I'm off to see the Henley's

 

 

 At the Jefferson State Bottle Show

 

 

October 4th & 5th

 

 

In Canyonville Oregon

 

 

And Maybe.....

 

 

I'll be looking at some other Bottles and Collectibles

 

 

See you in Canyonville this weekend!

-rs-

Speaking of Henley's

OLDEST IXL'S 'LOUIS GROSS JR.'

 Henley must have been a cranky ol' SOB.   He kept changing distributors and agents.   He formed new partnerships at every turn it seems.  Good for the collectors of Henley's bottles.   Just in the IXL bottle alone, there are numerous different moulds.  Wilson did a creditable job of trying to sort out some of the different bottles in his 1969 book Western Bitters.     Some beautiful colors are found in nearly all of the varieties,  but the first group "no circle around IXL" can be truly spectacular.  

Quality control or at least 'color control' was not in practice at all.        

Another Early IXL

Here is a pretty deep blue green, or medium teal IXL. This is the earliest variant of the multitude of Henley's made, without the circle around the IXL. Of all the colors these come in, this was actually the most difficult to add to my collection. I have seen more amber and olive examples than this beautiful shade.
This, and virtually every color imaginable of this early bottle will be on display at the Canyonville Bottle Show on October 4th and 5th. I hope to see everyone there!

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like.....

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like.....

Canyonville!

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Here it is, September 24th already.

A little rain and cooler temperatures. The trees are beginning to show some fall colors, brilliant blue skies, and the smoke from this summers fires is gone.

 

And do we have some treats in store for you.

 

We're back to white table tops this year - you asked, we listened and 7F obliged.

The complimentary $100~ dealer cash drawing returns.

 

Raffle prizes - we went over the top this year! This years featured prize is a $750~ custom bottle (and or insulator) cabinet complete with color corrected back lighting!

 

And of course, we'll also have a lodging and meal package, and an insulator and a bottle lot to choose from.

Same luxurious facilities with plush carpet, comfy padded chairs and brilliant lighting!

75 tables chock full of goodies to choose from.

                        (Who was that masked man?)

 

Displays galore too; including rare western whiskies, IXL Bitters, sodas, beers, Lightning Rods & Balls, plus a special public information display on Real or Repro / Fantasy or Fakes.

Come join us for what promises to be a great weekend at Seven Feathers Casino Resort - Where you can Expect the Best!

Photos by Scott Selenak and Ferdinand Meyer

Downieville Antique Bottle Show 

Photo Gallery | Part 4

 

Read Part 1: 2013 Downieville Sabbatical – “just us two dogs”

Read Part 2: Downieville – Goodyears Bar Excursion

Read Part 3: Downieville Antique Bottle Show Dinner Party

G A L L E R Y

Rick Simi – Downieville Show Chair and Event Host

“I want to thank ALL the folks that attended our bottle show and wine tasting/BBQ event. We had right at 100 guests for our Friday night event and plenty of traffic all day Saturday during the bottle show.

Once again thanks to all of you that support our annual Downieville bottle show and hope to see all of you next year”

Rick & Cherry Simi

T H E   S H O W

Show Check-In – Jackie Lindgren (left) Cherry Simi (right).

 

Looking at some old coins.

Spectacular Catawba Wine Bitters

Many tough decisions to make.

Killer whiskey bottle display

A very-used Doctor’s bag

Ken Edward table

Jerry Forbes bottles on Ken Edward light box.

Gorgeous green Lacours

Rick Lindgren and Jeff Wichmann working a marble deal.

Randolph Haumann holding an Old Cabin Bitters

Some later painted label bottles.

Randolph Haumann looking over his table.

Tons of applied top sodas.

Striking stained glass – Carleton Straight Whiskey

S H O W   P E O P L E

Dean Wright

Dennis Fox

Holabird-Kagin Americana Auctions

Jackie Lindgren

Mike Henness

The Meyers arrive in style.

Randy Taylor

Rick Lindgren

Richard Siri

Vicky Kramer

Coco waits outside.

T H E   R A F F L E

From what I understand, Jeff Wichmann with American Bottle Auctions and now American Marble Auctions came through again and heavily supported the raffle.

Leisa Lambert awarding a raffle bottle to Lou Lambert…hmmmm

Leisa Lambert and Dean Wright

A nice detail shot of one of the raffle considerations.

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale neon sign raffle choice

Pam Selenak and Leisa Lambert. I heard that Pam, Randy and Scott Selenak each won at the raffle. According to Scott, “It helps if you buy dozens of tickets”.