Thursday, December 23, 2010

Bryne & Castree

Here's another ad I found in the Daily Alta California. Seems Bryne & Castree (the dynamic duo) had a little run in with Henry Bryne and had their property sold at auction.
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  1. WesternglassaddictDecember 23, 2010 at 11:50 AM

    So...they even had problems with family members?

    Again...how in the heck did they stay in business for so long?

    Warren, do you have an accurate count of intact B&C bottles? I have seen my green example, the base embossed only example in dark green from ATs collection, a dark cherry puce shoulder embossed, a light copper puce shoulder embossed, a medium copper puce shoulder embossed, and that is all I have seen.Somewhere I saw two others, but now I believe they were the same examples. I have heard of two others in shades of puce...

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  2. Warren FriedrichDecember 23, 2010 at 1:29 PM

    Dale,
    I'm aware of the green and puce examples of Richard's, they are embossed on shoulders & bases. Hubbel has a green example and Bray has a puce example. Don't know which variants they are.

    The above information makes sense, since Bryne & Castree are only listed during my research in the S. F. Directories for 1863 & '64.

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