A Short History of Bottles (And bottles with Local History)
Presented by Michael Brodzik, President and Newsletter Editor of the Metropolitan Detroit Antique Bottle Club.
"My interest in old bottles started in the early 1980’s when, my father brought home bottles he had found under my grandmother’s Hamtramck house. My brother and I already had interest in old coins and found the bottles to be very cool and interesting. A quest for these relics would develop and lead to much hunting in the woods, digging the old dumps, flea markets and scuba diving."
"From there I encountered many other people with similar interests and joined several local and national bottle clubs. This has led to many adventures and even resulted in the find of a lifetime. That would be my wife and best friend, Jackie. My collecting interest focuses on bottles from the four County area (Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair and Wayne). The collection currently numbers in the thousands and I am actively conducting research on the companies that used these for their products."
Antique bottles provide a unique and tangible connection to local history.