"This Bottle not to be Sold"...

Another nice find from this past trip to NJ and even with already having several of these bottles it's always a welcomed addition. There were numerous Soda\Beer bottlers in Red Bank N.J. that serviced the Jersey shore as well as New York City. 

Down the road W.A. French actually sold his operation to his competition H.G. Degenring which was common practice for many of these bottlers had actually worked with or for in the past...

With so much competition in this field there was always the problem of other bottlers re-filling their bottles with their product and selling it that way. Often the cost of the bottle itself was higher then the product itself so this was a obvious problem. There was also an "Industry" of people who would gather and sell the bottles to whoever would pay for them so this was on a bigger scale than just casual individual user.

Many bottlers started to emboss directly into the bottle itself a warning "Not to sell" to help prevent pirating of their bottles. Beer\Soda sales were often and these bottles were reused numerous times during their lifespans...

S. Liebmann's Sons BRG Co. N.Y.

Towards the end of a cold dive in 52 degree water and after fighting a stiff current for about 1 hour 20 minutes, this bottle made it into the bag mainly because of it's color. Could not make out the name for it was encrusted with growth but on the surface I knew it was a "keeper"...

S.Liebmann's Sons  BRG Co. N.Y.

Trade Names for the brewery at 36 Forrest & Bremen Streets, Brooklyn, New York:
Samuel Liebmann (Meserole Street, Williamsburg) 1854-1855
S. Liebmann (readdressed to 36 Forrest & Bremen Streets) 1855-1870
S. Liebmann’s Sons 1870-1884
S. Liebmann’s Sons Brewing Co. 1884-1920
Brewery operations shut down by National Prohibition in 1920
Issued permit L-105 for the production of de-alcoholized beer during Prohibition 1920

The above information on the Liebmann's operation was found and because of this bottle being a "Crown Top" I would surmise it was produced during the 1884-1920 period.

Photo of the brewery pre-construction...

Period advertisement...

Reid's Dam and Lock ~Maury River~

Black & White photo of Reid's Dam & Lock along the Maury River near Lexington, Virginia. This is from the 1850's era and was part of numerous Dams & Locks along the Maury allowing river traffic up and down the Maury which joins into the James River South of Glasgow, Virginia...

Recent photo of Reid's Lock from the same perspective...

Iron point artifact...

Write and information regarding a Iron point that I found while searching the Maury River in Virginia...

Click on link to read: http://rightsideva.blogspot.com/2015/07/maury-james-river-batteau.html 










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Florida Keys....

Several nice finds while Scuba diving in the Florida Keys. Have been working a known area for bottles under a bridge that had a deepwater pier. Arm loads of 1905-15 "AB" beer bottles with real nice blue color and several interesting Cuba bottles.....

White Oak Museum ~Falmouth Virginia~

Took a ride over to Falmouth Virginia today to visit the White Oak Civil War Museum and it might not look like much from outside but the inside is PACKED with artifacts...

It used to be a old schoolhouse and when you first walk in you see a chalkboard, desks, and many tables full of reference books...

Then as you walk into the hallways you find numerous showcases full of artifacts and displays showing the life of a soldier in camps during the Civil War...

In one of the halls are displays of huts where the troops lived during the hardtimes before and after the battle of Fredericksburg.

The best part was that the displays covered all aspects of life in the camps...

One of my goals as a artifact collector and history buff is finding my own artifacts. Like bottles, I can purchase civil war artifacts including bullets at about $3 each. I would much rather find my own bullet and it is just a matter of time and just one of the desired artifacts on my list. Seeing the above display of 60,000 CW bullets leads me to believe that one is in my future.....

The bottle collection was just as impressive...

Many CW museums may have one or two bottles but this place was LOADED with bottles found in the camps. Had a very interesting talk with one of the guys there who knew his stuff. It was also great to see what type of bottles came out of the camps and even a few that I knew.

HBDV Bottle show 2015....

Had a great turnout and was able to beat out the predicted rain and got the 44th Historical Bottle Diggers of Virginia show in at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds. Attendance was up and many dealers returned once again to the show....

Numerous displays also drew attention to the hobby and other related items....

Thanks to all who attended....