Michael Seeliger began collecting patent medicine bottles from the late 1800s when he dug them up in various dump sites in southern Wisconsin. In 1971 Michael dug 5 Warner Safe Kidney and Liver Cure bottles from a Wisconsin River bank and this got him interested in collecting Warner Medicine bottles. H.H. Warner was the undisputed king of patent medicines.

Michael will speak on collecting bottles, informing the audience about how to determine the age of bottles, what the bottles are worth and how they were made. He will also give insight on reproduction bottles.

Bottles tell an important part of what life was like in early Wisconsin. Learn how your bottles relate to where they were found and how they arrived there. Please feel free to bring an old bottle to the presentation to share.

Light refreshments will be served.

Contact: Joel Van Haaften; 608-756-4509