I know, I'm still stuck back in spring, but I'm almost caught up!
A house call in Warren, RI had me in
unfamiliar territory. The owner had just moved, and after an hour of
searching, I finally found the box of bottles he told me about. My
favorite find was a T.M. Morris Bristol, RI crown top soda.
These aren't very common to begin with, and this one has a
superfluously fancy monogram on the front. Needless to say, that one
made the trip worthwhile!
Another bottle from the big haul
mentioned in the last post was a J.H. Branaghan Pawtucket, RI
blob. Most Branaghans you come across are crown tops, and this blob
version was unlisted!
I was about to part with a damaged
United States Bottling Co. Providence, RI
crown top when I noticed it was unlisted! These liquor bottles with
an embossed eagle on the shoulder are pretty much impossible to
dislike. Here's my 8th
version!
I picked up a nice yellow amber McManus
& Meade Bottlers Nasonville, RI crown top at the last bottle
club meeting. There are quite a few variants of these bottles, so I
wanted to make sure it wasn't a new one. Sure enough, it was! It has
a period after Re in registered, which is one of the more bizarre
errors I have seen.
A recent trip to the big town dump
produced a J.J. Maguire & Co. Providence, RI blob. This
example with a round slugplate was unlisted, and became my 5th
variant.
