A bottle collector in Cumberland, RI
was moving to Florida, and had decided to sell most of his bottles.
I saw his ad on Craigslist, and the bottles looked promising. It
turned out to be a very good pick, and he was quite fair with his
prices. My favorite bottle was a J.A. Hebert Central Falls, RI
quart size whiskey bottle. This liquor dealers blob top bottles
are semi-common, but I have never seen a rectangular whiskey before!
Another new bottle from the Cumberland
collector was a Crown Bottling Co. Pawtucket, RI
crown top soda. While this is a listed bottle, I have one with a
round slugplate, and this one has an oval slugplate. I suppose one
must be unlisted!
Another fairly common medicine is a
Geo. B. Harris Est. 1860 Centreville, RI. This example has no
punctuation whatsoever. That makes it my 5th version!
Ah, yes, this post wouldn't be complete
without an Otis Clapp & Son bottle! This one has M.B.W.
Millville embossed on the base. The Millville Bottle Works was
located in New Jersey, and manufactured a wide variety of bottles.
