The end of the ides of March get a kickstart with the Dover, NH
bottle show. This has always been a good
show to buy at, and this year was no exception!
A Quaker Club Co. Providence
ABM crown top got my attention.
There are a few variants from this company, but this one was not among
them!
Next up was a Palmer
& Madigan Providence, RI quart whiskey.
I had actually seen this one last year, but due to the large number of
variants, I didn’t know if I had this one, and let it sit. Well, I’m glad I picked it up this year! This unlisted version has “Branch Union Made
Po’Keepsie” embossed on the bottom.
A visit to a friend’s legendary “bottle shed” produced a
nice Ernst Voigt Newport, RI soda
bottle. It is my first crown top
example, and no crown top bottles from this bottler have been recorded!
I was able to trade my friend two milk bottles for a nice
early Elmer's Great French Remedy
Providence, RI. This uncommon
medicine is listed in six variants. This
is an unlisted and very early example with a long neck and wonderfully crude
glass.
Another familiar unlisted face turned up in one of my marsh
scouting missions. I base embossed G.L.C. & Co. medicine rang a bell
from a few months ago. I had dug one in
a town dump and linked it to George L. Claflin of Providence.
This example is an older aqua one with a sunken front panel.
picture coming soon!
