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The following pertains to a thread by member jblaylock from March of 2013 and his Wallins Creek Bottling Works bottle from Wallins Creek, Kentucky. In a recent communication with Josh, I promised him I would see if I could find anything else related to the bottle that wasn't discussed in the 2013 thread. As you will soon discover, Josh's bottle is still as big a mystery as ever.
Link to thread ...
https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/Need-help-on-this-odd-bottle-m593575.aspx
The following are quotes from the 2013 thread and were posted by the members indicated. This is just about all I had to go on while conducting my own recent search ...
Cowseatmaize Quote:
"The 1925 book I have shows Wallins Bottling Works, G.P. Sharp, prop.. That's all I got."
Celerycola Quote:
"1923 Blue Book lists O. H. Howard as proprietor of Wallins Creek Bottling Works."
My Quote:
G. P. Sharp Middlesborough, Kentucky Bell County Birth Year 1874
Jblaylock Quote:
"Interesting, as I did get a couple hits on Google for a very very old newspaper from Middlesborough for the words "Wallins Green", but I couldn't actually find it on the page."
~ * ~
The long story short is, other than the 1925 reference by cowseatmaize and the 1923 reference by celerycola, I was unable to find any confirmation of there ever being a Wallins Creek Bottling Works. But I did find a few things that might shed some light on this topic for future research.
Attachments ...
1. Middlesboro Daily News ~ Middlesboro, Kentucky ~ November 18, 1924.
Shows a G.P. Sharp with the Whistle Bottling Company in Middlesboro, Kentucky. Middlesboro is about 35 miles from Wallins Creek.
2 & 3. There were a lot of people with the last name Howard that resided in Wallins Creek, but the only one I could find that went by O.H. Howard during the 1920s was an Oscar Henry Howard. This 1917 WWI draft registration card indicates he was 28 years old at the time and that his occupation was as a "Merchant and Mining Business." But it doesn't specify whether he was an employee or an owner.
(More about this on the next page).
Link to thread ...
https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/Need-help-on-this-odd-bottle-m593575.aspx
The following are quotes from the 2013 thread and were posted by the members indicated. This is just about all I had to go on while conducting my own recent search ...
Cowseatmaize Quote:
"The 1925 book I have shows Wallins Bottling Works, G.P. Sharp, prop.. That's all I got."
Celerycola Quote:
"1923 Blue Book lists O. H. Howard as proprietor of Wallins Creek Bottling Works."
My Quote:
G. P. Sharp Middlesborough, Kentucky Bell County Birth Year 1874
Jblaylock Quote:
"Interesting, as I did get a couple hits on Google for a very very old newspaper from Middlesborough for the words "Wallins Green", but I couldn't actually find it on the page."
~ * ~
The long story short is, other than the 1925 reference by cowseatmaize and the 1923 reference by celerycola, I was unable to find any confirmation of there ever being a Wallins Creek Bottling Works. But I did find a few things that might shed some light on this topic for future research.
Attachments ...
1. Middlesboro Daily News ~ Middlesboro, Kentucky ~ November 18, 1924.
Shows a G.P. Sharp with the Whistle Bottling Company in Middlesboro, Kentucky. Middlesboro is about 35 miles from Wallins Creek.
2 & 3. There were a lot of people with the last name Howard that resided in Wallins Creek, but the only one I could find that went by O.H. Howard during the 1920s was an Oscar Henry Howard. This 1917 WWI draft registration card indicates he was 28 years old at the time and that his occupation was as a "Merchant and Mining Business." But it doesn't specify whether he was an employee or an owner.
(More about this on the next page).