Welcome back! I will
finish up the Bristol
adds today. While it wasn’t unanimous, I
would say my favorite discovery of the lot was an E.F. Hodgkinson Smith St. Providence, RI whiskey bottle. It is a brand new bottle, and the name and
location are pretty cool. Research
didn’t turn up much, but it appears Mr. Hodgkinson was one of the founding
members of the Mt. Hope Distilling
Co., a very successful company.
I almost passed a Maine
Bottling Co. Inc. Providence, RI quart crown top, but took it home just in
case. My other example was nearly
identical except it was a darker aqua, and did not have Inc. embossed. Better picture to come!
I was finally able to obtain my third size Purogen medicine (technically it was an
antiseptic), which measures a cute 2-1/2”.
That leaves around 3 more sizes to track down, let the hunt begin!
A dig in Warwick
unearthed quite the surprising find. A
broken John F. Perry Narragansett Pier,
RI soda bottle had made a considerable journey from its hometown. While the top is missing, I am almost certain
that it was a crown top. This narrow
style bottle is unlisted.
Another bottle from the same dig has also seen better
days. An American Bottling Co. West Exchange St. Providence (blob?) didn’t
take too kindly to being buried in this dump.
While blobs from this company are very common, I have never seen one
with this address embossed on the front, making it unlisted!
