The November club meeting was a fun
one, and while I didn't buy much, one was all I needed! An Edward
Mee & Son Woonsocket, RI whiskey easily stole the show. A
rare bottle as a blob top, a whiskey has never been documented. Add
a bunch of embossing to the slugplate, and you have one of the nicest
looking Woonsocket bottles I've ever seen!
A constructions site that backed up to
the railroad had a promising vein of ash in the back corner. It
turned out to be a 1910s dump, and soon ABM ketchups and whiskeys
were erupting from the ground. Thankfully that wasn't all I found.
A Burke Bros. Providence, RI crown top beer made things
interesting. I have seen the shoulder slugplate style on other RI
bottles, but not a Burke Bros.!
A prodigal return to a very rewarding
Providence construction site dump was well worth the effort. I had
previously given up on the place, but when I opened a nice deep hole
where I left off, it turns out there was more to be had! A Wm. K.
Reynolds Providence, RI was the first prize of the day. The only
version known has a fancy shield design on the front. While not as
fancy, this one is just as exciting to find!
Next up was a H.I. Hough Drug Store
Olneyville, RI with an embossed bird! It was a wonderful case of
deja vu, as I had found a larger size of this bottle here as well.
This smaller size was unlisted!
Perhaps not as exciting, I was still
surprised to see a Davol Nurser Providence, RI show up on ebay
in an unlisted size. It is only one of two known nursing bottles
from RI.
