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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGoderich Signal Star, 2017-06-21, Page 39COLDWeu. BANKeR o 411. 416 GODERICH 1827.2017 My Canada West Bottle Story Courtesy of Brent Little In '1967, I was at my grandmothers old farmhouse in Goderich and found a 1920's Shell oil bottle under the floor of the wood shed. From that point on, 1 was hooked. I was 10 years old when I began collecting and have been buying, digging and selling old bottles and jars ever since. 1 have bought entire collections and sold approximately thousands of bottles and jars over my lifetime. • In 1977 I began collecting Canadian fruit jars in earnest and sold the collection. in 1987 and bought the house 1 now live in. In the mid -80s, five guys got together and dug the site of where the present day SkyDome is in Toronto. Collectors today refer to it as the "Dome Dig". The five were known as "The Dream Team", and the dig changed the face of bottle collecting ever since. Thousands of bottles were dug from the harbour area and some that were once very scarce became common. The hobby as a whole tanked in prices and many collectors who collected Toronto bottles were very disappointed in the values dropping. Just like anything else, the best always brings top prices. The hobby still thrives and only a small number of collectors across Canada collect the VERY best. I collect torpedoes, squats and gravitating stopper bottles mainly between 1850-80s period. - Some of the best are from Goderich and Clinton, both being Canada West communities. Some rare Goderich bottles are James Vivian [gravitating] Symonds & Hart [hutchesonj Symonds & Johnson tone known) Phillips & Co. [stone ginger beerj P.L. Walton, Symonds & Straughan. From Clinton one of the best C.W. bottles is Potts Pop Works, which was in business the summer of 1867. - R. Patterson and C.E.Starr are also very scarce bottles from that little community. Wednesday, June 21, 2017 • Signal Star 39 GODERICH The most rare bottle I have is the coveted 11 Sproatt from Toronto, 1856- 62. This bottle is so early it was made in an American glasshouse because Canadian glasshouses did not exist at that time in Ontario. Hamilton - Glass Works produced some 31 pop sellers from Ontario, all are considered scarce to very rare. These were made in the late 1860s - late 70s. There are a very exclusive number of. bottles marked C.W., which means Canada -West. These are pre - confederation era. Canada -West at that time was mainly Southwestern to Ottawa only. There are some 25 communities with this distinction. All C.W. blob bottles are considered scarce to impossibly rare to collect and demand very high prices. I am very happy to contribute my piece of Canada for the 150th anniversary. If you have something I may be interested in please contact me: brent.little.construction@gmail.com. O Canada tcanuck EH!TrueNorth P•6 12367 strong & free o PROVINCE i4 maple leaf #150 bday TERRITORIF.S First Nations Goderich JULY 1 WE ARE PROUD CANADIANS! S '?� T A N D SON a guard A hee ALL POINTS 138 COURTHOUSE SQ _FESTIVAL CITY REALTY GODERICH 519.524.1175 www.coldwellbankerfc.com The .super rare C.W. bottles, made around the 1860s. 4. • R. A. Pilgrim torpedo bottie from Hamilton. It is one of four known of its kind, dating back to the 1870s. rare ravitating topper pop ottle from Goderich, ting back o the late 870s. 11. Sproatt bottle from Toronto. Collectors, consider it as Canada's most coveted bottle, dat- ing back to 1856. Photos courtesy of Brent Little GODERICH 524-7811 4 Looks like we are celebrating anniversaries fji 67 years for the PARK TIIEATRE .190 years for our beautiful town ce4 •jOD GODERICH And our wonderful piece of earth we call home loll CANADA www.movielinks.ca long distance')1 -800-265-3438