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Back in 1989 I took over the editing and "publishing" of the monthly newsletter of the NEABC, one of if not the oldest bottle clubs around. It was fun, I did it for as long as I could and my run lasted until 1992. I thought I would post some various stories from that newsletter. this is the cover page. I designed the new stained glass look of the clubs acronym.

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Here's a timely article...Victorian Christmas Lights..note the "Prices" product in the lower left.

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Last page on lights.

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Here is an article from 1989 describing the clubs program for that meeting. We used to have some decent meetings with 20 -30 people present. Club participation was waning however.

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Here's the editors page from a day when I was the only one who showed up due to the weather. I made the most of it however. I had heard about a guy who had a cobalt Maine druggist and I tracked him down to see it.

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My real fun for the newsletter was writing this column "Back At The Dump" I wrote quite a few of these articles, this one had some southern diggers in it.

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This took me back a lot of years. My Wife, Barb, and I started the Antique Bottle Club of Orange County (California) about 1965 and she was our first editor. Much time was spent in that endeavor but it was a labor of love. I also wrote a number of articles, mostly local research.

I would enjoy seeing more of what you have. Thanks for sharing.
 
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