Picnic with Friends at Robert Frank abode in Lompoc, California
Robert Frank Visit – An Eye Opening Experience
6 April 2011
Back in October 2010, Pam and Randy Selenak (pictured at ends of table) from Orange County, California called Bob Ferraro and I asking if we would like to make a special trip and visit to see Robert Frank in Lompoc, California. We would all have a picnic and see his museum. Wow, this was exciting. I had a blast looking at great Bitters, Whiskeys, Mineral Waters, Fruit Jars, Marbles, Insulators, Fire Grenades, Minerals, Toys, Arrowheads, Artwork etc, etc. Robert is definitely an interesting and eccentric character. I found him to be intelligent, passionate and highly charged.
I’ve posted a few pictures from our visit.
Built in Light Boxes Really Show off the Bottles.
Two Killer Cassin’s… Stunning Bottles
Some Great Dr. Wonser’s Indian Root Bitters
The Genuine Grange Flask in a Legendary Color
Pacific Congress Running Deer Mineral Waters
Line of JH Cutters
A nice cabinet of Glass Target Balls
Robert Franks Insulator Museum
Some really nice Sulphide Figure Marbles
I am the one responsible for digging the “Genuine” in a “legendary color”. It came from a shallow privy in the backyard of a Sacramento Victorian built in 1896. It was the second home constructed on the property; the first being a smaller 1850s house that was removed to allow for the “new” one to be built.