My newest Paterson NJ 1/2 gallon stoneware jug arrived today, William Buschmann/Paterson, very early and crude for a Paterson script jugs. It's the only one I have with no "N.J" after Paterson.
Also pictured are 95% of my 1/2 gallon jugs, I have at least two more in boxes that I need to find...
So 9 years ago I got this TALL Swinley crown top that goes with my TALL Swinley blob, and at the time I said it reminds me of a Moxie bottle because of it's size and shape. Well today a local guy sold me a Moxie that he found in a local dig, and wouldn't you know it, the back is embossed MOXIE /...
As of last Friday there were only 2 Paterson NJ script jugs with decoration on them, I own one and the ULTIMATE Number One jug hasn't been seen in 25 years since it was auctioned off, someday I hope to track it down...
NOW there are 3 decorated script jugs from Paterson thanks to Christopher...
Loved the cabinet I got to display my Paterson NJ FD volunteer badges, but they were sideways, and they just barely fit into each slot at an angle. So I got a piece of black 1/4" foam and did a little work on them this morning, couldn't find my exacto knife so I used a sharp kitchen knife. I...
Picked up a nice counter top display cabinet for Hickok Initialed Belt Buckles, great item to display my Paterson badges in. I'm gonna take out the display area and put in a black felt background, then I will be able to turn them 90° and display them all properly, with room for any others I...
They're not new to the collection, but they are in my Top 10 all-time Paterson bottles. Pair of Kinch bottles with Albertson & Matthews stopper, maybe one day I'll find the actual closure part so than can be properly displayed...
These might be the only examples you'll ever see...
The top one...
This was a display I had at the National Bottle Museum in Ballston Spa NY a few years back, today it would have another 10-15 Pfannebecker bottles in it, it was a gorgeous display for 6 or 7 months...
The images are the guys who dug the Pfannebecker site back in the 1970's, they took home...