Continuing from my last post, we have a
really nice looking McKenna Bros. Mineral Waters Providence, RI
seltzer. If you look back a few posts, you will find a T.E. Hickey
seltzer with a nearly identical design. It's an early style, and one
of my favorites!
I was pretty surprised, but very happy
to see a local seltzer up in a northern RI antique store! The
Gladstone Springs Water Co. Narragansett Pier, RI
is my first local seltzer, and one of only two seltzers from
Narragansett Pier.
It always hurts to find that rare
bottle you've been after in bad condition, but it's certainly better
than not finding it! Such was the case when I dug this Percy
Allanson Providence, RI
medicine. I have only seen one on ebay years ago, so to finally have
one (albeit damaged) is pretty satisfying.
The recent purchase of a massive
collection of RI soda and beer bottles produced a host of unlisted
finds. (I will go into more detail in my next post.) A J.W.
Gaddis Riverpoint, RI was the first unlisted bottle I came
across. The only example with a monogram has a short neck, while
this one has a normal appearance.
A shoulder embossed A.F. Cappelli
Providence, RI became my 3rd shoulder embossed
variant. This version has 12oz. embossed in the slugplate.
