Another bottle I got from fellow collector Zack was George A. Peckham Grocers Supplies
Providence, RI. This common bottle
comes in a slew of variations, but I was still surprised to find my 10th
variant. This example has no apostrophe
in Grocers, and a period after Providence.
I recently met a local excavator who had a bunch of bottles
that he was looking to sell. Among them
was a Wm. E. Clarke Providence, RI Hunt’s
Remedy variant. This uncommon
medicine comes in a few versions, and I noticed this particularly crude version
had slanted embossing. While it’s a push
to call it a variant, I think I can get away with it.
My favorite medicine bottle of the lot was a nice large Wm. B. Blanding Pharmacist Providence, R.I. At 8”, it is one of the largest (and
coincidentally fanciest) Blanding bottles I have seen. The monogram is only found on one other
Blanding bottle, and no examples are known to have an address on them.
While less impressive, my third variant of the Otis Clapp & Son Inc. screw cap
bottle should be mentioned. This is the
smallest one I have yet, with 1oz. embossed on the bottom.
While the tides were not ideal, I got the itch to go marsh
digging recently. After three hours of digging
with minimal success, I was very excited to find an E.E. Young Druggist Wickford Pharmacy Wickford, RI. At 4-1/8”, it was an unlisted size, and my
fourth size of this bottle.
