A member of the Bottle Collectors group
on Facebook contacted me saying he had a Wm. Russell Jr.
Providence, RI medicine. I
must say I was really impressed with this bottle! It is extremely
ornate for a pharmacy bottle, which is always a plus.
A friend of mine was gifted a few
bottles dug back in the 1970s, among them was a Puritan Bottling
Co. Providence, RI crown top. It had 8oz. embossed in the
slugplate, making it unlisted!
He also had a very fascinting bottle
that I found to be very exciting. It was a plain jar with a glass
lid embossed: Hawes, Bro. & Seabury Dentists Providence, RI.
It doesn't look too old, but it dates from 1854-1862! Now that's a
special piece.
A dig last spring produced a nice W.H.
Boardman Pharmacist Lonsdale, RI medicine in an unlisted 7”
size. The more sizes the merrier!
On that same dig I made a very exciting
discovery. The Female Health Regulators bottles from Manville are
uncommon but out there. When I dug one embossed: Female Regulator
Dr. J. Lariviere Prop. Manville, RI I knew I had something
special! It is the earliest documented version, and definitely
unlisted!
