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Marion McCandless' Admission Ticket to the Charles B. Gardner Auction, 1975

This page shows Tom McCandless and the Gardners at the Gardner home

Tom McCandless at his sales table at the Batsto, New Jersey Show, 2006

Burton Spiller's bottle sale list which includes a personal note to Tom McCandless at the bottom, 1969. To view at a larger size, click on the Burt's Best Bottle Buys link at the bottom of the page.

A price list from Dave Goad, the Travelin' Bottle Man. To view at a larger size, click on the The Travelin' Bottle Man link at the bottom of the page.

A picture of the rare and colorful bottles in Tom McCandless' bottle room, 2010

A festive holiday view of Tom McCandless' bottle room

A letter from Burton Spiller to Tom McCandless, 1966. To view at a larger size, click on the Correspondence link at the bottom of the page.

Tom McCandless, Bob Christ, Roy Brown, Bonnie Yarbrough, and others at the Chicago Expo, 1980

Eugene Heisey's bottle and jar sale list. To view at a larger size, click on the Bottle and Jar List link at the bottom of the page.

Robert and Beka Mebane's flask sales list, 1972. To view at a larger size, click on the Flasks link at the bottom of the page.

Tom McCandless, Barry Hogan, and others enjoying a light moment

Including a letter from Charles B. Gardner to Tom McCandless, photographs of Tom McCandless and the Gardners, and Charles B. Gardner's business card, 1967

Bill Pollard, Dick Watson, Norm Heckler, Liz Heckler, Tom McCandless, Leah Pollard, Marion McCandless, and Alma Watson enjoying the festive social occassion

Tom McCandless, Dick and Alma Watson, Marion McCandless, Jayne Blaske, and others at the Blaske Auction, 1983

Tom McCandless at Hecklers for the Pollard Collection Auction

Bonnie and Vieve Yarbrough's historical flask sale list. To view at a larger size, click on the Historical Flasks link at the bottom of the page.

Tom and Marion McCandless having a bottle discussion with Jim Whetzel from Jim's Bottle Shop, Ardsley, New York

One of many receipts for purchases of bottles from Sam Laidacker, 1969. To view at a larger size, click on the Receipt link at the bottom of the page.

Tom McCandless behind a sales table at the Lancaster, Pennsylvania Show

A letter from Burton Spiller to Tom McCandless, 1967. To view at a larger size, click on the Spiller / McCandless Correspondence link at the bottom of the page.

Waiting for a bottle on a desolate street with a bag full of money (or something like that)

Tom and Marion McCandless at Jim Whetzel's table

Tom McCandless examining an item from his mouse trap collection

Tom all tired out at an early USBC Show

A letter from George Austin to Marion McCandless about her favorite bottles, the red diamond patterned pocket bottle, Auction 95 Lot 1

Marion McCandless and Barry Hogan at the St. Louis Expo, 1976

Tom McCandless, Marie Shank, Marion McCandless, Bill Pollard, and Barry Hogan visiting at the Pollard home, 1988

Tom McCandless, Marie Shank, and Marion McCandless visiting at the Pollard home, 1988

Tom McCandless and Alex Kerr having a serious discussion at the 1992 Toledo Expo

Tom and Marion McCandless at the first Norman C. Hecker & Company auction. The Doy L. McCall Collection, Warrenville, CT November 19, 1988.

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Burt's Best Bottle Buys

The Travelin' Bottle Man

Bottle and Jar List

Correspondence from Charles B. Gardner

Historical Flasks

Spiller / McCandless Correspondence

Red Bottle Correspondence

The Thomas McCandless Collection

The Thomas McCandless Collection
An Overview of the Three Sessions of the McCandless Collection

Auction 94 - Session I
Live Public Auction, October 8, 2011

Auction 95 - Session II
Absentee Auction, October 19, 2011

Auction 96 - Session III
Absentee Auction, February 1, 2012

The Thomas McCandless Collection

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McCandless Memorabilia

The Limited Edition Hardbound McCandless Catalog
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Hardcover Catalog