Page 78 - Alan Blakeman Collection catalogue
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183. BUCHANANS WHISKY TRAY. 13 x 10ins diam. Brown shiny glaze, black transfer, BUCHANANS/ SPECIAL SCOTCH/ WHISKIES, pict of lady & man seated to centre. Underneath edge chips. 8/10. NR. £600-800+
After my first Mongomery Alabama American Expo the links were firmly set to attend many more, tying up friendships with many collectors across the pond -
and usually extended to trips to Utah, Coloradao, or Yosemite - for a spot of rock climbing. An ideal opportunity to mix business with pleasure, highlited with an inauguration into their Hall of Fame in 2013. It was Lynns first taste of an American Bottle Show - an eye opener!
The above plaque was an unexpected gift from one of my jaunts, think it was at a fair in St Louis?
Having
pormoted
in advance
my intention
to attend a collector had driven all the way down from Buffalo - an 11 hour journey to show me this incredible early piece.
A deal was duly struck - and he set off back North. The devotions of our hobby epitomised?
Images of the American Federation of Historial Bottle Collectors booklet for my inauguration into their Hall of Fame in 2013... and a photo of two of their ‘Fair Promoters’ at their big Expo Fair.
