The club's triannual tailgate show in
Richmond, RI had a bustling crowd this July. I was able to acquire
yet another New England Bottling Co. Westerly, RI crown top
soda. This example does not have a capacity embossed, and brings me
up to 12 versions!
I spotted yet another Narragansett
Brewing Co. Famous Export Lager Providence
beer at the show, and with the damage it had, was able to get it for
free! This example lacks any kind of punctuation, making it my 14th
Narragansett bottle.
A recent scouting expedition brought me
to the rivers of Westerly. Pickings were scarce, but I found a
riverbank dump that produced a nice J.H.
Blackler Westerly, RI soda. These aren't rare, but of the
9 versions I now have, this is the only one with a round slugplate!
A ways upstream I spotted a green
bottle sticking out of the mud. I almost wrote it off as a modern
beer bottle, but I'm quite glad I did not! It was a beautiful Havens
Bott. Wks. Westerly, RI soda. The green examples are fairly
rare, and the abbreviated example is also scarce, making this a one
of a kind example!
A fellow collector scooped up a box of
blobs at a nearby antique shop, and was generous enough to let me
have first pick. I was happy to acquire a Thos. B. McLaughlin
Woonsocket, RI semi-squat blob. This example has Registered
embossed on the heel, but no “this bottle not to be sold” on the
rear heel like the listed example does.
