Also a package deal with the Powell bottle mentioned last
week was a Blanding & Blanding
Pharmacists Providence, R.I.
Coincidentally, this bottle is also 3-1/2” and unlisted.
The last bottle from the shopping spree was one of the
fanciest. A W.H. Hinds Registered Pharmacist Providence, RI was quick to catch
my eye. It had an embossed mortar & pestle, registered
pharmacist in a circle, and a little sheaf
of wheat to boot! The 5-1/4” size
was unlisted.
While not a bottle, I felt this special find was worth
mentioning. Back in the late 1800s, many
liquor merchants handed out complimentary shot glasses to their most valued
customers. These glasses were usually
etched with the company’s name, and occasionally had an image or gold-gilded
lip to make them a little snazzier. I
have only seen about 10 from RI, all very hard to find. So when I saw a Compliments of S.H. Zucker & Co. Pawtucket, RI shot glass, I
almost jumped in excitement. The best
part was the under $2 price! It will fit
perfectly with my Zucker blob top liquor bottles.
After going nearly a month without buying a bottle on ebay,
I finally saw one worth purchasing. A James T. Wright Pharmacist Newport, RI
medicine looked conspicuously small.
Sure enough, it is only listed at 5”, and this one was 3-1/2”.
After mixed success this year digging the marshes, I struck
it big in one spot. It yielded over 100
bottles, and about 50 were worth keeping.
I had most of the RI bottles I found already, but a crown top Roger Williams Bottling Co. Cranston, RI
looked a little off. I still can’t say
for sure, but from the normal angle the alleged comma after Cranston looks like a period. I’ll call it a new version until I break out
the magnifying glass.
