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 ADAM BIERENSTIHL FLOWER POTRead about The Lure of Historic Ontario Earthenware Pottery, written by Alvin Cameron. Learn about various redware forms and glazes from Wagner, Bierenstihl, Eby, Boehler and Ahrens potteries. |  BATE BROTHERS OF BYTOWNRead a historical article written by a BABC member about the Bate Brothers of Bytown & Ottawa. |  GINGER BEER CLOSURE TYPESClub member Laurin Garland has written an article about the various types of ginger beer closures - lightning stopper, internal thread stopper & crown caps. |
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 WHAT IS FOLK ART?Alvin and Carol Cameron, video interview by Rogers TV, about what is folk art, with numerous examples. Folk art painting of Lick the Cat, by W. I. Vaughn, February 19, 1934. |  MAPLE LEAF AUCTIONSOnline auction house of quality antiques, Canadian bottles, crocks and tins. |  FRASER VALLEY CLUBFraser Valley Antiques & Collectibles Club has members devoted to the identification, preservation, appreciation and collection of antiques and collectibles. |
 EARLY CANADIAN BOTTLE WORKSEarly Canadian Bottle Works showcases Canadian bottles, stoneware, advertising, antiques from the Brampton and Toronto areas. |  FOUR SEASONS BOTTLE CLUBThe Four Seasons Bottle Collectors Cub is dedicated to the hobby of collecting antique bottles. They host the annual Toronto Bottle Show. |  OLD QUEBEC DAIRIESAn extensive site listing the early history of dairies, milk bottles, milk tokens, and related dairy items from Quebec. |
 DUMPDIGGERSA blog dedicated to the search of bottles by digging through dumps, especially in construction sites around Toronto. |  BRITISH COLUMBIA BOTTLESA collection of bottles, ginger beers and stoneware from British Columbia and Vancouver Island. |  QUEBEC STONEWARE COLLECTIONA French site dedicated to the collection of Quebec stoneware. Crock - E.L. & G.W. Farrar & Co., St. Johns & Montreal, 1855-1857. |
 PERSIAN GLASS & SADDLEFLASKSAn extensive reference site devoted to late Persian glass, with colourful images of various bottle types. |  CITY DAIRY OF TORONTOThis is the story of the City Dairy of Toronto from its early beginnings to its development as the most scientifically advanced dairy operation on the North American continent. It tells the tale of a organization that grew from one man`s wish to supply a pure safe milk. |  OTTAWA PAST & PRESENTOttawa Past & Present is an interactive site where you can view city of Ottawa landmarks by sliding a before/after screen. The site lists many areas throughout the city. Click on the photo to take you to the Ottawa Past & Present link. |
 PARKS CANADA GLASS GLOSSARYA PDF file of a detailed reference book, written in 1985, that covers glass making techniques ranging from mouth-blown processes to 20th century fully automatic machinery. It is a glossary that is intended as a reference tool for people inventorying, cataloguing and researching glass artifacts. |  HISTORIC BOTTLE IDENTIFICATIONA detailed reference site to help you identify what type of bottle it is, and its age. Focuses on utilitarian bottles and jars produced in Canada and the USA from late 1700's-1950's. |  2017 ANTIQUE TREASURES CALENDARIn celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday, the Bytown Antique & Bottle Club has published their first Antiques bilingual Calendar. Over 50 superb colour photographs of items from private collections. Discover a variety of treasures – stoneware, furniture, folk art, posters, quilts, decoys, medicine bottles, ginger beers, oil lamps, tins, decoys, redware, enamel signs, barber bottles and more! Photos taken by Colin Latreille Auction Services. $25 CDN. dollars CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE |