Thursday, November 22, 2018

Spring Finds #3 2018

It's always an exciting time when Brimfield kicks off its 3 seasonal shows. My first find of the day was a very rare Dr. Harrison's Pain Curer, Gives Instant Relief / The Household Doctor / Life Saver 30 Years. While patented in Lowell, Mass, Dr. Harrison quickly moved to Providence and continued to sell his medicine there.




Another seller had a Dr. Seth Arnold's Balsam with a flared lip. These are very common if smooth based and scarce with a pontil, but this transitional example is probably the toughest to find!


In an assortment of junk bottles I spotted an A.J. Myers Pharmacist Providence, RI. If the Harrisons didn't make the trip worthwhile this completely unlisted medicine certainly did!


Fresh off ebay was an unlisted size of a Fisk & Co. 200 Main St. Pawtucket, RI. It's my second example with the address on it.


One of the bigger surprises on ebay was this Hilton's Insoluble Cement. This large example with a ground lip is undocumented. While it wasn't cheap, I doubt I'll see another!