At the last club meeting, our club
president brought a bunch of labeled bottles he bought in a lot.
Most were common and unembossed. I saw a nice labeled medicine from
Pascoag, RI, and thought it was pretty cool. I went back again,
flipped it over, and was amazed to see it was embossed Miller's /
Pharmacy (sides) / Pascoag, RI (back). There is a listed
Miller's Pharmacy bottle, but it has front embossing. Even with a
high price tag, I couldn't pass it up!
I went digging last month at a
well-worn dump. You have to dig 6 feet down to get anywhere, and
after two hours, I had only found one milk. I moved to the edge of
the dump, and saw a soda just lying on the surface. It was an
American Bottling Corp. W. Exchange St. Providence. I guess
someone forgot to take it home! This smaller BIM crown top version
is unlisted.
Digging a little further, I found
another American Bottling Corp. W. Exchange St. Providence
soda. This one was identical to the last, but instead of being BIM,
it was ABM. They make a nice pair!
I have found a few Eclipse Food
Products Corp. Providence, RI, but never took one home. The
amber base embossed screw cap just never appealed to me. I
eventually realized these bottles are an important part of Rhode
Island history, as the originators of coffee syrup. So, here it is!
(picture to come)
A return to a river dump had me
anticipating broken bottles, as it appears almost all the bottles
were broken prior to disposal. Sure enough, a Caproni Bros. &
Co. Prov. RI etched wine showed up with no top. Thankfully the
break is even, making it a good candidate for repair.
