The hit and miss world of Craigslist
finally turned up a decent lead recently. A lady in Warwick was
selling a bunch of bottles, and I noticed a good number of them were
crown top sodas. Among them was a Eureka Bott. Wks. Woonsocket,
RI. This short-lived company was only around for three years
before it changed names. A quart sized bottle is listed, but not an
8oz. Size.
Also in the mix were two Dexter
Bottling Co. Central Falls, RI crown tops. Both 8oz., one has a
slugplate and another does not. Like the Eureka bottle, this bottle
is also listed in a quart size, but not 8oz!
I recently paid a visit to a massive
1930s dump. The bottles are plentiful there, but the digging is deep
and dangerous. I was quite surprised when I pulled out a Coca-Cola
Pat. Nov. 15, 1915 Providence, RI. Providence Coca-Cola bottles
are a dime a dozen, but the earlier Christmas patent (1925) examples
are less common. This 1915 patent is the earliest style of the
famous hobbleskirt design, and in RI it is exceedingly rare. Sadly
it is in rough shape, but it's still an exciting find!
Another nicer than average screw cap is
embossed Cinderella Shoe Dressings (embossed Cinderella).
This was a product sold by Everett & Barron Co. out of
Providence. Their bottles are quite common, but for some reason this
screw cap is fairly hard to find.
It's been a while since I added a new
seltzer bottle, so I was happy to come across a T.E. Hickey &
Co. Mineral Waters Providence, RI footed
seltzer. It's a nice early one with some good detail, and the first
Hickey seltzer to be documented!
