Glass show hosted in Morro Bay
Displays of antique bottles will be representative of daily life from 1850-1950
–Paso Robles glass collectors will hosting an antique bottle show with the San Luis Obispo Bottle Society on March 18 & 19, at the Veterans Memorial Building, located at 209 Surf Street in Morro Bay.
The show hours are Friday 3-7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m to 2 p.m. Admission is free.
There will be displays of antique bottles which were representative of daily life in the years 1850-1950. Specific types of bottles include milk, soda, ink, pre-Prohibition beer, whiskey and wine. The show also includes insulators, pottery, small antiques, and oil lamps. The color of these bottles range from shades of amber, green, blue, red, and clear. There will be free appraisals for any bottles and glass or related small antiques individuals wish to bring in.
One particularly interesting local bottle is a whiskey bottle used by the Goldtree Brothers in San Luis Obispo. The brothers operated a retail store in San Luis Obispo in the late 1800s. The last one sold for $12,000 years ago. Paso Robles bottles include a Seltzer bottle from the Paso Robles Soda Works, T. Brooks soda bottles, W. C. Bennett Drugstore and Eagle Pharmacy bottles.
For more information about the bottle show call (805) 238-1447.
