Thanks to Steven Maasland for posting the link to the monsieurbidon site (nice detective work!). Looks like wealth of information here - for a starter, just look at all the steel water bottles:
http://www.monsieurbidon.net/
Why did I assume they were always aluminum before plastic? Time to look through my old magazines again.
Aldo Ross
Middletown, Ohio, USA
>I believe that I have been able to determine who the winner of the Dreher
>water bottle is.
>
> Here is his ebay "Me" page:
> http://ebay.com/
>
> He introduces himself with the following: "I only and exclusively purchase
> water bottles and musettes from the 1950/60/70's, of the Tour de France
> (sponsors musettes and water bottles). Available for trades and exchanges"
>
> He has over 4000 bottles and has been collecting since 1972, so is well
> aware of what is what.
>
> Here is his web page: http://www.monsieurbidon.net/
>
> You can see some of his photos of the collection here:
> http://fotoalbum.bottlescollection.com/
>
> How many of us have been invited by a cycling museum to display our
> collection? Take a look at the photos, I certainly was impressed by the
> span of the collection, as well as Monsieur Bidon's dedication and
> knowledge in the area.
>
> Steven Maasland
> Moorestown, NJ
> USA