A photo with the right spirit! Charles and Jane Aprill, February 1976 – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida – photo Dana Charlton-Zarro

The attached photo was taken at the 1976 St. Louis Expo – perhaps the greatest bottle show ever – where the Aprills set up a blue bottle display. It was displays like this that made the ’76 Expo a truly significant event – never to be repeated due to its place in time. – Eric McGuire.

Petal jars. 1/2 gallon and two quarts. All “iron” pontils. Some pontiled blue jars not in an auction. – Charles Aprill

A whimsey hat made from a “Boardman Mineral water mold. – Charles Aprill

Left: WYNKOOP’S / KATHARISMIC / SARSAPARILLA / NEW YORK. Right: WYNKOOP’S / KATHARISMIC HONDURAS / SARSAPARILLA. – Charles April

!/2 Gallon and Quart size free blown jars. “open” pontils” – Charles Aprill

I sat in the front row of a small auction house in Bolton, Mass. Early Skinners. The blue fish came up I raised my hand to bid, but it was well over estimate and beyond my imagination. 1972. My understanding is that this was the first American antique bottle to sell for “over a thousand dollars”. I got it from the winner two decades later. I don’t know its history before the Skinner auction. – Charles April

Embossed Cummingham on base, “iron” pontil. – Charles Aprill

There is a nice piece about this flask in the Auction catalog. Item #525. They got it from a Canadian dealer, sight unseen, for approval. Opened the package late one night, on returning from a trip, “weary”. When he saw it, The Judge was “wide awake” and they stayed up several more hours ” washing and admiring” the bottle. – Charles Aprill

Wells, Miller, Provost. Open pontils, 91/2 and 81/2″ specimens – Charles Aprill

The larger are T.K.Finlay, The smaller are John J. Pope. Both embossed N. Orleans or New Orleans. Both have “iron pontils”. I’m taking photos with a “old man” phone. It just doesn’t do justice. – Charles Aprill

Cattell’s Gift Cologne/ Fulton St./Brooklyn. Iron pontil. Next to C. Heimstreet. – Charles Aprill

“C. Heimstreet” and “Liquid Bread”, full labels. – Charles Aprill

Harrison inks, cylinders on left, panels on right. 9 in all. The two small paneled Harrison’s are just fine. Not as common as the cylinders. Mebane had the larger. He never did get a good tiny one. The half gallon is ex: Charles Gardner collection. The three 12 panel inks on the right are scarce. Harrison really did use very pretty bottles – Charles Aprill

Caspers Whiskey next to a Figural Grape – Aprill Collection

We collect blue things, including INKS. They are so tiny and jewel like. – Charles April

Dancing Indian cologne. The blue one is mint, perfect. Jane got this at a Las Vegas show in the late 70’s. The dealer was a western dude covered with Turquoise jewelry (watchband, bracelet, neck piece, belt buckle and more. Provenance unknown. – Charles April

Harrison inks. Right 4 and 5/8 inch cylinder. Left, handles “cup” whimsey, blown in the Harrison ink mold. – Charles Aprill

This Dr. Leriemondie’s is “as dug” in 1973 in New Orleans. Outside washed once. Sapphire blue, round “sand” pontil. – Charles Aprill

This is a J. DUNBAR’S / CORDIAL SCHNAPPS. My only Schnapps. – Charles Aprill

Two blue-green pitchers. Big one is just 3″ tall. Not Pitkin, but pretty. – Charles Aprill

GV-1a., a Lockport glass works product. ex: Paul Richards collection. – Charles Aprill