The Coventry,
CT bottle show is usually held in
the spring, but they also had a second show in November. While chilly, it was still worth braving the
elements. I was happy to find a nice W. H. Grimes Co. Pawtucket, RI quart
whiskey. It was listed with a hyphen
between the two address numbers in this size, but not with “to”.
I was completely surprised when lightning struck twice. Just down the road from the Coventry show was a group shop. Of all the blobs I could have found, there
was a Wm. H. Grimes Pawtucket, RI on
the shelf! It is listed on as a crown
top, so this blob was new.
A return to the river dump produced some nice criers. A Caproni
Bros. Spruce St. Providence blob had a large hole on the backside. The embossing style, similar to a George B.
Boyden, has a nice graceful look and is unlisted.
Even more painful to find was a M. Lenahan & Co. Family Liquor Store Providence, RI quart whiskey. It still hurts to think about that large base
corner hole. There are no quart size
Lenahan bottles listed.
A medicine I found many years ago finally showed up
again. A Russell’s White Drops (in clear) was made my William Russell Jr. of
Providence. This product was for babies and unfortunately contained 15% alcohol. When new laws in the early 1900s required a list of the ingredients for patent medicines, nearly all of them went out of business. This bottle come in clear and aqua.
