bottlebugs
Well-Known Member
Hi all. It's the Bottle Bug with a bottle bug. Mystery after mystery seems to be
following me these days. One of my favourite uncles passed away recently. I
wanted to set up a display area devoted to his memory. He joined the RCAF
the year I was born at the advice of my Dad, an army vet. He was a welcome
member of a quarterly dinner we hosted for our aging crew of family. He was
one of the last to go thus ending a long tradition of Christmases, Easters,
Birthdays and Thanksgivings. He leaves behind a covid bound wife and
daughter.
My father in law, my mother in law, my Mom and Dad and this uncle and his
wife and daughter formed a huge presence in our home. Now its empty and
all I hear are crickets.
The corner where we would sneak off to have a beer is taking form. I have an
RCAF forage cap with enlisted rank cap badge, peaking over a full set of 1960s
era cups and saucers etc. There is a memorial candle and next to it a glaringly
empty space. As a bottle collector, I have a bottle soon ready for placement to
complete a nice memory.
Here's my conundrum. In 1958 his and my favourite beer changed its label. I have
a 1959-60 tall green beer bottle and a 1959-60 label and cap. All of the Labatt's 50
tall bottles show French neck labels, which is strange because Labatt is an Ontario
beer, brewed in London, Ontario. None of our family pics show a neck label. To be
historically correct, should I do without the neck label? Here's all I have to go on
advertising wise;
1) American import (center) showing French neck label
2) Canadian advertisement, once again, only in French
3) The very next year the stubby was in introduced. Neither of us cared for stubbies,
but liked the beer. All of the ads from 1961 onward show the stubby. What to do?!
following me these days. One of my favourite uncles passed away recently. I
wanted to set up a display area devoted to his memory. He joined the RCAF
the year I was born at the advice of my Dad, an army vet. He was a welcome
member of a quarterly dinner we hosted for our aging crew of family. He was
one of the last to go thus ending a long tradition of Christmases, Easters,
Birthdays and Thanksgivings. He leaves behind a covid bound wife and
daughter.
My father in law, my mother in law, my Mom and Dad and this uncle and his
wife and daughter formed a huge presence in our home. Now its empty and
all I hear are crickets.
The corner where we would sneak off to have a beer is taking form. I have an
RCAF forage cap with enlisted rank cap badge, peaking over a full set of 1960s
era cups and saucers etc. There is a memorial candle and next to it a glaringly
empty space. As a bottle collector, I have a bottle soon ready for placement to
complete a nice memory.
Here's my conundrum. In 1958 his and my favourite beer changed its label. I have
a 1959-60 tall green beer bottle and a 1959-60 label and cap. All of the Labatt's 50
tall bottles show French neck labels, which is strange because Labatt is an Ontario
beer, brewed in London, Ontario. None of our family pics show a neck label. To be
historically correct, should I do without the neck label? Here's all I have to go on
advertising wise;
1) American import (center) showing French neck label
2) Canadian advertisement, once again, only in French
3) The very next year the stubby was in introduced. Neither of us cared for stubbies,
but liked the beer. All of the ads from 1961 onward show the stubby. What to do?!
