Fall 2024 Finds #2

 A friend of mine out west somehow came across a Phenix Bottling Co. Duffy & Co. Phenix, RI crown top. This bottle has eluded me for over 10 years, so I was very happy that I was able to make a deal on it! Now for the blob top version!

I got an email from someone with a Geo. T. Dana & Co. Pawtucket, RI med. Sadly it appears that it was recently damaged, but this sunken front panel version was new and they were kind enough to mail it to me for free!

A friend came across a The F.L. Powell Pharmacy Thames & Pelham Sts. Newport, RI medicine at a flea market. I was amazed that after digging so much there last year we only found shards of a cobalt one. This will fill out my Powell family nicely!

He also picked up a W.A. Walling Charles St. Providence, RI at the same flea market. I have a rectangular one of these, but this one is a square!

A recent listing for a Shiloh Bottling Works Providence, RI seltzer caught my eye. Shiloh seltzers are scarce and typically sided green examples. This one was an older clear style with a highly detailed Indian head. I drove through a wicked storm to get it, but I have to say it was worth it!

 

Fall 2024 Finds #1

 Normally estate sales are heavily advertised, but when someone posted one on Facebook and said it was appointment only I knew I had a better chance! There was a shed full of over 200 bottles and despite being picked over once, a few gems were missed! A Dr. Parkerson's Remedy was my biggest prize. This is an extremely rare Providence patent medicine. I believe I might have included it in one of my very old "New and not mine" posts.

Also in the mix was an Otis Clapp & Sons Millville variant. These were made by the Millville bottle works and I include them as a subvariant.

To my surprise, a Royal Carbonating Co. Providence, RI quart turned out to be a new variant. I've dug a lot of these and they have all been the same until now.

A Nectar Bottling Co. Providence, RI was also a new variant in a gray aqua color.

An American Bottling Co. Inc 1916 Providence, RI beer is a fairly common find, but this blob top version with no slugplate was a new one!

 

Summer 2024 Finds #12

 This entry finally finishes the massive pharmacy bottle purchase!

An E.F. Mattison 277 Westminster St. turned out to be an unlisted address. (Far left)

A J. Metzger Pharmacist Providence, RI was a cool brand new variant from this pharmacist.

A John Metzger Allen Block Providence, RI was very similar to the listed example but there were a few discrepancies including the color.

I picked up an Eagle Bottling Co. Providence, RI blob from a friend. I was happy to see that it was an error bottle with a backwards 9 in the address!

A friend gifted me a Geo. A. Wood Chemist Newport, RI. It turned out to be a new 4-1/2" size of an unlisted variant I already had.

 

Summer 2024 Finds #11

 Yup, even more additions from the pharmacy bottle purchase in this entry!

An A.W. Fenner Jr. Providence, RI has an amusing TS error instead of ST for street. This is the second error Fenner bottle I've seen and both are unlisted.

An A.O. Austin Pharmacist Providence, RI was ever so slightly different than the example I already had.

My second C.J. Luce & Co. Providence, RI also turned out to be a new variant!

A pair of Charles B. Burrington Providence, RI meds were also new variants. They measure 3-1/2" and 4".

An E.F. Mattison 291 Westminster St. turned out to be an unlisted size at 4".

Summer 2024 Finds #10

 More additions from the pharmacy bottle purchase!

A James O'Hare Pharmacist Benefit St. Providence was an exciting addition. The newer style O'Hare bottles are common, but the older ones are rare!

Another James O'Hare Pharmacist Providence, RI was a new rectangular shape.

I dug a bunch of Horatio J. Watson Providence, RI meds a few years back, but this unlisted 6" size was not one of them!

Two more square E.W. Barrows Providence, RI were unlisted in shape and 2-1/2" and 3-1/2" sizes.

Leith & Danforth Providence meds are listed in a square shape, but not with sunken panels. These two are 3-1/2" and 4".

 

Summer 2024 Finds #9

 This post continues with more additions from a huge pharmacy bottle purchase.

A Geo. T. Dana & Co. Pharmacists Pawtucket, RI was yet another new variant. This guy must have tried ordering every variation of a mortar and pestle bottle they had available!

An E.C. Danforth PhG Providence was an unlisted size at 4-1/2".

Two Wm. E. Clarke Pharmacist Providence, RI meds (3-1/2" and 4") were listed in aqua but not in clear. The color may be an online listing mistake.

I got a trio of E.W. Barrows Pharmacist High St. Prov. RI. One was a listed size but the 4-3/4" and 5" examples were not!

A cologne style C.E. Nichols & Co. Providence was also unlisted. This is the second cologne style from Nichols I am aware of.

 

Summer 2024 Finds #8

 The massive Italian immigrant influx in Providence circa 1890 had such an impact that its effects are still evident in the Federal Hill neighborhood. The local pharmacies catered to the almost completely Italian neighborhood by having some of their bottles embossed in Italian! One of these was the Farmacia Del Popolo Atwells Ave. Providence, RI. An extremely rare bottle, I was even more surprised to see it was also a different variant!

An E.T. Luther Pharmacist Olneyville, RI would normally not be a terribly significant addition, but this example is a very early square. The overall crudeness and embossing style strongly point towards the early 1870s.

An E.A. Calder High St. Providence, RI is not typically a very exciting find. This one, however, was rectangular instead of the usual square!

A Wm. J. Burton & Co. Providence, RI turned out to be an unlisted size at 3-1/2".

A H.I. Hough Druggist Olneyville, RI was also a new variant. The only examples listed have a pictorial bird on them.