One of the more common earlier medicine bottles from RI is Dr. S.A. Weaver’s Canker & Salt Rheum
Syrup. I have four versions,
including open and iron pontiled examples, but when I saw a teal green version, I knew it was
something unusual. Add color to a nice early
bottle like this, and you have something special.
One of the iconic RI bottles is the Rumford Chemical Works.
These teal bottles are hardest to find in any color besides teal, and
the elusive sample size. When a fellow
club member posted a picture of a group of these, I was very impressed to see a
midsize example. This example was smaller than the normal
5-1/2” size, but larger than the 4-1/8” tall sample bottle.
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| L-R, sample, large size, midsize, and labeled normal size |
Speaking of rare common bottle variants, another club member
I know has a sample size Calder’s
Dentine bottle. One of the most
common RI bottles around, this sample size has to be exceedingly rare.
No picture yet!
One I passed up on ebay was a Deep Rock West Barrington, RI soda bottle. This ABM crown top is listed with the town of
Nayatt, RI
(located in West Barrington), but not with West Barrington
embossed.
Another blob that has surfaced on a surprisingly frequent
rate is the Valley Bottling Works
Riverpoint, RI. This company wasn’t
nearly as successful as its competitors, the Warwick Bottling Works, John
Gaddes, or W.H. Arnold.
I normally don’t mention dose cups, but when I saw a Dr. E.P. Stimpson Tiverton, RI example,
I felt I should mention it. It is the
only embossed medical bottle from Tiverton.
