Beautiful, rare and vintage bottles perform well at Holabird`s June 16-17 auction
(Artdaily.org)

An 1800s H. T. Tobin Western pumpkinseed pint whiskey flask, produced for the Walla Walla Saloon when Washington was still a territory and not yet a state, sold for $4,840 at an auction held June 16th-17th by Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC, as part of the 53rd annual Reno Bottle Show & Auction, held at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Reno. It is quite possible that this is a new auction record price realized for a clear Western whiskey flask. The two-session auction featured a premier selection of rare and vintage bottles – headlined by the Ralph Van Brocklin collection of Western whiskey flasks and the Rod Stock Hutchinson bottle collection. The event was sponsored by the Reno Antique Bottle & Collectibles Club and showcased many bottles and small antiques, pre-1940 collectibles, advertising and memorabilia. The