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bidders. *** Canadian Bottle and Stoneware Collector Auction 22 Auction closed Final Update: August 9th 3 lots remain unsold and are highlighted
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your free soft-copy catalogue. Les James and his son Darren were fortunate bottle collectors. Long-term residents of Halifax, Les and Darren were lucky to have had several large early city dumps close to where they lived that were excavated in the 1970s and 80s. Digging was good and father and son found a lot of interesting things. Les enjoyed ginger beers best and he amassed an impressive collection. It is incredible that most of his bottles were either dug by his own hand or were acquired by trade. A remarkable feat and one that would be hard to replicate today! The Les and Darren James Collection consists almost
entirely of ginger beers from the Maritimes, but especially Because many of the bottles in the James Collection were dug, a lot of them show signs of burial. Most are stained. The James’ did not use acid to clean their bottles. Many have minor imperfections – small scratches and scuffs. Les James repaired many of his bottles. By today’s standards (set by Steve Redman) these repairs are relatively poor, but in many cases the colour match is pretty good. At times these repairs made it difficult to judge the condition of pieces and where this is the case it has been noted. Along with the James bottles there are some fine additions. Winston Ripley of Amherst, Nova Scotia – another long-time digger - consigned a few of his best pieces. One of these is the Canadian Beverages quart from Amherst. This is an exceptional example of an extremely hard to find bottle. There were a small number of Ontario pieces consigned, the best of which is probably the Bothwell primitive. This is a rare small town primitive with good form that seldom comes to market. Construction in Toronto is booming and some good early bottles have been coming out. We were fortunate to get a small collection of pieces that were dug recently. Many of the larger soda manufacturers from Toronto used attractive trademarks and we have a great selection of hutches and other pops in this sale. A few rarities surfaced, including a tin top Toronto Dairy quart. This is a rare milk from Toronto’s first dairy. I hope you enjoy viewing these offerings and good luck bidding! Phil If you want an email reminder and you aren’t already on yjr list, please send a note to phil.culhane@rogers.com and request your free soft-copy catalogue. Please note that there will be a 12% Buyer’s Commission on lots purchased in this auction |
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