I recently won a lot of blob top bottles on ebay. I thought that three might be unlisted, but
only one was. It is hard enough to find
the listed versions of the Crescent
Bottling Co. East Providence, RI blob.
This was the first bottling company in East Providence to have an embossed bottle.
A recent trip to a large antique shop wasn’t too fruitful,
but a nice James E. Nolan Providence, RI
seltzer bottle made it worthwhile. I
believe Mr. Nolan was in a partnership with one of the many McKennas involved
in the RI bottling industry, later he continued on his own.
I recently met a local collector (Zack), who had been
collecting bottles for a number of years.
I’m continually surprised with how many collectors I continue to meet,
and some are right down the road from me!
We did some trading, in which I acquired a nice E.A. Gavitt, Jr. Narragansett Pier, RI. This example had the less common beer bottle
shape, and was embossed Registered
on the front heel and This Bottle to be
Returned when Empty on the back heel.
I guess I’ll have to keep it full!
I also got a Fred L.
Lothrop Pharmacist Providence, RI during our trading. This moderately successful pharmacist has four
different bottles, including his own cough elixir. This example was 5-1/4”, which is an unlisted
size.
I was finally able to make it to the fairly-distant Achusnet
Antiques in New Bedford, Mass. recently. Housed in an old mill, it has a great
atmosphere. I found a nice clear quart P. Faerber & Sons Co. Newport, RI soda. I thought I already had it, but when I
checked my listing, I saw that mine was aqua!
A clear version was unlisted.