Once you see a bug powder in the Lyons type it's hard to mistake one again. The most common color , as with many bottles is probably aqua but not in Lyon's powders themselves, Lyon's competitors used this color more frequently. Actually , amber is the most common color for smooth base Lyon's...
Re: RE: Any Long Island collectors out there?
Hi Sinned,Brooklyn's the place you want to be for privy's,,row houses,permission digs and easier outhouses and cisterns to find-you can bet on it!
Thanks Jim, I remember you from years ago the WAW-WAW man! These insect powder bottles are really easy to identify as they are all pretty much the same shape and the common size is 4 1/4" average but smaller and much larger examples exist! The larger cities usually had the most(and the most...
Always looking for LYON"S POWDER BOTTLES and similar shaped insect powders for my personal collection as well as for future book on insect powders. Especially interested in large sizes and odd colors, also new companies or variations of existing ones that I may not know about. Also happy to...
Congratulations, I dug quite a few Lyons powders over the years in Brooklyn and in my opinion there are no "bad" ones. I don't know how much you are into Lyons Powders but I'm always looking to add to my rather extensive collection and if you would like to know more about the man (men) behind...
Lyons powders and similar competitors, all sizes,pontiled and smoothbase! I collect these bottles exclusively so please consider me when you come accross any good buggers!Thank you,Kev
Hi everyone, Can anyone please help me in contacting a fellow member called" DEEP DIGGER". Maybe some of you even know him personally and can forward this message to him. I have some very important and advantageous information for him which I feel he would like to have. Maybe I'll be lucky and...
Hi Kev,(deep digger) If you get a chance please give me a call tonight,Ill be home all evening. My phone # is 1 (516) 799-2997. I would really like to discuss your Lyons powder bottle as I have some info you might be interested in.If not tonight you can call me Sunday,I work but will be home...
Hi Kev(deep digger) Thank you for more info on your bottle! Mine is probably the same color a deep reddish puce. Please e-mail me at bigdoglover@optonline.net as I need to talk to you more about your bottle and I have to get to work soon! My e-mail is BIGDOGLOVER@OPTONLINE.NET I will e-mail...
Hi Matt, Thank you so much for the ad,I don't have that one and it's early! It sure makes my case stronger indeed as that picture at the left is certinly a "tin" and not a bottle at all! They are super rare! If you will e-mail me at bigdoglover@optonline.net I will shoot you a couple of good...
Hello Matt! Your question is a good one and here's my answer-Both barnes and Park and Emanuel Lyons both had different address over the years and to some degree can be dated fairly close to the year by these addresses. The key to unlocking what i call " the secrets of the Lyons empire " is the...
Hi Deep digger,Thank you for getting back to me which is appreciated.I beleive your "flask" which is how both Lyons himself and John D.Park described their "containers for holding the Lyons powder and yes,I'm into evry possible variation,color size bottles with labels etc. that I can...
Hi Jamie my friend! Great to hear from you too. Still pluggin along haven't attended show for the last couple of years,looks like i missed the boat in Baltimore,I love that Lyons with the label. I am slowly repeat slowly working on an article about Lyons and other insect powders so besides...
Hello deep digger.so that's the large Lyons with the label that came from the baltimore show.If you are interested in selling it I'm your man! Even if not,I could use a little info on the bottle as your label is different from the others I've seen.I would love the name of the agent and address...
Epackage to the rescue again,I certinly owe you one my friend!!! Now Jim can get a better idea of what I'm looking for but especially oversize Lyons and other similar bottles, as well as PONTILED LYONS POWDERS in yellow,citron,sea and pine green,aqua and very very light puce! Pontiled Costars...
Hi Ed,Wow, Thats a great bottle! If you ever see anything like that and I'm not around,please pick it up for me and I will make it worth your while! As far as I know there's only about half a dozen of the large Lyons known so their always good! I'm lookinghard for PONTILED citron & yellows,pine...
Hi everyone at the antique bottle forum!Please keep me in mind for interesting Lyons powders and other bug bottles of similar shape that you may come accross! As many of you know I'm the BUGGIEST for these little bottles-thay are all I COLLECT!!!! So please drop me a line,let me know what you...