKee &Sons started dating their bottles every year, in anunbroken chain from 1889 to 1913. The first transfer


Two of the latest primitive style ginger beers - the Roue, on the left,made in England, and the Drolet, a very curious bottle, perhaps made

in Canada?

printed McKee bottles appear in 1894. The Dolans ofSaint John also used dated transfer printed bottles and theearliest of these is from 1896. After a skipped year in 1897(no bottles yet found with that date), dated Dolans can befound all the way up to 1916. James Roué of Halifax wasthe only Nova Scotia ginger beer manufacturer to usedated transfer printed bottles; the earliest one is dated1898. The last, interestingly enough, is an incised bottlefrom 1903. Several manufacturers used crossover bottles -the 1903 Roué and the impressed Drolet from Ottawa aretwo excellent examples of bottles that were used duringthe transfer-printed era, but for some reason, wereimpressed.

The dates of operation for a number of Canadian potteriesthat are known to have made transfer printed bottles, alsosupport the idea that these bottles first appearedsometime in the 1890's:

• The Brantford Stoneware Manufacturing Co.,Brantford, Ont. (1894-1907);

• Glass Brothers & Co, London, Ont. (1888-1897); and • James W. Foley & Company (1900-1940s).

By the late 1920s, cheaper glass and eventually plasticcontainers had replaced pottery bottles altogether.Fortunately for collectors, these pottery bottles were madeto last and many have survived to remind us of Canada’spioneer past.


Cleaning Pottery Bottles

There are still a great many collectors who search and toil indirt and mud for old bottles. Often these bottles are found badlystained or rust covered. Every digger has their own method forcleaning bottles and there is no substitute for good old trial anderror. Here are our recommendations.

Use them AT YOUR OWN RISK:

1. Start with a soak in ordinary soapy water overnight. Scrubthe soaked bottle with a plastic scrub pad. Do not usesteel wool to clean pottery bottles as it can scratch theglaze!

2. If the bottle has stubborn rust or calcium deposits, soak it ina mixture of muriatic acid and water (half-and-half) for 1-2days maximum. Follow the instructions for safe use ofmuriatic acid carefully! It will burn you badly! It willalso burn holes in almost anything (concrete floor,asphalt garage floor, etc.) Rinse and scrub it with a plasticscrub pad. Bake the bottle on an old cookie sheet in theoven overnight at the lowest possible setting (at the pointwhere it just clicks on). This forces the moisture from thebottle and the rust and acid along with it. Often the stain willcome out and stick to the glaze in a fine powder. Let thebottle fully cool to room temperature and then wash it insoapy water. Warning: some glazes are sensitive tomuriatic acid and can be damaged by it! We have seenthe glaze on cheap pottery inkwells literally get washed offby it! Generally, ginger beer bottles can handle the acid,

though we would hesitate to use this process on a valuableprimitive bottle. Practice before you try it on your bestbottle!

3. If the glaze is cracked (often all over) dirt will seep into thecracks and stain the bottle. If you think the stain is dirtrather than rust, it can be cleaned with a soak in highlyconcentrated peroxide. This requires stronger peroxide thanis available at your local pharmacy. You will need to buy 50Volume peroxide. Find a barber's supply company or benice to your barber and ask him to get it for you. Follow theinstructions for safe use of peroxide carefully! Thisstrength of peroxide evaporates quickly, so you will need tokeep buying it. Pour undiluted peroxide into a tray deepenough to cover the bottle completely. Leave the bottle tosoak for 1-2 days maximum. Rinse and scrub it with aplastic scrub pad. Bake the bottle on an old cookie sheet inthe oven overnight at the lowest possible setting (at thepoint where it just clicks on). This forces the moisture fromthe bottle and the stain and peroxide along with it. Often thestain will come out and stick to the glaze in a fine powder.Let the bottle fully cool to room temperature and then washit in soapy water. Warning: some glazes are sensitive tohighly concentrated peroxide and can be damaged byit! This process works incredibly well and has been usedsuccessfully on not just ginger beers, but fine bone china.Practice before you try it on your best bottle!


Newfoundland

SStt JJoohhnn''ss

NF-1 John Carter (c.1864-1884)

"John Carter / 30 New Gower St / Saint Johns / Newfoundland"

Description: Tan top quart.Height: Potter/Agent:Category: 5

Note: There is only one of these bottles known at this time, in the condition aspictured.


Nova Scotia

HHaalliiffaaxx

NS-1 J. B. Baker

"J. B. Baker"

Description: Yellow body quart.Height: 9 1/2"Base: smoothCategory: 3

Note: There is a variant of this bottle with a different yellowcoloration.

NS-2 J. B. Baker

"J B Baker"

Description: Brown top over grey quart, blue wash.Height: 10" to 10 3/8"Base: smoothCategory: 4


Halifax….continued

NS-3 Canada Mineral Water Co.

"Canada / Mineral Water Co. / Halifax, N.S."

Description: Ivory pint, blue wash in writing.Height: 8"Potter: No MarkCategory: 4



NS-4 James Crosskill

"Crosskills / Superior / Ginger / Beer"

Description: Crude, string rim around lip, dark chocolate, tall pint.Height: 8 3/4"Base: Smooth - 2 of the 3 I've seen are concave.Category: 5

Note: Perhaps Canada's second-best primitive. It is both very old and quite unique. We sawthree of these bottles, though only one is marked. All three came out in the same dig inHalifax. Coloration is as below. The centerpiece to whatever collection it graces.



Glass, paper label Crosskill bottle, note "Established1813." Crosskill was "awarded two medals and eightfirst prizes for superior excellence of manufactures,"and the central medallion on this bottle is dated 1865.

Unmarked Crosskill primitive. Two unmarked bottles areknown: one with a straight neck, the other this incrediblyunique, impossibly bent specimen!



NS-5 A.J. Davis

"A.J. Davis / Pure McNab / Halifax N.S."

Description: Tight writing, white pint, blue wash in lettering.Height: 8 1/4"Potter: W.S. & Co., H or unmarkedCategory: 1

Note: Pure McNab refers to McNab Island, in Halifax Harbour,where the Davis plant was located. In a 1970s dig, literally hundredsof these bottles were found. All Davis bottles have an upside-downV used as the last A in "Halifax." That being the case, it is safe toconjecture that all bottles were ordered from the same manufacturerat the same time by Webster Smith & Co. of Halifax for Davis,whether marked or unmarked.

NS-6 A.J. Davis

"A.J. Davis / Pure McNab / Halifax N.S."

Description: Spread apart lines of writing, white pint, bue wash inlettering.Height: 8 1/4"Potter: W.S. & Co., H. or unmarked.Category: 1


Halifax…continued

NS-7 James Roue

"James Roue / Registered / 1903 / Trade Mark / Halifax N.S."

Description: Dark brown top internal thread pint.Height: 6 3/4"Potter/Agent: Lovatt & LovattCategory: 1


SSyyddnneeyy

NS-8 Nash & McAlister

"Nash / & / McAlister"

Description: Dark brown top pint.Height: 7 3/4" - 8"Base: SmoothCategory: 4

NS-9 Nash & McAllister


Description: Light brown quart.Height: 9 1/2"Smooth base.Category: 4

NS-10 Nash & McAllister


Description: Dark brown quart {no photoavailable}.Height: 9 1/2"Smooth base.Category: 4

Note: these three bottles may be early bottlesmade at the Foley Pottery in Saint John, NewBrunswick.


Prince Edward Island

CChhaarrllootttteettoowwnn

Bevan Bros.

A redware bottle made of P.E.I. clay, marked "B B" is believed to exist, attributed to BevanBrothers, early Charlottetown bottlers. A single specimen is said to exist, and although wehaven't seen it, we've been told about it by two independent sources. That said, we havealso seen a listing for "Brighton Brewery" in Charlottetown, so the attribution may not bedefinitive. There is also a quart primitive marked "B&B" - we are told this bottle is American,not Canadian.

PE-1 G Simmonds

"GSimmonds"

Description: Grey pint with blue wash.Height: 6 1/2"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

Note: Hutchinson's Prince Edward Island Directory, 1864 lists "Simmons, George, beermanufacturer, Euston n{orth of} Prince."


Charlottetown….continued

PE-2 G Simmonds

"Simmonds"

Description: Red chocolate pint.Height: 6 1/2"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

PE-3 G Simmonds

"Simmonds / Charlotte.Town"

Description: Medium brown pint.Height: 6 3/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 3

Note: Charlotte Town spelled as two words. Rarevariant. We only know of two.


Charlottetown….continued

PE-4 G Simmons

"G Simmons / Charlottetown"

Description: Medium sandy brown pint.Height: 7 1/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

PE-5 G Simmons

"G Simmons / Ch.Town"

Description: Medium sandy brown pint, similar toprevious bottle.Height: 7 1/2"Base: SmoothCategory: 3

Rare variant.


New Brunswick

IInnddiiaann TToowwnn

NB-1 W. Brown

"W.Brown / 1874"

Description: Dated (on side) brown top quart, lightblue wash in lettering.Height: 9 3/4"Base: Concentric wire groove marksCategory: 3

Note: Brown was in business c. 1868-1874. IndianTown is now the north end of Saint John. Note also:Two images of the same bottle (front and side).


FFrreeddeerriiccttoonn

NB-2 S.H. McKee

"S.H. McKee / Bottle Not Sold / 1854"

Description: Dated grey quart with blue washin lettering.Height: 10"Base: SmoothCategory: 4

NB-3 S.H. McKee

"S.H. McKee / Fred. N.B. / 1866"

Description: Dated grey pint with blue wash inlettering.Height: 8 3/8"Base: SmoothCategory: 5

Note: Extremely rare bottle from a highlycollected company.


Fredericton….continued

NB-4 S.H. McKee

"S.H. McKee, / F'ton, N.B, / 1867"

Description: Grey pint, blue wash in lettering.Height: 8 3/4"Base: Concentric wire groovesCategory: 5

Note: Extremely rare, plus dated 1867 -Canada's year of Confederation.

NB-5 S.H. McKee

"S.H. McKee, / Fred' N.B, / 1868"

Description: Tan quart.Height: 11"Base: Category: 5

Note: Extremely rare, dated, from a highlycollected company.



NB-6 S.H. McKee

"S.H. McKee / Bottle Not Sold"

Description: Brown top quart, blue wash in lettering.Height: 10"Base:Category: 2



NB-7 S.H. McKee

"S.H. Mc'Kee"

Description: Tall grey quart.Height: 10 3/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

NB-8 S.H. McKee

"S.H. Mc'Kee"

Description: Grey pint, blue wash in lettering.Height: 8"Base:Category: 2



NB-9 S.H.McKee &Sons

"S.H. McKee & Sons"

Description: Pintbottle.Height: Base: wire grooveCategory: 2

Note: Band aroundneck. This bottlecomes in a blob topvariant and a collartop variant. It alsocomes in a grey bodyand a tan body.

On right: Collar topgrey, blob top grey,blob top tan. Noticedifferent placement of"c" in McKee.



NB-10 S.H. McKee & Sons

"S.H. McKee & Sons"

Description: Grey pint, blue wash, serif lettering(as opposed to the next bottle).Height: 8"Base:Category: 2

NB-11 S.H. McKee & Sons

"S.H. McKee & Sons"

Description: Tan pint, blue wash, sans serif font(as opposed to the previous bottle).Height: 8"Base:Category: 2



NB-12 S.H. McKee & Sons 1889

"S.H. McKee & Sons / 1889"

Height: 8 3/4"Potter: Price BristolCategory: 1

NB-13 S.H. McKee & Sons 1890NB-14 S.H. McKee & Sons 1891NB-15 S.H. McKee & Sons 1892NB-16 S.H. McKee & Sons 1893

Note: These bottles have the same description asthe above 1889 bottle.

Note: Each year seems to come in both serif (top)and sans serif (bottom) font type faces. Whichmeans that you could potentially have ten bottlesto collect, not five.

In 1894, McKee started using transfer-printedbottles. Dated McKee's exist from 1894 to 1913 inthe transfer-printed style.



NB-17 G.B. Moore & Co.

"G.B. Moore & Co."

Description: Grey quart. Height: 9 3/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

Note: The blue in the lettering is new ink, not a cobalt blue wash applied at time ofmanufacture.


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NB-18 J. Bogan

"J. Bogan / 1852"

Description: Blue lip grey body quart, dated onthe side.Height: 9 1/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 4

NB-19 J. Bogan

"J Bogan / 1854"

Description: Blue lip grey body quart, dated onthe front or reverse {two bottles seen; one datedon front, one on reverse}.Height: 8 3/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 4


Saint John….continued

NB-20 J. Bogan

"J. Bogan"

Description: Grey quart, light blue lip, largecharacter text.Height: 10"Base:Category: 2

NB-21 J. Bogan

"J. Bogan"

Description: Grey quart, plain lip, small charactertext.Height: 9 1/2" to 10"Base: SmoothCategory: 2



NB-22 Carvell & Grogan

"Carvell & Grogan"

Description: Grey quart, blue wash in lettering.Height: 9 1/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

NB-23 Francis Clerke

"From Francis Clerke / St John NB"

Description: Brown pint, incised lettering atbase. Note: white powder has been added tobring out the writing - the lettering itself isuncoloured.Height: pintBase:Category: 4

Note: Extremely rare pint - probably made inthe United Kingdom? Clerke was in businessin the 1850s.



NB-24 J. Devine

"J. Devine / 1852"

Description: Medium brown glaze over grey quart,dated.Height: 10"Base: Concentric wire grooveCategory: 4

NB-25 J. Devine

"J. Devine"

Description: Exceptional mead or cider shaped bottle,quart, honey glazed.Height: 10"Base: SmoothCategory: 4



NB-26 J. Devine

"J. Devine"

Description: Brown slip over grey body quart,large print.Height: 10 3/4"Base: Smooth.Category: 2

NB-27 J. Devine

"J. Devine"

Description: Blue lip quart, blue wash in lettering.Height: 10"Base:Category: 2



NB-28 P. Devine

"P. Devine / 1853"

Description: Quart honey brown slip over greybottle.Height: 9 1/2" to 9 3/4"Base: Smooth Category: 4

Note: This bottle comes in two different charactersets - a serif font (left) and a larger, sans serif font(right).



NB-29 P. Devine

"P. Devine / 1854"

Description: Quart, grey or tan bottle, very thinbrown glaze on neck and lip, blue wash in lettering.Height: 9 1/2" - 9 3/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 4

NB-30 P. Devine

"P. Devine"

Description: Grey quart.Height: 9 3/8"Base: SmoothCategory: 2



Note on the P & M Devines

There seems to be a long-running discussion as to whether the Devines are Canadian orAmerican. In particular, the P & M Devines are claimed by a Peter Devine of BostonMassachusetts. Extensive directory research has been done that places the P. Devineand the J. Devine in Saint John, but no directory listing has been found in Saint John forP & M Devine. Dave Graci, author of American Stoneware Bottles found a listing for"P. & M. Devine" in Boston, Massachusetts in 1872 and 1874 as a soda watermanufacturer.

We will offer two thoughts to this discussion. First, Saint John and Boston are bothseaports, and there was considerable trade between the two cities. Second, during a tripto Saint John, a long-time local digger asked, "If the P. & M. Devine is an Americanbottle, how come I'm coming up with pieces of them almost all the time when I dig?"

NB-31 P & M Devine

"P. & M. Devine"

Description: Grey quart, blue wash.Height: 9 3/4"Base: Concentric wire groovesCategory: 1



NB-32 P.& M. Devine

"P. & M. Devine"

Description: Grey quart, light brown colouring onneck, no blue wash in lettering.Height: 9"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

NB-33 P. & M. Devine

"P. & M. Divine"

Description: Grey quart, blue wash, notemisspelled name.Height: 9 1/2"Base: Concentric wire groovesCategory: 1



NB-34 John Dolan

"J Dolan"

Description: Blue top quart.Height: 9.5"Base:Category: 2

NB-35 John Dolan

"J Dolan"

Description: Blue top pint.Height: 7.5"Base: smoothCategory: 2



NB-36 John Dolan

"J Dolan"

Description: Black top quart.Height: 9.5"Base:Category: 4

Note: Rare colour top.



NB-37 Dolan Bros

"Dolan Bro's"

Description: Medium blue top quart.Height: 9.5"Base:Category: 2

NB-38 Dolan Bros

"Dolan Bro's"

Description: Dark blue top pint.Height: 7.5"Base:Category: 2



NB-39 Dolan Bro's

"Dolan Bro's"

Description: Brown quart.Height: Base:Category: 2

NB-40 Dolan Bros

"Dolan Bros / St. John, N.B."

Description: Blue top quart.Height: 9 1/2"Base: smoothCategory: 2



NB-41 Dolan Bros


Description: Dark green top quart.Height: 9 3/4"Base: Category: 4

Note: Rare top colour.

NB-42 Dolan Bros


Description: Green top pint.Height: 7 1/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 4

Note: Rare top colour. The thoughtamong collectors is that the greentops occurred when the normallyblue-top bottles were overbaked -but this is only conjecture.



NB-43 Dolan Bros

"Dolan Bros. / St. John, N.B."

Description: Blue top pint.Height: 7 1/2"Base: smoothCategory: 2

NB-44 T Driscoll

"T. Driscoll / St. John, N.B."

Description: Grey quart.Height: 9 1/2"Base: Category: 5

Note: Extremely rare.



NB-45 Wm. Evans

"Wm. Evans"

Description: yellow body quart.Height: 9"Potter: Possibly Foley Pottery, Saint John.Category: 2

NB-46 Wm. Evans

"Wm. Evans"

Description: Tan glaze over grey body.Height: 9"Potter: Possibly Foley Pottery, Saint John.Category: 2



NB-47 Wm. Evans

"Wm. Evans"

Description: Grey quart, blue wash in lettering.Height: 9 - 9 3/8"Base: Smooth.Category: 2

Note: This bottle also comes in a variant with no blue wash.



NB-48 Robert J Garnett

"R J Garnett"

Description: Grey quart, blue wash inlettering.Height: Base:Category: 2

Note: 1890-1891 at 356 Haymarket SquareSaint John N.B.and 1891-1908 at 122Brussels St.Saint John N.B.

NB-49 R J Garnett

"R.J. Garnett"

Description: Honey yellow glazed quart.Height: 9"Potter: Possibly Foley Pottery, Saint JohnCategory: 2



NB-50 Robert.J. Garnett

"R. J. Garnett"

Description: Honey brown glazeover grey body - mead or cidershaped.Height: 10"Potter: Perhaps a variant fromthe Foley Pottery?Category: 4

Note: Very odd style. Fiveknown (as of 2002). They areso unique that we've includedphotos of the three we've seen.



NB-51 Robert J. Garnett

"R J Garnett"

Description: Brownish grey quart.Height: 9 1/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

NB-52 Robert J. Garnett

"R G Garnett"

Description: Blue top quart.Height: Base:Category: 2

Note middle initial is G, not J?

Note on the Garnetts: A single transfer-printed Garnett is known to exist. SeeTransfer Printed Ginger Beers ofCanada for details.



NB-53 Michael J. Hurley

"M. Hurley"

Description: Grey quart, blue wash over lettering.Height: 9 1/2"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

Note: Michael J Hurley was a grocer and probablyoperated a tavern in Saint John at least in theyears 1866-68. Wife's name Catherine. Operatedfirst on Sheffield St, then Water, then Dock.

NB-54 J.R. (James Ready?)

"J.R."

Description: Brown pint.Height: 6 3/8"Base: SmoothCategory: 1

Note: This bottle most likely came from the sodawater manufactory of James Ready or JamesRoue. Bottles have been found both in Saint Johnand Halifax during digs, leading some to believethe bottle is more likely a James Ready bottle, asReady had plants in both locations.



NB-55 J.R. (James Ready?)

"J.R"

Description: Ivory pint.Height: 7"Base: Category: 1

Note: This bottle most likely came from the sodawater manufactory of James Ready or James Roue.Bottles have been found both in Saint John andHalifax during digs, leading some to believe the bottleis more likely a James Ready bottle, as Ready hadplants in both locations.

NB-56 W. B. Sargeant

"W.B. Sargeant / Bottle Not Sold / 1853"

Description: Dated quart, medium brown top overgrey.Height: 9 1/2"Base: SmoothCategory: 4

Note: The words "& Co." do not appear on this bottle.



NB-57 W. B. Sargeant & Co.

"W.B. Sargeant & Co. / Bottle Not Sold / 1854"

Description: Dated sand quart, blue wash inlettering (except in date).Height: 9 3/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 4

W. B. Sargeant & Co.

"W.B. Sargeant & Co. / Bottle Not Sold / 1854"

Description: Dated grey quart, blue wash inlettering.Height: 10"Base: SmoothCategory: 4

Note: Same bottle as previous, but in a slightlydifferent clay colour - hence we did not give it aunique listing number.




"W.B. Sargeant & Co. / Bottle Not Sold"

Description: Brown top quart.Height: 10 1/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 3


"W.B. Sargeant & Co. / Bottle Not Sold"

Description: Light grey quart, blue wash in lettering.Height: Potter:Category: 3




" Sargeant & Co."

Description: Light grey quart.Height: 10"Base:Category: 2



NB-61 J.A. Wallis

"JA Wallis"

Description: Grey quart, blue wash in lettering.Height: 10 1/4"Base: Circular wire grooveCategory: 2

NB-62 J.A. Wallis

"JA Wallis"

Description: Brown quart, blue lip, blue wash inlettering.Height: 9 1/2"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

Note: There has been question as to whether theWallis is Canadian or American, but these twobottles were dug in Saint John. Wallis had glassbottles with an American address, as well asglass bottles with a Saint John address. Thatsaid, these bottles were probably used on bothsides of the border.


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NB-63 J. W. Thomas

"J.W. Thomas"

Description:Grey quart, blue wash in lettering.Height: 9 3/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

Note: This bottle also comes without the bluewash.

NB-64 J. W. Thomas

"J.W. Thomas"

Description: Grey pint, blue wash in lettering.Height: Base: smoothCategory: 2

Note: It is believed this bottle also comeswithout the blue wash in the lettering.


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Although we have been unable to trace this bottle, we give serious consideration to thepossibility that it may be a New Brunswick primitive. It appears to be very similar to the browntop Sargeant bottle from Saint John. Any information would be appreciated.

J. Duffy

"J Duffy & Co."

Description: Brown glaze over grey body.Height: 10 1/2"Base: SmoothCategory: 2


Quebec

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QC-1 Goodwin Brothers

"Goodwin / Brothers / Quebec"

Description: Brown pint.Height: 6 3/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

Note: Goodwin Brothers were potters, not bottlers.


Quebec City….continued

QC-2 Musson & Co.

"Musson & Co / Quebec"

Description: Cream pint.Height: 6 1/4"Base: SmoothPotter: Price PowellCategory: 4

QC-3 Musson & Co.

"J Musson / Quebec"

Description: Dark chocolate brown pint.Height: 6 1/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 4

Note: Musson is an English name, not a Frenchname. Most Canadian collectors try topronounce this name with a French accent, butJohn Musson came from England, and spokeEnglish. We tend to forget there was a sizeableEnglish-speaking population in Quebec City inthe 19th century.


Ontario

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Bell

Two identical primitives are believed to exist in a museum collection with the family name Bell and Arnprior inscribed. The Bell familywas quite a prominent merchant family in Arnprior.


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ON-1 Mager & Hiller (c.1881)

"Mager & Hiller"

Description: Light grey quart, blue wash in lettering.Height: 9 1/2"Base: SmoothCategory: 3


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ON-2 J Eves

"J Eves / Belleville"

Description: Light orange/brown quart, bluewash in lettering.Height: 10 1/2"Base: SmoothCategory: 4

ON-3 J Eves

"J. Eves / Belleville"

Description: Light grey quart, blue wash inlettering.Height: 9"Base: Category: 4


Belleville….continued

ON-4 J.B. Hall

"J.B. Hall / Belleville"


Note: Hall opened a brewery in Belleville called the "City Brewery" in August of 1845.He was still listed as being in business in the 1851 census, but disappears by the timeof the 1858 city directory. Note also the similarities between this bottle and the J.F. /Kingston.



ON-5 Philip H. Hambley (c. 1881)

"P Hambly / Belleville Ont."

Description: Light grey quart, blue wash in lettering.Height: unknownBase: unknownCategory: 5

Note: An exceptional lip finish on this bottle, ascompared to the next example.

ON-6 Philip H. Hambley

"P.H. Hambley / Belleville, Ont."

Description: Dark brown/grey speckling on greyquart, blue wash in lettering.Height: 11"Base: Straight wire groovesCategory: 5

Note: There are probably five or six of these known,but their shape is clearly unique among Ontarioprimitives. Any claims that Hambley ran a dairy andthat these are hence milk bottles are completelyunsubstantiated.

In 1881, Philip H Hambley ran a Bakery andSaloon, and did between $2,000 and $5,000 worthof business.



ON-7 R. Smith & Co.

"R. Smith & Co."

Description: Light grey pint, blue washin lettering.Height: 6 1/2"Base:Category: 2

Note: This bottle is attributed to bothLondon and Belleville. The bottle isequally likely to be from one town or theother, and possibly from neither. Therewas, however, a London merchantnamed "R. Smith", and there are crockswhich bear his name.

ON-8 W. Thompson

"W. Thompson / Belleville"

Description: Orange/brown quart.Height: 9 1/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 4

Note: These orange clay bottles arequite rare and seem to be a regionalproduct of eastern Ontario. They arehighly attractive and are more valuedfor this feature.


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ON-9 T. Corey

"T Corey / Bloomfield"

Description: Light grey quart, blue wash in lettering.Height: 10 1/2"Base:Category: 4

Note: In 1871, Truman Corey, 58 years of age and American-born, was making patentmedicines in Stratford.


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ON-10 J.F. Adkin (c.1881)

"J.F. Adkin / Bothwell."

Description: Light grey/light tan quart, blue wash inlettering.Height: 10"Base: SmoothCategory: 3

Note: There are at least a half dozen of theseknown. Two are shown here. In 1881, James F.Adkin was a Grocer, with yearly sales estimated atless than $1000.


BBrraaddffoorrdd

ON-11 W. Walmsly

"W.R. Walmsly"

Description: Light grey quart, blue wash inlettering.Height: 9 3/4"Base:Category: 2

Attributed to Bradford.

ON-12 J.F. Williams

"J F Williams / Bradford Ont"

Description: Light grey quart, blue wash inlettering.Height: 10"Base: Category: 3


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Behan

A quart primitive is believed to have come from Braeside, Ontario. It is reputed to have four lines of writing, and probably belonged toa bottler by the name of Behan.


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ON-13 John Clarke

"J Clarke"

Description: Light grey quart.Height: Base: Category: 2

Note: John Clarke was born circa 1839 and operated a grocery store in Bramptonin the 1860s to the 1880s.


BBrraannttffoorrdd

ON-14 R.& T. Spencer

"R & T Spencer"

Description: Light grey quart, blue wash in lettering.Height: 9 3/4"Base: smoothCategory: 2

Note: In 1871, Thomas Spencer was a 40 year oldBrewer, living in Brantford.

ON-15 H. & T. Spencer

"H. & T. Spencer"

Description: Light brown quart, blue wash in lettering.Height: 10"Base:Category: 2


Brantford….continued

ON-16 H. & T. Spencer

"H. & T. Spencer"

Description: Blue lip quart.Height: 10 1/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

Note: Two variants of what we presume is essentially thesame bottle are shown here.



ON-17 W Spencer

"W Spencer"

Description: Brown quart, blue wash in lettering.Height: 10"Base: concentric circlesCategory: 2

ON-18 M. Whitham

"M Whitham"

Description: Grey quart.Height: 10"Base: smoothCategory: 2

Note: There is an incredible similarity in shape betweenthese two bottles.



ON-19 M Whitham

"M Whitham"

Description: Grey pint, brown lip, blue wash inlettering.Height: 7 1/4"Base:Category: 2

ON-20 M Whitham

"M Whitham"

Description: Grey quart, brown lip, blue wash inlettering.Height: 10 1/2"Base:Category: 2

Note: In the 1871 census, Henry F. Whitham waslisted as a soda water manufacturer in Brantford.Matthew Whitham, age 57, was listed as a bakerand confectioner. Bakers and confectioners oftensold soda water. Perhaps Henry worked withMatthew, after whom we presume these bottlesto be named.



ON-21 M Whitham

"M Whitham"

Description: Grey quart, blue lip and neck top.Height: 10 1/2"Base:Category: 2

Note: Similar to the H&T Spencer quart (ON-16).

ON-22 M Whitham

"M Whitham"

Description: Tan pint.Height: 7"Base:Category: 2


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G. James

"G. James / Brighton"

Description: Medium brown pint.Height: 6 1/2"

Note: This is NOT a Canadian bottle. It was erroneously listed as a bottle fromBrighton, Ontario in early ginger beer books. In fact, it is from England. Derek Askey,a published Ginger Beer book author from, yes, BRIGHTON, UK, writes:

Dear Phil,

I'm sorry to disappoint you, but the G. James ginger beer undoubtedly comesfrom Brighton, England. Brief details as follows:

1) About seven variations known, all impressed lettering, brown saltglazed and two-tone slip glazed.

2) Rarest example, although probably not earliest, impressed "A.E. James" and witha raised moulded design of a dolphin, also having the quite rare Bailey FulhamPottery (West London). All other examples are without pottery marks, and mostlikely came from Doulton or J. Stiff Potteries in Lambeth, S. London.

3) George W. James is listed as a mineral water maker from 1865 and Mrs. AnnEliza James from 1865. James continued until c.1884.

Kind Regards,Derek


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ON-23 Starr Brothers

"Starr Brothers / Brockville"

Description: Light grey/tan pint, blue wash inlettering.Height: 6 1/2"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

Note: Starr Brothers were around for at leastseveral decades. In 1881, Gil Starr & Co.,Wholesale Confectioners and Fruit Dealers,grossed between $40,000 and $75,000, anamount 20 to 40 times greater than most oftheir peers! This bottle is one of easternOntario's most common primitives.


"Starr Brothers / Brockville"

Description: Blue top grey pint, cobalt bluewash in lettering.Height: 6 1/2"Base: SmoothCategory: 3


Brockville….continued

ON-25 A Starr & Co.

"A Starr & Co. / Brockville",pint.

Description: light grey pint,blue wash in lettering.Height: 7 1/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 4

Note: The 1871 census listsan Alexander Starr, but he is73 years of age. Thus, if thisis his bottle, it likely datesfrom the 1850s or 1860s.


"Starr Brothers"

Description: Tan quart bottle,blue wash in lettering.Height: unknownBase: unknownCategory: 4 {for a near mintexample}

Note: In the 1871 census,Henry Alfred Starr, age 39,and Gordon Starr, age 36,were listed as merchants.




{impressed star}

Description: Tan slip over ivory cork pint.Height: Potter:Category: 1

Note: These impressed star bottles have often been found offthe pier in Prescott, Ontario, in the vicinity of Starr Bros.bottles. Starr Bros. also used a glass pint bottle with " /Bros." on it. That said, many collectors are still reticent togrant this bottle its pedigree. In our estimation, it is a trueOntario bottle, properly identified as the property of the StarrBrothers.


"Star"

Description: Light brown quart, blue line painted around neck.Height: 10 3/4"Base: typical Cronk-styleCategory: 2

Note: Could this bottle be a Starr Brothers from Brockville?Undecided.




{impressed star}

Description: Light brown quart.Height: 10 1/4"Base: Category: 2

Attributed to Starr Brothers from Brockville.


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ON-30 Martin V Farrar

"M.V.F."

Description: Light tan large pint, blue wash in lettering.Height: Base:Category: 2

Note: In the 1871 census, 32 year old Martin Farrar was listed as a farmer. He wasborn in the USA. It is our understanding that a small number of these bottles were dugfrom a bottle dump on the Farrar property, hence the attribution.


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ON-31 E Hutchings

"E Hutchings / Carleton Place Ont."


Note: In an 1881 business directory, E Hutchingswas listed as a Grocer, selling between $1,000 -$2,000 of goods that year.

ON-32 A.R.G. Peden

"A.R.G.P."

Description: Grey quart.Height: 10"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

Note: In the 1871 census, 58 year old William Pedenwas listed as a merchant in Carleton Place. In 1881,ARG Peden was listed as a grocer, doing less than$1000 in yearly trade.


Carleton Place….continued

ON-33 RJ Raine

"RJ Raine"

Description: Grey quart, blue wash in lettering.Height: 10"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

ON-34 RJ Raine

"RJ Raine / Carleton Place"



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ON-35 James Brown

"James Brown"

Description: Medium brown tall pint.Height: 8 3/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 3

Note: James Brown (1879-1880) is attributed toChatham by the Graci book. This bottle might havebeen Category 2, but the lip is very heavy anddistinctive, and the overally style is quite unique.

ON-36 G.J. Fiedler

"G.J.F."

Description: Grey quart.Height: Base: Cronk-styleCategory: 2

Note: There is a listing for George J. Fiedler inChatham in 1893 as a ginger beer manufacturer. Butthere is also a GJ Fiedler, soda water manufacturer,listed in Toronto in 1894. We have listed this bottle inboth places, but have numbered it only in Chatham.There is also a transfer printed Fielder bottle fromChatham (see Transfer Printed Ginger Beers ofCanada).


Chatham….continued

ON-37 J.A. Hoon

"J A Hoon"

Description: Tan quart.Height: Base: Category: 2

ON-38 J.A. Hoon

"J A Hoon"

Description: Grey quart, blue glaze in lettering.Height: 9 1/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

Note: J. A Hoon was born in England in 1825, theson of John and Jane - one of 9 children. In 1850, heand his father (both tailors) emigrated to Canada andsettled in Chatham around 1851. Hoon held anumber of different jobs including working in IsaacSmith's tailor shop. In 1856, he started a grocerystore and manufactured ginger beer. Apparently hewas very successful, and followed the higheststandards. In the 1871 Federal Census, James Hoonwas a 46 year old merchant.


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ON-39 George Carnall

"G. Carnall"

Description: Grey quart, blue paint over lettering.Height: quartBase: SmoothCategory: 2

Note: This attribution is made based on the fact that a father and son, both named GeorgeCarnall, lived in Colborne Village, according to the census of 1871. This bottle was dug inOntario.


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ON-40 Dundas Distillery

"D D"

Description: Grey pint, cobalt blue hand-painted lettering.Height: 6 1/2" Base:Category: 3

Note: See Prescott for a listing for a very similar pint, small initials "dd", that hasbeen attributed to D Daniels, a Prescott bottler. That bottle was brought up by adiver off the pier in Prescott. This bottle was one of four dug in Hamilton; all therest have small "dd" lettering, rather than capital letters. Dundas Distilleryoperated from 1850 to 1853.


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ON-41 Neil & Mable

"Neil & Mable"

Description: Grey pint, blue wash inlettering.Height: 7 1/2"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

ON-42 Neil & Mable

"Neil & Mable"

Description: Grey small quart, blue washin lettering.Height:Base:Category: 2


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ON-43 Henry Colbert

"Colbert"

Description: Medium tan large quart.Height: 11"Base: SmoothCategory: 1


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ON-44 J.T. Westcott

"J.T. Westcott / Exeter"

Description: Grey quart, blue wash in lettering.Height: Base:Category: 3


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ON-45 Mrs. Baker

"Mrs. Baker F. Falls"

Description: Light tan pint, blue wash in lettering.Height: 6 1/2"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

ON-46 Mrs. Baker

"Mrs. Baker F.Falls"

Description: Light tan small quart, blue wash inlettering.Height: 8"Base: SmoothCategory: 3

Note: In the mid-1970s, a youth walking outsideCobden found over two dozen Mrs. Baker pints, plusdamaged ones that have since been reconstructed,four Mrs. Baker large pints, a Starr from Brockville,an Archer (Renfrew) and a Menzies (Pembroke).

Despite persistent research, no reference to Mrs.Baker has been found, but the location of this findsuggests that the "F. Falls" stands for Forester's Falls(just outside Cobden), as opposed to Fenelon Fallsor Ferguson's Falls, two other small towns in Ontario.


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ON-47 F Mann

"F. Mann, Galt C.W"

Description: Light grey quart, blue wash in lettering.Height: 10"Base: Category: 4


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ON-48 E Peacock

"Dr. Cronk / E P"

Description: Tan top 10 sided quart.Height: Base: Cronk-styleCategory:

Note: This bottle is attributed to E. Peacock who operated a hotel and manufactured sarsaparillabeer from 1885-1890 in Goderich, Ontario.


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ON-49 W. Atkinson

"W. Atkinson / Guelph. C.W."

Description: Grey pint, blue wash in lettering.Height: 7"Base:Category: 4

ON-50 W. Atkinson

"W. Atkinson / Guelph."

Description: Light tan pint, blue wash in lettering.Height: 7 1/2"Base:Category: 3


Guelph….continued

ON-51 Beavis & Copp

"Beavis & Copp / Guelph"

Description: Grey quart, blue wash inlettering.Height: 7"Base:Category: 4

ON-52 James Copp

"James Copp / Guelph"

Description: Grey pint.Height: 7"Base:Category: 4


Guelph….continued

ON-53 James Copp

"James Copp / Guelph"

Description: Light brown/grey large pint, bluewash in lettering.Height: 7 5/8"Base:Category: 4

ON-54 Copp & Beavis

"Copp & Beavis"

Description: Grey quart with blue wash inlettering.Height: 7 1/4"Base:Category: 4


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ON-55 J. Barsanti

"J. Barsanti / Hamilton"

Description: Tall ivory pint, blue wash in lettering.Height: 8"Base: Category: 5

Note: This bottle was likely made in the United Kingdom. Itis a very rare style for Ontario, and is extremely rare.

ON-56 K. S & B

"Dr. Cronk / K.S. & B / H"

Description: Medium tan quart.Height: 10 3/4"Base: Cronk-styleCategory: 2


Hamilton….continued

ON-57 Pilgrim & Company

"Pilgrim & Co / Hamilton. C.W."

Description: Brown pint.Height: 7"Base:Category: 5

Note: An extremely rare bottle from ahighly collected company.

ON-58 S.G Patton & Co

"S. G. Patton & Co. / Hamilton. C.W."

Description: Small grey pint, bluepaint over and in lettering.Height: 6"Base:Category: 5

Note: An exceptional small, squat pintprimitive with everything going for it -Canada West, colour and thatincredible shape. The image at righthas not been distorted in any way;that is the shape of this bottle.


Hamilton….continued

ON-59 Levi Sherk

"Dr Cronk / S. & Co. / H."

Description: Tan top quart with dark brown glaze on top.Height: 10 3/4"Base: Cronk-styleCategory: 3

ON-60 Levi Sherk

"Dr Cronk / L S / Hamilton"

Description: Tan top pint with medium brown glaze on top.Height: 10 3/4"Base: Cronk-styleCategory: 3


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ON-61 J.B. Taylor

"J.B. Taylor / Harriston"



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R. Brown {photo not available}

Note: A chocolate glaze small pint bottle has beenfound in Kingston harbour on 4 or 5 occasions. It isvery similar to the Sullivan and Phillips, and willlikely be shown to be a Kingston bottle.

ON-62 H Cummins

"H Cummins / Kingston C W"

Description: Dark tan quart, blue wash in lettering.Height: Base: Category: 4

ON-63 H Cummins

"H Cummins / Kingston"

Description: Dark tan quart.Height: 10 1/2"Base: SmoothCategory: 3


Kingston….continued

ON-64 H Cummins

"H Cummins / Kingston"

Description: Chocolate brown quart.Height: 10"Base: SmoothCategory: 4

ON-65 Cornelius Donoghue

"C Donoghue / K"

Description: Medium yellow ochresquat quart.Height: 7 3/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 5

Note: This is an exceptionally earlybottle (c.1840-1850) in a very rareshape.

ON-66 Cornelius Donoghue

"C Donoghue / Kingston"

Description: Cylinder quart. {nophoto available}Height: ~9"Base: Category: 5



ON-67 B Easton

"B. Easton / Kingston"

Description: Brown slip pint.Height: Base: Category: 4



ON-68 Fisher & Thompson

"Fisher & Thompson / Kingston"

Description: Tan slip over ivory collar quart.Height: 10 1/4"Potter:Category: 1

ON-69 Fisher & Thompson

"Fisher & Thompson / Kingston"

Description: Tan slip over ivory collar pint.Height: 8 1/4"Potter:Category: 1



ON-70 J. Fisher

"J.F. / Kingston"

Description: Grey quart.Height: 9 1/2"Base:Category: 3

Note: James Fisher took over Patterson's breweryin 1855. In the 1871 census, 28 year old JosephFisher was a brewer in Kingston, working for JamesFisher. This bottle is likely a James Fisher. Notealso the similarities between this bottle and the J.B.Hall, Belleville.

ON-71 B. Fitzpatrick

"B. Fitzpatrick / Kingston"

Description: Light tan quart, blue wash in lettering.Height: 10"Base: SmoothCategory: 4



ON-72 Michael Griffin

"M. Griffin K"

Description: Chocolate squatquart.Height: 8 1/2"Base: SmoothCategory: 5

Note: Another very early Ontariobottler (c. 1840-50). One ofOntario's finest.

ON-73 Michael Griffin

"M. Griffin K"

Description: Dark yellow ochresquat quart, blue wash inlettering.Height: 8 1/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 5

Note: See above bottle.



ON-74 W Hall

"W. Hall / Kingston. C.W."

Description: Chocolate brown quart.Height: 10"Base:Category: 5

Note: The chocolate brown glaze is a regionalspecialty and is highly collectible. The CanadaWest designation only adds to this extremelyrare bottle.

ON-75 W Hall

"W. Hall / Kingston. C.W."

Description: Tan quart, blue wash over lettering.Height: 10 1/2"Base:Category: 5

Note: Very similar bottle (note particularly theout-turn from the body to the lip), but with bluewash. In the 1871 census, 44 year old WilliamHall was listed as a carter (one who transportsthings in carts - a 19th Century delivery man).Perhaps in another day, he was a soda watermanufacturer?



ON-76 W. Hall

"W. Hall Kingston."

Description: Chocolate brown quart {no photo available}.Height: Base:Category: 4

ON-77 M.M. Hawkins

"M.M. Hawkins / Kingston"

Description: Tan quart.Height: 9 1/2"Base:Category: 4

Note: One of the Ms is an upside-down W on at least two of these bottles.



ON-78 Alexr Phillips

"Alexr. Phillips"

Description: Chocolate brown pint.Height: pintBase: smoothCategory: 3

ON-79 Alexr Phillips

"Alexr. Phillips / Superior / Ginger Beer"

Description: Chocolate brown pint {no photo available}.Height: pintBase: smoothCategory: 4



ON-80 D O Sullivan

"D. O. Sullivan / Kingston"

Description: Chocolate brown pint.Height: 7"Base: SmoothCategory: 4

Note: In the 1871 census, 66 year old DanielSullivan is listed as a grocer, born in Ireland.Perhaps somewhat earlier, he had been a sodawater manufacturer?

ON-81 Alex Tyo

"Alex. Tyo. / Ginger Beer / Kingston"

Description: Chocolate brown large pint.Height: 8 1/4"Base:Category: 4


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ON-82 W.H Cameron

"W.H. Cameron"

Description: Light tan/grey quart.Height: 10"Base:Category: 2

Note: Attributed to London.

ON-83 J Hevey

"J Hevey"

Description: Brown quart.Height: 10"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

Note: In the 1871 census, 60 year old James Hevey islisted as a yeoman. Previously, he had ran atemperance hotel.


London….continued

ON-84 J Hevey

"J Hevey"

Description: Grey quart, medium brown slip.Height:Base:Category: 2

ON-85 J Hevey

"J Hevey"

Description: Grey quart, Cobalt blue stripe downfront of bottle.Height:Base:Category: 2


London….continued

ON-86 J. Hevey

"Hevey C.W."


ON-87 L. Perrin

"L Perrin"

Description: Grey quart, blue wash in lettering andblue lip.Height: 10"Base: Category: 2


London….continued

ON-88 L. Perrin

"L Perrin / Ginger Beer"

Description: Very dark brown pint.Height: 7 1/2"Base:Category: 5

Note: Extremely early, great coloration, withthe extra bonus: "Ginger Beer"!

ON-89 L. Perrin

"L Perrin / 1854"

Description: Dark brown quart.Height: 10"Base:Category: 5

Note: Currently, this is Ontario's only datedprimitive.


London….continued

ON-90 L. Perrin Jr.

"L. Perrin JUNr"

Description: Grey quart, blue lip.Height: 9 1/2"Base: Category: 2

ON-91 L. Perrin Jr.

"L. Perrin JR"

Description: Speckled brown over grey quart,blue lip.Height: 9 1/2"Base: Category: 2


London….continued

ON-92 L. Perrin

"L Perrin"

Description: Grey pint, blue wash in lettering.Height: 7"Base: SmoothCategory: 3

Note: No blue wash on lip.

ON-93 L. Perrin JR

"L Perrin JR"

Description: Dark grey quart.Height: 9 3/4"Base: Cronk-styleCategory: 2


London….continued

R. Smith and Co.

"R. Smith & Co."

Description: Light grey pint, blue washin lettering.Height: 6 1/2"Base:Category: 3

Note: This bottle is attributed to bothLondon and Belleville. The bottle isequally likely to be from one town orthe other, and possibly from neither.There was, however, a Londonmerchant named "R. Smith", andthere are crocks with his name.

ON-94 Alex Tyler

"Alex Tyler / Ginger Beer Manu'r /Dundas Street / London Ont"

Description: Tan quart, blue wash inlettering.Height: 10 3/4"Base:Category: 5

Note: Four lines of writing - very rareon a primitive ginger beer.


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ON-95 Heacock & Stokes

"Heacock & Stokes"

Description: Tan quart.Height: 10"Base:Category: 2

Note: Attributed to Newmarket. In 1871, a John Stokes, age 27, was a brewer in London,Ontario. Perhaps a Mr. Heacock partnered with this John Stokes at some point inNewmarket?


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ON-96 James Lang

"James Lang, Oshawa"

Description: Grey quart, blue glaze in lettering.Height: 9 3/4"Base:Category: 4


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ON-97 Boyden's

"Boyden's / Variety Hall / Sussex St /Ottawa"

Description: Grey pint.Height: 7"Base:Category: 2

ON-98 Boyden's

"Boyden's / Variety Hall / Sussex St /Ottawa"

Description: Grey pint, blue wash overlettering.Height: 7"Base:Category: 2

Note: At least one case of 12 of these isknown to exist (combination of the twovarieties). In the 1871 census, JosephBoyden is listed as a 32 year old merchant,born in Ontario, of Scottish descent.


Ottawa….continued

ON-99 Louis Z Chabot

"L.Z. Chabot"

Description: Medium tan pint.Height: 6 3/4"Base: Concentric wire grooves.Category: 2

Note: This bottle was dug in a park in downtown Ottawa. In the census of 1871,Louis Z. Chabot is listed as a 30 year old public servant, but also as a manufacturerof ginger beer. Chabot was born in the province of Quebec.


Ottawa….continued

ON-100 Drolet & Co.

"Drolet & Co. / Ginger Beer / Ottawa"

Description: Rich reddish-brown pint.Height:Base:Category: 5

Note: Extremely rare style, perhaps aCanadian-made bottle?

ON-101 Edward Hall

"E Hall / Ottawa"


Note: In the 1871 census, Edward Hall waslisted as a 42 year old confectioner of Irishbirth.


Ottawa….continued ON-102 Edward Hall

"E. Hall / Ottawa"

Description: Grey pint, blue wash in lettering.Height: 7 3/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 4

ON-103 Charles Hoy

"C Hoy"


Note: Charles Hoy started a confectionery in1868. In the census of 1871, 24 year oldCharles Hoy was listed as a confectioner. His55 year old father, James Hoy, was also listedas a confectioner. By 1870, Charlesdisappears from Ottawa census listings forplaces unknown. This shard was found alongwith the Mrs. Baker F. Falls bottles outsideCobden, Ontario.


Ottawa….continued

ON-104 W. Kipp

"W Kipp"


ON-105 W. Kipp

"W. Kipp"

Description: Grey large pint, blue wash inlettering.Height: Base:Category: 2


Ottawa….continued

ON-106 W. Kipp

"W.K"

Description: Grey pint, blue hand-paintedlettering.Height: 6 3/4"Base: SmoothCategory 3

Note: At least four of these bottles known,perhaps others.

ON-107 W. Kipp

"W.K.B"

Description: Grey pint, blue hand-paintedlettering.Height: 6 1/2"Base: SmoothCategory: 3

Note: Obviously a W. Kipp bottle, but the B isopen to conjecture. Perhaps it stood forBrothers, Beer, Bottling or Brewery.


Ottawa….continued

ON-108 Wm Rennick

"Wm Rennick"

Description: Grey pint.Height: 6 3/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

ON-109 Wm Rennick

"Wm Rennick"

Description: Tan quart, blue wash in lettering.Height: 10 1/2"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

Note: William Rennick was a stone-masonwho manufactured root beer on his premisesduring the summer months, between the years1857-1870.


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ON-110 Robert Menzies

"Robert Menzies / Confectioner / PembrookOnt"

Description: Grey quart, blue wash inlettering.Height: 9 1/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 5

Note: The three lines of writing, the cutemisspelling of "Pembrook" and the overallexceptional condition and shape of this bottlecombine to make it a Category 5 bottle.

ON-111 R Menzies

"R Menzies / Pembroke Ont"



Pembroke….continued

ON-112 Geo. Sayer

"Geo Sayer / Baker / Pembroke"

Description: Grey quart, blue wash inlettering.Height: 9"Base:Category: 3

Note: Bottle also comes without blue washin lettering.

ON-113 J A Smith

"J A Smith:


Note: Although there are several J. Smithswho are bottlers, this bottle was found inEastern Ontario and bears a lot ofsimilarity to eastern Ontario bottles,particularly the Mrs. Bakers and some ofthe Perth Laurie variants.


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ON-114 William M Stewart

"William M Stewart / Penville Ont."

Description: Tan quart.Height: 10"Base:Category: 3

ON-115 Stewart & Turner

"S & T"

Description: Grey quart, blue wash in lettering.Height: 9 3/4"Base:Category: 2

Note: Attributed to Stewart & Turner of Penville,c.1883. In 1881, Stewart and Bruce were listedas Soda Water Manufacturers in Penville.


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ON-116 James Allan

"JA / "

Description: Grey quart, blue hand-painted lettering.Height: Base:Category: 3

Note: This star decoration is unique. There are anumber of hand-painted initial bottles in EasternOntario, but this is the only one with decoration of anysort. In the 1871 federal census, a 48 year old JamesAllan was a Merchant, born in Ontario, of Scottishdescent.

ON-117 James Allan

"A"

Description: Grey quart, blue hand-painted lettering.Height: 9 3/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 2


Perth….continued

ON-118 James Allan

"J.A."


ON-119 James Allan

"James Allan / Perth"



Perth….continued

ON-120 James Allan

"Jas Allan / Perth"

Description: Grey quart, blue wash in lettering.Height:Base:Category: 3

ON-121 James Allan

"James Allan / Perth C.W. "



Perth….continued

ON-122 James Allan

"James Allan"

Description: Grey quart, blue wash in lettering.Height 10 1/2"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

ON-123 James Laurie

"James Laurie"



Perth….continued

ON-124 Mrs. Laurie

"Mrs. Laurie Baker"


ON-125 J Laurie

"J. Laurie Baker / Root Beer"

Description: Grey quart, blue wash inlettering, circular band around neck.Height: 9 1/2"Base: SmoothCategory: 3


Perth….continued

ON-126 J Laurie

"J Laurie Baker / Root Beer"

Description: Yellow/tan quart.Height: 10 1/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 3

Note: The 1871 federal census lists James Laurie, a 33 year old baker, born in Ontario, ofScottish descent. Upon James' death, it appears that his widow Jane assumed theproprietorship of the business.

"Mrs. Jane Laurie's Bakery and Confectionery was located on Gore Street in Perth. The three-storey white brick building was erected in 1886 as a store with residence above. Baking andcandy making were done in the basement, where the bake ovens were situated. The storewas elegantly furnished with mahogany shelving and counters, topped with solid walnut.Adjoining the store was a neat restaurant in which oysters, ice cream and fruit were served inseason, together with bread, cakes and pastry. A favourite lunch consisted of buns andchunks of local cheese, with a bottle of Mrs. Laurie's Old English Ginger Beer.

"The Laurie business was established in 1858 and was operated by Mrs. Jane Laurie and herdaughter, Mrs. Margaret MacCormack, for 67 years. Following her daughter's sudden death in1925, Mrs. Laurie sold the business. She died later that same year, on November 11, 1925 atthe age of 90 years."

This article comes from an issue of a local Perth newspaper, often photocopied, and available to us with noindications as to age or reporter's name.


Perth….continued

ON-127 J Laurie

"JL"

Description: Tan quart, blue hand-paintedlettering.Height: 10"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

ON-128 James Laurie

"James Laurie / Perth"



Perth….continued

ON-129 J Laurie

"J Laurie / Baker"

Description: Dark grey quart, blue wash inlettering.Height: 9 1/2"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

ON-130 J Laurie

"JL"

Description: Grey quart, blue wash in lettering.Height: 10 1/2"Base: Category: 2

Note: Attributed to J Laurie, Perth.


Perth….continued

ON-131 J Laurie

"J. L."


Note: Attributed to J Laurie, Perth.


Perth….continued

ON-132 Wm McArthur

"W. Mc. A. / P"

Description: Grey quart, blue hand-paintedlettering.Height: 10 1/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 4

Note: This is possibly the boldest of the hand-painted bottles in Ontario. At least two of thesebottles are known, both found in the OttawaValley. The "W" on both bottles is deformed.Based on similarities to the J Laurie and J Allanhand-painted bottles from Perth, these bottleshave been attributed to Wm McArthur, Perth.

ON-133 W.A. McLaren

"WA McLaren Perth"



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ON-134 Wm. Croft

"Wm Croft / Peterboro"

Description: Tan quart.Height: Base:Category: 3

Note: This bottle has been repaired - there is no guarantee the lip is original or the correctshape. William Croft was listed as a ginger beer maker on Sherbrooke Street in Peterboroughin 1858. According to the 1871 federal census, he was a 46 year old hotel-keeper inPeterborough West. He returned to the bottling business around 1900.


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ON-135 Hughes & Burns

"Hughes & Burns / Picton Ont"


ON-136 Hughes & Burns

"Hughes & Burns / Picton Ont"

Description: Chocolate brown quart.Height: Base: SmoothCategory: 4


Picton….continued

ON-137 McCartney & Sayers

"McCartney & Sayers / Picton Ont"

Description: Brown small quart.Height: 8 1/4"Base:Category: 5

Note: This is a very unusual bottle, with a glazewe have not seen on other Canadian primitives.It is a highly attractive bottle, and is extremelyrare (two known to us, only one mint).

ON-138 Capt. Wm. Young

"Capt. Wm. Young"

Description: Grey quart.Height: Base:Category: 4

Note: Capt. William Young was born in 1809,died in 1885. He settled in Wellington County,Ontario in the 1840's, with 600 acres frontingLake Ontario. At one point, he was the Clerk ofthe Divisional Court in Wellington. His sonopened a dry goods store in Picton. We canonly conjecture Capt. Young sold beer or gingerbeer from the family store. This is the onlyknown "Captain" marked bottle, thus will fetch apremium.


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ON-139 B. Minor

"B. Minor"

Description: Grey small quart, blue wash in lettering.Height: 8 1/2"Base:Category: 2

Note: Burton Minor was a Port Colbourne bottler in 1887.


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ON-140 Joseph Cook

"Joseph Cook"

Description: Brown quart.Height: 9"Base:Category: 2

ON-141 Joseph Cook

"Joseph Cook / PortPerry Ont"



Port Perry….continued

ON-142 Joseph Cook

"Joe Cook / Trade / Mark {in shield} / Port Perry"

Description: Dark brown pint.Height: 6 3/4"Base: Category: 4


Port Perry….continued

ON-143 Thomas Cook

"T. Cook / PortPerry Ont"

Description: Chocolate brown quart.Height: 9 1/4"Base:Category: 4

ON-144 Thomas Cook

"Thos. Cook / Port Perry Ont"

Description: Chocolate brown quart.Height: 9"Base:Category: 4


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ON-145 D Daniels

"D Daniels / Prescott"


ON-146 D Daniels

"D Daniels / Prescott"

Description: Yellow ochre quart.Height: 9 1/2"Base: SmoothCategory: 3

Note: This bottle has incredibly tiny print - it isalmost indiscernible. We have seen two, and haveto question - was this the only size font in thepotter's toolbox that day? The print is locatedabove the shoulder, halfway up the neck.


Prescott….continued

ON-147 D Daniels

"d d"

Description: Grey pint, blue hand-paintedlettering.Height: 6 1/2"Base: SmoothCategory: 3

Note: This bottle was brought up by a diver offthe main pier in Prescott, ON. See also DundasDistillery, Dundas for another potentialattribution.

ON-148 H Daniels

"H Daniels / Prescott"

Description: Tan quart, blue wash in lettering.Height: 10"Base: Category: 3



ON-149 J Daniels

"J. Daniels / Prescott Ont"

Description: Grey quart, blue wash in lettering.Height: 10"Base: Category: 4

ON-150 J Daniels

"J. Daniels / London Ginger Beer / PrescottOnt."

Description: Dark chocolate quart.Height: 10"Base: Category: 4



ON-151 William Ellis

"William,Ellis / Best XXX Ale / Prescott,Brewery"


ON-152 William Ellis

"William,Ellis / East.India / Pale Ale /Prescott,Brewery"


Note: Both of these bottles are Category 5 bottlesdue to their very odd lips, the multiple lines ofwriting, and the product descriptions - quite scarceon Canadian bottles.



ON-153 Mooney

" ? Mooney P"

Description: Brown redware squat quart with red splotches.Height: Base:Category: 5

Note: Mooney was an 1840s potter in Prescott, Ontario. This bottle wasfound by a diver off Prescott, hence the attribution. The bottle is veryearly and unusual, perhaps the only marked redware bottle in Canada.


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ON-154 R C Archer

"R C Archer"


Note: According to the 1871 federal census, 50 year old Richard Archer was a baker,born in England, doing business in Renfrew village. This bottle was found outsideCobden, Ontario, alongside a stash of Mrs. Baker F. Falls bottles, a couple of Menziesbottles from Pembroke and the A. Starr from Brockville.


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ON-155 J.W. Lindsay

"JW Lindsay"

Description: Brown pint.Height: 6 3/4"Base: Category: 2

ON-156 J.W. Lindsay

"JW Lindsay"

Description: Grey pint.Height: 6 1/2"Base: Category: 2

Note: According to the 1871 federalcensus, 66 year old John W. Lindsaywas listed as a blacksmith, born in theUnited States. It is possible thatLindsay sold soda water as a sideline,or perhaps that he had a differenttrader in an earlier day. A historicalfootnote - Lindsay might be the onlyCanadian soda water bottler of this erawho was of African descent!


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ON-157 F.A. Meyer

"F A Meyer"

Description: Grey quart, blue lip.Height: 10 1/2"Base: SmoothCategory: 1

Note: Also comes in a light brown pottery.

ON-158 F.A. Meyer

"F A Meyer"



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ON-159 Fred A. Fick

"F. A. F."


Note: Fred A. Fick was a soda water manufacturer in Simcoe from 1875-1878. Thisattribution is made partially on the basis of the matching of fairly uncommon initials, butalso due to the fact that similarly shaped bottles were used by bottlers including Farrar inCanboro, Brown in Chatham and Minor in Port Colbourne.


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ON-160 R Baird & Bro

"R Baird & Bro' / Smiths Falls C W"

Description: Brown/grey quart.Height: 9 3/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 5

Note: This bottle is a rich dark grey/brown,representing a small town pre-Confederationmerchant. According to the 1871 federalcensus, 39 year old Robert Baird was anaccountant! Perhaps soda water was asideline, or an earlier venture?

ON-161 Wilson Garrett

"Wilson Garrett / Smith Falls"


Note: In the 1871 federal census, 34 yearold Wilson Garrett was a baker andconfectioner, born in Ontario, of Irishdescent.


Smith Falls….continued

ON-162 W. Garrett

"W Garrett"

Description: Tan quart.Height: 10"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

ON-163 J. Pratt

"J Pratt / Smiths Falls"

Description: Orange quart.Height: 10 1/2"Base: SmoothCategory: 4

Note: This Pratt is a rare orange coloured stonewarewhich appears to be a regional pottery type onlyseen in Eastern Ontario. The bottles are extremelydistinctive, and are therefore quite collectible.


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ON-164 George.M. Francis

"G.M. Francis / Strathroy"

Description: Light tan pint.Height: 6 3/8"Base:Category: 4

Note: G.M. Francis was one of Strathroy's first bakers. In 1871, a 30 year oldGeorge M. Francis was listed as a baker and boarder in the federal census.He sold his shop in 1884.


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ON-165 John Barton

"J.B. / Toronto / C.W."

Description: Multi-sided grey or brown quart.Height:Base: Cronk-style.Category: 5

Note: This bottle is attributed to John Barton. Two differentcolour variants are shown here.


Toronto….continued

ON-166 John A Farr

"J.A.F. / T"

Description: Very small pint, grey.Height: 5 3/4" - 6"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

ON-167 John A Farr

"Dr. Cronk / J A F "

Description: Medium tan quart with brown slip.Height: 10 3/4"Base: Cronk-styleCategory: 2

Note: The casual or new collector may easilywonder, "Who is Dr. Cronk?" Dr. Cronk isperhaps most easily explained as the Coca-Colaof the 19th century. Cronk had tens of thousandsof bottles manufactured at a plant in Akron, Ohio,with his name and often the name of the localfranchisee (in this case, John A Farr). The bottlewas distinctive, and was used across Ontarioand in many US states, and the franchisees soldCronk Beer and other Cronk products.



ON-168 John A Farr

"Dr. Cronk / J A F / T"

Description: Grey pint, brown slip.Height: 8 3/4"BaseCategory: 2

ON-169 John A Farr

"Dr. Cronk / J.A.F. / T"

Description: Light tan quart, brown slip.Height: 11"Base:Category: 2



ON-170 John A Farr

"G.B. / J A F / T"

Description: Light tan quart.Height: 8 1/2"Base:Category: 2

ON-171 John A Farr

"Cronk / J.A.F."

Description: Light yellow/tan slip over ivory pint.Height: 6"Base:Category: 2



G.J. Fiedler

"G.J.F."

Description: Grey quart.Height: Base: Cronk-styleCategory: 2

Note: There is a listing for George J. Fiedler inChatham in 1893 as a ginger beer manufacturer.But there is also a GJ Fiedler listed in Toronto in1894. We have listed this bottle in both places,but have numbered it only in Chatham. There isalso a transfer printed Fiedler bottle fromChatham.

ON-172 Q S Grainger

"Q.S.G."

Description: Small grey pint.Height: 6 1/4 - 6 1/2"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

Note: Attributed to Q.S. Grainger, a hotel-keeperin Toronto.



ON-173 George Ironside & Co.

"Geo Ironside & Co / Toronto"

Description: Small tan pint. Note: Both Es are reversed.Height: 6 3/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 5

Note: This is an extremely rare, highly sought-after Toronto bottle. There is apparentlyanother Ironside variant known to exist.



ON-174 J.F. Murray

"J.F. Murray / Toronto"

Description: Yellow or grey pint, with orwithout blue wash in lettering.Height: 6 1/4"Base: SmoothCategory: 2

Note: The pint bottle seems fairlycommon as primitives go. Apparentlythere is also a quart in existence?



ON-175 Wm. Robertson

"Wm Robertson / Trade / GB / Mark / Toronto"

Description: Ivory pint.Height: 7"Potter: Price BristolCategory: 2

ON-176 B. Shannon

"B Shannon / Toronto"




ON-177 J Shannon

"J Shannon / Toronto C.W."

Description: Grey pint.Height: 6 3/4"Base:Category: 5

Note: This bottle is both extremely rare andhighly sought after, thus market demand makesit a Category 5 bottle.

ON-178 J Shannon

"J Shannon / {beaver} / Toronto"

Description: Brown pint.Height: 7"Base:Category: 3

Note: One might think that Canada's only bottlewith an incised beaver would be in a highercategory, but there would appear to be anumber of these bottles around.



ON-179 J Shannon

"J Shannon"

Description: Reddish tan quart, blue wash inlettering. On the reverse is a hand-painted image ofa man smoking a cigarette. The man is on the right,with a large hooked nose, and the smoke from thecigarette goes up on the left. This bottle is unique,and is possibly the work of a bored potter with a bitof blue glaze on his fingers and a bit of time of hishands.Height: 9 1/2"Base: SmoothCategory: 5

Note: This bottle is arguably North America's beststoneware primitive.



R. Simpson

"R Simpson / Toronto C.W."

Description: Grey quart, blue wash in lettering.Height: Base:Category: 5

Note: Extremely rare bottle.

ON-180 H. Sproatt

"H Sproatt / Toronto"


Note: In 1871, Henry Sproatt was 68, likely retired.Sproatt used cobalt blue, pontilled glass bottles as well,so his bottles likely date from the 1850s-60s.



ON-181 T.P. Worthy

"T.P. Worthy"

Description: Grey quart, blue wash in lettering.Height: 10"Base:Category: 3

Note: Attributed to Toronto.


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ON-182 Cronk & Palmer

"Cronk & Palmer / Dr Cronk"

Description: Tan quart.Height: 10 3/4"Base:Category: 2

ON-183 Cronk & Palmer

"Cronk & Palmer"

Description: Tan pint, brown slip.Height: 7 1/4"Base:Category: 2


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ON-184 Wm. Tune

"Wm. Tune / Woodstock, C.W."

Description: Tan pint.Height: 6 1/2"Base:Category: 5

Note: This is an incredible pint bottle, very rare, and the oldest bottle from a highlycollectible family of bottlers.


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ON-185 J Rose

"J Rose"


Note: A "Joseph Rose / 1854" bottle also exists, and is listed in American StonewareBottles, unattributed as to location. This bottle has been attributed to Yorkville based on thedig location.


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UN-1 G. FornierHeight: 6 1/2"Base: SmoothNote: Brown bottle dug in Alliston. Grey one attributed to Schomberg.

UN-2 ENAHeight: 10"Base: SmoothNote: Very similar to Eastern Ontario bottles in shape and lettering.

UN-3 PONHeight:

Base:Note: Striking similarities to Eastern Ontario bottles.

UN-4 J VanalstineHeight: 5 3/4"Base: SmoothNote: Likely Picton/Belleville area. Very early, crude pint.

UN-5 R MorganHeight: 10 1/4"Base: Smooth


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UN-6 W RandHeight: 8"Base: Circular wire grooveNote: Bottle has extremely small characters, like the D Daniels, andsimilar to Upper Canada era crocks. It was found in Eastern Ontario,and may be the wares of an Ontario or Northern US bottler.

UN-7 JC hand-paintedHeight: 10 1/4"Base: SmoothNote: Bottle has similarities to Perth area bottles.

UN-8 JR hand-paintedHeight: 9 1/2 to 10 1/2"Base: all smoothNote: Three bottles, shown here, found in Eastern Ontario. Bottlehas similarities to Perth area bottles.

UN-9 John OnzierHeight: QuartNote: Like the Willats Brothers bottle, I'd suggest that John Onzier isactually an anglicism of Jean Angers. This bottle has strikingsimilarities to Eastern Ontario bottles.



UN-10 Willats BrothersHeight: 6 3/4"Base: SmoothNote: Three identical bottles removed from the basement of a hotel inAylmer, Quebec. Quite possibly the wares of two brothers namedOuellette, perhaps from Ottawa.

UN-11 S. Frost & Co.Height: 10 1/2"Base: Smooth

UN-12 J.M.BHeight: 8"Base: Smooth

UN-13 D. DavisHeight: 10"Base: SmoothNote: This bottle has been attributed to both Toronto and Quebec City - neither conclusively.

UN-14 Soule & RosyHeight: 9 3/4"Base: SmoothNote: There was a Quebec potter named Soule, and this bottle has been variously attributed toOntario, Quebec and the Northern US States.



UN-15 P&BHeight: 10 1/4"Base: SmoothNote: Very unique style - unattributed.

UN-16 A CodyHeight: QuartBase: Note: Dug in Ontario.

UN-17 B FrenchHeight: QuartBase: Note: Perhaps Oshawa or Windsor? See Rand bottle - similar shape.

UN-18 HalsteadHeight: QuartBase: Note: Perhaps Canadian?

UN-19 W. LoneyHeight: 7"Base:


British Columbia

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BC-1 Colwood Hygienic Mineral Water Works

"Colwood, B.C. / Hygienic / Mineral Water / Works"

Description: Chocolate internal thread pint.Height: 6.75"Potter/Agent: no markCategory: 4

Note: Colwood is a suburb of Victoria.


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BC-2 Louis Lawrence

"Louis Lawrence / Nanaimo B.C."

Description: Medium/dark brown internal thread pint.Height: 7"Potter:Category: 4


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BC-3 Thorpe & Co

"Thorpe's / Ginger / Beer"

Description: Internal thread brown pint.Height: 6 3/4"Potter: LovattCategory: 1

BC-4 Thorpes

"Thorpe's / Ginger / Beer"

Description: Internal thread dark brown pint.Height: 6 3/4"Potter: LovattCategory: 2


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BC-5 A Astrico

"A Astrico / Victoria"

Description: Tan slip over ivory quart. {photo not available}Category: 3

BC-6 Bavaria Brewery

"Bavaria Brewery Victoria VI"

Description: Ivory quart. {photo not available}Category:

BC-7 R.L. & Co (Robert Reisterer and Laumeister).

"R.L. & Co., Victoria, B.C."


BC-8 L & G (Laumeister & Gowen)

"L & G Victoria V.I."



Victoria….continued

BC-9 A Phillips

"A Phillips / Victoria"

Description: Tan slip over ivory corker pint.Height: 7 1/2"Potter/Agent: No markCategory: 3

BC-10 A Phillips

"A Phillips / Victoria VI"

Description: Ivory corker pint.Height: 7 1/2"Potter/Agent: Doulton LambethCategory: 3



BC-11 Victoria Brewery

"Victoria / Brewery"

Description: Light brown pint.Height: Potter/Agent: Category: 4


"Victoria / Brewery VI"

Description: Tan slip over ivory corker pint.Height: Potter/Agent: Category: 3




"Victoria Brewery / V.I."

Description: Reddish brown slip over ivory corker pint.Height: Potter/Agent: Category: 3


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Bibliography

Chopping, George C. Bottles of the Canadian Prairies. Old George Collectable Ltd: Spy Hill, Saskatchewan, 1978.Dun, Wiman & Co. The Mercantile Agency Reference Book. March, 1881.Graci, David. American Stoneware Bottles. Calem Publishing Co: South Hadley, MA, 1995.Graci, David. (More) American Stoneware Bottles. Privately printed: April 2001.Harris, W.F. Nova Scotia's Pops & Crocks. Privately printed: Nova Scotia, 1977.Harrison, Don. Olde Tyme Bottles. Precise Printing: Vancouver, 1973.Herr, J.A. The Ontario Stone Ginger Beer Bottle Collector’s Index and Price Guide. Canada West Publishing Company: St.Thomas, Ontario, 1975.Lessard, Michel & Huguette Marquis. Complete Guide to French-Canadian Antiques. Gage Educational Publishing: Agincourt,1974.Newlands, David. Early Ontario Potters. McGraw Hill Ryerson Ltd.: Toronto, 1979.Phillips, Glen C. The Ontario Soda Water Manufacturers and Brewers Gazetteer and Business Directory. Iron Gate PublishingCompany: Sarnia, Ontario, 1987.Vienneau, Azor. The Bottle Collector. Petheric Press: Halifax, 1969.Webster, Donald. Early Canadian Potters. New York Graphic Society Limited: Greenwich, Connecticut, 1971.Wicks, John. Newfoundland Bottles & Stoneware. Privately published: St John's, 1998.Wilson, Bill & Jim Askey. Pioneer Soda Water Companies of B.C. Tahami Publishing: New Westminster, 1986.Wright, Barry. Unpublished (at the time of viewing) book on the ginger beers of Nova Scotia. Published in Nova Scotia, March, 2002.

Also consulted: • Online records for the Ontario Census of 1871; online records for the PEI censuses of 1851-1901. • Numerous personal communications with numerous researchers, many of whom are listed in the "Thanks to" list at the front of

this book.• Perth, ON newspaper (information on Mrs. Laurie)• Numerous unpublished research notes by numerous collectors across the past 35 years, including many of the founders of the

Canadian hobby.


Index

A

Adkin, J.F. ...............................................................................................................70Alex Tyler ..............................................................................................................120Allan, James...................................................................................133, 134, 135, 136Archer, R.C............................................................................................................155Astrico, A...............................................................................................................184Atkinson, W.............................................................................................................97

B

Baird, R. & Bro......................................................................................................159Baker, J.B.................................................................................................................11Baker, Mrs. ..............................................................................................................94Barsanti, J. .............................................................................................................100Barton, John...........................................................................................................162Bavaria Brewery ....................................................................................................184Beavis & Copp.........................................................................................................98Behan .......................................................................................................................72Bell...........................................................................................................................63Bevan Bros...............................................................................................................19Bogan, J. ............................................................................................................32, 33Boyden's.................................................................................................................123Brown, James...........................................................................................................87Brown, W.................................................................................................................23

C

Cameron, W.H. ......................................................................................................114Canada Mineral Water Co. ......................................................................................12Carnall, G.................................................................................................................89Carter, John................................................................................................................9Carvell & Grogan ....................................................................................................34Chabot, L.Z............................................................................................................124Clarke, J. ..................................................................................................................73Clerke. Francis .........................................................................................................34Cody, A..................................................................................................................180Colbert .....................................................................................................................92Colwood Hygienic Mineral Water Works .............................................................181Cook, Joseph..................................................................................................147, 148Cook, Thomas........................................................................................................149Copp & Beavis.........................................................................................................99Copp, James.......................................................................................................98, 99

Corey, T................................................................................................................... 69Croft, Wm. ............................................................................................................ 143Cronk & Palmer .................................................................................................... 174Crosskill, James....................................................................................................... 13Cummins, H. ................................................................................................. 104, 105

D

Daniels, D...................................................................................................... 150, 151Daniels, H.............................................................................................................. 151Daniels, J. .............................................................................................................. 152Davis, A.J. ............................................................................................................... 15Davis, D. ............................................................................................................... 179Devine, J............................................................................................................ 35, 36Devine, P. .......................................................................................................... 37, 38Devine, P. & M. ................................................................................................ 39, 40Dolan Bros ............................................................................................ 43, 44, 45, 46Dolan, J. ............................................................................................................ 41, 42Donoghue, C. ........................................................................................................ 105Driscoll, T. .............................................................................................................. 46Drolet & Co........................................................................................................... 125Duffy, J.................................................................................................................... 59Dundas Distillery .................................................................................................... 90

E

E.N.A. ................................................................................................................... 177Easton, B. .............................................................................................................. 106Ellis, William ........................................................................................................ 153Evans, Wm. ....................................................................................................... 47, 48Eves, J. .................................................................................................................... 65

F

F A F ..................................................................................................................... 158Farr, John A........................................................................................... 163, 164, 165Farrar, Martin V. ..................................................................................................... 84Fick, Fred A. ......................................................................................................... 158Fiedler, G.J. ..................................................................................................... 87, 166Fisher & Thompson............................................................................................... 107Fitzpatrick, B......................................................................................................... 108Fornier, G. ............................................................................................................. 177Francis, G.M.......................................................................................................... 161French, B. .............................................................................................................. 180


Frost, S. & Co. .......................................................................................................179

G

G.J.F.................................................................................................................87, 166Garnett, R.G.............................................................................................................51Garnett, R.J. .................................................................................................49, 50, 51Garrett, W. .............................................................................................................160Garrett, Wilson ......................................................................................................159Goodwin Brothers....................................................................................................61Grainger, Q.S. ........................................................................................................166Griffin, M...............................................................................................................109

H

Hall, Edward ..................................................................................................125, 126Hall, J.B. ..................................................................................................................66Hall, W...........................................................................................................110, 111Halstead .................................................................................................................180Hambley, P.H...........................................................................................................67Hambly, P. ...............................................................................................................67Hawkins, M.M. ......................................................................................................111Heacock & Stokes..................................................................................................121Hevey, J. ................................................................................................114, 115, 116Hoon, J.A. ................................................................................................................88Hoy, C....................................................................................................................126Hughes & Burns ....................................................................................................144Hurley, M.J. .............................................................................................................52Hutchings, E. ...........................................................................................................85

I

Ironside, Geo & Co................................................................................................167

J

J C ..........................................................................................................................178J R ..........................................................................................................................178J.F. .........................................................................................................................108J.M.B......................................................................................................................179J.R. .....................................................................................................................52, 53James, G...................................................................................................................79

K

K. S. & B. ..............................................................................................................100Kipp, W. ........................................................................................................127, 128

L

L & G .................................................................................................................... 184Lang, James........................................................................................................... 122Laurie, J................................................................................. 137, 138, 139, 140, 141Laurie, James................................................................................................. 136, 139Laurie, Mrs. ........................................................................................................... 137Lawrence, Louis .................................................................................................... 182Lindsay, J.W.......................................................................................................... 156Loney, W............................................................................................................... 180

M

Mager & Hiller ........................................................................................................ 64Mann, F. .................................................................................................................. 95McArthur, Wm...................................................................................................... 142McCartney & Sayers ............................................................................................. 145McKee, S.H........................................................................................... 24, 25, 26, 27McKee, S.H. & Sons ................................................................................... 28, 29, 30McLaren, W.A. ..................................................................................................... 142Menzies, R............................................................................................................. 130Menzies, Robert .................................................................................................... 130Meyer, F.A. ........................................................................................................... 157Minor, B. ............................................................................................................... 146Mooney ................................................................................................................. 154Moore, G.B. & Co................................................................................................... 31Morgan, R. ............................................................................................................ 177Murray, J.F. ........................................................................................................... 168Musson & Co. ......................................................................................................... 62

N

Nash & McAllister .................................................................................................. 17Neil & Mable........................................................................................................... 91

O

Onzier, John .......................................................................................................... 178

P

P&B....................................................................................................................... 180P.O.N..................................................................................................................... 177Patton, S.G. & Co.................................................................................................. 101Peacock, E. .............................................................................................................. 96Peden, A.R.G........................................................................................................... 85Perrin, L. ............................................................................................... 116, 117, 119Perrin, L. Jr.................................................................................................... 118, 119Phillips, A.............................................................................................................. 185


Phillips, Alexr. .......................................................................................................112Pilgrim & Company...............................................................................................101Pratt, J. ...................................................................................................................160

R

R.L & Co. ..............................................................................................................184Raine, R.J.................................................................................................................86Rand, W. ................................................................................................................178Rennick, Wm. ........................................................................................................129Robertson, Wm. .....................................................................................................169Rose, J....................................................................................................................176Roue, James .............................................................................................................16

S

Sargeant, W.B..........................................................................................................53Sargeant, W.B. & Co. ..................................................................................54, 55, 56Sayer, Geo..............................................................................................................131Shannon, B.............................................................................................................169Shannon, J......................................................................................................170, 171Sherk, Levi.............................................................................................................102Simmonds ................................................................................................................20Simmonds, G. ..........................................................................................................19Simmons, G. ......................................................................................................20, 21Simpson, R.............................................................................................................172Smith, J.A. .............................................................................................................131Smith, R. & Co. ...............................................................................................68, 120Soule & Rosy.........................................................................................................179Spencer, H. & T. ................................................................................................74, 75Spencer, R. & T. ......................................................................................................74Spencer, W...............................................................................................................76Sproatt, H...............................................................................................................172

Starr Brothers ........................................................................................ 80, 81, 82, 83Starr, A. & Co. ........................................................................................................ 81Stewart & Turner................................................................................................... 132Stewart, William M. .............................................................................................. 132Sullivan, D.O......................................................................................................... 113

T

Taylor, J.B............................................................................................................. 103Thomas, J. W........................................................................................................... 58Thomas, J.W............................................................................................................ 58Thompson, W.......................................................................................................... 68Thorpe & Co ......................................................................................................... 183Tune, WM. ............................................................................................................ 175Tyo, Alex............................................................................................................... 113

V

Vanalstine, J. ......................................................................................................... 177Victoria Brewery................................................................................... 186, 187, 188

W

Wallis, J.A............................................................................................................... 57Walmsly, W.R. ........................................................................................................ 71Westcott, J.T............................................................................................................ 93Whitham, M. ............................................................................................... 76, 77, 78Willats Brothers .................................................................................................... 179Williams, J.F. .......................................................................................................... 71Worthy, T.P........................................................................................................... 173

Y

Young, Capt. W. ................................................................................................... 145


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We also have other books in the works. If you have a fantastic collection in anyarea of bottles or stoneware that could be included in a specialty book, pleasecontact us! We'd love to visit with you and photograph YOUR collection forinclusion in one of our future endeavours.

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