Facebook is slowly becoming a better
source for finding new bottles, I was recently contacted by someone
in Canada who had an Otis Clapp & Son in milk glass! This
is one of the holy grails of Otis Clapp bottles, and now I know there
are two milk glass variants.
My trip to the Baltimore Bottle Show
was quite enjoyable. Among the spoils was the elusive Perry fruit
jar! Simply embossed Pat. Aug. 8, 1882
on the lid, this jar was patented by F.H. Perry of Providence, RI.
A lady was recently kind enough to give
me a few boxes of bottles dug on her family's property. Most of it
was recyclable, but among the lot was a T.M. Morris Bristol, RI
soda. Despite the damage, it was different than the examples I have.
One of my favorite New England shows is
in Dover, NH. This year was quite rewarding! I snagged a nice M.
Lenahan & Co. Family Wine Store Providence, RI whiskey.
(explain)
Another prized Dover find was the
scarce Inhale Dr. Townsend's Oxygenated Air.
One has to wonder if there was anything in the bottle when it was
sold!
