Meeting Minutes, December 2nd, 2018

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1 Since 1972 Midwest Glass Chatter December 2018 Club Officers Richard Cole, President 2904 W. Moore Rd. Muncie, IN Mike James, Vice Pres N. 300 E. Marion, IN Jim Durr, Treasurer 500 W. Ohio St. Fortville, IN Joe Coulson, Sec./Editor 412 W. Smith Valley Rd. Greenwood, IN An Index to the Club Library is available online. Please contact Dick Cole about items which you would like to check out. Membership The Midwest Glass Chatter is a monthly publication and is a forum through which collectors can share information. Membership cost is $15.00 per year, per family, due each January 31. All jar/bottle related collectors are welcome. Send to MAFJBC, Attn: James Durr, 500 W. Ohio St., Fortville, IN Meeting Minutes, December 2nd, 2018 The December club meeting was held at Minnetrista in Muncie, Indiana. Club Vice President Mike James opened the meeting and welcomed the following members: Mike Mosier, Jim Durr, Jerry & Colleen Dixon, Harold Neal, Mike & Gusty Monaghan, Steve Riggs, Monty Foust, and Joe Coulson. Jim Durr gave the Treasurer s report for December, and the club continues to maintain a positive bank balance. Income included a new membership. Mike James reported that we have a signed contract with Minnetrista for another year of meetings at the museum. There is no cost since we are a nonprofit club that aligns with their mission. The club website will soon be updated with the 2019 meeting schedule. Dave Rittenhouse has mailed out dealer and exhibitor contracts for our 2019 Muncie January Show to those who have been dealers in the past. There is also a contract in this newsletter that you can use. If you wish to be a dealer or do an exhibit you will need to complete a contract. The 2019 Muncie Show will be held on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at the Horizon Convention Center in Muncie, Indiana. The Fruit Jar Get- Together will be held on Friday, January 11, 2019 at the Baymont Inn. Folks start arriving at the Baymont Inn hotel as early as the Wednesday before the show to participate in fellowship and room hopping, where hotel room doors are open. Many rooms will have jars for sale, but you have the opportunity to have fun and talk about jars. Come early and make it a week long event! Upcoming regional bottle shows: 12 January 2019 (Saturday) Muncie, Indiana Midwest Antique Fruit Jar and Bottle Club Annual Show & Sale, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm, Horizon Convention Center, 401 S. High Street Muncie, Indiana. 19 January 2019 (Saturday) Jackson, Mississippi The 34th Mississippi Antique Bottle and Collectibles Show, Mississippi Fair Ground, Jackson, Mississippi. Early Admission: $20, Friday 12 pm to 9 pm & Saturday 7 am to 9 am; General Admis- sion: Free, Saturday 9 am to 4 pm. The next club meeting will be replaced by our annual Fruit Jar Get-Together on Friday, January 11th at 1:30pm at the Baymont Inn hotel in Muncie, Indiana. Everyone will assemble in the second floor conference room. There will be a short business meeting followed by introductions. Everyone attending will get an opportunity for Show and Tell, so bring a special item you would like to share with others. Everyone will also be given the opportunity to enter an item into the auction following the meeting. There is no fee if you do not wish to have a minimum reserve on the item. Club members can also renew their membership at the meeting for convenience. Respectfully submitted, Joe Coulson Secretary/Editor

2 Page 2 Show and Tell We had a very short Show and Tell at the December meeting. Most of the meeting time was spent eating or enjoying the lively White Elephant gift exchange. One of the popular items that was frequently stolen in the gift exchange was a jar formely owned by Lou Ebert who passed away earlier this year. The jar contained Lou s research notes about the jar. It brought back fond memories of the lengthy discussions that Lou would lead on jars produced by glass companies in Grant County, Indiana. Everyone was happy with the present that they ended up with and had fun with the gift stealing. Steve Riggs did bring one item for Show and Tell. Earlier in the year he had acquired a group of Ball special run jars at an auction in Indiana. He shared another one of the good jars from the lot. This time he shared a bright green jar to go along with the theme of Christmas. Steve displayed a green QT (RB #348) Ball Happy Holidays Carteret Plant 1982 (reverse: fruit medallion design). Ball Happy Holidays Carteret Plant 1982 Right side: Measurements in milliliters Made In U.S.A. Reverse: Fruit medallion design Right side: Measurements in cups Base: Ball logo Mason Jar 25

3 Page 3 Ball Product Jar with Label for Angora Wool The accompanying photos show a Ball blue quart (RB # 239 / SFJR #116) Ball Mason (2L logo, shoulder seal, made in the early 1910 s) with an original product label for Angora from the Steele-Wedeles Company of Chicago, Illinois. Thank you Frank Nifong for making this vintage Ball product jar available. It has found a new home in my collection where it will fit nicely with many other Ball jars. It is most common to see fruit jars used as product jars for food products, but this one does not follow that pattern and once held wool. A figure of an Angora goat is shown on the product label. I learned several new things from this product jar. The wool from an Angora goat is a desirable product, and the wool has a special characteristic of a halo effect. wiki/angora_wool The Alum mentioned on the label would have been used in a mordanting process, which is a way of preparing wool fibers to bond with natural dyes to produce durable and long lasting colors. m/how-to-mordant/ The Steele-Wedeles Company of Chicago, Illinois was in business from One historical account states the following: Up until its closure in 1953, the mighty Steele-Wedeles building was a hub of activity, employing roughly 240 workers and serving as the common, single artery for virtually everything the company produced and distributed. This included Steele-Wedeles own brands of cocoa, tea, and fresh-roasted coffee, along with... (deep breath)... canned fruits and vegetables, meats, fish, soup, spices, food flavoring extracts, fruit preserves, syrup, vinegar, salad dressing, pickles, canned milk, olives, mustard, ketchup, olive oil, rice, and cigars (exhale!). agomuseum.com/single- post/2015/08/10/savoy- Cocoa-Tins-by-SteeleWedeles- Company-c-1920s It is also interesting to note that the Reid Murdoch Company was located in Chicago, Illinois. They were another major wholesale grocery company. We also find Ball jars with food product labels from Reid Murdoch. Angora wool with halo effect Product label: Angora / Trade Mark Registered / (figure of Angora goat) / Steele- Wedeles Co, Chicago / Prepared with a small amount of alum. Ball (2L logo, dropped a ) Mason shoulder seal Base of the jar

4 Midwest Glass Chatter December 2018 Page 4 Murder at Ball Brothers Factory, Dec. 23, 1920 I first learned of the historic event through a blog post by Karen Vincent, Minnetrista Director of Collections. You can find Karen s original informative blog post (September 26, 2013) at this link: og/2013/09/26/ball-familyhistory/a-murder-at-ballbrothers-company/ One of my Father s Day presents from the boys was a subscription an online newspapers archive service. I was able to look up the original newspaper that this announce- ment appeared in. I have excerpted that article here in the following images. This event at the Ball Brothers glass factory in Muncie occurred 98 years ago.

5 Midwest Glass Chatter December 2018 Page 5 Murder at Ball Brothers Factory, cont d Australian AGEE Queen Clip-Top Storage Jars In looking for information on Australian AGEE fruit jars recently on the Internet, I came across an interesting discovery. It appears that there is an AGEE Queen Clip-Top jar being made, and it is available in 500 milliliter, 1 liter, 2 liter, and 4 liter sizes. Each jar comes with a nice cardboard box identify the jar and size. There are also a variety of AGEE canning gowiths available:

6 Page 6 You can find out more about the newer AGEE Queen Clip-Top jars and also other AGEE go-withs online here:

7 Page 7 Swayzee Glass Co., Sanborn Map 1898 What is a Sanborn map? Sanborn's specialized maps were prepared for the exclusive use of fire insurance companies and underwriters. Detailed information about companies buildings and property can be found on these maps. The Library of Congress Sanborn map collection consists of a uniform series of large-scale maps, dating from 1867 to the present and depicting the commercial, industrial, and residential sections of some twelve thousand cities and towns in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The maps can be viewed online. Start your research here:

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9 Page 9 Midwest Antique Fruit Jar & Bottle Club Show SATURDAY, January 12, 2019 This show is focused on antique fruit jars, bottles, flasks, insulators, jelly jars, target balls, lightning rod balls, go-withs and related items associated with the glass collecting hobby. Contemporary bottles, beer cans, table-top antiques and advertising items are also allowed. Color altered/irradiated jars or bottles must be so marked. Sales tables will be $40.00 for the first 8 table, and $30.00 for each additional table. Each contract will be limited to TWO NAME TAGS PER CONTRACT with the exception of minor children. Sub-letting a table to another dealer or individual will not be permitted. Cancellation with full refund will be accepted until December 29, Table covers will be provided. DISPLAY SET-UP TIME IS 6:30AM AND SALES TABLES SET-UP WILL BEGIN AT 7:00AM SATURDAY. All dealers must be set-up and have their merchandise priced by 9:00AM. All dealers and displayers must wear their name tags during set-up and are asked not to remove their merchandise before 2:00PM. Displays will be non-competitive, and a participation award will be presented to all displayers. The Federation Ribbon will be given for the Most Educational display, and Antique Bottle & Glass Collector Magazine will award a ribbon for People s Choice. A special jar will be given for Dealer s Choice. We would appreciate having your display entry 30 days before the show so we can reserve enough table space and order enough award jars. The Show Chairman will make decisions concerning any circumstances not specifically covered in this contract. Coffee and donuts will be provided during set-up time. PLEASE RETURN THE BOTTOM OF THIS CONTRACT TO: DAVID RITTENHOUSE 1008 S. 900 W. FARMLAND, IN Please reserve sales 1 for $40.00, and $30.00 for each additional table. The Horizon Center charges $20.00 for electrical outlets. If you need electricity please add. Payment in full to Midwest Antique Fruit Jar & Bottle Club (or MAFJBC) Please reserve display table(s). Electricity needed: YES NO Any special requests $ $ (total) $ I lessee, hereby understand and agree that the lessor, Midwest Antique Fruit Jar & Bottle Club, or its members shall in no way be liable or responsible for loss or injury of any kind. By my acceptance, I lessee (Dealer/Displayer) agree to all items on this contract. Please print CLEARLY names for name tags: NAME CITY, NAME CITY Lessee: Name Street City State Zip Code Telephone SHOW CONTRACT FOR DEALERS AND EXHIBITORS FILL THIS FORM OUT

10 MIDWEST ANTIQUE FRUIT JAR & BOTTLE CLUB Join or Renew Today! A one year membership costs $15. Please provide us with the following details: Name: Address: Phone: Send this form and payment to our club Treasurer (checks payable to MAFJBC ): MAFJBC Attn: James Durr 500 W. Ohio St. Fortville, IN WE RE ON THE WEB! AND FACEBOOK! Did you know? The book American Jelly Glasses, by Barbara Bowditch, is the Bible for jelly glass collectors. It was published in 1986, and it has long been out of print. It contains hundreds of numbered illustrations and brief information about every jelly glass that was known at the time. The Jelly Jammers are an organized group of people who collect jelly glasses. They have a club website: Announcements Upcoming club meetings: FRIDAY, January 11th, 2019, 1:30pm, meet at the Baymont Inn hotel in Muncie, Indiana. This is our large annual Fruit Jar Get-Together meeting with Show and Tell and an auction afterwards. There will be lots of room hopping this day and earlier in the week at the hotel where doors will be open and jars set up for sale. You won t want to miss it. SATURDAY, January 12th, 2019, 1:30pm, Annual Show and Sale at the Horizon Convention Center in Muncie, Indiana. Many dealers from across the country will be set up. Sunday, February 10th, 2019, 1:30pm, meet at Minnetrista. The theme for Show and Tell will be recent purchases, particularly those made at our January Show. Our club is a member of the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors (FOHBC). The FOHBC has many resources and interesting articles on their website as well as a list of bottle shows: The 2019 FOHBC 50th Anniversary National Antique Bottle Convention will be in Augusta, Georgia. Start making your plans now to attend! If you collect jar ring boxes, club member Tammy Johnson has a comprehensive gallery of them at: Our club will have a new batch of club T-shirts available at the January Muncie Show. Stop by the club table on Show Day and check out the selection.