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  1. VernorsGuy

    Vernor’s Extract Paper Label Bottle

    Wow! 2024 is off to a great start! I just picked up the Vernor’s Extract bottle in the middle. In 45 years of collecting, these are the only three extract bottles I’ve found with a paper label still intact. I bought it from a guy who has had it since he was in high school. He found it exploring...
  2. VernorsGuy

    Bottle Opener Question

    I have an early Vernor’s bottle opener with a point on one end. The era of the opener is 1920s. Would the point be for removing corks? What’s the purpose of that end? Thanks for your assistance.
  3. VernorsGuy

    Cardboard Litho Vernor’s Bottle

    I collect anything Vernor’s, not just Vernor’s bottles. I started my collection about 45 years ago. So, it’s always exciting to find something I don’t have. This is one of those fabulous finds. It measures about 11” high by 20” wide. I love that it also has an ACL bottle pictured on it. 1948.
  4. VernorsGuy

    Pfeiffer Beer Blotter Age Question

    I’m hoping the bottles pictured on this Pfeiffer blotter will help identify the age. They started brewing in 1892. I know it was still C. Pfeiffer in the 1910s. I was hoping to narrow down the date. There’s no date on the blotter. Thanks for any help you can offer.
  5. VernorsGuy

    Previously Unknown Vernor’s ACL

    Never seen this before on a Vernor’s ACL. “Vernor’s should be ice cold when served, not weakened with ice in the glass.” Paper label bottles had that wording. But this is the only ACL I’ve ever seen it on. Anybody else have one like this? (Bottle on left is what they normally look like.)
  6. VernorsGuy

    Vernor’s Cans

    Hi everyone! I know many bottle collectors also collect cans. I’m trying to identify all the different Vernor’s cans that were made. I’ve talked with @hemihampton about his amazing can collection. Anyone else have a lot of different Vernor’s cans? Thanks! Interested in variations of the tops, too.
  7. VernorsGuy

    Rare Vernor’s Paper Label

    Picked up this rare Vernor’s Diamond-shaped paper label (the one in back on the right) a few weeks back. These bottles date about 1910. The ones with no content listed are most likely earlier. The label isn’t in great shape, but they’re so hard to find I’ll take them any way they come. In almost...
  8. VernorsGuy

    Vernor’s first ACL

    I’m always researching Vernor’s Ginger Ale and trying to date various Vernor’s items. In my latest Vernor’s Club newsletter I talk about Vernor’s ACL bottles. Unless you can show me a bottle I don’t know about, I’m pretty sure this is the first ACL that Vernor’s produced. You can read my logic...
  9. VernorsGuy

    Vernor’s Bottle Guide - Part 1 about to be available

    I’ve been working on a comprehensive guide to all glass Vernor’s Bottles for about six months. Part 1 is complete and will be available in a couple days. Attached is the section on embossed VGA bottles. I have completed Vernor’s bottles from James Vernor Druggist bottles (1866-1896) to 1941 -...
  10. VernorsGuy

    Comprehensive Guide to all Glass Vernor’s Bottles

    A huge thank you to iggyworf for allowing me to photograph his Vernor’s bottle collection! I’m working on putting together a comprehensive guide to all glass Vernor’s bottles. I have many of the early paper label bottles, but fall short in the ACL variations. If you have a unique Vernor’s bottle...
  11. VernorsGuy

    Question on embossed Vernor’s bottle.

    I’m a collector of everything Vernor’s, but don’t have a lot of knowledge about bottles and bottle manufacturing. I bought a Vernor’s embossed “Guaranteed by James Vernor” bottle today at the Utica, MI Antique Show. $5 - I couldn’t resist! This one has a seam running up to the neck, but has a...
  12. VernorsGuy

    Vernor’s point of sale cardboard bottles

    At first glance, they look the same. However, all three cardboard bottle advertising signs are different. Vernor’s became Vernors in late 1959 (note no apostrophe). The bottle to the left is pre-1959. The bottle to the right is post-1959. The bottle in the middle is confused! It has the neck...
  13. VernorsGuy

    1920’s Vernor’s Bottle with Gnome

    Just added this to my collection. Very rare cardboard piece with the gnome holding a Vernor’s “delivery boy” bottle. This era was 1920’s to very early 1930’s. The cardboard itself is undated. It’s the bottle he’s holding that dates the piece. Also included is a photo of a display that includes...
  14. VernorsGuy

    Vernors produces 12 new Area Code bottles

    The last few years Vernors has produced several different sets of collector items. There have been two sets of lighthouse cans and a set of retro look bottles. Now, they have a new set of 12 hard plastic bottles with each of Michigan’s 12 area codes. So far I have found 231, 248, 313 and 616...

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