All of the bottles in this post are from the Otis collection with the exception of the first one, which I recently dug!
Another beverage company with an ever-expanding array of
unlisted bottles is the Crystal Beverage
Co. Providence, R.I. This mainly
heel embossed 7oz. bottle is simply marked “C” on the shoulder and base.
One of the most prolific manufacturers of druggist supplies
in RI was that of Otis Clapp & Son. Their square bottles can be found almost
everywhere. Despite their abundance, I
have only seen one cork top example that was machine made. This 3-3/8” bottle is relatively mundane, but
one wonders why it is much less common than its handmade brothers.
Frank P. Casey was one of the most prolific “small town”
bottlers of RI. He was also creative,
putting out a nice variety of bottles including amber blobs and police-badge
shaped slugplates. While not very fancy,
a F.P. Casey North Smithfield, RI
handmade crown top was a first. It was
my second crown top Casey, and no crown tops are listed!
Another company whose bottles frequently surface is that of
the Royal Carbonating Company
Providence, RI. I thought I had this
light aqua ABM quart, but turns out I did not!
One of the most common seltzer bottles from RI is that of
the Weinbaum Bros. Barnet Weinbaum’s
company later became the Glee Club, which made some nice ACL sodas and some
seltzers as well. Among Al’s seltzers
was a nice Weinbaum Bros. NY Mineral Water
Providence, RI seltzer bottle. It is
certainly nicer than the average Weinbaum seltzer!
