PRIMITIVE STONEWARE BOTTLES OF CANADA

Wanted

Nova Scotia Ginger Beers

Jeff Shand
75 Montebello Dr
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
B2X 3J7
[email protected]

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Jim Short

Collector of New Brunswick
Primitive and Transfer Printed
Ginger Beer Bottles

352 Martello Road
Saint John, New Brunswick
E2M 2A2
(506) 672-5105

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EARLY CANADIAN STONEWARE ADVERTISING

BUY~SELL~TRADE & WANTED

• Ginger beer bottles – British Columbia (B.C.) & all provinces
• Foot warmers (pigs), pie funnels, pot lids, marmalade & cheese jars, liquor jugs, crocks,

Ogilvie-Medalta & go-withs.

• Also, Canadian fruit jars; B.C. coloured syphon (seltzer) bottles; Applied colour label (ACL) dairy

milk bottles; B.C. soda pop bottles; Canadian straight-sided Coca-Cola bottles (all Canadian variants

including Toronto, Montreal, Hamilton, Port Arthur, Brighton, New Liskeard, etc.); fire grenades; advertising

dairy clocks & any other unique early advertising items from B.C.- tins, signs, calendars, etc.

Rob Sturrock
103-2609 Westview Drive, Suite #158

North Vancouver, B.C.
V7N 4N2 Canada

Ph: (604) 764-7795 fax: (604) 980-5231

Website: http://www.geocities.com/r_sturrock/
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

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WANTED

Canadian ~ gingers,bitters,torpedoes (hamilton style), pot lids and associated items.
Nova Scotia ~ (New Glasgow glass factory items) dishes,goblets,lamps,canes,whimsies,ect.
TROOP'S FLEET ~ anything associated with this 105 vessels, merchant fleet stationed in St.John,NB & Annapolis,NS from 1846-1915.

Known as "Bay of Fundy Steamship Company", Troop & Son cir.1890's
WILL TRADE ginger beers and other collectibles for the above items

WILL PAY top cash for top quality items for my collections

KIM TROOP

[email protected]
(902) 681-2106

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Steve Troop

Collector of:

• CANADIAN GINGER BEERS
• MARITIME ROUND BOTTOM SODAS
• WESTERN CAP GUNS AND RELATED ITEMS
• BLOWN MARBLES
• EXPENSIVE TOYS

(902) 847-3345

[email protected]

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Bibliography

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Dun, Wiman & Co. The Mercantile Agency Reference Book. March, 1881.
Graci, David. American Stoneware Bottles. Calem Publishing Co: South Hadley, MA, 1995.
Graci, David. (More) American Stoneware Bottles. Privately printed: April 2001.
Harris, W.F. Nova Scotia's Pops & Crocks. Privately printed: Nova Scotia, 1977.
Harrison, Don. Olde Tyme Bottles. Precise Printing: Vancouver, 1973.
Herr, J.A. The Ontario Stone Ginger Beer Bottle Collector’s Index and Price Guide. Canada West Publishing Company: St.
Thomas, Ontario, 1975.
Lessard, Michel & Huguette Marquis. Complete Guide to French-Canadian Antiques. Gage Educational Publishing: Agincourt,
1974.
Newlands, David. Early Ontario Potters. McGraw Hill Ryerson Ltd.: Toronto, 1979.
Phillips, Glen C. The Ontario Soda Water Manufacturers and Brewers Gazetteer and Business Directory. Iron Gate Publishing
Company: Sarnia, Ontario, 1987.
Vienneau, Azor. The Bottle Collector. Petheric Press: Halifax, 1969.
Webster, Donald. Early Canadian Potters. New York Graphic Society Limited: Greenwich, Connecticut, 1971.
Wicks, John. Newfoundland Bottles & Stoneware. Privately published: St John's, 1998.
Wilson, Bill & Jim Askey. Pioneer Soda Water Companies of B.C. Tahami Publishing: New Westminster, 1986.
Wright, Barry. Unpublished (at the time of viewing) book on the ginger beers of Nova Scotia. Published in Nova Scotia, March, 2002.

Also consulted:
• Online records for the Ontario Census of 1871; online records for the PEI censuses of 1851-1901.
• Numerous personal communications with numerous researchers, many of whom are listed in the "Thanks to" list at the front of
this book.
• Perth, ON newspaper (information on Mrs. Laurie)
• Numerous unpublished research notes by numerous collectors across the past 35 years, including many of the founders of the
Canadian hobby.

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Index

A Corey, T................................................................................................................... 69
Croft, Wm. ............................................................................................................ 143

Adkin, J.F. ...............................................................................................................70 Cronk & Palmer .................................................................................................... 174

Alex Tyler..............................................................................................................120 Crosskill, James....................................................................................................... 13

Allan, James...................................................................................133, 134, 135, 136 Cummins, H. ................................................................................................. 104, 105

Archer, R.C............................................................................................................155 D
Astrico, A...............................................................................................................184

Atkinson, W.............................................................................................................97 Daniels, D...................................................................................................... 150, 151

B Daniels, H.............................................................................................................. 151
Daniels, J. .............................................................................................................. 152

Baird, R. & Bro......................................................................................................159 Davis, A.J. ............................................................................................................... 15

Baker, J.B.................................................................................................................11 Davis, D. ............................................................................................................... 179

Baker, Mrs. ..............................................................................................................94 Devine, J............................................................................................................ 35, 36

Barsanti, J. .............................................................................................................100 Devine, P. .......................................................................................................... 37, 38

Barton, John...........................................................................................................162 Devine, P. & M. ................................................................................................ 39, 40

Bavaria Brewery ....................................................................................................184 Dolan Bros ............................................................................................ 43, 44, 45, 46

Beavis & Copp.........................................................................................................98 Dolan, J. ............................................................................................................ 41, 42

Behan .......................................................................................................................72 Donoghue, C. ........................................................................................................ 105

Bell........................................................................................................................... 63 Driscoll, T. .............................................................................................................. 46

Bevan Bros...............................................................................................................19 Drolet & Co........................................................................................................... 125

Bogan, J. ............................................................................................................32, 33 Duffy, J.................................................................................................................... 59

Boyden's................................................................................................................. 123 Dundas Distillery .................................................................................................... 90

Brown, James...........................................................................................................87 E
Brown, W.................................................................................................................23

C E.N.A. ................................................................................................................... 177
Easton, B. .............................................................................................................. 106

Cameron, W.H. ......................................................................................................114 Ellis, William ........................................................................................................ 153

Canada Mineral Water Co. ......................................................................................12 Evans, Wm. ....................................................................................................... 47, 48

Carnall, G.................................................................................................................89 Eves, J. .................................................................................................................... 65

Carter, John................................................................................................................9 F
Carvell & Grogan ....................................................................................................34

Chabot, L.Z............................................................................................................124 F A F ..................................................................................................................... 158

Clarke, J. ..................................................................................................................73 Farr, John A........................................................................................... 163, 164, 165

Clerke. Francis .........................................................................................................34 Farrar, Martin V. ..................................................................................................... 84

Cody, A..................................................................................................................180 Fick, Fred A. ......................................................................................................... 158

Colbert .....................................................................................................................92 Fiedler, G.J. ..................................................................................................... 87, 166

Colwood Hygienic Mineral Water Works .............................................................181 Fisher & Thompson............................................................................................... 107

Cook, Joseph..................................................................................................147, 148 Fitzpatrick, B......................................................................................................... 108

Cook, Thomas........................................................................................................149 Fornier, G. ............................................................................................................. 177

Copp & Beavis.........................................................................................................99 Francis, G.M.......................................................................................................... 161

Copp, James .......................................................................................................98, 99 French, B. .............................................................................................................. 180

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Frost, S. & Co. .......................................................................................................179 L

G L & G .................................................................................................................... 184
Lang, James........................................................................................................... 122
G.J.F.................................................................................................................87, 166 Laurie, J................................................................................. 137, 138, 139, 140, 141
Garnett, R.G.............................................................................................................51 Laurie, James................................................................................................. 136, 139
Garnett, R.J. .................................................................................................49, 50, 51 Laurie, Mrs............................................................................................................ 137
Garrett, W. .............................................................................................................160 Lawrence, Louis.................................................................................................... 182
Garrett, Wilson ......................................................................................................159 Lindsay, J.W.......................................................................................................... 156
Goodwin Brothers....................................................................................................61 Loney, W............................................................................................................... 180
Grainger, Q.S. ........................................................................................................166
Griffin, M...............................................................................................................109 M

H Mager & Hiller ........................................................................................................ 64
Mann, F. .................................................................................................................. 95
Hall, Edward ..................................................................................................125, 126 McArthur, Wm...................................................................................................... 142
Hall, J.B. ..................................................................................................................66 McCartney & Sayers ............................................................................................. 145
Hall, W...........................................................................................................110, 111 McKee, S.H........................................................................................... 24, 25, 26, 27
Halstead .................................................................................................................180 McKee, S.H. & Sons ................................................................................... 28, 29, 30
Hambley, P.H...........................................................................................................67 McLaren, W.A. ..................................................................................................... 142
Hambly, P. ...............................................................................................................67 Menzies, R............................................................................................................. 130
Hawkins, M.M. ......................................................................................................111 Menzies, Robert .................................................................................................... 130
Heacock & Stokes..................................................................................................121 Meyer, F.A. ........................................................................................................... 157
Hevey, J. ................................................................................................114, 115, 116 Minor, B. ............................................................................................................... 146
Hoon, J.A. ................................................................................................................88 Mooney ................................................................................................................. 154
Hoy, C....................................................................................................................126 Moore, G.B. & Co................................................................................................... 31
Hughes & Burns ....................................................................................................144 Morgan, R. ............................................................................................................ 177
Hurley, M.J. .............................................................................................................52 Murray, J.F. ........................................................................................................... 168
Hutchings, E. ...........................................................................................................85 Musson & Co. ......................................................................................................... 62

I N

Ironside, Geo & Co................................................................................................167 Nash & McAllister .................................................................................................. 17
Neil & Mable........................................................................................................... 91
J

J C ..........................................................................................................................178 O
J R ..........................................................................................................................178
J.F. .........................................................................................................................108 Onzier, John .......................................................................................................... 178
J.M.B...................................................................................................................... 179
J.R. .....................................................................................................................52, 53 P
James, G...................................................................................................................79
P&B....................................................................................................................... 180
K P.O.N..................................................................................................................... 177
Patton, S.G. & Co.................................................................................................. 101
K. S. & B. ..............................................................................................................100 Peacock, E. .............................................................................................................. 96
Kipp, W. ........................................................................................................127, 128 Peden, A.R.G........................................................................................................... 85
Perrin, L. ............................................................................................... 116, 117, 119
Perrin, L. Jr.................................................................................................... 118, 119
Phillips, A.............................................................................................................. 185

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Phillips, Alexr. .......................................................................................................112 Starr Brothers ........................................................................................ 80, 81, 82, 83
Pilgrim & Company...............................................................................................101 Starr, A. & Co. ........................................................................................................ 81
Pratt, J. ...................................................................................................................160 Stewart & Turner................................................................................................... 132
Stewart, William M. .............................................................................................. 132
R Sullivan, D.O......................................................................................................... 113

R.L & Co. ..............................................................................................................184 T
Raine, R.J.................................................................................................................86
Rand, W. ................................................................................................................178 Taylor, J.B............................................................................................................. 103
Rennick, Wm. ........................................................................................................129 Thomas, J. W........................................................................................................... 58
Robertson, Wm. .....................................................................................................169 Thomas, J.W............................................................................................................ 58
Rose, J....................................................................................................................176 Thompson, W.......................................................................................................... 68
Roue, James .............................................................................................................16 Thorpe & Co ......................................................................................................... 183
Tune, WM. ............................................................................................................ 175
S Tyo, Alex............................................................................................................... 113

Sargeant, W.B..........................................................................................................53 V
Sargeant, W.B. & Co. ..................................................................................54, 55, 56
Sayer, Geo..............................................................................................................131 Vanalstine, J. ......................................................................................................... 177
Shannon, B.............................................................................................................169 Victoria Brewery ................................................................................... 186, 187, 188
Shannon, J......................................................................................................170, 171
Sherk, Levi.............................................................................................................102 W
Simmonds ................................................................................................................20
Simmonds, G. ..........................................................................................................19 Wallis, J.A............................................................................................................... 57
Simmons, G. ......................................................................................................20, 21 Walmsly, W.R. ........................................................................................................ 71
Simpson, R.............................................................................................................172 Westcott, J.T............................................................................................................ 93
Smith, J.A. .............................................................................................................131 Whitham, M. ............................................................................................... 76, 77, 78
Smith, R. & Co. ...............................................................................................68, 120 Willats Brothers .................................................................................................... 179
Soule & Rosy.........................................................................................................179 Williams, J.F. .......................................................................................................... 71
Spencer, H. & T. ................................................................................................74, 75 Worthy, T.P........................................................................................................... 173
Spencer, R. & T. ......................................................................................................74
Spencer, W...............................................................................................................76 Y
Sproatt, H...............................................................................................................172
Young, Capt. W. ................................................................................................... 145

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We will always be looking for additional bottles to add to future editions of this
book. If you have one or more transfer printed or primitive bottles you think are
missing from these editions of the books, please contact either of us, by mail,
email, phone or smoke signals. We travel long distances to photograph collections
of rare and exciting stuff!

We also have other books in the works. If you have a fantastic collection in any
area of bottles or stoneware that could be included in a specialty book, please
contact us! We'd love to visit with you and photograph YOUR collection for
inclusion in one of our future endeavours.

Discretion GUARANTEED.

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Scott Wallace - Phil Culhane

Collectors of Canadian Glass & Stoneware Bottles, Crocks and related items.

Ginger Beers - Primitives - Decorated Stoneware
Beers - Whiskeys - Sodas

Pot Lids - Medicines - Blown Glass
Black Glass - Lamps - Whimseys - Fruit Jars
Milks - Insulators - and pretty much everything else.

We buy, trade and sell. Often!
We will purchase collections, and will act as brokers for collections or individual items.

Contact either of us for details:

Scott Wallace Phil Culhane
(613) 253-6252 (613) 831-7749

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