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

[VernorsGuy]

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 - just before they starting using ACLs. There are many ways to compare and contrast bottle differences. I chose not to account for glass color and mold execution. Instead, I concentrated on intentional differences like design changes, wording differences, makers marks, and BIMAL/ABM. Many thanks to Rich Guilbault, from this group, for allowing me to photograph his Vernor’s bottle collection. If you have any Vernor’s embossed VGA bottles that don’t appear here, I want to know about them! Thank you! (By the way - this is four pages of 21 pages of Vernor’s bottles I have catalogued so far.)

 

[iggyworf]

Excellent! Great detail. You put a lot of work into it. Great job. I still will get you pics of another ACL I recently got.

 

[VernorsGuy]

Here’s a link to the bottle guide. (Part 1 anyway! More to come.) When Dropbox asks you to create an account, just say no. You can still download the file. https://www.dropbox.com/s/maqofssdud79897/Spring 2022.pdf?dl=0

 

[iggyworf]

Awesome!!!

 

[hemihampton]

My #16 Vernor's Bottle has a #6 at back bottom heel instead of #3. Not sure if that's of any Interest. LEON.

 

[VernorsGuy]

My #16 Vernor's Bottle has a #6 at back bottom heel instead of #3. Not sure if that's of any Interest. LEON.

Thank you! I’ll add that. Could be a mold number. I’m trying to collect as much information as I can. Maybe it will make more sense in the end.